The following is a list of notable music events and releases that occurred in 2010 in the

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Events

January

*1 – Frontman

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. H ...

announces the reunion of

Soundgarden Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil (both of whom are the only members to appear in every incarnation of the band), and bassist Hiro Yamamo ...

. **Drummer

Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transpla ...

announces that the

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would reunite for a new album and tour. *7 –

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 ...

becomes the first artist in the survey's 17-year history to send her first five singles to number one on the ''Billboard''

Pop Songs Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/ CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the Un ...

chart with her single "

Bad Romance "Bad Romance" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play (EP), ''The Fame Monster'' (2009)—the reissue of her debut studio album, ''The Fame'' (2008). Gaga wrote and produced the song with RedOne. Following an illegal ...

". *11 –

System of a Down System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voc ...

bassist

Shavo Odadjian Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian ( hy, Շավարշ "Շավո" Օդաջյան; born April 22, 1974) is an Armenian-American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band System of a Down. He also plays bass in a trap group called North Kingsl ...

makes a Twitter entry: "Are u guys ready for System???", which led to speculation of a reunion. However, weeks later, frontman

Serj Tankian Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American singer, musician, songwriter, political activist and entrepreneur. He is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, keyboardist, and occasional rhythm guitarist of heavy metal ...

stated that System of a Down's hiatus is not over yet while adding: "We always have offers to play, from festivals and stuff, but we have not decided to do anything as of yet". *13 – R&B Soul legend

Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...

dies at age 59. *18 – The surviving members of

Sublime Sublime may refer to: Entertainment * SuBLime, a comic imprint of Viz Media for BL manga * Sublime (band), an American ska punk band ** ''Sublime'' (album), 1996 * ''Sublime'' (film), a 2007 horror film * SubLime FM, a Dutch radio station dedic ...

settle their lawsuit over use of the band's name. The new version of Sublime (featuring

Rome Ramirez Roman René Ramírez (born June 11, 1988), better known as Rome Ramirez or simply Rome, is an American singer and guitarist best known for playing with Eric Wilson (bassist), Eric Wilson from Sublime (band), Sublime in the band Sublime with Rome ...

, Eric Wilson and

Bud Gaugh Floyd I. "Bud" Gaugh IV (born October 2, 1967) is an American drummer who played in the bands Sublime (1988–1996), Long Beach Dub Allstars (1997–2002), Eyes Adrift (2002–2003), Volcano (2004), and Sublime with Rome (2009–2011), as well ...

) now performs together as

Sublime with Rome Sublime with Rome is a musical collaboration between Eric Wilson (bassist), Eric Wilson, formerly of the American ska punk band Sublime (band), Sublime, and singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez. The group's name is not only a reference to the singe ...

. ** - Canadian teen pop/R&B singer

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

released his lead single, "

Baby (Justin Bieber song) "Baby" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, featuring American rapper Ludacris. It was released as the lead single on Bieber's debut album, ''My World 2.0''. The track was written by Bieber, Ludacris, Christina Milian, Tricky Stewart (wh ...

" featuring

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

* 22 – Hope for Haiti Now telethon. Featuring performances from

Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, a ...

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

Sting Sting may refer to: * Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger * Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself Fictional characters and entities * Sting (Middle-eart ...

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

, Dave Matthews,

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Ever ...

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

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 ...

Emeline Michel Emeline Michel, born in Gonaïves, is a Haitian singer who has been called "The Joni Mitchell of Haiti." Her songs merge native Haitian compas and rara music with jazz, pop, bossa nova, and samba. She's a well accomplished dancer, versatile vocalis ...

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...

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 Col ...

Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...

The Edge David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca ...

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

, and

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...

. * 27 – ''

Hope for Haiti Now ''Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief'' was a charity telethon held on January 22, 2010 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (January 23, 2010 from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. UTC). The telethon was the most widely distri ...

'' becomes the first digital-only album to top ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and the largest pre-order album on

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until broken in 2012 by Madonna's album '' MDNA''. The album sold 171,000 copies in two days of release and since then became available on

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and

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. *25 –

NSYNC NSYNC (, ; also stylized as *NSYNC or 'N Sync) was an American boy band formed by Chris Kirkpatrick in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich. Their self-titled debut album was successfully released to European ...

releases their second compilation album, '' The Collection''. * 29 – The

Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea (musician), Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates element ...

make their live comeback with new guitarist,

Josh Klinghoffer Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American musician best known for being the guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019, with whom he recorded two studio albums, '' I'm with You'' (2011) and '' The Getaw ...

, paying tribute to

at MusiCares. **R&B Singer

R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses. During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwid ...

performs at the Lugogo Cricket Oval in

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, Uganda. * 31 – The

52nd Annual Grammy Awards The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Pe ...

were held at the

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in Los Angeles, California.

breaks a record, winning 6 Grammys in one night, including Song of The Year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)".

wins 4 Grammys, including

Album of The Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

for ''Fearless''. At just 20 years old Swift became the youngest ever winner of Album of the Year.

February

* 4 – Justice Jacobson ruled Larrikin's copyright had been infringed because the

Men at Work Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as "Down Under", "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", " Overkill", and " It's a Mistake". Its founding member and frontman is Coli ...

song "Down Under" reproduced "a substantial part of "Kookaburra"". *12 – The remake of the 1985 song "

We Are The World "We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album ''We Are the World''. Wit ...

" for victims of the

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debuts during the opening ceremonies of the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

. *14 –

Doug Fieger Douglas Lars Fieger (August 20, 1952 – February 14, 2010) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band The Knack. He co-wrote "My Sharona," the biggest hit song of 1979 in the U ...

, frontman of

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, dies of cancer at the age of 57. * 16 – Zoli Téglás (of

Ignite To ignite is the first step of firelighting. Ignite may also refer to: Music *Ignite (band), a melodic hardcore band from Orange County, California * ''Ignite'' (Econoline Crush album), 2007 * ''Ignite'' (Shihad album), 2010 * "Ignite" (Eir Aoi s ...

) officially becomes the new singer of Pennywise, replacing

Jim Lindberg James William Lindberg (born July 26, 1965) is an American singer and guitarist. Active since the 1980s, when he played in local bands in his early career, he is best known as the songwriter and lead singer of the punk rock band Pennywise, w ...

who left last August. *18 – The charity single "

We Are the World 25 for Haiti "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" is a charity single recorded by the supergroup Artists for Haiti in 2010. It is a remake of the song " We Are the World", which was written by American musicians Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and was recor ...

" debuted at No. 2 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart with 267,000 digital downloads and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart.

March

*11 –

311 311 may refer to: * 311 (number), a natural number * AD 311, a year of the Julian calendar, in the fourth century AD * 311 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 311 (band), an American band ** ''311'' (album), band 311's self-titled album ...

holds annual 311 Day concert at the

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. The band played four sets, consisting of 60 songs total, in a total time of five hours. * March 15 –

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inductions,

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Hotel, NYC. **

becomes the first artist in the survey's 17-year history to send her first six singles to number-one (let alone six consecutive singles) on Billboard Pop Songs chart when her single "

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" jumped to number one. *17–21 –

South By South West South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in m ...

Festival takes place in Austin, Texas. * 18 –

's "

Rude Boy Rude boy, rudeboy, rudie, rudi, and rudy are slang terms that originated in 1960s Jamaican street culture, and that are still used today. In the late 1970s, there was a revival in England of the terms ''rude boy'' and ''rude girl'', among other ...

" reaches No. 1 on the Billboard

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, becoming her sixth no. 1 tying her fifth among females to reach no. 1 in the US, and making her the female with the most no. 1 singles since 2000. *20 –

Jughead's Revenge Jughead's Revenge is an American punk rock band. They originally formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1989. To date, Jughead's Revenge has released six studio albums (the most recent being 1999's ''Pearly Gates''). After 12 year ...

perform their first reunion show at the Scotland Yard Pub in

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, California.

April

* 1 – Canadian teen pop/R&B singer

debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 after the release of his latter debut studio album

My World 2.0 ''My World 2.0'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19, 2010, by Island Records. It is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by Bieber's debut extended play '' My ...

. At the age of sixteen makes him the youngest solo male act to top the chart since 1963 when

did with '' The 12 Year Old Genius'', and the first artist to occupy two top five spots on the chart since

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...

in 2004. With the album, Bieber also became the second youngest artist overall to achieve the number one, only being beaten out by a fifteen-year-old

Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop ...

in 2008 with '' Breakout''. *14 –

Type O Negative Type O Negative were an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussi ...

singer and bassist

Peter Steele Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O N ...

dies of heart failure at age 48. *15 – Media reported that Latin star

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

was hospitalized at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The cause of the hospitalization was not disclosed. *18 – The 45th Annual

Academy of Country Music Awards The Academy of Country Music Awards, also known as the ACM Awards, were first held in 1966, honoring the industry's accomplishments during the previous year. It was the first country music awards program held by a major organization. The academy ...

took place in

Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...

became the first female in history to win Entertainer of the Year twice, as well as consecutively. *19 –

Gangstarr Gang Starr was an American hip hop duo, consisting of Texas record producer DJ Premier and Massachusetts rapper Guru. For the entirety of their association, they were based out of Brooklyn, New York. Gang Starr was at its height from 1989 to 20 ...

emcee

Guru (rapper) Keith Edward Elam (July 17, 1961April 19, 2010), better known by his stage name Guru (a backronym for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal), was an American rapper and record producer. He was a member of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ P ...

suffered a heart attack, went into a coma, and died at age 48. *20 –

, the new version of the defunct ska punk band with the same name, began their first world tour together, with possible new material to follow.

May

*4 – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony release their reunion album with all original five members entitled '' Uni5: The World's Enemy''. ** –

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first five ...

released their first studio album in nearly four years, ''

Diamond Eyes ''Diamond Eyes'' is the sixth studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones, released on May 4, 2010, by Reprise Records. It was the first album to feature bassist Sergio Vega, who replaced original bassist Chi Cheng. An album tenta ...

''. It is their first album without original bassist Chi Cheng following his November 2008 car crash which eventually led to his death in April 2013. *11 –

Social Distortion Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness (lead vocals, lead guitar), Jonny Wickersham (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Brent Harding (bass, backing voca ...

ink deal with

Epitaph Records Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo bands ...

, who would release the band's first album since 2004's ''

Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll ''Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll'' is the sixth album by American punk rock band Social Distortion. It is their first studio album in eight years, since the release of '' White Light, White Heat, White Trash'' in 1996. The album was originally schedu ...

'' in the fall. The album's release would later be delayed to January 2011. *22-23 –

Rock on the Range Rock on the Range was an annual rock festival that was held at two locations. The first and main location was in Columbus, Ohio, United States at Mapfre Stadium (originally Columbus Crew Stadium; renamed in 2015) from 2007 to 2018, while the ot ...

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sets its festival attendance record with over 60,000 attendees over the two-day event. *24 – Slipknot bassist Paul Gray dies in an

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hotel room from an

accidental overdose A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.

*26 – Lee DeWyze is crowned winner of the ninth season of ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

'' while

Crystal Bowersox Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and actress who was the runner-up on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. She was the first female finalist in three years. Bowersox's debut album, ''Farmer's Daug ...

is named runner-up.

June

* 4 –

released her fourth studio album ''

Bionic Bionics or biologically inspired engineering is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. The word ''bionic'', coined by Jack E. Steele in August 1 ...

'', and debuts No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, charting within the top ten, the album became Aguilera's fifth straight top ten album, selling 110,000 copies in its first week. ''Bionic'' is the first studio album in four years since '' Back to Basics'' (2006). *15 –

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...

releases ''

Something for Everybody ''Something for Everybody'' is the sixth studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2370, in June 17, 1961. Recording sessions took place on November 8, 1960, at Radio Recorder ...

'', their first album in 20 years. *21 – Rap superstar

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...

releases his seventh album ''

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'' in the U.S. which spent seven weeks at number one on billboard's top 200 and was the top selling album of 2010. * 22 –

Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray ha ...

releases ''The Sellout'' to critical acclaim. It is her first studio album in over three years. * 29 – Drake is sued by

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over the use of the 1974 song " Fallin' In Love" by

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds were a 1970s soft rock trio from Los Angeles. The original members were Dan Hamilton (guitar/lead vocal), Joe Frank Carollo (bass/vocal), and Tommy Reynolds (multi-instrumentalist/vocal), all of whom had previou ...

in Drake's 2009 hit " Best I Ever Had." Playboy, which owns the rights to "Fallin' In Love," claims Drake used the song's sample without permission and is seeking to claim any profits made from the Drake single.

July

* 6 –

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

released his first bilingual album ''

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'' with contained equal amount of original English and Spanish tracks with two different singles successfully released to English and Latin formats simultaneously. * 7 – Due to poor sales and possibly a decline in ratings and interest in this season's installment, the accompanying " American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010" cancels eight of its 38 shows. **Former

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Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

and his eleventh All-Starr Band perform at

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for his seventieth birthday. During the closing song, "

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" into "

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", there were the following special guests:

Steven Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin ...

Nils Lofgren Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a membe ...

Billy Squier William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician and singer who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In t ...

Colin Hay Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music ha ...

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 t ...

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voca ...

, his son and

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

drummer,

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and

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

. His grandsons came out and gave him a birthday cake Ludwig drum set. Just when he thought the show was over,

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 ...

came out and performed the Beatles classic, "

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". *13 –

Korn Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. Originally formed in 1993 ...

's ninth studio album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, debuts at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 63,000 copies sold in its first week. Former fill-in drummer

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is appointed as a permanent member of the band, confirming

David Silveria David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972) is an American drummer, best known as the original drummer for nu metal band Korn from 1993 until leaving the band in 2006. He then became the drummer for Infinika, which was formed in 2012 and d ...

's departure in 2006.

August

* 4 – Taylor Swift's lead single, "

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" leaks and later Big Machine Record releases it on iTunes, becoming No. 1 after only 5 hours. It set a record for the fastest climbing song to number one.

September

*12 –

sweeps the

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, winning 8 awards, 7 for her "

" video, and Best Collaboration for her song "

" with

. Gaga also gave an acceptance speech for Video of the Year in a dress made entirely of meat, she also announced the title of her third album, ''Born This Way'' which was released in May 2011. Lady Gaga was nominated for 13 VMA awards, the most in the show's history, and another 5 nominations for her contribution to Beyoncé's " Video Phone". Also,

won the award for Best New Artist, making him the youngest person to ever win a VMA.

October

*5 –

Chiodos Chiodos (, ) was an American post-hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Formed in 2001, the group was originally known as “The Light-hearted Carpet Knights” before changing their name to "The Chiodos Bros," the band's name was a tribute to fi ...

released ''

Illuminaudio ''Illuminaudio'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Chiodos. It was released on October 5, 2010 through Equal Vision Records. ''Illuminaudio'' is the first and only studio album from the band with vocalist Brandon Bolmer, for ...

'', their only studio album to feature

Brandon Bolmer Brandon Allen Bolmer is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and visual artist. Musical career Yesterdays Rising (2002–2010) Brandon was the original and only vocalist of Yesterdays Rising, being a founding member along with R ...

(

Yesterdays Rising Yesterdays Rising was an American post-hardcore band from Murrieta, California, in Riverside County, United States. History Yesterdays Rising formed in 2002 and self-released their first EP (Ship of Relations) in 2003. The group signed to Fea ...

) on lead vocals. *25 – Taylor Swift released her much anticipated third album, ''

Speak Now ''Speak Now'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 25, 2010, through Big Machine Records. Swift wrote the album entirely herself within two years, while she was promoting her second studio alb ...

'', which sells over one million copies in its first week.

November

*9 –

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...

released her 26th studio album, ''

All The Women I Am ''All the Women I Am'' is the twenty-eighth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released November 9, 2010, through the Valory Music Group, a division of Big Machine Records. Its first single is " Turn On the Radio" ...

''.

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 M ...

released her 71st album, '' Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn'' *10 – The 44th Annual

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took place at the

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Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

Brad Paisley Bradley Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut album ''Who Needs Pictures'', he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashvil ...

and

hosting for their third consecutive years in a row. *11 – The

11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings t ...

took place at the

in Las Vegas. *16 – After years of legal disputes, music from

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is now available on

. *21 – At the 2010

American Music Awards The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired, and currently produced by Dick Clark Produc ...

won all four of his nominations, including the award for Artist of The Year, becoming the youngest person in the show's 37-year history to win the award at 16.

December

*1 –

53rd Grammy Awards The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights pri ...

nominees were announced from Los Angeles' Club Nokia with

leads with ten nominations for his album ''

''.

Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical s ...

scored seven nominations and

and

Lady Antebellum Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar) ...

with six nominations each. The ceremony was held in the Staples Center on February 13, 2011. *9 –

Jim Morrison James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredicta ...

, the former lead singer of

The Doors The Doors were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential ro ...

, is granted a posthumous pardon, 39 years after his death. The pardon relates to a six-month prison sentence for indecent exposure handed to Morrison in 1969, following a performance in

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earlier that year. Morrison had appealed his sentence, and died in 1971 without the matter being legally resolved. *18 – Josh and Zac Farro announce their exit from the band

Paramore Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group, whil ...

Major Music Awards

* ''Record of the Year'':

– Need You Now * ''Album of the Year'':

Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member S ...

–

The Suburbs ''The Suburbs'' is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on August 2, 2010. Coinciding with its announcement, the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing the title track and "Month of May".

* ''Song of the Year'':

– Need You Now * ''Best New Artist'':

Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Emily Spalding (born October 18, 1984) is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, and a Soul Train Music Award. A native of Portland, Oregon, Spalding be ...

American Music Awards of 2010 The 38th Annual American Music Awards were held November 21, 2010, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010's music list. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2 ...

* ''Artist of the Year'' –

* ''T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist'' –

2010 MTV Video Music Awards The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 12, 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. Chelsea Handler hosted the event, the first woman in sixteen years – since the 1994 MTV ...

* ''Video of the Year'':

–

* ''Best New Artist'':

–

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34th NAACP Image Awards * ''Outstanding Album'':

–

* ''Outstanding Song'':

– Need You Now * ''Outstanding Music Video'':

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

–

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* ''Outstanding New Artist'' –

Marina & the Diamonds Marina Lambrini Diamandis (; el, Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμάντη; born 10 October 1985), known mononymously as Marina (often stylised in all caps), and previously by the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer and ...

* ''Outstanding Contribution to Music'' –

Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The televised annual presentation ceremony f ...

* ''Entertainer of the Year'' –

* ''Song of the Year'':

Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...

–

The House That Built Me "The House That Built Me" is a song written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. Blake Shelton was originally set to record the song, but when Lambert heard it, she emotionally reacted ...

* ''Single of the Year'':

– Need You Now * ''Album of the Year'':

–

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* ''New Artist of the Year'' –

Zac Brown Band Zac Brown Band is an American country music band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini ( fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar, banjo, ukulel ...

Bands formed

BadBadNotGood BadBadNotGood (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian instrumental band and production team from Toronto, Canada. The group was founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinski. In 2016, they wer ...

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Black Cards Black Cards was an American electronic music band that formed in July 2010 as Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz's new main project following the band's indefinite hiatus. Originally conceived as a four-piece electropop band, Wentz played bass guit ...

The Black Pacific The Black Pacific was a punk rock music project that was started in 2010 by Jim Lindberg, the vocalist of Pennywise, and two previously unknown members, Alan Vega (drums) and Davey Latter (bass). They were signed to SideOneDummy Records and the ...

Cali Swag District Cali Swag District was an American hip hop group from Inglewood, California, founded by former Death Row Records artist Big Wy and Dairold Potts. They are best known for their 2010 commercial debut single "Teach Me How to Dougie", which peaked ...

Car Seat Headrest Car Seat Headrest (CSH) is an American indie rock band formed in Leesburg, Virginia, and currently located in Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Will Toledo (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers), Ethan Ives (guitar, bass, backing vocals) ...

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The Damned Things The Damned Things is an American rock supergroup consisting of Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley, and Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics in Ram ...

Deafheaven Deafheaven is an American post-metal band formed in 2010. Originally based in San Francisco, the group began as a two-piece with singer George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy, who recorded and self-released a demo album together. Following i ...

Death Grips Death Grips is an American experimental hip hop group formed in 2010 in Sacramento, California. The group consists of Stefan Burnett, also known as MC Ride (vocals, lyrics), Zach Hill (drums, production, lyrics), and Andy Morin (keyboards, produ ...

* D.R.U.G.S. *

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Eagulls Eagulls were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Leeds in 2009. The band consisted of Mark Goldsworthy (guitar), Henry Ruddel (drums), Liam Matthews (guitar), Tom Kelly (bass), and George Mitchell (vocals). History Eagulls were formed ...

Flatbush Zombies Flatbush Zombies (stylized as Flatbush ZOMBiES) is an American hip hop group from the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2010. The group is composed of rappers Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice and Erick Arc Elliott, with Elliott al ...

Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single " Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was ...

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* Gayngs * How To Destroy Angels *

Joanna Gruesome Joanna Gruesome were a five-piece noise pop band from Cardiff, Wales. The name of the group is a reference to musician Joanna Newsom. They released two albums and a number of singles. History Joanna Gruesome were formed in 2010 in Cardiff. T ...

Joywave Joywave is an American indie rock band from Rochester, New York, formed in 2010. Their lineup consists of Daniel Armbruster (vocals), Joseph Morinelli (guitar), and Paul Brenner (drums). The band first became known for its collaboration with ele ...

JR JR JR JR (pronounced "junior junior"; originally named Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.) is an American indie-pop band from Detroit, Michigan, consisting of Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein. The band also includes drummer Mike Higgins. History Zott and Epst ...

The Julie Ruin The Julie Ruin is an American band formed in 2010 in New York City. The band rehearses in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and records at Oscilloscope and Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn. Band members include Carmine Covelli, Sara Landeau, Kathleen Hanna, Ka ...

Karmin Karmin was an American pop duo consisting of Amy Renee Noonan and Nick Noonan. Starting as a novelty act that released covers on YouTube, they signed in 2011 with Epic Records. In May 2012, Karmin released their debut EP ''Hello'', which spa ...

Lord Huron Lord Huron is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. The band is composed of Mark Barry (drums, percussion), Miguel Briseño (bass, keyboard, theremin), Tom Renaud (guitar) and its founder, Ben Schneider (guitar, lead singer). Followi ...

Low Cut Connie Low Cut Connie is an American rock and roll band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Low Cut Connie has become the alter ego for frontman, pianist, and songwriter Adam Weiner, who has been the band's only constant member since its formation. Beg ...

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Niki and the Dove Niki & The Dove are a Swedish indietronica duo from Stockholm, formed in February 2010. The group consists of Malin Dahlström (vocals and production) and Gustaf Karlöf (production), and are signed by TEN Music Group, licensed to Sub Pop and M ...

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* Porches *

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* Vacationer *

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* WZRD

Bands reformed

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* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony *

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Cap'n Jazz Cap'n Jazz (sometimes stylised as caP'n Jazz) was an American emo band formed in Chicago in 1989 by brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, who were joined by Sam Zurick and Victor Villarreal. After a number of name changes and the addition of guitaris ...

(touring only) *

The Cars The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), ...

The Dismemberment Plan The Dismemberment Plan was a Washington, D.C. based indie rock band formed on January 1, 1993. Also known as D-Plan or The Plan, the name was derived from an industry phrase used by insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in the popular comedy '' Ground ...

(touring only) *

Dixie Chicks The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. Since 1995, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and E ...

(touring only) *

The Dresden Dolls The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (lead vocals and piano; additional: keyboards, harmonica, ukulele) and Brian Viglione (drums and backing vocals; ad ...

Fuel A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chemical energy but ...

* Guided by Voices (touring only) *

Hole A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...

(touring only) *

Kumbia Kings The Kumbia Kings were a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia (hence their name), hip hop, and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. ...

Murderdolls Murderdolls was an American rock music, rock band founded during 2002 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California. The band line-up consisted of the late Joey Jordison, Wednesday 13 , Acey Slade, Eric Griffin, Tripp Eisen and the late Ben G ...

* Pavement (touring only) *

Piebald A piebald or pied animal is one that has a pattern of unpigmented spots (white) on a pigmented background of hair, feathers or scales. Thus a piebald black and white dog is a black dog with white spots. The animal's skin under the white backgro ...

(touring only) * Revis *

Scars on Broadway Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway (previously known as just Scars on Broadway) is an American rock band founded by Daron Malakian of the metal band System of a Down. The band's self-titled debut album was released in July 2008. In late 2008 ...

Something Corporate Something Corporate (also known as ''SoCo'') was an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. Their last line-up included vocalist and pianist Andrew McMahon, guitarists Josh Partington and Bobby Anderson, bassist Kevin ...

Supercute! Rachel Sage Piña-Trachtenburg (born December 10, 1993), professionally known as Rachel Trachtenburg, is an American musician and singer. She is most notable for her key role as drummer and backup vocalist of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Pl ...

Supertramp Supertramp were an English rock band that formed in London in 1969. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboards, and guitars) and Rick Davies (vocals and keyboards), they are distinguished for blending pro ...

Swans Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometim ...

(touring in 2011) *

The Receiving End of Sirens The Receiving End of Sirens was an American rock band from Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States. Formed in 2003, the band broke up in 2008 then briefly reunited in 2010. On February 18, 2020, the band announced a brief reunion tour. Overv ...

TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ...

Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California, formed in 1989. The band's name spoofs the glam metal band Pretty Boy Floyd's name. To date, Ugly Kid Joe have released five full-length albums, two compilation albums and ...

* Vatican Commandos *

Vendetta Red Vendetta Red is an American alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington, that was formed in 1998. They released an EP, ''6 Kisses, A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive'', in 1999 and two albums, '' Blackout Analysis'' in 2000 and '' White ...

Yellowcard Yellowcard is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 and was based in Los Angeles beginning in 2000. The band is recognized for having a distinct sound in their genre, primarily due to the prominent use o ...

Bands on hiatus

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

Doves Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer A ...

(Hiatus reconfirmed by band members in February after rumors of permanent breakup) *

From First to Last From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band based in the Los Angeles Area and Tampa, Florida. Formed by Matt Good, Scott Oord, and Parker Nelms in November 1999, the current line-up consists of Matt Good (lead guitar, vocals), Sonny M ...

The Killers The Killers are an American rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingd ...

* Poison the Well *

Pussycat Dolls Pussycat or Pussy Cat may refer to: * Cat, a domestic feline Music Bands * Pussycat (band), a Dutch country and pop group * The Pussycats, a 1960s Norwegian rock band * The Pussycats, a group signed to Kama Sutra Records Albums * ''Pussy Cats'', ...

Saving Jane Saving Jane is a band from Columbus, Ohio. The band is known for its song "Girl Next Door". Lead singer is Marti Dodson. History 2002-2008: ''Girl Next Door'', ''One Girl Revolution'' and ''SuperGirl'' Saving Jane's full-length debut, Girl Next ...

* Slipknot *

Static-X Static-X is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994. The line-up has fluctuated over the years, but was long-held constant with band founder, frontman, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wayne Static until his ...

Straylight Run Straylight Run is an emo band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. The band released two albums, ''Straylight Run'' and '' The Needles the Space'', as well as three EPs, ''Prepare to Be Wrong'', ''About Time'', and ''Un Mas Dos''. In 2010, ...

t.A.T.u. t.A.T.u. (russian: Тату, ) were a Russian music duo that consisted of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The singers were part of children's music group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with R ...

Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is an American Rock music, rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink an ...

The Young Veins The Young Veins was an American Rock music, rock band from Topanga, California. The band was composed of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, two former members of the Las Vegas band Panic! at the Disco, along with bassist Andy Soukal, drummer Nick Murray (m ...

Bands disbanded

A-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

As Tall as Lions As Tall As Lions were an indie rock band from Long Island, New York. History High school friends Dan Nigro (lead vocals & guitars), Saen Fitzgerald (guitar, keyboards, & percussion), Brian Fortune (guitars & keyboards) and Cliff Sarcona (drums ...

Backstreet Girls Backstreet Girls are a Norwegian Rock music, rock band. Formed in 1984, they have released 16 albums. History Backstreet Girls formed in 1984 and were influenced by the Ramones and Rose Tattoo. The band was formed in 1984 by brothers Pål Kri ...

Big Star Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guiar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). The group broke up in early 1975, and reorganized with a new l ...

Black Box Recorder Black Box Recorder were an English indie rock band. They debuted in 1998 with '' England Made Me'' and followed this up with '' The Facts of Life'', which gave them their first hit with the single of the same name in April 2000. Their third a ...

Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) was the musical solo-project of musician Owen Ashworth (born April 22, 1977) of Redwood City, California. CFTPA was active from 1997 to 2010, and released five studio albums, alongside numerous other re ...

Codeine Velvet Club Codeine Velvet Club was a Scottish alternative rock band formed in 2009 by Lou Hickey and Jon Lawler, while Lawler's band The Fratellis were taking a hiatus after their second album '' Here We Stand''. Codeine Velvet Club's sole album, their ...

* Copeland * Crime in Stereo *

Crossbreed (band) Crossbreed is an American industrial metal band from Clearwater, Florida, United States, formed in 1996. They were signed with Artemis Records before being dropped from the label in 2003. The band released two EPs and three full-length albums b ...

* Dio * Envy on the Coast *

Eyedea & Abilities Eyedea & Abilities (often abbreviated as E&A) was an American hip hop duo from Saint Paul, Minnesota, consisting of rapper Eyedea and DJ Abilities. The duo was founded in 1999 and became a prominent figure of the underground hip hop scene, bec ...

The Fall of Troy The Fall of Troy is an American rock band from Mukilteo, Washington. The band is a trio consisting of Thomas Erak (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Andrew Forsman (drums, percussion) and Tim Ward (bass, screamed vocals) who was later replaced by Fra ...

* Far *

Finch The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usua ...

Gwen Stacy Gwendolyne Maxine Stacy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in those featuring Spider-Man. A college student and the daughter of George Stacy and Helen Stacy, ...

* Heaven & Hell *

Isis Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...

The Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard is an American rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas and based in Chicago, Illinois. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground… hoturned out a series of independent records filled with s ...

* KSM * Lexington Bridge * Little Brother *

Low vs Diamond Low vs Diamond was an American rock band formed in 2002 by Lucas Field, Howie Diamond, and Tad Moore (birth name: James Thaddeus Moore IV) while they were students at the University of Colorado. Following graduation, they relocated to Los Angeles ...

Lydia Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...

* Magna-Fi * Meese *

Metro Station A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase Train ticket, tickets, board trains, and Emergency eva ...

Mudvayne Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1996. Known for their sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has sold over six million records worldwide, including nearly three millio ...

The Music The Music are an English alternative rock band, formed in Kippax, Leeds in 1999. Comprising Robert Harvey (vocals, guitar), Adam Nutter (lead guitar), Stuart Coleman (bass) and Phil Jordan (drums), the band came to prominence with the releas ...

My Favorite Highway My Favorite Highway was an American pop rock band, originally formed in 2004 by cousins Dave Cook and Will Cook in the city of Fairfax, Virginia. While still unsigned the band recorded and released two EPs and one full-length album, selling over 1 ...

The Number Twelve Looks Like You The Number Twelve Looks Like You is an American mathcore band, formed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, in 2002. The band went on a six-year hiatus in 2010. In May 2016, they performed a secret show and then announced their reunio ...

* Pavement *

Powderfinger Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drummer ...

* Pretty Balanced *

Psyclon Nine Psyclon Nine is an American band formed in 2000 in San Francisco, CA, known for their unique blend of electronic, industrial metal. Originally, Psyclon Nine's music was Terror EBM with melancholic atmospheres and black metal style vocals. Howe ...

Remy Zero Remy Zero was an American alternative rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 1989. It was composed of August Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Shelby Tate (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Cedric LeMoyne (bass), Jeffrey Cain (guitar, vocals), and L ...

Revolting Cocks Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, are an American-Belgian industrial rock band, and sometimes supergroup, that began as a musical side project for Richard23 of Front 242, Luc van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry. History 1984: Origin ...

Scary Kids Scaring Kids Scary Kids Scaring Kids (abbreviated SKSK) is an American post-hardcore band formed in Gilbert, Arizona, United States, in 2002. The band's name was taken from the Cap'n Jazz song of the same name. They released two studio albums '' The City Sl ...

Simply Red Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the ...

* Sing It Loud *

Sparklehorse Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. Sparklehorse was active from 1995 until Linkous' 2010 death. Prior to forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands ...

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ( ...

These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. Before disbanding in 2009, they released three studio albums: ''Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Ho ...

Theater of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre. History Formation (1993) Theatre of Tragedy was founded on 2 October 19 ...

Voxtrot Voxtrot is an American indie pop band formed in Austin, Texas in 2003. Their first recordings were released in 2003, and their debut EP, '' Raised by Wolves'', was released in 2005 to critical acclaim, garnering attention from music bloggers as ...

Watership Down ''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural ...

Albums released

All releases are LPs unless otherwise stated.

January

January 4 *'' Lana Del Ray'' by

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 ...

January 5 * ''

Animal Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motilit ...

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Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on America ...

* '' Unbroken'' by

Katharine McPhee Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In May 2006, she rose to fame as the runner-up on the fifth season of ''American Idol.'' Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on Janua ...

* '' VH1 Storytellers: Kanye West'' by

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 ...

January 8 * ''Into the Roaring'' by

Night Riots Night Riots (sometimes stylized as NIGHT RIOTS or , , NIGHT RIOTS , , ) were an American alternative rock band from San Luis Obispo, California. Formed in 2010, the band consists of Travis Hawley (lead vocals), Nick Fotinakes (guitar), Matt De ...

January 11 * ''

Contra Contra may refer to: Places * Contra, Virginia * Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U.S. state of California * Contra Costa County, California * Tenero-Contra, a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland ...

'' by

Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, ...

* ''

Superficial Superficial may refer to: * Superficial anatomy, is the study of the external features of the body *Superficiality, the discourses in philosophy regarding social relation * Superficial charm, the tendency to be smooth, engaging, charming, slick an ...

'' by

Heidi Montag Heidi Blair Pratt (née Montag; born September 15, 1986) is an American reality television personality, model, singer and actress. Born and raised in Crested Butte, Colorado. In 2006, Montag came to prominence after being cast in the MTV reality ...

January 12 * ''

Ghosts on the Boardwalk ''Ghosts on the Boardwalk'' is the eighth studio album from American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on Chunksaah Records, the band's own label, on January 12, 2010.The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-he ...

* ''

Of the Blue Colour of the Sky ''Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'' is the third studio album by American rock band OK Go. It was released on January 12, 2010 on Capitol Records in the USA and EMI in the UK, and re-released on the band's independent label Paracadute Records on ...

'' by

OK Go OK Go is an American rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar and vocals), Dan Konopka (drums and percussion), and ...

* ''

Ollusion ''Ollusion'' is the third studio album by American R&B singer Omarion. It was released on January 12, 2010, by EMI, StarrWorld Entertainment, and MusicWorks. The album sold 21,200 copies its first week of sales. Background Omarion asked for a ...

'' by

Omarion Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the boy band B2K. The group achieved success in the e ...

* '' Rain or Shine'' (Live) by

O.A.R. O.A.R. (short for Of A Revolution) is an American rock band, founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman, saxophonist/guitar ...

January 14 * ''Two Song Wedding'' by

Kate Maki Kate Maki is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
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January 18 * ''The Great City'' by Revere January 19 * '' Behave Yourself'' (EP) by

Cold War Kids Cold War Kids is an American alternative rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, ...

* '' The Colossus'' by

RJD2 Ramble Jon Krohn (born May 27, 1976), better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, MHz Lega ...

* ''

End Times Eschatology (; ) concerns expectations of the end of the present age, human history, or of the world itself. The end of the world or end times is predicted by several world religions (both Abrahamic and non-Abrahamic), which teach that negati ...

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Eels Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

* ''

My Dinosaur Life ''My Dinosaur Life'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Motion City Soundtrack. Produced by Mark Hoppus, the album was released on January 19, 2010 by Columbia Records. After many years on independent label Epitaph Records, ...

'' by

Motion City Soundtrack Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Courtney Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew ...

* '' Scenes from Hell'' by

Sigh Paralanguage, also known as vocalics, is a component of meta-communication that may modify meaning, give nuanced meaning, or convey emotion, by using techniques such as prosody, pitch, volume, intonation, etc. It is sometimes defined as relatin ...

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Transference Transference (german: Übertragung) is a phenomenon within psychotherapy in which the "feelings, attitudes, or desires" a person had about one thing are subconsciously projected onto the here-and-now Other. It usually concerns feelings from a ...

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Spoon A spoon is a utensil consisting of a shallow bowl (also known as a head), oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery (sometimes called flatware in the United States), especially as part of a place setting, it is used primarily for ...

January 22 * ''Time to Burn'' (Special Edition) by

Taking Dawn Taking Dawn (earlier Devils Run) is a heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada. History The band was originally named 7th Son in tribute to the iconic Iron Maiden album ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' before calling themselves Taking Dawn. T ...

January 25 * ''

Teen Dream Adolescence () is a transitional stage of Developmental biology, physical and psychological Human development (biology), development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majo ...

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Beach House Beach House is an American musical duo formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2004. The band consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals). Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 to ...

* ''Wake Me'' by Tal & Acacia January 26 * ''

Ancient Electrons ''Ancient Electrons'' is the first full length album by musical artist Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!). It was released on January 26, 2010 alongside the album Besides, Nothing (B-Sides and Rarities, 2003-2009), the artist's last rel ...

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Analog Rebellion Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!) is the solo, independent music project of Aledo, Texas songwriter Daniel Hunter. Hunter's solo career was started under the name PlayRadioPlay! in December 2005. Hunter changed the name to Analog Rebellion ...

* ''Be in Love'' by Locksley * '' Besides, Nothing (B-Sides and Rarities, 2003-2009)'' by PlayRadioPlay! * ''Eggs'' by

Oh No Ono Oh No Ono was a musical quintet from Aalborg, Denmark. The band was formed in 2003 by Kristoffer Rom (drums), Kristian Olsen (keyboards, etc.), Malthe Fischer (vocals, guitar and samples) and Aske Zidore (guitar, vocals, samples). History Oh No O ...

* '' The Emptiness'' by

Alesana Alesana ( ) is an American post-hardcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The group was founded by Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee and Patrick Thompson during the fall of 2004, and is currently signed to Revival Recordings and Artery Recordings. Alesa ...

* ''

The Greatest Love Songs of all Time ''The Greatest Love Songs of All Time'' is a studio album by American singer Barry Manilow, released on January 26, 2010 through Arista. Commercial and chart performance The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart at #5, but droppe ...

'' by

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...

* ''

The Infinite Order ''The Infinite Order'' is the seventh studio album from Christian metal band Living Sacrifice released January 26, 2010. The album, produced by Jeremiah Scott and mixed and mastering done by Andy Sneap marks a return for the band since their pri ...

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Living Sacrifice Living Sacrifice is an American Christian metal band formed in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. The band has released eight studio albums, out of which the first three were recorded under R.E.X. Records with their original vocalist Darren Johnso ...

* '' Need You Now'' by

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Realism Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to: In the arts *Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully in different forms of the arts Arts movements related to realism include: *Classical Realism *Literary realism, a move ...

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Magnetic Fields A magnetic field is a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials. A moving charge in a magnetic field experiences a force perpendicular to its own velocity and to ...

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Romance Is Boring ''Romance Is Boring'' is the third studio album by indie pop band Los Campesinos!. Their third album in 24 months, it was released on 26 January 2010 via Wichita Recordings, Wichita and Arts & Crafts Productions, Arts & Crafts. It was recorded th ...

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Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! are a seven-piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Though the band formed in Wales, none of the members are Welsh. The band has gone through several lineup changes during their car ...

* '' The Sea'' by

Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (; born 26 February 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2006 single "Put Your Records On". Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC po ...

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To the Secrets and Knowledge ''To the Secrets and Knowledge'' is the fourth studio album by the Christian rock band Number One Gun. It was originally released under Tooth & Nail Records on January 26, 2010. Track listing # "The Victory" - 3:08 # "Big Machines" - 3:29 # "For ...

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Number One Gun Number One Gun was a Christian rock band from Chico, California, that was most recently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. They self-released their debut EP ''Forever'' in 2002, before releasing their follow-up albums '' Celebrate Mistakes'' (20 ...

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The Upsides ''The Upsides'' is the second studio album by American rock band The Wonder Years, released through No Sleep Records and Run For Cover Records on January 26, 2010. The album was recorded with producer Vince Ratti at Skylight Studios in Fairless ...

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The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age story, coming-of-age situation comedy, comedy/Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol L. Black, Carol Black. It ran on American Broadcasting Company ...

* ''

Veracity Veracity may refer to: * ''Veracity'' (album), a 2008 album by Evacuate Chicago * Veracity (ethics), an ethical principle * ''Veracity'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Laura Bynum * Veracity, an automobile from the early 1900s built by the Smith Autom ...

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Retribution Gospel Choir Retribution Gospel Choir is an indie rock band based in Duluth, Minnesota. Current members of the band include Alan Sparhawk (guitar, vocals, sampler) and Steve Garrington (bass), both of whom are also in the band Low, and Eric Pollard (drums, ...

January 28 * '' WWE The Music: A New Day, Vol. 10'' by Various Artists

February

February 1 * ''

The Courage of Others ''The Courage of Others'' is the third studio album by American folk rock band Midlake. It was released on February 1, 2010, on Bella Union Records. The album sleeve pays homage to ''Andrei Rublev'', a 1966 film by Russian writer and director And ...

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Midlake Midlake is an American folk rock band from Denton, Texas, formed in 1999. The band consists of Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Scott Lee, Eric Nichelson, Jesse Chandler, and Joey McClellan. In 2012, vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter Tim ...

February 2 * ''Adventure Stories (Not Based on Fact?)'' by ...soihadto... * ''

Blackjazz ''Blackjazz'' is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian band Shining, released through Indie Recordings on 18 January 2010. It marks a shift into the avant-garde metal genre, with extreme metal, industrial and progressive influences. Producti ...

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Hellbilly Deluxe 2 ''Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool'' is the fourth solo studio album by former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie. The album is a sequel to his debut album ''Hellbilly Deluxe''. It was r ...

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Nick Jonas & the Administration Nick Jonas & the Administration was a band formed in late 2009 as a side project by Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Performers included singer, pianist, guitarist, drummer, and songwriter Nick Jonas, bassist John Fields, drummer Michael Bland, ...

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Look What I Did Look What I Did is an American band, formed in 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The band is known for its intense live show, described by Cincinnati CityBeat as a "live act capable of unleashing a scary, uncontrolled intensity bord ...

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Josh Turner Joshua Otis Turner (born November 20, 1977) is an American country and gospel singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to MCA Nashville Records. That same year, his debut album's title track, "Long Black Train", was his breakthrough single r ...

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Odd Blood ''Odd Blood'' is the self- produced second studio album by American experimental rock band Yeasayer. Recorded in the state of New York during 2009, it was released on February 8, 2010 in Europe and a day later in North America, with Secretly Canad ...

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One Life Stand ''One Life Stand'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Hot Chip, released digitally on 1 February 2010. The physical album was released in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2010 by Parlophone and in the United States the ...

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The Watson Twins The Watson Twins are an American alternative country band based in Los Angeles, formed by identical twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson. Biography Chandra and Leigh were born on March 28, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Louisville, Ke ...

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Angels & Airwaves Angels & Airwaves (also written as Angels and Airwaves; stylized and abbreviated as ΛVΛ) is an American rock band, comprising Tom DeLonge (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), David Kennedy (guitars, keyboards), Ilan Rubin (drums, keyboards, b ...

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The Constant "The Constant" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American Broadcasting Company's (ABC) serial drama television series ''Lost'', and the 77th episode overall. It was broadcast on February 28, 2008, on ABC in the United States and ...

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Minor Love ''Minor Love'' is Adam Green's sixth solo record, released by Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. It was formed in 1976 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke ...

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Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies, Some Girls (band), Some Girls, and The Lemonheads. She also fronted her own band, The Julia ...

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Of Men and Angels ''Of Men and Angels'' is the fourth full-length studio album by American pop rock artist The Rocket Summer, and was released on February 23, 2010. The album debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, surpassing The Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. which had pre ...

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YelloWhite ''YelloWhite'' is the debut mixtape by Odd Future sub-group MellowHype. It was made available for free download on February 24, 2010, fellow Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt's 16th birthday. Background The bonus tracks "rolex" and "claustroflo ...

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MellowHype MellowHype was an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that consists of rapper-producer Hodgy (Gerard Long) and producer-rapper Left Brain (Vyron Turner). Both were members of hip hop collective Odd Future. They have released two ...

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Black Ribbons ''Black Ribbons'' is the fourth studio album by American musician Shooter Jennings. Released on March 2, 2010, the album marked a departure from Jennings's established Southern rock sound. It is a dystopian concept album and rock opera presente ...

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My Best Days ''My Best Days'' is the debut studio album from ''American Idol'' season eight finalist Danny Gokey. The album was released on March 2, 2010, by RCA Records Nashville. The track "It's Only" was originally scheduled to be the first single, but it ...

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Danny Gokey Daniel Jay Gokey (born April 24, 1980) is an American singer and former church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third-place finalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol''.

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DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...

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The Revivalists The Revivalists are an American rock band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2007. The eight-piece band consists of Ed Williams (pedal steel guitar, guitar), David Shaw (lead vocals), Zack Feinberg (guitar), Rob Ingraham (saxophone), George Geka ...

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Beat The Devil's Tattoo ''Beat the Devil's Tattoo'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on March 8, 2010, in Europe and on March 9, 2010, in North America. It is the second full-length on the band's own Abstract Dragon ...

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (sometimes abbreviated to BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The group originally consisted of Peter Hayes (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Robert Levon Been (vocals, bass, guitar), and Nick ...

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The Brutalist Bricks ''The Brutalist Bricks'' is the sixth album by the northeast American punk band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. It was released March 9, 2010Gerard"Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – New Album, New MP3, New (Global) Dates" Matador Records Blog, November 3 ...

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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (sometimes written Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, or TL/Rx) are an American rock band formed in 1999 in Washington, D.C. They have released six full-length studio albums and have toured internationally. ...

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Elect the Dead Symphony ''Elect the Dead Symphony'' is the first live album by System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian. It is available in CD, CD/DVD, LP, and Digital Download formats. It features the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, along with Dan Monti on acoustic ...

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Enemy of the World ''Enemy of the World'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong. It is the final album to feature keyboardist Josh Lyford prior to his departure from the band in April 2011. Release On December 18, 2009, it was announced ...

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Four Year Strong Four Year Strong is an American pop punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jake Massucco. They have released seven studio al ...

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The Bled The Bled was an American post-hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona, formed in 2001. They released four albums (''Pass the Flask'', ''Found in the Flood'', ''Silent Treatment (The Bled album), Silent Treatment'' and ''Heat Fetish'') before disband ...

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Pieces of a Real Heart ''Pieces of a Real Heart'' is the fifth studio album from Christian rock band Sanctus Real. It was released on March 9, 2010 via Sparrow Records. The first single released was the song " Forgiven", which reached No. 6 on ''Billboards Christian ...

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Plastic Beach ''Plastic Beach'' is the third studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 3 March 2010 by Parlophone internationally and by Virgin Records in the United States. Conceived from an unfinished project called ''Carousel'', th ...

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Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...

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The World Is a Thorn ''The World Is a Thorn'' (also stylized ''The World Is Λ Thorn'') is the fifth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, which was released March 9, 2010. The album is described by the band as their "heaviest but most melodic" ...

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Demon Hunter Demon Hunter is an American Christian metal band from Seattle, Washington, started in 2000 by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark. Although the brothers created the band together, only Ryan remains, since Don left the band to take care of his ...

March 15 * ''Planet Anthem'' by

Disco Biscuits The Disco Biscuits are an American jam band from Philadelphia. The band consists of Allen Aucoin (drums), Marc "Brownie" Brownstein (bass guitar, vocals), Jon "The Barber" Gutwillig (guitar, vocals), and Aron Magner (keyboards, synths, voca ...

March 16 * ''Calidosound'' by

Superlitio Superlitio is a Latin rock band from Cali, Colombia formed in 1997. Its members are Pedro Rovetto (bass), Pipe Bravo (Lead Voice, keyboards and guitar), Alejandro Lozano (guitar), Armando Gonzalez (drums) and Dino Leandro (Machines and Ukulele). ...

* '' Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA'' by

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...

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Survival Story ''Survival Story'' is the second studio album by Flobots, released on March 16, 2010. It is the follow-up to 2007's ''Fight with Tools''. Work on the album began in 2009, and it was produced by Mario Caldato, Jr. (of Beastie Boys fame). The albu ...

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Flobots Flobots is an experimental rap rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2005 by Jamie Laurie. The band's origins date back 5 years earlier to a similar project by Laurie. Flobots found mainstream success with their major label debut ''Fight ...

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Throne to the Wolves ''Throne to the Wolves'' is the fourth studio album by the post-hardcore band From First to Last. This was the only album by From First to Last to be released on the record label Rise Records and is the first and only album the band made withou ...

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* '' Great Danger'' by The Audition March 17 * '' Now is the Hour'' by

Jennifer Rush Jennifer Rush (born Heidi Stern; September 28, 1960) is an American pop and rock singer. She achieved success during the mid-1980s with several singles and studio albums including the million-selling single " The Power of Love", which she co-w ...

March 22 * ''Option Paralysis'' by The Dillinger Escape Plan March 23 * ''Eparistera Daimones'' by Triptykon * ''Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates'' by The Bird and the Bee * ''

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March 26 * ''Raymond vs. Raymond'' by Usher (entertainer), Usher * ''Sticky & Sweet Tour (video), Sticky & Sweet'' (Live album) by

March 30 * ''Evelyn Evelyn (album), Evelyn Evelyn'' by Evelyn Evelyn * ''Paper Tongues'' by Paper Tongues * ''Somewhere Down the Road (album), Somewhere Down the Road'' by Amy Grant * ''New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)'' by Erykah Badu

April

April 6 * ''The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer'' by Red Sparowes * ''Shame, Shame'' by Dr. Dog * ''Women and Country (album), Women and Country'' by Jakob Dylan * ''12 Gauge (Kalmah album), 12 Gauge'' by Kalmah April 8 * ''Air Swell'' by Chiddy Bang April 13 * ''Virtues (album), Virtues'' by Amber Pacific * ''Bleeding Through (album), Bleeding Through'' by Bleeding Through * ''Congratulations (MGMT album), Congratulations'' by MGMT * ''Jason Castro (album), Jason Castro'' by Jason Castro (singer), Jason Castro * ''Leave Your Sleep'' by Natalie Merchant * ''Year of the Black Rainbow'' by Coheed and Cambria * ''18.61'' by 108 (band), 108 * ''$ (Mark Sultan album), $'' by Mark Sultan April 19 * ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear'' by Meat Loaf April 20 * ''Based on a True Story (Sick of It All album), Based on a True Story'' by Sick of It All * ''Blue Sky Noise'' by Circa Survive * ''Cold Day Memory'' by Sevendust * ''Hospital Bomber EP'' by Heavy Heavy Low Low * ''Long Live the Kings'' by Kottonmouth Kings * ''Rise Up (Cypress Hill album), Rise Up'' by Cypress Hill * ''Travellers in Space and Time'' by The Apples in Stereo April 21 * ''Clinging to a Scheme'' by The Radio Dept. April 27 * ''B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray'' by B.o.B. April 30 * ''The Frozen Tears of Angels'' by Rhapsody of Fire

May

May 4 * ''

