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- 2001 In Music (UK)
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- January 1
- ---Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House Of Blues
- --- Hum disbands.
- January 17 - Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band.
- January/February - Rush records '' Vapor Trails '', which was released on May 14 , 2002 .
- February - CFXJ (''Flow 93.5''), Canada 's first Urban Music station, goes to air for the first time as a testing signal (its official debut is on March 1 .) This is a breakthrough for Canadian Hip Hop and R&B musicians, who had previously faced significant barriers to getting exposure for their music.
- February 13 - Peter Frampton receives the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award
- February 17 - Manic Street Preachers become the first Western Rock band to play in Cuba . ( Fidel Castro was in attendance.)
- March 1 - Collin Raye is awarded the Artist Humanitarian Award from Country Radio Broadcasters Inc . The award was given in recognition of Raye's work on behalf of a number of different charitable organizations including Child Help USA , USA Weekend's Make a Difference Day and the Native American organization Hecel Oyakapi.
- March 14 - The Court of Appeals in Rome finds Michael Jackson "not guilty" of Plagiarism , reversing a decision made in 1999 by a lower court. Italian songwriter Albano Carrisi had claimed that Jackson's "Will You Be There" was a copy of his song "I Cigni Di Balaka."
- March 28 - Sergei Rachmaninoff 's ''Piano Concerto No. 2'' replaces Max Bruch 's violin concerto at #1 in the Classic FM Hall of Fame.
- March 31 - Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown are banned for life from Hollywood 's Bel Air hotel after destroying their room. Property that was allegedly damaged included a TV, and two doors. According to Hotel Workers, the walls and carpets were also stained by alcohol. The Hotel closed down the room for five days for repairs.
- April 4 - Original Zombies lead singer Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent , reunite for a two part performance at London 's Jazz Cafe. This was the first time the two band members performed together in over 30 years.
- April 24 and October 30 - Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson release albums in the same year, respectively. Janet releases "All For You" and Michael releases "Invincible". Both albums would hit #1 on the album charts.
- May 1 - Huey Lewis And The News makes a comeback with their album Plan B , their first album of new material in a decade.
- May - The 4th EJCF in Basel was held. Next time was in 2004 .
- June 12 - Electric Light Orchestra 's first album released in 15 years, since '' Balance Of Power '', is entitled '' Zoom ''.
- June 16 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 9th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with Blink-182 , Coldplay , Crazy Town , The Cult , Disturbed , Jane's Addiction , Linkin Park , The Living End , New Found Glory , Pennywise , Papa Roach , Stabbing Westward , Staind , Stone Temple Pilots , Sum 41 and 311 .
- July - Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean enters a rehabilitation facility to deal with alcoholism and depression, as the '' Black & Blue '' Summer tour put on hold.
- August 25 - A Cessna 402 aircraft carrying 9 people, including R&B singer Aaliyah , crashes in the Bahamas, killing all aboard.
- September 10-11 - Blink-182 originally started shooting a video for the song Stay Together For The Kids on September 10, 2001, and originally featured the band playing in a derelict house. The next day when they went to finish the video, the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City occurred. They decided to shoot another video for the song a few weeks later.
- September 11 - My Chemical Romance lead singer, Gerard Way witnesses the 9/11 attacks and gets inspired to start a band, which later becomes My Chemical Romance .
- '' airs uninterrupted on all major networks. The solemn concert, only 10 days after the September 11 attacks, included performances by Bruce Springsteen , Tom Petty , Celine Dion , Neil Young , Stevie Wonder , Alicia Keys , Dave Matthews , Faith Hill , , and others.
- October 20 - '' The Concert For New York City '' airs on VH1 , with performances by Paul McCartney , The Rolling Stones , Bon Jovi The Who , Billy Joel and others.
- '' benefit concert is held at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. , with performances by Michael Jackson , Aerosmith , Mariah Carey , James Brown , Backstreet Boys , 'N Sync , and others.
