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Megaupload.com founder Kim Dotcom [aka Kim Schmitz] is arrested when New Zealand police find him hiding in a 'safe room' with a loaded shotgun. Mr Dotcom's site was recently closed by the FBI in the USA.
Chicago-born Owen [aka Mike Kinsella] plays at The Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, USA.
John Levy dies aged 99 at his home in Altadena, California, USA. He was a respected double-bass player who later became the first African-American personal manager in jazz, directing the careers of Ahmad Jamal, Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, George Shearing, Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson and many more of the biggest stars in jazz.
Grammy-winning Nashville-based record producer Larry Butler dies aged 69 of natural causes in Pensacola, Florida, USA. Butler is best-known to public as keyboardist for
The
Gentrys whose Keep On Dancing reached No4 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles
chart in the USA. However, as an acclaimed record producer, Butler
worked with Johnny Cash, Kenny
Rogers, Charlie Rich, John Denver, Bill Anderson, Dottie West
and Waylon Jennings, to name but a few.
Echo and the 
R'n'B singer Etta James dies aged 73 from complications of leukemia in Riverside, California, USA, surrounded by her family.
Country star Garth Brooks spends almost seven hours on the witness stand in a court in Oklahoma. Brooks is in court because of a dispute over a $500,000 donation he made in 2005 in his mother's name to Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital in Yukon, Oklahoma, USA.
Mary J. Blige attends the premiere of The Invisible War at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA. Her song Need Someone is featured in the closing credits of the movie.
Taylor Swift attends the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA, for the first time. While there she sees 'Ethel,' a film based on Ethel Kennedy.
It is announced that Sum 41 have been obliged to pull out of their upcoming 11-date co-headline tour with New Found Glory because of ongoing problems caused by a back injury sustained by frontman Derek Whibley.Singer, guitarist and songwriter Keb' Mo' plays at The Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
It is reported that Avril Lavigne's 12,184 square-foot mansion in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA, is to be bought for $8.5m by Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul. The property was originally listed for $9.5m after Lavigne split from her husband Deryck Whibley of Sum 41.Merle Haggard is released from hospital in Macon, Georgia, USA, after being treated for pneumonia.
Lana Del Rey releases Born To Die in Ireland, Europe. It is the first single and title track from her second album, Born To Die.
Dave Navarro visits the Epiphone booth at NAMM in Anaheim, California, USA, to meet with fans and demonstrate his Epiphone Dave Navarro Signature Acoustic/Electric guitar.
The Live Music Bill, aimed at stopping bureaucracy from smothering small scale live music, is passed through the House of Commons, London, UK.
78-year-old record producer Quincy Jones begins a hectic weekend of parties and functions at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA, which will lead to him being dubbed the festival's 'party animal' of the year. Jones is attending the festival to support his daughter Rashida Jones, who is promoting her picture Celeste and Jesse Forever.
Keb' Mo' plays at The Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.Steve Vai receives the prestigious Les Paul Award at the 27th annual Technical Excellence And Creativity Awards, co-presented by the TEC Foundation For Excellence In Audio and NAMM, at the Hilton in Anaheim, California, USA.
Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, formerly of The Doors, attend the screening of The Doors Mr. Mojo Risin' : The Making of L.A. Woman, at The Egyptian Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA.