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US tv network CBS reports that Madonna is putting her Wiltshire country estate up for sale, just one year after buying it, because she feels she does not have enough privacy, and dislikes English blood sports ' in which her husband Guy Ritchie, participates.
FBI agents search the offices of Murder Inc Records in the Universal Music Group Building, in Manhattan. They are searching for connections between Murder Inc and cocaine dealer Kenneth McGriff, better known as Supreme.
Punk quartet Violent Delight release a new single, I Wish I Was A Girl, on Warners Records in the UK.
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DEA agents raid the California, USA, home of Tommy Chong of hippy comedy duo Cheech and Chong as part of Operation Pipe Dreams. Chong is arrested and will be sentenced to nine months in jail and fined $20,000 for distributing thousands of bongs and marijuana pipes online through his company, Nice Dreams Enterprises.The album Urban Renewal, a tribute to the songs of Phil Collins, is released in the USA, with contributions by Brandy, Ray J, Lil' Kim, Montell Jordan, Brian McKnight, Kelis, Ol' Dirty Bastard and others.
The stage musical Cliff, based on the life of Cliff Richard, opens in London, UK.
Brooks And Dunn begin their third annual Neon Circus And Wild West Show tour in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, supported by Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Aaron Lines and Jeff Bates.Word hits the street that Elvis Costello has become engaged to Canadian jazz musician Diana Krall, not long after divorcing his wife of sixteen years, Caitlin O'Riordan.
The Tennessee General Assembly issues a decree honouring country singer-songwriter Darryl Worley for his support of American troops. The resolution specifically hails his post-9/11 composition Have You Forgotten?Noel Redding, bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, dies at home in Ireland, aged 57.
The town of Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, names its post office after Frank Sinatra, who was born there.
British music video and film director Guy Ritchie is arrested for an alleged assault on a 20-year-old man outside the home he shares with Madonna in Kensington, London, England, UK, Europe.The Isley Brothers set a record for the longest period between No1 albums when Body Kiss reaches the top of the Billboard chart in the USA.
Biffy Clyro release their
second album, The Vertigo Of Bliss, on Beggars Banquet Records in the UK.
Nickelback film the promo video to their song Someday in their hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio, dies aged 80, of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
When Bob Dylan plays the Newport Folk Festival for the first time since his controversial electric appearance in 1965, he appears on stage wearing a fake beard and a blonde wig.
The Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice plays in the Great American Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Stiff Little Fingers play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Almighty and Inbreds.Van Morrison releases a new album, What's Wrong With This Picture, his first for the revered jazz label, Blue Note.
When The Black Keys play at Emo's, Austin, Texas, USA, the show is recorded and will be released as an electronic bootleg for Podcast by Jumper Productions.
T.A.T.U. and Twins play at The Hong Kong Harbour Fest, part of a government-underwritten HK$1 billion program of high profile concerts running for almost a month, intended to help revive the economy of Hong Kong after the SARS epidemic.
The Gipsy Kings, Danny Diaz and Lee Hyori play at the The Hong Kong Harbour Fest, part of a government-underwritten HK$1 billion program of high profile concerts running for almost a month, intended to help revive the economy of Hong Kong after the SARS epidemic.
Randy Newman plays a live acoustic set on Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW Radio, Santa Monica, California, USA.Liverpudlian singer, songwriter and author Julian Cope plays the second of three nights at The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London.
Jamie Cullum enters the UK albums chart for the first time with his second album, Twentysomething, which will become the fastest-selling jazz album in British chart history, peaking at No5 during a nine-week run.
Santana and Andy Hui play at The Hong Kong Harbour Fest, part of a government-underwritten HK$1 billion program of high profile concerts running for almost a month, intended to help revive the economy of Hong Kong after the SARS epidemic.
Gary Valenciano plays at The Hong Kong Harbour Fest, part of a government-underwritten HK$1 billion program of high profile concerts running for almost a month, intended to help revive the economy of Hong Kong after the SARS epidemic.
The Scissor Sisters play a midnight show at La Boule Noire, Paris, France, Europe, during Les Inrockuptibles Festival. Also on the bill is Relaxed Muscle, an electro-duo formed by Jarvis Cocker.
Leander Morales records a live session in front of a live audience at Handsome Llama Studios, Frome, Somerset, England, UK. The recording will be released as The Live Session.
Donovan is awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for his contributions to music and poetry by the University of Hertfordshire, in a ceremony at St. Albans Cathedral, St Albans, England, UK. Peter Green And The Splinter Group play the second of four nights at Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, UK.
Dave Matthews And Friends play at The Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Emmylou Harris.
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