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The official playlist for US President Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign is released, including tracks by Noah And The Whale, Arcade Fire, Florence And The Machine, Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Wilco, No Doubt and Aretha Franklin.Paul McCartney records the live album iTunes Live From Capitol Studios at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
It is announced that historic landmark and much-loved music venue Alexandra Palace has secured a £320,000 grant from English Heritage for urgent repairs to the palace's south terrace and the roof of the Victorian Theatre, which has been closed to the public for years on health and safety grounds. Any remaining money will go towards the venue's long-term conservation plan.
Having completed half of his six months of community service, R'n'B star Chris Brown is ordered by a judge to remain under supervised probation as he works towards completing his sentence for assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.After being pulled over for a driving infraction in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Death Row Records co-founder Marion 'Suge' Knight is jailed on three outstanding traffic warrants and suspicion of marijuana possession.
Bruce Springsteen announces, via a posting on his Facebook page, that Jake Clemons, the nephew of recently-deceased saxophonist Clarence Clemons, will replace him in the E Street Band on Springsteen's upcoming tour.
It is reported that Beyonce and Jay-Z's company BGK Trademark Holdings has applied to trademark the name Blue Ivy Carter, based on the name of the baby recently born to Beyonce and Jay-Z.
On their Made In Germany tour, Rammstein play the first of two nights at The Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow, Russia, Europe.
Field Music stream their upcoming album, Plumb, exclusively on NME.COM four days before its official release.
The B-52s celebrate the 35th anniversary of their very first live show with a gig at The Classic Center in their hometown of Athens, Georgia, USA.Jazz bassist Gabriel Vivas spends the last of three days recording his album, Ninth Life, at Red Rock Studios, Miami, Florida, USA.
It is announced that historic landmark and much-loved music venue Alexandra Palace has secured a
It is announced that Madonna's Give Me All Your Luvin' has topped the iTunes chart in 50 countries since her Super Bowl appearance a few days earlier. 112.6m viewers watched the Madonna performance at the Super Bowl making it the most watched Super Bowl ever. Her halftime performance drew 4m more viewers than the 2011 broadcast and surpassed Michael Jackson's 1993 halftime performance.
Whitney Houston drops into the rehearsals for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles, California, USA, to give vocal tips to performers Brandy And Monica. Later, she attends r'n'b singer Kelly Price's pre-Grammy party at the Hollywood nightclub Tru, where she briefly sings Jesus Loves Me as a duet with Price. It will prove to be her final live performance.Mary J. Blige performs in
a fund-raising concert for the (RED) campaign which raises money to
fight AIDS and HIV, at the Avalon nightclub, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On the We Own The Night tour, Selena Gomez And The Scene play at The Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.