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Island Records singer and songwriter Jessie J tops the BBC Sound of 2011 list of new talent in the UK.
Just Jack posts a message on Facebook saying, "Congratulations to my mate Ed Sheeran. No.2 in the iTunes Album chart today. No radio, no TV, no label, no promo. Respect." The message is a reference to Sheeran's self-released fifth EP, No. 5 Collaborations Project, which features eight collaborations with hip-hop artists including Wiley, Sway, Dot Rotton, JME and P-Money.
On the JLCO Winter Tour 2011, Wynton Marsalis plays the first of two nights at The UNC Chapel Hill Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
On her Speak Now World Tour, Taylor Swift plays at Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan, Asia.
Funeral For A Friend play at The Borderline, London, England, UK, as part of HMV's Next Big Thing.
On her Monster Ball tour, Lady Gaga plays the second of two nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA. Paul McCartney is seen at the gig, dancing with his girlfriend Nancy Shevell, and Liza Minelli visits Gaga in her dressing room after the show.
Yellowcard release a new album, When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes, in the USA.
Slash and his wife Perla host a preview of the guitarist's items which are going up for auction at Julien's Auctions Gallery in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their Bon Jovi Live 2011 tour, Bon Jovi play at The Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Rick Springfield is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Malibu, California, USA.
On their Bon Jovi Live 2011 tour, Bon Jovi play at The Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
On her California Dreams tour Katy Perry plays at Zepp Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan, Asia.
It is announced that music business mogul Clive Davis is giving $5m to The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, New York City, USA. The money is ear-marked to expand the school's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music [funded by a previous Davis donation of $5m] into the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
On their A Thousand Suns tour, Linkin Park play at The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, USA.
Paul Simon plays a live show at Webster Hall, New York City, USA. The show is recorded and will be released as the CD/DVD set Live In New York City.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Town Hall, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
Pomplamoose release the album The Album You Bought At Our Show [Thanks For That] as a digital download on ShadowTree Music.
On their Final Frontier World Tour, Iron Maiden play at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France.
Bilal, Aloe Blacc and Raphael Saadiq play in the Miles Davis Hall, Montreux, Switzerland, during the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival.
Multiple Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse is found dead at her flat in Camden, London, England, UK. The 2012 song Amy by Green Day will be inspired by Billie Joe Armstrong hearing of Winehouse's death.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at Estadio Nacional De Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, Caribbean.
Reggae artist Denroy Morgan is arrested when police find a substantial quantity of marijuana in his car after he runs a stop sign in the Bronx, New York City, USA.
Widespread Panic play the second of two nights at The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Trevor Hall plays at The Green Room, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, with special guest Cas Haley.
The Cure play the first of three nights at The Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA.
On their Made In Germany tour, Rammstein play the first of three nights at The ISS Dome, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.
Guns N'Roses pass the 13m fans mark on their Facebook page, putting the group inside the Top 100 of all Facebook pages, ranked at No. 99, just ahead of Queen.
Music mogul Simon Cowell flies into Barbados where he will be spending the holiday period with his mother and former girlfriend Sinitta.
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