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Quincy Jones and LA Reid are among those attending 1Oak nightclub in Los Angeles, California, USA, for a 'memorial dance party' in honour of Michael Jackson. During the event, DJ Cassidy plays five solid hours of back-to-back Jackson songs.
It is revealed that the reason why Eminem was banned from performing at the 2014 British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, was that his lyrics were deemed "offensive" and "unsuitable" by Royal Parks, the organisation responsible for the park.
The Official Charts Company releases figures showing that Michael Jackson has sold almost 4m singles and 3.8m albums in the UK since his death five years earlier.
Bayonce and Jay-Z begin their On The Run tour with a show at The Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA.
Having sold 72m digital singles, Katy Perry is named as the new R.I.A.A. Gold And Platinum Program's Top Digital Artist Of All Time, in a ceremony at The Verizon Center, Washington DC, USA.
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Kiss and Def Leppard play at The Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, USA. During the show, Gene Simmons of Kiss appears to find himself unable to control his over-filled bladder and solves the problem by urinating onstage three minutes and forty seconds into their performance of Paul Stanley's Hide Your Heart. He later explains that the stream of liquid seen to be running down the front of his costume was, simply, water, which he was using to clean up his outfit after his celebrated blood-spitting stunt in the previous song.
Chris Brown rejects a no-jail plea deal in his misdemeanor assault case in District Of Columbia Superior Court, Washington DC, USA. As a result, the case will go to trial in September.
Lana Del Rey debuts at No1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the USA with her album Ultraviolence on sales of 182,000 copies.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Nikon At Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, New York State, USA.
Roseanne Cash testifies before the Congressional House Judiciary Committee in Washington DC, USA, on the matter of music licensing and illegal downloading.
It is reported that Frank Ocean has fired his management (Christian and Kelly Clancy) and his publicity company (Life Or Death PR) in advance of the release of his second album.
Pete Doherty begins a series of solo shows in the UK and Europe with a gig at The Underground, Stoke, England, UK.
Scores of concertgoers are hospitalised, mainly because of drug and drink problems, after a concert by DJ and producer Avicii at TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
A new musical, The Last Ship, opens at The Bank Of America theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The musical is written by Sting, who joins the cast onstage during a curtain call and leads them in a song. Other celebrities attending the opening night include Paul Simon, James Taylor, Styx singer Dennis DeYoung and AC/DC's Brian Johnson.