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The funeral of Roland S. Howard, guitarist of The Birthday Party, is held at Sacred Heart Church, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Whitney Houston, on her Nothing But Love world tour, plays the second of two nights at the Olympic Park Gymnasium, Seoul, Korea, Asia.
On their Liebe ist fur alle da tour, Rammstein play the second of two nights for 20,000 fans at The Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia.
Martina McBride, Trace Adkins and Sarah Buxton perform at the NIU Convocation Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Atoms For Peace, a side-project band formed by Thom Yorke of Radiohead, play at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
During a 22-date UK tour American Honey by Lady Antebellum begins a two-week run at No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA.
Former X Factor contestant Diana Vickers reaches No1 in the UK Singles Chart with her debut single, Once on RCA Records.
When Gorillaz play the first of two nights at The Roundhouse, Camden Town, London, England, UK, they are joined onstage by Bobby Womack plus Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, formerly of The Clash.
On his Glam Nation tour, Adam Lambert plays at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, USA.
During a 13-date tour, Rihanna plays the second of two nights at the SECC Arena, Glasgow, Scotland.
Joe Elliott, best known as singer with Def Leppard, begins presenting 'My ReGeneration', a six part radio series on the radio station Planet Rock.
Phil Collins records an ITV In Concert special at London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London, UK, for transmission in September to coincide with release of his upcoming album, Going Back.
Rihanna, Ke$ha and Travie McCoy play at The Pavilion, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Shakira visits Phoenix, Arizona, USA, to meet with Mayor Phil Gordon as part of a campaign against Arizona's new immigration law.
French punk Plastic Bertrand, reveals that he did not sing on Ca Plane Pour Moi, the 1977 hit single released under his name. He further admits he was not the singer of any of the songs in the first four albums released under his name.
Following many complaints from viewers, bosses of British tv talent
show The X Factor admit that auto-tune was used to enhance the vocal performance of teenage
contestant Gamu Nhengu, during her rendition of the Katrina and the Waves' hit Walking On
Sunshine in the first edition of the show's latest series.
EMI announces that Iron Maiden's new album, The Final Frontier, has debuted at No1 in 21 countries around the world.
The Mosely Folk Festival, a three-day event, begins at Mosely Park, Mosely, Birmingham, UK. Artists appearing today include The Divine Comedy, Fyfe Dangerfield and Turin Brakes.
At Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, London, UK, George Michael is jailed for eight weeks for crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis. He is also fined £1,250 and given a five-year driving ban. 
Jack White of The Dead Weather announces a new version of his band's recent single, Blue Blood Blues. The new version comes in a 'triple decker' vinyl format in which a 7" single is embedded into a 12" version of the song. The new format has been invented and patented by White.
After abandoning plans to apply for bail, jailed pop star George Michael is transferred from Pentonville Prison in London, England, UK, Europe, to the lower risk Category C Highpoint Prison in Suffolk.
Thirty Seconds to Mars play at The König-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, Europe.Jan |