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2003 in music

2003 in music - Events

• January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested. The tapes have been used for bootleg releases for years.
• January 13 - The Who guitarist, Pete Townshend, is arrested by Scotland Yard on suspicion of possessing and making indecent images of children and of incitement to distribute such images, after pornographic images are found on his home computer.
• January 15 - 2003 CDNOW Readers' Poll for all albums and new talent of 2002.
• February 3 - Legendary record producer Phil Spector is arrested for investigation of homicide after the body of actress Lana Clarkson is found at his home in Alhambra, California. Police responded to the 911 phone call from one of Spector's neighbors and discovered Clarkson's body who was suffering from a gun shot wound. Clarkson pronounced dead at the scene.
• February 20 - The Station nightclub fire: Fire engulfs a Rhode Island nightclub during a fireworks display which was part of the performance by rock band Great White. The fire quickly spreads across the ceiling, filling the building with thick, black smoke, killing 100 people and injuring 160 others as audience members rush for the exits. Many people were missing for some time, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley, who was later confirmed to be dead.
• February 23 - New York City is the site of The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, featuring Nickelback, No Doubt, Foo Fighters, Britney Spears, and other performers.
• March 10 - Johnny Cash is admitted to Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to undergo treatment for pneumonia.
• April 1 - Dozens of fans walk out during a Pearl Jam concert when lead singer Eddie Vedder made anti-war comments and insulting remarks about U.S. President George W. Bush. Other audience members booed and shouted at Vedder telling him to "shut up". Vedder attempted to calm the crowd by adding "just to clarify... we support the troops."
• April 21 - S Club announce live on stage at London's Docklands Arena that they've decided to split up after five years together. Their final single, Say Goodbye enters the chart at #2 a month after the announcement. Rachel Stevens from the group launched her successful solo career shortly afterwards with the song Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex
• June - David Del Tredici's Wondrous the Merge for string quartet and narrator, based on a homoerotic poem by James Broughton, makes its controversial debut at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
• June 14 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 11th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with AFI, The Ataris, Blur, Chevelle, Deftones, Finch, Foo Fighters, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, Jane's Addiction, Less Than Jake, Liam Lynch, Staind, Sum 41, Thrice, The Transplants, The Used, The White Stripes, and Pete Yorn.
• June 27 - June 29 - Glastonbury Festival, UK, headline acts included David Gray, R.E.M., Primal Scream, Morcheeba, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals, Lamb, Macy Gray, Feeder, Manic Street Preachers, Moby, and Doves. The weather is mostly dry and the festival deemed a success from both a security and entertainment viewpoint by Michael Eavis.
• July - A-Teens and many others perform at the Stockholm Pride
• July 30 - The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Guess Who, and others headline a benefit concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With 450 000 spectators, it is the largest concert in Canadian history.
• October 16 - Simon and Garfunkel begin their "Old Friends" U.S. reunion tour, twenty years after their 1983 world tour.
• November 30 - Michael Jackson is arrested on charges of child molestation
• December 6 - P-Funk founder George Clinton is arrested and charged with drug possession in Tallahassee, Florida.
• December 13/14 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 14th Annual of the Acoustic Christmas show with AFI, Blink-182, Brand New, Chevelle, The Distillers, Jane's Addiction, Jet, KoЯn, Linkin Park, The Offspring, P.O.D., Pennywise, Puddle of Mudd, Rancid, Staind, 311, Thrice and Trapt.
• December 30/31 - The New Year's Eve Falls Festival in Australia, traditionally held in Lorne, Victoria, holds events in both Lorne and Marion Bay, Tasmania at the same time. The same artists perform at both events, alternating between the two venues each night.

2003 in music - Albums released

2003 in music - Top hits on record

• "Angel" - Amanda Perez
• "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" - Jet
• "Are You Ready For Love?" - Elton John
• "Beautiful Occupation" - Travis
• "Be Mine" - David Gray
• "Behind Blue Eyes" - Limp Bizkit
• "Bring Me To Life" - Evanescence
• "Cannonball" - Damien Rice
• "Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)" - The Darkness
• "Clocks" - Coldplay
• "C'mon C'mon" - Sheryl Crow
• "Don't Look Back Into The Sun" - The Libertines
• "Don't Know Why" - Norah Jones
• "Don't Steal Our Sun" - The Thrills
• "Feeling This" - blink-182
• "Feel Good Time" - Pink
• "Forever And For Always" - Shania Twain
• "God Put A Smile On My Face" - Coldplay
• "Growing On Me" - The Darkness
• "Hey Ya!" - OutKast
• "Hurt" - Johnny Cash
• "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" - The Darkness
• "I'm With You" - Avril Lavigne
• "In Da Club" - 50 Cent
• "Intuition" - Jewel
• "Invisible" - Clay Aiken
• "It's my Life" - No Doubt
• "Just Because" - Jane's Addiction
• "Just The Way I'm Feeling" - Feeder
• "Laura" - Scissor Sisters
• "Losing Grip" - Avril Lavigne
• "Love At First Sight" - Kylie Minogue
• "Mad World" - Gary Jules and Michael Andrews
• "Maybe Tomorrow" - Stereophonics
• "Molly's Chambers" - Kings of Leon
• "Never Leave You" - Lumidee
• "One Horse Town" - The Thrills
• "Out Of Time" - Blur
• "P.I.M.P." - 50 Cent
• "Miss Independent" - Kelly Clarkson
• "My Love is Like... Woah!" - Mya
• "Perfect" - Simple Plan
• "Right Thurr" - Chingy
• "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" - Ashanti
• "Rock Your Body" - Justin Timberlake
• "Save Yourself/Genie In A Bottle" - Speedway
• "Say You Will" - Fleetwood Mac
• "Seven Nation Army" - White Stripes
• "Sing For The Moment" - Eminem
• "Shake Ya Tailfeather" - Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
• "So Yesterday" - Hilary Duff
• "Songbird - Oasis
• "Spitting Games" - Snow Patrol
• "Such A Fool" - 22/20s
• "Summer Rain" - Turin Breaks
• "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" - Jason Mraz
• "Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne
• "Trouble" - Pink
• "Universally Speaking" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Unwell" - Matchbox Twenty
• "We Used To Be Friends" - Dandy Warhols
• "What Do You Want From Me?" - Alice Cooper
• "White Flag" - Dido
• "You Said No" - Busted

