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- Composer Pietro-Antonio Locatelli was born.
- American blues singer, pianist and songwriter John Len Chatman, known as Memphis Slim, was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Country singer and songwriter Hank Thompson was born in Waco, Texas. His work inspired Thomas Cobb’s novel Crazy Heart and the 2009 film of the same name starring Jeff Bridges.
- American jazz singer Irene Reid was born.
- Gramophone inventor Emile Berliner died in Washington, D.C. of a heart attack at the age of 78. His hand-operated machine from 1895 helped establish the use of flat seven-inch gramophone records.
- American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Freddie King was born in Gilmer, Texas. He became known as one of the “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” alongside Albert King and B. B. King.
- Artie Shaw and the Gramercy Five recorded the song “Summit Ridge Drive”.
- Al Jardine, singer, multi-instrumentalist and co-founding member of The Beach Boys, was born in Lima, Ohio.
- Frank Sinatra began his solo singing career.
- English singer Mike Harrison was born in Carlisle. He became known as the lead singer of the rock band Spooky Tooth.
- French music producer, songwriter and singer Mark Wirtz was born. He became best known for the unfinished concept album A Teenage Opera; the project’s first single, “Excerpt from A Teenage Opera” by Keith West, reached No. 2 on the UK chart in 1967.
- American musician, drummer and singer Gary Leeds, known from The Standells and The Walker Brothers, was born.
- American musician and Steppenwolf bassist George Biondo was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of Steppenwolf from 1970 to 1976.
- Eric Bell, founding member and original guitarist of Thin Lizzy, was born in East Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Leroy Smith, keyboard player and member of the British soul group Sweet Sensation, was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
- Elvis Presley worked at Crown Electric, where he remained employed until mid-October 1954.
- Bill Haley filed a lawsuit against Dave Miller of Essex Records, seeking to block the release of recordings he had made during his contract with Essex. The lawsuit described the recordings as inferior to his newer recordings at the time.
- Bill Haley & His Comets turned down a $2,000 offer for a fifteen-concert tour of Australia because of concerns about flying.
- Billboard reported that independent record companies continued their unprecedented growth, earning approximately $20 million combined in the previous year and beginning to challenge the dominance of the major corporations known as the “Big Seven”.
- Elvis Presley performed three shows in Dallas at two venues: first two performances as part of the Big “D” Jamboree at the Sportatorium, followed later that night by a performance at the Round Up Club.
- Chuck Berry spent his third week at No. 1 on the R&B chart with “Maybellene”.
- Mitch Miller reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 with “The Yellow Rose of Texas”. The song originated in 1853; Miller was also an influential A&R executive and producer who openly opposed rock ’n’ roll.
- Rob Hirst, drummer of Midnight Oil, was born.
- English guitarist, singer and co-founder of the punk rock band Sex Pistols Steve Jones was born in Hammersmith, London.
- Canadian vocal group The Four Lads made their Billboard Top 100 debut with “Moments to Remember”. The song became their biggest hit, reaching No. 2 during a 25-week chart run and launching a series of twelve Top 40 hits.
- On the third day of recording sessions at Radio Recorders Studios on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, Elvis Presley worked on songs connected with the Love Me Tender project. He worked from 2:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and the session included recordings of “Ready Teddy”, “First In Line” and “Rip It Up”.
- After traveling by train from Portland to Los Angeles, Elvis Presley checked into the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. On the same day, The Oregonian published a review of his concert, while the Vancouver Sun published articles about his performance and hairstyle.
- Suzanne Freytag of the group Propaganda was born.
- Elvis Presley was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas, where he underwent advanced tank-unit training as part of the 2nd Armored Division. He was assigned to the base for six months.
- “A Big Hunk O’ Love” became Elvis Presley’s fourteenth consecutive gold record. The recording was made in Nashville during his military service and was Presley’s first hit without guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black.
- The Browns entered the Billboard Top 40 with their country version of “The Three Bells”. The recording later reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, the country chart and, surprisingly, the Billboard R&B chart.
- Elvis Presley bought a black Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.
- English musician Perry Bamonte, known as a guitarist and keyboard player with The Cure, was born in London.
- Lester Noel, a member of Beats International, was born.
- After a lunchtime appearance at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Beatles played the first of three Monday evening concerts at Queen’s Hall in Widnes, Cheshire. The bill also included Billy Kramer and the Coasters, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, and Sonny Kaye and the Reds; admission was 3 shillings and 6 pence.
- Hip-hop DJ and pioneer of the New York hip-hop scene DJ Red Alert was born.
