Events
January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including
Bill Haley's "
Rock Around the Clock", and "Only You" by
The Platters.
[1]January 7 -
Welsh punk band
mclusky officially announce their disbanding via their website. Weeks later, Welsh noisecore/punk band
Jarcrew disband due to their drummer becoming a
Jehovah's Witness - remnants of the two bands later went on to join forces and become
Future of the Left.
January 22 -
Tsunami Relief concert held at the
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff,
Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the
Live Aid concert of
1985. Performers included
Madonna,
Eric Clapton,
Jools Holland,
Manic Street Preachers,
Lulu,
Aled Jones,
Charlotte Church,
Katherine Jenkins,
Feeder,
Snow Patrol,
Liberty X.
January 29 -
Avril Lavigne,
Chantal Kreviazuk, the
Barenaked Ladies,
Raine Maida, and
Sarah MacLachlan conducted a concert in Vancouver, British Columbia for
tsunami relief.
February 7 -
BRIT Awards are held in
London.
Scissor Sisters,
Keane,
Franz Ferdinand, and
Joss Stone are among the winners.
February 14 -
Bloc Party releases their debut album
Silent Alarm in the
UK; it is later named
NME's Number One Album of
2005.
February 15th -
Sonny Mayo replaces
Clint Lowery in
Sevendust.
February 22The
pop punk group
Blink 182 announces that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus, but did not completely become inactive, according to frontman
Tom DeLonge.
Brian Welch, guitarist of
Korn, leaves the band due to his rebirth into
Christianity.
February 28th -
Static-X fires
Tripp Eisen because of his Arrest following Sex Charges on a Minor.
March 1 -
John Petrucci, guitarist of
Dream Theater, releases his first solo album titled
Suspended AnimationMarch 3 -
50 Cent releases
The Massacre, the follow-up to his 6x platinum debut
Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The album sells over 1 million copies in its first week, and goes 4x platinum in two months. The success of the album gives 50 Cent five top-five singles in 2005.
March 7th -
Koichi Fukuda immediately replaces
Tripp Eisen in
Static-X & rejoins them after 5 years.
March 22 -
Jars of Clay releases a worship album after ten years since their first release from
Essential Records. The worship album is called
Redemption Songs.
April 3 -
Alice in Chains original bass player
Mike Starr was arrested for "investigation of property destruction and theft". He was also sentenced to 30 years for misdemeanor drug possession in April of
1994, two years after being replaced from the group during the recording of
Dirt.
April 4 -
16 Horsepower officially disband.
April 12 -
Mariah Carey makes what is arguably one of the biggest musical comebacks in history, releasing the
The Emancipation of Mimi. It debuts at number one and goes six times platinum in less than a year, and it subsequently becomes the most successful album of 2005. It is re-released on
November 15.
April 26 -
Propagator Records launch in Birmingham, UK.April -
Country music legend
Kenny Rogers signs a major worldwide record deal with
Capitol Records.
May 2,
3,
5,
6 - Legendary
blues-rock group
Cream reunites for four shows in
London's
Royal Albert Hall.
May 3Nine Inch Nails releases
With Teeth, its first studio album in six years.
Limp Bizkit releases
The Unquestionable Truth, its first album with original guitarist
Wes Borland in five years.
May 6 -
Audioslave becomes the first
American rock group to perform a free outdoor concert in
Cuba.
May 21 - The
Los Angeles, California radio station
KROQ airs the 13th Annual
Weenie Roast show with
Alkaline Trio,
Audioslave,
Bloc Party,
The Bravery,
The Dead 60s,
Foo Fighters,
Hot Hot Heat,
Interpol,
Jimmy Eat World,
The Killers,
The Mars Volta,
Mötley Crüe,
MxPx,
My Chemical Romance,
Queens of the Stone Age and
The Transplants.
May 23 - Death-metal band
Nile releases their fourth album titled
Annihilation Of The Wicked.May/June -
Operation Ivy/
Rancid bassist
Matt Freeman is diagnosed with
lung cancer.
June 7 -
Dream Theater releases their eighth studio album titled
Octavarium.
June 9,
10,
11 -
Download Festival 2006.
Tool,
Metallica and
Guns N' Roses headline the main stage.
June 12 -
Pink Floyd announces that they will reunite with former bassist
Roger Waters, who left the band in 1985, on July 2 for the
Live 8 London concert. Their performance on July 2 marks the first time the band played together as a quartet since The Wall tour in 1981, and also marks the first public performance by Pink Floyd since 1994.
June 13 -
Michael Jackson is found not guilty of child molestation.
June 14 - The
Backstreet Boys release
Never Gone, their first album in over four years.
June 15 -
Destiny's Child announces they will disband upon completion of their world tour.
June 16 -
Motörhead celebrates their 30th anniversary with a concert in the
Hammersmith Apollo, which is later released on DVD.
June 18-
19 -
Green Day films their first ever live CD/DVD
Bullet in a Bible at Milton Keynes National Bowl in
Milton Keynes, England. They played to over 130,000 fans in two days.
June 21 -
Billy Corgan releases his debut solo album
The Future Embrace and announces that he wants to reform his popular
alternative rock group
The Smashing Pumpkins, which disbanded on
December 2,
2000.
SummerCrazy Frog ringtone "
Axel F" is released as a single.
