Events in Music
Album Release
Jun 4 Canadian singer Avril Lavigne releases debut album, "Let Go"

Avril Lavigne
Event of Interest
Jun 11 "American Idol" created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox

Simon Cowell

Paula Abdul
Music Awards
Jun 12 36th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride & Kenny Chesney win

Natalie Maines

Martina McBride
Weddings in Music
- Jun 8 Teen rock star Taylor Hanson (19) weds Natalie Bryant (18) at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia
Person of Interest
Jun 9 "In Your Eyes" singer Peter Gabriel (51) weds Meah Flynn at Li Capanni Hotel in Italy

Peter Gabriel
Wedding of Interest
Jun 11 Musician Paul McCartney (59) weds former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills (34) at Castle Leslie in County Monaghan, Ireland

Paul McCartney

Heather Mills
Deaths in Music
- Jun 5 Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones), dies of a heroin overdose at 51
- Jun 5 Curtis Amy, American jazz musician (Way Down), dies at 72
- Jun 6 Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt-Round & Round), dies at 42
- Jun 13 Ralph Shapey, American composer (Fantasy, Rituals), dies at 81
- Jun 17 Francisco Escudero, Basque composer, dies at 89
- Jun 21 Matt Dennis, American pop singer, pianist, composer, and arranger ("Everything Happens To Me"; "Angel Eyes"), dies at 88
- Jun 26 Dolores Gray [Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein], American singer and actress (Designing Woman, Kismet), dies at 78
- Jun 27 John Entwistle, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Who-Baba O'Riley), dies in his sleep of a heart attack in his Las Vegas hotel room aged 57
- Jun 29 Rosemary Clooney, American singer (Come On-a My House) and actress (White Christmas), dies of lung cancer at 74