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- Charles G. Conn obtained a patent for a metal clarinet.
- Russian inventor Leon Theremin was born in St. Petersburg. He became best known for inventing one of the first electronic musical instruments, the theremin.
- American jazz saxophonist Lester Young was born.
- American singer and actress Martha Raye was born.
- Broadway lyricist Ira Levin was born. His work included the musical “Hot Spot”.
- American blues guitarist Luther Allison was born.
- Scottish multi-instrumentalist Phil Shulman was born in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Scotland. He was the eldest brother of Derek and Ray Shulman, and all three performed in the psychedelic group Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. Phil Shulman later became a member of the progressive rock band Gentle Giant, in which he performed during the 1970s.
- Opera tenor Allan Jones recorded the song “I'm Falling in Love with Someone”.
- American drummer Dickie Harrell was born. He became known for his work with Gene Vincent's Blue Caps, who had the 1956 hit “Be-Bop-a-Lula”. He died on May 31, 2023.
- Singer B.J. Thomas was born.
- Musician, songwriter and producer Daryl Dragon, known as “Captain” from the husband-and-wife duo Captain & Tennille, was born in Los Angeles. His father was conductor Carmen Dragon. Captain & Tennille had several hits on the US chart, including “Love Will Keep Us Together”, “Do That to Me One More Time” and “Muskrat Love”. Dragon also worked with The Beach Boys. He died on January 2, 2019, from kidney failure.
- American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Douglas Hatlelid, known as Chip Douglas, was born in San Francisco. He became known as a member of The Turtles and as a producer of The Monkees, for whom he produced hits including “Daydream Believer” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday”. The Turtles had the US No. 1 hit “Happy Together” in 1967.
- American musician John Voorhis “Tim” Bogert III was born in New York City, New York. He became known as the bassist and singer of Vanilla Fudge and Cactus and as a member of the trio Beck, Bogert & Appice. He died on January 13, 2021, from cancer.
- Malcolm “Duke” Allured, drummer of Showaddywaddy, was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. The band had a UK No. 1 single in 1976 with their version of “Under The Moon Of Love” and a total of ten Top 10 singles.
- Percussionist David Leon “Billy” Knight, brother of Gladys Knight, was born. He played, among other recordings, on “Midnight Train To Georgia” and on more than twenty other UK Top 40 hits. He died on December 6, 2002.
- Swedish actor and musician Peter Stormare was born. He also performed with the band Blonde From Fargo.
- Kevin Kavanaugh, a member of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, was born. The band released the album “Hearts Of Stone” in 1978 and later more than ten other albums.
- Alex Lifeson, born Aleksandar Zivojinovic (Zhivojinovic), was born in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, to parents of Serbian origin. He grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He became known as the co-founding guitarist of the progressive rock band Rush, which had, among others, the British hit “Spirit of Radio” and the US hit “New World Man”. In 1996, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Elvis Presley performed at Eagle’s Nest in Memphis with the Tiny Dixon Band. He sang “That's All Right” and “Blue Moon Of Kentucky”.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, as part of the Louisiana Hayride program.
- The song “Ain't That A Shame” reached No. 10 on the US pop chart and became the first R&B song to reach the Top 10. Three weeks later, Pat Boone's cover version reached No. 1.
- English musician and bassist Glen Matlock, the original bassist and founding member of the punk band Sex Pistols, was born in Paddington, London. He is credited as the writer of ten of the twelve songs on their only official studio album, “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols”. He later played with the band Rich Kids.
- The instrumental song “Apache”, credited to The Shadows, replaced Cliff Richard and The Shadows' “Please Don't Tease” at No. 1 on the UK chart. Cliff Richard contributed by playing the Chinese drum at the beginning and end of the recording.
- The radio show Louisiana Hayride, known as “The Cradle of the Stars”, broadcast its final performance on KWKH in Shreveport after nearly 12 and a half years on the air.
- Connie Francis appeared as a celebrity “mystery guest” on the CBS television program “What's My Line”.
- American gospel singer and actress Yolanda Yvette Adams was born in Houston, Texas. She is known as the Queen of Contemporary Gospel Music and the First Lady of Modern Gospel. She had five albums reach No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Album chart. Her album “Mountain High... Valley Low” won a Grammy in 1999, and in 2016 she received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteer service.
- “He's A Rebel” was released and credited to The Crystals, although Phil Spector had the song recorded by The Blossoms because The Crystals were on tour.
- The Beatles performed in front of 14,000 fans at Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The Honeycombs reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their debut single “Have I the Right?”, which was their only No. 1 hit. The song also reached the top in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Sweden that year.
