2005 News Archives
December 2005
Gary Glitter acknowledges giving money to Vietnamese girls who accused him of sexual abuse (NME, December 28)
Linkin Park works out new deal with Warner (MTV, December 28)
The Who plan 2006 tour (Billboard, December 28)
The Alarm's Mike Peters fights cancer (Billboard, December 27)
Biggie release party results in three stabbings (Billboard, December 21)
Lennon tribute tracks recorded (Standard Time, December 21)
Britney Spears sues Us Weekly for $20M (Billboard, December 20)
Bo Bice goes to hospital (MTV, December 19)
Concord Records buys Telarc (Standard Time, December 19)
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour plans US tour (Pollstar, December 19)
Apple sues EMI over Beatles (Billboard, December 16)
Ashlee Simpson collapses at Japan performance (MTV, December 16)
Microsoft, MTV join forces (Live Daily, December 15)
Prince signs with Universal for next record (Billboard, December 14)
Bob Dylan gets serious with XM radio (Standard Time, December 13)
Coachella sets April dates (Billboard, December 12)
David Gilmour plans album, tour (Billboard, December 12)
Kanye, Carey, John Legend top Grammy nominations (Billboard, December 8)
Eminem says he's back with Kim (MTV, December 7)
Foxy Brown's lawyer says she's deaf (Billboard, December 6)
Young Buck cuts a deal (MTV, December 5)
Jury acquits Murder Inc. founders (Billboard, December 2)
Fall Out Boy plan headlining tour (Billboard, December 1)
Stapp, 311 fight in Baltimore (Yahoo! Launch, December 1)
November 2005
Queen, Paul Rodgers schedule US dates (Billboard, November 30)
Chris Cornell sues ex-wife, former manager (Billboard, November 29)
Sex Pistols, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Miles Davis, Lynyrd Skynyrd to enter R&R Hall of Fame (Billboard, November 28)
Elton John to wed partner in December (Billboard, November 25)
Jewish group accuses Michael Jackson of "anti-Semitic streak" (BBC, November 24)
McGraw, Peas, Green Day, Clarkson, Destiny's Child win at American Music Awards (Billboard, November 23)
Nick, Jessica finally split (E! Online, November 23)
Outkast delays disc until February (Rolling Stone, November 23)
Chreis Whitley dead at 45 of lung cancer (Billboard, November 22)
David Bowie stars in film about inventor Tesla (The Scotsman, November 21)
Gary Glitter arrested on sex charges in Viet Nam (Brisbane Courier Mail, November 21)
Guitarist Link Wray dies at 76 (Rolling Stone, November 21)
Christina Aguilera gets hitched (E! Online, November 19)
Courtney Love leaves rehab (Billboard, November 19)
DMX gets 70 days in slammer (MTV, November 18)
Juanes performs at World Cup draw (Standard Time, November 17)
Los Lonely Boys drummer gets off on drug charge (E! Online, November 17)
Rise Against joins Warped Tour (Standard Time, November 16)
Keith Urban wins top CMA honor (Standard Time, November 15)
Juan Gabriel injured in concert fall (Pollstar, November 14)
Lindsay Lohan to star in Lennon movie (E! Online, November 14)
Elvis plans to record with Allen Toussaint (Billboard, November 11)
Billy Joel plans to hit the road again (Billboard, November 9)
Coldplay plans '06 USX tour with Fiona Apple, Richard Ashcroft (Billboard, November 9)
Britney Spears releasing remix CD (MTV, November 8)
Grokster shuts sharing network (Billboard, November 7)
Juanes takes home three Latin Grammys (Billboard, November 4)
The Roots sign with Def Jam (Billboard, November 4)
Ciara plans film debut (Billboard, November 1)
Isley convinted of tax evasion (Billboard, November 1)
October 2005
Juanes releases CD/DVD in November (Standard Time, October 31)
