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- The Coral’s “Magic and Medicine” reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band’s first chart-topping album.
- Daron Malakian of System Of A Down took part in the annual Hollywood Stars Night charity baseball game at Dodger Stadium.
- The Coral released their second studio album, “Magic and Medicine”, on Deltasonic.
- Nickelback released “Photograph”, the first single from the album “All The Right Reasons”.
- Marc Cohn survived being shot in the head during an attempted carjacking after a concert in Denver, Colorado. The bullet struck him in the temple but did not penetrate his skull.
- The Magic Numbers walked out of a performance on the British music television show “Top of the Pops” after presenter Richard Bacon made derogatory comments about the group. The band left the studio in protest.
- Christina Aguilera released her first album after a four-year break, “Back To Basics”. The album reached No. 1 on the chart and was her first album to top the chart since her 1999 debut.
- Amy Winehouse cancelled a series of European concerts after being admitted to University College London Hospital due to severe exhaustion. She was later discharged.
- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon proclaimed August 9 as the official Frank Zappa Day in the city, recognizing his musical achievements and his advocacy of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- Jennifer Lopez won a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, and was awarded $545,000. Lopez claimed that Noa had violated a previous legal agreement prohibiting him from disclosing private information about their relationship.
- Jurors, lawyers and Phil Spector toured his California mansion to see for themselves the site where actress Lana Clarkson had died four years earlier. Spector was on trial for her murder. On September 26, Judge Larry Paul Fidler declared a mistrial after a deadlocked jury voted 10–2 for conviction. At the second trial, Spector was convicted on April 13, 2009, and sentenced to 19 years to life.
- ABBA reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart with the second remastered edition of the compilation album “Gold: Greatest Hits.”
- In an interview with the Calgary Herald, Dave Coulier said that he was the man referred to in Alanis Morissette’s song “You Oughta Know.” Morissette neither confirmed nor denied his claim.
- Bo Diddley was posthumously awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Florida in Gainesville.
- 5 Seconds of Summer reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with their debut studio album, “5 Seconds of Summer.” The album was an international hit and reached No. 1 in fourteen countries.
- Little Mix were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Black Magic”, the lead single from their third studio album, “Get Weird”. The song became the first song by a girl group since 2008 to spend multiple weeks at No. 1.
- Glen Campbell was laid to rest in a private ceremony in his hometown of Delight, Arkansas. In the two days following his death, sales of his music increased by 5,429% and streams by 1,430%, according to Nielsen Music.
- Jason Isbell became the first major artist to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a current negative test for admission to his concerts.
- American hip-hop and R&B producer Carl “Chucky” Thompson died at the age of 53 from complications related to COVID-19. In the 1990s, he was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment’s production team The Hitmen and worked with artists including Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Sean Combs and The Notorious B.I.G.
- Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter with The Band, died after a long illness at the age of 80. He was also renowned as Bob Dylan’s lead guitarist. The Band began as Ronnie Hawkins’ backing group The Hawks, later backed Bob Dylan and eventually became an independent act with the 1968 album “Music From Big Pink”. Over the following ten years, they released eleven more albums and finally disbanded in 1978.