Music Concert
Feb 1 Wardrobe malfunction: Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
- Feb 8 46th Grammy Awards: Coldplays's "Clocks", and Evanescence win
Album Release
Feb 10 Kanye West releases his debut album "The College Dropout" (2005 Grammy Best Rap Album)
Music Single
Feb 17 "If I Ain't Got You" single released by Alicia Keys (Grammy Award Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 2005, Billboard Song of the Year 2004)
Sports History
Mar 13 Luciano Pavarotti performs in his last opera at New York Metropolitan Opera's "Tosca"
Hall of Fame
Mar 15 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Jackson Browne; The Dells; George Harrison; Prince; Bob Seger; Traffic; ZZ Top; and Jann Wenner
Soul Train Music Awards
Mar 20 18th Soul Train Music Awards: R. Kelly, Janet Jackson, Outkast & Beyoncé win
CMT Music Awards
Apr 21 38th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Toby Keith, Shania Twain & Kenny Chesney win
Music Concert
Apr 21 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, and Little Jimmy Scott
- May 15 49th Eurovision Song Contest: Ruslana for Ukraine wins singing "Wild Dances" in Istanbul
Music Awards
May 26 39th Academy of Country Music Awards: Toby Keith & Martina McBride win
Music Single
Jun 7 "Live Like You Were Dying" single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song, 2004; Billboard Song of the Year, 2004)
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 25 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Oasis, Paul McCartney, and Muse headline; other performers include Wilco, The Black-Eyed Peas, James Brown, Damien Rice, Toots & The Maytals, and The Rutles
Music Single
Jun 29 Diana DeGarmo releases her single, "Dreams"
- Jun 30 British rock guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks) suffers a debilitating stroke, at 57; he recovers in 2006 to resume his music career
- Aug 17 The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Boze Pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.
Video Music Awards
Aug 29 21st MTV Video Music Awards: OutKast, Beyoncé & Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris win
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 18 Farm Aid 17 held in Auburn, Washington; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Jerry Lee Lewis, Blue Merle, Tegan and Sara, and Marc Broussard
- Nov 1 "That's What I Love About Sunday" single released by Craig Morgan (Billboard Song of the Year 2005)
- Nov 8 "Greatest Hits" album by Shania Twain is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2005)
- Nov 9 38th Country Music Association Award: Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride & Keith Urban wins
Music Awards
Nov 14 31st American Music Awards: Sheryl Crow, Usher & Kenny Chesney win
- Nov 16 "Let Me Love You" single released by Mario (Billboard Song of the Year 2005)
Album Release
Nov 30 RCA releases "Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson's 2nd studio album; wins 2 Grammy Awards and becomes her best selling album to date with over 12 million units sold
- Dec 7 Diana DeGarmo releases her debut album, “Blue Skies”
- Dec 12 On This Day launches MusicOrb.com and TodayinSport.com, separate sites for music and sports history, now our music and sport channels