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It is announced that the start of Michael Jackson's upcoming run of shows at the O2, London, has been delayed from July 8 to July 13.
Hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons is appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations to promote its newly-launched anti-slavery project.
Kris Allen wins American Idol Season 8, with nearly 100 million votes cast in his favour, soundly trouncing runner-up Adam Lambert.
Black Francis, frontman of The Pixies, hits out at record business greed, declaring, "Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they're in. They created this situation because they were just a little too greedy."
Pete Townshend of The Who, wins awards at the annual BMI Film And Television Awards in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his work on the tv shows CSI, CSI Miami and CSI New York.
It is announced that poem about a dead dog, written by Bob Dylan in 1957 for a summer camp newspaper, is to be sold at auction by Christie's of London, England, UK, and is expected to raise $15,000 (£9,660).
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On the second leg of their Unleashed tour, Fleetwood Mac play at the Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, USA.
Green Day enter the Billboard 200 albums chart in the USA at No1 with 21st Century Breakdown, selling 215,000 in a three-day sales week.