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- American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Arthur „Big Boy“ Crudup was born in Forest, Mississippi. He became known for songs including „That's All Right (Mama)“ and „My Baby Left Me“; „That's All Right (Mama)“ was later made famous by Elvis Presley.
- The musical „The Girl from Utah“ premiered at the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York.
- R&B singer and rock and roll pioneer Wynonie Harris was born in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1945 he scored his first No. 1 R&B hit with „Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well“.
- Louis Teicher of the piano duo Ferrante & Teicher was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
- American multi-instrumentalist and singer David Freiberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He became known as a bassist and member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.
- Mason Williams was born in Abilene, Texas. In addition to working as a comedy writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and Saturday Night Live, he also worked as a guitarist and composer.
- Elliot Ingber, an American guitarist known as a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, founder of Fraternity of Man and later a member of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, was born.
- Ernest Wright, doo-wop singer of Little Anthony & the Imperials, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
- Carl Mann, known for his rockabilly versions of songs including Nat King Cole's „Mona Lisa“ and The Platters' „Twilight Time“, was born in Huntingdon, Tennessee.
- Jimmy Soul, whose real name was James Louis McCleese, was born in Weldon, North Carolina. He became famous for the 1963 hit „If You Wanna Be Happy“, which reached No. 1 on the chart.
- Marshall Thompson, American singer, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of The Chi-Lites, was born in Chicago, Illinois.
- „In the Blue of Evening“ by Frank Sinatra reached No. 1 on the U.S. chart.
- John Cipollina, founder and lead guitarist of the psychedelic rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service, was born.
- Jim Brady, folk-rock singer of The Sandpipers, was born in Los Angeles, California.
- Jim Capaldi was born.
- English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Ken Hensley, best known as a member of Uriah Heep, was born.
- French composer, performer and producer of electronic and ambient music Jean-Michel Jarre was born in Lyon, France. His breakthrough album was „Oxygène“ in 1976.
- Danny Joe Brown, singer, multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist of Molly Hatchet, was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Michael Derosier, Canadian drummer and former member of the American rock band Heart, was born.
- American singer, songwriter and bassist John Cowan was born in Minerva, Ohio. He became known as the singer and bassist of New Grass Revival and also performed with The Doobie Brothers and other projects.
- Elvis Presley worked for Crown Electric on this day, where he remained until mid-October 1954.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Davy Crockett High School football stadium in Conroe, Texas, before approximately 700 people. Also on the bill were Mary McCoy, Johnny Horton, Betty Amos, David Houston, Sonny Crammer, Ray Gallman, Tillman Franks, Willie Birdbrain and George Jones.
- Jeffrey Daniel, R&B singer of Shalamar, was born in Los Angeles, California. The group became known for songs including „The Second Time Around“ and „A Night to Remember“ and helped introduce body-popping to the U.K.
- Elvis Presley recorded on the soundstage at 20th Century Fox in Hollywood from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Among the recordings made there with studio musicians were „We're Gonna Move“, „Poor Boy“ and „Love Me Tender“. Ken Darby wrote new lyrics to the melody of the 1861 folk song „Aura Lee“. Presley was credited as a co-writer because of the terms of his publishing contract with Hill & Range. „Love Me Tender“ appeared in the film of the same name and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 and Cashbox Top 100, No. 1 in Canada and No. 11 in the U.K.
- Little Richard performed at the Cotton Club in Lubbock, Texas, where local Buddy Holly was among the audience. Little Richard's song „Rip It Up“ was at No. 37 on the Billboard Top 100 at the time and later climbed to No. 17, where it competed with the version by Bill Haley and His Comets.
- Billboard published the headline „Rock and Roll Ain't Ready For The Ol' Rockin' Chair Yet“ and reported that after an earlier decline in popularity, rock'n'roll was once again gaining listeners' interest thanks to Elvis Presley, Lloyd Price, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, The Drifters and Ricky Nelson.
- The Browns began a four-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with „The Three Bells“. The song also reached No. 1 in Australia and No. 6 in the U.K. It was an English version of the 1945 French song „Les Trois Cloches“.
