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• In the course of the year 2005, 12 rock albums reached the number 1 spot in America. This was the first time even ten albums have reached the top spot since 1996.
• January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including Bill Haley
  Bill Haley
  
  Bill Haley was one of the first American rock and roll musicians. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the mid-1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and their hit song "Rock Around the Clock"....
  's "Rock Around the Clock
  Rock Around the Clock
  
  "Rock Around the Clock" is a 12-bar blues from 1952 in music, written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers . The song is ranked #158 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....
  ", and "Only You" by The Platters
  The Platters
  
  The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition, and the burgeoning new genre....
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• January 7 - Welsh punk
  Punk rock
  
  Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock....
   band mclusky
  Mclusky
  
  Mclusky was a three-piece alternative rock group from Cardiff, Wales. The group consisted of Andy "Falco" Falkous , Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone , who replaced previous drummer Matthew Harding in late 2003....
   officially announce their disbanding via their website. Weeks later, Welsh noisecore/punk band Jarcrew
  Jarcrew
  
  Jarcrew was a five-piece progressive rock band from Ammanford, Wales. They were a relatively well-known underground band for approximately five years between 2000 and their early 2005 split....
   disband due to their drummer becoming a Jehovah's Witness
  Jehovah's Witnesses
  
  Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationism, Millenarianism Christianity religious movement. Sociology of religion have classified the group as an Adventism sect....
   - remnants of the two bands later went on to join forces and become Future of the Left
  Future of the Left
  
  Future of the Left is an alternative rock group based in Cardiff, Wales....
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• January 17 - Prior to missing 2 live shows Mike Tempesta
  Mike Tempesta
  
  Mike Tempesta is a rock guitarist. He also goes by the moniker "M.33". He was a member of Human Waste Project, and later a member of Powerman 5000 until his departure in 2005....
   is officially no longer part of Powerman 5000
  Powerman 5000
  
  Powerman 5000 is a Boston-based rock music band formed in 1991. Frontman Spider One is the younger brother of Rob Zombie....
   due fights with the band.
• January 22 - Tsunami Relief
  Tsunami Relief Cardiff
  
  Tsunami Relief Cardiff was a charity music concert held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22 January 2005, in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which had occurred the month before....
   concert held at the Millennium Stadium
  Millennium Stadium
  
  The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and the Wales national football team but is also host to many other large scale events, such as Wales Rally Great Britain stage of the World Rally Championship, Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain,...
  , Cardiff
  Cardiff
  
  Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
  , Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid
  Live Aid
  
  Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on . The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia....
   concert of 1985. Performers included Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
  , Eric Clapton
  Eric Clapton
  
  Eric Patrick Clapton Order of the British Empire is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is "probably most famous for his mastery of the Stratocaster guitar." Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream , and as a solo performer, being the only person to...
  , Jools Holland
  Jools Holland
  
  Julian Miles "Jools" Holland Order of the British Empire, Deputy Lieutenant is an England pianist, bandleader and television presenter. His work has involved him with many of the biggest names in the contemporary rock and popular music industry, such as Sting, David Gilmour, Tom Jones and Bono....
  , Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  
  Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as the Manics, they are James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire and Sean Moore ....
  , Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, Order of British Empire, , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scotland singer-songwriter, actress, model and television personality, who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day....
  , Aled Jones
  Aled Jones
  
  Aled Jones is a Wales singer and television/radio personality and broadcaster who first came to fame as a boy soprano. He is the only child of Nest and Derek Jones, was raised in the small Welsh-speaking community of Llandegfan, in Anglesey and attended Ysgol David Hughes....
  , Charlotte Church
  Charlotte Church
  
  Charlotte Idris Church is a Wales singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a European classical music before branching into pop music in 2005....
  , Katherine Jenkins
  Katherine Jenkins
  
  Katherine Jenkins is an award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano. Her first album Premiere made her the fastest-selling mezzo-soprano to date and she later became the first British classical artist to have two number one albums in the same year....
  , Feeder
  Feeder
  
  Feeder may refer to:*Feeder , the Welsh rock group*Feeder , someone who gains sexual pleasure from helping another gain weight*Feeder, a regional term for frontage road, or other small road eventually delivering traffic to a larger one...
  , Snow Patrol
  Snow Patrol
  
  Snow Patrol are an Ireland alternative rock band which formed in Dundee, Scotland. They are based in Glasgow and are signed to Polydor Records....
  , Liberty X
  Liberty X
  
  Liberty X were a Brit Award-winning pop vocal group formed from five contestants from the 2001 ITV show Popstars. The group consisted of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young and Jessica Taylor ....
  .
• January 29 - Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  
  Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
  , Chantal Kreviazuk
  Chantal Kreviazuk
  
  Chantal Kreviazuk is a Canada singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar....
  , the Barenaked Ladies
  Barenaked Ladies
  
  Barenaked Ladies is a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Canada alternative rock band. The band is composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan and Steven Page....
  , Raine Maida
  Raine Maida
  
  Raine Maida, full name Michael Anthony Maida is a Canadian singer and songwriter, best known as the front man of the rock music band Our Lady Peace....
  , and Sarah McLachlan
  Sarah McLachlan
  
  Sarah Ann McLachlan, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada musician, singer and songwriter.She is known for the emotional sound of her ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range....
   conducted a concert in Vancouver, British Columbia for tsunami relief
  Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
  
  The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. On 26 December the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, struck off the northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, spawned a tsunami that wreaked havoc along much of the rim of the Indian Ocean....
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• January 31 - Jon Levasseur leaves Cryptopsy
  Cryptopsy
  
  Cryptopsy is a death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was formed in 1988....
  , saying he has lost interest in Extreme Music.
• February 7 - BRIT Awards
  Brit Awards
  
  The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of British or Britannia, but has subsequently become a "backronym" for British Record Industry Trust....
   are held in London. Scissor Sisters
  Scissor Sisters
  
  The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award-nominated United States of America band that formed in 2001. Their style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the nightclub of New York City....
  , Keane, Franz Ferdinand
  Franz Ferdinand (band)
  
  Franz Ferdinand are a Scotland Rock music band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002. Named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the band comprises Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson ....
  , and Joss Stone
  Joss Stone
  
  Joss Stone is an English born British soul music and contemporary R&B singer-songwriter and actor. Stone emerged to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist....
   are among the winners.
• February 14 - Bloc Party
  Bloc Party
  
