2011

Acts Formed

Alvvays

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Indie Pop

Blood Incantation

Denver, Colorado, USA
Death Metal

Chvrches

Glasgow, Scotland
Synth-pop

Cindy Lee

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hypnagogia

†††

Los Angeles, California, USA
Alternative Rock

DIIV

New York, New York, USA
Dream Pop

Fat White Family

Peckham, London, England
Post-Punk

Gilla Band

Dublin, Ireland
Post-Punk

Kero Kero Bonito

Bromley, London, England
Synth-pop

Knife Party

Perth, Western Australia, Australia
House

Maribou State

London, England
Downtempo

Poliça

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Art Pop

Ratking

New York, New York, USA
Abstract Hip Hop

Snapped Ankles

London, England
Post-Punk

Sons of Kemet

London, England
Jazz

Speedy Ortiz

Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Indie Rock

The Bayonets

Los Angeles, California, USA
Indie Rock

The Four Owls

London, England
UK Hip Hop

The Temperance Movement

London, England
Blues Rock

January 14th

Trish Keenan, of Broadcast, dies at 42 of swine flu.

January 13th - Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Arcade Fire - Suburb Fire

Song of the Year: Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

February 14th

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake is released.

March 15th

Nate Dogg dies at 41 of a heart attack.

April 3rd

LCD Soundsystem split-up.

April 20th

The bassist from TV on the Radio, Gerard Smith, dies from lung cancer at 36.

May 3rd

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues is released.

May 27th

Gil Scott Heron dies at 62 of pneumonia.

July 2011

Spotify is launched in the US.

July 17th

The stage collapsed during a gig by Cheap Trick in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. There were no casualties.

July 23rd

Amy Winehouse dies at 27 of alcohol abuse.

September 6th - Mercury Prize

Best British Album: PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

September 21st

REM split-up.

October 8th

Tony Bennett tops the US album charts at 85.

November 2nd

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy is released.

November 11th

The £.25 billion sale of EMI to Universal Music Group is announced pending regulatory approval. EMI were the last British major label. The sale raised concerns about plurality of music ownership as it resulted in only three companies owning the vast majority of popular music.

November 8th

Heavy D, of Heavy D & the Boyz, dies at 44 of a blood clot.