Events in Music
Music Awards
May 18 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood win

Carrie Underwood
- May 24 53rd Eurovision Song Contest: Dima Bilan for Russia wins singing "Believe" in Belgrade
Weddings in Music
- May 17 Singer-songwriter and actress Ashlee Simpson (23) weds rock band Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz (28) in Encino, California
Deaths in Music
- May 3 Uroš Krek, Slovenian composer, dies at 85
- May 8 Eddy Arnold, Country music star (b. 1918)
- May 10 Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (b. 1928)
- May 11 Dottie Rambo, American gospel singer (b. 1934)
- May 11 John Rutsey, Canadian drummer, formerly for Canadian progressive rock band Rush (b.1953)
- May 15 Alexander Courage, composer of original Star Trek theme (b. 1919)