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Ancient music Ancient music refers to the musical cultures and practices that developed in the literate civilizations of the ancient world. Succeeding the music of prehistoric societies and lasting until the Post-classical era, major centers of Ancient musi ...

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1510s The 1510s decade ran from January 1, 1510, to December 31, 1519. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1510s ...

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1520s The 1520s decade ran from January 1, 1520, to December 31, 1529. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1520s ...

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1530s The 1530s decade ran from January 1, 1530, to December 31, 1539. Year 1530 ( MDXXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar The Julian calendar, proposed by Roman consul Julius ...

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1550s The 1550s decade ran from January 1, 1550, to December 31, 1559. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1550s ...

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1560s The 1560s decade ran from January 1, 1560, to December 31, 1569. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1560s ...

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1590s The 1590s decade ran from January 1, 1590, to December 31, 1599. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1590s ...

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1610s The 1610s decade ran from January 1, 1610, to December 31, 1619. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1610s ...

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1680s The 1680s decade ran from January 1, 1680, to December 31, 1689. References {{Reflist ...

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1700s 1700s may refer to: * The century from 1700 to 1799, almost synonymous with the 18th century (1701–1800) * 1700s (decade) The 1700s decade ran from January 1, 1700, to December 31, 1709. The decade is marked by a shift in the political structur ...

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1710s The 1710s decade ran from January 1, 1710 to December 31, 1719. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1710s ...

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1720s The 1720s decade ran from January 1, 1720, to December 31, 1729. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1720s ...

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1730s The 1730s decade ran from January 1, 1730, to December 31, 1739. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1730s ...

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1740s File:1740s montage.jpg, 420x420px, From top left, clockwise: The War of Jenkins' Ear, a conflict between the British and Spanish Empires lasting from 1739 to 1748. The War of the Austrian Succession from 1740 to 1748, caused by the death of Emperor ...

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1750s File:1750s montage.png, 420x420px, From top left, clockwise: The Treaty of Madrid amends the pre-existing Treaty of Tordesillas (1494). Signed in 1750, this Spanish-Portuguese agreement, enabled Portugal to claim more holdings in what is now Brazi ...

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1760s File:1760s montage.png, 420x420px, From top left, clockwise: English Explorer James Cook commenced his first voyage around the world and becoming the first known Europeans to reach the east coast of Australia; victory at the Battle of Buxar and su ...

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1770s File:1770s montage.jpg, 420x420px, From top left, clockwise: Englishmen and sailor James Cook concludes his inaugural and embarks on his second voyage, leaving a trail of significant milestones along its way such as the discovery of New Caledonia, ...

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1790s File:1790s montage.jpg, 420x420px, From top left, clockwise: Atlantic slave trade and abolitionism gain momentum over Europe and the Americas, as bans began to be enacted in countries such as Denmark-Norway (1803), the United Kingdom (1807), and ...

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1800s 1800s may refer to: * The century from 1800 to 1899, almost synonymous with the 19th century (1801–1900) * 1800s (decade) File:1800s collage.jpg, 420x420px, From top left, clockwise: Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of the French Empire an ...

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1840s The 1840s (pronounced "eighteen-forties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1840, and ended on December 31, 1849. The decade was noted in Europe for featuring the largely unsuccessful Revolutions of 1848, also know ...

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1860s The 1860s (pronounced "eighteen-sixties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1860, and ended on December 31, 1869. The decade was noted for featuring numerous major societal shifts in the Americas. In the United St ...

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1870s The 1870s (pronounced "eighteen-seventies") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. The trends of the previous decade continued into this one, as new empires, imperialism and milit ...

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1880s The 1880s (pronounced "eighteen-eighties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889. The period was characterized in general by economic growth and prosperity in many parts of the world ...

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1890s The 1890s (pronounced "eighteen-nineties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1890, and ended on December 31, 1899. In the United States, the 1890s were marked by a severe economic depression sparked by the Panic of ...

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1900s The 1900s may refer to: * 1900s (decade) File:1900s decademontage2.png, 420px, From left, clockwise: The Wright brothers achieve the first manned flight with a motorized airplane, in Kitty Hawk in 1903; A missionary points to the severed hand ...

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1910s File:1910s montage.png, From left, clockwise: The Ford Model T is introduced and becomes widespread; The sinking of the ''RMS Titanic'' causes the deaths of nearly 1,500 people and attracts global and historical attention; Title bar: All the ev ...

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1920s File:1920s decade montage.png, From left, clockwise: Third Tipperary Brigade Flying Column No. 2 under Seán Hogan during the Irish War of Independence; Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol in accordance to the 18th amendment, which ...

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1940s File:1940s decade montage.png, Above title bar: events during World War II (1939–1945): From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Ho ...

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1950s The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the " '50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its re ...

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1970s File:1970s decade montage.jpg, Clockwise from top left: U.S. President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office following the Watergate scandal in 1974; The United States was still involved in the Vietnam War ...

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1980s File:1980s replacement montage02.PNG, 420px, From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, ''Columbia'', lifts off in 1981; US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ease tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the ...

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2000s File:2000s decade montage3.png, From top left, clockwise: The World Trade Center on fire and the Statue of Liberty during the 9/11 attacks in 2001; the euro enters into European currency in 2002; a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled during th ...

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2010s File:2010s collage v21.png, From top left, clockwise: Anti-government protests called the Arab Spring arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown, including when Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed; Crimea is ...

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2020s

2023 in music This topic covers events and articles related to 2023 in music Specific locations *2023 in African music, African music *2023 in American music, American music *2023 in Asian music, Asian music *2023 in Australian music, Australian music *2023 ...

2023 in African music The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in African music. Events *January 11 – It is announced by Nhanhla Sibisi, head of the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) that the 29th edition of the South Africa ...

2023 in Asian music Events *January 22 – Tan Dun conducts the UK premiere of his work ''Buddha Passion'' at the Royal Festival Hall in London'sSouthbank Centre *February 1 – Hong Kong Sinfonietta announces that German conductor Christoph Poppen will become its ...

2023 in British music This is a summary of the year 2023 in British music. Events * 6 January – Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces that its originally planned 2023 Glyndebourne on Tour season will not occur, as a result of the reduced funding from Arts Counci ...

2023 in American music The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2023 in music in the United States. Notable events January *6 – Iggy Pop released his first studio album in four years, '' Every Loser''. *9 � ...

2023 in Canadian music The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2023 in Canada. Events * March 13 – Juno Awards of 2023 * April 2 – 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards * June 30 – The 36th annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kic ...

2023 in Japanese music The year 2023 in Japanese music. Debuts Debuting groups * Billlie * * IMP. * Kiss Kiss (Japanese group), Kiss Kiss * Le Sserafim * MiSaMo * NCT Tokyo * Purple Kiss * Secret Number Debuting soloists * Ayaka Fukuhara * Himika Akaneya * K ...

2023 in Philippine music The following is a list of events and releases related to Philippine music that have happened or are expected to happen for the year 2023. Notable events * February 12 – Seven contestants, including singer-actor Marcus Cabais, win the surviv ...

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2023 in South Korean music The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened, or are expected to happen in 2023 in music in South Korea. Award shows and festivals Award ceremonies Festivals Debuting and disbanding in 2023 Debuting groups * ...

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Gangsta Boo Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (born August 7, 1979), better known by her stage name Gangsta Boo, is an American rapper, who was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the second female member (after K-9) of the Memphis-based hip hop group Thr ...

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Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. She is the only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley, as well as the sole heir to her father's estate. Presley has developed a caree ...

Robbie Bachman Robin Peter Kendall Bachman (born February 18, 1953) is a Canadian drummer and the youngest brother of guitarist, singer and songwriter Randy Bachman. He was the original drummer for both the Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive bands. He i ...

Van Conner Van Conner (born March 17, 1967) is an American rock musician, best known as the bassist for Screaming Trees. Career As a bass player in high school, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother Gary Lee Conner and Mark Pick ...

David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...

Top Topham Anthony "Top" Topham (born 3 July 1947, Southall, Middlesex) is an English musician and artist. He is best known as a blues guitarist and also for being the first lead guitarist of The Yardbirds. Topham left the band before they achieved mains ...

Tom Verlaine Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television. Biography Verlaine was born Thomas Miller in Denville, New Jersey and ...

Barrett Strong Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best known for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfi ...

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Trugoy David Jude Jolicoeur (born September 21, 1968), also known under the stage name Trugoy the Dove and more recently Dave, is an American rapper, producer, and one third of the hip hop trio De La Soul. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, but ...

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Dav ...

Steve Mackey Stephen Patrick Mackey (born 10 November 1966) is an English musician and record producer best known as the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Pulp, which he joined in 1989. As a record producer, he has produced songs and albums by ...

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2022 in African music The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2022 in African music. Events *April 3 – Angélique Kidjo wins the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album for the second time, with her 2021 album ''Mother Nature''. *May ...

2022 in Asian music Events *January 23 – The 31st Seoul Music Awards are held in South Korea, hosted by Kim Sung-joo, Boom, and Kim Seol-hyun. Winners include NCT 127, Lim Young-woong and BTS. *February 18 – Modhaus announce the launch of the world's first "f ...

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2022 in American music The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2022 in music in the United States. Notable events January *8 – after a 50-year career, David Lee Roth retired from music following the conclusion of a five-date Las Vegas res ...

2022 in Canadian music The following musical events and releases that happened in 2022 in Canada. Events * April 2 – 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards * May 15 – Juno Awards of 2022 * June 13 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize * July 8 – Prism Prize * September 11 – 2 ...

2022 in Japanese music The year 2022 in Japanese music. Debuting Debuting groups * &Team * Boysgroup * Classy (group), Classy * ExWhyZ * Golden Child (band), Golden Child * Ive (group), Ive * Kep1er * The Last Rockstars * Metamuse * Ocha Norma * Omega X * OnlyOneOf * ...

2022 in Philippine music The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2022 in music in the Philippines. Notable events * January 5 – " Bazinga", from the P-pop supergroup SB19, retains its top spot in the Billboard ...

2022 in Scandinavian music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2022. (Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.) Events *7 January – US-born Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä give ...

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Ronnie Spector Veronica Yvette Greenfield (; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) was an American singer who co-founded and fronted the girl group The Ronettes. She is sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll". Ronnie formed the ...

Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on t ...

Jon Zazula Jonathan Zazula (March 16, 1952 – February 1, 2022), also known as Jonny Z, was an American music industry executive who was the owner of New Jersey's Rock'n Roll Heaven record store and founder of record label Megaforce Records. Zazula's reco ...

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Gary Brooker Gary Brooker (29 May 1945 – 19 February 2022) was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum. Early life Born in Hackney Hospital, East London, on 29 May 1945, Brooker grew up in Hackney ...

Betty Davis Betty Davis (born Betty Gray Mabry; July 26, 1944 – February 9, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and model. She was known for her controversial sexually-oriented lyrics and performance style, and was the second wife of trumpeter Mile ...

Timmy Thomas Timothy Earle Thomas (November 13, 1944 – March 11, 2022) was an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit song, " Why Can't We Live Together". Life and career Thomas was born in Evansville, I ...

Taylor Hawkins Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he ...

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Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...

Andy Fletcher Andrew Fletcher may refer to: Government * Andrew Fletcher, Lord Innerpeffer (died 1650), Scottish judge * Andrew Fletcher (patriot) (1655–1716), Scottish writer, politician and patriot * Andrew Fletcher, British Member of Parliament for Haddin ...

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Ronnie Hawkins Ronald Cornett Hawkins (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century. His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He ...

Trouble Trouble may refer to: Film and television * ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Trouble'' ...

Alec John Such Alec John Such (November 14, 1951 – June 5, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as a founding member of the rock band Bon Jovi. As their bass player from 1983 to 1994, he played on their first five albums. Such started h ...

Jim Seals Seals and Crofts was an American soft rock duo made up of James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938) They are best known for their hits " Summer Breeze" (1972), " Diamond Girl ...

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...

Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier (; June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote and produced 14 US ''Billboard'' number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Career Doz ...

PnB Rock Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), better known by his stage name PnB Rock, was an American rapper and singer. He gained a large following in 2016 with his song "Selfish", which peaked at number 51 on the US ''Billbo ...

Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album '' The ...

Jesse Powell Jesse Powell (September 12, 1971 – September 13, 2022) was an American R&B and soul singer. Discovered by Louil Silas Jr., Powell was best known for his hit " You", which peaked at No. 2 on the R&B chart and No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

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Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Ma ...

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as " rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis ma ...

D.H. Peligro DH, Dh, dh, or dH may refer to: Places * DH postcode area, in the United Kingdom for the area of Durham and surrounding towns * Diamond Head, Hawaii, a volcanic tuff cone on Oʻahu Organisations * D+H, a Canadian financial services company * Dep ...

Takeoff Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle leaves the ground and becomes airborne. For aircraft traveling vertically, this is known as liftoff. For aircraft that take off horizontally, this usually involves starting with a ...

Aaron Carter Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of th ...

Gal Costa Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos; 26 September 1945 – 9 November 2022), known professionally as Gal Costa (), was a Brazilian singer of popular music. She was one of the main figures of the tro ...

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Keith Levene Julian Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022) was an English musician who was a founding member of both the Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL). While Levene was in PiL, their 1978 debut album '' Public Image: First Issue'' reached No 2 ...

Irene Cara Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress of Black, Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Cara rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', and f ...

Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

Jet Black Brian John Duffy (26 August 1938 – 6 December 2022), professionally known as Jet Black, was an English drummer and founding member of punk rock/ new wave band The Stranglers. He last performed with the band in 2015, and officially retired in ...

Thom Bell Thomas Randolph Bell (January 27th, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist, and composer known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. He found success as a producer ...

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Andriy Khlyvnyuk Andriy Volodymyrovych Khlyvnyuk ( ua, Андрій Володимирович Хливнюк; born December 31, 1979) is a Ukrainian musician, the vocalist and lyricist of the group BoomBox. Biography Andriy Khlyvnyuk was born on December 31, ...

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Black Country, New Road Black Country, New Road (commonly abbreviated to BCNR or BC,NR) are an English rock band formed in Cambridgeshire in 2018, consisting of Tyler Hyde (vocals, bass), Lewis Evans (vocals, flute, saxophone), May Kershaw (vocals, keys), Georgia Elle ...

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Ants from Up There ''Ants from Up There'' is the second studio album by British rock band Black Country, New Road, released on 4 February 2022 on Ninja Tune. Recorded at Chale Abbey on the Isle of Wight, the album was produced by the band's live sound engineer Ser ...

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Denzel Curry Denzel Rae Don Curry (born February 16, 1995) is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Carol City, Florida, Curry started rapping while in the sixth grade and began working on his first mixtape in 2011. Influenced by underground Flo ...

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Mitski Mitski Miyawaki (born Mitsuki Laycock; September 27, 1990), known professionally by the mononym Mitski, is a Japanese-born American singer-songwriter. Mitski self-released her first two albums, '' Lush'' (2012) and '' Retired from Sad, New Caree ...

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You ''Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You'' is the fifth studio album by the American band Big Thief, released as a double album through 4AD on February 11, 2022. Produced by drummer James Krivchenia, the album features 20 songs which were re ...

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Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...

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Rosalía Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish singer. Born and raised in the outskirts of Barcelona, she has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. ...

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Motomami ''Motomami'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Spanish singer Rosalía, released on 18 March 2022 through Columbia Records. Rosalía enlisted producers Noah Goldstein, Michael Uzowuru, Dylan Wiggins and Pharrell Williams as ...

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Viagra Boys Viagra Boys is a Swedish rock band from Stockholm. The band was formed in 2015, with several members coming from the bands Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes, Nine, Nitad, and Neu-Ronz. In 2018, they released their first album, '' Street Worms''. Nils Hanss ...

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Cave World ''Cave World'' is the third studio album by Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys. It was released on 8 July 2022, through YEAR0001. Background and recording ''Cave World'' was written during the COVID-19 lockdowns, which serves a basis for much ...

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Zeal & Ardor Zeal & Ardor is a Swiss avant-garde metal band started and led by Manuel Gagneux, a Swiss-American musician who had previously created a chamber pop project called Birdmask. Formed in 2013, the band mixes sounds of African-American spirituals w ...

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Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his progressive musical styles and socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generat ...

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JID Destin Choice Route (born October 31, 1990), better known by his stage name JID (also stylized J.I.D), is an American rapper. He is a part of the musical collective Spillage Village, founded by EarthGang in 2010, with Hollywood JB, JordxnBryant ...

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The Forever Story ''The Forever Story'' is the third studio album by American rapper JID. It was released on August 26, 2022, through Dreamville and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from Kenny Mason, EarthGang, 21 Savage, Baby Tate, L ...

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Harry's House ''Harry's House'' is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles, released on 20 May 2022 by Columbia Records and Erskine. The album was largely written and recorded during 2020 and 2021 and has been noted as Styles' ...

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Bad Bunny Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), known professionally as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His musical style is defined as Latin trap and reggaeton. He rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", w ...

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Un Verano Sin Ti ''Un Verano Sin Ti'' (; ) is the fourth solo studio album, and fifth overall, by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny. It was released on May 6, 2022, by Rimas Entertainment following the release of his previous record '' El Último Tour De ...

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Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...

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2021 in African music The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2021 in African music. Events *14 March – At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Nigerian musician Burna Boy wins the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album and is among the liv ...

2021 in British music This is a summary of the year 2021 in British music. Events * 11 January – The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) announces that Sir Simon Rattle is to stand down as its music director in 2023, and is scheduled subsequently to take the titl ...

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2021 in Japanese music The year 2021 in Japanese music. Debuting Debuting groups *≠Me * ASP * Be First * INI *Itzy *Naniwa Danshi *NIK Debuting soloists * Takuya Eguchi *Ai Hashimoto *Takanori Iwata *Reina Kondō * Marika Kouno *Hiroki Moriuchi *Miho Okasaki *Aguri ...

2021 in Philippine music The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2021 in music in the Philippines. Notable events * January 25 – Pop rock band The Juans debuted at number 9 on weekly Billboard's Next Big Sound Ch ...

2021 in Scandinavian music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2021. (Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.) Events January *7 January – The death of Finnish guitarist Alexi L ...

2021 in South Korean music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2021 in music in South Korea. Notable events and achievements *January 9–10 – IU (singer), IU and BTS win the grand prizes at the 35th Golden Disc Awards. *February 28 ...

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Gerry Marsden Gerard Marsden MBE (24 September 1942 – 3 January 2021) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and television personality, best known for being leader of the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers. He was the younger brother of fellow b ...

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Young Dolph Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. (July 27, 1985 – November 17, 2021), better known by his stage name Young Dolph, was an American rapper. In 2016, he released his debut studio album, '' King of Memphis'', which peaked at number 49 on the ''Billboar ...

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...

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Bunny Wailer Neville O'Riley Livingston (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. ...

Tom T. Hall Thomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "the Storyteller," was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more ...

Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966� ...

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Milford Graves Milford Graves (August 20, 1941 – February 12, 2021) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music, researcher/inventor, visual artist/sculptor, gardener/herbalist, and martial artist. Graves was noteworthy for his e ...

Anita Lane Anita Louise Lane (18 March 1960 – 27 April 2021) was an Australian singer-songwriter who was briefly a member of the Bad Seeds with Nick Cave and Mick Harvey and collaborated with both bandmates. Lane released two solo albums, ''Dirty Pearl' ...

Biz Markie Marcel Theo Hall (April 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021), known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer. Markie was best known for his 1989 single "Just a Friend", which became a Top 40 hit in ...

Dusty Hill Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang lead and backing vocals and played keyboards. Hill was born in Dallas, Texas, an ...

Jerzy Matuszkiewicz Jerzy "Duduś" Matuszkiewicz (; 10 April 1928 – 31 July 2021) was a Polish jazz musician and composer, playing saxophone, clarinet and piano. Between 1950 and 1958, he was leader of the jazz group Melomani. From 1965, he focused on composing ...

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OK Human ''OK Human'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on January 29, 2021 by Crush Music and Atlantic Records. Featuring a baroque-pop influenced sound, inspired by albums such as Harry Nilsson's '' Nilsson Sings New ...

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Little Oblivions ''Little Oblivions'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Julien Baker, released on February 26, 2021. Alongside the album's announcement, Baker released "Faith Healer" as the first single from the album. ''Little Oblivions'' is ...

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Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent r ...

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Chemtrails over the Country Club ''Chemtrails over the Country Club'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on March 19, 2021, by Interscope and Polydor Records. After working with him on her previous studio album, '' Norma ...

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Red (Taylor's Version) ''Red (Taylor's Version)'' is the second re-recorded album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Released via Republic Records on November 12, 2021, as a part of Swift's countermeasure against the purchase of the masters of her back cata ...

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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...

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ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group ...

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Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

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Donda ''Donda'' is the tenth studio album by American rapper Kanye West, released through GOOD Music on August 29, 2021, with distribution handled by Def Jam Recordings, his last release with the label. West recorded much of the material at multiple ...

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Blue Banisters ''Blue Banisters'' is the eighth album, studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on October 22, 2021, by Interscope Records, Interscope and Polydor Records, seven months after her previous record, ''Chemtrails ove ...

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Kid A Mnesia ''Kid A Mnesia'' is a reissue compiling the albums '' Kid A'' (2000) and '' Amnesiac'' (2001) by the English rock band Radiohead. It also includes a bonus disc, ''Kid Amnesiae'', comprising previously unreleased material. It was released on 5 N ...

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Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

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Tyler, the Creator Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper and record producer. He is one of the founding members of the music collective Odd Future. Okonma self-released his debut mixtape ' ...

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Call Me If You Get Lost ''Call Me If You Get Lost'' is the sixth studio album by American rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator. The album was released on June 25, 2021, through Columbia Records. The album is narrated by DJ Drama and features guest appearances from 4 ...

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Little Simz Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known by her stage name Little Simz, is a British rapper, singer and actress. She rose to prominence with the independent release of her first three albums; ''A Curious Tale ...

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Injury Reserve Injury Reserve is an American hip hop group formed in 2013 in Tempe, Arizona by rappers Stepa J. Groggs (Jordan Groggs), Ritchie with a T (Nathaniel Ritchie), and producer Parker Corey. History 2013–2014: Career beginnings, ''Depth Chart ...

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By the Time I Get to Phoenix "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is a song written by Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965, it was covered by American country music singer Glen Campbell on his album of the same name. Released on Capitol Records in 1967, Camp ...

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Silk Sonic Silk Sonic is an American musical superduo composed of musicians Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. The duo released their debut single, " Leave the Door Open", in March 2021. They later released "Skate" in July 2021, followed by third single, ...

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An Evening with Silk Sonic ''An Evening with Silk Sonic'' is the debut studio album by American musical superduo Silk Sonic, composed of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. It was released on November 12, 2021, by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Silk Sonic reun ...

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Japanese Breakfast Japanese Breakfast is an indie pop band headed by Korean-American musician Michelle Zauner. Zauner started the band as a side project in 2013, when she was leading the Philadelphia-based emo group Little Big League. She has said that she name ...

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Olivia Rodrigo Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs '' Bizaardvark'' and '' High School Musical: The Musi ...

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Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( ), is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song ...

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Planet Her ''Planet Her'' is the third studio album by American rapper and singer Doja Cat. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe and RCA Records. The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, sees her experimenting with sounds ...

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Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single " Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom ...

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Happier Than Ever ''Happier Than Ever'' is the second studio album by American singer Billie Eilish, released by Darkroom and Interscope Records on July 30, 2021. Eilish co-wrote the album with her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas O'Connell, who also ...

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Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...

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Music of the Spheres The ''musica universalis'' (literally universal music), also called music of the spheres or harmony of the spheres, is a philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies – the Sun, Moon, and planets – as a fo ...

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Floating Points Sam Shepherd, known professionally as Floating Points, is a British electronic music producer, DJ, and musician. He is the founder of Pluto Records, co-founder of Eglo Records and leader of a 16-piece group called Floating Points Ensemble. Bi ...

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor Godspeed You! Black Emperor (sometimes abbreviated to GY!BE or Godspeed) is a Canadian post-rock band which originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation, an independent record label also locate ...

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G_d's Pee at State's End! ''G_d's Pee at State's End!'' (stylised as ''G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!'') is the seventh studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 2 April 2021 by Constellation Records. Background In August 2019, the ban ...

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Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), ...

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Sound Ancestors ''Sound Ancestors'' is a studio album by American musician Madlib. It was released on January 29, 2021 via Madlib Invazion. Produced by Madlib, it was arranged, edited and mastered by Four Tet. The album debuted at number 153 on the ''Billboard'' ...

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BTS BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. The septet—consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-pr ...