- Colin Angus of the Scottish psychedelic group The Shamen was born.
- British musician, songwriter and lyricist Mark Bedford, also known as Bedders, was born in Islington, London. He became known as the bassist of Madness.
- Darlene Love's biggest solo hit, „Wait Til’ My Bobby Gets Home“, entered the Billboard Top 40 and later reached No. 26. She achieved greater success with The Crystals, The Blossoms and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans.
- Peter, Paul & Mary spent their fourth week at No. 1 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart with „Blowin' in the Wind“.
- Stevie Wonder became the first artist to simultaneously hold No. 1 on the U.S. album and singles charts in the same week. His album „Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius“ topped the album chart and „Fingertips (Part 2)“ topped the singles chart; it was also the first live recording to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. „Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius“ was the last album released under the name „Little Stevie Wonder“; on subsequent albums he used only the name Stevie Wonder.
- The Beatles released the single „She Loves You“ with „I'll Get You“ on the B-side in the U.K. The song entered the U.K. chart on August 31 and remained there for 31 weeks, including 18 weeks in the Top Three.
- The Ronettes reached No. 2 on the U.S. chart with „Be My Baby“, their only single to reach the Billboard Top 10.
- The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein first met Elvis Presley's manager „Colonel“ Tom Parker over lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles after Epstein's telegram led to their meeting during The Beatles' American visit.
- Oteil Burbridge, bassist for The Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit, was born.
- The Beatles' album „Something New“ received a gold certification.
- The Beatles released the single „Matchbox / Slow Down“ in the U.S.
- The Beatles held a star-studded party in Beverly Hills, during which John Lennon and George Harrison took LSD for the second time. During the experience, actor Peter Fonda said that he knew what it was like to be dead, which inspired Lennon to write the song „She Said She Said“.
- The Doors began recording their self-titled debut album at Sunset Sound Recording Studios on West Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. They had already been developing the material through live performances, particularly at the Whisky a Go Go. The album was released in January 1967, contained the full version of their breakthrough single „Light My Fire“ and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
- The Youngbloods recorded „Get Together“ at RCA Studios in New York. The single originally stalled at No. 62, but its 1969 reissue reached No. 5; The Dave Clark Five later took their cover version into the U.K. Top 10.
- Keith Moon, drummer of The Who, celebrated his 21st birthday by driving a Lincoln Continental into the swimming pool of the Holiday Inn hotel in Flint, Michigan. The Who later received a $50,000 bill for the damage and were given a lifetime ban from Holiday Inn hotels.
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his lecture at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London. They later traveled to India and studied transcendental meditation with him.
- The Doors performed at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Brazilian guitarist, songwriter and producer Andreas Kisser was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He became known as the lead guitarist of the metal band Sepultura.
- Eighteen-year-old Bruce Springsteen joined Earth in August 1968, a heavy blues-rock trio or quartet that mainly played cover versions of Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Cream and Chicago blues.
- James Brown performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Pink Floyd performed the final concert of their North American tour at The Bank club in Torrance, California.
- The Dells spent their third week at No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart with „Stay In My Corner“.
- The film „Alice's Restaurant“, based on Arlo Guthrie's song of the same name, was released in New York and Los Angeles several days after its Boston premiere. It grossed $6.3 million in the U.S. and became the 23rd highest-grossing film of 1969.
- Elvis Presley performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in the evening show at 8:15 p.m. and again at midnight, in both cases before approximately 2,200 people. The evening program included „Blue Suede Shoes“, „I Got A Woman“, „Mystery Train/Tiger Man“, „In The Ghetto“ and „Suspicious Minds“, while the midnight show included „Johnny B. Goode“, „Words“, „Yesterday/Hey Jude“, „In The Ghetto“ and „Suspicious Minds“.
- John Lennon wrote the song „Cold Turkey“ about heroin withdrawal, rehearsed it during the afternoon and recorded it that evening with Ringo Starr and Klaus Voormann. During the recording he also drew on his recent experience with primal scream therapy. Despite unfavorable reviews and a BBC ban, the song reached the U.K. Top 20 and U.S. Top 30 and became a precursor to his later album „Plastic Ono Band“.
