Personal events
- Skeeter Davis, then a member of the Davis Sisters, was seriously injured in a car accident near Cincinnati on August 2, 1953. Her singing partner, Betty Jack Davis, was killed in the crash.
- Elvis Presley returned to the Tennessee Employment Security Office as a job seeker. He expressed an interest in work involving cleaning and was referred for several job interviews.
- Johnny Cash se oženil s Vivian Liberto v kostele St. Ann's Catholic Church v Memphisu.
- Bill Haley filed a lawsuit against Dave Miller, founder of Essex Records, over unpaid royalties from earlier recordings.
- Drummer D.J. Fontana, who occasionally performed with Elvis Presley, became a regular member of his backing band.
- Look magazine reported that Elvis Presley was receiving approximately 3,000 fan letters a week.
- Elvis Presley took Venetia Stevenson, Lamar Fike, George Klein and other friends to the Memphis Fairgrounds and then to a private midnight screening of the film "Loving You" at the Strand theater.
- Elvis Presley underwent military service at Fort Hood, Texas, where he trained in tank operations as part of the 2nd Armored Division.
- Elvis Presley absolvoval vojenský výcvik ve Fort Hood v Texasu v rámci pokročilého výcviku obsluhy tanků u 2. obrněné divize.
- Bing Crosby and his second wife Kathryn had their first child together, Harry Lillis Crosby III.
- During his military service in Memphis, Elvis spent most of the day and evening at the hospital with his mother, Gladys Presley.
- While staying at home at Graceland, he received a telephone call from his father telling him that his mother Gladys had died. She died at the age of 46. At the time, he was a private in the US Army stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, and was home on emergency leave. At her funeral two days later, he was so overcome with grief that he could not stand and had to be supported. More than 500 police officers supervised the service to keep the enormous crowd from gaining access.
- At the age of 21, Buddy Holly married Maria Elena Santiago in a private ceremony at his parents' home in Lubbock, Texas.
- At his mother Gladys Presley's funeral at Graceland, Elvis was so devastated that friends had to hold him up to keep him on his feet. More than 500 police officers supervised the funeral because of the huge crowd of fans. Fans sent more than 100,000 letters and postcards, approximately 500 telegrams and more than 200 floral arrangements.
- The father of Elvis's longtime friend and Memphis Mafia member Red West died.
- Elvis Presley was serving in the military in Germany.
- Elvis Presley vykonával vojenskou službu v Německu.
- Four male members of The Platters were arrested in Cincinnati and charged with aiding prostitution, obscenity and immoral conduct after police found them at the Sheraton Gibson hotel at a post-concert party with four nineteen-year-old women, three of whom were white. The charges were dismissed in December, but the arrests damaged the group's career in the meantime and led to their recordings being dropped from some major radio markets.
- The Beatles went to assess drummer Pete Best at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool. Pete Best was then playing with The Blackjacks and was the daughter of club owner Mona Best.
- Chuck Berry's second wife, Themetta Suggs, gave birth to their second child, Chuck Berry Jr.
- Anita Wood announced that she had split from Elvis Presley, moved out of Graceland and returned to Jackson, Tennessee.
- Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan.
- John Lennon married his pregnant girlfriend Cynthia Powell at the Mount Pleasant Registry Office in Liverpool. Brian Epstein was the main witness and organized the wedding, paid for the wedding lunch and provided the newlyweds with his own apartment. Paul McCartney and Cynthia's sister-in-law Marjorie Powell signed the marriage document as witnesses at the end of the ceremony. George Harrison was also present but did not sign the documents. Cynthia's stepbrother Tony Powell was also present. John's aunt Mimi boycotted the wedding because she disapproved of the marriage. The attempt to keep the marriage secret failed when the newlyweds were spotted leaving the registry office. That same evening, Lennon performed with The Beatles at the nearby Riverpark Ballroom.
- The Beatles arrived in Jersey in the English Channel. Before their first of four evenings at Springfield Ballroom, they spent the day driving go-karts and relaxing by the pool at The Revere Hotel.
- Mick Jagger was stopped in Liverpool and fined £32 for speeding and driving without insurance. He was on his way to visit two fans who had been injured in a traffic accident.
- 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.
- After a concert in New York, The Beatles met Bob Dylan for the first time at the Delmonico Hotel in Manhattan, where Dylan offered them marijuana and The Beatles tried it for the first time. Their mutual friend and writer Al Aronowitz was also present. Dylan was surprised that The Beatles had never tried marijuana because he had mistakenly interpreted the line “I can't hide” from “I Want to Hold Your Hand” as “I get high”. Paul McCartney later said that after the experience he felt as though he were “thinking for the first time”.
- Zpěvák a klávesista Mike Smith z The Dave Clark Five byl během vystoupení v Chicagu stažen fanoušky z pódia a utrpěl dvě zlomená žebra.
- Elvis, Vernon Presley and Colonel Tom Parker visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Elvis also held a benefit concert to raise funds for the memorial.
- 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“.
- Elvis Presley hosted The Beatles at his rented home on Perugia Way in Bel Air, California, during a break in their North American tour. The four-hour meeting included discussions about music and an unrehearsed jam session. The Beatles were initially nervous, but Presley broke the tension. While the musicians were getting acquainted, their managers Colonel Tom Parker and Brian Epstein played pool in the next room. John Lennon later said that without Elvis, The Beatles would have meant nothing.
- On the final day of their five-day break during their North American tour, The Beatles visited a recording session by The Byrds and later, at around 10:00 p.m., visited Elvis Presley at his home on Perugia Way in Bel Air, Los Angeles. The meeting was initially somewhat stiff, but Elvis broke the tension by suggesting that they play together, followed by a jam session on Chuck Berry songs. Colonel Tom Parker and Brian Epstein played pool in the meantime. It was The Beatles' only personal meeting with Elvis Presley.
- A fan of The Monkees hid aboard the band’s plane between concerts in Minneapolis and St. Louis. Her father subsequently threatened legal action over the transportation of a minor across state lines.
- The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Park Lane Hilton in London.
- 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.
- Elvis and Priscilla Presley returned from Las Vegas to Memphis at 8:20 a.m.
- Elvis Presley spent time at Circle G Ranch and, instead of horseback riding, took up target shooting.
- At 6:00 p.m., Elvis Presley hosted a dinner for the cast and crew of the film “Charro!” at Goldwyn Studios. He then left for Las Vegas for a short stay at the Aladdin Hotel.
- On August 2, 1969, Bob Dylan returned to his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, for his ten-year high school reunion, marking the class of 1959. He and his wife Sara met classmates beforehand at the local Moose Lodge, but after a confrontation with a drunken former classmate, Dylan left and ultimately did not attend the reunion itself.
- Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys was charged with failing to report for the civil service he was required to perform in lieu of two years of military service.
- She was originally booked to perform at Woodstock but had to cancel her appearance because of a television engagement. She later wrote the song “Woodstock”.
- Bob Seger divorced his first wife after only ten months of marriage.
- Elvis Presley, Priscilla, Colonel Parker, members of his entourage, and their wives attended the opening night of Nancy Sinatra's engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. After the concert, they attended a party hosted by Frank Sinatra, where Fred Astaire was also present.
- Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys married his second wife, Barbara Charren, in Los Angeles. They divorced in 1974.
- Elvis Presley attended Nancy Sinatra's opening performance at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
- Janis Joplin and Juanita Green paid for a gravestone for blues legend Bessie Smith's previously unmarked grave at Mount Lawn Cemetery in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. Joplin considered Smith her greatest musical influence, while Green had worked as Smith's housekeeper.
- The Stooges fired bassist Dave Alexander after he forgot how to play their songs during their performance at the Goose Lake International Music Festival in Michigan. It was the final concert by the original lineup.
- The trial of Jim Morrison began over an alleged onstage exposure at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami. Morrison was found guilty, and Judge Goodman sentenced him to six months of hard labor and a $500 fine for public exposure, plus another 60 days of hard labor for profanity. His lawyer immediately filed an appeal, and Morrison was released on $50,000 bail. Morrison died in Paris on July 3, 1971, before the legal issues were resolved. In December 2010, the Florida Clemency Board granted him a full pardon. Members of The Doors' team maintained that Morrison had never actually exposed himself.