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Tomorrow X Together Tomorrow X Together (, ; Tomorrow by Together, stylized TOMORROW X TOGETHER), commonly known as TXT ( ), is a South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment, now known as Big Hit Music. The group consists of five members: Yeonjun, Soobin ...

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Chungha Kim Chung-ha (, born Kim Chan-mi []; February 9, 1996), known mononym, mononymously as Chungha (stylized as CHUNG HA), is a South Korean Pop music, pop singer, dancer and choreographer signed under MNH Entertainment. She finished fourth in M ...

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NCT Dream NCT Dream () is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed by SM Entertainment in 2016. They were initially intended to be the teenaged unit of NCT with an admission-and-graduation system, in which members would leave after rea ...

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Twice Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, ...

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Shinee Shinee ( ; ko, 샤이니, Syaini; ja, シャイニー, Shainī; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and th ...

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Stray Kids Stray Kids (; often abbreviated as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name. The group is composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmi ...

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Noeasy ''Noeasy'' (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released on August 23, 2021, through JYP Entertainment, nine months after its predecessor, Japanese extended play '' All In'' (2020) and ele ...

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I Burn ''I Burn'' (stylized in sentence case) is the fourth Korean extended play by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It was released on January 11, 2021, by Cube Entertainment and Republic Records. It consists of 3 versions namely, the Winter version ...

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Aespa Aespa ( ; , commonly stylized in all lowercase or æspa) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. They debuted on November 17, 2020, with the single "B ...

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Måneskin Måneskin are an Italian rock band formed in Rome in 2016. The band are composed of vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio. Performing in the streets in their early days, they rose ...

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Zitti e buoni "Zitti e buoni" (; ) is a song by Italian rock band Måneskin. It was produced by the band and Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, and won the Sanremo Music Festival and Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The song was the band's commercial breakthrough in global mu ...

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2020 in British music This is a summary of the year 2020 in British music. Events * 9 January – Singer Celeste is named as the Sound of 2020, after an annual BBC poll of music critics and industry figures. * 13 January – Opera Holland Park announces simultane ...

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2020 in American music The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2020 in music in the United States. Events January *10 – Selena Gomez released her first studio album in four years, '' Rare''. **Echosmith released their first studio album ...

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Neil Peart Neil Ellwood Peart OC (; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian-American musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an ...

Bob Shane Robert Castle Schoen (February 1, 1934 – January 26, 2020), known professionally as Bob Shane, was an American singer and guitarist who was a founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the rev ...

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gram ...

Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including " Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), " Grandma's Hands" (1971), " Use Me" (197 ...

John Prine John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death. He ...

Fred the Godson Frederick Thomas (February 22, 1985 – April 23, 2020), known as Fred the Godson, was an rapper from The Bronx, New York. At his death in April 2020, he became one of the most notable New Yorkers to have died of COVID-19 complications early in ...

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Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted m ...

Florian Schneider Florian Schneider-Esleben (7 April 194721 April 2020) was a German musician. He is best known as one of the founding members and leaders of the electronic band Kraftwerk, performing his role with the band until his departure in 2008. Early li ...

Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. After working as a demo (music), demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and ...

Charlie Daniels Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz, pioneering Southern rock. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The De ...

Tim Smith Tim, Timothy or Timmy Smith may refer to: Musicians * T. V. Smith (born 1956), British singer and songwriter *Tim Smith (Cardiacs) (1961–2020), English singer-songwriter and frontman of Cardiacs *Timmy Trumpet (born 1982), Australian DJ and prod ...

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Mory Kanté Mory Kanté (29 March 195022 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song " Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. Th ...

Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best known works include ''Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'', Symphony No. 3, his '' St Luke Passion'', '' Polish Requiem'', ' ...

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MF Doom Daniel Dumile ( ; July 13, 1971October 31, 2020), best known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and ...

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Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...

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Westside Gunn Alvin Lamar Worthy (born July 27, 1982), known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American rapper. He is a co-founder of independent hip-hop label Griselda Records. He is the brother of rapper Conway The Machine and cousin of rapper Benny the ...

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Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

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Chromatica ''Chromatica'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Lady Gaga, released on May 29, 2020, by Interscope Records and subsidiary Streamline. Gaga supervised the production with longtime collaborator BloodPop and a variety of other produc ...

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Future Nostalgia ''Future Nostalgia'' is the second studio album by English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa, released on 27 March 2020 by Warner Records. Lipa enlisted writers and producers such as Jeff Bhasker, Ian Kirkpatrick, Stuart Price, the Monsters & Strange ...

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Yves Tumor Sean Bowie, best known by the recording alias Yves Tumor, is an American musician and producer of experimental music, born in Miami, Florida and currently based in Turin, Italy. To date, they have released four studio albums: ''When Man Fails Y ...

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Phoebe Bridgers Phoebe Lucille Bridgers (born August 17, 1994) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She has released two solo albums, ''Stranger in the Alps'' (2017) and '' Punisher'' (2020), both of which received critical acclai ...

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Run the Jewels Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip hop super-duo composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut studio album ...

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RTJ4 ''RTJ4'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Run the Jewels. It was released digitally through their own Jewel Runners imprint via BMG Rights Management on June 3, 2020, two days earlier than scheduled, with physical editions rele ...

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Tame Impala Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parke ...

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The Slow Rush ''The Slow Rush'' is the fourth studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala, released on 14 February 2020. It follows the 2015 album ''Currents'' and the 2019 singles "Patience" and " Borderline", with the latter serving as the first ...

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Lil Uzi Vert Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous fashion, ima ...

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Eternal Atake ''Eternal Atake'' is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It is their first project since their 2017 studio album '' Luv Is Rage 2''. After being initially announced in 2018, the album was released on March 6, 2020, through G ...

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Folklore Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...

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The Microphones The Microphones are an American indie folk, indie rock, and experimental project from Olympia, Washington. The project was founded in 1996 and ended in 2003, with a short reunion following in 2007 and revivals in 2019 and 2020. Across every ite ...

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Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

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Oneohtrix Point Never Daniel Lopatin (born July 25, 1982), best known as Oneohtrix Point Never or OPN, is an American experimental electronic music producer, composer, singer and songwriter. His music has experimented with tropes from various music genres and eras, s ...

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Autechre Autechre () is an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are among the best known acts signed to UK electronic label Warp Records, through which all of Au ...

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Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and illustrator who began releasing Vocaloid music under the stage name in 2009. In 2012, he debuted under his real name, releasing music with his own voice. He has sold at least 4.2 mi ...

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Ichiko Aoba is a Japanese folk singer and songwriter who was born in Urayasu, Chiba and raised in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She releases music on her own label, hermine. Her main instrument is guitar, which most of her music is mainly composed of, but she ...

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Windswept Adan is the seventh studio album by Japanese folk singer and guitarist Ichiko Aoba. It was released via her label Hermine on December 2, 2020. ''Windswept Adan'' marked a departure from Aoba's previously minimalist guitar instrumentation, instead us ...

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Rina Sawayama is a Japanese–British singer-songwriter, actress and model. Born in Niigata, Japan, she emigrated to London with her parents at age five. She is known for her musical versatility and has been labelled a "musical chameleon". In 2017, she ...

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Sawayama ''Sawayama'' (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, released on 17 April 2020 by the independent record label Dirty Hit. A follow up to her self-released debut EP '' Rina'' (2017), ...

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Blackpink Blackpink (, commonly stylized in all caps or as BLɅϽKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. The group debuted in August 2016 with their single album '' Square ...

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Neo Zone ''Neo Zone'' (also known as ''NCT #127: Neo Zone'') is the second Korean studio album (third overall) by the South Korean boy band NCT 127. Preceded by the music video release for "Dreams Come True" on NCT 127 Day, January 27 (1/27), the 13-trac ...

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NCT 2020 Resonance ''NCT 2020 Resonance'' is the second studio album by South Korean boy band NCT, an unlimited group project under the management of SM Entertainment. Similar to their previous release '' NCT 2018 Empathy'', ''NCT 2020 Resonance'' is part of the " ...

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BoA Kwon Bo-ah (; born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actress. One of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers, she has been dubbed the " Queen of K- ...

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Taemin Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and ...

's '' Never Gonna Dance Again'' ***

's '' Minisode1: Blue Hour'' **The

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results in the cancellation or postponement of numerous music-related events scheduled to take place this year, including major tours, festivals and television appearances.

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2019 in music This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2019 in music. Specific locations *African music * American music * Asian music *Australian music * Brazilian music *British music *Canadian music *Chinese music * Czech music *Danish m ...

, 2019 in African music,

2019 in American music The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in music in the United States. Notable events January *2 – Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille died at the age of 76 due to renal failure, with his ex-wife Toni Tennille ...

, 2019 in Asian music,

2019 in British music Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music ...

, 2019 in Canadian music, 2019 in Danish music, 2019 in European music, 2019 in Finnish music, 2019 in Icelandic music,

2019 in Irish music This is a summary of the year 2019 in Irish music. Events *4 January – Former Senator James Heffernan is convicted of the assault of three gardaí after an incident at the Indiependence music festival in County Cork during August 2016. *18 ...

2019 in Japanese music The year 2019 in Japanese music. Events * 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen Number-ones * Oricon number-one albums * Oricon number-one singles * Hot 100 number-one singles Awards * 61st Japan Record Awards * 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Albums ...

, 2019 in Norwegian music,

2019 in Philippine music The following is a list of notable events that are related to Philippine music in 2019. Events May * May 15 – The music video of "St4y Up", a collaboration song by Nadine Lustre was named Favorite Artist of the Year and Favorite Music Vide ...

2019 in Scandinavian music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2019. (Go to 2018 in Scandinavian music, last year in Scandinavian music or 2020 in Scandinavian music, next year in Scandinavian music.) Events January ...

2019 in South Korean music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2019 in South Korean music. Debuting and disbanding in 2019 Debuting groups * 1Team * 1the9 * 3YE * AB6IX * Ariaz * Argon * BDC * Bvndit * Cherry Bullet * CIX * D1 ...

2019 in Swedish music The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2019 in Swedish music. Events January February March * 22 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 22 – 24). April May June * 5 � ...

*Deaths of

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

, André Previn,

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Peggy Lipton Margaret Ann Lipton (August 30, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American actress, model, and singer. She made appearances in many of the most popular television shows of the 1960s before she landed her defining role as flower child Julie Barnes i ...

, Doris Day,

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was of ...

Ric Ocasek Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...

Ginger Baker Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and pi ...

Juice WRLD Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was a leading figure in the emo rap and ...

, Keith Flint **Notable releases: *** Maggie Rogers’ ''Heard It In A Past Life'' *** Ariana Grande's ''Thank U, Next'' ***Madonna's ''Madame X (album), Madame X'' ***Bring Me the Horizon's ''Amo (Bring Me the Horizon album), Amo'' ***Lewis Capaldi's ''Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'' ***Tool (band), Tool's ''Fear Inoculum'' ***Tyler, The Creator's ''Igor (album), Igor'' ***Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss' musical ''Six (musical), Six'' (originally performed in 2017) debuts in the West End ***

's ''Charli (album), Charli'' ***

's ''Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Norman F***ing Rockwell!'' ***

's ''Lover (Taylor Swift album), Lover'' ***FKA Twigs's ''Magdalene (album), Magdalene'' ***MadGibbs, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib's ''Bandana (album), Bandana'' ***Weyes Blood's ''Titanic Rising'' ***Carly Rae Jepsen's ''Dedicated (Carly Rae Jepsen album), Dedicated'' ***Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' ''Ghosteen'' ***DaBaby' ''Baby on Baby'' ***Thom Yorke' ''Anima (Thom Yorke album), Anima'' ***

' ''Map of the Soul: Persona'' ***

's ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'' ***Babymetal's ''Metal Galaxy'' *2018 in music, 2018 in African music, 2018 in American music, 2018 in Australian music, 2018 in British music, 2018 in Canadian music, 2018 in Chinese music, 2018 in Danish music, 2018 in European music, 2018 in Finnish music, 2018 in Icelandic music, 2018 in Japanese music, 2018 in Norwegian music, 2018 in Philippine music, 2018 in Scandinavian music, 2018 in South Korean music, 2018 in Swedish music **Deaths of Hugh Masekela, Tom Rapp, Vic Damone, Fredo Santana, Craig Mack, Avicii, XXXTentacion, Jimmy Wopo, Joe Jackson (manager), Joe Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Mac Miller, Dolores O'Riordan, Charles Aznavour, Pete Shelley, Pete Schelley **Notable releases: *** Ariana Grande's ''Sweetener (album), Sweetener'' ***Christina Aguilera's ''Liberation (Christina Aguilera album), Liberation'' ***Earl Sweatshirt's ''Some Rap Songs'' ***Car Seat Headrest's ''Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)'', a reworking of their 2011 album ''Twin Fantasy'' ***Migos' ''Culture II'' ***Nasty C's ''Strings and Bling'' ***Camila Cabello's ''Camila (album), self-titled album'' ***Panic! At the Disco's ''Pray for the Wicked'' ***

's ''Black Panther: The Album'' for the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Black Panther (film), Black Panther'' ***Cardi B's ''Invasion of Privacy (album), Invasion of Privacy'' ***Kacey Musgraves's ''Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves album), Golden Hour'' ***Parquet Courts' ''Wide Awake!'' ***A Perfect Circle's ''Eat the Elephant'' ***

's ''Ye (album), Ye'' ***Nas's ''Nasir (album), NASIR'' ***Mac Miller's ''Swimming (Mac Miller album), Swimming'' ***Eminem's ''Kamikaze (Eminem album), Kamikaze'' ***

's ''Egypt Station'' ***

's ''Iridescence (album), Iridescence'' ***Kids See Ghosts's ''Kids See Ghosts (album), self-titled album'' ***Khruangbin's ''Con Todo el Mundo'' ***Molchat Doma's ''Etazhi'' ***Daughters (band), Daughters' ''You Won't Get What You Want'' ***Noname (rapper), Noname's ''Room 25'' ***Tim Hecker's ''Konoyo'' ***Jon Hopkins's ''Singularity (Jon Hopkins album), Singularity'' *** Against All Logic's ''2012–2017'' ***

' ''Love Yourself: Tear'' ***Exo's ''Don't Mess Up My Tempo'' ***

's ''Square Up (EP), Square Up'' ***Monsta X's ''Take.1 Are You There?'' *2017 in music, 2017 in African music, 2017 in American music, 2017 in Australian music, 2017 in British music, 2017 in Canadian music, 2017 in Chinese music, 2017 in Danish music, 2017 in European music, 2017 in Finnish music, 2017 in Icelandic music, 2017 in Japanese music, 2017 in Norwegian music, 2017 in Philippine music, 2017 in Scandinavian music, 2017 in South Korean music, 2017 in Swedish music **Deaths of Tom Petty, Chester Bennington, Al Jarreau, Fats Domino, Allan Holdsworth, Chuck Berry, J. Geils, John Wetton, Larry Coryell, Svend Asmussen, Chris Cornell, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Rosalie Sorrels, Prodigy (rapper), Prodigy, Glen Campbell, Walter Becker, Grant Hart, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Jaki Liebezeit, Holger Czukay, David Cassidy, Johnny Hallyday, Keely Smith, Malcolm Young, Pierre Henry and Lil Peep **The One Love Manchester event takes place after the devastating Manchester Arena bomb attacks, following an Ariana Grande concert. **Notable releases: ***Katy Perry's ''Witness (Katy Perry album), Witness'' ***

's ''Reputation (Taylor Swift album), Reputation'' ***Imagine Dragons' ''Evolve (Imagine Dragons album), Evolve'' ***Jay Z's ''4:44 (album), 4:44'' ***Linkin Park's ''One More Light'' ***Sepultura's ''Machine Messiah (album), Machine Messiah'' ***The xx's ''I See You (The xx album), I See You'' ***Sam Smith (singer), Sam Smith's ''The Thrill of It All (Sam Smith album), The Thrill of It All'' ***Stormzy's ''Gang Signs & Prayer'' ***Demi Lovato's ''Tell Me You Love Me (Demi Lovato album), Tell Me You Love Me'' *** Dua Lipa's ''Dua Lipa (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Sampha's ''Process (Sampha album), Process'' ***Ed Sheeran's ''÷ (album), ÷'' ***Thundercat (musician), Thundercat's ''Drunk (Thundercat album), Drunk'' *** Lorde's ''Melodrama (Lorde album), Melodrama'' ***Pasek and Paul's The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, soundtrack to the 20th Century Fox musical film ''The Greatest Showman'' ***

's ''Damn (Kendrick Lamar album), DAMN.'' ***Rag'n'Bone Man's ''Human (Rag'n'Bone Man album), Human'' ***SZA (singer), SZA's ''Ctrl (SZA album), Ctrl'' ***Drake (musician), Drake's ''More Life'' ***Smino's ''blkswn'' ***Tyler, The Creator's ''Flower Boy'' ***Brockhampton (band), BROCKHAMPTON's ''Saturation (Brockhampton album), Saturation'', ''Saturation II'', and ''Saturation III'' ***Rex Orange County's ''Apricot Princess'' ***Father John Misty's ''Pure Comedy'' ***Ryuichi Sakamoto's ''async (album), async'' **Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, remixing with Justin Bieber release the record breaking hit single ''Despacito''. *2016 in music, 2016 in African music, 2016 in American music, 2016 in Asian music, 2016 in Australian music, 2016 in Brazilian music,2016 in British music, 2016 in Canadian music, 2016 in Chinese music, 2016 in Danish music, 2016 in European music (Continental Europe), 2016 in Finnish music, 2016 in French music, 2016 in German music, 2016 in Icelandic music, 2016 in Indian music, 2016 in Irish music, 2016 in Japanese music, 2016 in Malaysian music, 2016 in Norwegian music, 2016 in Philippine music, 2016 in Scandinavian music, 2016 in South Korean music, 2016 in Swedish music, 2016 in Vietnamese music **Deaths of Juan Gabriel, Paul Bley, Pierre Boulez, Elizabeth Swados, David Bowie, Paul Kantner, Glenn Frey, Leif Solberg, Harald Devold, George Martin, Naná Vasconcelos, Keith Emerson, Merle Haggard, Christina Grimmie, Glenn Yarbrough, Dan Hicks (singer), Dan Hicks, Maurice White, Pete Burns, John Berry (Beastie Boys), John Berry, Vanity (singer), Vanity, Prince (musician), Prince, Oscar Brand, Mose Allison, Nick Menza, the members of Viola Beach, Fred Hellerman, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, Sharon Jones, Phife Dawg, Greg Lake and George Michael **Notable releases: ***David Bowie's ''Blackstar (album), Blackstar'' ***Chance the Rapper's ''Coloring Book (mixtape), Coloring Book'' ***Leonard Cohen's ''You Want It Darker'' ***Gwen Stefani's ''This Is What the Truth Feels Like'' *** Ariana Grande's ''Dangerous Woman'' ***Britney Spears' ''Glory (Britney Spears album), Glory'' ***A Tribe Called Quest's ''We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service'' ***Nick Jonas's ''Last Year Was Complicated'' ***Bruno Mars's ''24K Magic (album), 24K Magic'' ***Post Malone's ''Stoney (album), Stoney'' ***Green Day's ''Revolution Radio'' ***Blink-182's ''California (Blink-182 album), California'' ***

's ''Joanne (album), Joanne'' *** Beyoncé's ''Lemonade (Beyoncé album), Lemonade'' ***Drake (musician), Drake's ''Views (Drake album), Views'' ***Yussef Kamaal's ''Black Focus'' ***Rihanna's ''Anti (album), Anti'' ***Tove Lo's ''Lady Wood (album), Lady Wood'' ***The Weeknd's ''Starboy (album), Starboy'' ***Avenged Sevenfold's ''The Stage (album), The Stage'' ***Metal Church's ''XI (Metal Church album), XI'' ***Metallica's ''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' ***Megadeth's ''Dystopia (Megadeth album), Dystopia'' ***Anthrax (American band), Anthrax's ''For All Kings'' *** Testament's ''Brotherhood of the Snake'' ***Bon Jovi's ''This House Is Not for Sale'' ***

's ''The Life of Pablo'' ***Solange's ''A Seat at the Table'' ***Panic! at the Disco's ''Death of a Bachelor'' ***

's ''Untitled Unmastered'' ***Childish Gambino's ''"Awaken, My Love!"'' ***Kings of Leon's ''Walls (Kings of Leon album), Walls'' *** Radiohead's ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' ***Frank Ocean's ''Blonde (Frank Ocean album), Blonde'' and ''Endless (Frank Ocean album), Endless'' ***

' ''Wings (BTS album), Wings'' ***Babymetal's ''Metal Resistance'' ***Justin Timberlake's record breaking single "Can't Stop the Feeling" (from the Trolls (soundtrack), soundtrack to the DreamWorks Animation film ''Trolls (film), Trolls''). *2015 in music, 2015 in American music, 2015 in Australian music, 2015 in British music, 2015 in Canadian music, 2015 in Chinese music, 2015 in Danish music, 2015 in European music (Continental Europe), 2015 in Finnish music, 2015 in Icelandic music, 2015 in Indian music, 2015 in Irish music, 2015 in Japanese music, 2015 in Philippine music, 2015 in South Korean music, 2015 in Norwegian music, 2015 in Swedish music **Deaths of Lemmy, Clark Terry, Erik Amundsen, Rod McKuen, John Eaton (composer), John Eaton, Lesley Gore, Percy Sledge, Ben E. King, B.B. King, Jean Ritchie, Ronnie Gilbert, Ornette Coleman, Theodore Bikel, Bob Johnston, Kurt Masur, Nora Brockstedt, Scott Weiland, Svein Christiansen, Gary Richrath, Dallas Taylor (drummer), Dallas Taylor, Kim Fowley, James Last and Natalie Cole. **Notable releases: ***Twenty One Pilots's ''Blurryface'' ***

's ''A Head Full of Dreams'' ***Blur (band), Blur's ''The Magic Whip'' ***

's ''To Pimp A Butterfly'' ***Breaking Benjamin's ''Dark Before Dawn'' ***Disturbed (band), Disturbed's ''Immortalized (Disturbed album), Immortalized'' ***Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne's ELO's ''Alone in the Universe'' ***Sufjan Stevens's ''Carrie & Lowell'' ***Travis Scott's ''Rodeo (Travis Scott album), Rodeo'' ***

's ''25 (Adele album), 25'' ***

's ''The Book of Souls'' ***

's ''Currents (Tame Impala album), Currents'' ***Kamasi Washington's ''The Epic (album), The Epic'' ***Slayer's ''Repentless'' ***Madonna's ''Rebel Heart (Madonna album), Rebel Heart'' ***Marius Neset's ''Pinball (Marius Neset album), Pinball'' ***Dag Arnesen's ''Grieg, Tveitt & I'' ***Olga Konkova, Olga Konkova Trio's ''The Goldilocks Zone'' ***Death Grips's ''The Powers That B'' ***Pentatonix's ''Pentatonix (album), self-titled'' ***Lin-Manuel Miranda's ''Hamilton (musical), Hamilton'' ***Faith No More's ''Sol Invictus (album), Sol Invictus'' ***Demi Lovato's ''Confident (Demi Lovato album), Confident'' ***

's ''Revival (Selena Gomez album), Revival'' ***

's ''Garden of Delete'' ***Carly Rae Jepsen's ''Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen album), E•MO•TION'' ***2814's ''Birth of a New Day'' ***Björk's ''Vulnicura'' ***Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv's ''I'll Try Living Like This'' **Silento releases his hit song ''Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)'', that creates a viral dance trend. **Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth release "See You Again" for the film, ''Furious 7'', as a tribute to Paul Walker, who died in a car crash. **

embarks on a final tour of the UK. *2014 in music, 2014 in American music, 2014 in Asian music, 2014 in Australian music, 2014 in Brazilian music, 2014 in British music, 2014 in Canadian music, 2014 in Chinese music, 2014 in European music (Continental Europe), 2014 in Irish music, 2014 in Japanese music, 2014 in New Zealand music, 2014 in Norwegian music, 2014 in Philippine music, 2014 in South Korean music, 2014 in Swedish music **Death of Phil Everly, Pete Seeger, Casey Kasem, Bobby Womack, Tommy Ramone, Johnny Winter, Paco De Lucia, Jack Bruce, Bobby Keys, Joe Cocker ** Ringo Starr and

perform together on 50th anniversary celebration to the Beatles, with performances by various artists. **Notable releases: ***

and Tony Bennett's ''Cheek to Cheek (album), Cheek to Cheek'' ***Ed Sheeran's ''X (Ed Sheeran album), x'' ***Linkin Park's ''The Hunting Party (album), The Hunting Party'' ***Slipknot (band), Slipknot's ''.5: The Gray Chapter'' ***

's ''Ghost Stories (Coldplay album), Ghost Stories'' ***Jackie Evancho's ''Awakening (Jackie Evancho album), Awakening'' ***

