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David Bowie dies of liver cancer, two days after his 69th birthday, in Manhattan, New York City, USA. He had been diagnosed with the illness eighteen months earlier.Musician, songwriter and producer Clarence Henry Reid, also known by the stage name and alternate persona Blowfly, dies as a result of recently-diagnosed liver cancer, at a hospice in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, USA.
Andy Dog Johnson, an artist best-known for his Some Bizarre label record sleeves, dies aged 57 of a brain tumour, in England, UK.
During their The River 2016 tour Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Prince plays a solo piano concert at at Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA.
Colin Vearncombe, best-known as the singer and songwriter Black, dies as a result of a car accident in Ireland, sixteen days earlier. He had been in a medically-induced coma at the intensive care unit of Cork University Hospital since the accident.
Gwen Stefani attends the Barbie "Reshape the Conversation" event in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Unguided release the offical video for their song Enraged, which is the lead track from their upcoming album Lust And Loathing.
Leon Bridges plays at The 2016 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards luncheon at The Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Zendaya is among the guests attending the luncheon.
Iggy Pop, with producer Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age, finishes work on his seventeenth album, Post Pop Depression, at Pink Duck Studios, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play the second of three nights at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
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On their The Book Of Souls World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The HSBC Arena, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, South America.
On their On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
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Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at The Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park, New York State, USA.
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) cancels its show at The 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, because Lynne has flu and cannot sing.
Multi-instrumentalist Franz Nicolay rejoins The Hold Steady. He had left in 2010.
On her Revival tour, Selena Gomez plays at The TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by DNCE and Bea Miller.
Ellie Goulding plays in The Uptown Amphitheater at The Music Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Alejandro "Jano" Fuentes, a singer who appeared on the Mexican version of The Voice in 2011, is shot multiple times in his car in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will die three days later.
On their 2016 GOT7 Fly in USA tour, GOT7 play the second of two nights at The Playstation Theater, New York City, USA.
Lady Gaga performs at The Rainbow Room, New York City, USA, to honour Tony Bennett on the evening of his 90th birthday. On the same night, The Empire State Building features a light show synchronized to songs made famous by Bennett.
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Ben Bedford releases his fourth LP, The Pilot And The Flying Machine, on Waterbug Records in the UK.
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On his Purpose World Tour, Justin Bieber plays the first of two nights at The O2 Arena, London, England, Europe.
Robbie Williams plays a New Year's Gig at Westminster Central Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. During the show, Williams is seen cleaning his hands with sanitising fluid after touching fans from the stage. This incident will lead to criticism suggesting that the singer considers his audience to to be somehow unclean.Jan |