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Henry Johnson's Organ Express with Greg Rockingham, Peter Roothaan, Chris Foreman and David 'Fathead' Newman play the second of six nights at The Jazz Showcase, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Noah And The Whale play at The Astoria 2, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bank of America and Elvis Presley Enterprise discontinue their joint Elvis Presley credit card program (Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation). After this date, no more Elvis Visa cards will be issued. The move follows Bank of America buying MBNA, which offered the Elvis cards.
For the year ending on this date, Sony Music Entertainment generated only 105.2 billion yen ($1.16 billion), a 22% decrease on a dollar basis compared with the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. Sony attribute the sales drop to the decline of the physical music market.
Guy Ritchie, estranged husband of Madonna, spends new year alone at his mansion in Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Robert Plant, vocalist of Led Zeppelin, is awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Years Honours List in the UK.Mariah Carey performs four songs at a private New Year show for the son of Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, for which she pockets a whopping $1m (£687,000).
The hit single I Don’t Care by Fall Out Boy is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Pollstar reports that Madonna was the biggest worldwide live music draw of 2008, grossing $281.6m (£194.8million) worth of tickets for her Sticky And Sweet tour, $105.3m of this total being in the USA alone. Runners up were Celine Dion, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and The Police.
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When Glasvegas play on the Waverly Stage, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe, at the city's annual Hogmanay celebration, they are joined by Carl Barat (Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things). Other artists taking part in the celebration include Groove Armada and Friendly Fires.
It is announced that a date (January 12) has been set for Amy Winehouse to appear in a court in Norway, Europe, to appeal against a fine imposed there in 2007 for possession of seven grams of marijuana.
Elton John plays at the O2 Arena, London, England, UK, Europe When Rihanna and Chris Brown step on stage to perform a duet, it is noticed that the Bajan beauty is sporting a sizeable rock on her ring finger, thus fuelling speculation of an impending engagement.
Kylie Minogue enjoys a New Year holiday with Spanish hunk and male model Andres Velencoso Segura on a snowboarding trip in the French Alps, France, Europe.