- Elvis Presley hosted The Beatles at his rented home on Perugia Way in Bel Air, California, during a break in their North American tour. The four-hour meeting included discussions about music and an unrehearsed jam session. The Beatles were initially nervous, but Presley broke the tension. While the musicians were getting acquainted, their managers Colonel Tom Parker and Brian Epstein played pool in the next room. John Lennon later said that without Elvis, The Beatles would have meant nothing.
- Mark Calderon of Color Me Badd was born.
- On the final day of their five-day break during their North American tour, The Beatles visited a recording session by The Byrds and later, at around 10:00 p.m., visited Elvis Presley at his home on Perugia Way in Bel Air, Los Angeles. The meeting was initially somewhat stiff, but Elvis broke the tension by suggesting that they play together, followed by a jam session on Chuck Berry songs. Colonel Tom Parker and Brian Epstein played pool in the meantime. It was The Beatles' only personal meeting with Elvis Presley.
- The song “Sunny”, written by Bobby Hebb, reached No. 1 on the Cash Box chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the best-selling single in the USA. Its success led Hebb to tour the United States and Canada with The Beatles.
- “Summer In The City” by Lovin' Spoonful remained at No. 1 on the US chart for a third week. Bobby Hebb was at No. 2 with “Sunny” and “See You In September” by The Happenings was at No. 3.
- Petula Clark reached No. 1 on the US Easy Listening chart with “I Couldn't Live Without Your Love”.
- Stevie Wonder's version of “Blowin' In The Wind” reached No. 1 on the US R&B chart.
- “Cherish” by The Association entered the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 1 a month later. Although the song was actually longer, the record label listed its length as three minutes so that radio programmers would not reject it as too long. The recording later received a gold record for sales of more than one million copies and, according to BMI, was the 22nd most-played song of the 20th century.
- “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart. The song was among the first commercial recordings to feature the word “God” in the title and was groundbreaking in many ways. Capitol Records feared a reaction from US radio programmers, so in the USA it placed the song on the B-side of the single “Wouldn't It Be Nice”, while in the UK it was accepted as the A-side. Brian Wilson used a range of unusual instruments during the recording, including French horns.
- British music manager Brian Epstein, best known as the manager of The Beatles, was found dead in his locked bedroom at his home in London’s Belgravia at the age of 32, just a few weeks before his 33rd birthday. The coroner determined that the cause of death was an overdose of the sleeping medication Carbitrol and ruled his death accidental. The Beatles were then in Bangor, North Wales, attending a conference with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Epstein also managed Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black and The Remo Four. The first contract between The Beatles and Epstein was auctioned for £240,000 in 2008.
- Elvis Presley spent time at Circle G Ranch and, instead of horseback riding, took up target shooting.
- At 6:00 p.m., Elvis Presley hosted a dinner for the cast and crew of the film “Charro!” at Goldwyn Studios. He then left for Las Vegas for a short stay at the Aladdin Hotel.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert at the International Hotel in Las Vegas at 8:15 p.m., followed by a midnight concert.
- American actress Chandra Wilson was born. She also has singing credits from Broadway productions.
- Led Zeppelin played two concerts at the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, during their North American tour.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert at the International Hotel in Las Vegas at 8:15 p.m., followed by a midnight concert.
- Howl, Andy Roberts’ Everyone, Supertramp and The Groundhogs were among the artists who performed at the Reading Festival at Afton Down on the Isle of Wight.
- The second day of the Isle of Wight Festival was notable mainly for the absence of major stars. However, emerging Supertramp also performed, whose debut album had been released only four weeks earlier.
- Jimi Hendrix made his final studio recording when he recorded “Slow Blues” at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
- The sci-fi musical “Toomorrow”, starring newcomer Olivia Newton-John as a pop singer whose group is abducted by aliens, premiered in cinemas. The film was intended to promote the group of the same name, but flopped and directed Newton-John toward a solo career.
- British-American musician, bassist and songwriter Tony Kanal was born in London to Indian parents. He became known as a member of No Doubt, who had the 1997 UK No. 1 single “Don't Speak”, while the album “Tragic Kingdom” sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. He dated the band's singer Gwen Stefani for approximately seven years; their breakup inspired the song “Don't Speak”, and they subsequently remained friends and bandmates.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas at 8:15 p.m., followed by a midnight concert. The evening included “That's All Right”, “Proud Mary”, “Sweet Caroline”, “Polk Salad Annie”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Suspicious Minds” and “Can't Help Falling in Love”, among others.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas at 8:15 p.m., followed by a midnight concert.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert and a subsequent midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. The evening setlist included, among others, “See See Rider”, “Steamroller Blues”, “Suspicious Minds”, “Release Me” and “Can't Help Falling in Love”. During the evening, he also introduced his daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert and a subsequent midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. Songs included “See See Rider”, “I Got A Woman/Amen”, “Love Me”, “Fever”, “Polk Salad Annie”, “If You Talk In Your Sleep”, “Why Me Lord” and “Can't Help Falling in Love”. After the previous concert, Elvis painted the decorative angels on the showroom wall black.
