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On her Violetta Live International Tour 2015, Argentinian Disney tv series star Violetta (real name Martina Stoessel) plays the second of two nights at The Barclaycard Center, Madrid, Spain, Europe.
Years And Years release a new single, Desire, in the UK.
Red Jasper release a new LP, The Great And Secret Show, on Angel Air Records in the UK.
Jon Amor and Joel Fisk with Nordlund And Baron and Jack Moore play at The Lamb, Devizes, Wiltshire, UK.
Folk-pop duo Hudson Taylor begin their Singing For Strangers tour with an appearance at The Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Placebo drummer Steve Forrest amicably leaves the group and is replaced for touring purposes by Matt Lunn, from Colour of Fire.
Laura Marling plays at The Caves, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Carl Barat And The Jackals play at Festival Generiq, La Rodi, Besancon, France, Europe.
On the European leg of his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at O2 World, Hamburg, Germany.
Swans play at The Manning Bar, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
The Wombats release a new single, Greek Tragedy, on 14th Floor Records in the UK.
Wolf Alice plays a free show at The Boogaloo, Haringey, London, UK. The show is 'hosted' by Converse Rubber Tracks Live.
Jungle play at sold-out gig at Rock City, Nottingham, UK.
Of Montreal release a new LP, Aureate Gloom, on Polyvinyl Records in the UK.
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Room 94 play at O2 Academy, Islington, London, UK.
On their Psycho tour, Muse play at The Great Hall, Exeter, England, UK, supported by Marmozets and Moriaty.
The Staves release their new album, If I Was, on Atlantic Records in the UK.
James And The Ultrasounds play at Cafe 9, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Sharon Robinson releases her second solo LP, Caffeine in the USA.
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Keith McCormack, best known as a member of The String-A-Longs, dies aged 74 of a stroke. The band's biggest hit came in 1961 with the instrumental Wheels.
James Bay plays a sold-out show at The ABC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Holly Lerski plays at Water Rats, London, England, UK.
The popular French singer and actress Patachou dies aged 96 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Europe.
The Word release their second LP, Soul Food, on Vanguard Records in the USA. (The band, whose debut LP was released fourteen years earlier, includes members of the North Mississippi Allstars)
On her 1989 World Tour Taylor Swift plays the second of two nights at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, playing to over 100,000 fans.
Speaking at a Senate hearing in Washington DC, USA, Sir Elton John states that AIDS could be eradicated in his lifetime, but only if the US government continues funding the fight against the virus.
On their Dones World Tour, Muse play at Rock Im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Europe. Also on the bill are Incubus, The Hives, Bonaparte, Triggerfinger, Orchid.
Thousand (the nom du musique of French songwriter Stephane Milochevitch) releases his debut LP, Thousand, on Talitres Records in the UK.
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On her 1989 World Tour Taylor Swift plays at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes.
Lukas Graham release their second LP, Lukas Graham aka Blue Album, on Copenhagen Records in Denmark, Europe. It will enter the Danish Albums Chart at No1 and will spend 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.
Wolf Alice release their debut LP, My Love Is Cool, on Dirty Hit Records in the USA.
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium, Europe. Also on the bill are Kasabian, The Script, Counting Crows, The Vaccines, Enter Shikari and Red Fang.
Demi Lovato celebrates the release of her new single, Cool For The Summer, by performing and jumping in a pool at KIIS FM's Summer Pool Party in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Holly Herndon plays at Jardins Efemeros, Viseu, Portugal, Europe.
On the North American leg of their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, supported by Icona Pop.
On the European leg of his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Castle Salem Open Air, Salem, Germany.
On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays the second of two nights at Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, supported by Vance Joy.
Lonestar play at Scioto County Fair, Southern Ohio, USA.
JJ Grey And Mofro, G. Love And Special Sauce plus Big Head Todd And The Monsters play at Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine, USA.
The Weeknd releases his second album, Beauty Behind The Madness worldwide on XO/Republic Records.
On the North American leg of their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York State, USA, supported by Icona Pop.
Crosby, Stills and Nash play at The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays the second of two nights at The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, supported by Vance Joy.
On their From The Cradle To The Grave tour, Squeeze play at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, with their 'very special guest' Dr John Cooper Clarke.
On their From The Cradle To The Grave tour, Squeeze play at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England, UK, with their 'very special guest' Dr John Cooper Clarke.
On their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play the last of three nights at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England, UK, supported by Jamie Lawson and Augustana.
Taylor Swift is chosen as the highest-ranked music biz celebrity in the NBC News online State of Kindness poll (conducted online by SurveyMonkey). Top place in the poll goes to actress, writer, comedian and humanitarian Ellen DeGeneres.
Ron Sayer and Charlotte Joyce release a new live LP, Live At The Little Theatre, on Sayer Music Ltd, in the UK.
On their Paper Gods tour, Duran Duran play at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Marina And The Diamonds play at Paard Van Troje, The Hague, Netherlands, Europe.
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