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- January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including Bill Haley 's " Rock Around The Clock ", and "Only You" by The Platters . {Link without Title}
- January 7 - Welsh Punk band Mclusky officially announce their disbanding via their website. Weeks later, Welsh noisecore/punk band Jarcrew disband due to their drummer becoming a Jehovah's Witness - remnants of the two bands later went on to join forces and become Future Of The Left .
- January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium , Cardiff , Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985 . Performers included Madonna , Eric Clapton , Jools Holland , Manic Street Preachers , Lulu , Aled Jones , Charlotte Church , Katherine Jenkins , Feeder , Snow Patrol , Liberty X .
- January 29 - Avril Lavigne , Chantal Kreviazuk , the Barenaked Ladies , Raine Maida , and Sarah MacLachlan conducted a concert in Vancouver, British Columbia for Tsunami Relief .
- February 7 - BRIT Awards are held in London . Scissor Sisters , Keane , Franz Ferdinand , and Joss Stone are among the winners.
- February 14 - Bloc Party releases their debut album '' Silent Alarm '' in the UK ; it is later named NME 's Number One Album of 2005 .
- February 22
- ---The Pop Punk group Blink 182 announces that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus, but did not completely become inactive, according to frontman Tom DeLonge .
- --- Brian Welch , guitarist of Korn , leaves the band due to his rebirth into Christianity .
- March 1 - John Petrucci , guitarist of Dream Theater , releases his first solo album titled '' Suspended Animation ''
- March 3 - 50 Cent releases '' The Massacre '', the follow-up to his 6x platinum debut '' Get Rich Or Die Tryin' ''. The album sells over 1 million copies in its first week, and goes 4x platinum in two months. The success of the album gives 50 Cent five top-five singles in 2005.
- March 22 - Jars Of Clay releases a worship album after ten years since their first release from Essential Records . The worship album is called '' Redemption Songs ''.
- April 3 - Alice In Chains original bass player Mike Starr was arrested for "investigation of property destruction and theft". He was also sentenced to 30 years for misdemeanor drug possession in April of 1994 , two years after being replaced from the group during the recording of '' Dirt ''.
- April 4 - 16 Horsepower officially disband.
- April 12 - Mariah Carey makes what is arguably one of the biggest musical comebacks in history, releasing the '' The Emancipation Of Mimi ''. It debuts at number one and goes six times platinum in less than a year, and it subsequently becomes the most successful album of 2005. It is re-released on November 15 .
- April 26 - Propagator Records launch in Birmingham, UK.
- April - Country Music legend Kenny Rogers signs a major worldwide record deal with Capitol Records .
- May 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 - Legendary Blues-rock group Cream reunites for four shows in London 's Royal Albert Hall .
- May 3
- --- Nine Inch Nails releases '' With Teeth ,'' its first studio album in six years.
- --- Limp Bizkit releases '' The Unquestionable Truth '', its first album with original guitarist Wes Borland in five years.
- May 6 - Audioslave becomes the first American rock group to perform a free outdoor concert in Cuba .
- May 21 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 13th Annual Weenie Roast show with Alkaline Trio , Audioslave , Bloc Party , The Bravery , The Dead 60s , Foo Fighters , Hot Hot Heat , Interpol , Jimmy Eat World , The Killers , The Mars Volta , Mötley Crüe , MxPx , My Chemical Romance , Queens Of The Stone Age and The Transplants .
- May 23 - Death-metal band Nile releases their fourth album titled '' Annihilation Of The Wicked ''.
- May/June - Operation Ivy / Rancid bassist Matt Freeman is diagnosed with Lung Cancer .
- June 7 - Dream Theater releases their eighth studio album titled Octavarium .
- June 9 , 10 , 11 - Download Festival 2006. Tool , Metallica and Guns N' Roses headline the main stage.
- June 12 - Pink Floyd announces that they will reunite with former bassist Roger Waters , who left the band in 1985, on July 2 for the Live 8 London concert. Their performance on July 2 marks the first time the band played together as a quartet since ''The Wall'' tour in 1981, and also marks the first public performance by Pink Floyd since 1994.