  Bloc Party are a UK indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong . Their brand of indie rock has been compared to bands such as The Cure, Gang of Four and The Strokes....
   releases their debut album Silent Alarm
  Silent Alarm (album)
  
  Silent Alarm is the debut studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. The album, of 13 songs, was released on 14 February 2005 in the United Kingdom and on 22 March 2005 in the United States....
   in the United Kingdom. It is later named NME
  NME
  
  The New Musical Express is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition....
  's Number One Album of 2005.
• February 15 - Sonny Mayo replaces Clint Lowery
  Clint Lowery
  
  Clint Lowery is a hard rock guitarist, previously of the bands Still Rain and Dark New Day . Lowery currently plays lead guitar in the band Sevendust and served as the touring guitarist for Korn through most of 2007....
   in Sevendust
  Sevendust
  
  Sevendust is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They were originally signed to TVT Records, but then released their fifth album with Winedark Records in the US, and Roadrunner Records overseas....
  .
• February 22
• The pop punk
  Pop punk
  
  Pop punk is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. It is typically referred to as a strand of alternative rock that combines power-pop melodies and chord changes with speedy punk tempos and loud guitars....
   group Blink-182
  Blink-182
  
  Blink-182 is an United States Rock music trio formed in 1992 in Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band, then known simply as "Blink", was originally composed of Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor ....
   announce that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus, but will not become completely inactive, according to frontman Tom DeLonge
  Tom DeLonge
  
  Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. is an United States musician and the guitarist/vocalist for the punk rock band Blink-182 as well as the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves....
  .
• Brian Welch
  Brian Welch
  
  Brian Phillip Welch , better known as Head, is an United States musician best known as a former guitarist of Korn, and a major influence in the rise of the nu metal movement....
  , guitarist of Korn
  Korn
  
  'Korn' is an American rock music band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band's catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits, Vol....
  , leaves the band after converting to Christianity
  Christianity
  
  Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
  .
• February 28 - Static-X
  Static-X
  
  Static-X is an industrial metal band. Formed in 1994, they are signed to Warner Bros. Records and have released five albums, their most recent being Cannibal , which was released on April 3, 2007....
   fires Tripp Eisen
  Tripp Eisen
  
  Tripp Eisen , is an American musician, best known as the former guitarist of the industrial metal band Static-X. He is also a former member of Dope , Murderdolls, and Ace Frehley tribute band called 'Fractured Mirror', Roughhouse , and local east coast bands such as: The Right, Ego, and Lovesick....
   because of his arrest for sex offences involving a minor.
• March 1 - John Petrucci
  John Petrucci
  
  'John Peter Petrucci' is an United States guitarist best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He has Record producer all Dream Theater albums since their 1999 release, Metropolis Pt....
  , guitarist of Dream Theater
  Dream Theater
  
  Dream Theater is an United States progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band....
  , releases his first solo album titled Suspended Animation
  Suspended Animation (John Petrucci album)
  
  Suspended Animation is a studio album by Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci, released in 2005 on Sound Mind Music....
  
• March 3 - 50 Cent
  50 Cent
  
  Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
   releases The Massacre
  The Massacre
  
  The Massacre is the second studio album by rapper 50 Cent, released on March 3 2005 ? five days ahead of the original release date due to Internet leakage....
  , the follow-up to his 6x platinum debut Get Rich or Die Tryin'
  Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)
  
  Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the commercial debut studio album by New York City rapper 50 Cent, released through Interscope Records. The album was supposed to be released on February 11, 2003 but due to leakage and heavy bootlegging on the Internet, it was released seven days earlier on February 4, 2003....
  . The album sells over 1 million copies in its first week, and goes 4x platinum in two months. The success of the album gives 50 Cent five top-five singles in 2005.
• March 7 - Koichi Fukuda
  Koichi Fukuda
  
  Koichi Fukuda is a Japanese American musician, and the lead guitarist, music sequencer, and keyboardist for the industrial metal band Static-X....
   immediately replaces Tripp Eisen
  Tripp Eisen
  
  Tripp Eisen , is an American musician, best known as the former guitarist of the industrial metal band Static-X. He is also a former member of Dope , Murderdolls, and Ace Frehley tribute band called 'Fractured Mirror', Roughhouse , and local east coast bands such as: The Right, Ego, and Lovesick....
   in Static-X
  Static-X
  
  Static-X is an industrial metal band. Formed in 1994, they are signed to Warner Bros. Records and have released five albums, their most recent being Cannibal , which was released on April 3, 2007....
   & rejoins them after 5 years.
• March 22 - Jars of Clay
  Jars of Clay
  
  Jars of Clay is a Grammy Award winning Christian rock band from Franklin, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on singer, Charlie Lowell on piano and Keyboard instrument, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars....
   releases a worship album after ten years since their first release from Essential Records
  Essential Records (Christian)
  
  Essential Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It was established in 1992 and acquired by Brentwood Music in 1993....
  . The worship album is called Redemption Songs
  Redemption Songs
  
  Redemption Songs is the seventh full-length album by Jars of Clay. It was released by Essential Records on March 22, 2005....
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• March 26 - Australian drummer of Crowded House
  Crowded House
  
  Crowded House is a rock music group formed in Sydney, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States ....
  , Paul Hester
  Paul Hester
  
  Paul Newell Hester was an Australian musician and television personality best known for his work as the drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House....
  , is found dead in Melbourne's Park.
• March 29 - The Bravery
  The Bravery
  
  The Bravery is an United States Rock music band from City of New York that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindert....
   release their self-titled debut album, and are named the top band to watch for 2005 because of it.
• April - Country music
  Country music
  
  Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
   legend Kenny Rogers
  Kenny Rogers
  
  Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
   signs a major worldwide record deal with Capitol Records
  Capitol Records
  
  Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
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• April 3 - Alice in Chains
  Alice in Chains
  
  Alice in Chains is an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates Heavy metal music and acoustic music elements....
   original bass player Mike Starr
  Mike Starr (musician)
  
  Michael Christopher Starr , better known as Mike Starr, is an United States of America musician, and was Alice in Chains' original bassist from the group's formation in 1987 to 1993....
   is arrested for "investigation of property destruction and theft". He was also sentenced to 30 years for misdemeanor drug possession in April 1994, two years after being replaced from the group during the recording of Dirt
  Dirt (album)
  
