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Britney Spears sues US Weekly for $20 million in libel damages after the supermarket tab publishes a story claiming she and Kevin Federline made a "goofy" sex tape.
Britney Spears
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bans all Western music from Iran's state-owned radio and TV stations.
Band Aid 20 remain at No. 1 in the UK for the third straight week with "Do They Know It's Christmas?," securing the much-coveted title of Christmas No. 1. The No. 1 album is Robbie Williams' Greatest Hits.
Band Aid 20
Robbie Williams
Brit rockers Embrace ("The Good Will Out") kick off a series of comeback gigs at the Leeds Cockpit.
Embrace (UK)
Kevin Eckenrod is sentenced to 25 months in prison for impersonating Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti. He was arrested and charged in April for stealing more than a thousand dollars while kissing a misinformed Creed fan.
Creed
Bruce Springsteen and bandmate Nils Lofgren attend the funeral of their friend, eccentric Wall St. tycoon John Mulheren. Springsteen leads the assembly in Christmas carols, while Lofgren sings "Wind Beneath My Wings."
Bruce Springsteen
Nils Lofgren
Pop Staples, the guitarist who headed the family gospel group the Staples Singers, dies after falling near his home in Dalton, Ill. The Staple Singers had a rare pop hit in 1972 with "I'll Take You There."
The Staple Singers
Dave Matthews Band record the show that will become their third official live release, Live in Chicago 12-19-98 at the United Center.
Dave Matthews Band
The Byrds' original drummer Michael Clarke dies of liver failure in Treasure Island, Fla.
The Byrds
Michael Clark
Paul Simon performs for the umpteenth time on Saturday Night Live. Even more bizarre was that the host was politician Paul Simon, then running for president.
Paul Simon
At Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, two girls die during a crush before a Public Enemy concert.
Public Enemy
The Rolling Stones wrap up their American tour in Hampton, Va. The show is televised on closed-circuit cable.
The Rolling Stones
On his first ever solo world tour, George Harrison performs the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden.
George Harrison
President Nixon commends MGM's Mike Curb for dropping MGM acts, including Connie Francis, from his roster because they purportedly advocated drug use. Curb later became lieutenant governor of California.
Mike Curb
Connie Francis
At London's Great Marlborough Street Magistrates Court Mick Jagger is fined 200 pounds for possession of marijuana. His girlfriend Marianne Faithfull is acquitted of a similar charge.
Marianne Faithfull
Mick Jagger
John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet with media guru Marshall McLuhan at the University of Toronto for a 45-minute rap session.
Yoko Ono
John Lennon
The struggling Led Zeppelin performs at the Exeter City Hall in England for a fee of 125 pounds. On many dates in the current tour, the band is billed as the New Yardbirds simply to draw an audience.
Led Zeppelin
Paul McCartney attends a preview of the musical Twang! at London's Shaftsbury Theatre.
Paul McCartney
Beatles for Sale spends its first week at No. 1 in the U.K. album charts. It knocks A Hard Day's Night off the top spot, where it had spent the last 21 weeks.
The Beatles
The Tamla-Motown Rock & Roll Show, featuring the Supremes, the Miracles and Marvin Gaye, comes to Harlem's Apollo Theatre for a ten-night stand.
Marvin Gaye
The Supremes
Miracles
At Graceland, Elvis Presley receives his draft notice from Milton Bowers, chairman of the Memphis draft board, despite protests from the teen community. Presley's army stint in Germany would take much of the wind out of rock 'n' roll.
Elvis Presley
Outspoken folksinger Phil Ochs is born in El Paso, Texas.
Phil Ochs
 
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