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Joy Beverley, eldest of the massively successful all-female British singing trio The Beverley Sisters, dies aged 91, of a stroke.
In a speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, USA, Kanye West announces his intention to run for the Presidency of the USA in 2020.
In an interview published today by The Sunday Times magazine in the UK, Chrissie Hynde (formerly of The Pretenders) expresses the opinion that if a woman dresses provocatively she might be 'responsible' for being raped. She states, "If you're wearing something that says 'Come and fuck me' you'd better be good on your feet." Her remarks provoke a mini-storm of disapproval in the following days from, among others, Lucy Hastings, the director of the charity Victim Support.
The Mysteryland electronic music festival comes to an end in Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands, Europe. The event drew 90,000 fans from 60 different countries. Over the two days of the event, more than 400 artists (inlcuding Alesso, Oliver Heldens, Nero and Netsky, and Martin Garrix) performed across the festival’s 21 stages.