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- The former keyboardist and synthesizer player, who worked with Nine Inch Nails from 1991 to 1994 and also with Rob Halford's group 2wo, died at the age of 49. He fell from a ladder in his studio in Illinois and died from neck injuries. John 5 of Marilyn Manson also played in 2wo.
- Several days after Ted Nugent claimed that his involvement with the National Rifle Association had contributed to his not being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he wrote on Twitter that Ted was “just not good enough”.
- Collectors from around the world gathered at Graceland in Memphis to bid on items and memorabilia associated with him as part of the 40th anniversary of Elvis Week. The August 12 auction sold 315 items for more than $1.6 million. All came from private collectors rather than the Graceland archives owned by Lisa Marie Presley.
- Pantone announced a new color, a shade of purple honoring Prince and named after his famous Love Symbol #2.
- On the 60th anniversary of Gladys Presley's death, her gravestone was added to the Meditation Garden at Graceland. She died on August 14, 1958, and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis. Her original gravestone had been stored in the Graceland archives since 1977.
- The English hard rock and heavy metal bassist died at the age of 69 from life-threatening injuries sustained in an accident two months earlier. He was the bassist of UFO and a founding member of Waysted and Fastway, and also played with the Michael Schenker Group and Ozzy Osbourne.
- The sports comedy-drama series premiered on Apple TV+ with a theme song by Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons. Jason Sudeikis, who plays the title character, is a longtime friend of the British folk musician and also appeared as Mumford in the band's 2013 music video for the single “Hopeless Wanderer”.