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono donated £1,000 to a support fund for Scottish shipyard workers' unions.
- John Lennon flew from London's Heathrow Airport to New York. According to the source, he never subsequently set foot on British soil again, although he planned to visit his aunt Mimi before his death in December 1980.
- Seven months after marrying music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Rhonda. Her biological father was later revealed to be Motown Records owner Berry Gordy Jr. Rhonda was raised by Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein and learned her father's true identity at the age of 12.
- Elvis Presley was feeling somewhat better, but was still concerned about throat problems, and a specialist was called in.
- John Lennon left England with his wife Yoko Ono to begin a new life in New York. He never returned to England.
- Paul and Linda McCartney, along with Wings drummer Denny Seiwell, were arrested backstage at Scandinavium Hall in Gothenburg, Sweden, for possession of marijuana. Earlier that day, the McCartneys had collected a package addressed to Seiwell at the hotel that contained marijuana. They were released after paying a fine, and the tour continued.
- Stevie Wonder suffered serious injuries in a car accident when the rented car he was riding in crashed from behind into a small logging truck on I-85 near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a log struck him in the face. He suffered a severe brain contusion, was in a coma for four days, temporarily lost his sense of smell and taste, and returned to the studio within a few weeks.
- Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell left Wings.
- Jeff Baxter and Jim Hodder left Steely Dan, while Donald Fagen and Walter Becker decided to continue as a studio project.
- Robert Plant, his wife, and their children suffered serious injuries in a car accident on the Greek island of Rhodes. Plant sustained several fractures, including injuries to his ankles and elbow. The accident led to the postponement of Led Zeppelin’s planned North American tour.
- Producer Kim Fowley began assembling The Runaways in Los Angeles. The core of the group consisted of Joan Jett and drummer Sandy West, with additional members including Micki Steele and Lita Ford joining later. The band released four studio albums during their career.
- Hank Williams Jr. survived a 500-foot fall from Ajax Mountain in Montana and suffered facial scarring. After two years of surgeries, he returned to music; he later often concealed the scars with a hat, beard and sunglasses.
- Paul Kossoff, guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler, was taken to hospital after a sudden deterioration in his health, where he was considered dead for 35 minutes. Kossoff died on March 19, 1976, from heart failure following long-term problems with drug use.
- During a performance in Birmingham, England, Eric Clapton publicly expressed support for the right-wing National Front and made racist remarks.
- In the early morning hours, Elvis Presley rented Libertyland amusement park as a special gift for his daughter Lisa Marie and a group of friends.
- Thirty-year-old Jimmy Buffett married his second wife, twenty-six-year-old Jane Slagsvol from Columbia, South Carolina. Slagsvol helped write Buffett's songs “Something So Feminine About A Mandolin” and “Kick It In Second Wind”. They later separated for nine years but subsequently reunited.
- Lionel Richie later said that the inspiration for “Three Times a Lady” came from his father's speech at his parents' 37th wedding anniversary celebration.
- The Osmonds ended their career after 20 years.
- Ten original drawings by Gerald Scarfe created for Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” were stolen from the foyer of Earls Court in London, where they were on display.
- Four masked robbers broke into his home in Woodstock, New York. Rundgren, his girlfriend, and three guests were tied up and robbed. The perpetrators reportedly believed that rock stars kept cocaine at home and threatened Rundgren.
- Tom Petersson left Cheap Trick because of burnout and personal and musical differences. He was replaced by Pete Comita. Petersson returned to the group in 1988 for the album “Lap of Luxury”, which contained their comeback hit “The Flame”.
- Television star Valerie Bertinelli attended a Van Halen concert in Shreveport, Louisiana, and got backstage to meet Eddie Van Halen, whom she found very attractive. Their relationship developed into love: they married less than a year later, and their son Wolfgang was born in 1991. They separated in 2001 and finalized their divorce in 2007.
- Karen Carpenter married 39-year-old property developer Thomas James Burris in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel. The marriage quickly deteriorated, and Carpenter later filed for divorce.
- Olivia Newton-John received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- José Feliciano married Susan Omillian in California on August 2, 1982.