The Game is arrested at autograph signing (MTV, October 31)
Cherryholmes win top bluegrass honor (Standard Time, October 28)
Poison guitarist goes to the slammer (Billboard, October 26)
David Lee Roth replaces Howard Stern (MTV, October 25)
Cam'ron out of hospital after shooting (Billboard, October 24)
George Strait plans 2006 tour (Standard Time, October 24)
Koch shutters Nashville branch (Standard Time, October 21)
Shirley Horn dies at 71 (Billboard, October 21)
Bono meets with President Bush (ABC News, October 19)
Stones perform live (Standard Time, October 19)
Papa Roach makes DVD concert debut (Standard Time, October 18)
Fats Domino discovers New Orleans residence is ruined (Billboard, October 17)
Lifehouse goes gold (Standard Time, October 14)
Clapton plans to write memoirs (Billboard, October 13)
Common leaves Kanye tour (MTV, October 11)
Eminem plans greatest hits set (MTV, October 10)
Frank Black returns to studio (Standard Time, October 10)
Ashlee Simpson really does sing this time on SNL (Billboard, October 9)
Bomb threat stops Stones concert in Virginia (Billboard, October 7)
Eminem sues cellphone companies over ringtones (Billboard, October 5)
Garth Brooks pays tribute to friend LeDoux (Standard Time, October 5)
September 2005
And the name of Britney's baby is... (MTV, September 29)
Courtney Love defends self against her mother (Standard Time, September 28)
Lil Jon sues Larry Flynt (MTV, September 28)
Stevie Wonder finally set on new music (Billboard, September 27)
Beanie Sigal acquitted on murder charge (Billboard, September 26)
Nelly plans own reality TV show (MTV, September 22)
Garbage goes on hiatus (Billboard, September 21)
Lil Kim reports to jail (New York Times, September 20)
Courtney Love ordered to rehab for six months (MTV, September 16)
Jay-Z hit the stage next month (Billboard, September 16)
Motley Crue singer injured in stage fall (MTV, September 16)
Chesney, Zellweger split (Standard Time, September 15)
Cassidy murder charge reinstated (MTV, September 14)
Canyon wins four CCMA awards (Standard Time, September 13)
Judge freezes assets of Suge Knight (Billboard, September 13)
Blink-182's launches Podcast series (Standard Time, September 12)
Illness forces Kelly Clarkson to cancel shows (MTV, September 12)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown dies of cancer (Billboard, September 11)
Buddy Miller, Prine win key Americana awards (Standard Time, September 9)
CBGB receives eviction notice (MTV, September 8)
Depeche Mode announces tour plans (Billboard, September 8)
Suge Knight gets out of hospital (Billboard, September 6)
Kanye West laces into President Bush (Billboard, September 3)
Hurricane relief efforts grow (Billboard, September 2)
Kanye West looks to tour this fall with Common (Billboard, September 1)
Shakira leads MTV Latin Music nominations (Billboard, September 1)
Usher, Green Day, Ludicris join hurricane benefit concerts (MTV, September 1)
Bluesman R.L. Burnside dies (Billboard, September 1)
August 2005
McGraw, Marsalis, Connick headline concert for hurricane victims (Standard Time, August 31)
Toby Keith officially launches his own label (Standard Time, August 31)
Harley Allen, Benny Martin to join bluegrass hall of fame (Standard Time, August 30)
Krauss + Union Station receive 14 bluegrass nominations (Standard Time, August 30)
Garbage bags Euro tour (Pollstar, August 29)
Green Day cleans up at MTV Video awards (Billboard, August 28)
Suge Knight shot in leg at Miami party (Billboard, August 28)
Van Zant requires vocal cord surgery (Standard Time, August 28)