  Dirt is the second studio album by the American Rock music band Alice in Chains and was released on September 29, 1992 through Columbia Records....
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• April 12 - Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  
  Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
   makes her comeback, releasing the The Emancipation of Mimi
  The Emancipation of Mimi
  
  The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by American pop music/contemporary R&B singer Mariah Carey. It was released by Island Records on April 4, 2005, and in North America on April 12, 2005 ....
  . It debuts at number one and goes six times platinum in less than a year in United States. It is re-released on November 15.
• April 26 - Propagator Records is launched in Birmingham, UK.
• May/June - Operation Ivy
  Operation Ivy (band)
  
  Operation Ivy was an influential Ska punk band formed in Albany, California. The band consisted of frontman Jesse Michaels , Tim Armstrong , Matt Freeman , and Dave Mello ....
  /Rancid
  Rancid (band)
  
  Rancid is an American punk band formed in 1991 in Albany, California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, both of whom previously played in ska punk group Operation Ivy ....
   bassist Matt Freeman
  Matt Freeman
  
  Matthew "McCall" Freeman is an United States musician. He is best known for his bass guitar work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy and Rancid ....
   is diagnosed with lung cancer
  Lung cancer
  
  Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissue of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs....
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• May 2 - Legendary blues-rock
  Blues-rock
  
  Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy Improvisation#Musical_improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jam session with rock and roll styles....
   group Cream
  Cream (band)
  
  Cream were a 1960s United Kingdom blues-rock Musical ensemble consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker....
   reunites for four shows in London's Royal Albert Hall
  Royal Albert Hall
  
  The Royal Albert Hall is an arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
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• May 3
• Nine Inch Nails
  Nine Inch Nails
  
  Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
   releases With Teeth
  With Teeth
  
  With Teeth is the fourth studio album by United States industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released on April 27, 2005 by Interscope Records....
  , its first studio album in six years.
• Limp Bizkit
  Limp Bizkit
  
  Limp Bizkit is an United States nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, Florida. The band achieved success with over 50 million albums sold worldwide....
   releases The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
  The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
  
  The Unquestionable Truth is an EP by Limp Bizkit, released on May 2 2005 internationally and a day later in North America. The EP has sold over 1 million copies worldwide....
  , its first album with original guitarist Wes Borland
  Wes Borland
  
  Wesley Louden Borland is a musician, best known as the guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands, including The Damning Well, Goatslayer, and Big Dumb Face....
   in five years.
• May 6 - Audioslave
  Audioslave
  
  Audioslave was an American hard rock Supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk ....
   becomes the first American rock group to perform a free outdoor concert in Cuba
  Cuba
  
  The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
  .
• May 21 - The Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles, California
  
  Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
   radio station KROQ-FM
  KROQ-FM
  
  KROQ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106.7 Frequency Modulation to the greater Los Angeles area....
   airs the 13th Annual Weenie Roast
  KROQ Weenie Roast
  
  Weenie Roast is a multi-artist alternative rock concert, presented annually by the Los Angeles, California, United States radio station KROQ, beginning in 1993....
   show with Alkaline Trio
  Alkaline Trio
  
  Alkaline Trio is a punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/Singing, Dan Andriano on bass guitar/Singing, and Derek Grant on Drum kit/backing vocals....
  , Audioslave
  Audioslave
  
  Audioslave was an American hard rock Supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk ....
  , Bloc Party
  Bloc Party
  
  Bloc Party are a UK indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong . Their brand of indie rock has been compared to bands such as The Cure, Gang of Four and The Strokes....
  , The Bravery
  The Bravery
  
  The Bravery is an United States Rock music band from City of New York that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindert....
  , The Dead 60s
  The Dead 60s
  
  The Dead 60s were an England Ska Punk rock band from Liverpool. The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska, Dub music and reggae. They are said to have taken influence from artists such as King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio....
  , Foo Fighters
  Foo Fighters
  
  Foo Fighters is an American Rock music band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994....
  , Hot Hot Heat
  Hot Hot Heat
  
  Hot Hot Heat is a rock Musical band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The band currently is composed of Steve Bays , Paul Hawley , Parker Bossley and Luke Paquin ....
  , Interpol
  Interpol (band)
  
  Interpol are an American band formed in 1997 in New York City.The band's line-up is Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Sam Fogarino ....
  , Jimmy Eat World
  Jimmy Eat World
  
  Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, Arizona, formed in 1993. The band is comprised of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
  , The Killers
  The Killers (band)
  
  The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
  , The Mars Volta
  The Mars Volta
  
  The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodr?guez-L?pez and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala. They incorporate various influences including punk rock, jazz fusion, funk and Latin American music into their sound....
  , Mötley Crüe
  Mötley Crüe
  
  M?tley Cr?e are a Grammy Award-nominated American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1981.The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drum kit Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil....
  , MxPx
  MxPx
  
  MxPx is a pop punk band that officially formed in Bremerton, Washington, Washington, United States as teenagers. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four Extended play, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
  , My Chemical Romance
  My Chemical Romance
  
  My Chemical Romance is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The band consists of five members that are Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro and Bob Bryar....
  , Queens of the Stone Age
  Queens of the Stone Age
  
  Queens of the Stone Age is a hard rock music band from Palm Desert, California, California, United States, formed in 1997.Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which Homme described as 'robot rock', saying that he "wanted to create a heavy...
   and The Transplants.
• May 23 - Death-metal band Nile
  Nile (band)
  
  Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, South Carolina, formed in 1993. Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyptian mysticism, history, religion, art, and stories by H....
   releases their fourth album titled Annihilation of the Wicked
  Annihilation of the Wicked
  
  Annihilation of the Wicked is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Nile . The album was released on May 23, 2005 through Relapse Records....
  .
• May 25 - Carrie Underwood
  Carrie Underwood
  
  Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country pop singer and songwriter. She rose to fame as the winner of the American Idol of American Idol, and has become a Music recording sales certification#List of international sales certification thresholds recording artist and a multiple Grammy Award winner....
   wins the fourth season of American Idol
  American Idol
  
  American Idol is an Television in the United States Singing airing on Fox network. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television....
  .
• June 7 - Dream Theater
  Dream Theater
  
  Dream Theater is an United States progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band....
   releases their eighth studio album titled Octavarium.
• June 9-June 11 - Download Festival
  Download Festival
  