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2003 (USA)

2003 in music - Classical music

• Leonardo Balada - Ebony Fantasies (Cantata for Choir and Orchestra)
• George Crumb - A Journey Beyond Time for soprano, percussion quartet and piano.
• George Crumb - Otherworldly Resonances for two pianos
• George Crumb - River of Life for soprano, percussion quartet and piano
• Mario Davidovsky - Duo Capriccioso for piano and violin
• Haflidi Hallgrimsson - Cello Concerto
• György Ligeti - Hamburg Concerto for solo Horn and Chamber Orchestra with 4 obligato Natural Horns (1998-99, 2003)
• Peter Maxwell Davies - Naxos Quartet No. 2
• Peter Maxwell Davies - Naxos Quartet No. 3
• Alexander Raskatov - The Last Freedom

2003 in music - Opera

• Deborah Drattell - Nicholas and Alexandra
• Krzysztof Penderecki - Ubu Rex
• Rachel Portman - The Little Prince

2003 in music - Musical theater

• Avenue Q     Broadway production
• Bounce
• The Boy from Oz     Broadway production
• Fame On 42nd Street opened at the Little Shubert Theatre on November 11 and ran for 264 performances
• The Full Monty     Melbourne production
• Jerry Springer - The Opera     London production
• Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat     London revival
• Never Gonna Dance Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 4 and ran for 84 performances
• Taboo Broadway production opened November 13 and ran for 103 performances.
• Thoroughly Modern Millie     London production
• Tonight's The Night     London production
• Wicked     Broadway production

2003 in music - Musical film

• Brother Bear Animated feature
• The Singing Detective

2003 in music - Births

• October 28 - Beatrice Millie McCartney, daughter of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. The McCartneys fooled the press into publishing misleading details about the birth.

2003 in music - Deaths

• January 1 - Giorgio Gaber, singer
• January 8 - Ron Goodwin, composer and conductor
• January 12 - Maurice Gibb, 53, singer and bassist
• January 23 - Nell Carter, 54, US singer and actress
• February 2 - Lou Harrison, composer
• February 19 - Johnny Paycheck, singer
• March 3 - Malcolm Williamson, composer
• April 2 - Edwin Starr, singer
• April 15 - Little Eva, singer
• April 21 - Nina Simone, singer and pianist
• April 22 - Felice Bryant, Hall of Fame songwriter
• May 11 - Noel Redding, bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
• May 15 - June Carter Cash, 57, musician and singer
• May 27 - Luciano Berio, composer
• May 30 - Mickie Most, producer
• July 1 - Herbie Mann, musician
• July 4 - Barry White, 58, singer
• July 6 - Buddy Ebsen, 95, US actor and singer
• July 12 - Benny Carter, 95, US jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader
• July 17 - Rosalyn Tureck, pianist
• July 27 - Bob Hope, English-born US actor, comedian and singer
• August 8 - Julius Baker, flautist
• September 4 - Lola Bobesco, violinist, 82
• September 5 - Gisele MacKenzie, 76, Canadian singer
• September 7 - Warren Zevon, 56, singer
• September 12 - Johnny Cash, 71, singer
• September 19 - Slim Dusty, Australian country singer
• September 26 - Robert Palmer, 54, singer
• October 21 - Elliott Smith, 34, singer
• October 29 - Franco Corelli, operatic tenor
• November 15 - Dorothy Loudon, US singer
• November 18 - Michael Kamen, composer
• December 30 - Anita Mui, 40, Hong Kong pop queen

2003 in music - Awards

2003 in music - Miscellaneous

• Leonard Cohen is made a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest honour.

2003 in music - ARIA Music Awards

• ARIA Music Awards of 2003

2003 in music - Country Music Association Awards

2003 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 2003
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003

2003 in music - Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 2003

2003 in music - Mercury Music Prize

• Boy in Da Corner - Dizzee Rascal wins.

2003 in music - Charts

2003 in music - KROQ

• KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown of 2003

2003 in music - Triple J Hottest 100

• Triple J Hottest 100, 2003

2003 in music - External link

For a more detailed list of hits or albums by month, see http://www.pauseandplay.com/cdfront.htm or http://www.947thezone.com/releases.asp

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