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Sixty-five punk rock fans in Aceh, Indonesia, Asia, have their hair shaved and body piercings removed by police in a crackdown on the threat of rock music to values of Islam.
On their Mylo Xyloto tour, Coldplay play at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France, Europe.
Roger McGough, a former member of 1960s pop group The Scaffold, is appointed president of the Poetry Society in the UK.
Soundscan reports that with her latest 187,000 album sales added in, On their Made In Germany tour, Rammstein play the second of two nights at the O2 World , Berlin, Germany, Europe.
My Morning Jacket play at The Hard Rock Live, Orlando, Florida, USA, supported by Delta Spirit.
Reg Presley, singer and songwriter of The Troggs, is admitted to The Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, England, UK, Europe, and treated for pneumonia. It is also thought he may have suffered a stroke.It is announced that Rihanna is set to become the most 'liked' artist on Facebook for 2011. With 47,788,147 'likes' she is over 2m ahead of Lady Gaga and nearly 10m ahead of Justin Bieber.
Lady Gaga tops the Forbes' 2011 list of the Top-Earning Women in Music, with an estimated $90m income, more than double the gross of any other female pop star. Her Monster Ball tour alone grossed $1.3m a night. Taylor Swift [$45m] and Katy Perry [$44m] round out the Top 3.