- June 13 - Michael Jackson is found ''not guilty'' of child molestation.
- June 14 - The Backstreet Boys release '' Never Gone '', their first album in over four years.
- June 15 - Destiny's Child announces they will disband upon completion of their world tour.
- June 16 - Motörhead celebrates their 30th anniversary with a concert in the Hammersmith Apollo , which is later released on DVD.
- June 18 - 19 - Green Day films their first ever live CD/DVD '' Bullet In A Bible '' at Milton Keynes National Bowl in Milton Keynes, England . They played to over 130,000 fans in two days.
- June 21 - Billy Corgan releases his debut solo album '' The Future Embrace '' and announces that he wants to reform his popular Alternative Rock group The Smashing Pumpkins , which disbanded on December 2 , 2000 .
- Summer
- --- Crazy Frog Ringtone " Axel F " is released as a single.
- --- Mariah Carey 's " We Belong Together " becomes the #1 song of the decade so far, remaining atop the Hot 100 for 14 weeks. The song reaches #1 on nine different charts in the same week and breaks the record for most-played single in America. Follow-up " Shake It Off " reaches #2 while "We Belong Together" is #1, making Carey the first female artist to hold the #1 and #2 spots on the Hot 100 simultaneously (and only sixth artist ever).
- July 2 - Live 8 Benefit Concert s are held around the world, as part of the Make Poverty History campaign.
- August - The Cure frontman Robert Smith announces that the band plans to record their 13th studio album in the fall for release in the following year.
- July - The Blackbirds form in Auckland, New Zealand .
- August 9
- --- Hootie And The Blowfish releases their album '' Looking For Lucky '', a single from which reaches the top five.
- --- Staind releases their fifth studio album titled '' Chapter V ''.
- August 16- 10 Years releases their third album "The Autumn Effect".
- August 22 - Lil' Kim releases her third much-anticipated album '' The Naked Truth ''.
- September 9 - The band Scooter perform at the All-State Arena in Chicago, IL, their first performance in the United States. November 4 Release of their only album for the 2005 year, entitled ''Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?''. Included singles are "Hello! (Good to be Back)" and "Apache Rocks The Bottom!".
- September 10 - The Italian rocker Luciano Ligabue attracts a European record number of spectators with a concert at Campovolo, in Reggio Emilia .
- September 14 - Pop princess Britney Spears gives birth to her first child, a baby boy named Sean Preston with husband Kevin Federline .
- September 20 - Disturbed releases their third studio album titled '' Ten Thousand Fists ''.
- October 3 - Franz Ferdinand release their highly anticipated second album entitled '' You Could Have It So Much Better ''.
- October 8 - Fiona Apple releases her highly anticipated album '' Extraordinary Machine '' to fans after six years of waiting. A demo version of the album was leaked in 2003 , causing a stir in the music industry.
November 4 - Scooter releases their album '' Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? ''. Included singles are "Hello! (Good to be Back)" and "Apache Rocks The Bottom!".
- November 6 - Madonna earns her 36th Top Ten single with Warner Bros. Records -based, ABBA-sampled " Hung Up ". This ties her with Elvis Presley for the most Top Ten singles. The Beatles have 34. " Hung Up " is also Madonna's 47th Top Forty single – the most for any female artist.
- November 7 - Kate Bush returns after a 12-year absence with the acclaimed double album '' Aerial '', which returns her to No. 3 on the UK album chart.
- November 15 - Anastacia releases her greatest hits collection '' Pieces Of A Dream ''.
- November 20 - Madonna 's Warner Bros. Records-based (Festival Mushroom Records in Australia) single, " Hung Up " takes the title as the ARIA #1 single.
- November 21 - Kate DeAraugo takes the title as '' Australian Idol '' 2005, ahead of Emily Williams .
- November 22 - The 33rd annual American Music Awards are held. Multiple winners are Destiny's Child , Tim McGraw , Kelly Clarkson , The Black Eyed Peas , and Green Day .
- --- With the release of Hypnotize by System Of A Down it became 1#, making them the 3rd musical act to have 2 number one albums in the same year. The other 2 to do this record were DMX & The Beatles .
