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RAM Squad rapper John ‘Tommy Hill’ Wilson, recently arrested on cocaine charges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is refused a lower bail. Prosecutors state that Wilson had maintained several aliases and addresses and also posed a flight risk. Bail remains set at $145,000.
Dr Harold Fredrick Shipman, one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history over 250 murders being positively ascribed to him, hangs himself while serving multiple life sentences in Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, UK. Songs inspired by Shipman will include What About Us' [2005] by The Fall and the utterly bizarre The True Story Of Harold Shipman [2007] by convicted paedophile Jonathan King, which attempted to invoke sympathy for Shipman on the basis that he was a victim of the media.
Unleashed becomes the first Toby Keith album certified quadruple-platinum by the R.I.A.A. in the USA. Simultaneously, his album Shock'n Y'all is confirmed as triple-platinum.
Jamaica's four day long Jazz and Blues Festival begins in Montego Bay, Jamaica, featuring Alicia Keys, India.Arie, Kenny Rogers and Cassandra Wilson.
Judge Rodney Melville, the Santa Monica judge in Michael Jackson's child molestation case, orders 82 pages of documents containing "sensitive information" to be sealed indefinitely. He also refuses to lift a gagging order, ruling that it would violate the privacy of all parties involved.
Michael Jackson issues a statement denying that he has checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic in Aspen, Colorado.
It is announced that Sir 
Straight From The Heart, the comeback album by Carlos Guitarlos is nominated for a California Music Award in the Outstanding Blues Album category. Carlos first found critical success as guitarist with Los Angeles-based blues outfit Top Jimmy And The Rhythm Pigs before relocating to San Francisco, California, USA, where he spent several years scraping a living as a street busker on the corner of 16th and Mission.
On his A Reality Tour, David Bowie's concert at The James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida, USA, is cancelled after lighting technician Walter "Wally Gator" Thomas falls to his death prior to Bowie going onstage.
Nathan Moore, former lead singer of hit-making 1980s pop group Brother Beyond, attends Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, London, England, UK, Europe, where he pleads guilty to charges of kerb crawling in the Kings Cross area of London. He is fined £250 and ordered to play £50 costs.Actress and singer Judy Campbell dies in London, UK, aged 88. Said to have been the muse of Noel Coward, her daughter is the singer Jane Birkin.
Monkton Farleigh resident Midge Ure opens the new gardens and play equipment as a special guest during the annual open day at Broughton Gifford pre-school.
Elvis Costello and the Metropole Orchestra play at the Buhrmann Midsummer Jazz Gala, in the Netherlands Congress
Centre, The Hague, Netherlands.
Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver is given three years probation by a court in Los Angeles, California, USA, after being convicted of driving under the influence.
It is announced that 18-year old actress Lindsay Lohan, star of Mean Girls, Freaky Friday and Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, has signed a record deal with Casablanca Records.
Bill Brown, a former guitarist with a leter line-up of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, dies in Springfield, Missouri.
Bill Brown, a former guitarist with a later line-up of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, dies in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Simon And Garfunkel play for an audience of 600,000 people at an open air show outside The Colosseum, Rome, Italy, Europe.
In the new edition of Seventeen Magazine, published today, Courtney Love criticises Gwen Stefani with the comment, "Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker's shed." Angered by the insult, Stefani will be inspired to write her song Hollaback Girl as a rejection of Love's criticism.
Irish singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy publishes his first novel, The Arrival of Fergal Flynn, through Hodder Headline books.
It is confirmed that Mary J.Blige will be performing live at tomorrow night's Mobo Awards ceremony at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK.
Britney Spears is photographed in public wearing a t-shirt bearing the slogan Brunettes Are So Hot Right Now. In recent days she has also been seen out and about wearing such slogans as I'm A Virgin (but this is an old t-shirt), MILF In Training, How Could I Say No? and Shut Up And Do Me.
Young British jazz star Jamie Cullum beats off hot contenders Amy Winehouse and Norah Jones to secure the title of Best Jazz Act at the Mobo Awards in London, England, UK.
R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty and Bright Eyes play a concert in support of US Presidential candidate John Kerry at Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.Biffy Clyro release their third album, Infinity Land, on Beggars Banquet Records in the UK.
R.E.M. release their thirteenth studio album, Around The Sun, on Warner Bros Records, around the world with the exception of the USA.
Former Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett wins the seat of Kingsford Smith, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, for the Labor Party.
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Nanci Griffith plays the second of two nights at Olympia, Dublin, Eire, Europe, supported by The Crickets.Nanci Griffith plays at The Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, supported by The Crickets.
Congolese music star Papa Wemba appears in court in Paris, France, Europe, on charges relating to the smuggling of illegal immigrants from Africa to Europe under the pretense that they were members of his band. A month later he will be sentenced to thirty months in jail and a $13,000 fine. Most of the sentence, however, is suspended because of time already spent in jail while awaiting trial.
Terry Knight, former manager of Grand Funk Railroad, is stabbed to death at the age of 61, in Temple, Texas, USA, while attempting to prevent an argument between his daughter and her boyfriend, Donald Fair, over Fair's use of methamphetamine.
Roger Johnston, drummer of cult German band The Monks, dies of lung cancer in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA.The first Hampton Hawes Day is celebrated in Los Angeles, California, USA, recognising the huge influence of LA-born jazz pianist Hawes, who died in 1977.
Natasha Bedingfield releases a new single, Unwritten, on Photogenic Records in the UK.
Country-pop singer Lynn Anderson is arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Denton, Texas, USA.
The Stereophonics announce that they have recruited a new drummer, Javier Weyler.Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Freddie Perren dies aged 61, in Chatsworth, California, USA, following a long illness. Perren, produced and wrote hits for The Jackson Five, The Sylvers and Peaches And Herb. His work as co-producer of Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive, secured him his Grammy.
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