- Eric Clapton performed at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- American rapper Mason Durell Betha, known as Mase, was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He became known for the songs “Feel So Good” and “Lookin' at Me” from his solo debut “Harlem World” in 1997. In 1998, he had the UK hit “Top Of The World” with Brandy and also worked with Puff Daddy, Blackstreet and The Notorious B.I.G.
- Aerosmith performed at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, near San Francisco.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Convention Center Arena in San Antonio, Texas, at the start of his sixth tour. Approximately 11,000 people attended the concert, and the program included “See See Rider”, “Love Me”, “All Shook Up”, “Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel”, “Fever”, “America”, “Polk Salad Annie”, “Hurt” and “Burning Love”, among others.
- Ten of Elvis Presley's albums reappeared on the charts. Fleetwood Mac's album “Rumours” was at No. 1 on the US album chart for the third time, and “Float On” by The Floaters reached No. 8 on the singles chart.
- Jackson Browne performed at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. His performances of “Running On Empty” and “The Load Out/Stay” from this concert were later released on the album “Running on Empty”.
- Thirty-year-old Jimmy Buffett married his second wife, twenty-six-year-old Jane Slagsvol from Columbia, South Carolina. Slagsvol helped write Buffett's songs “Something So Feminine About A Mandolin” and “Kick It In Second Wind”. They later separated for nine years but subsequently reunited.
- Styx released the album “The Grand Illusion”, which became their breakthrough album and included the song “Come Sail Away”.
- The Floaters reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Float On”. In the USA, the song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. For the Detroit soul-funk group, it was their only UK hit, making them a one-hit wonder.
- Blue Öyster Cult performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Randy Newman released the album “Born Again”, which followed his breakthrough but controversially perceived hit “Short People”.
- Canadian violinist Sarah Neufeld was born in Merville, British Columbia. She became best known as a member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire.
- “My Sharona” by The Knack began a six-week run at No. 1 on the US chart.
- English DJ, musician, songwriter and producer Adam George Dyment, known as Duke Dumont, was born in London. He became known for the singles “Need U (100%)” and “I Got U”, both of which reached No. 1 on the UK chart.
- George Strait made his film debut in “The Soldier”, where he sang his song “Fool Hearted Memory” in a honky-tonk during the outbreak of a fight. The song later became the first of his 44 country No. 1 hits.
- Queen performed at the Myriad in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during their North American tour.
- Robert Plant's solo album “Pictures at Eleven” was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies. It was his first recording following the breakup of Led Zeppelin after the death of drummer John Bonham.
- The Clash released the single “Should I Stay or Should I Go” in the UK.
- Tina Turner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 N. Vine Street near Capitol Records. She began her career in 1957 in Ike Turner's band, the Kings of Rhythm, under the name Little Ann. Between 1983 and 1993, she had thirteen songs on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, including the hit “What's Love Got To Do With It”, which reached No. 1 in 1984. She sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
- The jury failed to reach a verdict and the judge declared a mistrial in the case of Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, who was accused of distributing harmful material to minors because of H. R. Giger's illustration “Work 219: Landscape XX”, known as “Penis Landscape”, which was included as a poster with the 1985 album “Frankenchrist”. It was the first case in which a musician was prosecuted over an album cover, and the costly trial contributed to the subsequent breakup of Dead Kennedys.
- A Los Angeles radio station bypassed Epic Records' strict security measures concerning master tapes and broadcast a pirated sample of Michael Jackson's song “Bad” four days before its official release. The leak did not slow the album's expected success, as pre-orders had already exceeded 2.2 million copies.
- Billboard introduced the New Age Albums chart. The first album to reach No. 1 was pianist David Lanz's “Cristofori's Dream”.
- George Michael reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Monkey”. It was his fourth consecutive single from the album “Faith” to reach the top of the US chart, and his fourth US No. 1 in 1988. It was his eighth US No. 1 single of the 1980s, surpassed only by Michael Jackson.