- Elvis Presley released the single “(You’re the) Devil in Disguise”, which around this date reached the top positions of the charts.
- Frank Sinatra sold two-thirds of his record company Reprise to Warner Brothers, which subsequently took over its operation.
- American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jonathan Segel was born in Marseille, France. He became known for his work with Camper Van Beethoven and Sparklehorse.
- The record company Reprise Records, owned by Frank Sinatra, became part of Warner Brothers Records.
- The Beach Boys released the single “Surfer Girl”, which later reached No. 7 in the US. It was the first song written by Brian Wilson and the first recording he produced himself. The B-side, “Little Deuce Coupe”, reached No. 15 in the US.
- The Beatles gave their final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Since their debut at the club about two and a half years earlier, they had played 274 concerts there; their first appearance earned them £5 and their final one £300.
- Lou Christie recorded the song “Lightnin’ Strikes” at Olmstead Studios in New York with backing vocals from Bernadette Carroll, Peggy Santiglia and Denise Ferri of The Delicates. Studio guitarist Ralph Casale improvised a distinctive guitar solo resembling thunder during the recording. The following February, the song reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox chart.
- The Rolling Stones’ concert in Dublin ended in unrest after approximately 30 fans invaded the stage. Mick Jagger was knocked to the ground and the rest of the band fled the stage.
- Donovan reached No. 1 on the US singles chart with “Sunshine Superman”, his only US single to top the Billboard Hot 100. John Paul Jones played bass and Jimmy Page played lead guitar on the recording; in the United Kingdom, the song later reached No. 3.
- Elvis Presley’s album Paradise Hawaiian Style reached No. 7 in the United Kingdom.
- The album What Now My Love became the third album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass to reach No. 1, out of a total of six albums released by the group.
- Michigan garage-rock group Question Mark And The Mysterians made their national chart debut when “96 Tears” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 75. The song’s raw Vox organ sound helped it climb to No. 1 on October 29.
- ABC broadcast the final episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in prime time, ending its historic fourteen-year run. The series helped make teenage Rick Nelson famous and became the first live-action series on American network prime-time television to run for more than ten years.
- New Jersey vocal group The Happenings first reached the Billboard chart with “See You in September”, which peaked at No. 3. The group later had four more Top 40 hits, including “I Got Rhythm”, which also reached No. 3 in 1967.
- The Supremes were at No. 1 on the R&B chart with “You Can’t Hurry Love”.
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad and her group Anni-Frid Four won the talent competition on the Swedish television show Hylands Hörna. She later became famous as one of the singers of ABBA.
- The final episode of the animated series The Beatles Cartoon Show was broadcast in the United States.
- DJ Spinderella, known as a member of Salt-N-Pepa, was born.
- Ringo Starr rejoined The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios after a two-week absence. He found his drums covered with flowers as a welcome from George Harrison; during his absence, the other three Beatles had recorded “Back in the U.S.S.R.” and “Dear Prudence” with Paul McCartney on drums.
- Sly & the Family Stone defeated The Chambers Brothers to win the television talent competition Showcase '68, similar to American Idol but intended for professional performers.
- Wet Wet Wet reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with their first compilation album, End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits.
- Elvis Presley’s film The Trouble With Girls (And How To Get Into It) premiered in the United States. It was a period film set in the 1920s and was Presley’s 30th film.
- King Crimson performed at the Toby Jug pub in Tolworth, southwest London.
- The Rolling Stones released the song “Angie”, which later became one of their best-known ballads.
- Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, co-founder, guitarist and singer of Canned Heat, was found dead at the age of 27 in the garden of his bandmate Bob Hite in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles. He died from a barbiturate overdose. He was also known for performances at the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock and for singing on “Going Up the Country” and “On the Road Again”.
- Arthur Brown was arrested at the Palermo Pop ’70 festival in Italy after setting his helmet on fire and stripping on stage during his performance of “Fire”. He spent four days in solitary confinement and was subsequently deported by Italian authorities.
- It was reported that Bob Dylan’s bootleg album Great White Wonder had sold more than 350,000 copies worldwide.
- Elvis Presley performed two concerts at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, an evening show at 8:30 p.m. and a midnight performance. Both concerts reportedly drew audiences of 2,200.
- Freddie King and Johnny Winter performed at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
- Led Zeppelin performed at the Sports Arena in San Diego, California. A local newspaper critic described the performance as resembling an evangelical religious service, with clapping, shouting, parading and an atmosphere of frenzy among the young audience.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening and a midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. The midnight performance included “Also Sprach Zarathustra”, “That’s All Right”, “Proud Mary”, “Sweet Caroline”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Love Me Tender”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “His Latest Flame”, “Little Sister/Get Back” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”.
