Academy of Country Music Awards
Apr 6 49th Academy of Country Music Awards: George Strait, Jason Aldean, and Miranda Lambert win
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Apr 10 29th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Gabriel; Hall & Oates; KISS; Nirvana; Linda Ronstadt; Cat Stevens; The E Street Band; Brian Epstein; and Andrew Loog Oldham
Music Concert
Apr 17 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Bruno Mars, Jennifer Hudson, and Bryn Terfel
Problem
Apr 27 Ariana Grande's first single from her album, "Problem" featuring Iggy Azalea, is released
Kendrick Lamar
Eminem
XXXTentacion
Tupac Shakur
Nicki Minaj
Coolio