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David Bowie dies of liver cancer, two days after his 69th birthday, in Manhattan, New York City, USA. He had been diagnosed with the illness eighteen months earlier.
When rock band Squeeze appear on the same edition of The Andrew Marr Show as UK Prime Minister David Cameron, they change the lyrics of their song Cradle To The Grave to include a stinging attack on the Conservative Party suggesting that they are 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'.
Lady Gaga wins the Best Actress In A Mini-Series Or TV Movie Award for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel, at The Golden Globes Awards in The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. At the same event, Sam Smith collects the Best Original Song Golden Globe for Writing’s On The Wall which appeared in the 24th James Bond movie Spectre.
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The cast of the music-oriented elevision series Empire, attend The InStyle and Warner Bros. 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.Drake and Rihanna are seen at Eagle Rock Plaza Plaza, Los Angeles, California, USA, apparently shooting a music video with some horses on the set.
It is announced that a Lemmy Kilmister Tribute Mod has been launched, enabling players of the game Grand Theft Auto to play using the recently-decesaed Motorhead frontman as their avatar. Players are reportedly able to "make Lemmy drink, smoke, rock out on the guitar, ride a bad ass chopper, and throw Molotov cocktails, just like the real Lemmy." 
Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes, Lady Gaga are among those attending the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
It is reported that tickets to see Adele perform in the UK are being sold by secondary ticketing agencies for almost £2,000 - despite the singer attempting to crackdown against touts. 
It is reported that online music service Apple Music, started just seven months earlier, now has 10m paying subscribers. Apple's main rival, Spotify, took six years to reach the 10m mark.