Mariah Carey's "
We Belong Together" becomes the #1 song of the decade so far, remaining atop the Hot 100 for 14 weeks. The song reaches #1 on nine different charts in the same week and breaks the record for most-played single in America. Follow-up "
Shake It Off" reaches #2 while "We Belong Together" is #1, making Carey the first female artist to hold the #1 and #2 spots on the Hot 100 simultaneously (and only sixth artist ever).
July 2 -
Live 8 benefit concerts are held around the world, as part of the
Make Poverty History campaign.August -
The Cure frontman
Robert Smith announces that the band plans to record their 13th studio album in the fall for release in the following year.July -
The Blackbirds form in
Auckland, New Zealand.
August 9Hootie and the Blowfish releases their album
Looking for Lucky, a single from which reaches the top five.
Staind releases their fifth studio album titled
Chapter V.August 16- 10 Years releases their third album "The Autumn Effect".
August 22 -
Lil' Kim releases her third much-anticipated album
The Naked Truth.
September 9 - The band
Scooter perform at the All-State Arena in Chicago, IL, their first performance in the United States.
September 10 - The Italian rocker
Luciano Ligabue attracts a European record number of spectators with a concert at Campovolo, in
Reggio Emilia.
September 14 - Pop princess
Britney Spears gives birth to her first child, a baby boy named Sean Preston with husband
Kevin Federline.
September 20 -
Disturbed releases their third studio album titled
Ten Thousand Fists.
October 3 -
Franz Ferdinand release their highly anticipated second album entitled
You Could Have It So Much Better.
October 5 -
Metric release their second album
Live It Out.
October 8 -
Fiona Apple releases her highly anticipated album
Extraordinary Machine to fans after six years of waiting. A demo version of the album was leaked in
2003, causing a stir in the music industry.
November 4 -
Scooter releases their album
Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?. Included singles are "Hello! (Good to be Back)" and "Apache Rocks The Bottom!".
November 6 -
Madonna earns her 36th Top Ten single with
Warner Bros. Records-based, ABBA-sampled "
Hung Up". This ties her with
Elvis Presley for the most Top Ten singles.
The Beatles have 34. "
Hung Up" is also Madonna's 47th Top Forty single – the most for any female artist.
November 7 -
Kate Bush returns after a 12-year absence with the acclaimed double album
Aerial, which returns her to No. 3 on the UK album chart.
November 15 -
Anastacia releases her greatest hits collection
Pieces of a Dream.
November 20 -
Madonna's Warner Bros. Records-based (Festival Mushroom Records in Australia) single, "
Hung Up" takes the title as the ARIA #1 single.
November 21 -
Kate DeAraugo takes the title as
Australian Idol 2005, ahead of
Emily Williams.
November 22The 33rd annual
American Music Awards are held. Multiple winners are
Destiny's Child,
Tim McGraw,
Kelly Clarkson,
The Black Eyed Peas, and
Green Day.
Hypnotize by
System of a Down debuts at #1, making them the third musical act to have two number 1 albums in the same year. The other two to do this record were
DMX &
The Beatles.November -
Madonna's new Warner Bros. Records-based album
Confessions On A Dance Floor hits #1 in 40 countries, a new record.
The Beatles previously held this record when
The Beatles 1 went to #1 in 36 countries in 2000.
December 8 - The nominations for the 48th
Grammy Awards are announced. The top-nominated artists include
Mariah Carey,
John Legend, and
Kanye West, with eight nominations each. Other nominated artists include
Gwen Stefani,
Beyoncé (two of her own, plus four with
Destiny's Child),
Kelly Clarkson, and
50 Cent.
December 10 - The
Los Angeles, California radio station
KROQ airs the 16th annual
Acoustic Christmas. On
November 10,
2005, KROQ's official website announced that it will include
Avenged Sevenfold,
Fall Out Boy,
Korn,
Nine Inch Nails,
Rise Against,
System of a Down and
Thrice for the first night. The second night is held the following day, as also announced at KROQ's official website on
November 15,
2005 and includes
The Bravery,
Coldplay,
Death Cab for Cutie,
Depeche Mode,
Hot Hot Heat,
Jack Johnson,
Nada Surf and
The White Stripes.
December 15 -
Madonna's Warner Bros. Records-based single, "
Hung Up" sets a new record in the download charts by staying at #1 for 7 consecutive weeks.
Nelly Furtado's final Warner Bros. Records-based (Festival Mushroom Records in Australia) single, "
All Good Things (Come To An End)" is released and takes the title as the last single to be on the
Loose album which is to be released in June 2006.
December 21 -
Elton John marries
David Furnish in
London. This marriage comes in the wake of new British laws affording gay unions the same legal protection enjoyed within straight marriages.
December 31 -
Mariah Carey earns her 17th #1 single with "
Don't Forget About Us", tying with Elvis for second as the act with the most #1 singles.
The Beatles have 20. She also becomes the first act to perform live in
Times Square on the Dick Clark New Year's Eve Special on this day.Late -
Glue Gun reforms after eight years of absence, and frontman Bob Oedy is now the only remaining member. The new line-up is Bob Oedy (vocals), Joey Rimicci (guitars) and Brian Priess (bass) and Andy (drums). Rimicci and Priess were previously members of
Jughead's Revenge.Late Decvember 2005 -
Madonna's Warner Bros. Records-based single, "Hung Up", first appears on
Mix 106.5 (Sydney),
MIX 101.1 (Melbourne),
Vega 95.3 (Sydney),
Vega 91.5 (Melbourne) and the Rest of the MIX FM stations.
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