Events in Music
- Apr 6 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released
- Apr 17 "I Love My Wife" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 864 performances
- Apr 18 "Side by Side" by Stephen Sondheim opens at Music Box NYC for 390 performances
- Apr 21 C Strouse & M Charnins musical "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 2377 performances
- Apr 30 "Party with Comden & Green" closes at Morosco NYC after 92 performances
Birthdays in Music
- Apr 4 Adam Dutkiewicz, American guitarist (Killswitch Engage), born in Westhampton, Massachusetts
Gerard Way
Apr 9 Gerard Way, American singer-songwriter (My Chemical Romance), born in Summit, New Jersey

Gerard Way
- Apr 17 Phil Jamieson, Australian singer (Grinspoon)
- Apr 21 Doseone, American rapper
- Apr 22 Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
- Apr 23 John Cena, American professional wrestler, rapper and actor (The Marine), born in West Newbury, Massachusetts
- Apr 25 Paavo Siljamäki, Finnish musician
- Apr 25 Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer
- Apr 25 Matthew West, American Christian singer