- John Lennon left the United Kingdom and traveled to New York, from where he never permanently returned to Britain.
- Led Zeppelin played a one-night concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. The top ticket price was $7.50.
- Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new band Wings. The lineup included his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Denny Laine.
- Ringo Starr received a gold record for “It Don’t Come Easy”, which reached No. 4 in both the US and UK. Ringo received full writing credit, although George Harrison later made significant contributions to the song’s final form.
- The Allman Brothers Band performed at Place de Nations in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- David Bowie performed at the Hardrock Concert Theatre in Stretford, Manchester, England.
- Elvis Presley performed three shows at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas: an extraordinary 3:00 a.m. concert, an evening Dinner Show and a midnight show. The midnight performance included “See See Rider”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Suspicious Minds”, “My Way”, “A Big Hunk O’ Love” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”.
- In their song “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”, The Temptations sing: “It was the 3rd of September, that day I’ll always remember.”
- Pop singer and songwriter David Mead was born. He later had the British radio hit “Girl On The Roof”, which also appeared in the films National Lampoon's Van Wilder and The Sweetest Thing.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening and a midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. These were the final performances of his engagement; during the last evening he improvised, joked with the audience and, according to the source, arrived on stage on Lamar’s back with a toy monkey around his neck.
- At the end of his Las Vegas engagement, Elvis Presley had a public argument backstage with Colonel Tom Parker. Later that night, according to the source, Elvis fired him, although Parker had already announced his own departure and demanded money that Elvis owed him.
- American singer Jennifer Paige was born Jennifer Paige Scoggins in Marietta, Georgia. She became known for the hits “Crush”, “Always You” and “Sober”.
- Stevie Wonder released the album Innervisions, which became one of his most significant albums in soul and funk.
- The Rolling Stones performed at the Eisstadion in Mannheim, Germany.
- David Bowie performed at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
- Elvis Presley attended a Tom Jones concert at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas with Sheila Ryan and later also appeared on stage.
- DJ Redfoo, whose real name is Stefan Kendal Gordy and a member of the duo LMFAO, was born. He is the son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.
- The star-studded improvised group Trading Faces was formed at actor Peter Sellers’ 50th birthday celebration in Los Angeles. The lineup consisted of Bill Wyman, Ronnie Wood, Jesse Ed Davis, Danny Kortchmar, Keith Moon, Joe Cocker, Nigel Olsson, David Bowie and Bobby Keys.
- Elvis Presley performed on tour at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. The concert began at 8:30 p.m., and Presley wore a blue Bicentennial jumpsuit; according to the source, approximately 7,500 to 8,000 spectators attended.
- Marshall Tucker Band performed at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.
- After Elvis Presley’s death, he had 27 albums and nine singles in the UK Top 100; the album “Moody Blue” reached No. 1 on the album chart and “Way Down” topped the singles chart. Presley thus achieved a total of 17 UK No. 1 singles, equal to The Beatles.
- Grateful Dead, with supporting acts The Marshall Tucker Band and New Riders Of The Purple Sage, played a headline concert at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. The concert lasted 11 hours and, with an attendance of 107,019, set a US record for attendance at a paid concert outside festivals, which stood until 2024, when it was surpassed by George Strait.
- Studio engineer Keith Harwood was killed in a car accident shortly after leaving a recording session with The Rolling Stones. He worked with David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, among others; The Rolling Stones later dedicated the album Love You Live to him.
- Frank Zappa, Scorpions, Brand X, John McLaughlin, Ten Years After, Joan Baez and Genesis appeared at Ludwigsparkstadion in Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Van Halen performed at Kaikan Hall in Kyoto, Japan.
- Blue Öyster Cult performed at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Canadian bassist, singer, songwriter and producer Jason “Cone” McCaslin was born in North York, Ontario. He became known as a longtime member of the rock band Sum 41.
- Steve Peregrin Took, percussionist and singer associated with T. Rex, died.
- The techno-pop duo Soft Cell, consisting of Marc Almond and David Ball, appeared on Top of the Pops with their UK No. 1 hit “Tainted Love”. In the US, the song later reached No. 8 and spent 43 weeks on the chart.
- The Allman Brothers Band performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.
- Culture Club released the single “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” in the United Kingdom. Critics were not particularly favorable; Smash Hits magazine described it as “fourth-rate reggae”.
- Steve Wozniak financed and organized the three-day US Festival in San Bernardino, California, featuring Fleetwood Mac, The Police, Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, The Cars, Talking Heads, The Kinks, Jackson Browne, Santana, B-52’s and others. According to the source, more than 400,000 people attended; the festival grossed approximately $10 million but ended with a loss of more than $12 million.
