Anniversaries
7 Dec

On his So - Back To Front Tour, Peter Gabriel plays at Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK.

Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Sam Smith, Rixton, Ed Sheeran, Fuse ODG, Sigma and Jessie J play in the second night of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball at The O2 Arena, London, UK.

On their The Who Hits 50 Tour, The Who play at The National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK.

tUnE-yArDs play the last of four nights at The Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, USA, supported by Cibo Matto.

Status Quo play at The SSE Hydro, Glagow, Scotland, supported by Chas And Dave.

Madness play the second of two nights at The Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK.

In an interview with Hello! magazine Mel B, formerly of The Spice Girls, reveals that she will shortly undergo cornea surgery to correct the blindness in her left eye, which was badly damaged during laser treatment 15 years earlier.

Johnny Greenwood, guitarist of Radiohead wins the Los Angeles Film Critics' Best Music Score Award for the film Inherent Vice. The guitarist shares the award with Mica Levi for Under The Skin.

The Albion Christmas Band releases a live LP, One For The Road, on Rooksmere Records in the UK.

Nervous Nellie release a new LP, Where The Nightmare Gets In, on Wife Records in the UK.

Sting and Al Green are presented with Kennedy Center Honors at a gala ceremony in Washington DC, USA. During the event, four Al Green songs are performed (Can't Get Next to You / Love And Happiness by Earth, Wind and Fire; Simply Beautiful by Jennifer Hudson; Let's Stay Together by Usher and Take Me to the River by Mavis Staples and Sam Moore) and four Sting songs (If Ever I Lose My Faith in You by Lady Gaga, Fragile by Esperanza Spalding, I Hung My Head by Bruce Springsteen and So Lonely / Roxanne / Message in a Bottle by Bruno Mars.

Sam Smith releases a new single, Like I Can, as a digital download in the UK.

John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen pay for several food trucks to go to Lincoln Square in New York City, USA, to provide free food for protesters demonstrating against the death of Eric Garner, racism and police brutality.

Travis Barker of Blink-182 and his ex-wife Shanna Moakler are arrested for making 'criminal threats', allegedly including threats of extreme violence, against each other at a residence they share in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Renowned British jazz trumpeter Kenny Baker dies in Felpham, West Sussex, UK, aged 78, after suffering from a viral infection for more than three weeks.

Singer, songwriter and actor Tom Waits is born in Pomona, California, USA.

Singer, songwriter and actor Tom Waits is born in Pomona, California, USA.

50's rocker Boyd Bennett is born in Alabama, USA.

Bent Fabricius-Bjerre is born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He will find international success as a jazz pianist and filmscore composer under the name Bent Fabric, notably for his hit single Alley Cat in 1961.

50's rocker Boyd Bennett is born in Alabama, USA.