30th July

Seita, Skeletonwitch, Havok and Suffocation play at Le Divan Du Monde, Paris, France, Europe.

Ben Howard plays at The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.

During their AM Tour, Arctic Monkeys play at Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA.

Having notched up nearly 500m plays, Katy Perry's hit single Dark Horse ft. Juicy J tops the YouTube chart of the most popular music videos for 2014 (so far). The full Top Ten list is :

1. Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J

2. Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna

3. Shakira - La La La (Brazil 2014) ft. Carlinhos Brown

4. We Are One (Ole Ola) [The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song] (Olodum Mix)

5. Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona

6. The Chainsmokers - #SELFIE

7. Iggy Azalea - Fancy ft. Charli XCX

8. Frozen Soundtrack - Let It Go

9. Jason Derulo - Wiggle ft. Snoop Dogg

10. Enrique Iglesias - El Perdedor ft. Marco Antonio Sol

Phantogram, Kiesza, Disclosure and Sam Smith play at The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Roseanne Cash plays at St. George's, Bristol, England, UK.

Luis Adrian Cortes Ramos, a former finalist of "Idol Puerto Rico," files a $10m lawsuit claiming that the Ricky Martin Football World Cup song Vida was plagiarised from one of his songs, which had been entered into a competition backed by Martin.

Ne-Yo files a lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court, New York City, USA, alleging that his "manager, confidant, trusted adviser and friend" Kevin Foster swindled him out of $4.5m.

Neil Young And Crazy Horse play at The Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.

Ed Sheeran plays a two-hour long secret gig as part of The Ruby Sessions at Doyle's Pub, College Green, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.

DuelJewel play at Sendai Darwin, Sendai, Japan, Asia.

On his 20/20 Experience World Tour, Justin Timberlake plays the first of two nights at The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Implants and Counterpunch play at Cassiopeia, Berlin, Germany, Europe.

Following major heart surgery, rock guitarist Dick Wagner dies aged 71 of respiratory failure in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. In a long career, Wagner had played with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, KISS and others.

Richard Thompson plays at Gawsworth Hall Garden Theatre, Cheshire, England, UK, with The Rails.

When Jack White plays at The Masonic Temple Auditorium in Detroit, Michigan, USA, he is joined onstage by Alison Mosshart and Dean Fertita (of Dead Weather) for a performance of I Cut Like A Buffalo.

Blake Shelton and Usher are among those attending the 15th Anniversary Kick Off Celebration Of Usher's New Look in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Molson Cnadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

One OK Rock release a new single entitled Mighty Long Fall / Decision.

Phish play the second of two nights at The nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.

Justin Bieber and actor Orlando Bloom become involved in a scuffle in the Cipriani Restaurant, Ibiza, Spain, Europe. In the course of the incident, Bloom throws a punch at Bieber, who leaves the restaurant soon after. Also reported to have been in the restaurant at the time are Diddy, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.

65daysofstatic play at The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea, England, UK.

Interpol play at The House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.