's ''1989 (Taylor Swift album), 1989'' ***Jake Bugg's ''Shangri La (Jake Bugg album), Shangri-La'' ***Sia's ''1000 Forms of Fear'' ***Bob Dylan's ''The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete'' ***J. Cole's ''2014 Forest Hills Drive'' ***U2's ''Songs of Innocence'' ***Beck's ''Morning Phase'' ***Freddie Gibbs and

's ''Piñata (Freddie Gibbs and Madlib album), Piñata'' ***Aphex Twin's ''Syro'' ***Machine Girl (band), Machine Girl's ''WLFGRL'' ***BadBadNotGood's ''III (BadBadNotGood album), III'' ***Todd Terje's ''It's Album Time'' ***Arca (musician), Arca's ''Xen (album), Xen'' ***Babymetal's ''Babymetal (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Sam Smith (singer), Sam Smith's ''In the Lonely Hour'' ***Nicki Minaj's ''Pinkprint'' ***Pharrell Williams's ''Girl (Pharrell Williams album), Girl'' ***Exodus (American band), Exodus' ''Blood In, Blood Out (Exodus album), Blood In, Blood Out'' *** Pink Floyd's ''The Endless River'' **Mark Ronson teams up with Bruno Mars to record the number one hit single ''Uptown Funk'' *2013 in music, 2013 in American music, 2013 in Australian music, 2013 in British music, 2013 in Canadian music, 2013 in European music (Continental Europe), 2013 in Irish music, 2013 in Japanese music, 2013 in Norwegian music, 2013 in South Korean music, 2013 in Swedish music **Death of Patti Page, Cecil Womack, Lil Snupe, Alvin Lee, Clive Burr, Jeff Hanneman, Lou Reed, and Ray Manzarek. **Notable releases: ***Robert Lopez, Robert and Kristen Aunnderson Lopez's Frozen (soundtrack), soundtrack to the List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 53rd Disney animated feature ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' (the highest animated film at the time), *** Lorde's ''Pure Heroine'' ***

's ''Artpop'' ***Katy Perry's ''Prism (Katy Perry album), Prism'' ***Justin Timberlake's ''The 20/20 Experience'' ***Chance The Rapper's ''Acid Rap'' ***Tyler, The Creator's ''Wolf (Tyler, The Creator album), Wolf'' ***Daft Punk’s ''Random Access Memories'' ***Boards of Canada’s ''Tomorrow's Harvest'' ***

’s ''R Plus Seven'' ***Tim Hecker’s ''Virgins (album), Virgins'' ***Jon Hopkins’ ''Immunity (Jon Hopkins album), Immunity'' ***William Onyeabor’s ''Who is William Onyeabor?'' ***Kyary Pamyu Pamyu releases ''Nanda Collection'' ***Anamanaguchi releases ''Endless Fantasy'' ***My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine's ''m b v (album), m b v'' ***Disclosure (band), Disclosure's ''Settle (album), Settle'' ***Jay-Z's ''Magna Carta Holy Grail'' ***

's ''R Plus Seven'' **Comedy duo Ylvis, releases their viral song, ''What Does the Fox Say''. **Film star Anna Kendrick releases ''Cups (song)#Anna Kendrick cover, Cups (When I'm Gone)'' (featured on the Pitch Perfect (soundtrack), soundtrack to the film ''Pitch Perfect'') *2012 in music, 2012 in African music, 2012 in American music, 2012 in Asian music, 2012 in Australian music, 2012 in British music, 2012 in Canadian music, 2012 in European music (Continental Europe), 2012 in Norwegian music, 2012 in Irish music, 2012 in Japanese music, 2012 in New Zealand music, 2012 in Swedish music, 2012 in South Korean music **Death of Ian Bargh, Whitney Houston, Etta James, Ravi Shankar, Davy Jones (musician), Davy Jones, Robert B. Sherman, Earl Scruggs, Levon Helm, Adam Yauch, Donna Summer, Robin Gibb, Doc Watson, Bob Welch (musician), Bob Welch, Kitty Wells, Jon Lord, Andy Williams, Jenni Rivera, Mitch Lucker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dave Brubeck and Richard Rodney Bennett. **The Beach Boys embark on a 2012 world tour celebrating their 50th Anniversary. **Swedish House Mafia announce their break up and embark on One Last Tour. **English singer-songwriter Jake Bugg releases his debut album, Jake Bugg (album), Jake Bugg. **Madonna's 12th studio album is released, entitled ''MDNA (album), MDNA''. It tops the charts across the globe including the United Kingdom where she becomes the solo artist with the most number one albums and the UK breaks the iTunes pre-order record. To support the album she embarks on The MDNA Tour which grosses over $305 million and becomes the second highest grossing female tour, behind her own Sticky and Sweet Tour. **South Korean pop singer Psy releases his album ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'', which includes the viral dance song, ''Gangnam Style'', that becomes the most viewed YouTube video for 5 years. **Nicki Minaj releases her album ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' **Kesha releases ''Warrior (Kesha album), Warrior'' **

releases ''Red (Taylor Swift album), Red'' **

releases ''Lonerism'' **Kyary Pamyu Pamyu releases ''Pamyu Pamyu Revolution'' **

releases ''good kid, m.A.A.d city'' **Frank Ocean releases ''Channel Orange'' **

releases ''Born to Die'' **Imagine Dragons release ''Night Visions'' **

release '''Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!'' **Flying Lotus releases ''Until the Quiet Comes'' **Blank Banshee releases ''Blank Banshee 0'' *2011 in music, 2011 in American music, 2011 in Asian music, 2011 in British music, 2011 in Canadian music, 2011 in European music (Continental Europe), 2011 in Irish music, 2011 in Japanese music, 2011 in Norwegian music, 2011 in Swedish music **Death of Gerry Rafferty, Gary Moore, George Shearing, Mike Starr (musician), Mike Starr, Ferlin Husky, Gil Scott-Heron, Clarence Clemons, Amy Winehouse, Sylvia Robinson, Bert Jansch, and Dobie Gray. **English singer

released the album ''21 (Adele album), 21'', which had sold 26.4 million copies worldwide according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, became the best selling album in the past 15 years, and also won six Grammys. **

releases her iconic album ''Born This Way (album), Born This Way'' **Jessie J releases her debut studio album, ''Who You Are (Jessie J album), Who You Are'' **LMFAO (band), LMFAO release the album ''Sorry for Party Rocking'' ** Radiohead release the album ''The King of Limbs'' **Vektroid release the album ''Floral Shoppe'' **

releases the album ''Replica (Oneohtrix Point Never album), Replica'' **The Caretaker (musician), The Caretaker releases the album ''An Empty Bliss Beyond This World'' **Tim Hecker releases the album ''Ravedeath, 1972'' **James Ferraro releases the album ''Far Side Virtual'' **Rustie releases the album ''Glass Swords'' **C418 releases ''Minecraft (soundtrack)#Minecraft – Volume Alpha, Minecraft – Volume Alpha'', the first soundtrack album to the Sandbox game, sandbox video game ''Minecraft'' **Robert Lopez and ''South Park'' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone team up and create the musical ''The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon''. **Gotye releases the album ''Making Mirrors'', which features the number one hit single "Somebody That I Used to Know" **Rebecca Black releases her debut single, "Friday (Rebecca Black song), Friday", to scathing reviews, and being the most disliked YouTube video until it was taken down 6 months later. *2010 in music, 2010 in American music, 2010 in Asian music, 2010 in Australian music, 2010 in British music, 2010 in European music (Continental Europe), 2010 in Irish music, 2010 in Japanese music, 2010 in New Zealand music, 2010 in Norwegian music, 2010 in Philippine music, 2010 in Swedish music **Tour of

. **Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax (American band), Anthrax perform together for the first time as part of The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria, the Big 4 shows. **Death of Teddy Pendergrass, Ed Thigpen, Kate McGarrigle, Ronnie James Dio, Peter Steele, Paul Gray (American musician), Paul Gray, Lena Horne, Jimmy Dean, Tuli Kupferberg, Eddie Fisher, Joan Sutherland and Bobby Farrell. **Notable releases: ***Gorillaz's ''Plastic Beach'' ***Flying Lotus's ''Cosmogramma'' ***Four Tet's ''There Is Love in You'' ***Nicki Minaj's ''Pink Friday'' ***

's ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' ***Katy Perry's ''Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album), Teenage Dream'' ***CeeLo Green's ''The Lady Killer (album), The Lady Killer'' ***Kesha releases her first studio album, ''Animal (Kesha album), Kesha'', as well as her first EP, ''Cannibal (EP), Cannibal''. ***Yolanda Be Cool's "We No Speak Americano" ***Bruno Mars's ''Doo-Wops and Hooligans'' ***Australian musical project

releases his debut album ''Innerspeaker''

2000s

*2009 in music, 2009 in British music, 2009 in Canadian music, 2009 in Irish music, 2009 in Japanese music, 2009 in Norwegian music, 2009 in South Korean music **Deaths of Michael Jackson, The Rev, James Owen Sullivan, Leon Kirchner, Les Paul, Ali Akbar Khan, Merce Cunningham, Ron Asheton, Henri Pousseur, Mary Travers (singer), Mary Travers, Stephen Gately, and Alain Bashung. **

releases ''The Fame Monster'' **Britney Spears releases her comeback album ''Circus (Britney Spears album), Circus'' which receives critical acclaim. **Flo Rida releases his studio album ''R.O.O.T.S.''. His lead single "Right Round" introduces future pop star Kesha to a mainstream audience. **Noel Gallagher departs from Oasis (band), Oasis after a heated confrontation with vocalist and brother Liam Gallagher in Rock en Seine, France leading to the disbandment of Oasis (band), Oasis. **Phoenix (band), Phoenix release ''Lisztomania (song), Lisztomania'' **Animal Collective releases ''Merriweather Post Pavilion (album), Merriweather Post Pavilion'' **Owl City releases ''Ocean Eyes (album), Ocean Eyes'' **Michael Bublé release ''Crazy Love (Michael Bublé album), Crazy Love'' **The Heavy (band), The Heavy release ''The House That Dirt Built'' **The Black Eyed Peas release ''The E.N.D'' **Ryuichi Sakamoto release ''Playing the Piano'' *Debut of: **Susan Boyle's ''I Dreamed a Dream (album), I Dreamed a Dream'' *2008 in music, 2008 in British music, 2008 in Canadian music, 2008 in Irish music, 2008 in Japanese music, 2008 in Norwegian music, 2008 in South Korean music **Deaths of Mauricio Kagel, Artie Traum, Wilfrid Mellers, LeRoi Moore, Erik Darling, Isaac Hayes, Bo Diddley, Richard Wright (musician), Richard Wright, Nick Reynolds, Mitch Mitchell, Miriam Makeba, Odetta, Eartha Kitt, Freddie Hubbard, and Robert Hazard. **Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body (Mariah Carey song), Touch My Body" becomes her 18th U.S. chart-topper, setting the record for most U.S. number ones singles by a solo artist – only behind The Beatles with 20 – and most weeks at number one on the Hot 100 chart with a total of 79. **Lil Wayne released ''Tha Carter III'' and sold 1 million copies in the first week, becoming the best selling album of 2008. **Madonna's Sticky and Sweet Tour becomes the highest grossing female tour of all-time (surpassing her own record) and then the highest grossing solo tour of all time. It promotes her 11th studio album ''Hard Candy (Madonna album), Hard Candy'' which sells 4 million copies and includes the international hit song "4 Minutes (Madonna song), 4 Minutes". **

's ''808s & Heartbreak'' **

's ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' **

's first studio album, ''The Fame'' **Katy Perry releases her first studio album, ''One of the Boys (Katy Perry album), One of the Boys'' **

's second studio album, ''Fearless (Taylor Swift album), Fearless'' releases. **Flying Lotus' ''Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album), Los Angeles'' **Earth (American band), Earth's ''The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull'' **Terre Thaemlitz, DJ Sprinkles's ''Midtown 120 Blues'' *2007 in music, 2007 in British music, 2007 in Canadian music, 2007 in Irish music, 2007 in Japanese music, 2007 in Norwegian music, 2007 in South Korean music **Deaths of Beverly Sills, Max Roach, Oscar Peterson, Izumi Sakai, Luciano Pavarotti, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Don Arden. **Live Earth and Led Zeppelin reunion. ** Radiohead splits from EMI and independently releases ''In Rainbows'' with an online download method of payment that allows the buyer to choose their price. **The Mars Volta releases one of the first USB flash drive albums, as part of their ''The Bedlam in Goliath''. **

releases ''Graduation (album), Graduation'' **Mika (singer), Mika releases ''Life in Cartoon Motion'' **Burial (musician), Burial releases ''Untrue (album), Untrue'' **Arcade Fire release ''Neon Bible'' **Animal Collective releases ''Strawberry Jam'' **LCD Soundsystem release ''Sound of Silver'' **Bon Iver releases ''For Emma, Forever Ago'' **Arctic Monkeys release ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' **Panda Bear (musician), Panda Bear releases ''Person Pitch'' **The National (band), The National release ''Boxer (The National album), Boxer'' **Alcest releases ''Souvenirs d'un autre monde'' **M.I.A. (rapper), M.I.A. releases ''Kala (album), Kala'' **Battles (band), Battles releases ''Mirrored'' **Justice (band), Justice release ''Cross (Justice album), Cross'' * 2006 in music, 2006 in British music, 2006 in Irish music, 2006 in Norwegian music, 2006 in South Korean music, 2006 in Swiss music **Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson's Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George to the Universal Studios' animated feature ''Curious George (film), Curious George'' ** System of a Down announces hiatus **

releases her debut album, ''Taylor Swift (album), Taylor Swift'' ** Amy Winehouse releases ''Back to Black'' ** My Chemical Romance release ''The Black Parade'' ** Rihanna releases ''A Girl like Me (Rihanna album), A Girl like Me'' ** Evanescence releases ''The Open Door'' ** J Dilla releases ''Donuts (album), Donuts'' ** Arctic Monkeys release ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' ** Joanna Newsom releases ''Ys (Joanna Newsom album), Ys'' ** Tool (band), Tool release ''10,000 Days (Tool album), 10,000 Days'' ** Brand New (band), Brand New release ''The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me'' ** Muse (band), Muse releases ''Black Holes and Revelations'' ** Red Hot Chili Peppers release ''Stadium Arcadium'' **Deaths of James Brown and Syd Barrett. * 2005 in music, 2005 in British music, 2005 in Irish music, 2005 in Norwegian music, 2005 in South Korean music, 2005 in Swiss music **After four years, Gorillaz release their second studio album, ''Demon Days''. **Mariah Carey releases her 10-million selling ''The Emancipation of Mimi'', the best-selling album of the year worldwide, alongside the album's second single "We Belong Together", the year's most successful single, and the Song of the Decade 2000–2009. **Death of Luther Vandross and John Herald. ** Pink Floyd reunion for Live 8. **R. Kelly releases his opera series ''Trapped in the Closet''. **Daft Punk release ''Human After All'' **Boris (band), Boris release ''Pink (Boris album), Pink'' **Boards of Canada release ''The Campfire Headphase'' **Venetian Snares release ''Rossz Csillag Alatt Született'' **Madonna releases ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'', her 10th studio album. It wins a Grammy award, Brit award, sells in excess of 12 million copies and has the worldwide hit "Hung Up" which tops the charts in a record-breaking 41 countries. **

releases his album ''Late Registration'' **Musicals first performed: ***Monty Python member Eric Idle releases the Monty Python musical ''Spamalot'' ***Elton John's Billy Elliot (musical), musical adaptation of the British drama film ''Billy Elliot'', which features the song "Electricity (Elton John song), Electricity" ***Bob Gaudio's biopic The Four Seasons (band), Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons musical ''Jersey Boys'' **Debuts by: ***Bullet for My Valentine's ''The Poison'' *2004 in music, 2004 in British music, 2004 in Irish music, 2004 in Norwegian music, 2004 in South Korean music **Death of Ray Charles and Dimebag Darrell. **Danger Mouse (musician), Danger Mouse releases ''The Grey Album'', sparking days of electronic disobedience by Internet file sharers against EMI. **Green Day releases ''American Idiot'' to critical acclaim. **Madvillain's ''Madvillainy'' **

's ''Mm..Food'' **Green Day's ''American Idiot'' **Animal Collective's ''Sung Tongs'' **Modest Mouse's ''Good News for People Who Love Bad News'' **Interpol (band), Interpol's ''Antics (album), Antics'' **Mastodon (band), Mastodon's ''Leviathan (Mastodon album), Leviathan'' **Björk's ''Medúlla'' **Eminem's ''Encore (Eminem album)'' **Canadian singer Celine Dion became recipient of the Diamond award, and she was honored in 2004 by World Music Awards receiving the best selling female artist of all time. **Debut by: ***

's ''The College Dropout'' ***The Go! Team's ''Thunder, Lightning, Strike'' ***Arcade Fire's ''Funeral (Arcade Fire album), Funeral'' ***Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand's ''Franz Ferdinand (album), self-titled album'' **Notable releases: ***Moldovan pop band O-Zone release "Dragostea Din Tei", going on to become an Internet sensation. *2003 in music, 2003 in British music, 2003 in Irish music, 2003 in Norwegian music, 2003 in South Korean music **Death of Nina Simone, Celia Cruz, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Herbie Mann, and John Serry Sr.. **Debut by: *** Beyoncé ''Dangerously in Love'' **Notable releases: ***Linkin Park's ''Meteora (album), Meteora'' ***Stephen Schwartz (composer), Stephen Schwartz's musical ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'' ***Outkast's ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' ***Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx's ''Avenue Q'' ***Evanescence's ''Fallen (Evanescence album), Fallen'' ***The Black Eyed Peas' ''Elephunk'' *** Radiohead's ''Hail to the Thief'' ***Kraftwerk's ''Tour de France Soundtracks'' ***The White Stripes' ''Elephant (album), Elephant'' ***Sleep (band), Sleep's ''Jerusalem and Dopesmoker'' ***Blink-182's ''Blink-182 (album), self-titled album'' ***Sweet Trip's ''Velocity : Design : Comfort'' ***Explosions in the Sky's ''The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place'' ***Boris (band), Boris's ''Boris at Last -Feedbacker-'' ***

's ''Take Me to Your Leader (King Geedorah album), Take Me to Your Leader'' ***Nujabes' ''Metaphorical Music'' ***Four Tet's ''Rounds (album), Rounds'' *2002 in music, 2002 in British music, 2002 in Norwegian music, 2002 in South Korean music **Deaths of Waylon Jennings, Dave Van Ronk, Layne Staley, Lisa Left-Eye Lopes, Lonnie Donegan, John Entwistle and Joe Strummer. **Beginning of ''American Idol'' (initially titled ''American Idol: The Search for a Superstar'') which brings the arrival of first winner Kelly Clarkson. **Alan Jackson releases ''Drive (Alan Jackson album), Drive''. **Eminem releases ''The Eminem Show'' and "Lose Yourself" from his film ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile'', the first rap song of its kind to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song. **Justin Timberlake releases his debut album ''Justified (album), Justified''. **Marc Shaiman's Hairspray (musical), musical adaptation of the film ''Hairspray (1988 film), Hairspray'' first performed. **Junior Senior release ''D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat''. **Boards of Canada release ''Geogaddi'' **

releases ''Yanqui U.X.O.''. **Isis (band), Isis releases ''Oceanic (Isis album)''. * 2001 in music, 2001 in British music, 2001 in Norwegian music, 2001 in South Korean music **Deaths of Mimi Fariña, Chet Atkins, Aaliyah, George Harrison, John Lee Hooker, John Phillips (musician), John Phillips, Perry Como, Isaac Stern, and Chuck Schuldiner **Duran Duran is reunited with the original five members and goes on tour for the first time since 1985. **Michael Jackson's last studio album ''Invincible (Michael Jackson album), Invincible'' released. **Gorillaz' Gorillaz (album), self-titled debut album is released. **Daft Punk releases ''Discovery (Daft Punk album), Discovery'' **Kylie Minogue releases ''Fever (Kylie Minogue album), Fever'' **Comedy legend Mel Brooks' The Producers (musical), musical adaptation of his 1967 film ''The Producers (1967 film), The Producers'' first performed, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. **Basement Jaxx release ''Rooty'' **Fennesz releases ''Endless Summer (Fennesz album), Endless Summer'' **The Strokes' debut album ''Is This It'' is released **Rammstein releases ''Mutter (album), Mutter'' **Opeth releases ''Blackwater Park'' **

releases ''The Glow Pt. 2'' **Muse (band), Muse releases ''Origin of Symmetry'' **System of a Down releases ''Toxicity (album), Toxicity'' **Björk releases ''Vespertine'' **Alicia Keys releases ''Songs in A Minor'' **Shakira releases ''Laundry Service'' **Manu Chao releases ''Próxima Estación: Esperanza'' **Tool (band), Tool release ''Lateralus'' **Cornelius (musician), Cornelius release ''Point (album), Point'' **Hikaru Utada releases ''Distance (Hikaru Utada album), Distance'' **Aphex Twin releases ''Drukqs'' **Stars of the Lid releases ''The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid'' **

releases ''Confield'' **Napster's popularity peaks. **Metallica and Dr. Dre sue Napster over illegal distribution of their music. **Debuts by: ***Avenged Sevenfold's ''Sounding the Seventh Trumpet'' ***My Chemical Romance’s "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love" *2000 in music, 2000 in British music, 2000 in Norwegian music, 2000 in South Korean music **Mariah Carey becomes the Best-Selling Artist of the Millennium according to the World Music Awards. **Britney Spears' ''Oops!... I Did It Again (album), Oops!... I Did It Again'' sells over 23 million copies and becomes the best-selling album by a female artist of the decade. **Blink-182 enjoy mainstream success (mainly from their hit single "All the Small Things") and lead pop-punk into the 21st Century. **Madonna releases her album ''Music (Madonna album), Music'', which goes on to sell 15 million copies, becomes universally acclaimed, and gets nominated for 5 Grammy awards. It follows her 1998 comeback ''Ray of Light''. **Debuts by: ***Linkin Park's ''Hybrid Theory'' ***

's ''Parachutes (Coldplay album), Parachutes'' ***Craig David's ''Born to Do It'' ***The Avalanches' ''Since I Left You'' **Notable releases ***Eminem's ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' ***Baha Men's ''Who Let the Dogs Out (album), Who Let the Dogs Out?'' ***Outkast's ''Stankonia'' ***Ayumi Hamasaki's ''Duty (album), Duty'' ***Mai Kuraki's ''Delicious Way'' ***Ringo Sheena's ''Shōso Strip'' ***Boris (band), Boris release ''Flood (Boris album), Flood'' *** Radiohead's ''Kid A'' ***

's ''Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'' ***Vladislav Delay's ''Vocalcity'' ***The Beatles's ''1 (The Beatles album), 1''

List of 10 best-selling albums of the 2000s

#The Beatles – ''1 (The Beatles album), 1'' – 31 million – 2000 #Norah Jones – ''Come Away with Me'' – 26 million – 2002 #Backstreet Boys – ''Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album), Black & Blue'' – 24 million – 2000 #Linkin Park – ''Hybrid Theory'' – 24 million – 2000 #Britney Spears – ''Oops!... I Did It Again (album), Oops!... I Did It Again '' – 20 million – 2000 #Usher (entertainer), Usher – ''Confessions (Usher album), Confessions'' – 20 million – 2004 #Eminem – ''The Eminem Show'' – 19 million – 2002 #Eminem – ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' – 19 million – 2000 #Avril Lavigne – ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' – 17 million – 2002 #Evanescence – ''Fallen (Evanescence album), Fallen'' – 17 million – 2003

1990s

*1999 in music, 1999 in British music, 1999 in Norwegian music, 1999 in South Korean music **Arrival of ...Baby One More Time (album), Britney Spears,

, Jenni Rivera, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Slipknot (band), Slipknot, Muse (band), Muse and Jennifer Lopez. **Deaths of Barış Manço, Rick Danko, Scatman John and Curtis Mayfield. **Notable releases: ***Dr. Dre's ''2001 (Dr. Dre album), 2001'' ***Moby's ''Play (Moby album), Play'' ***Sigur Rós' ''Ágætis byrjun'' ***Santana (band), Santana' ''Supernatural (Santana album), Supernatural'' ***The Flaming Lips' ''The Soft Bulletin'' ***Red Hot Chili Peppers's ''Californication (album), Californication'' ***

