June:

• June 18: Mötley Crüe have filed a lawsuit against their managers claiming that they used extortionist tactics and gave poor career guidance.[1]
• June 12: Singer/songwriter Cat Power has won the Shortlist Music Prize. She is the first female winner of the prize, which awards less mainstream acts.[2]
• June 11: Three Ibizan nightclubs have been forced to close for several weeks by government officials because of the use of illegal drugs within the clubs.[3]
• June 5: Rapper The Game has been charged in the US with carrying a firearm in a school zone and making a criminal threat.[4]
• June 2: Anna Vinnitskaja has won the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels. [5]
• June 1: The Beatles released their album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 40 years ago.