- October 25 - Quarashi performs a live concert with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra (the band, Botnleðja also performed) in the Háskólabíó in Reykjavík , Iceland , which is notable for being the first time that a rap act performed a live concert with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Quarashi performed seven songs from their (at the time) upcoming album, '' Jinx ''.
- November - The governing body of the UK Singles Chart , Chart Information Network Ltd. (CIN), changes its name to The Official UK Charts Company.
- November 16 - Britney Spears ' third album, '' Britney '' debuts at #1, making her the first female artist with her first three albums to debut at #1.
- Mariah Carey makes a number of unusual public appearances, including an unscheduled visit to MTV 's '' Total Request Live '' on July 19 {Link without Title}
- Area One music festival brings together a variety of acts including Moby , Incubus , Outkast , New Order , Nelly Furtado , The Roots , Rinocerose , Paul Oakenfold , and Carl Cox .
- Napster 's popularity peaks
- The Republic of France awards Jean-Yves Thibaudet the honour of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
- Deporitaz releases "Microwave this CD", his second album, on MP3.com.
#'' 1 '' - The Beatles
#'' A Day Without Rain '' - Enya
#'' J.Lo '' - Jennifer Lopez
#'' All That You Can't Leave Behind '' - U2
#'' Everyday '' - Dave Matthews Band
''See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits Of 2001 (USA) ''
# Linkin Park - '' Hybrid Theory ''
# Shaggy - '' Hotshot ''
# Backstreet Boys - '' Black & Blue ''
# Enya - '' A Day Without Rain ''
# Janet Jackson - '' All For You ''
# Blink-182 - '' Take Off Your Pants And Jacket ''
# Alicia Keys - '' Songs In A Minor ''
# Destiny's Child - '' Survivor ''
# Creed - '' Weathered ''
# Aaliyah - '' Aaliyah
# 'N Sync - '' Celebrity ''
# Staind - '' Break The Cycle ''
# Nickelback - '' Silver Side Up ''
# System Of A Down - '' Toxicity ''
# Pink - '' M!ssundaztood ''
# Eminem - '' The Marshall Mathers LP ''
# P.O.D. - '' Satellite ''
# Michael Jackson - '' Invincible ''
- January 7 - James Carr (58), soul singer
- February 4 - Iannis Xenakis (78), Greek composer
- February 13 - George Simon , music critic and original Glenn Miller Band drummer; pneumonia
- February 19 - Charles Trenet (87), French singer, songwriter
- February 21 - Ronnie Hilton (75), English singer and radio presenter
- February 21 - Malcolm Yelvington (82) Rockabilly musician
- February 22 - John Fahey (61), guitarist, Indie Label owner
- March 12 - Sir Lancelot (98), Calypso singer
- March 18 - John Phillips (65), cofounder of Pop group The Mamas And The Papas
- March 28 - Moe Koffman (73), Canadian Jazz singer
- April 15 - Joey Ramone (49), lead singer for The Ramones
- April 20 - Giuseppe Sinopoli (54), composer and conductor
- May 12 - Perry Como (88), American crooner
- May 20 - Renato Carosone (81), Italian musician and singer
- June 4 - John Hartford (64), bluegrass musician
- June 18 - Davorin Popović (55), lead singer for Bosnian band Indexi
- June 21 - John Lee Hooker (83), blues musician
- June 30 - Chet Atkins (77), country musician
- July 27 - Leon Wilkeson (49), Bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd
- August 25 - Aaliyah (22), American singer and actress; airplane crash
- August 29 - Graeme "Shirley" Strachan (49), lead singer for Skyhooks
- September 1 - Ted Mulry (54), lead singer for Ted Mulry Gang
- September 22 - Isaac Stern (81), violinist
- November 29 - George Harrison (58), musician and former member of The Beatles
- December 13 - Chuck Schuldiner (34), vocalist and guitarist with Death
- December 16 - Stuart Adamson (43), guitarist for Big Country ; suicide
- December 18 - Gilbert Bécaud (74), singer-songwriter
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