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- The documentary series Forensic Files covers the murder of Walter Scott, singer with Bob Kuban & the In-Men. Scott disappeared in 1983, and his body was found in a water tank four years later; the investigation led to the arrest of his widow’s new husband.
- The compilation Elvis: 30 #1 Hits reaches No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart, 25 years after Elvis Presley’s death. One account says it stays at the top for three weeks and also succeeds in thirteen other countries. In 2017, it is certified six-times platinum in the United States.
- Faith Hill performs “Cry” and “Free” on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
- Blind Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano sings the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” for the first time since his controversial rendition in 1968. This time, he performs without incident at the Marlins–Cubs baseball game in Miami.
- Singer and Live Aid co-founder Midge Ure receives an honorary degree from the University of Abertay in Dundee. He says he never expected such an honor after leaving school at age 15.
- Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee suffers minor burns in a pyrotechnics accident during a concert in Casper, Wyoming. At the time, he is suspended about 30 feet above the stage.
- Oasis’s album Dig Out Your Soul reaches No. 1 on the UK albums chart. It is the band’s seventh and final studio album.
- Singer and bassist Dickie Peterson, best known as frontman of Blue Cheer, dies in Erkelenz, Germany, aged 63. The cause is liver cancer. The band is known in part for its heavier rock cover of “Summertime Blues,” which reached No. 14 on the U.S. chart in 1968. Peterson was the band’s only constant member from 1967 to 2009.
- Justin Bieber meets 14-year-old fan Hailey Baldwin backstage at the Today show. They later begin dating and marry in 2018.
- Michael Jackson’s previously unreleased song “This Is It” is released posthumously as a promotional single for the concert documentary of the same name. It is his first new music release since his death in June of that year.
- Composer, pianist, arranger, and orchestrator Paul Leka dies aged 68 of lung cancer. He co-wrote the hits “Green Tambourine” and “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”
- The eleventh annual Austin City Limits festival begins. Performers include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, and The Avett Brothers.
- Pop-rock group HAIM reaches No. 1 on the UK albums chart with its debut studio album, Days Are Gone.
- OneRepublic reaches No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Counting Stars.” The song becomes an international hit and tops the charts in seven other countries.
- Pharrell Williams marries model Helen Lasichanh, who inspired several songs on his 2014 album G I R L, including “It Girl.”
- British singer George Ezra reaches No. 1 on the UK albums chart with his debut album, Wanted on Voyage. It becomes the UK’s third best-selling album of 2014.
- Forbes publishes its list of the highest-earning deceased celebrities. Prince ranks fifth with estimated earnings of $25 million, while David Bowie ranks eleventh with $10.5 million. Michael Jackson tops the list.
- Janet Jackson confirms that she and her husband, Wissam Al Mana, are expecting their first child. She is 50 at the time; the couple married in 2012.
- Soul singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer William Nelson “Sonny” Sanders dies aged 77. In 1957, he founded The Satintones, one of the first vocal groups signed to Motown.
- Shania Twain earns her second No. 1 on the UK albums chart with Now. It is her first studio album in 15 years and also reaches No. 1 in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
- American rapper DaBaby reaches No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart with his second studio album, Kirk.
- George Chambers, a founding member and the eldest brother of psychedelic soul group The Chambers Brothers, dies aged 88.
- Fifty years after its release, John Lennon’s “Imagine” receives a triple-platinum certification from the RIAA. The single peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. and, when issued with the album Shaved Fish in 1975, reached No. 6 in the UK.
- RAYE releases her breakthrough single “Escapism.,” about trying to escape reality as quickly as possible. It later appears on her debut album, My 21st Century Blues.