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Guitarist, singer and songwriter Chuck Prophet releases his twelfth studio album, Temple Beautiful, in the UK. The album is Prophet's homage to the city of San Francisco.
Eric Church releases a new single, Springsteen, on EMI Records to radio in the USA. The song's lyric makes reference to the Bruce Springsteen songs I'm On Fire, Born To Run, Glory Days and Born In The U.S.A.
Daft Punk visit Nile Rodgers of Chic at his apartment in New York City, USA. After a day spent jamming together, they decide to make an album together.
Figures published by the BPI, based on Official Charts Company sales data, reveal that British artists accounted for 52.7% of the overall UK artist album market in 2011 - a fifteen-year high and up from 2010's tally of 48.9%.
Lady Gaga launches her own social networking site, LittleMonsters.com, declaring that it will be used "to communicate with her most devoted fans".
Slash completes work on his second album, Apocalyptic Love, at Barefoot Recording Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Figures published by the BPI, based on Official Charts Company sales data, reveal that British artists accounted for 52.7% of the overall UK artist album market in 2011 - a fifteen-year high and up from 2010's tally of 48.9%.
Van Halen, newly re-formed, release a new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, in the UK.
Slash completes work on his second album, Apocalyptic Love, at Barefoot Recording Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz guitarist Billy Bean, working with Charlie Ventura, Paul Horn, Bud Shank and others as well as pursuing an acclaimed solo career, dies after years of substance abuse.
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