- UB40 earned their first UK No. 1 single with “Red Red Wine” from the album Labour of Love. It was a cover of Neil Diamond’s 1968 song; after being reissued, the recording also reached No. 1 in the US in 1988.
- American singer Robert Curry, a member of Day26 and a participant in the television show Making the Band 4, was born.
- Metallica played one of their early breakthrough concerts and further strengthened their growing cult following.
- Def Leppard’s album Hysteria reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 and, according to the source, returned to the top for the third time.
- UB40 earned their first No. 1 single with “Red Red Wine” from the album Labour of Love. It was a cover of Neil Diamond’s 1968 recording.
- George Michael released his second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, through Columbia and Epic Records. The album later sold more than eight million copies and reached the Top 3 in ten countries, including No. 1 in the United Kingdom.
- R.E.M. began recording their album Out of Time at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York.
- Ike Turner was released from prison after serving 18 months of a four-year sentence for drug offenses. He later told Variety that he had spent more than $11 million on cocaine during his lifetime.
- Rush released their fourteenth studio album, Roll the Bones, through Anthem Records. The album sold more than one million copies and reached No. 3 in the US and No. 10 in the UK.
- David Bowie appeared on the cover of Architectural Digest magazine. According to the source, he was the first person to appear on the cover in four years.
- The Beach Boys released their 27th studio album, Summer in Paradise. According to the source, it sold poorly, and the group did not release another album of original material until 2012.
- Motown Records was sold to the Dutch record and entertainment company PolyGram for $325 million. This was more than five times the $61 million received by founder Berry Gordy when he sold the company in 1988.
- Brian Setzer, former member of the Stray Cats, married Christine Schmidt.
- The album After the Storm by Crosby, Stills and Nash was released.
- R&B singer Major Lance died of heart failure at the age of 55. During his career, he placed 19 recordings on the Billboard R&B chart and another 12 on the Hot 100; he was best known for the hits “The Monkey Time” and “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”.
- Oasis released their debut single “Supersonic” in the United States.
- The Cranberries released the album To the Faithful Departed.
- Thousands more fans than expected arrived for a free System Of A Down concert in a Los Angeles parking lot. Authorities prevented the band from performing, riots followed, the group’s equipment was destroyed and six people were arrested. The concert was intended to celebrate the release of the album Toxicity the following day.
- Bruce Springsteen released the album The Rising in the United Kingdom.
- The original version of the peer-to-peer file-sharing program Napster officially ended after a planned takeover by Bertelsmann Entertainment Group could not be completed during the bankruptcy proceedings. Napster subsequently laid off all employees, and its homepage displayed “Napster Was Here”. The brand later returned as a paid service.
- The Rolling Stones began their 40th anniversary Licks Tour with a concert at FleetCenter in Boston. The best seats cost $224, and during the more than 100 concerts on the tour, the group performed for more than 2.5 million fans.
- The long-running dispute between The Ronettes and producer Phil Spector reached the New York Court of Appeals in Albany. The Ronettes recorded 28 songs for Spector between 1963 and 1967 and, under their 1963 contract, received a one-time payment of $14,482. The group argued that the contract did not cover royalties for use of the recordings in films, television and advertising. The court ultimately ruled in favor of Spector’s ownership claim, while also awarding Ronnie Spector her share of licensing income.
- Libertines singer Pete Doherty was sentenced to six months in prison for burglary and drug possession; after an appeal, the sentence was reduced to two months.
- After 46 years, Cliff Richard ended his contract with EMI Records and signed with Universal Music. During his time with EMI, he sold more than 250 million records.
- Songwriter and producer Roquel “Billy” Davis, also known as Tyran Carlo, died in 2004 at the age of 72; sources place his death in both New York and Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote Jackie Wilson songs including “Reet Petite” and “Lonely Teardrops” and the advertising jingle “I’d Like To Buy The World A Coke”.
- Fats Domino was rescued from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck the city, following several days during which he was reported missing.
- Hilary Duff began a two-week run at No. 1 on the US chart with her first compilation album Most Wanted. The album also reached No. 1 in Canada and the Top 3 in Japan and Australia.
- Justin Timberlake and Timbaland reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “SexyBack”. It was Timberlake’s first UK single to top the chart, and the recording won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2007.
- Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance married Lyn-Z, bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence, backstage at the Projekt Revolution festival featuring Linkin Park.
- Hilly Kristal, founder of the legendary New York club CBGB, died.
