- Haiti - Quebec worldbeat pioneer Éval Manigat dies at 69
- Los Angeles - American Idol David Cook writes songs with his own idol, Raine Maida
- Los Angeles - Jon Mullane song scores Olympics TV commercial
- Canada - SOCAN members make Chatelaine's list of 80 women to watch
- China - Claude "Mégo" Lemay among Beijing Olympics' theme song competition finalists
- Canada - Three SOCAN members honoured by Canada Post
- Quebec - Six SOCAN members take part in Quebec City's 400th Anniversary celebrations
- Halifax - Sampson, Gallant play $1.6 million fundraiser for David Foster Foundation
- Quebec - Quebec folklorist Gabriel Labbé dead at 69
- Toronto - Guitar great and SOCAN member Jeff Healey dead at 41
- Montreal - Neil Chotem dead at 87
- Montreal - Death of Daniel Hétu and Michel Conte
