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A report from the County Coroner's office of Los Angeles, California, USA, reveals that rap mogul Dr. Dre's son, Andre Young Jr., died from an overdose of heroin and morphine. Andre Young Jr died in August 2008.
Ira Black, guitarist of glam-metal band Lizzy Borden, is arrested and jailed for non-payment of a fine in Los Angeles, California, USA.
New York City rapper MF Bash, formerly known as Invizabul Man, dies from heart problems.
According to figures released by Pollstar, London's O2 is the world's most popular music arena for the second year in a row, having sold nearly two million tickets in the past year, including sell-outs by Kylie Minogue, The Eagles, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, The Spice Girls and Sir Elton John. The world's next most-visited arena is Madison Square Gardens, New York City, USA.
Rock band Black Lips is forced to cut short a tour of India when trouble erupts at their Campus Rock Idol gig in Chennai, Tamil. Guitarist Cole Alexander reportedly infuriated promoters by stripping off and jumping into the crowd, before proceeding to get back on stage and kiss other band members.
Estelle Bennett of The Ronettes dies at home in New Jersey, USA, of colon cancer.Eight songwriters (Chris Wood, Karine Polwart, Jez Lowe, Mark Erelli, Emily Smith, Rachael McShane, Krista Detor and Stu Hanna) begin a period of seven days in a Shropshire, England, UK, farmhouse, during which they will compose songs with a "resonance and relevance to Charles Darwin". The resulting songs will be released on the compilation LP Darwin Song Project through Shrewsbury Folk Festival/Proper Records in the UK.
On their Viva La Vida tour, Coldplay play for a fee reported to be $2m. at The Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Asia, during a heavy thunderstorm.
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Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at the Jobing.com Arena, Glandale, Arizona, USA.
Eric Clapton plays his 150th show at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
Kris Allen wins American Idol Season 8, with nearly 100 million votes cast in his favour, soundly trouncing runner-up Adam Lambert.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band end the US leg of their current tour with the second of two nights at the Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Kanye West drops into S.O.B.'s in New York City, USA, to watch a performance by rapper Drake, formerly an actor best known for his role in the tv series Degrassi.
When rapper Nas fails to turn up for a show at the Jack Byrne Arena, Torbay, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, a near riot ensures, with several arrests being made. Nas later states that he didn't play because he was not paid the fee for the show, reportedly $47,000.On the second leg of their Unleashed tour, Fleetwood Mac play at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.
At the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, California, USA, award-winner Eminem is upstaged and appears outraged by award-presenter Sacha Baron Cohen, who drops down on wires from the ceiling, dressed as an angel, to land on top of the rapper. Meanwhile, teen vampire movie Twlight collects five awards. The Eminem incident is later claimed to have been entirely scripted and staged.Jazz vocalist Parry Ray flies to Oslo, Norway, Europe, to begin recording her second album, The Way I'm Wired, in the UK.
It is reported that Rihanna has been ordered to appear as a witness at her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown's assault trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, USA, on 22 June.
Singer-songwriter Tim Gilvin, releases a new EP, Sparks, recorded at IMR Studio, Bentham House, Purton, Wiltshire, England, UK.It is announced that a 'new' song is to be released under the name The Beatles. Sir Paul McCartney is said to be very keen to release Now And Then, written by John Lennon in 1978, and featuring all four Beatles.
It is reported by Nielsen SoundScan that 800,000 solo Michael Jackson albums have been sold in the past week. This is almost double the previous week, with his music now occupying all ten places on the Top Catalog Albums chart.
Paul McCartney plays an unannounced mini-concert from the top of the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater, New York City, USA, where he is taping a performance for The Late Show With David Letterman. Nearby street corners are closed off as fans are drawn to the area by Twitter messages and word of mouth.UK chart-toppers JLS throw a party at the Baroque Club, Soho, London, UK, to celebrate the success of their single Beat Again.
The pan-European Heavy Metal festival, Sonisphere, plays at Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland, with headliners Metallica, supported by Linkin Park, Saxon, Lamb Of God and others.
AC/DC begin the US leg of their Black Ice tour with a gig at the Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts.
On her Sticky And Sweet Tour, Madonna plays the second of two nights at Vallehovin, Oslo, Norway, Europe.
In a Los Angeles court, Jani Lane, former frontman of Warrant, pleads no contest to a charge of driving under the influence. He is sentenced to two days in jail, 36 months probation, a three-month alcohol education course and 30 days of community service doing road work.
Guitar legend Les Paul is buried at a private ceremony at the Prairie Home Cemetery, in his hometown, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.
Cara Dillon plays at The Grand Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe. The show is recorded and will be released as a DVD entitled Cara Dillon Live At The Grand Opera House.
Neil Young plays a free live set following the North American premiere of The Neil Young Trunk Show, at The Toronto Film Festival, Toronto, Canada.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers record The Trip To Pirate's Cove at The Clubhouse, Los Angeles, California, USA, for their twelfth album, Mojo.
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