- Jan 31 52nd Grammy Awards: "Use Somebody", Zac Brown Band win
Hall of Fame
Mar 15 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: ABBA; Genesis; Jimmy Cliff; The Hollies; The Stooges; David Geffen; Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil; Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry; Jesse Stone; Mort Shuman; and Otis Blackwell
Music History
Mar 24 The World Health Organization appoints Craig David as a Goodwill Ambassador against tuberculosis on World Tuberculosis Day
Music Awards
Apr 18 45th Academy of Country Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and Miranda Lambert win
Music History
May 1 Canadian singer Bryan Adams is given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts
Pro Wrestling
May 10 Flavor Flav guest hosts the wrestling show WWE Raw
Music Concert
May 13 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Debbie Harry, Lady Gaga, Shirley Bassey, Nile Rodgers and Chic
Music Single
May 28 "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" single released by Alicia Keys (Billboard Song of the Year, 2010)
- May 29 55th Eurovision Song Contest: Lena for Germany wins singing "Satellite" in Oslo
- Jun 9 44th CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Keith Urban win
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 23 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Gorillaz, Muse, and Stevie Wonder headline; other performers include Vampire Weekend, Snoop Dogg; Shakira, Willie Nelson, Ray Davies and The Pet Shop Boys
Album Release
Jul 6 Brandon Boyd announces the release of his debut solo album, "The Wild Trapeze"
Music History
Jul 23 One Direction is formed during the X Factor show as Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson join together
Film Release
Sep 17 Documentary film "Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?" released theatrically
Film Premiere
Sep 24 "The Social Network" directed by David Fincher and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake premieres at the New York Film Festival
Farm Aid Concert
Oct 2 Farm Aid 23 held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jeff Tweedy, Kenny Chesney, Jason Mraz, Norah Jones, Amos Lee, The BoDeans, and Jamey Johnson
Album Release
Oct 25 "Speak Now" 3rd studio album by Taylor Swift is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2011)
Music Awards
Nov 10 44th Country Music Association Award: Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton win
Music History
Nov 10 Alan Menken, famous Disney composer, receives the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nov 13 Australian rock band Powderfinger, perform their last concert at the Brisbane River Stage
Film Premiere
Nov 14 Disney's 3-D computer-animated musical adventure film "Tangled" premieres at El Capitan Theatre, loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Music Awards
Nov 21 37th American Music Awards: Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber win
Album Release
Nov 22 Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records release American rapper and producer Kanye West's 5th studio album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
Album Release
Nov 22 Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj's debut album "Pink Friday" released
- Nov 28 24th Soul Train Music Awards: Ron Isley, Anita Baker win