Music History
May 3 The Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn is renamed after Beastie Boys' rapper Adam Yauch
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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.
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