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- Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital in Nashville, which had helped her niece during leukemia treatment. The donation was intended for research into infectious diseases in children. Parton announced the gift during a hospital visit and sang songs from her children's album I Believe in You.
- The album Tha Carter V reached number one on the US Billboard 200.
- After completing his farewell tour, Paul Simon appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live for the ninth time. He celebrated his 77th birthday on the day the show aired.
- The UK Official Charts Company named The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band the most popular British album of all time. Albums also included in the chart’s top ten were The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, Thriller by Michael Jackson, and Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.
- The concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour opened in US theaters. It featured footage from three concerts in Los Angeles the previous August. US advance ticket sales generated a record $37 million on the first day and exceeded $100 million worldwide. The film became the highest-grossing concert film of all time, with worldwide box-office revenue of $267.1 million.