's ''Operation: Doomsday'' ***Eminem's ''The Slim Shady LP'' ***The Dismemberment Plan's ''Emergency & I'' ***Nine Inch Nails' ''The Fragile'' ***Rage Against the Machine's ''The Battle of Los Angeles (album), The Battle of Los Angeles'' ***Opeth's ''Still Life (Opeth album), Still Life'' ***Mos Def's ''Black on Both Sides'' *** Fiona Apple's ''When the Pawn...'' ***Mr. Bungle's ''California (Mr. Bungle album), California'' ***Blur (band), Blur's ''13 (Blur album), 13'' ***Built to Spill's ''Keep It Like a Secret'' ***Dream Theater's ''Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory'' ***The Magnetic Fields' ''69 Love Songs'' ***The Roots's ''Things Fall Apart (album), Things Fall Apart'' ***Wilco's ''Summerteeth'' ***Blink-182's ''Enema of the State'' ***American Football (band), American Football's ''American Football (1999 album), first self-titled album'' ***Fatboy Slim's ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' ***Lynda Thomas' ''Mi Día de la Independencia'' ***Jamiroquai's ''Synkronized'' ***Backstreet Boys' ''Millennium (Backstreet Boys album), Millennium'' ***Christina Aguilera' ''Christina Aguilera (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Lou Bega's ''Mambo No. 5#Lou Bega version, Mambo No. 5'' ***Ricky Martin's ''Livin' la Vida Loca'' ***Eiffel 65's ''Europop (album), Europop'' ***Hikaru Utada's ''First Love (Hikaru Utada album), First Love'' ***Boredoms' ''Vision Creation Newsun'' ***Darude' ''Before the Storm (Darude album), Before the Storm'' ***Mogwai's ''Come On Die Young'' ***Burzum's ''Hliðskjálf (album), Hliðskjálf'' ***Mr. Oizo's ''Analog Worms Attack'' ***Susumu Yokota's ''Sakura (album), Sakura'' ***Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman's South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (soundtrack), soundtrack to the Comedy Central animated film ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' **Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus's ABBA musical ''Mamma Mia! (musical), Mamma Mia!'' first performed. *1998 in music, 1998 in British music, 1998 in Norwegian music, 1998 in South Korean music **Deaths of: ***Frank Sinatra ***Hide (musician), Hide ***Linda McCartney **Lauryn Hill releases ''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill''. **Neutral Milk Hotel releases ''In the Aeroplane Over the Sea''. **The Offspring releases ''Americana (The Offspring album), Americana''. **"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith, from the Michael Bay film ''Armageddon (1998 film), Armageddon'', becomes the first song by a rock band to debut at No. 1. **Insane Clown Posse gets dropped from the Walt Disney Company's record label Hollywood Records after the release of ''The Great Milenko'', in order for Disney to prevent a violent Southern Baptist Church protest due to Walt Disney World's Gay Days at Walt Disney World, Gay Days events. **Madonna releases her seventh studio album ''Ray of Light'' which goes on to sell over 16 million copies, become universally acclaimed and win 4 Grammy Awards. **Robbie Williams releases ''I've Been Expecting You'' **Lauryn Hill releases ''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'' **Boris (band), Boris release ''Amplifier Worship'' **Massive Attack release ''Mezzanine (album), Mezzanine'' **System of a Down release ''System of a Down (album), their self-titled debut album'' **Outkast release ''Aquemini'' **Duster (band), Duster release ''Stratosphere (Duster album), Stratosphere'' **Elliott Smith releaseS ''XO (Elliott Smith album), XO'' **Refused release ''The Shape of Punk to Come'' **Queens of the Stone Age release ''Queens of the Stone Age (album), self-titled debut album'' **Belle and Sebastian release ''The Boy with the Arab Strap'' **Black Star (rap duo), Black Star release ''Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'' **The Smashing Pumpkins release ''Adore (album), Adore'' **Pearl Jam release ''Yield (album), Yield'' **Gorguts release ''Obscura (album), Obscura'' **Air (French band), Air release ''Moon Safari'' **Boards of Canada release ''Music Has the Right to Children'' **Tortoise (band), Tortoise release ''TNT (Tortoise album), TNT'' **

releases ''LP5'' **Don Caballero releases ''What Burns Never Returns'' **Amon Tobin releases ''Permutation (Amon Tobin album), Permutation'' **Dirty Three release ''Ocean Songs'' **Gas (musician), Gas releases ''Zauberberg (album), Zauberberg'' and ''Königsforst'' **Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion release ''The Prayer'' from the animated Warner Bros. film ''Quest for Camelot'' **Geri Halliwell leaves the Spice Girls **Death (metal band), Death releases their final album ''The Sound of Perseverance''. *1997 in music, 1997 in British music, 1997 in Norwegian music, 1997 in South Korean music **Debuts of ''Backstreet Boys (1997 album), Backstreet Boys'' and ''Life thru a Lens, Robbie Williams'' (after leaving Take That) **Death of John Denver, Jeff Buckley, Townes Van Zandt, The Notorious B.I.G., Michael Hutchence, and Velvet. **Notable releases: ***Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and David Newman (composer), David Newman's Anastasia (soundtrack), soundtrack to the animated feature film ''Anastasia (1997 film), Anastasia''. *** Radiohead's ''OK Computer'' ***Björk's Homogenic ***Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope ***Mariah Carey's ''Number 1's (Mariah Carey album), #1's'', selling 17 million copies. ***Blur (band), Blur release the single "Song 2" to a chart-topping success. ***Celine Dion's ''Let's Talk About Love'', which sold over 31 million copies worldwide. Lead single "My Heart Will Go On", from the James Cameron film ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', became the best selling single of the year and the second best selling single by a female artist of all time. ***Elton John and Tim Rice's The Lion King (musical), musical version of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Animation film ''The Lion King'' ***The Verve's ''Urban Hymns'' ***Shania Twain's ''Come On Over'' ***Elliott Smith's ''Either/Or (album), Either/Or'' ***Modest Mouse's ''The Lonesome Crowded West'' ***Spiritualized's ''Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'' ***Portishead (band), Portishead's ''Portishead (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Yo La Tengo's ''I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One'' ***Built to Spill's ''Perfect from Now On'' ***Ween's ''The Mollusk'' ***Deftones' ''Around the Fur'' ***The Prodigy's ''The Fat of the Land'' ***Metallica's ''Reload (Metallica album), Reload'' ***Blur (band), Blur's ''Blur (self-titled album), self-titled album'' ***Foo Fighters' ''The Colour and the Shape'' ***Stereolab's ''Dots and Loops'' ***Buena Vista Social Club's ''Buena Vista Social Club (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Daft Punk's ''Homework (Daft Punk album), Homework'' ***

's ''F♯ A♯ ∞'' ***Mogwai's ''Mogwai Young Team'' ***The Chemical Brothers' ''Dig Your Own Hole'' ***Biosphere (musician), Biosphere's ''Substrata (album), Substrata'' ***Squarepusher's ''Hard Normal Daddy'' ***

's ''Chiastic Slide'' ***Amon Tobin's ''Bricolage (album), Bricolage'' ***Christoph de Babalon's ''If You're Into It, I'm Out of It'' ***Fishmans' ''Uchū Nippon Setagaya'' ***Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician), Fantastic Plastic Machine's ''The Fantastic Plastic Machine (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Cornelius (musician), Cornelius' ''Fantasma (Cornelius album), Fantasma'' *1996 in music, 1996 in British music, 1996 in Norwegian music, 1996 in South Korean music **Death of Ella Fitzgerald, Tupac Shakur, Zeki Müren and Brad Nowell. **Arrival of Lynda Thomas, Spice Girls. **Guns N' Roses break up, later reuniting for 2008's ''Chinese Democracy''. ** Pink Floyd disband. **Celine Dion released the album ''Falling into You'', selling over 32 million copies worldwide. **Max Cavalera leaves Sepultura, later going on to form Soulfly. **Notable releases: ***Sepultura's ''Roots (Sepultura album), Roots'' ***Jonathan Larson's ''Rent (musical), Rent'' ***Michael Flatley's ''Lord of the Dance (musical), Lord of the Dance'' ***Jamiroquai's ''Travelling Without Moving'' ***Spice Girls' ''Spice (album), Spice'' ***DJ Shadow's ''Endtroducing.....'' ***

's ''Pinkerton (album), Pinkerton'' ***Fishmans' ''Long Season'' ***Tool (band), Tool's ''Ænima'' ***Aphex Twin's ''Richard D. James Album'' ***Belle and Sebastian's ''If You're Feeling Sinister'' ***Swans (band), Swans' ''Soundtracks for the Blind'' ***Burzum's ''Filosofem'' ***Beck's ''Odelay'' ***Outkast ''ATLiens'' ***Metallica's ''Load (album), Load'' ***Tortoise (band), Tortoise's ''Millions Now Living Will Never Die'' ***Toshinori Kondo and DJ Krush's ''Ki-Oku'' **Debut album: ***Supergrass's ''I Should Coco'' ***Neutral Milk Hotel's ''On Avery Island'' ***Jay-Z ''Reasonable Doubt (album), Reasonable Doubt'' ***Robert Miles's ''Dreamland (Robert Miles album), Dreamland'' *1995 in music, 1995 in British music, 1995 in Norwegian music, 1995 in South Korean music **A year after they debuted in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, the dance show ''Riverdance'' is first performed. **Michael Jackson releases ''HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'', the best-selling multi-disc album of all time. This double album contains "You Are Not Alone" – the first single ever to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number one.MTV – Michael Jackson Biography
**Death of Jerry Garcia, Dean Martin, Phyllis Hyman, Selena, Burl Ives, and Eazy-E. **Mariah Carey becomes the first female artist in history to have a song debut at number one with ''Fantasy (Mariah Carey song), Fantasy''. ** Coolio and L.V. (singer), L.V. release the award-winning single "Gangsta's Paradise" from the film ''Dangerous Minds'' ** Mariah Carey and band Boyz II Men releases the multiple-record holding "One Sweet Day", the single with the most weeks at number and the Song of the Decade 1990–1999. ** Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli first performs and releases the acclaimed opera song "Con te partirò". ** Italian DJ Robert Miles releases his debut single "Children (composition), Children" to universal acclaim. **Los del Río release "Macarena (song), Macarena", the record breaking dance song of all time. **Queen (band), Queen releases their final album ''Made in Heaven'' following the death of frontman Freddie Mercury. **Notable releases: ***Death (metal band), Death's ''Symbolic (Death album), Symbolic'' ***The Smashing Pumpkins' ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' *** Radiohead's ''The Bends (album), The Bends'' ***Björk's ''Post (Björk album), Post'' ***Oasis (band), Oasis' ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'' ***GZA's ''Liquid Swords'' ***Death (metal band), Death's ''Symbolic (Death album), Symbolic'' ***Elliott Smith's ''Elliott Smith (album), self-titled album'' ***Mobb Deep's ''The Infamous, The Infamous Mobb Deep'' ***Pulp (band), Pulp's ''Different Class'' ***Swans (band), Swans' ''The Great Annihilator'' ***Ulver's ''Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler'' ***PJ Harvey's ''To Bring You My Love'' ***Pavement (band), Pavement's ''Wowee Zowee'' ***Raekwon's ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'' ***The Chemical Brothers' ''Exit Planet Dust'' ***Sonic Youth's ''Washing Machine (album), Washing Machine'' ***David Bowie's ''Outside (David Bowie album), Outside'' ***Alice in Chains' ''Alice in Chains (album), self-titled album'' ***Dissection (band), Dissection's ''Storm of the Light's Bane'' ***Blur (band), Blur's ''The Great Escape (Blur album), The Great Escape'' ***Three 6 Mafia's ''Mystic Stylez'' ***Aphex Twin's ''...I Care Because You Do'' ***

's ''Tri Repetae'' ***Slowdive's ''Pygmalion (album), Pygmalion'' ***Oval (musical project), Oval's ''94 Diskont'' ***Porcupine Tree's ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' ***Hallucinogen (musician), Hallucinogen's ''Twisted (Hallucinogen album), Twisted'' ***Scatman John's ''Scatman's World'' featuring the hit song "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" *1994 in music, 1994 in British music, 1994 in Norwegian music **Deaths of: ***Dinah Shore ***Kurt Cobain **Debuts by: ***Oasis (band), Oasis (''Definitely Maybe'') ***

(''Weezer (1994 album), The Blue Album'') ***Brandy Norwood, Brandy (''Brandy (album), Brandy'') ***Nas (''Illmatic'') ***The Notorious B.I.G. (''Ready to Die'') ***Portishead (band), Portishead (''Dummy (album), Dummy'') ***Sunny Day Real Estate (''Diary (Sunny Day Real Estate album), Diary'') **Other albums released: *** Pink Floyd's ''The Division Bell'', their last album until 2014's ''The Endless River''. ***Madonna's ''Bedtime Stories (Madonna album), Bedtime Stories'' ***Blur (band), Blur's ''Parklife'' ***Green Day's major-label debut, ''Dookie'', with the hits "Longview (song), Longview", "Welcome to Paradise", "Basket Case (song), Basket Case", "When I Come Around" and "She (Green Day song), She". ***The Offspring's ''Smash (The Offspring album), Smash'' ***Common (rapper), Common's ''Resurrection (Common album), Resurrection'' ***Soundgarden's ''Superunknown'' ***R.E.M.'s ''Monster (R.E.M. album), Monster'' ***NOFX's ''Punk in Drublic'' ***Jeff Buckley's ''Grace (Jeff Buckley album), Grace'' ***Aphex Twin's ''Selected Ambient Works Volume II'' ***Global Communication's ''76:14'' ***Nine Inch Nails' ''The Downward Spiral'' ***Nirvana (band), Nirvana's live album ''MTV Unplugged in New York'' ***Bad Religion's ''Stranger than Fiction (Bad Religion album), Stranger Than Fiction''. With this album, the band earned their first (and only) US gold record in its 15-year career. ***Mariah Carey's ''Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album), Merry Christmas'', with its multi-platinum lead single "All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey song), All I Want for Christmas Is You", which eventually becomes the nineteenth best-selling digital single of the 20th century. ***Beck's major-label debut, ''Mellow Gold''. ***The Prodigy's ''Music for the Jilted Generation''. *1993 in music, 1993 in British music, 1993 in Norwegian music ** Debuts by: *** Cynic (band), Cynic (''Focus (Cynic album), Focus'') *** Rancid (band), Rancid (''Rancid (1993 album), Rancid'') *** Snoop Dogg, Snoop Doggy Dogg (''Doggystyle'') *** Tool (band), Tool (''Undertow (Tool album), Undertow'') *** Wu-Tang Clan (''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Enter the Wu-Tang'') *** Radiohead (''Pablo Honey'') *** Björk (''Debut (Björk album), Debut'') ***

(''Incunabula (album), Incunabula'') *** Earth (American band), Earth (''Earth 2 (album), Earth 2'') *** Seefeel (''Quique (album), Quique'') **Nirvana (band), Nirvana release their final album, titled ''In Utero (album), In Utero''. **Birth of Ariana Grande **Deaths of Frank Zappa, Marian Anderson, and Dizzy Gillespie. **Mariah Carey releases her 32-million selling ''Music Box (Mariah Carey album), Music Box'' album. **Bad Religion signs to Atlantic Records, where the band later achieves success. ** Other albums released: *** Death (metal band), Death's ''Individual Thought Patterns'' *** Duran Duran's ''Duran Duran (1993 album), The Wedding Album'' *** Morbid Angel's ''Covenant (Morbid Angel album), Covenant'' *** Pestilence (band), Pestilence's ''Spheres (Pestilence album), Spheres'' *** Sepultura's ''Chaos A.D.'' *** Sting (musician), Sting's ''Ten Summoner's Tales'' *** Slowdive's ''Souvlaki (album), Souvlaki'' *** The Smashing Pumpkins' ''Siamese Dream'' *** A Tribe Called Quest's ''Midnight Marauders'' *** Pearl Jam's ''Vs. (Pearl Jam album), Vs.'' ***

's ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'' *** Orbital (band), Orbital's ''Orbital (1993 album), Orbital'' *1992 in music, 1992 in British music, 1992 in Norwegian music, 1992 in South Korean music ** Debuts by: *** Body Count (band), Body Count (''Body Count (album), Body Count'') *** Aphex Twin (''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'') *** Dr. Dre (''The Chronic'') *** The Future Sound of London (''Accelerator (The Future Sound of London album), Accelerator'') *** Pavement (band), Pavement (''Slanted and Enchanted'') *** Rage Against the Machine (''Rage Against the Machine (album), Rage Against the Machine'') *** Stone Temple Pilots (''Core (Stone Temple Pilots album), Core'') *** Sublime (band), Sublime (''40oz. to Freedom'') *** Therapy? (''Nurse (album), Nurse'') *** Red House Painters (''Down Colorful Hill'') *** Ugly Kid Joe (''America's Least Wanted'') *** Tori Amos (''Little Earthquakes'') **Death of John Cage and Yutaka Ozaki. **U2 start the ''Zoo TV Tour'' **Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert **Birth of

**Other releases: ***R.E.M.'s ''Automatic for the People'' ***Alice in Chains' ''Dirt (Alice in Chains album), Dirt'' ***Sonic Youth's ''Dirty (Sonic Youth album), Dirty'' ***Dream Theater's ''Images and Words'' ***Pantera's ''Vulgar Display of Power'' ***Tom Waits' ''Bone Machine'' ***Darkthrone's ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' ***Megadeth's ''Countdown to Extinction'' ***Kyuss' ''Blues for the Red Sun'' ***The Cure's ''Wish (The Cure album), Wish'' ***Sade (band), Sade's ''Love Deluxe'' ***Beastie Boys' ''Check Your Head'' ***The Orb's ''U.F.Orb'' ***Madonna's sexually-provocative book ''Sex (book), Sex'', which was accompanied by the double-platinum album ''Erotica (Madonna album), Erotica''. It becomes one of the most controversial books and albums ever released, but enjoys commercial success. From it, Madonna made $500 million for her label. ***The The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album, soundtrack to the film ''The Bodyguard (1992 film), The Bodyguard'', the best selling soundtrack album of all time, selling over 45 million copies worldwide to date. Its leading single "I Will Always Love You" became the best selling single by a female artist (Whitney Houston) of all time, selling over 15 million copies. ***Faith No More's ''Angel Dust (Faith No More album), Angel Dust'' ***Obituary (band), Obituary's ''The End Complete'' ***''Artificial Intelligence (compilation album), Artificial Intelligence'', Warp Records, Warp's compilation album by various artists is released. ***Japanese pop band Dreams Come True (band), Dreams Come True release their album ''The Swinging Star'', whose track ''Sweet Sweet Sweet'' originated as the ending theme of the Sega Genesis video game ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', for which Masato Nakamura composed the music. *1991 in music, 1991 in British music, 1991 in Norwegian music ** Debut albums by: *** Blur (band), Blur (''Leisure (album), Leisure'') *** Cypress Hill (''Cypress Hill (album), Cypress Hill'') *** EMF (band), EMF (''Schubert Dip'') *** The Infectious Grooves (''The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves'') *** Kyuss (''Wretch (album), Wretch'') *** The Wiggles (The Wiggles (album), self-titled) *** Pearl Jam (''Ten (Pearl Jam album), Ten'') *** The Smashing Pumpkins (''Gish'') *** Beck (''Golden Feelings'') *** Massive Attack (''Blue Lines'') *** LFO (British band), LFO (''Frequencies (album), Frequencies'') *** The Orb (''The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld'') *** Orbital (band), Orbital (''Orbital (1991 album), Orbital'') *** Electronic (band), Electronic (''Electronic (album), Electronic'') *** Biosphere (musician), Biosphere (''Microgravity (album), Microgravity'') *** Nightmares on Wax (''A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter'') **Arrival of Blue Man Group **Death of Miles Davis, Freddie Mercury, Eric Carr, Steve Clark. **Notable releases: ***Death (metal band), Death's ''Human (Death album), Human'' ***Michael Jackson's ''Dangerous (Michael Jackson album), Dangerous'' ***Metallica's ''Metallica (album), Metallica'' ***Morbid Angel's ''Blessed Are the Sick'' ***Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard (musical), musical adaptation of the 1950 film ''Sunset Boulevard (film), Sunset Boulevard'' ***Enya's ''Shepherd Moons'' ***Nirvana (band), Nirvana's ''Nevermind'' ***Bryan Adams's "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" from the film ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' ***Pestilence (band), Pestilence's ''Testimony of the Ancients'' ***Sepultura's ''Arise (Sepultura album), Arise'' ***U2's ''Achtung Baby'' ***The KLF's ''The White Room (KLF album), The White Room'' ***808 State's ''ex:el'' ***Kraftwerk's ''The Mix (Kraftwerk album), The Mix'' ***Ultramarine (band), Ultramarine's ''Every Man and Woman Is a Star'' ***Primal Scream's ''Screamadelica'' ***Red Hot Chili Peppers, Red Hot Chili Pepper's Blood Sugar Sex Magik ***Sonny Sharrock's ''Ask the Ages'' **Mariah Carey wins the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Mariah Carey becomes the only artist in history to have their first 5 consecutive singles reach number one in the United States. *1990 in music, 1990 in British music, 1990 in Norwegian music **Debut albums by Alice in Chains (''Facelift (album), Facelift''), Cannibal Corpse (''Eaten Back to Life''), Mariah Carey (''Mariah Carey (album), Mariah Carey''), Deee-Lite (''World Clique''), Green Day (''39/Smooth''), Helmet (band), Helmet (''Strap It On (album), Strap It On''), Ice Cube (''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted''), Primus (band), Primus (''Frizzle Fry''), Ride (band), Ride (''Nowhere (album), Nowhere'') and A Tribe Called Quest (''People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm'') are released. **Death of Sarah Vaughan, Leonard Bernstein, Luigi Nono, Johnnie Ray, and Sammy Davis, Jr.. **Milli Vanilli becomes Milli Vanilli lip syncing scandal, exposed as a music fraud. **The Three Tenors; Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti give their first concert, at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, with recording of the concert turned into ''Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert'', becoming the fastest-selling classical album of all time. **Notable releases: ***Slayer (band), Slayer's ''Seasons in the Abyss'' ***Obituary (band), Obituary's ''Cause of Death (album), Cause of Death'' ***Pantera's ''Cowboys from Hell'' ***Megadeth's ''Rust in Peace'' ***Judas Priest's ''Painkiller (Judas Priest album), Painkiller'' ***Depeche Mode's ''Violator (album), Violator'' ***Cocteau Twins's ''Heaven or Las Vegas'' ***Sonic Youth's ''Goo (album), Goo'' ***Fugazi's ''Repeater (album), Repeater'' ***Ride (band), Ride's ''Nowhere (album), Nowhere'' ***Pixies (band), Pixies' ''Bossanova (Pixies album), Bossanova'' ***Sinéad O'Connor' ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got''

List of 10 best-selling albums of the 1990s

#Whitney Houston / Various artists – ''The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album, The Bodyguard'' – 45 million – 1992 #Shania Twain – ''Come On Over (Shania Twain album), Come on Over'' – 40 million – 1997 #Alanis Morissette – ''Jagged Little Pill'' – 33 million – 1995 #Mariah Carey – ''Music Box (Mariah Carey album), Music Box'' – 32 million – 1993 #Celine Dion – ''Falling into You'' – 32 million – 1996 #Michael Jackson – ''Dangerous (Michael Jackson album), Dangerous'' – 32 million – 1991 #Celine Dion – ''Let's Talk About Love'' – 31 million – 1997 #Madonna – ''The Immaculate Collection'' – 30 million – 1990 #Britney Spears – ''...Baby One More Time (album), ...Baby One More Time'' – 30 million – 1999 #Backstreet Boys – ''Millennium (Backstreet Boys album), Millennium'' – 30 million – 1999

1980s

* 1989 in music, 1989 in British music, 1989 in Norwegian music * The swing revival is agreed upon to have started around 1989. ** Debut albums are released by: *** 3rd Bass (''The Cactus Album'') *** De La Soul (''3 Feet High and Rising'') *** The D.O.C. (''No One Can Do It Better'') *** Morbid Angel (''Altars of Madness'') *** Nine Inch Nails (''Pretty Hate Machine'') *** Nirvana (band), Nirvana (''Bleach (Nirvana album), Bleach'') *** Obituary (band), Obituary (''Slowly We Rot'') *** The Offspring (''The Offspring (album), The Offspring'') *** The Stone Roses (''The Stone Roses (album), The Stone Roses'') ** Other notable releases: *** Janet Jackson's ''Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, Rhythm Nation 1814'' *** Madonna's ''Like a Prayer (album), Like A Prayer'' *** Mötley Crüe's ''Dr. Feelgood (album), Dr. Feelgood'', one of the notable hard rock/heavy metal music, heavy metal albums to top the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 *** Fine Young Cannibals' ''The Raw & the Cooked (album), The Raw & the Cooked'' *** Pestilence (band), Pestilence's ''Consuming Impulse'' *** Sepultura's ''Beneath the Remains'' *** Phil Collins' ''...But Seriously'' *** Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's musical ''Miss Saigon'' first performed *** Kate Bush's ''The Sensual World'' *** 808 State's ''90 (album), 90'' *** "Weird Al" Yankovic's UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff, soundtrack to the film ''UHF (film), UHF'' ** Ice Cube departs from N.W.A after financial problems and several conflicts with their manager Jerry Heller and the group's founder Eazy-E, and begins a solo career. * 1988 in music, 1988 in British music, 1988 in Norwegian music ** Debut albums are released by: ***

