Events in Music
- May 12 52nd Eurovision Song Contest: Marija Serifovic wins singing "Molitva" in Helsinki
Academy of Country Music Awards
May 15 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley win
FA Cup Final
May 19 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,826): Chelsea beats Manchester United, 1 – 0 (a.e.t.); Didier Drogba scores 116' winner for Blues' 4th title
Music History
May 23 American singer-songwriter Paul Simon receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Weddings in Music
- May 5 Actress and singer Brittany Murphy (29) weds writer and director Simon Monjack (37) at their home in Los Angeles City
Amy Winehouse
May 18 Grammy award-winning singer Amy Winehouse (23) weds former video production assistant Blake Fielder-Civil (25) in Miami, Florida; divorce in 2009
Divorces in Music
Billie Piper
May 31 Actress Billie Piper and radio DJ Chris Evans divorce after 6 years of marriage
Deaths in Music
- May 3 Ellsworth Milburn, American composer and educator (Menil Antiphons), dies of complications from pneumonia at 69
- May 6 Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), dies at 63
- May 7 Bianco [Eugene Capobianco], American jazz, easy-listening, and session harpist, dies at 80
- May 8 Carson Whitsett, American session keyboard player and songwriter ("Don't Give Up On Me"), dies of brain cancer at 62
- May 9 Jacob Gilboa, Israeli composer, dies at 87
- May 16 Albert Delvaux, Belgian composer (Symphonia Burlesca), dies at 93
- May 18 Yoyoy Villame, Philippine novelty singer & movie actor, dies at 74
- May 27 Gretchen Wyler, American actress, dancer (Silk Stockings), and animal rights activist, dies at 75
- May 27 Izumi Sakai, Japanese pop singer (Zard - "Makenaide (Please Don't Lose)"), dies from head injuries after a fall, while undergoing cancer treatments at 40
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