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Soul singer, guitarist and songwriter Michael Kiwanuka tops the BBC Sound of 2012 list of new talent in the UK.
Black Sabbath reveal via their Facebook page that guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma.
It is officially announced that a rare Australian horsefly has been named Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae, in honour of Beyonce because of a spectacular gold patch on its abdomen, which reminded researchers of the singer's 'bootylicious behind'.
Overnight, an internet video clip of Walk Off The Earth and Sarah
Blackwood performing Somebody That I Used
To Know [originally by Gotye and Kimbra] generates
another 4m-plus views bringing it to a total of 15,339,711 views in
just 6 days. (2012)
Singer-songwriter Dory Previn dies, at her home in Southfield, Massachusetts, USA, aged 86.
Bon Iver play the first of three nights at Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.
Chauffeur Hakob Manoukian files a lawsuit against Jennifer Lopez, Nuyorican Productions and her manager Benny Medina, alleging that he was hired to be the superstar's full-time driver, but the defendants failed to pay him his previously agreed upon yearly salary of $72,000.
On their Made In Germany tour, Rammstein, play at The Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
On their Up All Night Tour, One Direction play at The 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Little Feat play at The Rams Head live, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, supported by Amy Lennard.On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria, Europe.
Tom Petty puts his champagne-colored 1996 Jaguar XJS Convertible up for auction on eBay. Anyone interested will have ten days in which to bid for the vehicle, and all proceeds will go to the charity Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres.The Killers play the second of two nights at The LG Arena, Birmingham, UK, supported by Tegan and Sara.
Alicia Keys releases her new album, Girl On Fire, in the USA and in Italy, Europe.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Zenith, Paris, France, Europe.
President Barack Obama presents Led Zeppelin and Buddy Guy with America's greatest cultural honour, The Kennedy Center Award, at an event in The White House, Washington, DC, USA.Jools Holland And His Rhythm And Blues Orchestra release a new album, The Golden Age Of Song, in the UK on Rhino UK. The album features guest appearances by Jessie J, Tom Jones, Rumer, James Morrison, Paloma Faith, Paul Weller, Joss Stone, Mick Hucknall, Gregory Porter and Ruby Turner.
Jazz guitarist Jesse Cook comes to the end of his Blue Guitar Tour, at The Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Enter Shikari, Cancer Bats and Engine-Earz Experiment play the second of two nights at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, UK.
The Earl Brothers play in a Bluegrass Jam at Amnesia, San Francisco, California, USA.
Brian May, guitarist of Queen is named UK Person Of The Year by animal welfare charity PETA, in recognition of his efforts to help stop the culling of badgers.A-Trak, Craze and Donnis play at Streets of San Francisco NYE 2013 in San Francisco, Caliufornia, USA.
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