(''Goin' Off'') *** Tracy Chapman (''Tracy Chapman (album), Tracy Chapman'') *** Danzig (band), Danzig (''Danzig (album), Danzig'') *** Eazy-E (''Eazy-Duz-It'') *** EPMD (''Strictly Business (EPMD album), Strictly Business'') *** Jane's Addiction (''Nothing's Shocking'') *** Living Colour (''Vivid (Living Colour album), Vivid'') *** Morrissey (''Viva Hate'') *** N.W.A (''Straight Outta Compton'') *** NOFX (''Liberal Animation'') *** Pestilence (band), Pestilence (''Malleus Maleficarum'') *** Pixies (band), The Pixies (''Surfer Rosa'') *** Soundgarden (''Ultramega OK'') ** Other albums released: *** Bon Jovi's ''New Jersey (album), New Jersey'', which charts five consecutive Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the most ever for a hard rock album *** Bad Religion's ''Suffer (album), Suffer'' *** Enya's ''Watermark (Enya album), Watermark'' *** Bathory (band), Bathory's ''Blood Fire Death'', marking the arrival of the Viking metal genre *** Steve Roach (musician), Steve Roach's ''Dreamtime Return'' *** Nurse with Wound's ''Soliloquy for Lilith'' *** Kino (band), Kino's ''Gruppa krovi'' ** Whitney Houston with "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" all peaked at number one on the US Hot 100 chart, which gave her a total of seven consecutive number one hits, breaking the record of six previously shared by The Beatles and the Bee Gees. ** Formation of the Traveling Wilburys ** Death of Roy Orbison ** Births of: ***

*** Big Sean *** Rihanna * 1987 in music, 1987 in British music, 1987 in Norwegian music * Notable releases: ** Anthrax (American band), Anthrax's ''Among the Living'' ** Michael Jackson's ''Bad (album), Bad'', which is the first album to have 5 consecutive No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100.MTV – Michael Jackson Biography
** Whitney Houston's ''Whitney (album), Whitney'' ** Sepultura's ''Schizophrenia (Sepultura album), Schizophrenia'' ** Def Leppard's ''Hysteria (Def Leppard album), Hysteria'' ** U2's ''The Joshua Tree'', with the No. 1 hits "With or Without You", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Where the Streets Have No Name" ** Joe Satriani's ''Surfing with the Alien'' * The Beastie Boys' debut ''Licensed to Ill'', released the year before, becomes the first hip hop record to reach number one on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. * Death of legendary record producer John H. Hammond. * Debuts by: ** Death (metal band), Death (''Scream Bloody Gore'') ** Guns N' Roses (''Appetite for Destruction'') ** Testament (''The Legacy (album), The Legacy'') ** Rick Astley (''Whenever You Need Somebody'') which features the lead single "Never Gonna Give You Up" * 1986 in music, 1986 in British music, 1986 in Norwegian music ** Aerosmith re-records "Walk This Way" with Hip hop music, rap group Run-D.M.C. which blends rock and rap music, introduces rap music to a mainstream audience for the first time, and marks the beginning of the resurrection of Aerosmith's career, one of rock's most remarkable comebacks. ** Following their extraordinary performance at Live Aid, Queen (band), Queen put on a Queen at Wembley, special concert at Wembley Stadium. ** Debuts by: *** Sepultura (''Morbid Visions'') ** Notable releases: *** Bon Jovi's ''Slippery When Wet'' which stays at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 for 4 weeks *** Metallica's ''Master of Puppets'' *** Megadeth's ''Peace Sells... But Who's Buying'' *** Slayer's ''Reign in Blood'' *** Peter Gabriel's ''So (album), So'' *** Europe (band), Europe's ''The Final Countdown (album), The Final Countdown'' *** The Smiths' ''The Queen Is Dead'' *** Sonic Youth's ''Evol (Sonic Youth album), Evol'' *** Beastie Boys' ''Licensed to Ill'' ***

's ''Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album), Somewhere in Time'' *** Big Black's ''Atomizer (album), Atomizer'' *** The Top Gun (soundtrack), soundtrack album to the film ''Top Gun'' is released. *** Paul Simon's ''Graceland (album), Graceland'' *** Kraftwerk's ''Electric Café'' *** Genesis (band), Genesis' ''Invisible Touch'' *** Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ''The Phantom of the Opera (musical), The Phantom of the Opera'' first performed *** First performance of Stephen Sondheim's fairy tale musical ''Into the Woods'' *** Janet Jackson's ''Control (Janet Jackson album), Control'' *** John Farnham's ''Whispering Jack'' *** Hiroshi Yoshimura's ''Green (Hiroshi Yoshimura album), Green'' *** Madonna's ''True Blue (Madonna album), True Blue'', which goes on to sell over 25 million copies and becomes the best-selling female album of the decade. ** Deaths of: *** Benny Goodman *** Richard Manuel *** Cliff Burton * 1985 in music, 1985 in British music, 1985 in Norwegian music ** Death of Ricky Nelson ** Live Aid and Farm Aid benefit concerts take place. ** Duran Duran records "A View to a Kill (song), A View to a Kill" to the A View to a Kill, ''James Bond'' movie of the same name. This single remains the only Bond theme to go to Number 1 on the US charts, and the highest-placed Bond theme on the UK chart where it reached Number 2. ** The famous hard rock band Guns N' Roses was formed in Los Angeles. ** Debuts by: *** Exodus (American band), Exodus (''Bonded by Blood'') *** Whitney Houston (Whitney Houston (album), self-titled) *** Megadeth (''Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!'') *** Overkill (band), Overkill (''Feel the Fire (Overkill album), Feel the Fire'') *** A-ha's (''Hunting High and Low'') ** Notable releases: *** Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's musical ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' first performed in London *** Phil Collins' ''No Jacket Required'' *** Dead or Alive (band), Dead or Alive's ''Youthquake (album), Youthquake'' which features the hit single "You Spin Me Right Round" *** Falco (musician), Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" *** Slayer's ''Hell Awaits'' *** Tears for Fears' ''Songs from the Big Chair'' *** Billy Joel's Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II * 1984 in music, 1984 in British music, 1984 in Norwegian music ** Deaths of: *** Marvin Gaye *** Jackie Wilson ** ''Akhnaten (opera), Akhnaten'' by Philip Glass premieres in Stuttgart ** Notable releases: *** The Bob Marley & The Wailers compilation album ''Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers album), Legend'', the best-selling reggae album of all time *** Madonna's ''Like a Virgin (album), Like A Virgin'' *** Mercyful Fate's ''Don't Break the Oath'' *** Metallica's ''Ride the Lightning'' *** Prince (musician), Prince's Purple Rain (album), soundtrack to the film ''Purple Rain (film), Purple Rain'' *** Tina Turner's ''Private Dancer'' *** Van Halen's ''1984 (Van Halen album), 1984'', which contains the No. 1 single "Jump (Van Halen song), Jump" and becomes their last studio album to feature David Lee Roth on vocals until 2012's ''A Different Kind of Truth'' *** Red Hot Chili Peppers' ''The Red Hot Chili Peppers (album), self-titled debut album'' *** Bruce Springsteen's ''Born in the U.S.A.'' *** Hüsker Dü's ''Zen Arcade'' *** Manuel Göttsching's ''E2-E4'' *** Yngwie Malmsteen's ''Rising Force'' *** Mariya Takeuchi's ''Variety (Mariya Takeuchi album), Variety'' *** Tatsuro Yamashita's Big Wave (Tatsuro Yamashita album), soundtrack to the Japanese film ''Big Wave'' ** Debuts by: *** Anthrax (American band), Anthrax (''Fistful of Metal'') *** Bathory (band), Bathory (Bathory (album), self-titled) *** Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi (album), self-titled) *** Celtic Frost (''Morbid Tales'') *** Yngwie Malmsteen (''Rising Force'') *** Metal Church (Metal Church (Metal Church album), self-titled) *** Ratt (''Out of the Cellar'') *** Voivod (''War and Pain'') *** W.A.S.P. (band), W.A.S.P. (W.A.S.P. (album), self-titled) ** Musicals first performed: *** Stephen Sondheim's ''Sunday in the Park with George'' *** Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Starlight Express'' ** Duran Duran was the first group ever to utilize a monitor in concert to project their performance. ** R. Murray Schafer's Concerto for flute and orchestra performed featuring Robert Aitken on flute. ** Band Aid (band), Band Aid, a group of familiar music names, is formed to perform "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ** Michael Jackson's album ''Thriller'' wins a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards at the Grammy Awards of 1984, 1984 Grammys. * 1983 in music, 1983 in British music, 1983 in Norwegian music ** Death of Muddy Waters ** Notable releases: *** Accept (band), Accept's ''Balls to the Wall'' *** Def Leppard's ''Pyromania (album), Pyromania'' ***

's ''Piece of Mind'' *** David Bowie's ''Let's Dance (David Bowie album), Let's Dance'' *** Mötley Crüe's ''Shout at the Devil'' *** New Order (band), New Order's ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' and "Blue Monday (New Order song), Blue Monday", the biggest-selling 12-inch record of all time. *** Ozzy Osbourne's ''Bark at the Moon'' *** Willy Russell's musical ''Blood Brothers (musical), Blood Brothers'' *** The Police's ''Synchronicity (The Police album), Synchronicity'' *** ZZ Top's ''Eliminator (album), Eliminator'' *** U2's ''War (U2 album), War'' *** Cocteau Twins's ''Head over Heels (Cocteau Twins album), Head over Heels'' *** Pink Floyd's ''The Final Cut (album), The Final Cut'' *** Brian Eno's ''Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks'' *** Asia (band), Asia ''Alpha (Asia album), Alpha'' *** Quiet Riot's ''Metal Health'', which is the first heavy metal music, heavy metal album to reach number one on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. ** Debuts by: *** D.R.I. (band), D.R.I. (''Dirty Rotten LP, Dirty Rotten EP/LP'') *** Dio (band), Dio (''Holy Diver'') *** Dokken (''Breaking the Chains (album), Breaking the Chains'') *** Cyndi Lauper (''She's So Unusual'') *** Madonna (Madonna (Madonna album), self-titled) *** Mercyful Fate (''Melissa (Mercyful Fate album), Melissa'') *** Metallica (''Kill 'Em All'') *** Pantera (''Metal Magic'') *** Queensrÿche (Queensrÿche (EP), self-titled EP) *** R.E.M. (''Murmur (album), Murmur'') *** Slayer (''Show No Mercy'') *** Sonic Youth (''Confusion Is Sex'') *** Suicidal Tendencies (Suicidal Tendencies (album), self-titled) *** Tears for Fears (''The Hurting'') *** Wham! (''Fantastic (Wham! album), Fantastic'') *** Stevie Ray Vaughan (''Texas Flood'') *** "Weird Al" Yankovic ("Weird Al" Yankovic (album), self-titled) **

releases her top hit "Flashdance... What a Feeling". ** Notable releases *** ''Now That's What I Call Music (original UK album), Now That's What I Call Music'' * 1982 in music, 1982 in British music, 1982 in Norwegian music ** The compact disc is introduced. ** Blondie (band), Blondie disband. ** Ronnie James Dio leaves Black Sabbath and forms Dio (band), Dio. ** Metallica makes its debut on record, appearing on the first ''Metal Massacre'' compilation album. "Hit the Lights", the track recorded for this compilation album, would be re-recorded a year later for their debut album ''Kill 'Em All''. ** Deaths of: *** Thelonious Monk *** Lightnin' Hopkins *** Glenn Gould *** Randy Rhoads ** Debuts by: *** Asia (band), Asia (''Asia (Asia album), Asia'') *** Descendents (''Milo Goes to College'') ** Notable releases: *** Accept (band), Accept's ''Restless and Wild'' *** Phil Collins' ''Hello, I Must Be Going! (album), Hello, I Must Be Going!'' *** Duran Duran's ''Rio (Duran Duran album), Rio'' *** INXS' ''Shabooh Shoobah'' ***

's ''The Number of the Beast (album), The Number of the Beast'' *** Alan Menkin's musical ''Little Shop of Horrors (musical), Little Shop of Horrors'' first performed *** Judas Priest's ''Screaming for Vengeance'' *** Michael Jackson's ''Thriller (Michael Jackson album), Thriller'', the best-selling album of all time. *** Toto (band), Toto's ''Toto IV'' *** The Cure's ''Pornography (album), Pornogarphy'' *** Kate Bush's ''The Dreaming (album), The Dreaming'' *** Bruce Springsteen's ''Nebraska (album), Nebraska'' *** Bad Brains's ''Bad Brains (album), Bad Brains'' *** The Clash's ''Combat Rock'' *** Roxy Music's ''Avalon (Roxy Music album), Avalon'' *** Rush (band), Rush's ''Signals (Rush album), Signals'' *** Venom (band), Venom's ''Black Metal (Venom album), Black Metal'', coining the term which would later be associated with the black metal genre. *** Prince (musician), Prince's ''1999 (Prince album), 1999'' *** Tatsuro Yamashita's ''For You (Tatsuro Yamashita album), For You'' ** Survivor (band), Survivor release their top hit "Eye of the Tiger" from the Rocky III (soundtrack), soundtrack to the film ''Rocky III'' * 1981 in music, 1981 in British music, 1981 in Norwegian music ** MTV first airs ** Death of Bob Marley ** Bands formed: *** Anthrax (American band), Anthrax *** Asia (band), Asia *** Metallica *** Mötley Crüe *** Slayer *** Tears for Fears ** Musicals first performed: *** Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Cats (musical), Cats'' (which becomes the first megamusical) *** Henry Krieger's ''Dreamgirls'' ** Debuts by: *** Phil Collins (''Face Value (album), Face Value'') *** Duran Duran (Duran Duran (1981 album), self-titled) *** Mötley Crüe (''Too Fast for Love'') *** Venom (band), Venom (''Welcome to Hell'') *** Depeche Mode (''Speak & Spell (album), Speak & Spell'') ** Notable releases: *** Genesis (band), Genesis' ''Abacab'' *** Queen (band), Queen's ''Greatest Hits (Queen album), Greatest Hits'' *** Rush (band), Rush's ''Moving Pictures (Rush album), Moving Pictures'' *** The Human League's ''Dare (album), Dare'' *** The Police's ''Ghost in the Machine (album), Ghost in the Machine'' *** Grace Jones's ''Nightclubbing (Grace Jones album), Nightclubbing'' *** Electric Light Orchestra's ''Time (ELO album), Time'' *** Brian Eno and David Byrne's ''My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album), My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'' *** Glenn Branca's ''The Ascension (Glenn Branca album), The Ascension'' *** Jean-Michel Jarre's ''Les Chants Magnétiques'' *** Kraftwerk's ''Computer World'' *** Yellow Magic Orchestra's ''BGM (album), BGM'' and ''Technodelic'' *** Eiichi Ohtaki's ''A Long Vacation'' * 1980 in music, 1980 in British music, 1980 in Norwegian music ** Deaths of: *** Ian Curtis *** Bon Scott *** John Lennon *** John Bonham *** Tim Hardin *** Vinicius de Moraes ** Debuts by: *** U2 (''Boy (album), Boy'') *** Bryan Adams (Bryan Adams (album), self-titled) ***

(Iron Maiden (album), self-titled) *** Sheena Easton (''Take My Time'') *** Bauhaus (band), Bauhaus (''In the Flat Field'') ** Notable releases: *** AC/DC's ''Back in Black'' *** Joy Division's ''Closer (Joy Division album), Closer'' *** Dead Kennedys' ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'' *** The Cure's ''Seventeen Seconds'' *** Black Sabbath's ''Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album), Heaven and Hell'' *** Queen (band), Queen's ''The Game (Queen album), The Game'' *** Dead Kennedys' ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'' *** Kate Bush's ''Never for Ever'' *** Judas Priest's ''British Steel (album), British Steel'' *** The Feelies' ''Crazy Rhythms'' *** Motörhead's ''Ace of Spades (album), Ace of Spades'' *** David Bowie's ''Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)'' *** Michael Stewart (playwright), Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble, Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren's ''42nd Street (musical), 42nd Street'' *** Rush (band), Rush's ''Permanent Waves'' *** Talking Heads' ''Remain in Light'' *** Swell Maps' ''Jane from Occupied Europe'' *** Tatsuro Yamashita' ''Ride on Time (album), Ride on Time''

1970s

* 1979 in music, 1979 in British music, 1979 in Norwegian music **Deaths of: ***Richard Rodgers ***Charles Mingus ***Sid Vicious **Birth of Norah Jones **The Sony Walkman goes on sale **Notable releases: ***The Clash's ''London Calling'' ***Pink Floyd's ''The Wall'' ***Earth, Wind & Fire – ''I Am (Earth, Wind & Fire album), I Am'' ***Sister Sledge's ''We Are Family (album), We Are Family'' ***Michael Jackson's ''Off the Wall (album), Off the Wall'' ***Donna Summer's ''Bad Girls (Donna Summer album), Bad Girls'' ***Stephen Sondheim's ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' first performed ***Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" ***Public Image Ltd.'s ''Metal Box'' ***Elvis Costello's ''Armed Forces (album), Armed Forces'' ***AC/DC's ''Highway to Hell'' ***David Bowie's ''Lodger (album), Lodger'' ***Wire (band), Wire's ''154 (album), 154'' ***Led Zeppelin's ''In Through the Out Door'' ***Supertramp's ''Breakfast in America'' ***

's ''Voulez-Vous'' ***The B-52's' ''The B-52's (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Motörhead's ''Overkill (Motörhead album), Overkill'' and ''Bomber (album), Bomber'' ***Electric Light Orchestra's ''Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album), Discovery'' ***Van Halen's ''Van Halen II'' ***Joy Division's ''Unknown Pleasures'' ***Talking Heads's ''Fear of Music'' ***Gang of Four (band), Gang of Four's ''Entertainment!'' ***Scorpions (band), Scorpions's ''Lovedrive'' ***Yellow Magic Orchestra's ''Solid State Survivor'' ***Casiopea's ''Casiopea (album), self-titled debut album'' ***Univers Zero's ''Heresie (album), Heresie'' ***Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", noted as the official birth of rap music * 1978 in music, 1978 in British music, 1978 in Norwegian music **Notable releases: ***The Who's ''Who Are You'' ***Kate Bush's ''The Kick Inside'' ***Gloria Gaynor's ''Love Tracks (Gloria Gaynor album), Love Tracks'' which includes her million-selling No. 1 hit single "I Will Survive". ***Blondie (band), Blondie's ''Parallel Lines'' ***Funkadelic's ''One Nation Under a Groove'' *** ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'' ***Devo's ''Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'' ***Queen (band), Queen's ''Jazz (Queen album), Jazz'' ***Talking Heads's ''More Songs About Buildings and Food'' ***Chic (band), Chic's ''C'est Chic'' ***

and John Travolta's Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture, soundtrack album to the musical film ''Grease (film), Grease'' ***Brian Eno's ''Ambient 1: Music for Airports'' ***Jean-Michel Jarre's ''Équinoxe'' ***Klaus Schulze's ''X (Klaus Schulze album), X'' ***Kraftwerk's ''The Man-Machine'' ***Boney M.'s ''Nightflight to Venus'' ***Haruomi Hosono and Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yellow Magic Band's ''Paraiso (Haruomi Hosono album), Paraiso'' ***Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, and Tatsuro Yamashita's ''Pacific (1978 album), Pacific'', the Omnibus edition, Omnibus album which contains a prototype version of Hosono's famous track ''Cosmic Surfin that would later be upgraded in Yellow Magic Orchestra, YMO's debut album the same year. **Death of Keith Moon **Debuts by: ***Prince (musician), Prince (''For You (Prince album), For You'') ***Van Halen (''Van Halen (album), Van Halen'') ***Dire Straits (''Dire Straits (album), Dire Straits'') ***Public Image Ltd. (''Public Image: First Issue'') ***The Blues Brothers (''Briefcase Full of Blues'') ***The Police (''Outlandos d'Amour'') ***Ryuichi Sakamoto (''Thousand Knives'') ***Yellow Magic Orchestra (''Yellow Magic Orchestra (album), Yellow Magic Orchestra'') * 1977 in music, 1977 in British music, 1977 in Norwegian music *Sex Pistols release ''Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols'' *Deaths of: **Elvis Presley **Bing Crosby **Marc Bolan *Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin's musical ''Annie (musical), Annie'' first performed *Fleetwood Mac releases ''Rumours (album), Rumours'' *Queen (band), Queen – ''News of the World (album), News of the World'' *Bee Gees – ''Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), Saturday Night Fever'' *Kraftwerk's ''Trans-Europe Express (album), Trans-Europe Express'' *Television (band), Television – ''Marquee Moon'' *David Bowie – ''Low (David Bowie album), Low'' and ''"Heroes" (David Bowie album), Heroes'' * Pink Floyd – ''Animals (Pink Floyd album), Animals'' *Earth, Wind & Fire – ''All 'n All'' *Electric Light Orchestra – ''Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album), Out of the Blue'' *Giorgio Moroder – ''From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder album), From Here to Eternity'' *Taeko Onuki – ''Sunshower (Taeko Ohnuki album), Sunshower'' *Motörhead – ''Motörhead (album), Motorhead'' *Space (French band), Space – ''Magic Fly'' *Ashra (band), Ashra – ''New Age of Earth'' *Weather Report – ''Heavy Weather (album), Heavy Weather'' *

release their debut album ''Bat Out of Hell'' *Lynyrd Skynyrd Convair 240 plane crash *Steve Hackett leaves Genesis (band), Genesis *Birth of Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance *Birth of Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Fort Minor * 1976 in music, 1976 in British music, 1976 in Norwegian music **Births of: ***Chester Bennington ***Emma Bunton ***Deaths of: ****Benjamin Britten ****Paul Robeson ****Phil Ochs ****Howlin' Wolf ***Notable releases: **** David Bowie – ''Station to Station'' **** Stevie Wonder – ''Songs in the Key of Life'' **** Rush (band), Rush – ''2112 (album), 2112'' **** Led Zeppelin – ''Presence (album), Presence'' **** Bob Dylan – ''Desire (Bob Dylan album), Desire'' **** Rainbow (rock band), Rainbow – ''Rising (Rainbow album), Rising'' **** Judas Priest – ''Sad Wings of Destiny'' **** Electric Light Orchestra – ''A New World Record'' **** Camel (band), Camel – ''Moonmadness'' **** Queen (band), Queen – ''A Day at the Races (album), A Day at the Races'' **** Kiss (band), Kiss – ''Destroyer (Kiss album), Destroyed'' **** AC/DC – ''High Voltage (1976 album), High Voltage'' and ''Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'' ****

– ''Arrival (ABBA album), Arrival'' **** Genesis (band), Genesis – ''A Trick of the Tail'' **** The Eagles – ''Hotel California (Eagles album), Hotel California'' **** Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Evita (musical), Evita'' concept album **** Jean-Michel Jarre – "Oxygène" **** Mort Garson – "Mother Earth's Plantasia" **** Ryo Fukui – "Scenery (Ryo Fukui album), Scenery" ****

