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January 1 -
Traditional Vienna New Year’s Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti
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January 1 - Kurt
Nilsen won the World Idol
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January 3 - Britney
Spears married Jason Alexander, a friend from her childhood, in Las
Vegas. The marriage was annulled two days later.
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February 17 - The Brit
Awards was held in London. The Darkness, Dido, Busted, Justin
Timberlake, and KRS-One were among the prominent winners.
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March 10 - George
Michael announced that Patience would be his last
commercially released record. He stated that future releases will be
available from his website for in return for
donations to his favourite charities.
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April 6 - A previously
unreleased Johnny Cash album called My Mother’s Hymn
Book was released less than a year after his death on
September 12, 2003.
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April 20 - Fear
Factory returned after their 2002 breakup with the new album album
Archetype.
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May 25 - Jam band
Phish announced that after 21 years they will breakup following the
Summer 2004 Tour.
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June 4 - Creed
dissolved because guitarist Mark Tremonti started working on a side
project — Alter Bridge’s first album One Day Remains.
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June 10 - Ray Charles
died of kidney failure at the age of 73.
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June 22 - The 14th
annual Lollapalooza
festival, scheduled for July 17, was cancelled.
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June 23 - The UK DJ
Tony Blackburn was
suspended by radio station Classic Gold Digital for
playing songs by Cliff Richard, against
station policy.
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September 14 -
Megadeth scheduled to release their new studio album The
System Has Failed.
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September 28 - Hilary
Duff released her
self-titled second album on the same day she turned 17.
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October 11 - Duran
Duran released their new album Astronaut, which was
preceded by the
single (Reach Up For The) Sunrise.
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October 26 - Legendary
DJ John Peel dies, after 40 years of massive influence upon popular
music.
- December 8 - Dimebag Darrell, 38,
former Pantera guitarist, was killed while performing live.
