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In a positive frenzy of Twitter postings - over 70 in three hours - Kanye West holds forth about politics, fashion and, perhaps most significantly, denies rumours that he has sacked his agent, Cara Lewis.
Nicki Minaj, with 8,175,598 followers, overtakes Eminem, with 8,160,476, to become the most followed artist on Twitter.Neilsen Soundscan figures published in American music trade magazine Billboard reveal that album sales in the USA grew in 2011 for the first time since 2004, with album sales rising by 1.4% to 330.6m units, up from 326.2m in the previous year.
The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, announces a strategic partnership with Onkyo Corporation, a worldwide leader in consumer audio. The partnership is intended to enhance Gibson's continued diversification into the music and audio lifestyle sectors of the business.
The Extravaganza Memorial Jam Tribute concert is held at The Social, Orlando, Florida, USA, in memory of Sam Rivers, a widely respected jazz saxophonist and composer who played with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and others.
Bryan Ferry marries his girlfriend, Amanda Sheppard, at a luxury beach resort in Turks and Caicos, Bahamas.
It is announced that a new religion, Kopimism, has been officially acknowledged by the Swedish government agency Kammarkollegiet. Followers of Kopimism believe that file sharing or copying is a religious activity. The music industry, on the other hand, believes file sharing is a crime and prefers to call it internet piracy.
The original three members of Sugababes announce that they have re-formed and are working together on new material. Legal problems over the ownership of the band name will, however, mean that the trio will have to adopt a new name before releasing anything commercially.Actor/rapper and husband of Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon is hospitalized in Aspen, Colorado, USA, suffering from a mild kidney failure.
During Gregg Allman's concert at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, a fight breaks out between 44-year-old Carl Darren Brothers and Ronald Sixt Jr., seated next to him. Sixt is stabbed and, as a result, Brothers is taken to Metro Nashville Jail and charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication.