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In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, several of the British music business's richest men urge the government to create "a strong domestic copyright framework" which, they claim, will "stimulate growth in sectors where Britain has a competitive edge". Those signing the letter include Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, Sir Elton John, Robert Plant, Professor Green, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Simon Cowell and Tinie Tempah.
Michael Graves, former frontman of horror-punk pioneers The Misfits, is released from jail where he had spent the night, following his arrest the previous day for marijuana possession while passing through a Mexican border checkpoint in Kennedy County, Texas, USA.
On their Maiden England World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The MTS Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, supported by Coheed And Cambria.
The funeral of virtuoso saxophonist and lifelong pioneer of avant garde improvisation, Lol Coxhill takes place in The South Chapel, City of London Cemetary and Crematorium, London, UK.
Larry Hoppen, a founder member of the hit-making band Orleans, dies
aged 61 in Florida, USA, of undisclosed causes.