- Jan 9 "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" single released by Rodney Atkins (Billboard Song of the Year 2006)
"High School Musical" Debuts
Jan 20 "High School Musical" debuts, starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hugdens; becomes Disney Channel's most successful TV movie
Black Cadillac
Jan 23 Capitol Records releases "Black Cadillac", the eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash; the album is dedicated to the memory of her recently deceased parents and step-mother, and co-produced by her husband John Leventhal and Bill Bottrell
48th Grammy Awards
Feb 8 48th Grammy Awards: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, John Legend win
XX Winter Olympics
Feb 10 XX Winter Olympic Games open in Turin, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun dorma" in his last ever performance
Soul Train Music Awards
Mar 4 20th Soul Train Music Awards: Jamie Foxx, Destiny's Child & John Legend win
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Mar 13 21st Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Black Sabbath; Blondie; Miles Davis; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Sex Pistols; Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
CMT Music Awards
Apr 10 5th CMT Video Music Awards: Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood & Kenny Chesney win
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Apr 25 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 14th studio album "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions", a tribute to folk music pioneer Pete Seeger
Surprise
May 9 Warner Bros. Records releases "Surprise", the eleventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon
Music Concert
May 19 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Lenny Kravitz
- May 20 51st Eurovision Song Contest: Lordi for Finland wins singing "Hard Rock Hallelujah" in Athens
Academy of Country Music Awards
May 23 41st Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans and Keith Urban win
Music Concert
May 29 Singer David Bowie joins guitarist David Gilmour as special guest during encore at Royal Albert Hall, London concert; they perform "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb" in what becomes Bowie's final UK appearance
Music Concert
Jun 14 Ringo Starr's ninth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Billy Squier, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent, Hamish Stuart, and Sheila E.
- Jun 30 Cirque du Soleil's musical-acrobatic extravaganza "The Beatles - LOVE" opens in a specially built theatre at The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
Smile
Jul 3 British singer-songwriter Lily Allen releases her debut single "Smile"
- Jul 13 UK singer-songwriter Lily Allen releases her debut album "Alright, Still" (Grammy nominee Best Alternative Music Album)
- Jul 30 World's longest running music show "Top of the Pops" is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show aired for 42 years.
Music History
Aug 26 David Gilmour performs with his band and the Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra before a crowd of 50,000 at Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland
Video Music Awards
Aug 31 23rd MTV Video Music Awards: Panic! At the Disco, Kelly Clarkson & James Blunt win
The Departed
Sep 26 Martin Scorsese's "The Departed", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Mark Wahlberg, premieres in New York City (Best Picture 2007)
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 30 Farm Aid 19 held in Tinley Park, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jerry Lee Lewis, Los Lonely Boys, Arlo Guthrie, Gov't Mule, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Jimmy Sturr & his Orchestra [1]
Irreplaceable
Oct 23 "Irreplaceable" single released by Beyonce (Soul Train Music Awards Best R&B/Soul Single 2007, Billboard Song of the Year 2007)
The Black Parade
Oct 23 "The Black Parade" 3rd studio album by My Chemical Romance is released
- Nov 6 40th Country Music Association Awards: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban win
- Nov 9 British rocker David Bowie performs on stage for the final time - three songs at a charity concert in New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom: "Wild Is the Wind", "Fantastic Voyage", and a duet of "Changes" with Alicia Keys
- Nov 21 34thAmerican Music Awards: Kelly Clarkson, Sean Paul & Rascal Flatts win
- Nov 21 Daughtry release their debut album “Daughtry” (2007 Billboard Album of the Year, American Music Awards Favorite Pop-Rock Album 2007)
Blige, Brown, Chesney and The Fay Win
Dec 4 17th Billboard Music Awards: Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Kenny Chesney, and The Fray win
Music History
Dec 7 A Tornado strikes Kensal Green in northwest London, seriously damaging around 150 properties
B.B. King Honored
Dec 15 American blues legend B.B. King is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President George W. Bush
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