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Toni Braxton is admitted to hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA, after suffering a flare-up of the skin condition lupus - a rare form of tuberculosis which causes painful brownish swellings.
Balynda 'Lyndie' Benson-Gorelick, wife of jazz saxophonist Kenny G, files for legal separation after 20 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
Laura Gibson releases her third album, La Grande, on City Slang Records in the UK.Via their newly-established Twitter account, At The Drive-In announce that they are re-forming after eleven years apart.
It is announced that Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has launched a new record label, Chigliak Records, as an imprint of Jagjaguwar. Chigliak will issue new recordings plus albums that "were never commercially released" or "locally released and never put out on vinyl."
At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show In The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Justin Timberlake appears at a Panasonic press event to announce Myspace TV. Most coverage of the event focuses more on Timberlake's new, fuller beard than on the product he is so heartily endorsing.
The hit single God Gave Me You by country star Blake Shelton is certified as a platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Paul McCartney joins the other members of The Beatles when he is presented with his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside the Capitol Records building on Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. Neil Young introduces McCartney at the unveiling ceremony.
The Rolling Stones longform video Some Girls - Live In Texas 1978 is certified as a gold video by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Black Sabbath reveal via their Facebook page that guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma.
Paul McCartney is presented with his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside the Capitol Records building on Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. Neil Young introduces McCartney at the unveiling ceremony.When Radio Moscow play at The Ultra Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA, the band features a new bassist and a new drummer, because the previous members were fired after an onstage fight two days earlier.
The Just A Kiss by Lady Antebellum is certified as a double-platinum single by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
When What's My Name reaches No1 in the UK Singles Chart, Rihanna becomes the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve number one singles in five consecutive years.Jay-Z releases a new song, Glory, celebrating the birth of his and Beyonce's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, on his lifestyle website Life + Times. The song includes audio of Blue Ivy, credited as B.I.C., recorded shortly after her birth on two days earlier.
Lana Del Rey releases Born To Die in Sweden, Europe. It is the first single and title track from her second album, Born To Die.