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Swagger Jagger by Cher Lloyd passes the 200,000 sales mark in the UK, qualifying it for Silver Disc status. The track is the first single from her debut album Sticks + Stones.
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Harris-Moore, aka The Barefoot Bandit, is sentenced to more than seven years in prison for dozens of charges, including numerous house burglaries and thefts of cars, boats and aircraft. Harris-Moore suffered serious neglect and abuse as a child, and his crime spree made him something of a folk hero outlaw. Film rights to his life were bought in April 2010 by 20th Century Fox. The 2012 song Tellin' The Mind by Delta Spirit is
inspired by Harris-Moore's exploits.
Music business agent Jason Trawick is given a $45,000 3rd generation X132 Hellcat motorcycle for his 40th birthday by his girlfriend Britney Spears.On their Watch The Throne tour, Jay-Z and Kanye West, play at The Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington, USA. During the show, Kanye West has an audience member thrown out for throwing business cards onto the stage.
It is reported that jailed record producer Phil Spector has asked the US Supreme Court to review his 2009 murder conviction on the grounds that he was not given a fair trial.The Beach Boys announce that they will reunite for a global 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2012, with a line up comprising Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks. Projects will include a new studio album and a tour.
Sister Hazel play the first of two nights at The House Of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden play at Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.