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.

Janet Jackson
- Feb 8 46th Grammy Awards: Clocks, Evanescence wins
Album Release
Feb 10 Kanye West releases his debut album "The College Dropout" (2005 Grammy Best Rap Album)

Kanye West
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)

Alicia Keys
Event of Interest
Mar 13 Luciano Pavarotti performs in his last opera at New York Metropolitan Opera's "Tosca"

Luciano Pavarotti
Music Awards
Mar 20 18th Soul Train Music Awards: R. Kelly, Janet Jackson, Outkast & Beyoncé win
Music Awards
Apr 21 38th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Toby Keith, Shania Twain & Kenny Chesney win

Shania Twain

Toby Keith
- 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

Martina McBride

Toby Keith
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)

Tim McGraw
Music Single
Jun 29 Diana DeGarmo releases her single, "Dreams"

Diana DeGarmo
- 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 f/ Lil Jon & Ludacris win

Beyoncé Knowles

Usher

Mike Dirnt
- 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

Sheryl Crow

Usher
- Nov 16 "Let Me Love You" single released by Mario (Billboard Song of the Year 2005)
- 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