– "Dancing Queen" ***Debuts by: ****Boston (band), Boston (Boston (album), self-titled) ****The Ramones Ramones (album), (self-titled) ****The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers (album), (self-titled) ***The Band performs their final concert, ''The Last Waltz'' ***Russian-soviet baritone Eduard Khil releases the song "Eduard Khil#Legacy, I'm So Glad, as I'm Finally Returning Home", which in three decades time, would become an internet sensation on YouTube * 1975 in music, 1975 in British music, 1975 in Norwegian music **Deaths of ***Dmitri Shostakovich ***Tim Buckley ***Umm Kulthum ****Bob Dylan begins Rolling Thunder Revue ****Bruce Springsteen – ''Born to Run'' ****Brian Eno – ''Another Green World'' ****Bruce Springsteen – ''Born to Run'' ****Black Sabbath – ''Sabotage (Black Sabbath album), Sabotage'' ****David Bowie – ''Young Americans'' ****Neil Young – ''Tonight's the Night (Neil Young album), Tonight's the Night'' ****Neu! – ''Neu! '75'' ****Fela Kuti, Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 – ''Expensive Shit'' ****Neil Young and Crazy Horse (band), Crazy Horse – ''Zuma (album), Zuma'' ****Parliament (band), Parliament – ''Mothership Connection'' ****Kraftwerk – ''Radio-Activity'' ****Fleetwood Mac – ''Fleetwood Mac (1975 album), Fleetwood Mac'' ****Camel (band), Camel – ''The Snow Goose (album), The Snow Goose'' ****Bob Dylan – ''Blood on the Tracks'' ****Led Zeppelin – ''Physical Graffiti'' **** Pink Floyd – ''Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album), Wish You Were Here'' ****Aerosmith – ''Toys in the Attic (album), Toys in the Attic'' ****Henry Cow and Slapp Happy – ''In Praise of Learning'' ****Marvin Hamlisch's ''A Chorus Line'' ****Patti Smith – ''Horses (album), Horses'' ****Release of Donna Summer's ''Love to Love You Baby (album), Love to Love You Baby'' ****Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis (band), Genesis ****Queen (band), Queen releases ''A Night at the Opera (Queen album), A Night at the Opera'' **Birth of Melanie Brown * 1974 in music, 1974 in British music, 1974 in Norwegian music **Deaths of: ***Duke Ellington ***Nick Drake **Births of: ***Melanie C ***Victoria Beckham **Notable releases: ***Genesis (band), Genesis' ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' ***David Bowie's ''Diamond Dogs'' ***Camel (band), Camel's ''Mirage (Camel album), Mirage'' ***Neil Young's ''On the Beach (Neil Young album), On the Beach'' ***Brian Eno's ''Here Come the Warm Jets'' and ''Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)'' ***Robert Wyatt's ''Rock Bottom (album), Rock Bottom'' ***Genesis (band), Genesis' ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' ***Frank Zappa's ''Apostrophe (')'' ***Electric Light Orchestra – ''Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album), Eldorado'' ***Queen (band), Queen's ''Queen II'', ''Sheer Heart Attack'' ***Yes (band), Yes' ''Relayer'' ***Sparks (band), Sparks' ''Kimono My House'' ***Supertramp's ''Crime of the Century (album), Crime of the Century'' ***Steely Dan's ''Pretzel Logic'' ***Joni Mitchell's ''Court and Spark'' ***Big Star's ''Radio City (album), Radio City'' ***Jorge Ben's ''A Tábua de Esmeralda'' ***Kraftwerk's ''Autobahn (album), Autobahn'' ***King Crimson's ''Red (King Crimson album), Red'' and ''Starless and Bible Black'' ***John Coltrane's ''Interstellar Space'' ***Cluster (band), Cluster's ''Zuckerzeit'' ***Henry Cow's ''Unrest (Henry Cow album), Unrest'' ***Tangerine Dream's ''Phaedra (album), Phaedra'' ***Isao Tomita's ''Snowflakes Are Dancing'' **Debut of Kiss (Kiss album), Kiss **

win the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo (ABBA song), Waterloo,

places fourth with Long Live Love (Olivia Newton-John song), Long Live Love. * 1973 in music, 1973 in British music, 1973 in Norwegian music – *Deaths of: **Bobby Darin **Gram Parsons *Births of: **Ferry Corsten * Pink Floyd releases ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' *Led Zeppelin release ''Houses of the Holy'' *The Who's ''Quadrophenia'' Released *Buffalo (band), Buffalo releases ''Volcanic Rock (album), Volcanic Rock'' *Diana Ross released ''Touch Me in the Morning'' *David Bowie releases ''Aladdin Sane'' *Richard O'Brien's musical ''The Rocky Horror Show'' first performed *Elton John releases ''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player'' and ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' *Lou Reed release ''Berlin (Lou Reed album), Berlin'' *Stevie Wonder releases ''Innervisions'' *Can (band), Can releases ''Future Days'' *Genesis (band), Genesis release ''Selling England by the Pound'' *The Stooges release ''Raw Power'' *Black Sabbath release ''Sabbath Bloody Sabbath'' *John Cale release ''Paris 1919 (album), Paris 1919'' *Queen (band), Queen release their ''Queen (Queen album), self-titled debut album'' *Camel (band), Camel release their ''Camel (album), self-titled debut album'' *Steely Dan release ''Countdown to Ecstasy'' *Maureen McGovern releases ''The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song), The Morning After'' *Roberta Flack releases ''Killing Me Softly With His Song'' *Marie Osmond releases ''Paper Roses'' *Mike Oldfield releases ''Tubular Bells'' *King Crimson releases ''Larks' Tongues in Aspic'' *Herbie Hancock releases ''Head Hunters'' and ''Sextant (album), Sextant'' *Brian Eno and Robert Fripp release ''(No Pussyfooting)'' *Mahavishnu Orchestra release ''Birds of Fire'' *

releases ''Índia'' *Magma (band), Magma releases ''Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh'' *Area (band), Area releases ''Arbeit macht frei (album), Arbeit macht frei'' *Faust (band), Faust releases ''Faust IV'' *Haruomi Hosono releases ''Hosono House'' * 1972 in music, 1972 in British music, 1972 in Norwegian music – **Births of: ***The Notorious B.I.G., ***Rob Thomas (musician), Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty; ***Eminem ***Geri Halliwell ***Billie Joe Armstrong ***Mike Dirnt ***Tré Cool ***Mark Hoppus **The Rolling Stones – ''Exile on Main St.'' **Elton John – ''Honky Château'' **David Bowie – ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' **Can (band), Can – ''Ege Bamyası'' **Premiata Forneria Marconi – ''Per un amico'' **Debuts by: ***Bette Midler (''The Divine Miss M'') ***Neu! (''Neu! (album), Neu!'') ***Big Star (''#1 Record'') ***Steely Dan (''Can't Buy a Thrill'') * 1971 in music, 1971 in British music, 1971 in Norwegian music **Births of: ***Tupac Shakur ***Snoop Dogg **Deaths of: ***Igor Stravinsky ***Duane Allman ***Louis Armstrong ***Jim Morrison ***Carl Ruggles **Notable releases: ***Led Zeppelin – ''Led Zeppelin IV'' ***David Bowie – ''Hunky Dory'' ***Marvin Gaye – ''What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album), What's Going On'' ***The Who – ''Who's Next'' ***Elton John – Madman Across the Water *** Pink Floyd – ''Meddle'' ***Joni Mitchell – ''Blue (Joni Mitchell album), Blue'' ***Can (band), Can – ''Tago Mago'' ***Serge Gainsbourg – ''Histoire de Melody Nelson'' ***Flower Travellin' Band – ''Satori (Flower Travellin' Band album), Satori'' **Birth of the band Queen (band), Queen * 1970 in music, 1970 in British music, 1970 in Norwegian music **The Beatles disband **Deaths of: ***Jimi Hendrix ***Janis Joplin **Led Zeppelin release ''Led Zeppelin III'' **John Lennon releases John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band **Diana Ross departs from The Supremes and releases ''Ain't No Mountain High Enough'' **Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice release a concept album of their debut musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (which gives birth to the musical name "rock opera") **Elton John releases his Elton John (album), self-titled album **Miles Davis releases Bitches Brew **The Jackson 5 releases ABC (The Jackson 5 album), ABC **Soft Machine releases Third (Soft Machine album), Third **Black Sabbath releases ''Paranoid (album), Paranoid'' **George Harrison releases ''All Things Must Pass'' ** Pink Floyd releases ''Atom Heart Mother''

1960s

* 1969 in music, 1969 in British music, 1969 in Norwegian music * Death of Brian Jones and Judy Garland * Woodstock festival, Woodstock music festival held in Bethel, New York * Birth of Dave Grohl, Marilyn Manson, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Jenni Rivera and Tiësto * Notable releases: ** The Beatles – ''Abbey Road'' and ''Yellow Submarine (album), Yellow Submarine'', the soundtrack album to their 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine (film), of the same name. ** Bob Dylan – ''Nashville Skyline'' ** Frank Zappa – ''Hot Rats'' ** David Bowie – ''David Bowie (1969 album), Space Oddity'' ** The Who's ''Tommy (The Who album), Tommy'' ** King Crimson – ''In the Court of the Crimson King'' ** Led Zeppelin – ''Led Zeppelin (album), Led Zeppelin'' and ''Led Zeppelin II'' ** Nick Drake – ''Five Leaves Left'' ** Pink Floyd – ''Ummagumma'' and ''More (soundtrack), More'' ** The Magic Band – ''Trout Mask Replica'' ** The Velvet Underground – ''The Velvet Underground (album), The Velvet Underground'' ** Santana (band), Santana – ''Santana (1969 album), Santana'' ** Miles Davis – ''In a Silent Way'' and ''Filles de Kilimanjaro'' ** The Rolling Stones – ''Let It Bleed'' ** The Stooges – ''The Stooges (album), The Stooges'' ** Neil Young and Crazy Horse (band), the Crazy Horse – ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'' ** The Kinks – ''Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)'' ** Pharoah Sanders – ''Karma (Pharoah Sanders album), Karma'' ** Scott Walker (singer), Scott Walker – ''Scott 4'' ** Moondog – ''Moondog (1969 album), Moondog'' ** Creedence Clearwater Revival – ''Green River (album), Green River'' and ''Willy and the Poor Boys'' ** The Doors – ''The Soft Parade'' ** Sun Ra – ''Atlantis (Sun Ra album), Atlantis'' ** MC5 – ''Kick Out the Jams'' ** Sly and the Family Stone – ''Stand!'' ** Terry Riley – ''A Rainbow in Curved Air'' ** White Noise (band), White Noise – ''An Electric Storm'' ** Silver Apples – ''Contact (Silver Apples album), Contact'' ** Can (band), Can – ''Monster Movie (Can album), Monster Movie'' ** Amon Düül II – ''Phallus Dei'' ** Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin – ''Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg'' ** The Archies – ''Sugar, Sugar'' * Jackson 5 appearance on Ed Sullivan * 1968 in music, 1968 in British music, 1968 in Norwegian music * Birth of Toni Braxton, John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) and Thom Yorke ** Van Morrison – ''Astral Weeks'' ** Sammy Davis Jr. – ''I've Gotta Be Me (album), I've Gotta Be Me'' ** The Rolling Stones – ''Beggars Banquet'' ** The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ''Electric Ladyland'' ** The Beatles – ''The Beatles (album), The Beatles'' (AKA ''The White Album'') ** Johnny Cash – ''At Folsom Prison'' ** The Band – ''Music from Big Pink'' ** Anne Murray – What About Me (Anne Murray album), What About Me ** The Mothers of Invention – ''We're Only in It for the Money'' ** Silver Apples – ''Silver Apples (album), Silver Apples'' ** The United States of America (band), The United States of America – ''The United States of America (album), The United States of America'' ** The Velvet Underground – ''White Light/White Heat'' ** Pink Floyd – ''A Saucerful of Secrets'' ** The Zombies – ''Odessey and Oracle'' ** The Kinks – ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'' ** The Doors – ''Waiting for the Sun'' ** Nico – ''The Marble Index'' ** Cream (band), Cream – ''Wheels of Fire'' ** Soft Machine – ''The Soft Machine (Soft Machine album), The Soft Machine'' ** The Byrds – ''The Notorious Byrd Brothers'' ** Gábor Szabó – ''Dreams (Gábor Szabó album), Dreams'' ** Os Mutantes – ''Os Mutantes (album), Os Mutantes'' ** Peter Brötzmann – ''Machine Gun (Peter Brötzmann album), Machine Gun'' * 1967 in music, 1967 in British music, 1967 in Norwegian music * Birth of Kurt Cobain, Chuck Schuldiner * Death of Woody Guthrie, John Coltrane, Otis Redding; ** The Beatles – ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' and ''Magical Mystery Tour'' ** The Velvet Underground – ''The Velvet Underground & Nico'' ** Red Krayola – ''The Parable of Arable Land'' ** The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ''Are You Experienced (album), Are You Experienced'' and ''Axis: Bold as Love'' ** Pink Floyd – ''The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'' ** ''David Bowie (1967 album), David Bowie'' the debut album from the British artist David Bowie, of the same name ** Aretha Franklin – ''I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You'' which features her own and iconic version of Respect (song), Respect. ** The Doors – ''The Doors (album), The Doors'' (with the hit single, "Light My Fire") and ''Strange Days (The Doors album), Strange Days'' ** Louis Armstrong – "What a Wonderful World" ** Bob Dylan – ''John Wesley Harding'' ** The 13th Floor Elevators – ''Easter Everywhere'' ** Love (band), Love – ''Forever Changes'' ** Leonard Cohen – ''Songs of Leonard Cohen'' ** Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, his Magic Band – ''Safe as Milk'' ** Cream (band), Cream – ''Disraeli Gears'' ** Jefferson Airplane – ''Surrealistic Pillow'' ** The Who – ''The Who Sell Out'' ** The Kinks – ''Something Else by the Kinks'' ** Nico – ''Chelsea Girl (album), Chelsea Girl'' ** The Moody Blues with the London Festival Orchestra – ''Days of Future Passed'' ** The Beach Boys – ''Wild Honey (album), Wild Honey'' and ''Smiley Smile'' ** The Rolling Stones – ''Their Satanic Majesties Request'' ** The 13th Floor Elevators – ''Easter Everywhere'' ** Miles Davis – ''Miles Smiles'' ** Antônio Carlos Jobim – ''Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim album), Wave'' ** Red Krayola (with The Familiar Ugly) – ''The Parable of Arable Land'' ** Duke Ellington – ''Far East Suite'' * Monterey Pop Festival * 1966 in music, 1966 in British music, 1966 in Norwegian music * Birth of Rick Astley ** The Beach Boys – ''Pet Sounds'' ** Cream (band), Cream – ''Fresh Cream'' ** The Beatles – ''Yesterday and Today'' and ''Revolver (Beatles album), Revolver'' ** Bob Dylan – ''Blonde on Blonde'' ** The 13th Floor Elevators – ''The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators'' ** The Mothers of Invention – ''Freak Out!'' ** The Rolling Stones – ''Aftermath (Rolling Stones album), Aftermath'' ** The 13th Floor Elevators – ''The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators'' ** Simon & Garfunkel – ''Sounds of Silence'' ** The Kinks – ''Face to Face (The Kinks album), Face to Face'' ** Simon & Garfunkel – ''Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme'' ** The Monks – ''Black Monk Time'' ** Love (band), Love – ''Da Capo (Love album), Da Capo'' ** The Byrds – ''Fifth Dimension (album), Fifth Dimension'' ** Cream (band), Cream – ''Fresh Cream'' ** The Who – ''A Quick One'' ** Donovan – ''Sunshine Superman (album), Sunshine Superman'' ** The Yardbirds – ''Roger the Engineer'' ** Them (band), Them – ''Them Again'' ** Buffalo Springfield – ''Buffalo Springfield (album), Buffalo Springfield'' ** Nina Simone – ''Wild Is the Wind (album), Wild Is the Wind'' ** John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers – ''Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton'' ** The Mamas & the Papas – ''If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears'' ** John Coltrane – ''Ascension (John Coltrane album), Ascension'' and ''Meditations (John Coltrane album), Meditations'' ** Ennio Morricone – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack), soundtrack album to the 1966 Italian western film ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' ** Herbie Hancock – ''Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock album), Maidene Voyage'' **

– ''Speak No Evil'' ** Krzysztof Komeda – ''Astigmatic (album), Astigmatic'' ** Larry Young (musician), Larry Young – ''Unity (Larry Young album), Unity'' * 1965 in music, 1965 in British music, 1965 in Norwegian music ** The Beatles – ''Help!'' and ''Rubber Soul'' ** Bob Dylan – ''Bringing It All Back Home'' and ''Highway 61 Revisited'' (with the single "Like a Rolling Stone") ** Dale Wasserman – ''Man of La Mancha'' first performed ** The Rolling Stones – ''Out of Our Heads'' (with the single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction") ** Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones – "What's New Pussycat? (song), What's New Pussycat?" (from the What's New Pussycat?, film of the same name) ** James Brown – "I Got You (I Feel Good)" ** Otis Redding – ''Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul'' (featuring the first version of Respect (song), Respect) ** The Who – ''My Generation (album), My Generation'' ** The Beach Boys – ''The Beach Boys Today!'', ''Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)'' and ''Beach Boys' Party!'' ** Nina Simone – ''Pastel Blues'' and ''I Put a Spell on You (album), I Put a Spell on You'' ** The Byrds – ''Mr. Tambourine Man (album), Mr. Tambourine Man'' and ''Turn! Turn! Turn! (album), Turn! Turn! Turn!'' ** The Sonics – ''Here Are The Sonics'' ** Jackson C. Frank – ''Jackson C. Frank (album), Jackson C. Frank'' ** The Yardbirds – ''Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds'' ** Martha and the Vandellas – ''Dance Party (album), Dance Party'' ** Cher – ''All I Really Want to Do (album), All I Really Want to Do'' ** The Shangri-Las – ''Leader of the Pack (album), Leader of the Pack'' ** John Coltrane – ''A Love Supreme'' ** Vince Guaraldi – ''A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack), A Charlie Brown Christmas'' the soundtrack album to the Peanuts animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas, of the same name. ** Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – ''Going Places (Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass album), Going Places'' ** Albert Ayler – ''Spiritual Unity'' ** Grant Green – ''Idle Moments'' ** Andrew Hill (jazz musician), Andrew Hill – ''Point of Departure (Andrew Hill album), Point of Departure'' ** Bobby Hutcherson – ''Dialogue (Bobby Hutcherson album), Dialogue'' * Herman's Hermits debut * Death of Edgard Varèse, Nat King Cole. * 1964 in music, 1964 in British music, 1964 in Norwegian music * Birth of Robert Trujillo – Death of Sam Cooke, Milton Babbitt, Ensembles For Synthesizer * The Beatles appear on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' ** The Beatles – ''A Hard Day's Night (album), A Hard Day's Night'' and ''Beatles for Sale'' ** Stan Getz and

– ''Getz/Gilberto'' ** The Ronettes – ''Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica'' ** Eric Dolphy – ''Out to Lunch!'' ** Bob Dylan – ''The Times They Are a-Changin' (album), The Times They Are a-Changin''' and ''Another Side of Bob Dylan'' ** The Beach Boys – ''All Summer Long (album), All Summer Long'' (featuring the No. 1. hit ''I Get Around'') ** The Rolling Stones – ''The Rolling Stones (album), The Rolling Stones'' and ''12 X 5, 12 x 5'' ** Charles Mingus – ''Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' ** Herbie Hancock – ''Empyrean Isles'' ** Lee Morgan – ''The Sidewinder'' ** Kinks (album), Kinks – ''The Kinks'' ** John Coltrane – ''Crescent (John Coltrane album), Crescent'' ** Simon & Garfunkel – ''Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.'' ** Yusef Lateef – ''Eastern Sounds'' ** Muddy Waters – ''Folk Singer (album), Folk Singer'' ** Andrew Hill (jazz musician), Andrew Hill – ''Black Fire (album), Black Fire'' ** The Supremes – ''Where Did Our Love Go (album), Where Did Our Love Go'' ** Sam Cooke – ''Ain't That Good News (album), Ain't That Good News'' ** Dusty Springfield – ''A Girl Called Dusty'' * Bill Lear invents 8-track tape cartridge * British Invasion begins, Beatlemania invades America and becomes international, The Righteous Brothers become the first white act signed to Phil Spector's Philles label. * 1963 in music, 1963 in British music, 1963 in Norwegian music * First Compact Cassette, cassette tapes made by Philips * Birth of Paul Oakenfold, Whitney Houston, George Michael, Eazy-E and James Hetfield * Death of Patsy Cline and Édith Piaf ** The Beatles – ''Please Please Me'' and ''With the Beatles'' ** Charles Mingus – ''The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' ** Bob Dylan – ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' ** James Brown and The Famous Flames – ''Live at the Apollo (1963 album), Live at the Apollo'' ** The Righteous Brothers – ''Little Latin Lupe Lu'' is released on the Moonglow label ** Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach – ''Money Jungle'' ** Thelonious Monk – ''Monk's Dream (Thelonious Monk album), Monk's Dream'' ** Duke Ellington and John Coltrane – ''Duke Ellington & John Coltrane'' ** Jorge Ben – ''Samba Esquema Novo'' ** The Beach Boys – ''Surfin' U.S.A. (album), Surfin' U.S.A.'', ''Surfer Girl'' and ''Little Deuce Coupe'' ** John Coltrane – ''Ballads (John Coltrane album), Ballads'' ** ''A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector'' a collection of Christmas songs is released on Philles Records ** John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman – ''John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman'' ** Sam Cooke – ''Night Beat (Sam Cooke album), Night Beat'' ** Kenny Burrell – ''Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell album), Midnight Blue'' ** Gerry Mulligan – ''Night Lights (Gerry Mulligan album), Night Lights'' ** Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá – ''Jazz Samba Encore!'' ** Marvin Gaye – ''That Stubborn Kinda Fellow'' ** Stevie Wonder releases his first big hit 'finger-tips – part 2' aged only 13, arguably making Motown music commercially popular for the first time even though its birth was in 1959 ** Elvis Presley records Today, Tomorrow, and Forever (Elvis Presley album), Today, Tomorrow and Forever with Ann-Margret, which uses the melody of Franz Liszt's Liebesträume. * 1962 in music, 1962 in British music, 1962 in Norwegian music ** Charles Mingus – ''Tijuana Moods'' and ''Oh Yeah (Charles Mingus album), Oh Yeah'' ** The Beach Boys – ''Surfin' Safari'' ** Bill Evans and Jim Hall (musician), Jim Hall – ''Undercurrent (Bill Evans and Jim Hall album), Undercurrent'' ** John Coltrane – ''Coltrane (1962 album), Coltrane'' ** Dexter Gordon – ''Go (Dexter Gordon album), Go'' ** Françoise Hardy – ''Tous les garçons et les filles (album), Tous les garçons et les filles'' ** Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd – ''Jazz Samba'' ** Booker T. & the M.G.'s – ''Green Onions (album), Green Onions'' ** Herbie Hancock – ''Takin' Off'' ** Ray Charles – ''Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music'' ** Bill Evans, Bill Evans Trio – ''Waltz for Debby (1962 album), Waltz for Debby'' ** Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach – ''Money Jungle'' ** ''Bob Dylan (album), Bob Dylan'' is the debut album from the highly influential American artist Bob Dylan, of the same name. It was released on March 19, 1962, on Columbia Records, when Dylan was 20 years old. * Arrival of The Beatles * Birth of Anthony Kiedis, Flea (musician), Flea, Jon Bon Jovi, Axl Rose * Death of Marilyn Monroe * 1961 in music, 1961 in British music, 1961 in Norwegian music ** John Coltrane – ''My Favorite Things (John Coltrane album), My Favorite Things'' and ''Olé Coltrane'' ** Ornette Coleman – ''Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation'' ** John Coltrane – ''Africa/Brass'' ** Max Roach – ''We Insist!'' ** Oliver Nelson – ''The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' ** Eric Dolphy – ''Out There (Eric Dolphy album), Out There'' ** Thelonious Monk – ''Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane'' * Birth of Dave Mustaine, Tom Araya, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith * Death of Cisco Houston and Moss Hart * 1960 in music, 1960 in British music, 1960 in Norwegian music ** John Coltrane's ''Giant Steps'' ** Miles Davis' ''Sketches of Spain'' ** Charles Mingus' ''Blues & Roots'' and ''Mingus Dynasty'' ** Bill Evans' ''Portrait in Jazz'' ** Joan Baez's ''Joan Baez (album), self-titled debut album'' ** Etta James' ''At Last!'' ** Wes Montgomery's ''The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery'' ** Hank Mobley's ''Soul Station'' ** Lionel Bart's ''Oliver! (musical), Oliver!'' ** Ornette Coleman's ''Change of the Century'' **

's ''O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor'' ** Tina Brooks' ''True Blue (Tina Brooks album), True Blue'' * Birth of Bono * Death of Oscar Hammerstein II

1950s

1959 in music, 1959 in British music, 1959 in Norwegian music * Births of Sheena Easton,

, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pete Burns (from Dead or Alive), and Marie Osmond. * Deaths of Billie Holiday, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Heitor Villa-Lobos. * Motown Records is founded, with their first hit being

's "Money (That's What I Want)". * Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical ''Gypsy (musical), Gypsy'' first performed * Notable releases: ** Miles Davis – ''Kind of Blue'', ''Porgy and Bess (Miles Davis album), Porgy and Bess'' and ''Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet'' ** Charles Mingus – ''Mingus Ah Um'' ** Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet – ''Time Out (album), Time Out'' ** Ornette Coleman – ''The Shape of Jazz to Come'' ** Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – ''Moanin''' ** Marty Robbins – ''Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs'' **