  The Download Festival is a three day music festival held annually at Donington Park . It takes place at the end of spring, and is owned and managed by Live Nation....
   2006. Tool
  Tool (band)
  
  Tool is an American Grammy Award-winning Rock music band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones , and vocalist Maynard James Keenan....
  , Metallica
  Metallica
  
  Metallica is an American heavy metal music band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists....
   and Guns N' Roses
  Guns N' Roses
  
  Guns N' Roses is an American Rock music band, formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation....
   headline the main stage.
• June 12 - Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd
  
  Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
   announce that they will reunite with former bassist Roger Waters
  Roger Waters
  
  George Roger Waters is an England rock music musician. He is best known as the bass guitar player and one of the main songwriters in the English rock band Pink Floyd from 1964 to 1985....
  , who left the band in 1985, on July 2 for the Live 8
  Live 8
  
  Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and 31st G8 summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6-8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid....
   London concert. This will be the first time the band played together as a quartet since The Wall tour in 1981, and the first public performance by Pink Floyd since 1994.
• June 13 - Michael Jackson
  Michael Jackson
  
  Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
   is found not guilty of child molestation.
• June 14 - The Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  
  Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
   release Never Gone
  Never Gone
  
  Never Gone is the follow-up album to the Backstreet Boys' 2000 studio release Black & Blue. Originally to be released in 2004, the release date was pushed back to June 14, 2005 for unknown reasons....
  , their first album in over four years.
• June 15 - Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  
  Destiny's Child was an contemporary R&B and pop music girl group comprising lead singer Beyonc? Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ....
   announce they will disband upon completion of their world tour.
• June 16 - Motörhead
  Motörhead
  
  Mot?rhead are a British hard rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. Usually a power trio, Mot?rhead had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Singles Chart....
   celebrate their 30th anniversary with a concert in the Hammersmith Apollo
  Hammersmith Apollo
  
  The 'HMV Apollo' is a major entertainments and concert venue located in Hammersmith, London, England. Designed by Robert Cromie in Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as the 'Gaumont Palace' cinema....
  , which is later released on DVD.
• June 18-19 - Green Day
  Green Day
  
  Green Day is an American Rock music trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tr? Cool for the majority of its existence....
   films their first ever live CD/DVD Bullet in a Bible
  Bullet in a Bible
  
  Bullet in a Bible is a live CD, DVD and Universal Media Disc release by Green Day, which was issued on November 15 2005. Directed by Samuel Bayer, director of all the videos of American Idiot, Bullet in a Bible documents the two biggest shows that Green Day headlined in their career, playing to over 130,000 people at the Milton Ke...
   at the National Bowl
  National Bowl
  
  The National Bowl is a 65,000 capacity entertainment venue in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The site was a former clay-pit , filled in and raised to form an amphitheatre using sub-soil excavated when the adjacent A5 road was diverted to bypass the settlements along Watling Street....
   in Milton Keynes
  Milton Keynes
  
  Milton Keynes , often abbreviated to MK, is a large town in South East England, about north-west of London. It is also the principal town of the Milton Keynes , within the ceremonial counties of England of Buckinghamshire....
  , England. They played to over 130,000 fans in two days.
• June 21 - Billy Corgan
  Billy Corgan
  
  William Patrick Corgan, Jr. is an United States of America singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet. Corgan is the vocalist and lead guitarist for alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins....
   releases his debut solo album TheFutureEmbrace
  TheFutureEmbrace
  
  TheFutureEmbrace is the first, and, thus far, only solo album by Billy Corgan, of The Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan. Released in June 2005, the album's sound was markedly different than most of Corgan's earlier work, eschewing his characteristic "drums, bass, big-guitars sound" in favor of an electronic music sound punctuated with heavily d...
   and announces that he wants to reform his popular alternative rock
  Alternative rock
  
  Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
   group The Smashing Pumpkins
  The Smashing Pumpkins
  
  The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins consisted of Billy Corgan , James Iha , D'arcy Wretzky , and Jimmy Chamberlin for most of the band's recording career....
  , which disbanded on December 2, 2000.
• June 25 – Patti Smith
  Patti Smith
  
  Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an United States singer-songwriter, poet and artist who was a highly influential component of the punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses ....
   curates the Meltdown festival
  Meltdown (festival)
  
  Meltdown is an annual, England festival, held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held over nine days in an area covering including the Southbank Centre, the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall....
  .
• Summer
• Crazy Frog
  Crazy Frog
  
  Crazy Frog is a character used in the marketing of a ring tone based on The Annoying Thing, a computer animation created by Erik Wernquist....
   ringtone "Axel F
  Axel F
  
  "Axel F" is the electronic music instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley , in the film....
  " is released as a single.
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  
  Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
  's "We Belong Together
  We Belong Together
  
  "We Belong Together" is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi and released as the album's second single 2005 in music....
  " remains atop the Hot 100 for 14 weeks. Follow-up "Shake It Off
  Shake It Off
  
  "Shake It Off" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, and recorded for Carey's fourteenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi ....
  " reaches #2 while "We Belong Together" is #1, making Carey the first female artist to hold the #1 and #2 spots on the Hot 100 simultaneously.
• July 2 - Live 8
  Live 8
  
  Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and 31st G8 summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6-8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid....
   benefit concert
  Benefit concert
  
  A benefit concert is a concert, show or gala featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable organization purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis....
  s are held around the world, as part of the Make Poverty History
  Make Poverty History
  
  The Make Poverty History campaign is a Great Britain and Ireland coalition of charities, religion groups, trade unions, campaigning groups and celebrity who mobilise around the UK's prominence in world politics, as of 2005, to increase awareness and pressure governments into taking actions towards relieving absolute poverty....
   campaign.
• July 21 - Denison Witmer
  Denison Witmer
  
  Denison Witmer is an Independent music singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His first release, in 1995, was a Compact Cassette entitled My Luck, My Love....
   releases his album Are You a Dreamer?
  Are You a Dreamer?
  