- November - Madonna 's new Warner Bros. Records-based album '' Confessions On A Dance Floor '' hits #1 in 40 countries, a new record. The Beatles previously held this record when '' The Beatles 1 '' went to #1 in 36 countries in 2000.
- December 8 - The nominations for the 48th Grammy Award s are announced. The top-nominated artists include Mariah Carey , John Legend , and Kanye West , with eight nominations each. Other nominated artists include Gwen Stefani , Beyoncé (two of her own, plus four with Destiny's Child ), Kelly Clarkson , and 50 Cent .
- December 10 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 16th annual Acoustic Christmas . On November 10 , 2005 , KROQ's official website announced that it will include Avenged Sevenfold , Fall Out Boy , Korn , Nine Inch Nails , Rise Against , System Of A Down and Thrice for the first night. The second night is held the following day, as also announced at KROQ's official website on November 15 , 2005 and includes The Bravery , Coldplay , Death Cab For Cutie , Depeche Mode , Hot Hot Heat , Jack Johnson , Nada Surf and The White Stripes .
- December 15 - Madonna 's Warner Bros. Records-based single, " Hung Up " sets a new record in the download charts by staying at #1 for 7 consecutive weeks. Nelly Furtado 's final Warner Bros. Records-based (Festival Mushroom Records in Australia) single, " All Good Things (Come To An End) " is released and takes the title as the last single to be on the '' Loose '' album which is to be released in June 2006.
- December 21 - Elton John marries David Furnish in London . This marriage comes in the wake of new British laws affording gay unions the same legal protection enjoyed within straight marriages.
- December 31 - Mariah Carey earns her 17th #1 single with " Don't Forget About Us ", tying with Elvis for second as the act with the most #1 singles. The Beatles have 20. She also becomes the first act to perform live in Times Square on the Dick Clark New Year's Eve Special on this day.
- Late - Glue Gun reforms after eight years of absence, and frontman Bob Oedy is now the only remaining member. The new line-up is Bob Oedy (vocals), Joey Rimicci (guitars) and Brian Priess (bass) and Andy (drums). Rimicci and Priess were previously members of Jughead's Revenge .
- Late Decvember 2005 - Madonna 's Warner Bros. Records-based single, "Hung Up", first appears on Mix 106.5 (Sydney), MIX 101.1 (Melbourne), Vega 95.3 (Sydney), Vega 91.5 (Melbourne) and the Rest of the MIX FM stations.
(The following are accurate points of singles while they have been within the top 40, on the UWC)
# '' The Massacre '' — 50 Cent
# '' Encore '' — Eminem
# '' American Idiot '' — Green Day
# '' The Emancipation Of Mimi '' — Mariah Carey
# '' Breakaway '' — Kelly Clarkson
- January 11
- --- Spencer Dryden , 61, American drummer for American rock group Jefferson Airplane
- --- Jimmy Griffin , co-founder of Bread
- --- Miriam Hyde , Australian composer, 91
- January 14 - Alfred Hause , German composer and conductor, 84
- January 15 - Victoria De Los Angeles , 81, Catalan soprano
- January 24 - June Bronhill , singer
- January 28 - Jim Capaldi , 60, British drummer and vocalist
- January 30 - Martyn Bennett , 33, Scottish bagpiper
- February 1 - Franco Mannino , Italian composer, 80
- February 3 - David Hönigsberg , composer and conductor, 45
- February 8
- --- Helmut Eder , Austrian composer, 88
- --- Jimmy Smith , 77, American jazz organist
- February 9 - Tyrone Davis , 66, American soul singer
- February 13 - Sixten Ehrling , 86, Swedish conductor
- February 16 - Marcello Viotti , 50, Swiss conductor
- February 29 - Edward Patten , 65, R&B/soul singer ( Gladys Knight & The Pips )
- February 28 - Chris Curtis , 63, British drummer and vocalist