– ''Chega de Saudade (album), Chega de Saudade'' ** Odetta – ''My Eyes Have Seen'' ** Sun Ra, Sun Ra and his Arkestra – ''Jazz in Silhouette'' ** Nina Simone – ''Little Girl Blue (album), Little Girl Blue'' ** Bill Evans – ''Everybody Digs Bill Evans'' ** John Fahey (musician), John Fahey – ''Blind Joe Death'' ** Chuck Berry – ''Chuck Berry Is on Top'' ** Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins – ''Sonny Side Up'' ** Ray Charles – ''The Genius of Ray Charles'' ** Chet Baker – ''Chet (Chet Baker album), Chet'' ** Enoch Light and his Orchestra – ''Persuasive Percussion'' ** Frank Sinatra – ''Come Dance with Me! (album), Come Dance with Me!'' ** Horace Silver – ''Blowin' the Blues Away'' * Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife", a No. 1 hit for nine weeks * Rodgers and Hammerstein – ''The Sound of Music''. * 1st Grammy Awards are awarded *1958 in music, 1958 in British music, 1958 in Norwegian music * Death of Ralph Vaughan Williams ** Alvin and the Chipmunks release "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" * Birth of Bruce Dickinson, Nikki Sixx, Prince (musician), Prince, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Fernando de la Mora (tenor), Fernando de la Mora * Bossa Nova a Brazilian kind of music. * Carl Ruggles, ''Exaltation'' in honour of his late wife, Charlotte. * Cliff Richard and The Drifters release Move It, considered Britain's first rock and roll hit single. * Little Richard enters seminary * Notable releases: ** Cannonball Adderley's ''Somethin' Else (Cannonball Adderley album), Somethin' Else'' ** Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Moanin' ** Count Basie Count Basie Orchestra, and his orchestra's ''The Atomic Mr. Basie'' ** John Coltrane's ''Blue Train (album), Blue Train'' ** Frank Sinatra's ''Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely'' ** Billie Holiday's ''Lady in Satin'' ** Frank Sinatra's ''Come Fly with Me (Frank Sinatra album), Come Fly with Me'' ** Ella Fitzgerald's ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book'' ** Miles Davis' ''Milestones (Miles Davis album), Milestones'', ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (soundtrack), Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' and ''Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet'' ** Buddy Holly's ''Buddy Holly (album), Buddy Holly'' *1957 in music, 1957 in British music, 1957 in Norwegian music * Death of Jean Sibelius * Birth of Anita Ward * "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets becomes a No. 1 Hits of 1957, US No. 1 hit * Arthur Laurents's (book), Leonard Bernstein's (music), and Stephen Sondheim's (lyrics) musical ''West Side Story'' first performed * Harry Belafonte has a big hit that reached number five on the ''Billboard magazine, Billboard'' charts with the calypso music, calypso song "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), Day-O" * ''At the Gate of Horn'' is the second solo album by American folk music, folk singer Odetta who was a seminal influence on the Folk music, folksingers of the 1960s * John Lennon and

meet in Liverpool * Notable releases: ** Sonny Rollins' ''Saxophone Colossus'' ** Miles Davis' ''Miles Ahead (album), Miles Ahead'', '''Round About Midnight'' and ''Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet'' ** Thelonious Monk's ''Brilliant Corners'' and ''Monk's Music'' ** Charles Mingus' ''The Clown (album), The Clown'' ** Little Richard's ''Here's Little Richard'' ** Johnny Cash's ''Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!'' ** The Crickets' ''The "Chirping" Crickets'' ** Chuck Berry's ''After School Session'' ** Sonny Rollins' ''Way Out West (Sonny Rollins album), Way Out West'' ** Elvis Presley' ''Elvis' Christmas Album'' *1956 in music, 1956 in British music, 1956 in Norwegian music – The first Eurovision Song Contest is held on 24 May, Elvis Presley appears on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''; Leonard Bernstein's opretta ''Candide (operetta), Candide'' first performed; ''Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues'' is the influential debut solo album by American folk music, folk singer Odetta; Elvis Presley's Elvis Presley (album), self-titled debut album *1955 in music, 1955 in British music, 1955 in Norwegian music – Cole Porter's ''Silk Stockings''; Deaths of George Enescu and Charlie Parker; "Rock Around the Clock" becomes first worldwide No. 1 rock and roll record; Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti (song), Tutti-Frutti", one of the first rock and roll songs; Birth of Yo-Yo Ma, Harry James signs with Capitol releasing ''Harry James in Hi-Fi'', Lonnie Donegan released "Rock Island Line (song), Rock Island Line". *1954 in music, 1954 in British music, 1954 in Norwegian music – *Death of Billy Murray (singer), Billy Murray, Birth of Jaramar *Elvis Presley's debut single, "That's All Right", is released on Sun Records *First Fender Stratocaster produced *The British musical ''Salad Days (musical), Salad Days'' by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds first performed *1953 in music, 1953 in British music, 1953 in Norwegian music – Cole Porter's ''Can-Can (musical), Can-Can''; Death of Hank Williams, Death of Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer and pianist *1952 in music, 1952 in British music, 1952 in Norwegian music – Birth of Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, The official UK singles chart is launched; Recording Industry Association of America (or RIAA) established *1951 in music, 1951 in British music, 1951 in Norwegian music – "Rocket 88" is recorded by Ike Turner and hailed as the first rock 'n' roll song; ''The Rake's Progress'' by Igor Stravinsky premieres in Venice. Birth of Joey Ramone; ''The King and I'' by Rodgers and Hammerstein; death of Arnold Schoenberg *1950 in music, 1950 in British music, 1950 in Norwegian music – Births of Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Agnetha Fältskog; Cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc releases the song "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat (song), I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat" as ''Looney Tunes'' characters Tweety Pie, Tweety and Sylvester the Cat, Sylvester; Deaths of Kurt Weill, Al Jolson, Vaslav Nijinsky

1940s

* 1949 in music, 1949 in British music, 1949 in Norwegian music – Birth of Bruce Springsteen, Maureen McGovern, Valery Leontiev, Paul Rodgers, Billy Joel, Steve Perry, Rick Springfield, Gene Simmons, Lionel Richie, Roger Taylor (Queen drummer), Roger Taylor and Mark Knopfler; RCA, RCA Victor introduces 45 RPM gramophone record, records; ''South Pacific (musical), South Pacific'' by Rodgers and Hammerstein Death of Richard Strauss German composer * 1948 in music, 1948 in British music, 1948 in Norwegian music – Birth of Robert Plant, John Bonham, Steven Tyler, Donna Summer, Johnny Ramone, Ted Nugent, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Taylor, Alice Cooper, Jackson Browne, Kenny Loggins, Ian Paice,

, Stevie Nicks, and Ozzy Osbourne; ''Kiss Me, Kate'' – Cole Porter; ''Four Last Songs'' – Richard Strauss; Columbia Records introduces 331/3 RPM (vinyl record, LP) gramophone record, records. * 1947 in music, 1947 in British music, 1947 in Norwegian music – Birth of Elton John, David Bowie, Bob Weir, Brian Johnson, Emmylou Harris, Arlo Guthrie, Tracy Nelson (singer), Tracy Nelson, Paul Brady, Tim Buckley, Jim Messina (musician), Jim Messina, Mick Fleetwood, ''Organum'', Jeff Lynne and Carlos Santana * 1946 in music, 1946 in British music, 1946 in Norwegian music – Birth of Freddie Mercury, Toquinho, Keith Moon, Benny Andersson, Bon Scott, Donovan, Linda Ronstadt, Marianne Faithfull, Gram Parsons, Cher, Patti Smith, David Gilmour, John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones and Dolly Parton * 1945 in music, 1945 in British music, 1945 in Norwegian music – Birth of Bob Marley, Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Bob Seger, Bob Welch (musician), Bob Welch, Bette Midler, Deborah Harry, Anne Murray, Carly Simon, John Fogerty, Rod Stewart, Kim Carnes, Davy Jones (musician), Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, John McVie, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, Itzhak Perlman, Debbie Harry and Eric Clapton; Death of Jerome Kern; ''Peter Grimes'' by Benjamin Britten premieres in London; ''Carousel (musical), Carousel'' – Rodgers and Hammerstein; ''Metamorphosen'' by Richard Strauss; * 1944 in music, 1944 in British music, 1944 in Norwegian music – Birth of Keith Emerson, Barry White, Diana Ross, Jeff Beck, Chico Buarque, Marvin Hamlisch, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Booker T. Jones, Joe Cocker, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Gary Glitter, Brenda Lee, Townes Van Zandt, Mary Wilson (singer) and Jimmy Page; Disappearance of Glenn Miller, * 1943 in music, 1943 in British music, 1943 in Norwegian music – Birth of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jim Morrison, George Harrison, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, John Denver, Jack Bruce, Barry Manilow,

, Jim Croce, Carlos (singer), Carlos, Gavin Bryars, Bobby Sherman, Roger Waters and Richard Wright (musician), Richard Wright; Death of Lorenz Hart, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Formation of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Carl Ruggles, ''Evocations''; The original Broadway theatre, Broadway production of ''Oklahoma!'' opened on March 31, 1943, at the St. James Theatre in New York City. * 1942 in music, 1942 in British music, 1942 in Norwegian music – Birth of

, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, John P. Hammond, Ronnie James Dio, Brian Wilson, Jerry Garcia, Peter Tork,

, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Carole King, Rick Danko, Lou Reed, Paul Butterfield, Jerry Jeff Walker and Tammy Wynette; Death of George M. Cohan * 1941 in music, 1941 in British music, 1941 in Norwegian music – Birth of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Hank Marvin, Otis Redding, Jon Lord, Chubby Checker, Aaron Neville, Charlie Watts, Neil Diamond, Richie Havens, Cass Elliot, Wilson Pickett, Linda McCartney and Ritchie Valens; Les Paul builds one of the first solid-body electric guitars; * 1940 in music, 1940 in British music, 1940 in Norwegian music – Birth of John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Frank Zappa, Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones, Vicente Fernández, Dionne Warwick, Cliff Richard, Phil Ochs, Levon Helm, Nancy Sinatra, Denny Doherty, Smokey Robinson, Ricky Nelson, Tim Hardin, Dionne Warwick, Bobby Hatfield, Bill Medley and (both of the Righteous Brothers)

1930s

* 1939 in music, 1939 in British music, 1939 in Norwegian music – Birth of Judy Collins, Marvin Gaye, Ray Manzarek,

, Tina Turner and Grace Slick; Cole Porter's ''DuBarry Was a Lady;'' Judy Garland records "Over the Rainbow" * 1938 in music, 1938 in British music, 1938 in Norwegian music – Birth of Peter Yarrow, Gordon Lightfoot, Ben E. King, Death of Robert Johnson (musician), Robert Johnson, Benny Goodman presents a jazz concert in Carnegie Hall; Death of Dan W. Quinn * 1937 in music, 1937 in British music, 1937 in Norwegian music – Death of George Gershwin, Birth of Roberta Flack, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Garth Hudson, Tom Paxton, Philip Glass, Dame Shirley Bassey, Carl Orff's ''Carmina Burana (Orff), Carmina Burana'' premieres * 1936 in music, 1936 in British music, 1936 in Norwegian music – Birth of Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Kris Kristofferson, Bill Wyman, Dave Van Ronk, Steve Reich, Bobby Darin, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' publishes first U.S. music chart * 1935 in music, 1935 in British music, 1935 in Norwegian music – Birth of Elvis Presley,

, Gene Vincent, Luciano Pavarotti,

, Johnnie Mathis, John Phillips (musician), John Phillips, Lou Rawls, La Monte Young, Terry Riley; Paul Tutmarc, Audiovox produce first electric bass guitar; ''Porgy and Bess'' by George Gershwin premieres in New York * 1934 in music, 1934 in British music, 1934 in Norwegian music – Cole Porter's ''Anything Goes''; Birth of Leonard Cohen, Jackie Wilson; Tammy Grimes,

, King Curtis, Florence Henderson, Renata Scotto, Shirley Jones, Otis Rush, Frankie Valli, Pat Boone, André Prévost (composer), André Prévost, Freddie King, Brian Epstein, Dave Guard, Del Shannon; Deaths of Edward Elgar and Gustav Holst * 1933 in music, 1933 in British music, 1933 in Norwegian music – Birth of James Brown (musician), James Brown, Quincy Jones, Willie Nelson, Nina Simone, Yoko Ono, Nick Reynolds * 1932 in music, 1932 in British music, 1932 in Norwegian music – ''Night and Day (song), Night and Day'' by Cole Porter; Birth of Johnny Cash, Petula Clark, Patsy Cline, Glenn Gould,

, Miriam Makeba Carl Perkins, Little Richard, and John Williams; Death of John Philip Sousa; Adolph Rickenbacker produces first electric guitar; Bell Labs creates first stereophonic sound recordings * 1931 in music, 1931 in British music, 1931 in Norwegian music – Birth of Teresa Brewer, Sam Cooke,

, George Jones and The McGuire Sisters, Phyllis McGuire; Death of Anna Pavlova * 1930 in music, 1930 in British music, 1930 in Norwegian music – Birth of Ray Charles, Herbie Mann, Odetta, Sonny Rollins, Stephen Sondheim, and The Big Bopper

1920s

* 1929 in music, 1929 in British music, 1929 in Norwegian music – Cole Porter's ''Fifty Million Frenchmen''; Birth of Beverly Sills, Bill Evans, Dick Clark, Berry Gordy, Henri Pousseur * 1928 in music, 1928 in British music, 1928 in Norwegian music – Birth of Bo Diddley and Karlheinz Stockhausen; Fats Domino ''The Threepenny Opera'' by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht (libretto) premieres in Berlin * 1927 in music, 1927 in British music, 1927 in Norwegian music – Jerome Kern's ''Show Boat''; Igor Stravinsky's ''Apollo (ballet), Apollo''; Birth of Harry Belafonte, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Patti Page, Ralph Stanley * 1926 in music, 1926 in British music, 1926 in Norwegian music – ''Tapiola (Sibelius), Tapiola'' by Jean Sibelius; Birth of Marilyn Monroe, Joan Sutherland, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, Tony Bennett, Big Mama Thornton; ''Turandot'' by Giacomo Puccini premieres in Milan * 1925 in music, 1925 in British music, 1925 in Norwegian music – Birth of Celia Cruz, B.B. King and Pierre Boulez; Big record labels begin using electric microphones for recording; 78 RPM adopted as standard for gramophone record, records; BBC makes first radio broadcast in stereo; ''Wozzeck'' by Alban Berg premieres in Berlin, Carl Ruggles, ''Portals''. Debut of the Grand Ole Opry. * 1924 in music, 1924 in British music, 1924 in Norwegian music – George Gershwin, Gershwin's ''Rhapsody in Blue'' premieres in New York; the ''Symphony No. 7 (Sibelius), Symphony No. 7'' by Jean Sibelius; Death of Giacomo Puccini, Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini, Italian opera composer, Carl Ruggles. ''Men and Mountains''. Debut of the National Barn Dance, the first radio program devoted to country music. * 1923 in music, 1923 in British music, 1923 in Norwegian music – Birth of Hank Williams, First recordings by Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and many other African-American artists, Carl Ruggles, ''Vox clamans in deserto'' * 1922 in music, 1922 in British music, 1922 in Norwegian music – Birth of Judy Garland. * 1921 in music, 1921 in British music, 1921 in Norwegian music – Death of Enrico Caruso, Carl Ruggles ''Angels'' * 1920 in music, 1920 in British music, 1920 in Norwegian music – Birth of Charlie Parker, Ravi Shankar, Isaac Stern; Death of Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer, pianist, organist and conductor.

1910s

* 1919 in music, 1919 in British music, 1919 in Norwegian music – Birth of Pete Seeger, Merce Cunningham, Carl Ruggles, ''Toys'' * 1918 in music, 1918 in British music, 1918 in Norwegian music – Phonograph cylinders become obsolete; the Society for Private Musical Performances is founded in Vienna by Arnold Schoenberg; Death of Claude Debussy * 1917 in music, 1917 in British music, 1917 in Norwegian music – Birth of Lou Harrison, Ella Fitzgerald, John Lee Hooker, Dinu Lipatti, Isang Yun; First hit jazz recordings by Original Dixieland Jass Band, Death of Scott Joplin * 1916 in music, 1916 in British music, 1916 in Norwegian music – Birth of Milton Babbitt, Henri Dutilleux, Alberto Ginastera, Betty Grable, Harry James, Dinah Shore, * 1915 in music, 1915 in British music, 1915 in Norwegian music – ''An Alpine Symphony'' by Richard Strauss; Birth of Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, John Serry, Sr.; Tom Brown (trombonist), Tom Brown starts billing his group as a "Jazz, Jass Band" * 1914 in music, 1914 in British music, 1914 in Norwegian music – "St. Louis Blues (song), St. Louis Blues" published; first calypso music recordings * 1913 in music, 1913 in British music, 1913 in Norwegian music – Birth of Muddy Waters, Vinicius de Moraes, Benjamin Britten English Composer; Igor Stravinsky's ''The Rite of Spring'' is premiered in Paris. Birth of * 1912 in music, 1912 in British music, 1912 in Norwegian music – Birth of Woody Guthrie, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Cage * 1911 in music, 1911 in British music, 1911 in Norwegian music – Birth of Robert Johnson (musician), Robert Johnson, ''Der Rosenkavalier'' by Richard Strauss premieres in Dresden, Death of Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor * 1910 in music, 1910 in British music, 1910 in Norwegian music – Birth of Howlin' Wolf, Artie Shaw, John H. Hammond, Django Reinhardt; "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"

1900s

* 1909 in music, 1909 in British music, 1909 in Norwegian music – Death of Francisco Tárrega; ''Elektra (opera), Elektra'' by Richard Strauss premieres in Dresden; Birth of Benny Goodman * 1908 in music, 1908 in British music, 1908 in Norwegian music – The two first atonality, atonal pieces are composed, first by Béla Bartók and then by Arnold Schoenberg Death of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. * 1907 in music, 1907 in British music, 1907 in Norwegian music – Death of Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (b. 1843); Birth of Gene Autry, Cab Calloway, Benny Carter, Kate Smith * 1906 in music, 1906 in British music, 1906 in Norwegian music – Birth of Dmitri Shostakovich, Dmitri Shostakowich, soviet composer and pianist, Victor begins selling the Victrola phonograph player for $15.00; Len Spencer, ''I Am The Edison Phonograph'' --- earliest recorded advert played in Phonograph shops to sell the devices; the ''Symphony No. 8 (Mahler), Symphony No. 8'' by Gustav Mahler: Birth of Pedro Vargas known as the "Nightingale of the Americas". * 1905 in music, 1905 in British music, 1905 in Norwegian music – ''The Merry Widow'' by Franz Lehár premieres in Vienna; ''Salome (opera), Salome'' by Richard Strauss premieres in Dresden * 1904 in music, 1904 in British music, 1904 in Norwegian music – The Violin Concerto, Violin Concerto (Sibelius) by Jean Sibelius; Death of Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer, ''Madama Butterfly'' by Giacomo Puccini premieres in Milan * 1903 in music, 1903 in British music, 1903 in Norwegian music – ''Valse triste'' by Jean Sibelius; Birth of Bing Crosby and Vladimir Horowitz * 1902 in music, 1902 in British music, 1902 in Norwegian music – Birth of Richard Rodgers, ''Pelléas et Mélisande (opera), Pelléas et Mélisande'' by Claude Debussy premieres in Paris * 1901 in music, 1901 in British music, 1901 in Norwegian music – Birth of Louis Armstrong, Death of Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer, Birth of Silvestre Vargas * 1900 in music, 1900 in British music, 1900 in Norwegian music – ''Tosca'' by Giacomo Puccini premieres in Rome

1890s

* 1899 in music, 1899 in Norwegian music – ''Rusalka (opera), Rusalka'' by Antonín Dvořák; ''Ein Heldenleben'' by Richard Strauss; Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius), Symphony No. 1 and publication of ''Finlandia'' by Jean Sibelius; ''Shéhérazade'' by Maurice Ravel; ''Enigma Variations'' by Edward Elgar; "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin; Death of Johann Strauss II; Birth of Duke Ellington; Birth of Silvestre Revueltas * 1898 in music, 1898 in Norwegian music – Birth of George Gershwin, Paul Robeson * 1897 in music, 1897 in Norwegian music – Ragtime music becomes popular in the United States; Death of Johannes Brahms, Brahms, Birth of Marian Anderson * 1896 in music, 1896 in Norwegian music – ''Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss), Also sprach Zarathustra'' by Richard Strauss; ''Jungfrun i tornet'' by Jean Sibelius; Death of Antônio Carlos Gomes, Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer and opera composer and Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer and organist * 1895 in music, 1895 in Norwegian music – ''The Swan of Tuonela'' by Jean Sibelius; ''Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks'' by Richard Strauss; Birth of Carl Orff, Oscar Hammerstein II, William Grant Still, the "Dean of African-American music" * 1894 in music, 1894 in Norwegian music – Cello Concerto (Dvořák), Cello Concerto and ''Humoresques (Dvořák), Humoresques'' by Antonín Dvořák * 1893 in music, 1893 in Norwegian music – Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák), Symphony No. 9 and String Quartet No. 12 (Dvořák), String Quartet No. 12 by Antonín Dvořák; Symphony No. 3 (Mahler), Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler; ''Karelia Suite'' by Jean Sibelius; Death of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer * 1892 in music, 1892 in Norwegian music – Dan W. Quinn makes first recordings in New York City; ''Kullervo (Sibelius), Kullervo'' by Jean Sibelius; ''Pagliacci'' by Ruggero Leoncavallo; ''The Nutcracker'' by Marius Petipa * 1891 in music, 1891 in Norwegian music – Piano Trio No. 4 (Dvořák), Piano Trio No. 4 by Antonín Dvořák; Birth of Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer and pianist; George W. Johnson (singer), George W. Johnson becomes first African American recording artist with "The Laughing Song" * 1890 in music, 1890 in Norwegian music – John Philip Sousa makes first recordings with Columbia Phonograph Company; Birth of Bronislava Nijinska, choreographer

1880s

* 1889 in music, 1889 in Norwegian music – Effie Stewart records at Menlo Park, New Jersey, Menlo Park; Edison Records, Edison starts commercial recordings on May 24; First phonograph, phonograph parlor opens in San Francisco; ''Kaiser-Walzer'' by Johann Strauss II; ''Death and Transfiguration'' by Richard Strauss. * 1888 in music, 1888 in Norwegian music – ''Symphony No. 2 (Mahler), Symphony No. 2'' by Gustav Mahler; Birth of Lead Belly; Death of Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer and pianist; Wax phonograph cylinders commercially marketed; Emile Berliner invents lateral-cut disc records. * 1887 in music, 1887 in Norwegian music – The Havanaise (Saint-Saëns) by Camille Saint-Saëns; Birth of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer, cellist, and guitarist * 1886 in music, 1886 in Norwegian music – ''The Carnival of the Animals'' and the Symphony No. 3 (Saint-Saëns), Symphony No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saëns; birth of Marcel Dupré, Al Jolson, Paul Paray, Othmar Schoeck; Franz Liszt publishes his final Hungarian Rhapsody; death of Franz Liszt. * 1885 in music, 1885 in Norwegian music – ''The Mikado'' – Arthur Sullivan; ''The Gypsy Baron'' by Johann Strauss II; Birth of Jerome Kern * 1884 in music, 1884 in Norwegian music – Birth of Sophie Tucker * 1883 in music, 1883 in Norwegian music – Birth of Edgard Varèse, Death of Richard Wagner, German composer * 1882 in music, 1882 in Norwegian music – Birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer, ''Parsifal'' by Richard Wagner premieres in Bayreuth; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – ''1812 Overture'' premiere * 1881 in music, 1881 in Norwegian music – Births of Béla Bartók and George Enescu * 1880 in music, 1880 in Norwegian music – ''Stabat Mater'' and "Songs My Mother Taught Me (Dvořák), Songs My Mother Taught Me" by Antonín Dvorák; The Violin Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns) by Camille Saint-Saëns; Death of Jacques Offenbach, composer (b. 1819)