  Are You a Dreamer? is a studio album by United States singer-songwriter Denison Witmer. It was released on The Militia Group on July 26, 2005....
  .
• July - The Blackbirds
  The Blackbirds
  
  The Blackbirds is a Norwegian rock music band from Oslo. The Band was formed in 1996, but it wasn't until 2001, when five became four, they developed their own unique style....
   form in Auckland
  Auckland
  
  The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
  , New Zealand.
• August 9
• Hootie & the Blowfish
  Hootie & the Blowfish
  
  Hootie & the Blowfish is an American Rock music band that enjoyed widespread popularity in the second half of the 1990s. It was originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan....
   release their album Looking for Lucky
  Looking for Lucky
  
  Looking for Lucky is the fifth and possibly final studio album by the band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on August 9, 2005....
  , a single from which reaches the top five in the US chart.
• August 22 - Lil' Kim
  Lil' Kim
  
  Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is a Grammy Award winning, American multi-platinum rapper and singer. Her 2005 album, The Naked Truth , was awarded the 5 mics award from The Source magazine, making it the first album by any female rapper to achieve that rating....
   releases her third much-anticipated album The Naked Truth
  The Naked Truth (Lil' Kim album)
  
  The Naked Truth is the fourth studio album released by American female rapper Lil' Kim....
  .
• August - The Cure
  The Cure
  
  The Cure are an English Rock music band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member....
   frontman Robert Smith
  Robert Smith (musician)
  
  Robert James Smith is an England guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Rock music band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976....
   announces that the band plans to record their 13th studio album in the fall for release in the following year.
• September 9 - The band Scooter
  Scooter (band)
  
  Scooter are a Germany techno and hardcore techno band from Hamburg, who have sold over 14 million records and have earned 80 gold and platinum awards, they are also considered the most successful single-record German act with 21 top ten hits on their r?sum?....
   perform at the All-State Arena in Chicago, IL, their first performance in the United States.
• September 10 - The Italian rocker Luciano Ligabue
  Luciano Ligabue
  
  Luciano Ligabue , more commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italy rock singer-songwriter, film director and writer....
   attracts a European record number of spectators with a concert at Campovolo, in Reggio Emilia
  Reggio Emilia
  
  Reggio Emilia is an affluent city of Northern Italy Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 167,013 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
  .
• September 14 - Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
   gives birth to her first child, a baby boy named Sean Preston with husband Kevin Federline
  Kevin Federline
  
  Kevin Earl Federline is an United States Dancing, rapper, wrestler, fashion Model , and actor. Previously engaged to actress Shar Jackson, Federline is best known for his two-year marriage to pop music singer Britney Spears....
  .
• October - Jeff Martin
  Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)
  
  Jeffrey Scott Martin is a Canada guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party disbanded....
   leaves The Tea Party
  The Tea Party
  
  The Tea Party were a Canada rock and roll band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media....
   due to Creative Differenecs, also ending the band's 15 year stretch.
• October 3 - Franz Ferdinand
  Franz Ferdinand (band)
  
  Franz Ferdinand are a Scotland Rock music band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002. Named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the band comprises Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson ....
   release their highly anticipated second album entitled You Could Have It So Much Better
  You Could Have It So Much Better
  
  You Could Have It So Much Better is the second studio album by Glaswegian indie rock rock band Franz Ferdinand that was first released 3 October 2005 in the United Kingdom....
  .
• October 5 - Metric
  Metric (band)
  
  Metric is a Canada New Wave music/indie rock band. Originally formed in 1998 in New York City, they are currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Los Angeles, California and Brooklyn, New York....
   release their second album Live It Out
  Live It Out
  
  Live It Out is the second album released by the Canada indie rock band Metric . This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005,the 38th best album of 2006 by NME, and it shortlisted for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize in 2006....
  .
• October 8 - Fiona Apple
  Fiona Apple
  
  Fiona Apple is a Grammy Awards of 1998 United States singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 studio album Tidal , especially with the single "Criminal ", and because of the music video made for it....
   releases her highly anticipated album Extraordinary Machine
  Extraordinary Machine
  
  Extraordinary Machine is the third album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on October 4, 2005 ....
   to fans after six years of waiting. A demo version of the album was leaked in 2003, causing a stir in the music industry.
• October 21 - Nightwish
  Nightwish
  
  Nightwish is a Finns symphonic metal power metal band, formed in 1996 in Kitee, Finland. The band has sold more than 4 million CDs, DVDs and online material internationally....
   perform at the Hartwall Areena
  Hartwall Areena
  
  Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. The arena Naming rights from its largest sponsor, the beverage company Hartwall, based in Helsinki....
  , later to be released as the End of an Era
  End of an Era
  
  End of an Era is a DVD and double CD from the Finnish symphonic metal quintet Nightwish. Nuclear Blast recorded their live performance at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland on October 21, 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album Once ....
   DVD. The following day, singer Tarja Turunen
  Tarja Turunen
  
  Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a full lyric soprano and songwriter, best known as co-founder and the former female vocalist of Finns heavy metal quintet Nightwish....
   is dismissed in an open letter.
• November 6 - Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
   earns her 36th Top Ten single with Warner Bros. Records
  Warner Bros. Records
  
  Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an United States record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It is also affectionately known as "Warners" and 'the Bunny', based on the Bugs Bunny cartoons released by Warner Bros....
  -based, ABBA-sampled "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  ". This ties her with Elvis Presley
  Elvis Presley
  
  Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
   for the most Top Ten singles. The Beatles
  The Beatles
  
  The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
   have 34. "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  " is also Madonna's 47th Top Forty single – the most for any female artist.
• November 7 - Kate Bush
  Kate Bush
  
  Kate Bush is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and Idiosyncrasy lyrics have made her one of England's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years having sold over 20,000,000 records worldwide....
   returns after a 12-year absence with the acclaimed double album Aerial
  Aerial (album)
  
  Aerial is the eighth studio album by the British singer Kate Bush. Released on November 7, 2005, it was her first album since 1993. The album peaked at no.3 in the UK and has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry....
  , which returns her to No. 3 on the UK album chart.
• November 15
• Anastacia
  Anastacia
  
  Anastacia is a multi-platinum American singer and songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, South Africa and Australia but has not had as much success in her native United States....
   releases her greatest hits collection Pieces of a Dream
  Pieces of a Dream (album)
  
  Pieces of a Dream is the 2005 greatest hits compilation by the United States pop music/pop rock singer Anastacia, covering singles from her first three studio albums Not That Kind, Freak of Nature and Anastacia ....
  .
• All female group Danity Kane
  Danity Kane
  
  Danity Kane was an United States R&B, Hip Hop music, pop music girl group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, D....
   is formed on MTV show Making The Band.
• November 20 - Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
  's Warner Bros. Records-based (Festival Mushroom Records in Australia) single, "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  " takes the title as the ARIA #1 single.
• November 21 - Kate DeAraugo
  Kate DeAraugo
  
