The week in music – in pictures

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The week's highlights from planet pop
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Week in music: LaToya Jackson arrives for Dr. Conrad Murray's tria
La Toya Jackson arrives at Conrad Murray's trial in Los Angeles. Murray was employed by her brother Michael Jackson at the time of his death Photograph: Gus Ruelas/Reuters
Week in music: Michael Jackson fans
Michael Jackson fans hold signs outside Los Angeles superior court, where the trial of his personal physician Conrad Murray is taking place Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
Week in music: Rock in Rio
An aerial view of the world's biggest music festival – Rock in Rio – held at the City of Rock in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Photograph: Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images
Week in music: Shakira performs at the Rock in Rio Music Festival in Rio de Janeiro
An energetic Shakira performs at Rock in Rio Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Week in music: Singer Rihanna
Rihanna shoots her new music video on Alan Graham's land outside Bangor, Northern Ireland. Graham had allowed the pop star to film a video in his field but took exception when he went out to fetch his tractor and found her dressed in a way he deemed 'unacceptable' Photograph: Stephen Hamilton/Presseye.com
Week in music: Rihanna in Belfast
Rihanna gestures during the second day of filming her new pop video in north Belfast Photograph: Paul Faith/PA
Week in music: Afghan guitarist Hasher
Afghan guitarist Hasher plays during a workshop as part of preparations for Sound Central, a one-day 'stealth festival' in Kabul that organisers hope will draw 1,000 to 2,000 young Afghans Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Week in music: Manu Chao Performs a Free Concert in Arizona
Manu Chao performs at a free concert for thousands opposing anti-immigration legislation in Phoenix, Arizona Photograph: Parker Haeg / Demotix/Demotix/Corbis
Week in music: Jay-Z
Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation hosts an event called Making The Ordinary Extraordinary at Pier 54 in New York Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Week in music: Duran Duran
Duran Duran perform at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Week in music: RAGE Official Launch Party - Inside
Snoop Dogg plays the game RAGE at it's official launch party in Los Angeles Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images
Week in music: Steve Martin
Steve Martin accepts the entertainer of the year award for Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards in Nashville, Tennessee Photograph: Mark Humphrey/AP
Week in music: The Black Eyed Peas and Friends
Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas performs at the Concert 4 NYC in New York Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Week in music: Tina Turner
Tina Turner in concert presenting her new album Children Beyond in Zurich, Switzerland Photograph: Action Press/Rex Features
Week in music: iHeartRadio Music Festival - Day 2 - Show
Lady Gaga performs at the iHeartRadio festival, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada Photograph: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Week in music: Photo of Sylvia Robinson
Sylvia Robinson, who has died aged 75, made an indelible mark on African-American music as a singer, producer and record company owner. She sang on hit records from the 1950s to the 1970s, and then became known as 'the mother of hip-hop' after she was among the first to recognise the potential of the nascent rap scene in the streets and clubs of New York Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives
Week in music: Country Act Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
A promotional portrait of American country bluegrass duo Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper in the 1950s. Wilma Lee Cooper, considered the first lady of bluegrass has died, aged 90 Photograph: Frank Driggs Collection/Getty Images

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