- David Crosby was sentenced in Texas to five years in prison for possession of cocaine and an illegal firearm. After unsuccessful appeals, he began serving his sentence at Huntsville State Prison on March 6, 1986, and was released on parole five months later. In November 1987, a Texas appeals court overturned the original conviction because of an illegal search during his arrest.
- Kajagoogoo dismissed their lead singer Limahl, who subsequently began a solo career. The band had previously reached No. 1 in the UK with the single “Too Shy”.
- Phil Collins married Jill Tavelman.
- Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran was trapped with five other crew members during a yacht race after their boat “Drum” capsized. Le Bon remained trapped beneath the hull for approximately twenty minutes before he and the other crew members were rescued. After the keel was repaired, the boat continued in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race 1985/86, finishing third.
- The News of the World published an interview with 16-year-old Mandy Smith in which she openly discussed her more-than-two-year relationship with Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, saying the relationship had begun when she was 13.
- David Crosby of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young was released on parole from a Texas prison on August 8, 1986, after serving a sentence for cocaine possession and illegal possession of a firearm. In November 1987, a Texas appeals court overturned his conviction.
- After ten years together, Bob Geldof married television presenter Paula Yates in Las Vegas. Their best man was Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran.
- Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama were married.
- The Beastie Boys sued the city of Jacksonville, Florida, over the use of the “mature audience” designation on concert tickets and in advertisements.
- Lindsey Buckingham během schůzky skupiny Fleetwood Mac ostře vystoupil proti svým spoluhráčům a skupinu opustil. Fleetwood Mac následně koncertovali bez něj na podporu alba „Tango In The Night“.
- Wilson Pickett was found guilty of threatening bar patrons in New Jersey with a loaded shotgun after a fight inside the establishment. He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $1,000.
- Bruce Springsteen’s wife Julianne filed for divorce after newspapers published photographs of Springsteen together with backing singer Patti Scialfa.
- Adam Clayton of U2 was arrested in a pub car park in Dublin for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it. His conviction was overturned after he paid £25,000 to Dublin Woman's Aid Centre.
- Ric Ocasek of The Cars married model Paulina Porizkova. They met after Porizkova appeared in the video for The Cars' hit “Drive”.
- John Mellencamp became a grandfather at the age of 37 when his daughter Michelle gave birth to Elexis Suzanne Peach. The event attracted national media attention also because Mellencamp's second wife Victoria Granucci filed for divorce four days later.
- Ringo Starr officially became the first grandfather among The Beatles after his daughter Lee gave birth to a son, Zak.
- While warming up before an outdoor concert at Wingate Field in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, a stage lighting structure collapsed due to strong winds and landed on his back. The accident paralyzed him from the neck down; he lived with the effects of his injuries until his death in 1999.
- Elton John entered a rehabilitation center in Chicago, where he was treated for bulimia, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
- Elton John entered a rehabilitation center in Chicago, where he was treated for bulimia, alcoholism and drug addiction.
- Rick James pleaded not guilty to charges that he had imprisoned, tortured and sexually assaulted a woman at his California home.
- The 5th Dimension received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. The ceremony honored the original lineup of Billy Davis Jr., Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Ron Townson and LaMonte McLemore. Between 1966 and 1983, the group placed 20 songs in the Billboard Top 40 and 14 albums on the Billboard album chart.
- The 5th Dimension received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Dottie West suffered serious injuries in a car accident while travelling to a performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. She died five days later.
- Jan Berry of Jan & Dean married Gertie Filip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The wedding took place on stage during a Jan & Dean performance.
- Sting and Trudie Styler held a wedding reception and church blessing at St. Andrew's Church in Great Durnford, Wiltshire; they had already officially married in a civil ceremony in London on August 20. The Troggs performed at the celebration, and all three members of The Police subsequently came together on stage and played several songs.
- Lionel Richie divorced his first wife, Brenda Harvey.
- Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards entered a private clinic for treatment for nervous exhaustion.
- A New York judge officially ended Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley's nine-year marriage. Despite the separation, they remained lifelong friends, and Joel continued to perform the song “Uptown Girl” in concert, which Brinkley had inspired.
- 27-year-old R. Kelly married fifteen-year-old Aaliyah at the Sheraton Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. Her age was listed as 18 on the marriage certificate. The marriage was annulled after Aaliyah's family learned of it, and because neither side spoke publicly about it, few details emerged.
