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
- April - The White Stripes records Elephant, which was released on April 1, 2002.
- April 23, 2002: Wilco's critically acclaimed fourth album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot", is released, debuting at #13.
- June 5 - U.S. soul and R&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.
- June 15 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 10th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with Bad Religion, Hoobastank, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Eat World, Moby, New Found Glory, P.O.D., Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, The Strokes, System of a Down, Unwritten Law, The Vines, The Violent Femmes and Rob Zombie.
- 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 to December - Die Trying records their self-titled debut album, which was released on June 10, 2003.
- 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
- December 2 - Peter Garrett leaves Midnight Oil.
- 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
- 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.
- No new Dynamite Hack album
- The Velvet Revolver forms
- Megadeth disbands
- Stabbing Westward disbands
- Godflesh disbands
- Apollo Sunshine's musical career begins
- Audioslave's musical career begins
- Rose Falcon's musical career begins
- Beyoncé Knowles' solo career begins
- Zwan's musical career begins
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
Classical music
- Patrick Hawes - Blue in Blue
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
- February 27 - Dudley Moore, English composer, pianist and actor
- March 1 - Doreen Waddell, vocalist of bands Soul II Soul and KLF
- March 4 - Mark Vann (39), Leftover Salmon, melanoma
- March 16 - Eileen Farrell (82), operatic soprano
- 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
- June 29 - Rosemary Clooney, US singer and actress
- July 2 - Ray Brown (75), jazz bassist
- July 2 - Earle Brown, composer
- 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
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