Broken Social Scene hits the road (Billboard, August 25)
"Missing" singer Madeline Peyroux found (BBC, August 22)
Iron Maiden gets egged by angry fans at Ozzfest finale (MTV, August 22)
Robert Moog dies of brain tumor (Pollstar, August 22)
Rolling Stones rock in Boston (Billboard, August 22)
Stones start tour, fan hurt in fall (Boston Globe, August 22)
Courtney Love ordered into rehab (Billboard, August 19)
Eminem being treated for sleep medication addicition (All Hip Hop, August 19)
Journey releases new album, signs with Sanctuary (Standard Time, August 18)
Radiohead records new album (Billboard, August 18)
Vassar Clements dies (Standard Time, August 17)
Madonna injured in horse riding accident in England (Billboard, August 16)
Rhonda Vincent forced to cancel shows (Standard Time, August 16)
Judge reduces murder charge against Cassidy (MTV, August 16)
A funny thing happened on the way to new disc by Fiona Apple (New York Times, August 15)
Courtney Love accused of violating probation (Billboard, August 11)
McGraw joins football broadcast (Standard Time, August 10)
Ryan Adams cancels tour dates (Pollstar, August 10)
Stones play Toronto show (Billboard, August 10)
Lloyd Banks, Young Buck arrested in New York (Billboard, August 9)
Little Milton dies at 71 (Standard Time, August 4)
Melissa Etheridge announces she's cancer free (Billboard, August 4)
The Pixies plan live DVD (Standard Time, August 4)
Martha Reeves moves on in Detroit election (Billboard, August 3)
Franz Ferdinand renames disc (Billboard, August 2)
Little Milton suffers stroke (Standard Time, August 2)
John Mayer plans on releasing two albums (Yahoo! Launch, August 1)
Sigur Ros plans release of single (Standard Time, August 1)
July 2005
My Chemical Romance plans headlining tour (Billboard, July 28)
The Go! Team tours U.S. (Standard Time, July 28)
Stones releasing new disc in September (Billboard, July 26)
Doors drummer wins name suit against former bandmates (Billboard, July 25)
Gang of Four plans new album (Standard Time, July 25)
Green Day grabs eight VMA nominations (MTV, July 25)
Queen + Paul Rodgers plan US dates (Standard Time, July 25)
Sony BMG apologizes for payola following $10M settlement (MTV, July 25)
Ashanti breached contract, must pay producer $630K (MTV, July 22)
Courtney Love rushed to LA hospital (MTV, July 22)
Bloc Party remixes music (Standard Time, July 21)
Bonnaroo organizers plan Vegas Halloween concert (Billboard, July 21)
Driver charged in death of Silkworm band members (Billboard, July 17)
Franz Ferdinand plans new album, U.S. tour (Standard Time, July 11)
Ashlee Simpson film coming (Standard Time, July 8)
Bee Gees plan on through album, concert, film and more (Billboard, July 8)
Terrorist attack forces London concert cancellations (Billboard, July 7)
Lil' Kim gets a year and a day in jail (MTV, July 6)
Judge declares mistrial in Notorious B.I.G. wrongful death case (MTV, July 6)
Country singer Big Al Downing dies (Standard Time, July 5)
Live8 draws hundreds of thousands (MTV, July 2)
Luther Vandross dies at 54 (CNN, July 1)
June 2005
Queen + Paul Rodgers plan to hit the States (Billboard, June 30)
Ruben Studdard sues former manager (Billboard, June 30)
Nick Carter pleads guilty to OUI (E! Online, June 29)
Dylan live CD to be sold by Starbucks (Billboard, June 28)
Gwen Stefani plans fall tour with Black Eyed Peas (MTV, June 27)
Ralph Stanley recovers from bypass surgery (Standard Time, June 27)
Court rules against Grokster (Pollstar, June 27)
Fan stabbed to death at Corrosion of Conformity show in Tampa (Billboard, June 24)
