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- The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey began a twelve-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Closer”.
- David “Dave” Hlubek, founding member and lead guitarist of the rock band Molly Hatchet, died at the age of 66.
- Walter Becker, co-founder, songwriter, guitarist and bassist of Steely Dan, died at the age of 67. The band released eleven albums that reached the Billboard 200 Top 40 and ten singles that reached the Hot 100 Top 40.
- In the United Kingdom, Elton John was honored with a new set of Royal Mail postage stamps dedicated to his career. He became only the second individual musical artist to receive the honor, after David Bowie in 2017.
- American songwriter, arranger and vocal producer LeShawn Daniels died in a car accident at the age of 41. He became known for working with Michael Jackson, Destiny’s Child, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Jennifer Lopez, among others.
- According to material published by Billboard, Taylor Swift equaled Elvis Presley’s number of Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. “Lover” moved from No. 19 to No. 10 and became her 25th Top 10 hit.
- The Killers’ sixth studio album, Imploding the Mirage, reached No. 1 on the UK album chart. It also topped the charts in Australia and Ireland that year.
- The film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles premiered on Disney+. It featured Billie Eilish performing the album Happier Than Ever from beginning to end at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, combined with animated sequences in which her avatar has various adventures in Los Angeles, her hometown.
- A tribute concert for Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was held at Wembley Stadium in London. Among those taking part were Paul McCartney, Kesha, Nile Rodgers, Queen and AC/DC.
- A tribute concert for Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was held at Wembley in London. Among those who performed were Paul McCartney, Queen, AC/DC and Liam Gallagher; Dave Grohl performed Foo Fighters’ first concert since Hawkins’ death in March of the same year.
- The documentary series The Beatles: Get Back won five Emmy Awards at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, director Peter Jackson and producers Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Clare Olssen and Jonathan Clyde received the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. Peter Jackson also won for directing, while the production was recognized for picture editing, sound editing and sound mixing.
- A Houses Of The Holy album cover signed by all four members of Led Zeppelin was sold at auction for £15,000, even though it did not include the actual record. The item was exceptionally rare because of drummer John Bonham’s death in 1980 and the subsequent breakup of the group.
- Spotify won a legal dispute brought by publisher Eight Mile Style over Eminem’s songs. The publisher claimed Spotify had used the rapper’s music without a proper license since 2019 and sought £30 million. The court found that Spotify did not have a proper license to stream the songs, but did not order the company to pay the claimed lost licensing revenue.