- March 4 - Una Hale , soprano, 82
- March 6 - Tommy Vance , DJ
- March 9
- --- Chris LeDoux , Country Music singer, 56
- --- Kathie Kay , big band singer, 86
- March 10 - Danny Joe Brown , 53, former lead singer of Molly Hatchet
- March 21 - Bobby Short , singer
- March 22 - Rod Price , guitarist, 47
- March 26 - Paul Hester , drummer for Crowded House & Split Enz, 46
- March 27
- --- Grant Johannesen , pianist, 83
- --- Rigo Tovar , Mexican singer and composer, 58
- March 28 - Moura Lympany , pianist, 88
- and The Ataris
- April 2 - Alexander Brott , conductor and composer, 90
- April 7 - Grigoris Bithikotsis , Greek singer, 82
- April 10 - Norbert Brainin , Austrian violinist, 82
- April 12 - Ehud Manor , Israeli songwriter, 63
- April 13 - Johnnie Johnson , American pianist, 80
- April 14 - John Fred Gourrier , pop singer, 64
- April 18 - Kenneth Schermerhorn , conductor, 75
- April 19
- --- Bryan Ottoson , guitarist of American Head Charge , 27
- --- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , Danish jazz bassist, 58
- April 23 - Robert Farnon , composer, arranger, 87
- April 25 - Hasil Adkins , American Rockabilly musician, 67
- April 28 - Percy Heath , jazz musician, 81
- May 8 - Nasrat Parsa , Afghan singer, murdered, 36
- May 10 - David Wayne , former singer of Metal Church , 47
- May 14 - Jimmy Martin , Bluegrass musician, 77
- May 22 - Thurl Ravenscroft , US singer
- May 25
- --- Ruth Laredo , pianist, 67
- --- Domenic Troiano , guitarist The Guess Who , 59
- May 29 - George Rochberg , composer, 86
- June 4 - Helju Tauk , Estonian musician, 75
- June 13 - David Diamond , American composer, 89
- June 14 - Carlo Maria Giulini , conductor, 91
- June 17 - Karl Mueller , bassist of Soul Asylum , 41
- July 1
- --- Luther Vandross , R&B singer, 54
- --- Renaldo "Obie" Benson , R&B/soul singer ( Four Tops ), 69
- July 11 - Frances Langford , US singer and actress, 91
- July 21 - Long John Baldry , R&B singer, 64
- July 27 - Robert Wright , songwriter
- July 29 - Hildegarde , US singer
- August 4 - Little Milton , blues musician
- August 13 - Arnold Cooke , British composer, 98
- August 20 - Stevo, singer of the early- Vandals -era, 46
- August 21 - Bob Moog , electronic music pioneer
- August 22 - Luc Ferrari , composer
- August 26 - Denis "Piggy" D'Amour , guitarist of Voivod , 45
- September 1 - R. L. Burnside , blues musician, 78
- September 10 - Clarence Gatemouth Brown , blues musician, 81
- September 15
- --- Jeronimas Kacinskas , Lithuanian-born composer and conductor, 98
- --- Sidney Luft , ex-husband of Judy Garland , father of Lorna Luft , and producer of '' A Star Is Born '', 89
- September 17 - Alfred Reed , American composer of concert band music, 84
- September 18
- --- Chas Smit , vocalist and guitarist of Plush , 23
- --- Joel Hirschhorn , American songwriter, 66
- September 19 - William Vacchiano , trumpet player, 93
- October 31 - John "Beatz" Holohan , drummer for Bayside , 31
- November 4 - Mana Nishiura , drummer for Shonen Knife and DMBQ
- November 6 - Minako Honda , Japanese singer, 38
- November 10 - Gardner Read , American composer, 92
- November 20 - Chris Whitley , singer-songwriter, 45
- November 26
- --- Mark Craney , ex-drummer for Jethro Tull , Jean-Luc Ponty , 53
- --- Joe Jones , 79
- November 28 - Tony Meehan , drummer for The Shadows , 62
- November 29 - Deon Van Der Walt , tenor, 47
- December 6 - Ronnie Bridges , pianist and composer, 86
- December 8
- --- Stephen L. Mosko , American composer, 58
- --- Danny Williams , singer, 63
- December 24 - Constance Keene , American pianist, 84
- December 25
- --- Derek Bailey , guitarist, 75
- --- Birgit Nilsson , Swedish soprano, 87
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