  Katherine "Kate" Jenna DeAraugo is an Australian singing, who was the winner of the third season of Australian Idol in 2005. She is also a member of the multi-platinum selling Australian girl-group the Young Divas....
   takes the title as Australian Idol
  Australian Idol
  
  }|-||}Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on 27 July 2003. Part of the Idol series, it originated from the reality program Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller....
   2005, ahead of Emily Williams
  Emily Williams
  
  Emily Williams is a singer who was the runner-up in the 2005 season of Australian Idol and a member of the band Young Divas. Williams now lives in Melbourne with her Family and daughter....
  .
• November 22
• The 33rd annual American Music Awards are held. Multiple winners are Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  
  Destiny's Child was an contemporary R&B and pop music girl group comprising lead singer Beyonc? Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ....
  , Tim McGraw
  Tim McGraw
  
  Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an United States country music singer and actor. With many of his albums and singles topping the country music charts, Tim has achieved total album sales in excess of 40 million units....
  , Kelly Clarkson
  Kelly Clarkson
  
  Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized American Idol of the television series American Idol in 2002....
  , Black Eyed Peas, and Green Day
  Green Day
  
  Green Day is an American Rock music trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tr? Cool for the majority of its existence....
  .
• Hypnotize
  Hypnotize (album)
  
  Hypnotize is the fifth album by System of a Down and the second half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album before taking their hiatus to work on their individual solo projects....
   by System of a Down
  System of a Down
  
  System of a Down is an American rock music band, from Glendale, California, formed in 1994 . System of a Down consisted of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian , and John Dolmayan , the band has released five albums since 1998....
   debuts at #1, making them the third musical act to have two number 1 albums in the same year. The other two to do this record were DMX
  DMX (rapper)
  
  Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an United States entertainer, who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dark Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990....
   & The Beatles
  The Beatles
  
  The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
  .
• November - Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
  's new Warner Bros. Records-based album Confessions On A Dance Floor
  Confessions on a Dance Floor
  
  Not to be confused with Madonna's live album: The Confessions Tour.Confessions on a Dance Floor is the tenth studio album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on November 15, 2005 by Warner Bros....
   hits #1 in 40 countries, a new record. The Beatles
  The Beatles
  
  The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
   previously held this record when The Beatles 1 went to #1 in 36 countries in 2000.
• November 30 - Apocalyptica
  Apocalyptica
  
  Apocalyptica is a Finland Cello rock band, composed of classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. Three of the cellists are graduates of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland....
   change locations of the shoot of their DVD "The Life Burns Tour" from Erfurt
  Erfurt
  
  Erfurt is a city in central Germany. It is the Capital of the state of Thuringia with a population of 202,929 . Erfurt is located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of N?rnberg and 180 km SE of Hannover....
  , Germany (Dec. 2) to Düsseldorf
  Düsseldorf
  
  D?sseldorf is the capital city of the Germany state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an economic centre of Germany. The city is situated on the River Rhine and has a high population density - the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area has over 10 million inhabitants alone....
  , Germany (Dec. 4) due to Technical Reasons.
• December 8 - The nominations for the 48th Grammy Award
  Grammy Award
  
  The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
  s are announced. The top-nominated artists include Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  
  Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
  , John Legend
  John Legend
  
  John Stephens better known by his stage name John Legend, is an United States Neo soul singer, songwriter, and pianist.His debut studio album, the multimusic recording sales certification-selling Get Lifted, was released in late 2004, and features collaborations with rapper and record producer Kanye West as well as Snoop Dogg....
  , and Kanye West
  Kanye West
  
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
  , with eight nominations each. Other nominated artists include Gwen Stefani
  Gwen Stefani
  
  Gwen Ren?e Stefani is an American recording artist and fashion designer. Stefani serves as lead vocalist for the rock music band No Doubt. Formed with influences ranging from punk rock to new wave music, their third wave ska oriented third studio album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom, selling 16 million copies worldwide....
  , Beyoncé Knowles
  Beyoncé Knowles
  
  Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
   (two of her own, plus four with Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  
  Destiny's Child was an contemporary R&B and pop music girl group comprising lead singer Beyonc? Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ....
  ), Kelly Clarkson
  Kelly Clarkson
  
  Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized American Idol of the television series American Idol in 2002....
  , and 50 Cent
  50 Cent
  
  Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
  .
• December 10 - The Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles, California
  
  Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
   radio station KROQ-FM
  KROQ-FM
  
  KROQ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106.7 Frequency Modulation to the greater Los Angeles area....
   airs the 16th annual Acoustic Christmas. On November 10, 2005, KROQ's official website announced that it will include Avenged Sevenfold
  Avenged Sevenfold
  
  Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock music band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which included singles such as "Burn It Down ", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day ." The band's success followed with their Avenged Sevenfold...
  , Fall Out Boy
  Fall Out Boy
  
  Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
  , Korn
  Korn
  
  'Korn' is an American rock music band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band's catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits, Vol....
  , Nine Inch Nails
  Nine Inch Nails
  
  Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
  , Rise Against
  Rise Against
  
  Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. Their current line-up consists of four members: Tim McIlrath , Joe Principe , Brandon Barnes , and Zach Blair ....
  , System of a Down
  System of a Down
  
  System of a Down is an American rock music band, from Glendale, California, formed in 1994 . System of a Down consisted of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian , and John Dolmayan , the band has released five albums since 1998....
   and Thrice
  Thrice
  
  Thrice is an American band from Irvine, California. The group was founded in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....
   for the first night. The second night is held the following day, as also announced at KROQ's official website on November 15, 2005 and includes The Bravery
  The Bravery
  
  The Bravery is an United States Rock music band from City of New York that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindert....
  , Coldplay
  Coldplay
  
  Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
  , Death Cab for Cutie
  Death Cab for Cutie
  
  Death Cab for Cutie is a Grammy nominated American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Benjamin Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nicholas Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
  , Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  
  Depeche Mode is an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. The group's original line-up was Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andrew Fletcher and Vince Clarke ....
  , Hot Hot Heat
  Hot Hot Heat
  
  Hot Hot Heat is a rock Musical band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The band currently is composed of Steve Bays , Paul Hawley , Parker Bossley and Luke Paquin ....
  , Jack Johnson
  Jack Johnson (musician)
  
  Jack Hody Johnson is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker, and surfer who has achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001....
  , Nada Surf
  Nada Surf
  
