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2002 in music
See also:
2001 in music,
other events of 2002,
2003 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music'
Events
- June 5 - U.S. soul and r'n'b singer R. Kelly, was charged with 21 counts of child pornography after a videotape allegedly shows him having sex with an underage girl is broadcast on the internet.
- July 16 - Simon & Garfunkel release the album Live In New York City, 1967, a recording of their live performance at Lincoln Center on 22 January 1967.
- November 29 - The Concert For George is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death, under the musical direction of friend Eric Clapton. Performers included Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Ravi Shankar, Billy Preston and others. The event benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation
- Peter Garrett leaves Midnight Oil on December 2
- Megadeth disbands
- Glastonbury festival, June 28 to 30. Headline acts: Coldplay, Garbage, Stereophonics, Orbital, Roger Waters, Rod Stewart, Air
- Area 2 Festival, Headline acts: Moby, David Bowie, Busta Rhymes, Ash, Blue Man Group
- Takahiro Nishikawa leaves Dreams Come True on March 24 [1]
- U2 and Paul McCartney perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI. U2's performance becomes a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack.
- Audioslave's musical career begins
- Rose Falcon's musical career begins
- Zwan's musical career begins
- Winger re-forms
Albums released
Top hits on record
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2002
Top 10 selling albums of the year
- The Eminem Show - Eminem
- Nellyville - Nelly
- Let Go - Avril Lavigne
- Home - Dixie Chicks
- 8 Mile - Soundtrack
- Missundaztood - Pink
- Ashanti - Ashanti
- Drive - Alan Jackson
- Up! - Shania Twain
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack
Births
Deaths
- January 21 - Peggy Lee, Jazz performer, most famous for song Fever ("You give me fever...")
- February 1 - Hildegard Knef (76), actress, singer, writer
- February 13 - Waylon Jennings
- March 1 - Doreen Waddell, Soul II Soul
- March 4 - Mark Vann (39), Leftover Salmon, melanoma
- March 24 - Dorothy Delay, Juilliard School violin teacher of Itzhak Perlman and Midori
- April 25 - Lisa Lopes, member of TLC
- March 26 - Randy Castillo (41), drummer for Ozzy Osbourne & Mötley Crüe
- June 5th - Dee Dee Ramone, The Ramones
- June 27 - John Entwistle (57), bassist for The Who
- July 2 - Ray Brown (75), jazz bassist
- August 14 - Dave Williams, member of Drowning Pool
- August 31 - Lionel Hampton (94), vibraphone virtuoso
- October 30 - Jam Master Jay, member of Run DMC
- November 3 - Lonnie Donegan, musician
- December 9 - Mary Hansen, member of Stereolab
- December 22 - Joe Strummer, member of The Clash
Awards
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