Death Row linked to Biggie murder at trial (MTV, June 23)
Wrongful death trial involving Notorious B.I.G. goes to trial (MTV, June 22)
Will the Smashing Pumpkins reunite (Billboard, June 21)
Soul Asylum co-found dies of cancer (Billboard, June 20)
Cassidy sought in Philly murder (Billboard, June 17)
Ray Davies goes solo (Billboard, June 16)
Steve Earle, Mary Gauthier, Tift Merritt lead AMA nominations (Standard Time, June 16)
Latin superstars Anthony, Chayanne, Fernandez plan tour (Billboard, June 14)
O.A.R. starts work on new CD (Standard Time, June 14)
The Pixies go gold, finally (Standard Time, June 14)
Destiny's Child calls it a career (Pollstar, June 13)
Michael Jackson found not guilty (New York Times, June 13)
Pink Floyd regroups for Live8 (Billboard, June 12)
Taking Back Sunday inks with Warner (Billboard, June 10)
Destiny's Child plans summer tour (Billboard, June 8)
Ben Harper plans tour in wake of Zooma cancellation (Pollstar, June 7)
System of a Down hits the road in August (Pollstar, June 7)
Young Buck ordered to stand trial (MTV, June 7)
The Game, 50 Cent: the feud is on (MTV, June 6)
Garth Brooks splits with Capitol (Standard Time, June 3)
Michael Jackson case goes to the jury (New York Times, June 3)
Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin singer has leukemia (Billboard, June 3)
Franz Ferdinand works on second album, due in September (Billboard, June 2)
Gorillaz plan virtual tour (Billboard, June 2)
Rod Stewart to become a dad again (Rolling Stone, June 1)
May 2005
Live 8 plans announced (MTV, May 31)
NIN's Reznor receives $3 million judgment against former manager (MTV, May 31)
White Stripes announces U.S. tour dates (Standard Time, May 31)
Goodbye Zooma tour of Trey Anastasio and Ben Harper (Billboard, May 27)
Bob Geldof plans African aid concert (Billboard, May 26)
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood get engaged (Standard Time, May 26)
Carrie Underwood wins American Idol (MTV, May 25)
Motley Crue sues NBC (New York Times, May 25)
Stray Cats set to tour for first time in 15 years (Livedaily.com, May 25)
Leno testifies in Jackson case (Rolling Stone, May 24)
Grand jury refuses to indict cop in killing of alleged shooter of Dimebag Darrell (MTV, May 23)
Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright are the Odd Men Out this summer (Standard Time, May 20)
Hilary Duff looks to hit the road (MTV, May 20)
Madness plans new album, signs deal (Billboard, May 20)
Madness plans new album, signs deal (Billboard, May 20)
Mark Knopfler plans EP, tour (Billboard, May 18)
Kenny Chesney wins the big ACM award (Standard Time, May 17)
Kylie Minogue diagnosed with breast cancer (BBC, May 17)
50 Cent avoids jail term (MTV, May 16)
Bluegrass king Jimmy Martin dies at 77 (Standard Time, May 15)
Gorillaz plan live shows (Billboard, May 13)
Rolling Stones hit the road (Standard Time, May 10)
Avirl Lavigne stalker gets jail (Yahoo! Launch, May 9)
Chesney, Zellwegger marry (Standard Time, May 9)
Dre attacker must stand trial (Billboard, May 9)
KC injured in concert fall off stage (Standard Time, May 9)
Green Day, Jimmy's Eat World announce tour (MTV, May 5)
American Idol finalist claims of relationship with Paula Abdul (MTV, May 4)
Neil Young starts recording new album (Billboard, May 3)
American Idol goes live (Pollstar, May 2)
Justin Timberlake set for Shrek 3 (Billboard, May 2)
April 2005
Roger Waters completes opera (Rolling Stone, April 29)
Billy Corgan details plans (Billboard, April 28)
Coldplay plans tour (Billboard, April 27)
Erika Jo wins Nashville Star (Standard Time, April 26)
