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- Boyzone scored their third consecutive number-one album on the UK chart with Where We Belong.
- Manic Street Preachers scored their first UK number-one single with “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next.”
- R&B singer Sonny Knight, born Joseph Coleman Smith, died on Maui at the age of 64, two years after suffering a stroke. He was best known for his 1956 hit “Confidential.”
- After spending 58 weeks on the UK albums chart, Shania Twain's Come On Over reached number one. It became the best-selling country album and one of the best-selling studio albums by a female artist.
- Smashing Pumpkins, who had announced their breakup, released Machina II: The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music in an extremely limited run of just 25 copies. The band sent them to fans and associates with instructions to copy and distribute the album online.
- Tori Amos gave birth to her daughter, Natashya Hawley. The child's father was her husband, English sound engineer Mark Hawley.
- The album Junichiro Koizumi Presents: My Favorite Elvis Songs, featuring a selection of Elvis Presley songs compiled by the Japanese prime minister, was released in Japan.
- A concert celebrating the start of the NFL season was held in New York City, featuring Eve, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Enrique Iglesias and Joey Fatone.
- Heather Mills, the wife of Paul McCartney, received £50,000 in damages from The Sunday Mirror over a false article concerning her handling of funds intended to help earthquake victims in India. She donated the entire amount to a charity fighting landmines.
- The Rolling Stones released A Bigger Bang, their first studio album of new material in eight years and the last album of original songs recorded entirely with drummer Charlie Watts. The album reached number three in the US and was certified platinum.
- Arctic Monkeys won the Mercury Prize for their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, which became the fastest-selling debut album in British chart history upon its release.
- Elvis Presley's two-disc CD and DVD Essential was released in Australia.
- Justin Timberlake released the album FutureSex/LoveSounds.
- Austrian-American keyboardist Joe Zawinul, co-founder of Weather Report, died at the age of 75.
- Oasis launched a campaign promoting the release of singles from their album Dig Out Your Soul, their final studio album.
- Dizzee Rascal and singer Chrome reached number one on the UK singles chart with “Holiday.”
- Mickey Jones, a founding member and original bassist of the rock band Angel, died at the age of 56 after a long battle with liver cancer.
- Reba McEntire reached number one on the US Billboard 200 with her 28th studio album, Keep On Loving You.
- Paintings by Bob Dylan displayed at a museum in Copenhagen came under criticism from some Danish critics and academics.
- Coldplay set attendance records at several European concerts during their Mylo Xyloto tour.
- American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Joe South died of a heart attack at his home in Georgia at the age of 72. He was known for his own hits “Games People Play” and “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” and for writing “Hush” for Deep Purple, “Rose Garden” for Lynn Anderson and “Down in the Boondocks” for Billy Joe Royal.
- Singer, songwriter, dancer and actress Simone Battle, a member of the girl group G.R.L., died in Los Angeles at the age of 25; according to the source, her death was an apparent suicide.
- Dennis Greene, an original member of Sha Na Na, died at the age of 66. He sang lead vocals on the group's version of “Tears on My Pillow,” which appeared in the film Grease.
- Asteroid 17473 was named Freddiemercury in honor of Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 70th birthday.
- German bassist Holger Czukay, a member of Can, died at the age of 79.
- Rick Stevens, former lead singer of Tower of Power, died at the age of 77 from liver cancer.
- Fleetwood Mac appeared on The Ellen Show and introduced a new lineup in which Neil Finn and Mike Campbell replaced Lindsey Buckingham.
- Ed Sheeran and rapper Stormzy began a five-week run at number one on the UK singles chart with “Take Me Back to London.”
- Taylor Swift reached number one on the UK albums chart with her seventh studio album, Lover.
- South Korean group BTS scored their first US number-one single with “Dynamite.”
- American rock guitarist Rickie Reynolds, a founding member of Black Oak Arkansas, died at the age of 72.
- English singer and actress Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud died at the age of 39 from breast cancer. With the group, she achieved 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles, including four number-one hits.
- Larry Chance, lead singer of the New York doo-wop group The Earls, died at the age of 82. In 1963, the group reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Remember Then.”
- British bassist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Elton John, T. Rex and Paul McCartney, died at the age of 86. His family announced his death on social media; the cause of death was not disclosed. Flowers played the iconic bass line on Lou Reed's “Walk on the Wild Side”.
- Linkin Park released “The Emptiness Machine,” the band's first song without frontman Chester Bennington, who died in 2017. The song introduced new vocalist Emily Armstrong.
- The UK's competition regulator launched an investigation into ticket sales for Oasis's reunion tour, focusing in particular on the use of dynamic pricing through Ticketmaster.
- American pianist Screamin' Scott Simon, a member of Sha Na Na, died at the age of 75 from sinus cancer. He had been with the group since 1970 and also appeared in the film version of Grease.
- Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes died in Los Angeles at the age of 83 from complications related to the long-term effects of COVID-19. He was best known for Brasil '66 and for blending bossa nova with funk. During his career, he released dozens of albums and singles and won Grammy and two Latin Grammy Awards.
- American singer, guitarist and songwriter Mark Volman, co-founder of The Turtles, died at the age of 78 from complications related to a blood disorder. After The Turtles broke up, he performed with Howard Kaylan as Flo & Eddie and also worked with Frank Zappa, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and T. Rex.