- LL Cool J a Simone Johnson se vzali.
- Wilson Pickett entered a drug rehabilitation program after a New Jersey judge offered him treatment for cocaine addiction instead of prison.
- At NASA’s request, Diamond Rio hosted a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the Kennedy Space Center.
- Lars Ulrich of Metallica became a father for the first time; his son Myles was born.
- Melanie Brown of the Spice Girls, known as “Scary Spice”, announced that she was pregnant.
- 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.
- Patsy Cline was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Puddle Of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin secretly made his way backstage during the Family Values Tour and handed Fred Durst's security guard a demo recording. Durst listened to it and signed the band to his label Flawless Records.
- It was announced that Oasis rhythm guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs had left the band after completing his guitar parts for their fourth album “Standing on the Shoulder of Giants”.
- Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers married his third wife, Patti Arnold, in Las Vegas. The wedding took place at Caesar's Palace.
- Police were called to Gary Glitter's home in west London after a crowd gathered outside and began shouting at him.
- James Brown's head of security was arrested in connection with a fire in Augusta, Georgia, that destroyed Brown's offices.
- David Bowie and his wife Iman celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones.
- New Orleans International Airport was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport on August 2, 2001, in honor of the New Orleans-born trumpeter, singer, and bandleader Louis Armstrong.
- Dave Stewart married fashion photographer Anoushka Fisz on a private beach on the French Riviera. Guests included Elton John, Mick Jagger, Liam and Noel Gallagher, and Annie Lennox.
- The News of the World reported that Mariah Carey had hired private investigator Jack Palladino to monitor her former husband, Tommy Mottola. Palladino said Carey believed that Mottola was conducting a smear campaign against her.
- Shania Twain and her husband and producer, Mutt Lange, welcomed their son Eja.
- Během amerického turné v Indianapolisu havarovalo taxi převážející členy Oasis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell a Jay Darlington byli převezeni do nemocnice s řeznými ranami, pohmožděninami a lehkými zraněními.
- Město Philadelphia vyhlásilo den na počest progresivně rockové skupiny Yes. Slavnostního ceremoniálu se zúčastnila celá klasická sestava Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman a Alan White.
- Lisa Marie Presley married actor Nicolas Cage. The marriage lasted less than four months.
- Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, married actor Nicolas Cage at a resort in Hawaii. Cage filed for divorce after 108 days of marriage, and the union was officially dissolved on May 26, 2004. Lisa Marie Presley had previously been married to musician Danny Keough and later to Michael Jackson.
- The Osmonds získali hvězdu na Hollywoodském chodníku slávy. Slavnost uvedl jejich dlouholetý přítel a mentor Andy Williams.
- Janis Ian, whose first hit “Society’s Child” was written when she was 16, married her partner, attorney Patricia Snyder, in Toronto. Snyder specialized in criminal defense. It was the second marriage for both. Ian said she did not plan a honeymoon because she was working on two upcoming albums. Same-sex marriage was legal in Toronto at the time.
- Stella McCartney married publisher Alasdair Willis on the Scottish island of Bute. Guests included Sir Paul McCartney, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde and Chris Martin of Coldplay.
- The Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped wastewater from the Kinzie Street Bridge in Illinois into the river, hitting a tourist boat and covering a group of tourists with the contaminated waste. The band was not on the bus, and the driver denied the incident until confronted with security camera footage.
- Clay Millican performed a burnout in front of Graceland with an Elvis Presley-themed dragster.
- Charlie Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones, confirmed that he was undergoing treatment for throat cancer. He underwent radiotherapy, and the disease later went into remission.
- It was announced that The Rolling Stones drummer was undergoing treatment for throat cancer, which had been diagnosed in June.
- Brandon Flowers, lead singer of The Killers, married his longtime girlfriend, Tana Mundkowsky, in a small private ceremony in Hawaii. Members of the band, along with family and friends, attended the ceremony.
- Melissa Etheridge announced that she had been cancer-free for nine months.
- Zpěvák a skladatel Marc Cohn byl během pokusu o carjacking v Denveru v Coloradu postřelen do hlavy a ze zranění se zotavil.
