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The Toronto Jazz Festival, a ten day event, continues at venues in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Artists appearing during the course of the festival include Ziggy Marley, Esperanza Spalding, Bill Frisell, George Benson, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trombone Shorty, Natalie Cole, The Canadian Jazz Quartet and Benny Green.On their first tour together in over twenty years, the surviving members of The Beach Boys play at The Bank Of America Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
On their Fallen Empires tour, Snow Patrol play at The Arena Wien, Vienna, Austria, Europe.
The Flaming Lips release a new album, The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends, on Warner Bros records in the USA. [It was previously released only as a vinyl limited edition].
Katy Perry attends the Los Angeles premiere of her movie, Katy Perry : Part of Me, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, USA.
Linkin Park release their fifth studio album, Living Things in the USA, Brazil, Canada, Chile and Turkey.On The Wall Tour 2012, Roger Waters plays at The Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Spice Girls announce details of their new joint project, the West End stage musical Viva Forever!, set to launch at The Piccadilly Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, on December 11. The quintet also reveal plans for a spin-off movie, a Broadway theatre production and CD compilations.
Maroon 5 release their fourth studio album, Overexposed, in the USA and in Poland, Europe.
Singer Will Loomis files legal papers in Newport, California, USA, beginning a lawsuit against Jessie J, The Universal Music Group, Lava Records, and Universal Republic Records. Loomis claims that substantial parts of his 2008 song Bright Red Chords were taken without his permission and used in Jessie J's 2011 hit Domino. (2011)
Believe by Justin Bieber enters the Billboard 100 Albums Chart in the USA at No1 with sales of 374,000 in its first week. It also reaches No1 in Canada on sales of 57,000 copies.
Katy Perry attends the Los Angeles premiere of her movie, Katy Perry : Part of Me, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.Robert Cray plays at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK, during The London Blues Fest.
It is announced that Peter Hook, bassist with Joy Division and New Order and former owner of Manchester's Hacienda club, has teamed up with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to launch a new Masters Degree Course in Music Industry Management and Promotion from September 2012.
On their Maiden England World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The Comcast Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Alice Cooper.
It is announced that in the seven years since her first British hit, Pon De Replay, Rihanna has sold over 20m records - 14m singles and 6m albums - in the UK.On their Up All Night Tour, One Direction play at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia, USA.