- Led Zeppelin performed at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida, during their North American tour.
- Yes performed at Club Paradiso in Amsterdam.
- Elvis Presley performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in the evening show at 8:30 p.m. and again at midnight, in both cases before approximately 2,200 people. The evening program included performances by Darlene Love, The Osmonds and Ed Ames, while the midnight show included „That's All Right“, „Tiger Man“, „Polk Salad Annie“ and „Suspicious Minds“.
- The Who performed at Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England, and John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful joined them on stage, as he was Townshend's guest at the time.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in the evening show at 8:30 p.m. and again at midnight, in both cases before approximately 2,200 people. The evening show included „Proud Mary“, „Sweet Caroline“, „Polk Salad Annie“, „Suspicious Minds“ and „Mystery Train/Tiger Man“, while the midnight show included „Proud Mary“, „Sweet Caroline“, „Lawdy Miss Clawdy“, „All Shook Up“ and „Can't Help Falling in Love“.
- Led Zeppelin performed at Memorial Auditorium in Dallas, Texas.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in the evening show at 8:30 p.m. and again at midnight, in both cases before approximately 2,200 people. The evening show included „See See Rider“, „Johnny B. Goode“, „Proud Mary“, „Polk Salad Annie“, „An American Trilogy“ and „Can't Help Falling in Love“. The playlist for the midnight show is unknown, and no recording is available.
- The Who performed at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in the evening show at 8:30 p.m. and again at midnight, in both cases before approximately 2,200 people. The evening show included „Steamroller Blues“, „Long Tall Sally“, „Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On“, „An American Trilogy“ and „The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face“. The playlist for the midnight show is unknown, and no recording is available.
- The Allman Brothers Band performed at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in the evening show at 8:30 p.m. and again at midnight, in both cases before approximately 2,200 people. The evening show included „See See Rider“, „Big Boss Man“, „The Wonder of You“, „If You Talk in Your Sleep“ and „Can't Help Falling in Love“, while the midnight show included „See See Rider“, „It's Midnight“, „Big Boss Man“, „Bridge Over Troubled Water“ and „Can't Help Falling in Love“.
- Eric Clapton topped the U.S. album chart with „461 Ocean Boulevard“. Also in the Top 10 were John Denver, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Loggins & Messina, Robin Trower, Bob Dylan & The Band and Paul McCartney & Wings.
- Chicago reached No. 1 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart with „Call On Me“.
- Paul Anka and Odia Coates began a three-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with „(You're) Having My Baby“. The song was Anka's 24th U.S. Top 40 hit, reached No. 6 in the U.K., also topped the Cashbox Best Sellers chart and later received a gold certification from the RIAA. Despite condemnation from feminist groups, it reached the top of the chart.
- Traffic played their final live performance at the annual Reading Festival in the U.K. Also performing that day were Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, Greenslade, Heavy Metal Kids, G.T. Moore, Thin Lizzy and Procol Harum.
- Queen began recording „Bohemian Rhapsody“ at Rockfield Studio 1 in Monmouth, Wales. Freddie Mercury had prepared the song in advance and led the band during the three-week recording process; Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor sang their parts for 10–12 hours a day, producing 180 separate vocal overdubs. Four additional studios were also used to complete the song. After its release, the song reached No. 1 in the U.K., No. 9 in the U.S. and the Top 10 in 13 other countries.
- AC/DC performed at the Marquee Club in London.
- The Australian band Little River Band released the song „It's a Long Way There“.
- British composer, singer, organist and pianist Michael Head died at the age of 76.
- Waylon Jennings was arrested by federal agents at American Sound Studio in Nashville and charged with conspiracy and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Shortly before, he had been named honorary police chief of Nashville. The monitored shipment contained 27 grams of cocaine and had been sent to Jennings in Nashville. The charges were later dropped because of procedural defects in the arrest and search warrants; before the agents could correct the error, drummer Richie Albright flushed most of the cocaine down the toilet. The incident later inspired Jennings's song „Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand“.
