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WIlson Phillips play at The Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
A 1974 Silver Shadow Rolls Royce once owned by Freddie Mercury of Queen goes up for sale at an auction by Coys, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, with an estimated selling price of £9,000 - £11,000.
Three songs - Hunter of Invisible Game, The Ghost of Tom Joad and High Hopes - from Bruce Springsteen's imminent album, High Hopes, are previewed in today's episode of CBS tv series The Good Wife in the USA.
Deodato Siquir plays the first of five nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, 47 Frith Street, London, UK.
Petrol Bastard, Mortalitech and Brutes, with DJ Zara Skumshot, play at The Power Lunches Arts Cafe, Kingsland Road, London, UK.
Salamagundi play a free gig at The Hand And Heart, Nottingham, UK.
Frank Turner plays at Klubi, Tampere, Finland, Europe.
Guster play at The Music Hall, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.
Milo Greene play the first of two nights at St Pancras Old Church, London, UK.
Frank Turner plays at Tradgarn, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe.
On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the first of two nights at The MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
PSY plays at The Honda Center, Anaheim, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bell XI play at Gruener Salon, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
The Heritage Blues Orchestra plays at The Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow, Scotland.
Rapper Tim Dog dies aged 46 of complications caused by diabetes in Dekalb County, Georgia, USA. In a bizarre twist, he will be accused of faking his own death to avoid charges of grand larceny but, eventually, his death will be confirmed by his death certificate.
Award-winning blues band King King play at The Blue Funk Rhythm'n'Blues Club, Poynton, UK.
The Peter Ulrich Collaboration release the album The Painted Caravan on Market Square Records in the UK.
Justin Bieber plays at Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain, Europe.
Singer-songwriter Phildel is the musical guest on BBC tv show Breakfast, live from Media City, Salford Quays, Manchester, UK, to promote her debut album, The Disappearance Of The Girl.
On her Mrs Carter Show World Tour Beyonce plays at Slovnaft Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe.
It is reported that perfume company Adrenalina Inc. is suing Selena Gomez for failing to carry out promotional commitments when she was employed as spokesperson for the company, which claims to have spent more than $2m in marketing alone while planning to develop 'fragrance products' using her name.
The Spin Doctors release a new blues-rock album, If The River Was Whiskey, on Ruf Records in the USA.
The album Graffiti On The Train by Stereophonics is awarded a gold disc by the BPI in the UK.
On her The Mrs Carter Show World Tour Beyonce plays the second of two nights at The Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe.
Kanye West plays an invitation-only show at the Adult Swim Upfronts party, in Roseland Ballroom, Manhattan, New York City, USA.
Time by Rod Stewart reaches No1 in the Official UK albums chart. This gives him his first No1 studio album in nearly forty years, setting a new British record for the longest gap between chart topping albums.
Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, dies aged 74, at The RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, Europe, after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer.
On their 50 And Counting tour Rolling Stones play the first of three nights at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their Live And Loud tour, Rascal Flatts play at The Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Jones Beach, New York State, USA.
The Hoodlums play at The Boileroom, Guildford, UK.
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons play at The Hampton Court Palace Festival, Hampton Court, London, UK.
Mark Knopfler plays at The NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe.
Blues and soul singer Bobby "Blue" Bland dies aged 83 after complications from an ongoing illness, at home in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, surrounded by his relatives.
Steve Winwood plays at The Lowry, Salford, UK.
Suffering severe pain, Elton John walks off the stage during a concert at the Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle in Germany, Europe. He is later diagnosed with appendicitis and will have his appendix removed in an operation at Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco, Europe.
On their English Electric tour, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [OMD] play at The Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Kenny Rogers plays at The Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Taylor Swift releases a new single, Everything Has Changed, featuring Ed Sheeran, in the UK.
Japanese four-piece Taffy play at The Basement, York, UK.
Let It Happen play at Bocca Billiards, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Brian May of Queen and Robert Cray play at The Guitare En Scene Festival, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe.
On The Wall Tour 2013, Roger Waters plays at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria, Europe.
The Detroit Cobras and The A-Bones plays during a cruise on the yacht Jewel from Manhattan, New York City, USA.
On their Live And Loud tour, Rascal Flatts, supported by The Band Perry and Cassadee Pope, play at The Sleep Train Amphitheatre, San Diego, California, USA.
The two-day long Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia begins at Camp And Furnace, Greenland Street, Liverpool, UK. Acts appearing over the two days of the event include Fuzz, Clinic, Psychic Ills, The Holydrug Couple and The Wands.
Landshapes play at The Hare And Hound, Birmingham, UK.
Palma Violets play at Webster Hall, New York City, USA.
Ellie Goulding and Lulu James play at The Guildhall, Southampton, UK.
On their Bula Quo Tour, Status Quo play at Leeds Arena, Leeds, UK.
The Queen's New Years Honours list in the UK includes DJ Pete Tong, who receives an MBE for his services to Broadcasting and Music.
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