Anniversaries
28 Oct

The Flaming Lips release With a Little Help From My Fwends, a track-by-track re-make of The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

During their AM Tour, Arctic Monkeys play at The Ceder Park Center, Austin, Texas, USA.

Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Morgan Street, Merewether, Newcastle, Australia.

Nicki Minaj releases her new single Only.

Leighton Meester, star of tv series Gossip Girl, releases her debut LP, Heartstrings in the USA.

Ed Sheeran plays at The Phones4U Arena, Manchester, UK.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF)’s 13th annual benefit, entitled An Enduring Vision, is held at Cipriani, Wall Street, New York City, USA. During the event, Sir Elton performs solo versions of some of his hits at the piano.

Madame Tussauds unveil a new wax figure of Taylor Swift in celebration of her latest album ‘1989’ at Madame Tussauds, Washington DC, USA.

Ke$ha's former record producer Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald) files a lawsuit against the singer's mother, Pebe Sebert, claiming that she orchestrated a smear campaign of sexual lies against him and also extorted him.

Having celebrated her 30th birthday in Marrakech and Paris, Katy Perry flies back to Los Angeles, California, USA, with her boyfriend Diplo.

Paolo Nutini is obliged to cancel his second date at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland (tonight), because he is still suffering from severe tonsillitis.

Alvvays play at Komedia, Brighton, UK, with Real Estate.

Justin Hayward, vocalist of The Moody Blues, performs a solo gig at The Pullo Center, York, Pennsylvania, USA.

Alexandra Stan releases her song Give Me Your Everything, as a digital download in Spain, Europe.

Barry Manilow releases a new album entitled My Dream Duets on Verve Music UMG. This bizarre album features Manilow performing duets with dead singing stars including Whitney Houston, Dusty Springfield, Sammy Davis Jr., Jimmy Durante, John Denver, Judy Garland and Louis Armstrong.

Onstage at The Adams Mark Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA, singer Kenny Rogers flips a frisbee into the crowd. Soon after, audience member Kevin O'Toole sues Rogers, claiming that the frisbee caused a chandelier to fall on him and render him impotent.

Harvey Jett, guitarist of southern boogie band Black Oak Arkansas, is born in Marion, Arkansas, USA.

Considered by many to be Fance's greatest boxer ever, Marcel Cerdan dies when a Lockheed L-749 Constellation crashes into Pico da Vara [S?o Miguel Island, Azores], killing all 11 crew members and 37 passengers on board. One of her Edith Piaf's most famous songs, L'Hymne - l'amour, recorded the following year, is said to be about her unending love for Cerdan. The song has been recorded in English many times under the title If You Love Me [Really Love Me].

Considered by many to be France's greatest boxer ever, Marcel Cerdan dies when a Lockheed L-749 Constellation crashes into Pico da Vara, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, killing all eleven crew members and 37 passengers on board. One of Edith Piaf's most famous songs, L'Hymne a l'amour (Hymn To Love), recorded the following year, is said to be about her unending love for Cerdan. The song has been recorded in English many times under the title If You Love Me [Really Love Me].