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Sould vocalist and songwriter Billy Butler dies of cancer at the age of 69 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
According to figures released by music industry trade body The BPI, pop music nudged rock out of the way during 2014 to become the dominant genre in UK music sales. The figures, based on Official Charts Company data, show that high-profile successes from Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Paloma Faith gave pop a 34.5% share of album sales – its biggest since 1999.
Death Cab For Cutie release their eighth studio LP, Kintsugi, on Atlantic Records in the USA.
Nightwish release their eighth album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, on Nuclear Blast Records in the USA.
Van Halen release a live album, Tokyo Dome Live in Concert, in the USA. This is their first live LP with David Lee Roth on vocals.
Joni Mitchell is found unconscious at her home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA, and is rushed to intensive care in a nearby hospital. It is not immediately revealed what illness she is suffering from.
On the European leg of his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at The O2, London, UK.