- Kylie Minogue began a four-week run at No. 1 on the UK album chart with her debut studio album “Kylie”. At the age of 20, she became the youngest female artist to reach the top of the UK album chart. The record stood until 2003, when eighteen-year-old Avril Lavigne reached the top with “Let Go”.
- Tracy Chapman's debut album reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 for one week. The song “Fast Car” from the album reached No. 6 on the US chart. At the following Grammy Awards, Chapman won awards for Best Contemporary Folk Album and Best New Artist, while “Fast Car” won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
- The three-day BCM Summer Dance Festival began at the Tempodrom in Berlin. The festival featured a number of American artists, including emerging hip-hop groups Stetsasonic, EPMD and UTFO, the Village People, and R&B singer Bobby Womack.
- Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses was arrested at Phoenix airport after urinating on the floor of an airplane, reportedly angered by having to wait to use the toilet. His publicist said it was his “way of expressing himself”.
- Garth Brooks scored his first US country No. 1 single with “Friends in Low Places”.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan, aged 35, died in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, after a concert at Alpine Valley Music Theatre. The helicopter crashed into an artificial ski slope while flying in dense fog. During the evening, Vaughan performed with Robert Cray and his Memphis Horns, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton and his older brother Jimmie Vaughan. Three members of Eric Clapton's entourage also died in the crash; everyone on board was killed. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Vaughan No. 7 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
- Pearl Jam released their debut album “Ten” through Epic Records. The album became a cornerstone of grunge and contained the hits “Alive”, “Even Flow” and “Jeremy”. In the USA, it received a 13-times platinum RIAA certification, corresponding to 13 million copies sold, while more than 15 million copies were sold worldwide. Initially, the album was not a major success, but with the rise of grunge it reached No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 the following year.
- The handwritten lyrics to The Beatles' song “A Day in the Life” from the album “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band”, written by John Lennon, were sold at auction at Sotheby's in London for $100,000. The double-sided manuscript contained spelling mistakes and crossed-out words. It was offered at auction again in 2006, and in 2010 an anonymous American buyer acquired it for $1.2 million.
- German singer and songwriter Kim Petras was born. Her collaboration with Sam Smith on the 2022 single “Unholy” reached No. 1 on both the UK singles chart and the Billboard Hot 100.
- The television drama series “The Heights”, about a group of young people from a working-class background trying to form a rock band, premiered on FOX. The short-lived series gave rise to the song “How Do You Talk To An Angel”, which reached No. 1 on the chart.
- This year's three-day Reading Festival in the UK began with headliners New Order, The The, The Lemonheads, Rage Against The Machine and Dinosaur Jr. On the Melody Maker stage, Blur, Radiohead, The Boo Radleys and Shampoo performed.
- Rick Rubin changed the name of his record label Def American Recordings to American Recordings because he felt that the word “Def” was overused in pop culture as a synonym for “cool” and had been exhausted after being added to the Webster's dictionary. He staged a symbolic funeral ceremony at the Hollywood Forever cemetery in Los Angeles, which included a eulogy by Reverend Al Sharpton and the burial of a coffin filled with records.
- Vocal group Boyz II Men began a fourteen-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “I'll Make Love to You”. In the UK, the song reached No. 5. In December, it was replaced at the top by their own single “On Bended Knee”, which added another two weeks at No. 1, giving Boyz II Men a total of 16 consecutive weeks at the top of the US chart.
- Hootie & the Blowfish released their debut album “Cracked Rear View”, which later became one of the best-selling albums of the 1990s.
- Prince reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with his fifteenth studio album “Come”.
- American singer and songwriter DiFosco T. Ervin Jr., known as Big Dee Irwin, died in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 63 from heart failure. He was best known for his version of “Swinging on a Star”, which he recorded with Little Eva.
- Dwayne Goettel, keyboardist of Skinny Puppy, died at the age of 31.
- Pearl Jam released their fourth studio album “No Code” through Epic Records. The album debuted at No. 1 on the US album chart, but was not as commercially successful as their previous three albums and quickly fell down the chart.
- Steven Seagal began a North American music tour in support of his new film “Fire Down Below”.
- At the three-day Carling Reading festival in England, The Charlatans, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Catatonia, Reef, The Chemical Brothers, The Divine Comedy, Pavement, Silverchair and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performed. Tickets cost £78.
- Queens Of The Stone Age released their third album “Songs For The Deaf”. Dave Grohl played drums on the album, taking time away from Foo Fighters.
