- Jan 9 "Time is Love" single released by Josh Turner (Billboard Song of the Year 2012)
Album Release
Jan 31 Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries
Leonard Cohen
Super Bowl
Feb 5 Flavor Flav and Elton John appear in a Pepsi Co. ad during Super Bowl XLVI
Flavor Flav
Elton John
Event of Interest
Feb 6 Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot is presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Gordon Lightfoot
- Feb 12 54th Grammy Awards: Rolling In The Deep, Bon Iver wins
Music Awards
Apr 1 47th Academy of Country Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, and Miranda Lambert win
Taylor Swift
Blake Shelton
Miranda Lambert
- Apr 9 "The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"
Hall of Fame
Apr 14 Beastie Boys inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Adam Yauch too ill to attend
Adam Yauch
Music Concert
Apr 15 Hologram of late rapper Tupac features on stage with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella music festival
Snoop Dogg
Dr. Dre
- May 26 57th Eurovision Song Contest: Loreen for Sweden wins singing "Euphoria" in Baku
Music Awards
Jun 6 46th CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert & Luke Bryan wins
Carrie Underwood
Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
- Jun 16 A collapse of a stage at a Toronto Radiohead concert kills one person
- Aug 6 "Cruise" single released by Florida Georgia Line (Billboard Song of the Year 2013)
- Aug 27 "Thrift Shop" single is released by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Billboard Song of the Year 2013, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song 2014)
Video Music Awards
Sep 6 29th MTV Video Music Awards: Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris, Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown win
- Oct 22 "Red" 4th studio album by Taylor Swift is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2012/2013)
Music Awards
Nov 1 46th Country Music Association Award: Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert wins
Blake Shelton
Miranda Lambert
Music Awards
Nov 18 39th American Music Awards: Katy Perry & Justin Bieber win
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Beyoncé Knowles
- Dec 21 Flavor Flav's Chicken & Ribs opens in Sterling Heights, Michigan