They break the record set by The Beatles as the youngest group ever to debut at #1 on the album charts. July 11 – McFly debut at #1 on the UK album charts with Room On The 3rd Floor.American Idol winner Fantasia becomes the first artist in history to debut at number-one on the Hot 100 with a first record. July 10 – Ex- S Club star Rachel Stevens sets a world record for completing the fastest promotional circuit in just 24 hours- including a run for the charity Sport Relief.June 23 – UK DJ Tony Blackburn is suspended by radio station Classic Gold Digital for playing songs by Cliff Richard, against station policy.June 22 – 14th annual Lollapalooza festival, scheduled for July 17, is cancelled.
May 26 – Fantasia Barrino wins the third season of American Idol, defeating Diana DeGarmo.Skinny Puppy releases their first studio album since disbanding in 1996, called The Greater Wrong of the Right.Jam band Phish announces that after 21 years they will break up following the Summer 2004 Tour.May 24 – Madonna starts The Re-Invention Tour in 20 cities with a total of 56 shows and making it the most successful concert tour of the year with a gross of $124.5 million.May 18 to May 23 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs ( EJCF) is held in Basel.It went 8x platinum and was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the BRIT award for best album. May 10 – Keane release Hopes and Fears which becomes the 16th best selling album of the millennium in the UK.Peter Tägtgren replaces Mikael Åkerfeldt In Bloodbath."We Built This City," by Starship, is rated worst. Blender magazine's May issue includes a "50 Worst Songs Ever!" list.Dream Theater performs at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.Deborah Voigt, sacked by Covent Garden for being too fat for an opera role, makes her recital debut to a rapturous reception at Carnegie Hall.April 20 – Fear Factory returns after their 2002 breakup with the new album Archetype.Modest Mouse, an American indie rock band releases Good News for People Who Love Bad News.A previously unreleased Johnny Cash album called My Mother's Hymn Book is released less than a year after his death on September 12, 2003.The album would be the top seller of the year with four number one singles. March 23 – Usher releases his " Confessions " album selling 1.1 million copies its first week, making him the first R&B artist to ever accomplish that.March 13 – Luciano Pavarotti gives his last performance in an opera, in Tosca at the New York Metropolitan Opera.Future releases will be available from his web site in return for donations to his favourite charities. March 10 – George Michael announces that Patience will be his last commercially released record.March 9 – Westlife member Brian McFadden leaves the band.March 2 - Britney spears embarked The Onyx Hotel Tour, her first tour in 2 years to support her fourth studio album, In The Zone.Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan posts a bitter message on his personal blog calling D'Arcy Wretzky a "mean spirited drug addict" and blaming James Iha for the breakup of the band.The Darkness, Dido, Busted, Justin Timberlake, and KRS-One are among the winners. Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below becomes the first rap album to win Album of the Year. February 8 – The 46th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.Daron Hagen is appointed President of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation in New York City.The phrase " wardrobe malfunction" was coined due to the controversy. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed onstage at Super Bowl XXXVIII and the performance ended with her left breast being exposed to the audience.January 20 – The Chicago Underground Trio releases Slon.January 5 – Britney Spears' marriage to Jason Allen Alexander is annulled.January 3 – Britney Spears marries Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend, in Las Vegas.The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.10 Top 15 selling albums of the year globally.9 Top 10 selling albums of the year in the US.
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