- Janis Ian, whose first hit “Society’s Child” was written when she was 16, married her partner, attorney Patricia Snyder, in Toronto. Snyder specialized in criminal defense. It was the second marriage for both. Ian said she did not plan a honeymoon because she was working on two upcoming albums. Same-sex marriage was legal in Toronto at the time.
- At the British Carling Weekend festival in Reading and Leeds, Green Day, The Darkness, The White Stripes, Morrissey, The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, The Hives, 50 Cent, The Streets, The Vines, Soulwax, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, The Offspring, Ash, Placebo and Lostprophets performed.
- At this year's Kerrang! Awards, The Darkness won awards for Best British Band and Best Live Band, Metallica won the award for Best Band in the World, Green Day were inducted into the Kerrang! Hall of Fame, Lostprophets won the award for Best Single for “Last Train Home”, and Muse won the award for Best Album for “Absolution”.
- McFly reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “I'll Be OK”. It was their fourth UK chart-topper.
- Staind reached No. 1 on the US album chart with their fifth studio album “Chapter V”. It was their third album to reach the top of the chart.
- The television special “Barry Manilow: Music and Passion” won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
- The Rolling Stones performed at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, England, as part of their “A Bigger Bang” world tour. The legendary rock band played on a notoriously rainy night, but the wet weather did not reduce the energy of the crowd on the stadium floor.
- Kevin Federline's lawyers asked Britney Spears to pay part of her former husband's legal costs in their divorce proceedings. According to documents filed in Los Angeles, Federline had no net income after various expenses, while Spears had an average monthly income of $737,868.
- In Denver, political activity surrounding the 2008 Democratic National Convention began, and artists including Kanye West, Rage Against The Machine and John Legend came to the city to perform.
- Mackenzie Phillips, daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas And The Papas and former star of the television series “One Day At A Time”, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport at the age of 48 on suspicion of drug possession. She later pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and was sentenced to an eighteen-month drug treatment and diversion program.
- Songwriter George David Weiss, author of “What a Wonderful World” and “Can't Help Falling in Love”, died at the age of 89.
- Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album “Watch the Throne” reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200. It also reached the top in Norway, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and the UK.
- Katy Perry reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the sixth time with “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”. The song also reached No. 1 in Canada, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- Electronic trio Nero reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with their album “Welcome Reality”.
- Representatives of Welsh singer Tom Jones denied British reports that the 71-year-old singer had suffered a heart attack or other heart problems, saying that he was only dehydrated. Jones had to cancel his evening concert at the Salle des Etoiles in Monaco, which was to have been the final date of his demanding three-month “Praise & Blame” tour.
- At the release of the album “The Singer”, Art Garfunkel said that his voice was recovering well enough for him to go on tour in the autumn. These were his first major live performances since 2010, when vocal cord paresis prevented him from performing and also led to the cancellation of a planned North American Simon and Garfunkel tour.
- Taylor Swift reached No. 1 on the US chart with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”.
- The band Alabama reunited to mark the 40th anniversary of their founding for the album “Alabama & Friends”, a tribute album featuring some of their biggest hits performed by contemporary country artists such as Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and Jason Aldean.
- Madonna was named by Forbes as the highest-earning celebrity of the previous year. It estimated that she earned $125 million from the MDNA Tour and her clothing and beauty projects.
- Miley Cyrus's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards prompted a complaint from the American organization Parents Television Council because of its sexually suggestive nature.
- Jess Glynne reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart for the fifth time with “Don't Be So Hard on Yourself”. The song was an international hit and also reached the top in Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.
- The soundtrack album to the superhero film “Suicide Squad” reached No. 1 on the US album chart. It included songs by artists such as Eminem, Skylar Grey, Lil Wayne, Imagine Dragons, CCR and Wiz Khalifa.
- Kendrick Lamar won Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards for “HUMBLE.” and Taylor Swift premiered her music video “Look What You Made Me Do” there.
- The music video for Taylor Swift's “Look What You Made Me Do” premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The ceremony was hosted by Katy Perry and the viewership of 5.68 million was the lowest since 1994.
- The mobile home once owned by Elvis and Priscilla Presley was auctioned together with Michael Jackson's glove at the GWS Auctions “Legends: Iconic Film and Music Memorabilia Auction”.
- Tool released the album “Fear Inoculum”, their first new studio project in 13 years. The album reached No. 1 in the USA.
- “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth studio album by alternative rock band Biffy Clyro, debuted at No. 1 on the UK album chart. It was the group's third consecutive album to reach the top.
- Olivia Rodrigo was at No. 1 on both the US and UK album charts with her debut studio album “Sour”. The album, originally planned as an EP, was expanded following the viral success of the single “Drivers License”.