Vanilla Ice in Jail
Jan 4 Rapper Vanilla Ice spends night in jail after allegedly ripping out some of his wife's hair during a row
Hill, Kid Rock Win
Jan 8 28th American Music Awards: Faith Hill & Kid Rock win
- Jan 9 Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, for organizing and playing digital music and videos
"Lizzie McGuire" Premieres
Jan 12 Disney Channel TV series "Lizzie McGuire" premieres starring Hilary Duff
"Love Don't Cost A Thing"
Jan 14 Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'
"Miss Saigon"
Jan 28 Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's musical "Miss Saigon", based on Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly, and starring Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salonga closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 4,092 performances and 3 Tony Award wins
Soul Train Music Awards
Feb 28 15th Soul Train Music Awards: The Isley Brothers, Destiny's Child & Jay-Z win
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Mar 19 16th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Aerosmith; Solomon Burke; The Flamingos; Michael Jackson; Queen; Paul Simon; Steely Dan; Ritchie Valens; James Burton; Johnnie Johnson; and Chris Blackwell
Weapon of Choice
Apr 23 Fatboy Slim releases single "Weapon of Choice", music video directed by Spike Jonze starring Christopher Walken dancing
- May 8 36th Academy of Country Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill & Toby Keith win
- May 12 46th Eurovision Song Contest: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL for Estonia wins singing "Everybody" in Copenhagen
Music Concert
May 12 Ringo Starr's seventh All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Roger Hodgson, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones, Greg Lake, Sheila E., and Mark Rivera
- Jun 13 TNN/CMT Country Weekly Music Awards: George Strait, Faith Hill, and Alan Jackson win
Born to Do It
Jul 17 Craig David releases “Born to Do It” in the United States
The Princess Diaries
Jul 29 "The Princess Diaries", starring Anne Hathaway (in her film debut), featuring Julie Andrews, and directed by Garry Marshall, premieres at El Capitan theater in Hollywood
- Aug 21 "How You Remind Me" single released by Nickelback (Billboard Song of the Year 2002)
- Aug 25 Singer Aaliyah and 8 others killed in an air crash in the Bahamas
- Sep 5 John Cage's musical composition "As Slow as Possible", to be played for 639 years, begins at St. Burchardi Church, Halberstadt, Germany
Video Music Awards
Sep 6 18th MTV Video Music Awards: Lady Marmalade, Eve f/ Gwen Stefani & Moby f/ Gwen Stefani win
- Sep 7 30th Anniversary Celebration of singer Michael Jackson's solo career held at NYC's Madison Square Garden features an all-star line-up. including a reunion with his brothers for a medley of their hits
I Just Can't Get You Out of My Head
Sep 8 Kylie Minogue releases her single "I Just Can't Get You Out of My Head", the biggest of her career
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 29 Farm Aid 14 held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Doobie Brothers, and Martina McBride [1]
Scrubs
Oct 2 American sitcom "Scrubs", starring Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, premieres on NBC
Mamma Mia!
Oct 18 Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, opens at The WInter Garden Theatre, NYC, later transferring to The Broadhurst; runs for 5,733 performances
- Oct 21 "United We Stand" benefit concert for September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks victims, held at RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. organized and headlined by Michael Jackson and featuring Aerosmith, Mariah Carey and The Backstreet Boys
35th Awards
Nov 7 35th Country Music Association Awards: Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack & Toby Keith win
Josh Groban
Nov 20 Josh Groban releases his debut album "Josh Groban"; sales exceed over 5 million units
Destiny's Child, Shaggy Win
Dec 4 12th Billboard Music Awards: Destiny's Child and Shaggy win
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