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It is reported that country teen star LeAnn Rimes, previously always managed by her father, Wilbur, is now to be managed by Tom Ross, former head of the Creative Artist Agency's music division.
Garth Brooks is named Artist Of The Decade for the '90s during the American Music Awards at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA. He also wins awards as Favorite Male Country Artist and for Favorite Country Album (Sevens).The Cure release a new album, Bloodflowers, on Fiction Records in the UK.
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Bob Dylan and Lauryn Hill present the Album Of The Year award to Carlos Santana for Supernatural at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony in The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ofra Haza, Israel's most successful pop singer, dies aged 42 from massive organ failure after thirteen days in intensive care in Tel Hashomer hospital, Tel Aviv. She had been suffering from AIDS-related pneumonia.
Steely Dan release their first studio album in twenty years, Two Against Nature, on Geffen Records in the USA.
Liam Gallagher of Oasis turns down the invitation to a boxing contest against Robbie Williams on the grounds that, "It's not what rock'n'roll is about. It's all got very childish and pathetic and I'll just let our music do the talking. A boxing match would be illegal to start off with. I'm not having anything to do with it."
Acclaimed British jazz singer and recording artist Cab Kaye dies in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe. Kaye rose to some prominence in the 1950s, working with the Ted Heath Orchestra and Humphrey Lyttelton. His son, Caleb Quaye played guitar for Elton John.
Bob Dylan plays the 1170th concert of his Never-ending Tour schedule at the Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, California, USA.
Angus and Malcolm Young of 
Julian Cope [formerly of The Teardrop Explodes] presides over the first day of the Cornucopea Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank, London, UK. The two-day event features performances by Cope, Krautrock legends Ash Ra Tempel, electronic extremists Coil and blues rock veterans The Groundhogs.
Calne-based rock star Julian Cope (formerly of The Teardrop Explodes) presides over the second day of the Cornucopea Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank, London. The two-day event features performances by Cope, Krautrock legends Ash Ra Tempel, electronic extremists Coil and blues rock veterans The Groundhogs
Piedmont-style blues guitarist Richard Trice dies aged 82 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
No Doubt release their fourth LP, Return Of Saturn, on Interscope Records.
Rapper 50 Cent is shot nine times while sitting in a car outside his grandmother's house in Queens, New York, USA, allegedly because his song Ghetto Qur'an upset Kenneth McGriff, the gangster-connected owner of Murder Inc. Records.
Biffy Clyro release the EP Thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow, on Electric Honey records in the UK.
The third day of the Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, stars David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Burt Bacharach and Willie Nelson.Roger Waters, formerly of Pink Floyd, plays at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, during his In The Flesh tour.
Lars Ulrich of Metallica becomes the first witness to testify at a Senate hearing in Washington, DC, USA, about copyright law issues concerning free sharing of music files on websites such as Napster and MP3.com.
Amy Winehouse plays her first-ever live show, singing with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra [NYJO] at a Sunday lunchtime gig in The Rayners Hotel in North London, UK.
Oasis play the second of two nights at Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Doves and Happy Mondays.
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Oasis are booed off at the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, Europe, when Liam Gallagher hurls insults at the 35,000 strong audience.
Jazz pianist Sir Charles Thompson plays the second of two nights at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The shows are recorded and tracks will appear on Thompson's album Robbins' Nest - Live At The Jazz Showcase.
Juliet Peters is arrested at her Canning Town, London home, on charges of threatening the life of UK pop singer Billie Piper.
Primal Scream release a new single, Accelerator, in the UK. It is the last single ever released by Creation Records.
Sir Elton John walks out a half an hour before he is due to give a performance at a casino near Lisbon, Portugal. A spokesman for the promoters said that thirty minutes before the scheduled start of the show Elton appeared worried that the theatre was half-empty. "He said he was going out to get some air but then he jumped into his car and went to the airport to catch his private jet. He never said goodbye or anything to anyone."
UK tabloid The Daily Mirror reports that Liam Gallagher of Oasis proposed to Nicole Appleton of All Saints within hours of his breakup from Patsy Kensit being made public. Jazz guitarist Dennis Sandole dies aged 87. One of his major achievements was introducing John Coltrane to advanced harmonic techniques.
Los Angeles-based jazz trombonist Bingam Britt Woodman dies aged 80 in Hawthorne, California, USA, of respiratory problems. In a long, respected career, he worked with Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, John Coltrane and Miles Davis, to name just a few.
US comedian/songwriter/talk show host Steve Allen dies. In his lifetime, he composed over 4,000 songs, earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the 'most prolific modern composer'. On the same day, Sir Elton John gives evidence in a
Mick Hucknall of Simply Red is among the guests at the wedding of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas on the Terrace Foyer in The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.
Milt Hinton, aka 'the bassist of the stars' dies aged 90 in Queens, New York City, USA. Hinton played with Cab Calloway, Pearl Bailey, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong before memorably contributing the bass licks for the hit version of Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin.Jan |