- Rockabilly and country singer Janis Martin died in Durham, North Carolina, at the age of 67 from cancer. She was known for her version of “Love Me to Pieces”.
- Ne-Yo was awarded $700,320 in damages after being removed from R. Kelly’s US tour. The singer claimed he was dismissed from his opening-act role because fans and critics liked him more; R. Kelly denied the claim.
- Slipknot earned their first No. 1 album in the United States with All Hope Is Gone. After sales were recalculated, the album surpassed rapper The Game’s release by 1,134 copies; according to Nielsen SoundScan, it sold 239,516 copies.
- Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour became, according to the source, the highest-grossing worldwide tour by a solo artist, with approximately $408 million in revenue. It included performances in 32 countries.
- Friends and family of Michael Jackson attended his funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles. Among the approximately 200 invited guests were Elizabeth Taylor, Quincy Jones, Macaulay Culkin, Berry Gordy and Lisa Marie Presley; Jackson’s brothers served as pallbearers.
- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff awarded permanent custody of Michael Jackson’s children to his mother, Katherine Jackson.
- Mike Edwards, founding member and cellist of Electric Light Orchestra, died at the age of 62 in an accident in Devon, England, when a bale of hay weighing approximately 600 kilograms rolled down a steep slope and struck his van.
- Will Young reached No. 1 on the UK chart with his fifth studio album, Echoes.
- Internal emails from promoters of Michael Jackson’s planned 2009 This Is It concerts were released, in which they expressed concerns about his condition during preparations for the shows.
- The British Phonographic Industry announced that The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band had received Triple Platinum certification in the United Kingdom. The album had sold more than five million copies in Britain since its 1967 release; the platinum certification system, however, had only existed since 1994.
- Trisha Yearwood appeared in the TLC genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? The singer discovered that her English ancestor had been a criminal before emigrating to America.
- Black Sabbath announced their final tour, titled The End, which was scheduled to begin in January 2016. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler were confirmed to participate, while original drummer Bill Ward was not mentioned in the announcement.
- Jess Glynne reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with her debut studio album I Cry When I Laugh.
- Rachel Platten earned her first UK No. 1 single with “Fight Song”.
- The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey began a twelve-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Closer”.
- David “Dave” Hlubek, founding member and lead guitarist of the rock band Molly Hatchet, died at the age of 66.
- Walter Becker, co-founder, songwriter, guitarist and bassist of Steely Dan, died at the age of 67. The band released eleven albums that reached the Billboard 200 Top 40 and ten singles that reached the Hot 100 Top 40.
- In the United Kingdom, Elton John was honored with a new set of Royal Mail postage stamps dedicated to his career. He became only the second individual musical artist to receive the honor, after David Bowie in 2017.
- American songwriter, arranger and vocal producer LeShawn Daniels died in a car accident at the age of 41. He became known for working with Michael Jackson, Destiny’s Child, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Jennifer Lopez, among others.
- According to material published by Billboard, Taylor Swift equaled Elvis Presley’s number of Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. “Lover” moved from No. 19 to No. 10 and became her 25th Top 10 hit.
- The Killers’ sixth studio album, Imploding the Mirage, reached No. 1 on the UK album chart. It also topped the charts in Australia and Ireland that year.
- The film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles premiered on Disney+. It featured Billie Eilish performing the album Happier Than Ever from beginning to end at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, combined with animated sequences in which her avatar has various adventures in Los Angeles, her hometown.
- A tribute concert for Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was held at Wembley Stadium in London. Among those taking part were Paul McCartney, Kesha, Nile Rodgers, Queen and AC/DC.
- A tribute concert for Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was held at Wembley in London. Among those who performed were Paul McCartney, Queen, AC/DC and Liam Gallagher; Dave Grohl performed Foo Fighters’ first concert since Hawkins’ death in March of the same year.
- The documentary series The Beatles: Get Back won five Emmy Awards at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, director Peter Jackson and producers Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Clare Olssen and Jonathan Clyde received the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. Peter Jackson also won for directing, while the production was recognized for picture editing, sound editing and sound mixing.
- A Houses Of The Holy album cover signed by all four members of Led Zeppelin was sold at auction for £15,000, even though it did not include the actual record. The item was exceptionally rare because of drummer John Bonham’s death in 1980 and the subsequent breakup of the group.
- Spotify won a legal dispute brought by publisher Eight Mile Style over Eminem’s songs. The publisher claimed Spotify had used the rapper’s music without a proper license since 2019 and sought £30 million. The court found that Spotify did not have a proper license to stream the songs, but did not order the company to pay the claimed lost licensing revenue.