- Marc Cohn survived being shot in the head during an attempted carjacking after a concert in Denver, Colorado. The bullet struck him in the temple but did not penetrate his skull.
- After twelve years away from the public eye, he appeared at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, where he watched his sister Vet perform with Phunk Phamily Affair, a band playing the repertoire of Sly and the Family Stone.
- 77-year-old Fats Domino was rescued from the flooding in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina after being rescued from his home in the Ninth Ward. Beforehand, he had told his agent that despite the evacuation order, he planned to remain at home, mainly because his wife Rosemary was in poor health and traveling was difficult for her. After being rescued by boat, Domino and his family were taken to an emergency shelter on the LSU campus.
- Travis Barker of Blink-182 filed for divorce from his former beauty queen wife, Shanna Moakler.
- Barry Manilow underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in both hips and faced a six- to eight-week recovery. He spent the first few days using a wheelchair before getting back on his feet and making a full return to the stage later that October.
- Keith Richards signed a deal to write his autobiography, which was later published under the title Life.
- DNA testing of people claiming to be James Brown’s children showed that at least two of them were indeed his children.
- DNA testing of approximately a dozen people who claimed James Brown was their father showed that at least two of them were indeed his children.
- Marilyn Manson was sued by former band member Stephen Bier, known as Madonna Wayne Gacy, who claimed that Manson owed him $20 million in profit shares. Bier also claimed that he had not been properly paid for nearly two decades with the band.
- Lily Allen byla po příletu na letiště v Los Angeles zbavena amerického pracovního víza. Byla zadržena kvůli vyšetřování údajného napadení v Londýně.
- Pete Doherty byl soudcem varován, že kvůli drogovým deliktům může čelit vězení nebo trestu obecně prospěšných prací.
- Ron Isley ze skupiny The Isley Brothers začal vykonávat 37měsíční trest za daňové úniky. Soudce odmítl jeho žádost o zkrácení trestu kvůli zdravotním problémům a označil ho za opakovaného daňového delikventa.
- Amy Winehouse overdosed on a mixture of alcohol, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine after visiting several London pubs. Her hospitalization led to the cancellation of her first U.S. tour. The singer refused her record company's request that she enter rehabilitation for alcohol abuse, which inspired her hit "Rehab". She later did enter rehab, but never remained sober for long.
- Amy Winehouse cancelled a series of European concerts after being admitted to University College London Hospital due to severe exhaustion. She was later discharged.
- Jennifer Lopez won a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, and was awarded $545,000. Lopez claimed that Noa had violated a previous legal agreement prohibiting him from disclosing private information about their relationship.
- Jurors, lawyers and Phil Spector toured his California mansion to see for themselves the site where actress Lana Clarkson had died four years earlier. Spector was on trial for her murder. On September 26, Judge Larry Paul Fidler declared a mistrial after a deadlocked jury voted 10–2 for conviction. At the second trial, Spector was convicted on April 13, 2009, and sentenced to 19 years to life.
- Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls gave birth to a son, Beau, at the Portland Hospital private hospital in London. His father was her partner Jade Jones, a former member of the boy band Damage.
- 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.
- Zpěvačka Jewel se po deseti letech vztahu provdala za rodeového jezdce Tyho Murrayho na Bahamách.
- Bo Diddley was posthumously awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Florida in Gainesville.
- 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.
- A Los Angeles judge awarded Katherine Jackson permanent custody of Michael Jackson’s three children; Debbie Rowe was granted visitation rights.
- A federal jury ruled that Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum must pay four music companies $675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs.
- A man who claimed to be secretly engaged to Miley Cyrus was arrested and charged with attempting to stalk her.
- Don Henley reached an out-of-court settlement with Republican candidate Chuck DeVore over the unauthorized use of parodies of the songs “All She Wants to Do Is Dance” and “The Boys of Summer” in campaign videos.
- Rondor Music threatened legal action over the use of the title and borrowed lyrical elements from “California Girls” in Katy Perry's “California Gurls.” No lawsuit was ultimately filed.
- Mark David Chapman's parole hearing was postponed until early September so that authorities could gather additional information.
- Olivia Newton-John was appointed an Officer of the General Division of the Order of Australia in Canberra.