Black Eyed Peas plan new tour, album (Billboard, April 25)
Lollapalooza (Billboard, April 22)
American Head Charge guitarist found dead (Billboard, April 20)
Zooma tour with Anastasio, Ben Harper announced (Standard Time, April 19)
Paul McCartney plans US tour (Billboard, April 18)
Tejano singing star dies at 50 (Billboard, April 18)
White Stripes release single (Standard Time, April 18)
DMX arrested after car accident Friday (MTV, April 16)
Dinosaur Jr. reunion tour coming (Standard Time, April 15)
Rosa Parks settles suit resulting from Outkast song (Detroit Free Press, April 15)
D'Angelo pleads guilty to possessing pot (Billboard, April 14)
LFO's singer suffers from leukemia (MTV, April 14)
Kraftwerk hits the U.S. (Standard Time, April 13)
Britney Spears is pregnant (MTV, April 12)
White Stripes get behind Satan as of June (Standard Time, April 12)
Shakira releases album in June, again in November (Standard Time, April 11)
Unwritten Law splits with guitarist (Standard Time, April 11)
Mark Lanegan quits Queens of the Stone Age tour (MTV, April 7)
Pearl Jam works on new music (Billboard, April 7)
Springsteen plans solo tour (Billboard, April 6)
Eminem, 50 Cent plan summer swing (Billboard, April 4)
March 2005
Billy Corgan goes solo (Billboard, March 31)
Ozzy, Sharon Osbourne flee house fire (MTV, March 31)
Snoop Dog, The Game tour (Standard Time, March 31)
Weezer plans album, tour (Standard Time, March 31)
Bjork raises money for tsunami relief (Standard Time, March 30)
Frank Black records new solo disc (Standard Time, March 30)
U2 opens world tour in San Diego (Live Daily, March 29)
Crowded House drummer commits suicide (The Australian, March 28)
Dinosaur Jr. reunites (Standard Time, March 28)
Bright Eyes, The Faint announced joint tour (Standard Time, March 25)
Nelly's sister dies, postpones tour dates (Billboard, March 25)
Tom Petty hits the road (Standard Time, March 24)
American Idol revotes due to phone error (Billboard, March 23)
Mould returns with new music (Standard Time, March 22)
Shots fired at Nas concert in London (Billboard, March 22)
Dead Can Dance again (Pollstar, March 21)
Judge rejects mistrial at Jackson trial (New York Times/AP, March 18)
The scene at South By Southwest music fest (Billboard, March 18)
Lil Kim convicted of perjury (Billboard, March 17)
Billy Joel checks into rehab again (New York Times/AP, March 16)
Snow Patrol loses member (Billboard, March 16)
The Game, Snoop launch tour in April (MTV, March 16)
Ozzfest announces dates (Pollstar, March 15)
U2, Pretenders, Ojays, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge enter the R&R Hall of Fame (Rolling Stone, March 15)
Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 plans solo tour (Billboard, March 14)
Rod Stewart plans to wed (The Scotsman, March 13)
The Gorillaz are back in action (Standard Time, March 11)
Good Charlotte drummer leaves band, cites health problems (MTV, March 11)
Michael Jackson resumes after hospital visit, arrest threat (New York Times, March 10)
The Game, 50 Cent make up in New York (Billboard, March 9)
Country singer Chris LeDoux dies at 56 (Standard Time, March 9)
Ja Rule pleds guilty to Toronto assault (MTV, March 8)
Brother of Michael Jackson accuser admits to past lying (Billboard, March 8)
Brian Wilson will "Smile" again this summer (Live Daily, March 7)
Nick Carter arrested, charged with drunk driving (MTV, March 7)
U2 plans fall tour of U.S (Standard Time, March 7)
Black Crowes regroup for tour (Billboard, March 4)
CGBG, famed NY club, faces closing (MTV, March 4)
Kenny Chesney injured in fall, delays tour start (Standard Time, March 3)