  Nada Surf is an American alternative rock band. Formed in 1992, the New York band consists of Matthew Caws , Ira Elliot and Daniel Lorca ....
   and The White Stripes
  The White Stripes
  
  The White Stripes is an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consists of songwriter Jack White and Meg White .After releasing several singles and three albums within the Music of Detroit#1990s independent music underground music, The White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the garage rock#Revival...
  .
• December 15
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
  's Warner Bros. Records-based single, "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  " sets a new record in the download charts by staying at #1 for 7 consecutive weeks. The single first appears on Mix 106.5
  Mix 106.5
  
  Mix 106.5 is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network . The station was formerly known as 2UW, broadcasting on 1107 kilohertz AM, before converting to FM in 1994....
   (Sydney), Mix 101.1 (Melbourne), Vega 95.3
  Vega 95.3
  
  Vega 95.3 FM is an Australian commercial radio station operated by DMG Radio Australia in Sydney....
   (Sydney), Vega 91.5
  Vega 91.5
  
  Vega 91.5 is a commercial radio station based in Melbourne, Australia. It is run by DMG Radio Australia along with Nova 100.The station began with a music and talk format, however switched to a music format....
   (Melbourne) and the Rest of the MIX FM stations.
• Nelly Furtado
  Nelly Furtado
  
  Nelly Kim Furtado is a Grammy Award-winning Canada singer of Portuguese people ancestry. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress....
  's final Warner Bros. Records-based (Festival Mushroom Records in Australia) single, "All Good Things (Come To An End)
  All Good Things (Come to an End)
  
  "All Good Things " is a song written by singer Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Danja and Chris Martin for Furtado's third album, Loose . It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and released as the album's third European single in November 2006 ....
  " is released and takes the title as the last single to be on the Loose
  Loose (album)
  
  Loose is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released by Geffen Records June 20, 2006 in North America . Timbaland and his then-prot?g? Danja produced the bulk of the album, which incorporates influences of dance music, contemporary R&B and hip hop music....
   album which is to be released in June 2006.
• December 20 - Mary J. Blige releases The Breakthrough
  The Breakthrough
  
  The Breakthrough is the Grammy Award-winning seventh studio album by American contemporary R&B-soul music singer Mary J. Blige, released in December 2005 on Geffen Records....
  , it sells almost 730,000 copies in its first week - the biggest first week sales for any female R&B artist.
• December 21 - Elton John
  Elton John
  
  Sir Elton Hercules John Order of the British Empire is an England singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during the 1970s....
   marries David Furnish
  David Furnish
  
  David Furnish is a Canadian filmmaker, former advertising executive, and now a film director and producer most famous for his documentary Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras....
   in London. This marriage comes in the wake of new British laws affording gay unions the same legal protection enjoyed within straight marriages.
• December 31 - Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  
  Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
   earns her 17th #1 single with "Don't Forget About Us
  Don't Forget About Us
  
  "Don't Forget About Us" is a song co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, and recorded by Carey for the re-release of her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi ....
  ", tying with Elvis for second as the act with the most #1 singles. The Beatles
  The Beatles
  
  The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
   have 20. She also becomes the first act to perform live in Times Square
  Times Square
  
  Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, a borough of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd Street to West 47th Street s....
   on the Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
  Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
  
  Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest is a television program that airs every New Year's Eve on American Broadcasting Company....
   television special on this day.
• Glue Gun
  Glue Gun (band)
  
  Glue Gun is an United States punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 by The Grim's Bob Oedy, who is the lead singer and only constant member as of the band's reunion....
   reforms after eight years, with frontman Bob Oedy the only original member. The new line-up is Bob Oedy (vocals), Joey Rimicci (guitars), Brian Priess (bass) and Andy Alverez (drums). Rimicci and Priess were previously members of Jughead's Revenge
  Jughead's Revenge
  
  Jughead's Revenge is a now defunct United States punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed in early 1989 and played their first show in November 1989 of that year....
  .

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

• Ace Troubleshooter
  Ace Troubleshooter
  
  Ace Troubleshooter was a pop punk band signed to Tooth & Nail Records. According to John Warne, he came up with the band's name after reading the phrase ace troubleshooter in a history book....
  
• Atomic Kitten
  Atomic Kitten
  
  Atomic Kitten is an England girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1999 in music. Formed by Andy McCluskey, the trio is composed of singers and songwriters Liz McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton, and Jenny Frost....
  
• Autopilot Off
  Autopilot Off
  
  Autopilot Off was a punk rock band from Orange County, New York comprised of Chris Hughes , Chris Johnson , Phil Robinson and Rob Kucharek ....
  
• Avoid One Thing
  Avoid One Thing
  
  Avoid One Thing was started as a side project by Mighty Mighty Bosstones' bassist Joe Gittleman. The Boston, Massachusetts-based group's first album, titled "Avoid One Thing ", was released in 2002 on Side One Dummy Records....
  
• Bear vs. Shark
  Bear vs. Shark
  
  Bear vs. Shark was a post-hardcore band hailing from Highland, Michigan, Michigan....
  
• Beloved
  Beloved (band)
  
  Beloved was a Christian metalcore band from Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Band HistoryBeloved formed in the fall of 1999....
  
• Blink-182
  Blink-182
  
  Blink-182 is an United States Rock music trio formed in 1992 in Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band, then known simply as "Blink", was originally composed of Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor ....
   (hiatus)
• Busted
  Busted
  
  Busted were an England Pop Music Band consisting of James Bourne , Charlie Simpson , and Matt Willis . They sold over 1 million singles and 2 million albums in the UK, winning BRIT Awards, Record Of The Year and performing on several sellout arena tours....
  
• The Calling
  The Calling
  
  The Calling is a rock band from Los Angeles, California, California. The band was formed by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin when Kamin was dating Band's sister....
  
• Canvas
  Canvas (band)
  
  Canvas is a rock band from Austin, Texas. They are currently on indefinite hiatus....
   (hiatus)
• Curl Up and Die
  Curl Up and Die
  
  Curl Up and Die , formed in late 1998, was a metalcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada...
  
• Dirtie Blonde
  Dirtie Blonde
  
  Dirtie Blonde was a rock band that consisted of vocalist Amie Miriello, acoustic guitarist Jay Dmuchowski, lead guitarist Sean Kipe, bassist Dean Moore and drummer Tim Perez....
  