- Bruce Springsteen appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
- American singer, trumpeter and bandleader Louis Prima died at the age of 67. He became known for leading and performing with several bands across various musical genres.
- B.B. King performed at a special event at the Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his career in show business.
- Prince released the song „I Wanna Be Your Lover“, which became his first American hit.
- The film „Rock & Roll High School“, starring the Ramones, premiered in New York. The title song became one of their classic tracks and the film gained cult status.
- The Cars performed in New York's Central Park before a crowd of half a million people.
- Jiro Wang, Taiwanese singer in Fahrenheit, was born.
- Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon outside the Dakota building in New York on December 8, 1980, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. His parole requests were repeatedly denied.
- The Rolling Stones released their 18th studio album „Tattoo You“ on their own Rolling Stones Records label. The album consisted largely of previously recorded outtakes and topped the charts for nine weeks. „Start Me Up“ became a major hit; the band had first recorded it in 1977 in a reggae rhythm but reworked it into a rock version for the album. The album reached No. 1 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, France, New Zealand and the U.S.
- King Crimson and Roxy Music performed at the Velodrome in San Sebastián, Spain.
- David Bowie performed at Scope arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Jerry Lee Lewis's fifth wife, Shawn Michelle Stevens, was found dead at their home in Mississippi after a methadone overdose. The couple had been married for only 77 days. A grand jury later cleared Jerry Lee Lewis of criminal responsibility.
- Grateful Dead performed at Boreal Ski Resort on Donner's Summit in California.
- Huey Lewis and the News began a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with „The Power of Love“, their first U.S. No. 1 single. The song was written for the film „Back to the Future“ and also topped the charts in Australia, Canada and Japan.
- Tears for Fears returned to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with their second studio album „Songs from the Big Chair“. The album also reached No. 1 in Canada, Germany and the Netherlands.
- Donny Osmond released the single „I'm In It For Love“, his first single in ten years. The song did not reach the Billboard Top 40.
- John Mellencamp released the album „The Lonesome Jubilee“, which continued his move toward folk-rock and included the hits „Paper in Fire“, „Check It Out“ and „Cherry Bomb“.
- The Who played a special charity concert marking the 20th anniversary of the rock opera „Tommy“ at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Elton John performed as Pinball Wizard, Patti LaBelle as Acid Queen, Steve Winwood as Hawker, Phil Collins as Uncle Ernie and Billy Idol as Cousin Kevin.
- Donald Fagen of Steely Dan and his girlfriend Libby Titus organized the first „New York Rock & Soul Revue“ in Southampton, New York. The second revue later led to the creation of the live album „The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live at the Beacon“.
- Judas Priest were cleared of liability in Reno, Nevada, in a civil case concerning the suicides of two seventeen-year-old fans who had listened to the album „Stained Class“. The victims' families claimed that the music contained subliminal messages that led to their actions and sought a total of $6.2 million.
- The three-day British Reading Festival began, with Jane's Addiction and Faith No More headlining the first day. Also performing were The Cramps, Inspiral Carpets, Pixies, The Fall, Jesus Jones, Ride, Dinosaur Jr., The Wedding Present, Billy Bragg and others. A three-day ticket cost £35.
- Sinéad O'Connor refused to perform at Garden State Arts Plaza in Holmdel, New Jersey, unless the U.S. national anthem was not played before her concert. She stated that she was protesting a wave of music censorship; the dispute triggered a major media and patriotic reaction, and some radio stations subsequently banned her music.
- Elvis Presley reached No. 57 on the U.K. album chart with the three-disc box set „Collectors Gold“.
- Lenny Kravitz was at No. 2 on the U.S. singles chart with „It Ain't Over till It's Over“, behind Bryan Adams' „(Everything I Do) I Do It for You“, which was at No. 1. It was his first U.S. Top 10 hit and the highest-charting song of his career on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Metallica reached No. 1 on the U.K. chart with their fifth studio album „Metallica“, also known as „The Black Album“.
- The Wallflowers released their self-titled debut album.
- The album „The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration“, honoring Bob Dylan's career, was released.
