Sons of the Sea
Jan 18 Former Incubus singer Brandon Boyd announces his new band, Sons of the Sea
- Jan 27 The Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ignited by pyrotechnics used by a performing rock band kills 245 people and injures at least 600 others; most of the deaths were from toxic smoke inhalation, the club was over capacity and had no fire exits
- Feb 10 55th Grammy Awards: "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Goyte); "We Are Young" (fun); and "Babel" (Mumford & Sons) win
55th Grammy Awards
Feb 10 55th Grammy Awards: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
- Mar 10 Revival of Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", based on an unfinished work of Charles Dickens, closes at Studio 54, NYC, after 136 performances
The 20/20 Experience
Mar 15 Justin Timberlake releases his 3rd studio album "The 20/20 Experience" (2013 Billboard Album of the Year)
Music History
Mar 22 American rock band My Chemical Romance announce their break-up
The Way
Mar 26 Ariana Grande's first single, "The Way", is released
Academy of Country Music Awards
Apr 6 48th Academy of Country Music Awards: Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert & Jason Aldean win
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Apr 18 28th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Heart; Albert King; Randy Newman; Public Enemy; Rush; Donna Summer; Quincy Jones; and Lou Adler
Music History
Apr 26 Cory Monteith is reported to have completed treatment at a drug rehabilitation facility
Music History
May 3 The Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn is renamed after Beastie Boys' rapper Adam Yauch
A
May 10 Agnetha Faltskog releases a new album called "A"
- May 18 58th Eurovision Song Contest: Emmelie de Forest for Denmark wins singing "Only Teardrops" in Malmo
Billboard Music Awards
May 19 20th Billboard Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Red win
Music History
May 21 American singer-songwriter Carole King receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
CMT Music Awards
Jun 5 12th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert. and Blake Shelton win
Country Music Association Awards
Jun 5 47th Country Music Association Awards: George Strait, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton win
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 26 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, and Mumford and Sons headline; other performers include Elvis Costello, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Billy Bragg, Kenny Rogers, and Rufus Wainwright
The Moment of Truth
Jun 26 Peter Ustinov's "The Moment of Truth" opens at Southwark Playhouse in London starring Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley)
Stars Dance
Jul 19 Selena Gomez releases her debut solo studio album "Stars Dance"
- Aug 2 Naresh Sohal's orchestral work "The Cosmic Dance" first performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Peter Oundjian, at the Royal Albert Hall, London
- Aug 13 "Crash My Party" 4th studio album by Luke Bryan is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2014)
One Direction: This Is Us
Aug 20 "One Direction: This Is Us" 3D concert film of One Direction directed by Morgan Spurlock premieres in London
Video Music Awards
Aug 25 30th MTV Video Music Awards: Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift & Bruno Mars win
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 21 Farm Aid held in Saratoga Springs, New York; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Pete Seeger, Amos Lee, Jack Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Carlene Carter, Pegi Young & The Survivors, and Insects vs Robots [1]
Happy
Nov 21 "Happy" single is released by Pharrell Williams (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015)
- Nov 24 41st American Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Justin Timberlake win
Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Nov 25 Disney releases “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year)
Frozen
Nov 27 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released
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