- Jan 8 "Music City Miracle", in AFC Wild Card Playoff, Tennessee Titans defeat Buffalo Bills 22-16 in last 16 seconds with Kevin Dyson, running length of the field for a game-winning touchdown
Music Awards
Jan 17 27th American Music Awards: Shania Twain & Will Smith win

Shania Twain

Will Smith
Grammy Awards
Feb 23 42nd Grammy Awards: Smooth, Christina Aguilera wins

Christina Aguilera
Album Release
Feb 29 American rock band Steely Dan releases "Two Against Nature", their eighth studio album, and first in 20 years; it wins four Grammy Awards.

Donald Fagen
Music Awards
Mar 4 14th Soul Train Music Awards: Prince, Whitney Houston, DMX & Mary J. Blige win

Mary J. Blige

Whitney Houston
- Mar 21 NSYNC release their 4th studio album “No Strings Attached” (2000 Billboard Album of the Year)
Event of Interest
Apr 14 Metallica file a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. This lawsuit eventually leads the movement against file-sharing programs.

Jason Newsted
Event of Interest
May 1 Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sings for Pope John Paul II in Rome

Andrea Bocelli

John Paul II
- May 13 45th Eurovision Song Contest: Olsen Brothers for Denmark wins singing "Fly on the Wings of Love" in Stockholm
- May 30 35th Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw win
Music Awards
Jun 14 34th Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards: George Strait & Faith Hill wins

Faith Hill
Album Release
Jul 10 Coldplay release their debut album "Parachutes" (Grammy Award Best Alternative Album 2002)

Chris Martin
Event of Interest
Oct 18 Zack de la Rocha announces he is leaving rock band Rage Against the Machine

Tom Morello
- Nov 13 The Beatles release their compilation album “1” (2001 Billboard Album of the Year)