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The 7th annual Record Store Day is celebrated in independent record stores around the world, with artists making special appearances and issuing special vinyl and CD releases to encourage people to support local record shops. This year, Haim, Kings of Leon and Bombay Bicycle Club are among the artists taking part, and One Direction release a special version of their single Midnight Memories.
Country music singer Kevin Sharp, known for his multiple chart-topping songs, dies aged 43 at his mother's home in Fair Oaks, California, USA, of complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues. He had previously survived a well-publicized battle with bone cancer.
On his Moonshine Jungle tour, Bruno Mars plays the second of three nights at Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
When Paul McCartney plays at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America, four lion cubs are born in Salto Zoo, and are named Paul, John, George and Ringo in honour of The Beatles.
Gaynielle Neville holds a release party for her debut CD, Woman Power at The Maple Leaf, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Record producer Chauncey Mahan is questioned by police in Northridge, California, USA, in connection with an alleged extortion plot centering round Jay-Z master recordings which were formerly believed lost in 2002. Mahan is said to have extorted $75,000 from Live Nation/Roc Nation for the safe return of the tapes which had been in his possession for some time.
Pharrell Williams, Pixies, Queens Of The Stone Age, Mogwai, Bombay Bicycle Club, Nas, Pet Shop Boys, Skrillex, Solange, Julian Casablancas, MGMT, Laura Mvula, Fatboy Slim and others play at The Coachella Festival in the Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, California, USA.
The Mountain Goats play the first of two nights at The Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On her Halcyon Tour, Ellie Goulding plays at The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ben Watt, best known as one half of Everything But The Girl, plays at The Junction 2, Cambridge, UK. Watt is accompanied on guitar by Bernard Butler.
On his Cowboy Rides Away Tour, George Strait plays at The BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, with special guest Ronnie Dunn.
Entering at No60, She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds Of Summer is the highest-debuting new track in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA.