- Microsoft introduced the Windows 95 operating system, whose startup music was composed by Brian Eno, a pioneer of ambient music who released the album „Ambient 1: Music for Airports“ in 1978, designed to calm travelers at airports.
- Nearly four months after its first No. 1 finish, Alanis Morissette returned to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with the same album, „Jagged Little Pill“, and began another three-week run at the top.
- The six-disc DVD collection Elvis Presley – The Signature Collection was released, containing the films „It Happened at the World's Fair“, „Speedway“, „Spinout“, „Harum Scarum“, „Jailhouse Rock“ and „Viva Las Vegas“.
- „Missing“ by the British duo Everything But The Girl surpassed the record held by The Four Seasons with „December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)“ when it appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 for its 55th week, its final week on the chart.
- Liam Gallagher failed to show up for Oasis's MTV Unplugged recording at the Royal Festival Hall in London before an audience of 400. He later watched the concert from the audience while his brother Noel took over the vocals.
- DJ and producer Alan Walker was born.
- Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats, known for Live Aid, began hosting a program on London's XFM radio and during his first broadcast incorrectly announced that Ian Dury had died.
- Gene Page, an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, died at the age of 58 after a long illness. He worked with artists including Barbra Streisand, The Supremes, Jefferson Starship, Jackson 5, Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, The Righteous Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Cher and Dobie Gray, and produced Whitney Houston's „Greatest Love of All“ and Roberta Flack's „Tonight I Celebrate My Love“.
- At the age of 53, Ingrid Pederson went public with the claim that she was John Lennon's long-lost illegitimate half-sister. She stated that she had kept her secret for many years to protect her adoptive parents, who were by then deceased.
- Shania Twain's concert in Syracuse, New York, was interrupted after lightning struck the ground approximately 40 yards behind the stage. The concert was almost over at the time.
- Eighteen-year-old Christina Aguilera released her self-titled debut album, which contained three No. 1 hits: „Genie in a Bottle“, „What a Girl Wants“ and „Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)“. The album ushered in a new era of teen pop alongside her former Mickey Mouse Club colleague Britney Spears.
- Warner Bros. released Prince's album „The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale“.
- American big-band trombonist and studio musician Warren Covington died in New York at the age of 78.
- The Backstreet Boys resumed their Black & Blue World Tour 2001, which had been interrupted on July 9 after A.J. McLean entered a treatment center.
- Performers at the Carling Weekend Reading/Leeds festival included Travis, Eminem, Eels, Green Day, Marilyn Manson, Supergrass, PJ Harvey, Manic Street Preachers, Weezer, Iggy Pop, Queens of the Stone Age, The Cult, Frank Black, The Strokes, Ash, Stephen Malkmus, Mercury Rev and others. A three-day ticket cost £80.
- Sugababes scored their second No. 1 single on the U.K. chart with „Round Round“.
- Dick Peterson of The Kingsmen joined 753 other guitarists to play „Louie Louie“ together at a charity event in Tacoma, Washington.
- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced that it had acquired a Gibson L-5 guitar formerly owned by „Mother Maybelle“ Carter.
- Hal Kalin of The Kalin Twins died at the age of 71 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Charles County, Maryland.
- Justin Timberlake accepted a libel settlement over a fabricated article alleging an affair with model Lucy Clarkson behind the back of his then-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. He donated the settlement to charity.
- Canadian composer John Weinzweig died at the age of 93.
- Representatives for Linda Ronstadt announced the cancellation of all her concerts through the end of the year while she recovered from planned surgery. They stated that it was not an emergency procedure.
- During a routine medical examination in Gainesville, Florida, Bo Diddley complained of dizziness and nausea and was admitted to a local hospital, where doctors determined that he had suffered a heart attack. He was in stable condition and was released on September 1 after recovering. Just several months earlier, he had suffered a stroke.
- Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders opened Mark Lindsay's Rock And Roll Cafe in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. The restaurant closed the following year.
- On the first day of the British Carling Weekend Reading Festival in Leeds and Reading, performers included Kings of Leon, Razorlight and Jimmy Eat World.
