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It is announced that sales of individual singles in the UK have surpassed the 100m mark in the year so far.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Tony Sly, best known as the front man of the punk rock band No Use For A Name, dies in his sleep, aged 41, in San Jose, California, USA. The cause of his death is not immediately released, but is thought to have been connected with medication he required to deal with extreme chronic back pain.
UK newspaper The Financial Times publishes an editorial stating that Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot has become "an international cause celebre" due to the harsh treatment they have received following their recent protest gig against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at Moscow's Christ The Savior Cathedral.
Ne-Yo releases a new
single, Let Me Love You [Until You Learn To Love Yourself] as a digital
download in the USA.
Speaking at the Global Business Summit on Creative Content in London, UK, Spotify's North America MD Ken Parks announces that Spotify now has over 4m paying subscribers worldwide.
Following guitarist and composer Mike Oldfield's recent live appearance in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, it is reported that sales of his classic 1973 recording, Tubular Bells, enjoyed a 757% surge in sales overnight, through HMV in the UK.
Little Feat play at The Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, supported by The Roy Jay Band.
Bruce Springsteen - noted for his lengthy live performances - plays what is believed to be the longest show of his career, a four-hour and five-minute set on his Wrecking Ball tour at The Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland, Europe.When Lit play at the Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York State, USA, they are joined onstage by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister.