March 10 – George Michael announces that Patience will be his last commercially released record. Future releases will be available from his web site in return for donations to his favourite charities.
March 23 – Usher releases his Confessions album selling 1.1 million copies its first week, making him the first R&B artist to ever accomplish that. The album would be the top seller of the year with four number one singles.
Keane release Hopes and Fears which becomes the 16th best selling album of the millennium in the UK. It went 8× platinum and was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the BRIT award for best album.
May 18-23 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF) is held in Basel.
May 24 – Madonna starts The Re-Invention Tour in 20 cities with a total of 56 shows and making it the most successful concert tour of the year with a gross of $124.5 million.
While in Scheeßel, Germany for his A Reality tour, David Bowie suffers a heart attack onstage and is subsequently rushed to the emergency room for an angioplasty. The incident brings an abrupt end to the tour and prompts Bowie to move away from both musicianship and public life in the following years, with his next album coming out nearly nine years later.
Ex-S Club star Rachel Stevens sets a world record for completing the fastest promotional circuit in just 24 hours- including a run for the charity Sport Relief.
American Idol winner Fantasia becomes the first artist in history to debut at number-one on the Hot 100 with a first record.
Dispatch performs their last live show at the DCR Hatchshell in Boston, Massachusetts.
August 8 – Dave Matthews Band's tour bus dumps 800 lb (360 kg) of human feces from a Chicago bridge, intending to unload it in the river, but it lands on an architecture tour boat. The bus driver and the band are sued by the state of Illinois.
November 4 – Three members of the band RAM, who all lived in a neighborhood known for its support of the recently deposed former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, are detained by Haitian police during a concert performance in Port-au-Prince; no charges are ever filed or official explanation for the detentions given.
November 12 – Eminem's fourth major studio album, Encore is released four days before schedule to combat Internet bootleggers. The album sells 710,000 copies in only three days and becomes Eminem's third consecutive album to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts.
December 8 – Dimebag Darrell is murdered on stage while performing in Columbus, Ohio, by a deranged fan,[4][5] who shoots the guitarist three times in the head with a 9mm Beretta handgun.[6] The gunman kills three other people and wounds a further three before being shot dead by police.
December 14 – Clint Lowery leaves Sevendust due to fights with band about gaining control of the band and doubts of the band's future after being released from their label TVT Records.
January 15 – Terje Bakken, 25, also known as Valfar, lead singer and founder of Norwegian black/folk metal band Windir (died of hypothermia in a blizzard)[10]
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The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2004 List of years in music table 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 In radio 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 In television 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 In film 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science Contents 1 Specific locations 2 Specific genres 3 Events 3 1 January February 3 2 March April 3 3 May June 3 4 July August 3 5 September October 3 6 November December 4 Bands formed 5 Bands on hiatus 6 Bands disbanded 7 Bands re formed 8 Albums released 8 1 January March 8 2 April June 8 3 July September 8 4 October December 9 Unknown release dates 10 Popular songs 11 Top 10 selling albums of the year in the US 12 Top 15 selling albums of the year globally 13 Classical music 14 Opera 15 Jazz 16 Musical theater 17 Musical films 18 Births 19 Deaths 19 1 January February 19 2 March April 19 3 May June 19 4 July August 19 5 September October 19 6 November December 20 Awards 20 1 ARIA Music Awards 20 2 BRIT Awards 20 3 Country Music Association Awards 20 4 Eurovision Song Contest 20 5 Grammy Awards 20 6 Juno Awards 20 7 MTV Video Music Awards 21 Charts 21 1 Triple J Hottest 100 22 See also 23 References 24 External linksSpecific locations edit2004 in British music 2004 in Irish music 2004 in Norwegian music 2004 in South Korean MusicSpecific genres edit2004 in classical music 2004 in country music 2004 in heavy metal music 2004 in hip hop music 2004 in Latin music 2004 in jazzEvents editJanuary February edit January 1 The Vienna New Year s Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 Britney Spears marries Jason Allen Alexander a childhood friend in Las Vegas The marriage is annulled 55 hours later January 15 Rapper Mystikal is sentenced to six years in prison for sexual battery January 16 February 1 The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand headlined by Metallica A Perfect Circle is originally named in the lineup but later withdraw with Fear Factory appearing as a mystery artist in place of all of A Perfect Circle s scheduled slots February 1 Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake perform onstage at Super Bowl XXXVIII The performance concludes with Jackson s right breast being exposed to the audience The phrase wardrobe malfunction is coined during the ensuing controversy Daron Hagen is appointed President of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation in New York City February 8 The 46th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California Outkast s Speakerboxxx The Love Below becomes the first rap album to win Album of the Year Beyonce wins five awards Coldplay s Clocks wins Record of the Year while Luther Vandross Dance with My Father wins Song of the Year Evanescence win Best New Artist February 9 Blink 182 release single I Miss You from the album Blink 182 The song will reach number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart February 10 Paulina Rubio releases her seventh studio Pau Latina under Universal Music Mexico The album charted at 1 on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums and at 105 on the Billboard 200 The album also got certified 2 Platinum Latin by the RIAA February 13 Elton John begins The Red Piano concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Originally scheduled for 75 performances it would run for 248 shows over five years including twenty four tour dates in Europe February 17 BRIT Awards are held in London The Darkness Dido Busted Justin Timberlake and KRS One are among the winners Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan posts a bitter message on his personal blog calling D arcy Wretzky a mean spirited drug addict and blaming James Iha for the breakup of the band March April edit March 2 Britney Spears embarks on The Onyx Hotel Tour her first tour in 2 years to support her fourth studio album In The Zone March 9 Westlife member Brian McFadden leaves the band March 10 George Michael announces that Patience will be his last commercially released record Future releases will be available from his web site in return for donations to his favourite charities March 13 Luciano Pavarotti gives his last performance in an opera in Tosca at the New York Metropolitan Opera March 23 Usher releases his Confessions album selling 1 1 million copies its first week making him the first R amp B artist to ever accomplish that The album would be the top seller of the year with four number one singles April 6 A previously unreleased Johnny Cash album called My Mother s Hymn Book is released less than a year after his death on September 12 2003 Modest Mouse an American indie rock band releases Good News for People Who Love Bad News April 20 Fear Factory returns after their 2002 breakup with the new album Archetype April 26 Deborah Voigt sacked by Covent Garden for being too fat for an opera role makes her recital debut to a rapturous reception at Carnegie Hall Dream Theater performs at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo Japan May June edit May 1 2 The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in California Headlined by Radiohead and The Cure the lineup also features Pixies The Flaming Lips Belle and Sebastian Muse MF Doom Basement Jaxx Death Cab for Cutie Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Kraftwerk and Kool Keith May 10 Blender magazine s May issue includes a 50 Worst Songs Ever list We Built This City by Starship is rated worst Peter Tagtgren replaces Mikael Akerfeldt In Bloodbath Keane release Hopes and Fears which becomes the 16th best selling album of the millennium in the UK It went 8 platinum and was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the BRIT award for best album May 12 15 The 49th Eurovision Song Contest held at Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul Turkey is won by Ukrainian singer Ruslana with the song Wild Dances It is the first contest to take place as a multi date event May 18 23 The European Festival of Youth Choirs EJCF is held in Basel May 24 Madonna starts The Re Invention Tour in 20 cities with a total of 56 shows and making it the most successful concert tour of the year with a gross of 124 5 million May 25 Phish announces that after 21 years they will break up following the Summer 2004 Tour Skinny Puppy releases their first studio album since disbanding in 1996 called The Greater Wrong of the Right May 26 Fantasia Barrino wins the third season of American Idol defeating Diana DeGarmo May 28 June 6 The Rock in Rio concert festival is staged in Lisbon Portugal under the name Rock in Rio Lisboa Paul McCartney Peter Gabriel Foo Fighters Metallica Britney Spears and Sting headline each of the six days June 4 Karl Jenkins signs a 10 year recording deal with EMI Creed dissolved Guitarist Mark Tremonti Drummer Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall ex Bassist of Creed were working on side project Alter Bridge along with Myles Kennedy of The Mayfield Four Their first album is One Day Remains which was scheduled to be released on August 10 June 5 6 The annual Download Festival takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire England with Linkin Park and Metallica headlining the main stage Pennywise and HIM headline the Snickers Game On stage while the Barfly stage is headlined by Peaches and SuicideGirls June 7 The Killers released their first album Hot Fuss June 8 Velvet Revolver released their first album Contraband June 10 Ray Charles dies at the age of 73 from acute liver disease June 11 The Van Halen Summer Tour 2004 kicks off in Greensboro North Carolina marking the return of Sammy Hagar on vocals for the first time since his acrimonious departure from the band in 1996 June 12 The Los Angeles California radio station KROQ FM airs the 12th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast show with Bad Religion Beastie Boys Cypress Hill The Hives Hoobastank The Killers Modest Mouse New Found Glory Story of the Year The Strokes Velvet Revolver Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Yellowcard June 22 14th annual Lollapalooza festival scheduled for July 17 is cancelled Organizers cite poor ticket sales See Lollapalooza 2004 lineup June 23 UK DJ Tony Blackburn is suspended by radio station Classic Gold Digital for playing songs by Cliff Richard against station policy June 25 Eric Clapton sells his famous guitar Blackie at a Christie s auction raising 959 000 to benefit the Crossroads drug rehabilitation center that he founded in 1998 1 While in Scheessel Germany for his A Reality tour David Bowie suffers a heart attack onstage and is subsequently rushed to the emergency room for an angioplasty The incident brings an abrupt end to the tour and prompts Bowie to move away from both musicianship and public life in the following years with his next album coming out nearly nine years later July August edit July 10 Ex S Club star Rachel Stevens sets a world record for completing the fastest promotional circuit in just 24 hours including a run for the charity Sport Relief American Idol winner Fantasia becomes the first artist in history to debut at number one on the Hot 100 with a first record July 11 McFly debut at 1 on the UK album charts with Room On The 3rd Floor They break the record set by The Beatles as the youngest group ever to debut at 1 on the album charts July 20 Van Halen releases The Best of Both Worlds a 36 song compilation album featuring three new recordings with Sammy Hagar on vocals July 24 The Robert Smith organized Curiosa Festival kicks off with a concert in West Palm Beach Florida Performing along with The Cure are Interpol The Rapture Mogwai Cursive Muse Head Automatica Thursday Scarling The Cooper Temple Clause and Melissa Auf der Maur July 24 25 The Splendour in the Grass music festival is held in Byron Bay Australia headlined by PJ Harvey amp Jurassic 5 July 25 The Doobie Brothers record and perform Live at Wolf Trap at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna Virginia The live album was released two months later on October 26 July 31 Simon amp Garfunkel perform a free concert in front of the Colosseum in Rome for an audience of 600 000 people 2 Dispatch performs their last live show at the DCR Hatchshell in Boston Massachusetts August 8 Dave Matthews Band s tour bus dumps 800 lb 360 kg of human feces from a Chicago bridge intending to unload it in the river but it lands on an architecture tour boat The bus driver and the band are sued by the state of Illinois August 15 Phish performs their final concert at a two day festival in Coventry Vermont August 17 Moments in Grace release their debut studio album Moonlight Survived August 23 The Prodigy release their much anticipated and postponed first full length album Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned 7 years after 1997 s The Fat Of The Land September October edit September 7 Senses Fail release their debut studio album Let It Enfold You September 18 Britney Spears marries Kevin Federline September 20 Green Day release their seventh studio album American Idiot making a comeback for the band following disappointing sales of their 2000 album Warning American Idiot eventually receives the award for Best Rock Album at the 47th Grammy Awards on February 13 2005 September 26 Avril Lavigne begins her Bonez Tour September 28 Brian Wilson releases Brian Wilson Presents Smile the first official interpretation of the Smile sessions since their shelving in 1967 On the same day young Filipino singer Christian Bautista unveiled his first self titled debut album October Jazz at Lincoln Center performance venue opens in New York City October 2 Billy Joel marries for the third time to the food critic and chef Katie Lee October 11 The original lineup of Duran Duran release their new album Astronaut which is preceded by the single Reach Up for The Sunrise Melissa Etheridge undergoes surgery for breast cancer October 23 Ashlee Simpson is accused of lip synching after an abortive live performance on the television show Saturday Night Live October 25 Indian singer Hariharan is awarded the Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian film music November December edit November 4 Three members of the band RAM who all lived in a neighborhood known for its support of the recently deposed former President Jean Bertrand Aristide are detained by Haitian police during a concert performance in Port au Prince no charges are ever filed or official explanation for the detentions given November 9 Britney Spears releases her first compilation album titled Greatest Hits My Prerogative November 11 Eric Clapton receives a CBE at Buckingham Palace 3 November 12 Eminem s fourth major studio album Encore is released four days before schedule to combat Internet bootleggers The album sells 710 000 copies in only three days and becomes Eminem s third consecutive album to debut at 1 on the Billboard charts November 16 Destiny s Child released their fourth and final studio album Destiny Fulfilled by Columbia Records in North America November 17 Within Temptation release the single Stand My Ground November 21 Casey Donovan is crowned winner of the second season of Australian Idol Anthony Callea was named runner up November 24 Brian amp Eric Hoffman leave Deicide after a royalties dispute November 30 Jay Z and Linkin Park s album Collision Course debuts at number 01 in the Billboard 200 later becoming the best selling CD DVD of that year December 7 Lindsay Lohan releases her debut album Speak December 8 Dimebag Darrell is murdered on stage while performing in Columbus Ohio by a deranged fan 4 5 who shoots the guitarist three times in the head with a 9mm Beretta handgun 6 The gunman kills three other people and wounds a further three before being shot dead by police December 11 Steve Brookstein is crowned winner of the first series of The X Factor G4 are named the runner ups while Tabby Callaghan and Rowetta Satchell finish in third and fourth place respectively December 11 12 The Los Angeles California radio station KROQ FM airs the 15th Annual of the Acoustic Christmas with Chevelle Franz Ferdinand Good Charlotte Green Day Hoobastank Incubus Interpol Jimmy Eat World Keane The Killers Modest Mouse Muse The Music My Chemical Romance Papa Roach Snow Patrol Social Distortion Sum 41 Taking Back Sunday The Shins The Used and Velvet Revolver December 14 Clint Lowery leaves Sevendust due to fights with band about gaining control of the band and doubts of the band s future after being released from their label TVT Records Bands formed editSee Musical groups established in 2004Bands on hiatus editSpineshank reformed in 2008 Timo Rautiainen amp Trio Niskalaukaus disbanded in 2006 Matchbox Twenty reformed in 2007 Bands disbanded editSee Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Notable releases of the year 2004 Year TitleOctober 18 EstilleNovember 23 CascadaBands re formed editMegadeth Restless Heart Destiny s Child Vaya Con Dios The Shadows till 2015 New York DollsAlbums released editSee also Category 2004 albums January March edit Date Album Artist NotesJANUARY 1 Alea Jacta Est WarCry Not Quite Me Tess Wiley 4 Explosives and the Will to Use Them Crime In Stereo 6 As the Roots Undo Circle Takes the Square Born Free Humble Gods Phantom Planet Phantom Planet 12 The Glorious Burden Iced Earth 13 Legion of Boom The Crystal Method The Opera Band Amici Forever A War Story Book II Psycho Realm 15 Love amp Honesty BoA 17 Because I Can Katy Rose 19 Colour The Small One Sia 20 Bravebird Amel Larrieux Civilization Front Line Assembly The Devil Isn t Red Hella The Early Chapters Soilwork EPEducated Guess Ani DiFranco Hang On Mike Candy Butchers Heron King Blues Califone Slon Chicago Underground Trio Songs We Should Have Written Firewater The Willowz The Willowz 21 Talkie Walkie Air US26 Do You Know Michelle Williams Immortal Memory Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker The Coral 27 Bangers Vs Fuckers Coachwhips 7 Campfire Songs The Popular Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10 000 Maniacs 10 000 Maniacs CompilationDelirium Cordia Fantomas Diva Platinum Edition Ivy Queen Re releaseHypnotic Underworld Ghost Join the Dots B Sides amp Rarities 1978 2001 The Cure Box SetKamikaze Twista Live at the Deaf Club Dead Kennedys LiveLive at the House of Blues The Vandals LiveLove Songs Michael Franks CompilationMargerine Eclipse Stereolab Mojo Box Southern Culture on the Skids One Moment More Mindy Smith Ripp tha Game Bloody Street Muzic RBX Sirens and Condolences Bayside The Slackers and Friends The Slackers Re issueUnsung The Best of Helmet 1991 1997 Helmet CompilationThe Ultimate Yes 35th Anniversary Collection Yes US Box Set28 Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita Zard 31 Politics Sebastien Tellier FEBRUARY 2 Bows Arrows The Walkmen Evolution Purgatory Persuader Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters UK3 50 First Dates Love Songs from the Original Motion Picture Various Artists SoundtrackThe Battle for Everything Five for Fighting Critical Energy Threshold A Crow Left of the Murder Incubus Start Something Lostprophets Upsettin Ernesto s The Slackers LiveWe Shall All Be Healed The Mountain Goats When the Sun Goes Down Kenny Chesney 6 The Sunday Best This Providence EP re release9 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand Debut AlbumFree Me Emma Bunton UKMarshall s House John Squire The Raging Fire Seventh Key That s What I m Talking About Shannon Noll 10 America s Sweetheart Courtney Love Body Language Kylie Minogue USThe College Dropout Kanye West Buleria David Bisbal Feels Like Home Norah Jones Get Away From Me Nellie McKay Gold 35th Anniversary Edition Carpenters CompilationGreatest Hits Thalia CompilationHell and Back Drag On Keep It Simple Keb Mo Lucky Melissa Etheridge Merican The Descendents EPMiles Gurtu Robert Miles amp Trilok Gurtu New Found Power Damageplan Debut The first and last album Pau Latina Paulina Rubio Probot Probot Shamrocks amp Shenanigans House of Pain amp Everlast CompilationTurn of the Screw 1208 16 The Focusing Blur Vintersorg Late Night Tales Turin Brakes Turin Brakes CompilationThe Runaway Found The Veils 17 All That We Let In Indigo Girls Fabulous Muscles Xiu Xiu I Don t Want You Back Eamon Laced with Romance The Ponys Nick s Bump Ben Sidran On The Front Line The Casualties She s in Control Chromeo Writer s Block Evergreen Terrace 23 The Dark Horse Years 1976 1992 George Harrison Box SetSamotnosc po zmierzchu Ania Scars of the Crucifix Deicide 24 About a Burning Fire Blindside Anything Goes Brad Mehldau The Arrival Hypocrisy Bodysong Jonny Greenwood US SoundtrackChick Magnet Paul Wall Death Is Certain Royce Da 5 9 Devil s Ground Primal Fear The Hard Way Owsley Kidz Bop 5 Kidz Bop Kids The King of Crunk amp BME Recordings Present Trillville amp Lil Scrappy Trillville and Lil Scrappy The Life of Joseph W McVey Z Ro Music as a Weapon II Disturbed Chevelle Taproot amp Unloco LiveNude VAST Punk Statik Paranoia Orgy Schizophrenic JC Chasez Sea of Faces Kutless Shadows Collide With People John Frusciante They Were Wrong So We Drowned Liars The Wretched Spawn Cannibal Corpse 25 Answer Supercar 26 The Blue Notebooks Max Richter 29 Schmack Steriogram MARCH 1 Mellow Maria Mena When It Falls Zero 7 UK2 The Best of LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes CompilationCee Lo Green Is the Soul Machine Cee Lo Green Guilt Show The Get Up Kids The Kinnitty Sessions Lunasa LiveModern ARTillery The Living End USWhen It Falls Zero 7 US4 The Tain The Decemberists EP8 667 The Neighbour of the Beast Wig Wam The Cribs The Cribs My Religion TNT Suburban Rock N Roll Space Sunrise Over Sea The John Butler Trio 9 All of Our Names Sarah Harmer Black amp White The Samples Desperate Youth Blood Thirsty Babes TV on the Radio Don t Stop the Music Play Fall Back Open Now It s Overhead Here Come the Brides Brides of Destruction High Water El P featuring the Blue Series Continuum Into the Now Tesla Milk Man Deerhoof The Moon amp Antarctica Modest Mouse Re issueNeither Here Nor There Melvins CompilationPawn Shoppe Heart The Von Bondies Rare Tracks Jet JapanSomething Beautiful Great Big Sea USTempo of the Damned Exodus Two Way Monologue Sondre Lerche Young Man Jack Ingram Your Country Graham Parker 12 Hella Four Tet Split Hella Four Tet Split EP15 And Love Said No The Greatest Hits 1997 2004 HIM CompilationFrom Ohio with Love A Day in the Life Hit the Lights The Red Affair 3 way SplitLive and Demos Raging Speedhorn Compilation16 Afterlife Joe Jackson LiveAlmost Killed Me The Hold Steady Dead Letters The Rasmus USFrustration Plantation Rasputina Grown Backwards David Byrne The Other Side Godsmack EPPatience George Michael Seven Swans Sufjan Stevens Split Personality Cassidy The Very Best of Jackson Browne Jackson Browne CompilationYou Are Here UFO 17 The Roy Clark Method The Roy Clark Method 23 All of Our Names Sarah Harmer Blast Tyrant Clutch Confessions Usher Cool to Be You The Descendents Finally Woken Jem Fly or Die N E R D Good Side Bad Side Master P Greatest Hits Guns N Roses CompilationIt s Never Enough Ace Troubleshooter Let s Talk About It Carl Thomas Live at the House of Blues Goldfinger LiveLP Ambulance LTD USMadvillainy Madvillain Me and Mr Johnson Eric Clapton Robert Johnson tribute albumThe Milk Eyed Mender Joanna Newsom Misery Is a Butterfly Blonde Redhead MP3 Marcy Playground Night of Joy Widespread Panic LiveNow That s What I Call Music 15 U S series Various Artists CompilationOne Way Out The Allman Brothers Band LiveOur Endless Numbered Days Iron amp Wine Peace Love Death Metal The Eagles of Death Metal The Punisher The Album Various Artists SoundtrackRedefine Soil Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed The Album Various Artists SoundtrackSings Greatest Palace Music Bonnie Prince Billy Till Death Do Us Part Cypress Hill Tour 2003 Ringo Starr amp His All Starr Band LiveVenice Fennesz The Way I Am Knoc turn al Winning Days The Vines 24 Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do Sigur Ros EPBee Hives Broken Social Scene COM LAG 2plus2isfive Radiohead EP29 Absent Friends The Divine Comedy Alphabetical Phoenix Anastacia Anastacia Smack Smash Beatsteaks Soundtrack to Your Escape In Flames 30 The Bootleg Series Vol 6 Bob Dylan Live 1964 Concert at Philharmonic Hall Bob Dylan LiveClassics Vol 1 Big Moe CompilationDamita Jo Janet Jackson USHonkin on Bobo Aerosmith Covers albumIn With the Old Pepper Live amp Off the Record Shakira Live LP amp DVDLos Lonely Boys Los Lonely Boys Population Override Buckethead Prophecy Soulfly Then and Now The Who Compilation 2 new tracksU Gotta Feel Me Lil Flip April June edit Date Album Artist NotesAPRIL 4 Indestructible Object They Might Be Giants EP5 Best of Both Worlds Midnight Oil DVDThe Dissociatives The Dissociatives Greatest Hits Atomic Kitten CompilationJ Wess Presents Tha LP J Wess LPNow 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The Blue Jukebox Chris Rea BYO Split Series Vol 5 Alkaline Trio One Man Army Split LPThe Cuckoo Clocks of Hell Buckethead Desensitized Drowning Pool Fire It Up The Kottonmouth Kings Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand Funeral for a Friend Moments in Grace Funeral for a Friend Moments in Grace Split EPHangover Music Vol VI Black Label Society Highwire Act Live in St Louis 2003 Little Feat LiveHurt No More Mario Winans I d Like a Virgin Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine Impossible Dream Patty Griffin Letters from Home John Michael Montgomery Music of Mass Destruction Anthrax LiveMusicology Prince Mute Print A Wilhelm Scream The Pretty Toney Album Ghostface Killah Ratatat Ratatat Rock Against Bush Vol 1 Various Artists Rock Against Bush CompilationStone Age Complication Queens of the Stone Age EPSunsets and Car Crashes The Spill Canvas Through the Ashes of Empires Machine Head US2 a m Wakeup Call Tweaker Underneath Hanson 24 Rejoicing in the Hands Devendra Banhart 26 Walk The 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Beautiful James BluntTop 10 selling albums of the year in the US editConfessions Usher 7 979 000 Feels like Home Norah Jones 3 843 000 Encore Eminem 3 517 000 When the Sun Goes Down Kenny Chesney 3 072 000 Under My Skin Avril Lavigne 2 970 000 Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw 2 787 000 Songs About Jane Maroon 5 2 708 000 Fallen Evanescence 2 614 000 Autobiography Ashlee Simpson 2 577 000 Now That s What I Call Music 16 Various 2 560 000Top 15 selling albums of the year globally editConfessions Usher Feels Like Home Norah Jones Encore Eminem How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb U2 Under My Skin Avril Lavigne Love Angel Music Baby Gwen Stefani Greatest Hits Robbie Williams Greatest Hits Shania Twain Destiny Fulfilled Destiny s Child Greatest Hits Guns N Roses Songs About Jane Maroon 5 American Idiot Green Day Elephunk The Black Eyed Peas Greatest Hits My Prerogative Britney Spears Anastacia AnastaciaClassical music editMichel van der Aa Second self Louis Andriessen Racconto dall Inferno Cornelis de Bondt Madame Daufine Elliott Carter Reflexions George Crumb Winds of Destiny for soprano percussion quartet and piano Mario Davidovsky Sefarad Four Spanish Ladino Folkscenes baritone voice flute piccolo alto flute clarinet bass clarinet percussion violin and cello Joel Francois Durand Ombre Miroir for flute and 14 instruments Ross Edwards Concerto for Guitar and Strings 9 Ivan Fedele Odos Lorenzo Ferrero Guarini the Master for violin and strings Philip Glass Symphony No 7 Toltec Georg Friedrich Haas Haiku Hans Werner Henze Sebastian im Traum Alun Hoddinott Trombone Concerto York Holler Ex Tempore Guus Janssen Memory Protect Extended Wankeling Karl Jenkins In These Stones Horizons Sing Jan Klusak Axis Temporum Rolands Kronlaks Paion Hanna Kulenty Run Theo Loevendie De 5 Driften Frederik Magle Souffle le vent 1st symphonic poem from the suite Cantabile Roderik de Man Mensa Sa Peter Maxwell Davies Naxos Quartet No 4 Children s Games Naxos Quartet No 5 Marijn Simons Symphony No 1 Opus 26 String Quartet No 3 Opus 27 Dobrinka Tabakova Concerto for Viola and Strings Schubert Arpeggione arrangement for string orchestra Suite in Old Style for viola strings and harpsichord Whispered Lullaby for viola and pianoOpera editThomas Ades The Tempest Harrison Birtwistle The Io Passion William Bolcom A WeddingJazz editMain article 2004 in jazzMusical theater editAssassins Broadway production opened at Studio 54 and ran for 101 performances Bombay Dreams Broadway production opened at The Broadway Theatre and ran for 284 performances Fiddler On The Roof Broadway revival The Woman in White music by Andrew Lloyd Webber lyrics by David Zippel and book by Charlotte Jones freely adapted from the novel by Wilkie Collins London production opened on September 15 at the Palace Theatre London People Are Wrong Off Broadway productionMusical films editAlt for Egil starring Kristoffer Joner Beyond the Sea starring Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin Bride and Prejudice starring Aishwarya Rai De Lovely released June 13 starring Kevin Kline as Cole Porter and Ashley Judd Home on the Range a Disney animated feature Ray starring Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles Red Riding Hood Pixel Perfect a Disney Channel Original Movie that is also a musical Swing Girls The Phantom of the Opera starring Emmy Rossum as Christine and Gerard Butler as the Phantom Metallica Some Kind of Monster Where s Firuze starring Haluk Bilginer and Demet AkbagBirths editJanuary 4 Alexa Curtis Australian singer Winner of The Voice Kids Australia Coach was Delta Goodrem January 10 Kaitlyn Maher American child singer and actress January 15 Grace VanderWaal American musician singer songwriter ukulele player April 20 Redveil American rapper June 4 Mackenzie Ziegler American dancer singer actress and model June 5 Ivan Cornejo American regional Mexican music singer songwriter June 10 Gayle American singer August 31 Jang Won young South Korean singer October 9 Theodor Andrei Romanian singer November 21 Yvngxchris American rapper December 13 Matt Ox American rapper December 15 quinn American rapper December 16 Ka hdami American rapper December 20 Slump6s American rapperDeaths editJanuary February edit January 3 Ronald Smith 82 British pianist January 6 Jimmy Hassell 62 Guitarist co lead singer in The First Edition from 1972 to 1976 January 12 Randy VanWarmer 48 songwriter and guitarist January 15 Terje Bakken 25 also known as Valfar lead singer and founder of Norwegian black folk metal band Windir died of hypothermia in a blizzard 10 January 16 John Siomos 56 drummer January 17 Czeslaw Niemen 65 Polish rock singer Tom Rowe 53 musician January 22 Billy May 87 US big band amp pop music arranger Ann Miller 80 actress singer and dancer January 30 Julius Dixson 90 songwriter and record company executive February 3 Cornelius Bumpus 58 musician The Doobie Brothers Steely Dan February 6 Jorgen Jersild 90 Danish composer and music educator February 8 Cem Karaca 58 Turkish singer and composer February 16 Doris Troy 67 R amp B singer February 21 Les Gray 57 English singer Mud Bart Howard 88 composer and pianist February 23 Don Cornell 84 US singer Alvino Rey 95 US bandleader and guitarist February 24 A C Reed 77 blues saxophonistMarch April edit March 4 John McGeoch 48 British guitarist with Magazine Siouxsie and the Banshees and PiL March 6 Peggy DeCastro 82 US singer born in the Dominican Republic eldest of the DeCastro Sisters March 9 Rust Epique 36 guitarist Crazy Town March 10 Dave Schulthise 47 punk bassist The Dead Milkmen March 11 Edmund Sylvers 47 lead singer of The Sylvers March 13 Vilayat Khan 75 sitar player March 15 Eva Likova 84 operatic soprano March 16 Vilem Tausky 93 Czech conductor and composer March 18 Vytas Brenner 57 musician keyboardist and composer Erna Spoorenberg 78 Dutch operatic soprano March 21 Johnny Bristol 65 singer songwriter and record producer March 26 Jan Berry 62 US singer of Jan and Dean March 30 Timi Yuro 63 soul and R amp B singer and songwriter April 1 Paul Atkinson 58 guitarist for The Zombies April 3 Gabriella Ferri 62 Italian singer April 6 Niki Sullivan 66 guitarist for The Crickets April 9 Harry Babbitt 90 US singer with Kay Kyser amp his Orchestra April 10 Jacek Kaczmarski 47 Polish poet and singer the bard of Solidarity April 15 Ray Condo 53 Canadian rockabilly musician Hans Gmur 77 Swiss theatre author director composer and producerMay June edit May 1 Felix Haug 52 Swiss pop musician Double May 5 Coxsone Dodd 72 Jamaican record producer Ritsuko Okazaki 44 Japanese songwriter May 6 Barney Kessel 80 jazz guitarist May 11 John Whitehead 55 R amp B artist shot dead May 12 John LaPorta 84 Jazz clarinetist composer and educator May 17 Gunnar Graps 52 Estonian singer Magnetic Band and Gunnar Graps Group Elvin Jones 76 Jazz Drummer notably with the John Coltrane Quartet of the 1960s May 19 Arnold Moore 90 blues artist May 23 Gundars Mausevics 29 Latvian guitarist of Brainstorm May 31 Robert Quine 61 guitarist June 2 Billboard 25 rapper The Game s best friend June 4 Irene Manning 91 US actress singer and dancer June 6 Iona Brown 63 conductor and violinist June 7 Quorthon 38 Swedish multi instrumentalist founder and songwriter of Bathory June 10 Ray Charles 73 US singer and pianist June 15 James F Arnold 72 first tenor with the Four Lads June 17 Jackie Paris 77 US jazz singer June 27 Sis Cunningham 95 folk musicianJuly August edit July 6 Syreeta Wright 57 singer congestive heart failure a side effect of cancer treatment July 13 Arthur Kane 55 bassist New York Dolls Carlos Kleiber 74 conductor July 21 Jerry Goldsmith 75 US composer Academy Award winner July 22 Illinois Jacquet 81 US jazz saxophonist Sacha Distel 71 French singer August 2 Don Tosti 81 American composer August 6 Rick James 56 US funk singer Argentino Ledesma 75 Argentinian singer Tony Mottola 86 US Guitarist August 9 David Raksin 92 US composer August 15 William Herbert York 85 bassist for Drifting Cowboys August 17 Bernard Odum 72 bass player for James Brown August 18 Elmer Bernstein 82 US composer August 20 Maria Antonieta Pons 82 Cuban Rumbera August 26 Laura Branigan 52 US singer brain aneurysm August 31 Carl Wayne 61 vocalist The Move September October edit September 2 Michael Connor 54 American country rock keyboardist Pure Prairie League Billy Davis September 11 Juraj Benes 64 Slovak composer September 12 John Buller 77 British composer Kenny Buttrey 59 Nashville session drummer Fred Ebb 72 US lyricist September 15 Johnny Ramone 55 US guitarist and founding member of The Ramones prostate cancer September 16 Izora Armstead 62 member of The Weather Girls September 29 Heinz Wallberg 81 German conductor 11 September 30 Jacques Levy 69 songwriter and theatre director October 1 Bruce Palmer 58 bassist of Buffalo Springfield October 7 Miki Matsubara 44 Japanese composer and singer October 19 Greg Shaw 55 music historian and record label owner October 25 John Peel 65 British DJ and broadcaster heart attack October 28 Gil Melle 72 film and television music composerNovember December edit November 1 Mac Dre 34 Bay Area rapper highway shooting Terry Knight 61 lead singer of Terry Knight and the Pack and manager producer of Grand Funk Railroad stabbed in domestic dispute November 12 Usko Merilainen 74 Finnish composer November 13 John Balance 42 British musician from Coil Ol Dirty Bastard 35 African American rapper drug overdose Carlo Rustichelli 87 Italian film composer November 14 Michel Colombier 65 composer November 18 Cy Coleman 75 US composer November 19 Terry Melcher 62 musician and producer November 24 James Wong Jim 63 Cantopop lyricist and songwriter December 2 Kevin Coyne 60 singer composer and guitarist December 5 Bill Maybray 60 lead singer of The Jaggerz cancer December 8 Dimebag Darrell 38 former Pantera guitarist shot to death in Ohio December 13 Alex Soria 39 guitarist for The Nils suicide December 14 Sidonie Goossens 105 harpist December 16 Freddie Perren 61 songwriter producer arranger and conductor December 19 Renata Tebaldi 82 operatic soprano December 20 Son Seals 62 blues musician December 26 Sigurd Kohn 45 Norwegian jazz saxophonist tsunami December 27 Hank Garland 74 Nashville session guitarist December 30 Artie Shaw 94 Swing Era Clarinetist and BandleaderAwards editThe following artists were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Jackson Browne The Dells George Harrison Prince Bob Seger Traffic Z Z Top ARIA Music Awards edit ARIA Music Awards of 2004BRIT Awards edit 2004 BRIT AwardsCountry Music Association Awards edit 2004 Country Music Association AwardsEurovision Song Contest edit Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004Grammy Awards edit Grammy Awards of 2004Juno Awards edit Juno Awards of 2004MTV Video Music Awards edit 2004 MTV Video Music AwardsCharts editTriple J Hottest 100 edit Triple J Hottest 100 2004See also edit2004 in music UK Record labels established in 2004References edit Clapton s Guitar Sells For 959 000 Contactmusic com June 25 2004 Retrieved March 3 2013 Simon and Garfunkel play huge gig BBC News August 1 2004 Retrieved March 3 2013 Ex rebel Clapton receives his CBE The Daily Telegraph November 4 2004 Retrieved March 3 2013 Former Friend Gunman Obsessed With Pantera Associated Press December 8 2004 Ratliff Ben 2004 12 10 Darrell Abbott 38 a Guitarist Featured in Heavy Metal Bands Dies New York Times Chris Arnold James Niggemeyer 15 March 2007 A Vulgar Display of Power Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa MJS Music amp Entertainment pp 244 ISBN 978 0 9762917 7 0 Retrieved 21 October 2011 Coachwhips Narnack Records Archived from the original on July 3 2015 Retrieved July 2 2015 Crwth archive from 14 March 2017 accessed 2 June 2018 Discover Australian Music Archived 2014 08 27 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 August 2014 Metal Underground Web Article Windir Frontman Valfar a k a Terje Bakken Found Dead at 25 Heinz Wallberg chef d orchestre allemand Le Monde in French 2 October 2004 Retrieved 6 November 2021 External links editFor a more detailed list of hits or albums by month see KATS FM New Rock 94 7 The Zone WZZN FM Chicago Pause amp Play s On The CD Front VH1 MTV Rolling Stone Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 in music amp oldid 1187494655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