- Barenaked Ladies frontman Ed Robertson escaped uninjured after crashing his Cessna 206 seaplane near Bancroft, Ontario. The other three passengers, including his wife Natalie, also miraculously escaped without injury. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada was unable to determine the cause of the accident but cleared Robertson of any wrongdoing.
- Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page performed at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics at the National Stadium, where they performed the Led Zeppelin classic „Whole Lotta Love“ together.
- A Los Angeles coroner ruled that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide caused by a combination of drugs used to treat insomnia. Doctor Conrad Murray was later charged with involuntary manslaughter and in November 2011 was sentenced to four years in prison.
- Bob Dylan announced his intention to fight ticket scalpers by allowing fans to purchase only one ticket at the entrance to each concert.
- George Michael pleaded guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in London to driving under the influence of drugs. In July he had been arrested after crashing his car into the Snappy Snaps store in Hampstead while returning from London's Gay Pride.
- Katy Perry released her third studio album „Teenage Dream“ on Capitol Records, her second album for a major label. The album reached No. 1 in the U.S. and several other countries and later sold more than 12 million copies. Its first five singles, beginning with „California Gurls“, all reached No. 1 on the Hot 100.
- Ellie Goulding began a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart with „Burn“.
- A black knitted tie once owned by John Lennon was auctioned in Liverpool for £3,627. Lennon had given it to Joyce McWilliam, a regular visitor to the Cavern Club, in 1962.
- Folk duo The Civil Wars, consisting of Joy Williams and John Paul White, reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with their self-titled second and final studio album, but broke up without ever performing songs from the album live.
- Marion „Suge“ Knight, founder of Death Row Records, was shot at a party hosted by Chris Brown in Los Angeles. Two other people, a man and a woman, were also injured, and all three were treated at hospitals.
- Doo-wop singer Tommy Gough of The Crests died at the age of 74 from throat cancer at his home in Flint, Michigan.
- Jeanne Martin, the late Dean Martin's former wife, died of cancer at the age of 89. She married the singer in 1949 and had three children with him, including Dean Paul Martin, while also raising four children from Dean's first marriage. They divorced in 1972.
- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville held a private memorial event for Glen Campbell. Jimmy Webb and the current lineup of The Beach Boys performed „I Get Around“.
- Dua Lipa scored her first No. 1 single on the U.K. chart with „New Rules“.
- Billie Eilish reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with „Bad Guy“, ending the record nineteen-week reign of „Old Town Road“ by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus. It was her first No. 1 single in the U.S.; the song reached No. 2 in the U.K. and No. 1 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Russia. In 2020 it won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
- Slipknot reached No. 1 on the U.S. chart with their sixth studio album „We Are Not Your Kind“. The album topped 15 charts worldwide.
- Fritz McIntyre, keyboardist in the original lineup of Simply Red and one of the band's founding members, died at the age of 62. He was with the group from its 1985 debut album „Picture Book“ through the 1995 album „Life“.
- Charlie Watts, legendary English drummer and graphic artist, died in a London hospital at the age of 80. He originally studied graphic art, later turned to jazz and played in London's rhythm and blues clubs, where he met future members of The Rolling Stones. He joined the group as drummer in 1963 and remained a member for 58 years. In 2016, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 12 on its list of the 100 greatest drummers of all time.
- Thirty years after appearing as a baby holding a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana's album „Nevermind“, Spencer Elden sued the band and others involved in the cover photograph. He claimed that the photograph had caused him „extreme and permanent emotional distress“. He ultimately lost the lawsuit.
- Bernie Marsden, the original guitarist of Whitesnake, died at the age of 72. Together with David Coverdale, he wrote the band's 1987 hit „Here I Go Again“, which reached No. 1 on the chart.
- Patricia Carey, Mariah Carey's mother, and her sister Alison Carey died on the same day. Patricia Carey died at the age of 87 and Alison Carey at the age of 63.
- Tom Shipley of the duo Brewer and Shipley died at the age of 84 from unspecified causes. The duo became known for the controversial hit „One Toke Over the Line“, which reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.