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* ''Omni (album), Omni'' by Minus the Bear * ''The Oracle (Godsmack album), The Oracle'' by Godsmack * ''White Crosses (album), White Crosses'' by Against Me! May 11 * ''Plead the Fifth (album), Plead the Fifth'' by Taproot (band), Taproot * ''The Powerless Rise'' by As I Lay Dying (band), As I Lay Dying * ''Sea of Cowards'' by The Dead Weather * ''Tear the World Down'' by We Are the Fallen * ''Treats (album), Treats'' by Sleigh Bells (band), Sleigh Bells May 14 * ''Flesh Tone'' by Kelis May 17 * ''Road Salt One'' by Pain of Salvation May 18 * ''The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)'' by Janelle Monáe * ''Brothers (The Black Keys album), Brothers'' by The Black Keys * ''Distant Relatives'' by Nas & Damian Marley * ''Exhibit B: The Human Condition'' by Exodus (band), Exodus * ''This Is Happening'' by LCD Soundsystem May 21 * ''Facemelter'' by Y&T May 25 * ''A Promise to Burn'' by Framing Hanley * ''At Night We Live'' by Far * ''Dirty Side Down'' by Widespread Panic * ''The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album), The Family Jewels'' by Marina and the Diamonds * ''Iconos'' by Marc Anthony * ''Stone Temple Pilots (2010 album), Stone Temple Pilots'' by Stone Temple Pilots * ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 1: Songs for a Sailor'' by The Smashing Pumpkins May 31 * ''Justice'' by Molly Hatchet

June

June 1 * ''Skeletons (Hawthorne Heights album), Skeletons'' by Hawthorne Heights * ''The Bride Screamed Murder'' by Melvins June 7 * ''The Drums (album), The Drums'' by The Drums June 8 * ''Attack Attack! (album), Attack Attack!'' by Attack Attack! * ''

'' by

* ''Eureka (Rooney album), Eureka'' by

* ''Goon Affiliated'' by Plies (rapper), Plies * ''Lazarus (Travie McCoy album), Lazarus'' by Travie McCoy * ''Love Like Crazy'' by Lee Brice * ''Miss America (Saving Abel album), Miss America'' by Saving Abel * ''The Obsidian Conspiracy'' by Nevermore * ''Shout It Out (Hanson album), Shout It Out'' by Hanson (band), Hanson * ''Sweet and Wild'' by Jewel (singer), Jewel * ''Up on the Ridge'' by Dierks Bentley June 14 * ''American Slang'' by The Gaslight Anthem * ''Further (The Chemical Brothers album), Further'' by Chemical Brothers, The Chemical Brothers June 15 * ''Antifogmatic (album), Antifogmatic'' by Punch Brothers * ''Bingo! (Steve Miller Band album), Bingo!'' by Steve Miller Band * ''Body Talk Pt. 1'' by Robyn * ''I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming'' by The Ready Set * ''Imperial (In Fear and Faith album), Imperial'' by In Fear and Faith * ''Laws of Illusion'' by Sarah McLachlan * ''Lustre (Ed Harcourt album), Lustre'' by Ed Harcourt * ''Mojo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album), Mojo'' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers * ''Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (U.S. series), Now 34'' by Various Artists * ''On the Rural Route 7609'' (Compilation) by John Mellencamp * ''

'' by

* ''Thank Me Later'' by Drake (entertainer), Drake * ''Time Flies… 1994–2009'' by Oasis (band), Oasis * ''To the Sky (Kevin Rudolf album), To the Sky'' by Kevin Rudolf * ''The Universe Is Laughing'' by The Guggenheim Grotto June 16 * ''Countdown to Nowhere'' by

June 18 * ''We Are Born'' by Sia * ''Can't Be Tamed'' by

June 21 * ''

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* ''Suddenly'' by Allstar Weekend June 22 * ''Truth or Dare (Automatic Loveletter album), Truth or Dare'' by Automatic Loveletter * ''Deth Red Sabaoth'' by Danzig (band), Danzig * ''GangRags'' by Blaze Ya Dead Homie * ''Getting Dressed in the Dark'' by Jaron and the Long Road to Love * ''Summer Happiness'' (Acoustic EP) by David Crowder Band June 28 * ''Deep Blue (Parkway Drive album), Deep Blue'' by Parkway Drive June 29 * ''Attack of the Wolf King'' by Haste the Day * ''Clockwork'' by Angelus Apatrida * ''Love King'' by The-Dream * ''Streets of Gold'' by 3OH!3

July

July 6 * ''Alive (Ed Kowalczyk album), Alive'' by Ed Kowalczyk * ''

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July 7 * ''Korn III – Remember Who You Are'' by

July 12 * ''Dark Night of the Soul (album), Dark Night of the Soul'' by Danger Mouse (musician), Danger Mouse and

July 13 * ''Black and White (The Maine Album), Black and White'' by The Maine (band), The Maine * ''Born Again (Newsboys album), Born Again'' by Newsboys * ''Heart of a Champion (album), Heart of a Champion'' by Paul Wall * ''Intriguer'' by Crowded House * ''Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury'' by Jerrod Niemann * ''Masts of Manhatta'' by Tracy Bonham * ''Maya (M.I.A. album), Maya'' by M.I.A. (artist), M.I.A. * ''Meridional (album), Meridional'' by Norma Jean (band), Norma Jean * ''The Panic Broadcast'' by Soilwork * ''Phoenix'' by Just Surrender * ''Pilot Talk'' by Curren$y * ''Safe Upon the Shore'' by Great Big Sea * ''Stampede (Hellyeah album), Stampede'' by Hellyeah * ''The War Report 2: Report the War'' by Capone-N-Noreaga July 15 * ''Best Regards'' by Buckethead, Bryan Mantia, Bryan, and Melissa July 20 * ''Gift Horse'' by Mose Giganticus * ''The Heart (Album), The Heart'' by Jimmy Gnecco * ''Listening Booth: 1970'' by Marc Cohn * ''The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday'' (EP) by 12 Stones * ''Rocksteady (Big Head Todd and the Monsters album), Rocksteady'' by Big Head Todd and the Monsters * ''Summer Tour EP'' by

* ''Teflon Don (album), Teflon Don'' by Rick Ross (rapper), Rick Ross * ''We Stitch These Wounds'' by Black Veil Brides * ''100 Miles from Memphis'' by

July 25 * ''On Melancholy Hill'' (EP) by

July 27 * ''Anybody Out There'' by Rufio * ''Collisions and Castaways'' by 36 Crazyfists * ''Crazy for You (Best Coast album), Crazy for You'' by Best Coast * ''The Darkside Vol. 1'' by Fat Joe * ''Dre (Soulja Boy Tell 'Em album), Dre'' by Soulja Boy * ''Formalities'' by The Spill Canvas * ''Fortress'' by Miniature Tigers * ''Mines'' by Menomena * ''Nightmare (Avenged Sevenfold album), Nightmare'' by Avenged Sevenfold * ''Praise & Blame'' by Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones * ''Round Trip (Tony Harnell album), Round Trip'' by Tony Harnell, Tony Harnell & The Mercury Train July 29 * ''Witchkrieg'' by Witchery

August

August 3 * ''King of the Beach (Wavves album), King of the Beach'' by Wavves * ''Hear Me Now (Secondhand Serenade album), Hear Me Now'' by Secondhand Serenade * ''The Remix (Lady Gaga album), The Remix'' by

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August 17 * ''Fight the Frequency'' by American Hi-Fi * ''God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise'' by Ray Lamontagne & The Pariah Dogs * ''No Better Than This'' by John Mellencamp * ''The Trouble with Angels (Filter album), The Trouble with Angels'' by Filter (band), Filter * ''Foundling (album), Foundling'' by David Gray (musician), David Gray August 24 * ''Back to Me (Fantasia album), Back to Me'' by Fantasia (singer), Fantasia Barrino * ''Sugar (Dead Confederate album), Sugar'' by Dead Confederate * ''Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album), Teenage Dream'' by

August 31 * ''Feeding the Wolves (10 Years album), Feeding The Wolves'' by 10 Years (band), 10 Years * ''Asylum (Disturbed album), Asylum'' by Disturbed (band), Disturbed * ''Fission'' by Film School (band), Film School * ''Only Every Time'' by The Graduate (band), The Graduate * ''Time for Annihilation'' by Papa Roach * ''Icon (Nirvana album), Icon'' (compilation) by Nirvana (band), Nirvana * ''Terrible Things (album), Terrible Things'' by Terrible Things

September

September 7 * ''Personal Life (album), Personal Life'' by The Thermals * ''Seeing Eye Dog'' by Helmet (band), Helmet * ''Audio Secrecy'' by Stone Sour * ''Body Talk Pt. 2'' by Robyn * ''Prepare the Preparations'' by Ludo (band), Ludo * ''Everything Under the Sun (Jukebox the Ghost album), Everything Under the Sun'' by Jukebox the Ghost * ''Interpol (album), Interpol'' by Interpol (band), Interpol * ''Kaleidoscope Heart'' by Sara Bareilles * ''Dark is the Way, Light is a Place'' by Anberlin September 14 * ''The Black Pacific (album), The Black Pacific'' by Jim Lindberg, The Black Pacific * ''Business Casual (Chromeo album), Business Casual'' by Chromeo * ''Flamingo (Brandon Flowers album), Flamingo'' by Brandon Flowers * ''The Gracious Few (album), The Gracious Few'' by The Gracious Few * ''Hurley (album), Hurley'' by Weezer * ''Passion, Pain & Pleasure'' by Trey Songz * ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' by Kamelot * ''Relentless Retribution'' by Death Angel * ''A Thousand Suns'' by Linkin Park * ''Airtight's Revenge'' by Bilal (American singer), Bilal September 21 * ''Hands All Over (album), Hands All Over'' by Maroon 5 * ''My Darkest Days (album), My Darkest Days'' by My Darkest Days * ''No Gravity (Shontelle album), No Gravity'' by Shontelle * ''A Year Without Rain'' by Selena Gomez & the Scene * ''Wake Up! (John Legend and The Roots album), Wake Up!'' by

and The Roots * ''You Get What You Give (album), You Get What You Give'' by

September 23 * ''My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky'' by

* ''Last Day of Summer (White Denim album), Last Day of Summer'' by White Denim September 28 * ''All About You (album), All About You'' by Jeremih * ''The Dissent of Man'' by Bad Religion * ''Invented (album), Invented'' by Jimmy Eat World * ''In the Absence of Light'' by Abigail Williams (band), Abigail Williams * ''Outkasted Outlawz'' by Hussein Fatal & Nutt-So * ''Rehab (Lecrae album), Rehab'' by Lecrae * ''No Chocolate Cake'' by Gin Blossoms

October

October 5 * ''Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards'' by Joe Satriani * ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' by

* ''Fight or Flight (Emily Osment album), Fight or Flight'' by Emily Osment * ''The Other Side of Down'' by David Archuleta * ''

'' by

* ''Life Turns Electric'' by Finger Eleven * ''There Is Nowhere Left to Go'' (EP) by Ben Jorgensen October 11 * ''B.T.R. (album), B.T.R.'' by Big Time Rush (band), Big Time Rush * ''The Preview'' by Chiddy Bang October 12 * ''Turning On'' by Cloud Nothings * ''Charleston, SC 1966'' by Darius Rucker * ''Playlist: The Very Best of Jessica Simpson'' by Jessica Simpson October 19 * ''Come Around Sundown'' by Kings of Leon * ''Hannah Montana Forever (soundtrack), Hannah Montana Forever'' by Hannah Montana * ''The Incredible Machine (album), The Incredible Machine'' by Sugarland * ''Words Words Words'' by Bo Burnham October 22 * ''Omega Wave'' by Forbidden (band), Forbidden October 25 * ''

'' by

October 26 * ''Young the Giant (album), Young the Giant'' (digital) by Young the Giant October 27 *''Cardiology (album), Cardiology'' by Good Charlotte

November

November 2 * ''Merry Christmas II You'' by Mariah Carey * ''Burning Bush Supper Club'' by Bear Hands * ''My Kinda Party'' by Jason Aldean November 9 * ''Would It Kill You?'' by Hellogoodbye * ''

'' by

* '' Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn'' by

* ''Ø (Disambiguation)'' by Underoath November 16 * ''What Separates Me from You'' by A Day to Remember * ''Live It Up (Lee DeWyze album), Live It Up'' by Lee DeWyze * ''Born Free (Kid Rock album), Born Free'' by

* ''Nelly 5.0'' by

* ''Loud (Rihanna album), Loud'' by

* ''I Want! I Want!'' by Walk the Moon November 22 * ''The Hits Collection, Volume One'' by

* ''Burlesque (soundtrack), Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' by

& Cher * ''Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' by My Chemical Romance * ''Happy Christmas (2010 album), Happy Christmas'' by Jessica Simpson * ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' by

* ''Cannibal (EP), Cannibal'' by Ke$ha * ''Live in London'' by Regina Spektor * ''Pink Friday'' by Nicki Minaj * ''Pilot Talk 2'' by Currensy, Curren$y. November 23 * ''Libra Scale'' by Ne-Yo * ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 2: The Solstice Bare'' by The Smashing Pumpkins November 30 * ''I Am... World Tour'' by

* ''All I Want Is You (Miguel album), All I Want Is You'' by Miguel (singer), Miguel * ''Behind Closed Doors'' by Nu Jerzey Devil * ''Doe or Die, Doe Or Die: 15th Anniversary'' by AZ (rapper), AZ * ''Easy 2 Hate'' by Haystak * ''Free Agent (album), Free Agent'' by Joell Ortiz * ''Only One Flo (Part 1)'' by Flo Rida * ''The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album), The Beginning'' by The Black Eyed Peas * ''The DeAndre Way'' by Soulja Boy * ''The Life And Times of Peter Nelson'' by Copywrite (rapper), Copywrite * ''Tha Thug Show'' by Slim Thug * ''Like Trees in November'' by Chapter 14 * ''Let Freedom Reign'' by Chrisette Michele * ''Love Me Back (Jazmine Sullivan album), Love Me Back'' by Jazmine Sullivan * ''Matter of Dayz'' by Daz Dillinger * ''Niggaz With Latitude (NWL)'' by Deacon The Villain & ''Sheisty Khrist'' * ''Number One Hits (Tim McGraw album), Number One Hits'' by Tim McGraw

December

December 7 * ''Just Charlie'' by Charlie Wilson (singer), Charlie Wilson * ''No Mercy (T.I. album), No Mercy'' by T.I. * ''Strip Me (Natasha Bedingfield album), Strip Me'' by Natasha Bedingfield December 14 * ''Basic Instinct (album), Basic Instinct'' by Ciara * ''Michael (Michael Jackson album), Michael'' by Michael Jackson * ''Last Train to Paris'' by Diddy-Dirty Money * ''Love Letter (R. Kelly album), Love Letter'' by

* ''Now or Never (Tank album), Now or Never'' by Tank (American singer), Tank December 21 * ''The Letter (Avant album), The Letter'' by Avant (singer), Avant * ''Best Night of My Life'' by Jamie Foxx * ''Calling All Hearts'' by Keyshia Cole * No Boys Allowed" by Keri Hilson

Best-selling albums in the U.S.

The best-selling records in 2010 in the US according to Nielsen Soundscan:

Top songs on record

''Billboard'' Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

* "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz featuring

(1 week) * "California Gurls" –

featuring Snoop Dogg (6 weeks) * "

" –

(2 weeks in 2010, 2 weeks in 2011) * "Imma Be" – The Black Eyed Peas (2 weeks) * "Love the Way You Lie" –

featuring

(7 weeks) * "Not Afraid" –

(1 week) * "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B featuring

(2 weeks) * "Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song), Just the Way You Are" –

(4 weeks) * "Like a G6" – Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev (singer), Dev (3 weeks) * "OMG (Usher song), OMG" – Usher (entertainer), Usher featuring will.i.am (4 weeks) * "Only Girl (In the World)" –

(1 week) * "Raise Your Glass" – Pink (singer), Pink (1 week) * "

" –

(5 weeks) * "Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song), Teenage Dream" –

(2 weeks) * "Tik Tok (song), Tik Tok" –

(9 weeks) * "We R Who We R" –

(1 week) * "What's My Name? (Rihanna song), What's My Name?" –

featuring Drake (musician), Drake (1 week)

''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 20 Hits

All songs that reached the Top 40, Top 20 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement. {{columns-list, colwidth=20em, * "3 (Britney Spears song), 3" – Britney Spears (#10 in 2010, #1 in 2009) * "According to You" – Orianthi (#17) * "Airplanes (song), Airplanes" – B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams (#2) * "Alejandro (song), Alejandro" –

(#5) * "All the Right Moves (OneRepublic song), All the Right Moves – OneRepublic (#18) * "Already Gone (Kelly Clarkson song), Already Gone" – Kelly Clarkson (#18 in 2010, #13 in 2009) * "Animal (Neon Trees song), Animal" – Neon Trees (#13) * "

" –

featuring

(#5) * "Back to December" –

(#6) * "

" –

(#2) * "BedRock (song), BedRock" – Young Money Entertainment, Young Money featuring Lloyd (singer), Lloyd (#2) * "Billionaire (song), Billionaire" – Travie McCoy featuring

(#4) * "Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa (#6) * "Blah Blah Blah (Kesha song), Blah Blah Blah" –

featuring 3OH!3 (#7) * "Bottoms Up (Trey Songz song), Bottoms Up" – Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj (#6) * "Breakeven (song), Breakeven" – The Script (#12) * "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz featuring

(#1) * "Bulletproof (La Roux song), Bulletproof" – La Roux (#8) * "California Gurls" –

featuring Snoop Dogg (#1) * "Can't Be Tamed (song), Can't Be Tamed" –

(#8) * "Carry Out" – Timbaland featuring

(#11) * "Club Can't Handle Me" – Flo Rida featuring David Guetta (#9) * "Cooler Than Me" – Mike Posner (#6) * "Deuces (song), Deuces" – Chris Brown featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall (#14) * "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – Usher (musician), Usher featuring Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull (#4) * "Do You Remember (Jay Sean song), Do You Remember" – Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon (#10) * "Down (Jay Sean song), Down" – Jay Sean featuring

(#7 in 2010, #1 in 2009) * "Drop the World" –

featuring

(#18) * "Dynamite (Taio Cruz song), Dynamite" – Taio Cruz (#2) * "Eenie Meenie – Sean Kingston and

(#15) * "Empire State of Mind" –

featuring

(#2 in 2010, #1 in 2009) * "Find Your Love" – Drake (musician), Drake (#5) * "Fireflies (Owl City song), Fireflies" – Owl City (#4 in 2010, #1 in 2009) * "

" –

(#1) * "Forever (Drake song), Forever" – Drake (musician), Drake featuring

, and

(#16 in 2010, #8 in 2009) * "Fuck You (Cee Lo Green song), Forget You" – Cee Lo Green (#9) * "Fuck You (Cee Lo Green song)#Cover versions, Forget You" – Glee Cast featuring Gwyneth Paltrow (#11) * "Glitter in the Air" – Pink (singer), Pink (#18) * "Gonorrhea" –

featuring Drake (musician), Drake (#17) * "Grenade (song), Grenade" –

(#3) * "Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song), Hallelujah" –

and Matt Morris (musician), Matt Morris featuring Charlie Sexton (#13) * "Hard (Rihanna song), Hard" –

featuring Young Jeezy, Jeezy (#8) * "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train (band), Train (#3) * "How Low" –

(#6) * "I Gotta Feeling" – The Black Eyed Peas (#9 in 2010, #1 in 2009) * "I Like It (Enrique Iglesias song), I Like It" –

featuring Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull (#4) * "If I Die Young" – The Band Perry (#19) * "Imma Be" – The Black Eyed Peas (#1) * "Impossible (Shontelle song), Impossible" – Shontelle (#13) * "In My Head (Jason Derülo song), In My Head" –

Jason Derülo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

(#5) * "Just a Dream (Nelly song), Just a Dream" –

(#3) * "Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song), Just the Way You Are" –

(#1) * "Like a G6" – Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev (singer), Dev (#1) * "Live Like We're Dying – Kris Allen (#18) * "Love the Way You Lie" –

featuring

(#1) * "Magic (B.o.B song), Magic" – B.o.B featuring Rivers Cuomo (#10) * "Mean (song), Mean" –

(#11) * "Meet Me Halfway" – The Black Eyed Peas (#9 in 2010, #7 in 2009) * "

" –

(#3) * "Misery (Maroon 5 song), Misery" – Maroon 5 (#14) * "Miss Me" – Drake (musician), Drake featuring

(#15) * "Monster (Kanye West song), Monster" –

featuring

, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj (#18) * "My Chick Bad" –

featuring Nicki Minaj (#11) * "My First Kiss (song), My First Kiss" – 3OH!3 featuring

(#9) * " Need You Now" –

(#2) * "No Hands" – Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale (rapper), Wale (#16) * "Not Afraid" –

(#1) * "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B featuring

(#1) * "OMG (Usher song), OMG" – Usher (musician), Usher featuring will.i.am (#1) * "One Time (Justin Bieber song), One Time" –