- Big Sean was arrested in Lewiston, New York, in connection with allegations of sexual assault during a concert. He later accepted a plea deal for second-degree unlawful imprisonment and was fined $750.
- Gavin DeGraw was attacked by a group of men on a street in New York City while on tour with Maroon 5 and Train. He suffered a broken nose and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
- The Monkees canceled the remaining nine concerts of their tour, citing “business issues”. Three original members of the group, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork, had reunited for the tour after a ten-year break.
- Representatives of Welsh singer Tom Jones denied British reports that the 71-year-old singer had suffered a heart attack or other heart problems, saying that he was only dehydrated. Jones had to cancel his evening concert at the Salle des Etoiles in Monaco, which was to have been the final date of his demanding three-month “Praise & Blame” tour.
- Stevie Wonder filed for divorce from his second wife, Kai Millard Morris, after approximately ten years of marriage; irreconcilable differences were cited as the reason.
- Neil Diamond received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 N. Vine Street, directly in front of the iconic Capitol Records building.
- Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley surprised fans with a visit to Graceland on the eve of the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death and spoke to the crowd. Lisa Marie said she had previously avoided the occasion because it was emotionally difficult for her, but this time she felt it was important to attend.
- At the release of the album “The Singer”, Art Garfunkel said that his voice was recovering well enough for him to go on tour in the autumn. These were his first major live performances since 2010, when vocal cord paresis prevented him from performing and also led to the cancellation of a planned North American Simon and Garfunkel tour.
- Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman of The Turtles filed a $100 million class-action lawsuit against SiriusXM over the use of older recordings. The case was settled in 2016 for $99 million.
- In an interview with AARP Magazine, Linda Ronstadt revealed that she had Parkinson's disease, which had ended her singing career in 2009 and made her unable to sing. She used walking sticks when walking on uneven terrain and travelled with a wheelchair.
- 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.
- Fergie and her husband Josh Duhamel became parents to their first child, a son named Axl. Fergie said the name Axl came to her in a dream in which she watched Axl Rose perform.
- Gwen Stefani filed for divorce from Gavin Rossdale.
- Members of Grateful Dead—Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann—announced the formation of the new group Dead & Company, with John Mayer joining them.
- The musical “Hamilton,” a hip-hop-inspired work about the life of Alexander Hamilton, premiered on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre six months after its sold-out Off-Broadway debut.
- Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band canceled most of his upcoming tour dates due to serious health problems and was receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
- Ed Sheeran faced a lawsuit in the United States over claims that his song “Thinking Out Loud” copied parts of Marvin Gaye’s “Let's Get It On.” The heirs of co-writer Ed Townsend sought a jury decision on possible damages.
- Glen Campbell was laid to rest in a private ceremony in his hometown of Delight, Arkansas. In the two days following his death, sales of his music increased by 5,429% and streams by 1,430%, according to Nielsen Music.
- Neil Young and American actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah married in a secret ceremony in Atascadero, California. It was Young's third marriage and Hannah's first.
- In a long-running copyright dispute over the opening riff of “Stairway to Heaven,” a new legal filing was submitted in support of Led Zeppelin. Signatories included members of Korn, Tool, Judas Priest and Linkin Park, and a total of 123 musicians joined the amicus curiae filing.
- Ellie Goulding married art dealer Caspar Jopling at York Minster Cathedral in England. Guests included Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Tracey Emin, Sienna Miller, James Blunt, Princess Eugenie and Sarah, Duchess of York.
- Katy Perry gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Daisy Dove Bloom. The father is her partner, actor Orlando Bloom.
- Jack White completed his quest to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. The final stop was Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where he watched the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Detroit Tigers on August 2.
- During a performance at the Boardmasters festival in Cornwall, Florence Welch suffered internal bleeding after a ruptured fallopian tube. She completed the concert but then required emergency surgery that saved her life.
- Taylor Swift announced her engagement to her partner Travis Kelce. She posted a photograph on Instagram showing the Kansas City Chiefs player proposing to her.
- Gary Glitter appeared via video link before Westminster Magistrates' Court over four historical sexual offense charges. The case was referred to the Old Bailey for trial, and Gary Glitter remained in custody.