1870s

* 1879 in music, 1879 in Norwegian music – Birth of Jean Cras * 1878 in music – Birth of George M. Cohan; William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, H.M.S. Pinafore; reshapes British and American musical theater; * 1877 in music – Phonograph and phonograph cylinder invented by Thomas Alva Edison; ''Samson and Delilah (opera), Samson and Delilah'' by Camille Saint-Saëns Birth of Billy Murray (singer) * 1876 in music – ''Siegfried (opera), Siegfried'' and ''Götterdämmerung'' by Richard Wagner premiere in Bayreuth; Birth of Carl Ruggles * 1875 in music – Birth of Maurice Ravel, Joseph-Maurice Ravel, French composer and pianist; ''Carmen'' by Georges Bizet premieres in Paris; ''Swan Lake'' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky premiers * 1874 in music – ''Boris Godunov (opera), Boris Godunov'' by Modest Mussorgsky premieres in Saint Petersburg; ''Die Fledermaus'' by Johann Strauss II premieres in Vienna; Richard Wagner concludes Götterdämmerung, finishing Der Ring des Nibelungen, The Ring Cycle; ''Requiem (Verdi), Requiem'' by Giuseppe Verdi; ''Danse macabre'' by Camille Saint-Saëns; Birth of Arnold Schoenberg * 1873 in music – Birth of Enrico Caruso, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer, ultra virtuoso pianist and conductor * 1872 in music – The Cello Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saëns) by Camille Saint-Saëns; Birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer; birth of Sergei Diaghilev, choreographer (d. 1929) * 1871 in music – Richard Wagner concludes Siegfried (opera), Siegfried; ''Aida'' by Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Cairo * 1870 in music – ''Die Walküre'' (the Valkyrie) by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich

1860s

* 1869 in music – Death of Hector Berlioz, French composer, ''Das Rheingold'' by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich * 1868 in music – Death of Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer, ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' by Richard Wagner premières in Munich; ''Ein deutsches Requiem'' by Johannes Brahms premières in Bremen; ''Brahms's Lullaby, Wiegenlied'' by Brahms (''Brahms' Lullaby''); ''Tales from the Vienna Woods'' by Johann Strauss II; the Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns) by Camille Saint-Saëns * 1867 in music Birth of Scott Joplin, famous ragtime composer; ''The Blue Danube'' by Johann Strauss II; ''Roméo et Juliette'' (opera) by Charles Gounod; ''Peer Gynt (Grieg), Peer Gynt'' by Edvard Grieg * 1866 in music – Franz Liszt completes his oratorio Christus (Liszt), Christus; Birth of French composer Erik Satie. * 1865 in music – Birth of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius; ''Tristan und Isolde'' by Richard Wagner premieres in Munich, marking the beginning of the end for traditional tonality; The ''Symphony No. 1 (Dvořák), Symphony No. 1'' by Antonín Dvorak; Franz Liszt publishes his solo piano transcriptions of the full Beethoven Symphonies (Liszt), Beethoven Symphonies 1 – 9. * 1864 in music Birth of Richard Strauss, German composer, Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer, pianist, organist and conductor * 1863 in music– The ''Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso'' by Camille Saint-Saëns; Birth of Ernesto Nazareth * 1862 in music – Birth of French composer Claude Debussy * 1861 in music – Birth of Anton Arensky; Franz Liszt completes his first Mephisto Waltzes, Mephisto Waltz ''The Dance in the Village Inn''. * 1860 in music – Birth of Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor

1850s

* 1859 in music – ''Faust (opera), Faust'' by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris; Richard Wagner concludes Tristan und Isolde; In 1859, John Freeman Young published the English translation of Silent Night that is most frequently sung today. * 1858 in music – Births of Medardo Rosso and Giacomo Puccini, Italian opera composer, ''Orpheus in the Underworld, Orphée aux enfers'' by Jacques Offenbach, the first operetta, premieres in Paris; Hector Berlioz writes ''Les Troyens''; Johann Strauss II writes ''Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka'' * 1857 in music – Birth of Edward Elgar, British composer; First public performance of Franz Liszt's Piano Sonata (Liszt), Piano Sonata in B Minor * 1856 in music – Death of Robert Schumann, German composer and pianist; Richard Wagner, German composer, concludes ''Die Walküre'' * 1855 in music – Birth of Ernest Chausson * 1854 in music – Richard Wagner, German composer, concludes Das Rheingold * 1853 in music – ''Il trovatore'' by Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Rome; ''La traviata'' by Verdi premieres in Venice * 1852 in music – Births of Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer, teacher and conductor and Francisco Tárrega, Spanish composer and guitarist * 1851 in music – ''Rigoletto'' by Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Venice * 1850 in music – ''Lohengrin (opera), Lohengrin'' by Richard Wagner premieres in Weimar; ''Foster's Plantation Melodies'' by Stephen Foster, including "Camptown Races"

1840s

* 1849 in music – Death of Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer and pianist; Franz Liszt publishes his Three Concert Études, alongside completing ''Funérailles''. * 1848 in music – ''Album for the Young'' by Robert Schumann; Death of Gaetano Donizetti, Italian opera composer * 1847 in music – "Oh! Susanna" by Stephen Foster published; Death of Felix Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, German composer * 1846 in music – Adolphe Sax invents the saxophone * 1845 in music – ''Tannhäuser (opera), Tannhäuser'' by Richard Wagner premières in Dresden; The Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn), Violin Concerto by Felix Mendelssohn; Birth of Ángela Peralta * 1844 in music – Birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Charles-Marie Widor * 1843 in music – Birth of Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (d. 1907); Minstrel show premieres in United States; ''Der fliegende Holländer'' by Richard Wagner premieres in Dresden * 1842 in music – "Franz Liszt, Lisztomania" sweeps Europe * 1841 in music – Birth of Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer; ''Nabucco'' by Giuseppe Verdi * 1840 in music – Birth of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer; Death of Niccolò Paganini, Italian composer and ultra virtuoso violinist

1830s

* 1839 in music – ''Blumenstück'' by Robert Schumann * 1838 in music – ''Kinderszenen'' by Robert Schumann * 1837 in music – ''Requiem (Berlioz), Requiem'' by Hector Berlioz * 1836 in music – Birth of Antônio Carlos Gomes, Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer and opera composer, ''Les Huguenots'' by Giacomo Meyerbeer premieres in Paris * 1835 in music – Death of Vincenzo Bellini, Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini, Italian opera composer, ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' by Gaetano Donizetti premieres in Naples; Gaetano Corticelli is in vogue in salons of Bologna, Italy featuring his terzettis and fantasies; ''I puritani'' by Vincenzo Bellini premieres * 1834 in music – ''Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik'' first published by Robert Schumann * 1833 in music – Johannes Brahms born * 1832 in music – Death of Muzio Clementi, Italian composer and pianist * 1831 in music – ''La sonnambula'' and ''Norma (opera), Norma'' by Vincenzo Bellini * 1830 in music – ''Symphonie Fantastique'' by Hector Berlioz is written; ''The Hebrides (overture)'' by Felix Mendelssohn; ''Anna Bolena'' by Gaetano Donizetti; and ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' by Vincenzo Bellini

1820s

* 1829 in music – The ''Italian Symphony'', the ''Scottish Symphony'', and the ''Songs Without Words'' by Felix Mendelssohn; Birth of Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer and ultra virtuoso pianist * 1828 in music – Franz Schubert dies * 1827 in music – Ludwig van Beethoven dies; ''Winterreise'' by Franz Schubert; ''Il pirata'' by Vincenzo Bellini * 1826 in music – June 5, Death of Carl Maria von Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, German opera composer. ''String Quartet No. 14 (Beethoven), String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor'' by Ludwig van Beethoven was completed. October 31, Muzio Clementi's complete ''Gradus ad Parnassum'' (100 pieces) appears for the first time, simultaneously in Paris, Leipzig and London. * 1825 in music – Birth of Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer; ''Songs from Sir Walter Scott'' by Franz Schubert, including "Ellens dritter Gesang" (Schubert's ''Ave Maria''); The ''Octet (Mendelssohn), Octet'' by Felix Mendelssohn Antonio Salieri dies * 1824 in music – Birth of Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer and organist; Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), Beethoven's 9th Symphony * 1823 in music – ''Die schöne Müllerin'' by Franz Schubert * 1822 in music * 1821 in music – ''Der Freischütz'' by Carl Maria von Weber, premieres in Berlin * 1820 in music

1810s

* 1819 in music – April 16, The publication of Muzio Clementi's ''Gradus ad Parnassum'' Volume II is entered at Stationer's Hall, London. September 13, Birth of Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer. * 1818 in music – ''Piano Sonata No. 29 (Beethoven), Hammerklavier sonate'' by Ludwig van Beethoven; "Silent Night (song), Silent Night" written by Josef Mohr and composed by Franz Gruber (musician), Franz Xaver Gruber, – The first performance of ''Silent Night'' on December 25, (Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Oberndorf, Austria). * 1817 in music – March 1, Muzio Clementi's ''Gradus ad Parnassum'' Volume I is published simultaneously in London, Paris and Leipzig. * 1816 in music – ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' (The Barber of Seville) by Gioachino Rossini, premieres in Rome * 1815 in music * 1814 in music – Symphony No. 8 (Beethoven), Symphony No. 8 by Ludwig van Beethoven * 1813 in music – Birth of French-Jewish composer and ultra virtuoso pianist Charles-Valentin Alkan; Birth of German composer Richard Wagner; Birth of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven), Symphony No. 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven * 1812 in music – Birth of German composer Friedrich von Flotow; Birth of Swiss composer and virtuoso pianist Sigismund Thalberg. * 1811 in music – Birth of Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt. * 1810 in music – Birth of Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin; Birth of German composer and virtuoso pianist Robert Schumann; Ludwig van Beethoven completes his ''Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven), Fifth Piano Concerto Emperor''.

1800s

* 1809 in music – Birth of Felix Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, German composer, pianist, organist and conductor; Death of Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer * 1808 in music – Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven completes his Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven), 6th Symphony "Pastoral", Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven), Beethoven's 5th Symphony * 1807 in music – ''La Vestale'' by Gaspare Spontini, Symphony No. 4 (Beethoven), Symphony No. 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven * 1806 in music – ''Piano Concerto No. 4 (Beethoven), Fourth Piano Concerto'', ''Violin Concerto (Beethoven), Violin Concerto'' by Ludwig van Beethoven * 1805 in music – ''Fidelio'' by Ludwig van Beethoven * 1804 in music – ''Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven), Symphony No. 3 'Eroica''' by Ludwig van Beethoven * 1803 in music – Birth of Hector Berlioz, French composer Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven), Symphony No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven * 1802 in music – Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach's Sonatas and partitas for solo violin are published by Bote and Bock * 1801 in music – Birth of Vincenzo Bellini, Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini, Italian opera composer, Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven), Beethoven's ''Moonlight Sonata'' * 1800 in music – ''Symphony No. 1 (Beethoven), Symphony No. 1'' by Ludwig van Beethoven

1790s

* 1799 in music – * 1798 in music – Joseph Haydn's ''The Creation (Haydn), The Creation'' * 1797 in music – Joseph Haydn's ''Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser''; Birth of Franz Schubert, Austrian composer and pianist and Gaetano Donizetti, Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian opera composer * 1796 in music – * 1795 in music – First Beethoven Piano Sonatas written (Piano Sonata No. 1 (Beethoven), Op. 2) * 1794 in music – * 1793 in music – ''Scots Wha Hae'' * 1792 in music – Birth of Gioachino Rossini, Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer * 1791 in music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'' (The Magic Flute); death of Mozart * 1790 in music –

1780s

* 1789 in music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's ''Così fan tutte'' * 1788 in music – Death of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer and keyboardist * 1787 in music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' * 1786 in music – Birth of Carl Maria von Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, German opera composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'' (The marriage of Figaro) * 1785 in music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composes his Piano Concerto No. 21 (Mozart), Piano Concerto No. 21 * 1784 in music – * 1783 in music – * 1782 in music – Birth of Niccolò Paganini, Italian composer and ultra virtuoso violinist; Death of Johann Christian Bach, German composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' (The Abduction from the Seraglio) * 1781 in music – * 1780 in music –

1770s

* 1779 in music – * 1778 in music – * 1777 in music – ''Il mondo della luna'' by Joseph Haydn, premieres in Eszterháza, Hungary * 1776 in music – * 1775 in music – * 1774 in music – * 1773 in music – * 1772 in music – * 1771 in music – * 1770 in music – Ludwig van Beethoven born

1760s

* 1769 in music – * 1768 in music – * 1767 in music – * 1766 in music – * 1765 in music – * 1764 in music – Death of Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and music theorist * 1763 in music – * 1762 in music – ''Orfeo ed Euridice'' by Christoph Willibald Gluck, premieres in Vienna * 1761 in music – * 1760 in music – ''La buona figliuola'' by Niccolò Piccinni, premieres in Rome

1750s

* 1759 in music – George Frideric Handel dies * 1758 in music – * 1757 in music – Death of Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist * 1756 in music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born * 1755 in music – * 1754 in music – * 1753 in music – * 1752 in music – Muzio Clementi born * 1751 in music – * 1750 in music – Johann Sebastian Bach dies, Antonio Salieri born

1740s

* 1749 in music – Johann Sebastian Bach finishes his Mass in B Minor; George Frideric Handel composes the ''Music for the Royal Fireworks'' * 1748 in music - * 1747 in music – Johann Sebastian Bach finishes his The Musical Offering, Musical Offering * 1746 in music – * 1745 in music – * 1744 in music – Johann Sebastian Bach finishes the Book II from The Well-Tempered Clavier * 1743 in music – * 1742 in music – première of ''Messiah (Handel), Messiah'' by George Frideric Handel, in Dublin * 1741 in music – Death of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer and violinist Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach's Goldberg Variations are published * 1740 in music –

1730s

* 1739 in music – The ''Clavier-Übung III'' by Johann Sebastian Bach is published * 1738 in music – * 1737 in music – * 1736 in music – ''Alexander's Feast (Handel), Alexander's Feast'' by George Frideric Handel * 1735 in music – Birth of Johann Christian Bach, German composer * 1734 in music – * 1733 in music – ''La serva padrona'' by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, the first opera buffa, premieres in Naples; ''Hippolyte et Aricie'' by Jean-Philippe Rameau, premieres in Paris, Death of François Couperin, French composer and harpsichordist * 1732 in music – Joseph Haydn born * 1731 in music – * 1730 in music –

1720s

* 1729 in music – * 1728 in music – ''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, premieres in London * 1727 in music – ''Zadok the Priest'' (the coronation anthem) by George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach finishes and presents his ''St Matthew Passion'' * 1726 in music – * 1725 in music – publication of ''Twelve concerti, Op. 8'' by Antonio Vivaldi, including ''the Four Seasons (Vivaldi), the Four Seasons'' – Death of Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer * 1724 in music – ''Giulio Cesare'' by George Frideric Handel premières in London, Johann Sebastian Bach presents his ''St John Passion'' * 1723 in music – Vivaldi composes ''The Four Seasons'' * 1722 in music – Johann Sebastian Bach finishes the Book I from The Well-Tempered Clavier, ''Traité de l'harmonie'' by Jean-Philippe Rameau causes a revolution in music theory. * 1721 in music – * 1720 in music – Johann Sebastian Bach presents his Brandenburg Concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Christian Ludwig; Johann Sebastian Bach completes the Sonatas and partitas for solo violin

1710s

* 1719 in music – * 1718 in music – * 1717 in music – ''Water Music (Handel), Water Music'' by George Frideric Handel * 1716 in music – ''Juditha triumphans'' is composed by Antonio Vivaldi * 1715 in music – * 1714 in music – Birth of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer * 1713 in music – Death: Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer and violinist * 1712 in music – * 1711 in music – ''Rinaldo (opera), Rinaldo'' by George Frideric Handel, Handel, premieres in London, the first all-Italian opera performed in London * 1710 in music – ''Agrippina (opera), Agrippina'' by George Frideric Handel, Handel, premieres in Venice

1700s

* 1709 in music – * 1708 in music – * 1707 in music – * 1706 in music – Johann Pachelbel dies * 1705 in music – * 1704 in music – * 1703 in music – * 1702 in music – * 1701 in music – * 1700 in music –

1690s

* 1699 in music – * 1698 in music – * 1697 in music – * 1696 in music – * 1695 in music – Henry Purcell dies * 1694 in music – * 1693 in music – * 1692 in music – * 1691 in music – ''King Arthur (opera), King Arthur'' by Henry Purcell * 1690 in music –

1680s

* 1689 in music – ''Dido and Aeneas'', opera, by Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate (libretto) performed * 1688 in music – * 1687 in music – Death of Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer * 1686 in music – * 1685 in music – ''Albion and Albanius'', opera, by Louis Grabu; Birth of: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, Georg Friedrich Häendel (German composers, organists and harpsichordists); Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist * 1684 in music – * 1683 in music – Birth of Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and music theorist * 1682 in music – * 1681 in music – * 1680 in music –

1670s

* 1679 in music – * 1678 in music – Birth of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer and violinist * 1677 in music – * 1676 in music – * 1675 in music – ''Psyche (Locke), Psyche'' by Matthew Locke (composer), Matthew Locke * 1674 in music – * 1673 in music – * 1672 in music – * 1671 in music – * 1670 in music –

1660s

* 1669 in music – * 1668 in music – Birth of François Couperin, French composer and harpsichordist * 1667 in music – * 1666 in music – * 1665 in music – * 1664 in music – Heinrich Schutz completes Weihnachtshistorie * 1663 in music – * 1662 in music – * 1661 in music – * 1660 in music – Birth of Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist

1650s

* 1659 in music – Henry Purcell born * 1658 in music – * 1657 in music – * 1656 in music – * 1655 in music – * 1654 in music – * 1653 in music – Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Pachelbel born * 1652 in music – * 1651 in music – ''La Calisto'' by Francesco Cavalli * 1650 in music –

1640s

* 1649 in music – ''Giasone'' by Francesco Cavalli, premieres in Venice, the first opera to separate aria and recitative * 1648 in music – * 1647 in music – * 1646 in music – * 1645 in music – * 1644 in music – ''Ormindo'' by Francesco Cavalli, premieres in Venice * 1643 in music – death of Claudio Monteverdi * 1642 in music – ''L'incoronazione di Poppea'' by Claudio Monteverdi, premiered in Venice * 1641 in music – * 1640 in music – ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' by Claudio Monteverdi, premieres in Venice

1630s

* 1639 in music – * 1638 in music – * 1637 in music – The first commercial opera house open to the public, Teatro San Cassiano, opens in Venice * 1636 in music – * 1635 in music – * 1634 in music – * 1633 in music – * 1632 in music – Birth of Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer * 1631 in music – * 1630 in music –

1620s

* 1629 in music – * 1628 in music – * 1627 in music – * 1626 in music – * 1625 in music – * 1624 in music – * 1623 in music – * 1622 in music – * 1621 in music – * 1620 in music –

1610s

* 1619 in music – Michael Praetorius, ''Polyhymnia caduceatrix'' * 1618 in music – * 1617 in music – Johann Hermann Schein, ''Banchetto musicale'' * 1616 in music – * 1615 in music – * 1614 in music – Marco da Gagliano, ''Sacrarum cantionum'' * 1613 in music – * 1612 in music – * 1611 in music – William Byrd, Fantasia a 6, No. 3; Carlo Gesualdo, ''Morro lasso al mio duolo'' * 1610 in music – Claudio Monteverdi, ''Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610''

1600s

* 1609 in music – * 1608 in music – ''Lamento d'Arianna'' by Claudio Monteverdi; ''Since Robin Hood'' by Thomas Weelkes * 1607 in music – ''L'Orfeo, La Favola D'Orfeo'' by Claudio Monteverdi * 1606 in music – * 1605 in music – ''Van de Spiegheling der singconst'' (ca 1605) by Simon Stevin * 1604 in music – * 1603 in music – * 1602 in music – by Lodovico Viadana, the first book to feature basso continuo * 1601 in music – ''Le nuove musiche'' by Giulio Caccini * 1600 in music – the first oratorio: ''Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo'' by Emilio de' Cavalieri

1590s

* 1599 in music – * 1598 in music – * 1597 in music – John Dowland's ''First Book of Lute Songs''; ''Dafne'', the first known opera * 1596 in music – * 1595 in music – * 1594 in music – Orlande de Lassus completes Lagrime di San Pietro (posthumously published); Orlande de Lassus dies * 1593 in music – * 1592 in music – * 1591 in music – * 1590 in music – Claudio Monteverdi, Il secondo libro de madrigali a 5

1580s

* 1589 in music – * 1588 in music – * 1587 in music – * 1586 in music – * 1585 in music – * 1584 in music – * 1583 in music – * 1582 in music – * 1581 in music – The court entertainment ''Ballet comique de la reine'' by Balthazar de Beaujoyeulx was presented on Oct 15 * 1580 in music – Appearance of three Fantasias for viol consort by William Byrd. Founding of Concerto delle donne under the direction of Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Consisting of women voices, this group becomes a significant part of Alfonso II d'Este's court entertainment.

1570s

* 1579 in music – * 1578 in music – * 1577 in music – * 1576 in music – * 1575 in music – * 1574 in music – * 1573 in music – * 1572 in music – * 1571 in music – * 1570 in music –

1560s

* 1569 in music – * 1568 in music – * 1567 in music – Birth of Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and singer * 1566 in music – * 1565 in music – * 1564 in music – * 1563 in music – * 1562 in music – * 1561 in music – * 1560 in music – First works for Viol Consort attributed to William Byrd

1550s

* 1559 in music – * 1558 in music – * 1557 in music – * 1556 in music – * 1555 in music – * 1554 in music – * 1553 in music – * 1552 in music – * 1551 in music – * 1550 in music –

1540s

* 1549 in music – * 1548 in music – * 1547 in music – * 1546 in music – Death of John Taverner, English composer. * 1545 in music – * 1544 in music – * 1543 in music – * 1542 in music – * 1541 in music – * 1540 in music – Birth of William Byrd, English composer; Thomas Tallis begins writing his first works for the Latin church service.

1530s

* 1539 in music – Jacques Arcadelt's First book of madrigals for four voices is published, the most reprinted madrigal book of the century * 1538 in music – printing of the first Protestant hymn-book, ''Ein Hubsch new Gesangbuch''; publication of the first book of madrigal (music), madrigals by Maddalena Casulana, the first printed book of music by a woman in European history. * 1537 in music – * 1536 in music – * 1535 in music – * 1534 in music – * 1533 in music – * 1532 in music – * 1531 in music – * 1530 in music – is published, the first book of madrigals to use the word 'madrigal' to describe them. The majority of the pieces in it are by Philippe Verdelot.

1520s

* 1529 in music – * 1528 in music – * 1527 in music – * 1526 in music – * 1525 in music – birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Palestrina * 1524 in music – * 1523 in music – * 1522 in music – death of Jean Mouton (c. 1459 – October 30, 1522) * 1521 in music – death of Josquin des Prez, Josquin * 1520 in music – is published, the first printed book of secular music dedicated to a single composer. It contains the first madrigals, though they are not called by that name.

1510s

* 1519 in music – * 1518 in music – * 1517 in music – * 1516 in music – * 1515 in music – * 1514 in music – * 1513 in music – * 1512 in music – * 1511 in music – * 1510 in music – Josquin des Prez composes the ''Missa de Beata Virgine (Josquin), Missa de Beata Virgine''

1490s and 1500s

* 1509 in music – * 1508 in music – * 1507 in music – * 1506 in music – * 1505 in music – * 1504 in music – * 1503 in music – * 1502 in music – * 1501 in music – publication of ''Harmonice Musices Odhecaton'' by Ottaviano Petrucci, the first printed collection of polyphonic music * 1500 in music – * 1499 in music – * 1498 in music – * 1497 in music – * 1496 in music – * 1495 in music – * 1494 in music – * 1493 in music – * 1492 in music – * 1491 in music – * 1490 in music –

Early history

15th century

* Josquin des Prez composes the ''Domine, ne in fuore tuo'' * 1490s in music – Josquin des Prez – ''Nymphes des bois''; The Chigi codex is compiled. * 1480s in music – Johannes Ockeghem completes ''Requiem (Ockeghem), Requiem''; Josquin des Prez composes the ''Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales'' *1460s in music – Anna Inglese sings at the festivities for the marriage of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan and Bona of SavoyLubkin, Gregory (Summer 2002)
"Review: ''Music and Patronage in the Sforza Court'', by Paul A. Merkley and Lora L. M. Merkley"
. ''Journal of the American Musicological Society'', Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 346–353. Retrieved via JSTOR February 8, 2016 . * 1450s in music – Antoine Busnois writes the ''O Crux Lignum'' * 1440s in music – Bianca de' Medici is born * The Old Hall Manuscript is compiled

14th century

* 1370s in music – Death of Guillaume de Machaut * 1360s in music – Guillaume de Machaut composes ''Messe de Nostre Dame'', the first complete polyphonic ordinary of the mass * 1300s in music – Edward I of England holds the Feast of the Swans at Westminster Abbey, with music involving over 150 minstrels from a number of European countries.

13th century

* The Worcester Fragments are compiled.

12th century

* The ''Magnus Liber'' is compiled by Léonin * The ''Codex Calixtinus'' is compiled

Ancient music

* 1st millennium in music * 1st millennium BC in music * 2nd millennium BC in music

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