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The 30th International Montreal Jazz Festival, one of the largest
and most respected music festivals in the world, begins in
Montreal, Quebec, canada, and will run until July 12. The festival
is opened with a free outdoor concert by Stevie Wonder on the General Motors stage.
Michael Jackson's will is made public. It had been thought, in the immediate aftermath of the singer's death, that he had not prepared a will.
The 30th International Montreal Jazz Festival, one of the largest and most respected music festivals in the world, begins in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and will run until July 12. The festival is opened with a free outdoor concert by Stevie Wonder on the General Motors stage.
80s pop singer Rick Astley, made famous by his hit Never Gonna Give You Up, denies widespread rumours of his death. He was reported dead in a CNN iReport as a result of a prank in the form of a faked press release. Since the death of Michael Jackson, several similar pranks have claimed the deaths of Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears.
The BMI announces in Nashville, Tennessee, that country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson will be honoured by the music licensing organization as a music icon during their country music awards in November.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at the Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland.
Former Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page and his girlfriend buy a four-bedroom house for $265,000, next to the suburban Syracuse, New York State, apartment where they were arrested last July for cocaine possession.