• Do As Infinity
  Do As Infinity
  
  Do As Infinity is a popular Japanese band which debuted on September 29, 1999 with the release of their first single, "Tangerine Dream ". Their name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., revealing that Do As Infinity was named after the band's guitarist and composer, Dai Nagao....
  
• Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  
  Destiny's Child was an contemporary R&B and pop music girl group comprising lead singer Beyonc? Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ....
  
• Dynamite Boy
  Dynamite Boy
  
  Dynamite Boy is a pop punk band from Austin, Texas. They comprise Sean Neil, Dusty Kohn, Adrian Munoz and Sam Rich. They allegedly disbanded in 2005 after a ten-year run but due to recent posts on the band's MySpace this is unsure....
   (Reform in 2008)
• The Get Up Kids
  The Get Up Kids
  
  The Get Up Kids are an United States indie rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-90's indie rock scene....
  
• Gluecifer
  Gluecifer
  
  Gluecifer was a hard rock band based in Oslo, Norway. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock"....
  
• Hey Mercedes
  Hey Mercedes
  
  Hey Mercedes was a rock band from Wisconsin, USA, that formed in 1999/2000 after the dissolution of Braid . The band consisted of Bob Nanna on guitar and vocals, Todd Bell on bass and vocals, Mark Dawursk on guitar and vocals and Damon Atkinson on drums....
  
• Home Grown
  Home Grown
  
  Home Grown was an American rock music band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They released three full-length albums and several EPs before going on indefinite hiatus in 2005....
   (hiatus)
• Hot Snakes
  Hot Snakes
  
  The Hot Snakes were an American Rock music band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005....
  
• Ikara Colt
  Ikara Colt
  
  Ikara Colt were a four piece art-rock band formed by art students at London Guildhall University. They had a five year career beginning in 1999 and ending on 17 January, 2005....
  
• JamisonParker
  JamisonParker
  
  JamisonParker was an alternative rock duo in the early to mid 2000s, consisting of singer/guitarist Jamison Covington and guitarist/bassist/drummer Parker Case, as well as former founder Alex Hovis, who originally founded the project with Jamison....
  
• Leftover Salmon
  Leftover Salmon
  
  Leftover Salmon is a jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. Their unique blend of bluegrass music, rock music, country music, and Cajun music/Zydeco, which the band calls "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass", has found favor with the jam band scene....
  
• Mclusky
  Mclusky
  
  Mclusky was a three-piece alternative rock group from Cardiff, Wales. The group consisted of Andy "Falco" Falkous , Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone , who replaced previous drummer Matthew Harding in late 2003....
  
• Million Dead
  Million Dead
  
  Million Dead was a hardcore punk band from London, United Kingdom, active between 2001 and 2005....
  
• Motor Ace
  Motor Ace
  
  Motor Ace was an Australian alternative rock band. Formed in Melbourne around 1998, out of the remains of another band named Snowblind, their members were Patrick Robertson , Damian Birchall Costin , Matt Balfe and Dave Ong ....
  
• The O.C. Supertones
  The O.C. Supertones
  
  The Orange County Supertones was a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour....
  
• O-Zone
  O-Zone
  
  O-Zone was a Moldova pop music trio that gained global popularity for their song Dragostea din tei. Its members were Dan Balan , Radu S?rbu, and Arsenie Todiras ....
  
• Play
• Q and Not U
  Q and Not U
  
  Q and Not U was a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., signed with Dischord Records. Members John Davis, Harris Klahr, Christopher Richards , and Matt Borlik formed the band in 1998....
  
• Quarashi
  Quarashi
  
  Quarashi was a rap and hip-hop group from Reykjav?k, Iceland. It was composed of H?ssi ?lafsson , who was the lead vocalist and frontman of the group, ?mar Swarez , rapper and hype man, and Steini a.k.a....
  
• Riddlin' Kids
  Riddlin' Kids
  
  Riddlin' Kids was a punk rock band from Austin, Texas and was made up of Clint Baker , Dustin Stroud , Mark Johnson , and Dave Keel ....
  
• Rocket from the Crypt
  Rocket from the Crypt
  
  Rocket from the Crypt was an American rock music band led by John Reis, formed in 1990 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005. Of Reis' many musical endeavors, Rocket from the Crypt were the most successful and most internationally recognized....
  
• Roper
  Roper (band)
  
  Roper was a Contemporary Christian music pop-punk band formed in Denver, Colorado. The band consisted of Reese Roper on lead vocals, Jonathan Byrnside on lead guitar, Jonathan Till on bass, Matt Emmett on rhythm guitar, and Nick White on drums....
  
• Sentenced
  Sentenced
  
  Sentenced was a doom metal/gothic metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years. The band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland, and broke up in 2005....
  
• Silkworm
  Silkworm (band)
  
  Silkworm was an indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005.The members were Tim Midgett, Joel RL Phelps, Andy Cohen, and Michael Dahlquist. Phelps left the band in 1994....
  
• Snapcase
  Snapcase
  
  For the Discworld character, see Discworld_characters#Lord_Snapcase.Snapcase was a band from Buffalo, New York. Their records were released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records....
  
• Tambalane
  Tambalane
  
  Tambalane was an Australian Pop rock band that was formed in 2003 by Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies and troubadour Wesley Carr after Silverchair went on hiatus in 2003....
  
• The Tea Party
  The Tea Party
  
  The Tea Party were a Canada rock and roll band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media....
  
• Trust Company
  Trust Company (band)
  
  Trust Company is a four-piece alternative rock group from Prattville, Alabama, Alabama....
   (Reformed in 2007)
• XTC (hiatus?)
• Zone
  Zone (band)
  
  ZONE was a J-Pop band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1999, that went on to become a hit in 2000 with their single GOOD DAYS. Their most famous song is ....
  

Bands reformed

• Alice in Chains
  Alice in Chains
  
  Alice in Chains is an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates Heavy metal music and acoustic music elements....
  
• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  
  Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
  
• Devourment
  Devourment
  
  Devourment is a brutal death metal band from Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1995, the band has split up and reformed three times and none of the original members remain....
  
• Luv'
  Luv'
  
  Luv' is a Netherlands pop girl group which scored a string of successful hit records in a large part of Continental Europe and also South Africa and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s....
  
• Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  
  Junior M.A.F.I.A. was an United States hip hop music group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., in the early 1990s and released their debut album, Conspiracy in 1995....
  

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