(#17) * "Only Girl (In the World)" –

(#1) * "Over (Drake song), Over" – Drake (musician), Drake (#14) * "Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song), Paparazzi" –

(#14 in 2010, #6 in 2009) * "Party in the U.S.A." –

(#8 in 2010, #2 in 2009) * "Please Don't Go (Mike Posner song), Please Don't Go" – Mike Posner (#16) * "Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)#Cover versions and adaptations, Poker Face" – Glee Cast (#20) * "Raise Your Glass" – Pink (singer), Pink (#1) * "Replay (Iyaz song), Replay" – Iyaz (#2) * "Ridin' Solo" –

Jason Derülo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

(#9) * "Right Above It" –

featuring Drake (musician), Drake (#6) * "Rock That Body" – The Black Eyed Peas (#9) * "

" –

(#1) * "Runaway (Kanye West song), Runaway –

featuring Pusha T (#12) * "Say Aah" – Trey Songz featuring Fabolous (#9) * "Sexy Bitch, Sexy Chick" – David Guetta featuring Akon (#5) * "Singin' in the Rain/Umbrella (song), Umbrella" – Glee Cast (#18) * "Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song), Somebody to Love" –

(#15) * "Sparks Fly (song), Sparks Fly" –

(#17) * "Speak Now (song), Speak Now" –

(#8) * "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" –

and

(#16) * "Stuck Like Glue" – Sugarland (#17) * "Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé song), Sweet Dreams" –

(#17 in 2010, #10 in 2009) * "Take It Off (Kesha song), Take It Off" –

(#8) * "Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)#Glee version, Teenage Dream" – Glee Cast (#8) * "Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song), Teenage Dream" –

(#1) * "Telephone (Lady Gaga song), Telephone" –

featuring

(#3) * "That's All She Wrote" – T.I. featuring

(#18) * "The Boys of Fall" – Kenny Chesney (#18) * "The Time (Dirty Bit)" – The Black Eyed Peas (#4) * "Today Was a Fairytale" –

(#2) * "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You), Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" –

featuring

and DJ Frank E (#15) * "Total Eclipse of the Heart#Cover versions of the duet version, Total Eclipse of the Heart" – Glee Cast (#16) * "Toxic (song)#Cover versions and samples, Toxic" – Glee Cast (#16) * "Two Is Better Than One" – Boys Like Girls featuring

(#18) * "

" – Artists for Haiti (#2) * "We R Who We R" –

(#1) * "What's My Name? (Rihanna song), What's My Name? –

featuring Drake (musician), Drake (#1) * "Whataya Want from Me" – Adam Lambert (#10) * "Whatcha Say" –

Jason Derülo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

(#6 in 2010, #1 in 2009) * "When I Look at You" –

(#16) * "Whip My Hair" – Willow Smith, Willow (#11) * "You and Your Heart" – Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson (#20) * "You Belong with Me" –

(#16 in 2010, #2 in 2009) * "Young Forever" –

featuring Mr Hudson, Mr. Hudson (#10) * "Your Love (Nicki Minaj song), Your Love" – Nicki Minaj (#14) * "Your Love Is My Drug" –

(#4)

Deaths

January * January 1 – Lhasa de Sela, 37, singer, breast cancer * January 1 – Gregory Slay, 40, drummer for

, cystic fibrosis * January 4 – Tony Clarke (producer), Tony Clarke, 68, The Moody Blues producer * January 5 – Willie Mitchell (musician), Willie Mitchell, 81, producer and arranger, cardiac arrest * January 7 – Thomas Sam Davis, a.k.a. Eric Shark, 59, singer for Deaf School, lung failure * January 12 – Yabby You, 63, reggae singer and producer, brain aneurysm * January 12 – Dannie Flesher, 58, Wax Trax! Records co-founder, pneumonia * January 12 – Brian Damage, Brian "Damage" Keats, 46, drummer for Misfits (band), Misfits, liver cancer * January 12 – Jimmy O, 35, Haitian musician of Barikad Crew, earthquake victim * January 13 – Ed Thigpen, 79, jazz drummer * January 13 –

, 59, R&B singer, colon cancer * January 13 – Jay Reatard, 29, Garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk singer and guitarist, cocaine toxicity * January 14 – Bobby Charles, 71, songwriter and swamp pop musician * January 14 – Chilton Price, 96, songwriter * January 23 – Earl Wild, 94, pianist, congestive heart disease February * February 4 – Helen Tobias-Duesberg, 90, Estonian-American organist and composer * February 13 – Dale Hawkins, 73, singer-songwriter and guitarist * February 14 –

, 57, lead singer of

, cancer * February 14 – Lee Freeman (musician), Lee Freeman, 60, guitarist for Strawberry Alarm Clock, cancer * February 17 – Kathryn Grayson, 88, singer and actress * February 23 – Chilly B, 47, rapper for Newcleus, stroke * February 27 – Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, 58, bassist for Hall & Oates, stroke March * March 4 – Lolly Vegas, 70, lead singer of Redbone (band), Redbone, lung cancer * March 6 – Mark Linkous, 47, singer and guitarist for

, suicide * March 10 – Evelyn Dall, singer and actress * March 17 – Alex Chilton, 59, singer and guitarist for

, heart attack * March 28 – Herb Ellis, 88, jazz guitarist, Alzheimer's disease April * April 14 –

, 48, singer and bassist for

, heart failure * April 19 – Guru (rapper), Guru, 48, rapper for

, multiple myeloma * April 30 – Owsley (musician), Owsley, 44, singer-songwriter, suicide May * May 3 – Chubby Carrier, 63, zydeco musician * May 3 – Brenda & The Tabulations, Eddie L. Jackson, 63, guitarist for Brenda & The Tabulations * May 7 – Dave Fisher, 69, singer, musician for The Highwaymen (folk band), The Highwaymen * May 9 – Lena Horne, 92, singer and actress, heart failure * May 16 – Hank Jones, 91, jazz pianist and bandleader * May 16 – Ronnie James Dio, 67, singer for Elf (band), Elf, Rainbow (English band), Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio, stomach cancer * May 19 – Larry Dale, 87, blues musician * May 23 – Billy Francis, 68, rock keyboardist (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) * May 24 – Paul Gray, 38, bassist for Slipknot * May 26 – Judy Lynn, 74, country singer * May 28 – Slim Bryant, 101, country singer-songwriter June * June 5 – Tony Peluso, 60, guitarist, record producer * June 6 – Marvin Isley, 56, bassist for The Isley Brothers * June 7 – Oliver N'Goma, 51, Gabonese singer and guitarist * June 7 – Stuart Cable, 40, drummer for The Stereophonics * June 13 – Jimmy Dean, 81, country singer * June 15 – Busi Mhlongo, 62, South African singer * June 16 – Bill Dixon, 84, jazz musician * June 16 – Garry Shider, 56, guitarist for Parliament-Funkadelic, brain cancer * June 23 – Pete Quaife, 66, original bassist for The Kinks * June 24 – Fred Anderson (musician), Fred Anderson, 81, avant-garde jazz musician * June 26 – Benny Powell, 80, jazz trombonist with Lionel Hampton and Count Basie * June 26 – Sergio Vega (singer), Sergio Vega, 40, Mexican singer, stage name "El Shaka" * June 27 – Rammellzee, 49, hip hop musician, graffiti artist July * July 1 – Ilene Woods, 81, singer, actress * July 6 – Harvey Fuqua, 80, singer for The Moonglows and record producer * July 10 – Sugar Minott, 54, reggae singer * July 11 – Walter Hawkins, 61, gospel music, gospel singer, pancreatic cancer * July 12 – Tuli Kupferberg, 86, poet and singer for The Fugs * July 13 – Olga Guillot, 87, Cuban singer, "Queen of Bolero" * July 14 – Gene Ludwig, 72, jazz organist * July 15 – Hank Cochran, 74, country singer-songwriter, brother of Eddie Cochran * July 15 – Yandé Codou Sène, 78, Senegalese singer * July 17 – Fred Carter, Jr., 76, guitarist, songwriter, producer * July 19 – Andy Hummel, 59, bassist for

, cancer * July 26 – Al Goodman (singer), Al Goodman, 63, singer for The Moments and Ray, Goodman & Brown * July 27 – Ben Keith, 73, guitarist, steel guitarist, musician and producer * July 31 – Mitch Miller, 99, producer, musician August * August 3 – Mitch Jayne, 82, bassist for bluegrass band The Dillards * August 3 – Bobby Hebb, 72, soul singer * August 6 – Chris Dedrick, 62, singer for The Free Design * August 6 – Catfish Collins, 66, guitarist with James Brown, Parliament/Funkadelic and brother to Bootsy Collins * August 8 – Ted Kowalski, 79, singer with Canadian doo-wop group, The Diamonds * August 10 – Dana Dawson, 36, soul singer, actress * August 12 – Richie Hayward, 64, drummer for Little Feat, and with Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton among others * August 14 – Abbey Lincoln, 80, jazz singer, actress * August 15 – Ahmad Alaadeen, 76, jazz musician * August 18 – Kenny Edwards, 64, pianist, singer-songwriter. In The Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstadt * August 19 – Michael Been, 60, singer and guitarist for The Call (band), The Call * August 20 – Charles Haddon, 22, member of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool * August 23 – Bill Phillips (singer), Bill Phillips, 74, country singer September * September 8 – Rich Cronin, 36, lead singer and songwriter for Lyte Funky Ones, LFO * September 11 – King Coleman, 78, R&B singer * September 15 – Arrow (musician), Arrow, 60, Montserratian soca musician * September 19 – Buddy Collette, 89, jazz saxophonist * September 20 – Leonard Skinner, 77, schoolteacher and namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alzheimer's disease * September 22 – Eddie Fisher (singer), Eddie Fisher, 82, vocalist * September 27 – Buddy Morrow, 91, aka Moe Zudekoff, jazz bandleader, trombonist October * October 8 – Albertina Walker, 81, gospel singer and member of The Caravans * October 10 – Dame Joan Sutherland, 83, opera soprano * October 10 – Solomon Burke, 70, R&B singer * October 13 – General Norman Johnson, 69, singer for Chairmen of the Board, songwriter and producer * October 16 – Eyedea, 28, rapper and guitarist for

* October 22 – Denis Simpson, 60, singer for the Canadian band, The Nylons * October 25 – Gregory Isaacs, 59, reggae singer December * December 18 – Bob Demmon, 71, rock and roll guitarist (The Astronauts (band), The Astronauts) * December 24 – Myrna Smith, 69, singer and songwriter (The Sweet Inspirations) * December 26 – Teena Marie, 54, white R&B singer

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Major Music Awards

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See also

References