Tim McGraw scores six ACM nominations (Standard Time, March 3)
Garbage drops album, tour (Standard Time, March 2)
Good Charlotte, Simple Plan announce tour (Standard Time, March 2)
NIN finally hits the road (Pollstar, March 1)
February 2005
Gang of Four announces U.S. tour dates (Standard Time, February 28)
Geerald Levert arrested in Cleveland (Billboard, February 28)
Static-X guitarist arrested for sexual assault, gets booted from band (Billboard, February 28)
Prosecutor opens case again Michael Jackson (New York Times, February 28)
Bootleg problems affect 50 Cent's new CD (Billboard, February 24)
Korn guitarist leaves band (Billboard, February 22)
The Jayhawks call it a career (Star Tribune, February 22)
Kid Rock arrested for alleged strip club assault (MTV, February 16)
Cocteau Twins will regroup (Standard Time, February 15)
Coldplay delays album until June (Billboard, February 15)
Sammi Smith dies at 61 (Standard Time, February 15)
Springsteen records rootsy disc (Standard Time, February 15)
Flu sidelines Michael Jackson at trial (MTV, February 15)
Publisher sues P Diddy (Billboard, February 15)
Christina Aguilera gets engaged (MTV, February 13)
And the Grammy winner is.. (Billboard, February 13)
Courtney Love reaches court deal (Billboard, February 11)
Scissor Sisters dominate British music awards (Billboard, February 10)
Vans Warped tour sets dates (MTV, February 10)
HYDRA groups (Standard Time, February 9)
Pianist Jimmy Smith dies at 79 (Standard Time, February 9)
The Doobies' Keith Knudsen dies at 56 (Rolling Stone, February 9)
Green Day hits the road (VH1, February 8)
Lenny Kravitz tours US in April (Standard Time, February 8)
Suge Knight goes back to jail (MTV, February 8)
Britney Spears sues over knee that KO'd tour (VH1, February 7)
Phil Spector faces wrongful death suit (VH1, February 4)
And then there were 10 Nashville Star finalists (Standard Time, February 4)
R&B singer Houston gouges eye after apparent suicide attempt (VH1, February 3)
Jay-Z countersues R. Kelly (VH1, February 2)
Snoop Dog sued over alleged rape (Billboard, February 1)
Jury selection phase ends at Michael Jackson trial (Billboard, February 1)
January 2005
Coldplay, NIN play Coachella (Pollstar, January 31)
Cream plays England (Pollstar, January 29)
Jim Capaldi of Traffic dies (BBC, January 28)
Razorlight ends tour (MTV, January 28)
Ringo becomes a superhero (The Guardian, January 28)
Elvis plans opera about Hans Christian Andersen (The Guardian, January 27)
Paul McCartney plans US tour this fall (Billboard, January 26)
The Inc.'s Irv Gotti is indicted on drug laundering charges (Washington Post, January 26)
Kanye West collaborates with Lauryn Hill on new music (MTV, January 21)
U2 kicks off Vertigo tour in late March (Billboard, January 21)
50 Cent takes aim at rivals (Billboard, January 20)
Fiery Furnaces work on new music (Billboard, January 20)
Nick Lachey signs with Universal (Billboard, January 18)
Brian Wilson appears at South by Southwest fest (Standard Time, January 17)
Bread's James Griffin dies (Rolling Stone, January 13)
Courtney regains custody of daughter (MTV, January 13)
Jefferson Airplane drummer dies of cancer at 66 (Rolling Stone, January 13)
Queen Latifah hosts Grammys (MTV, January 12)
Vince Neil gets married again (E! Online, January 10)
Aaron Carter escapes serious injury after SUV runs over mattress (MTV, January 7)
Doors manager Danny Sugerman dies at 50 (Standard Time, January 7)
Kenny Chesney opens tour in Green Bay (Standard Time, January 7)
Charlatans sign with Sanctuary (Billboard, January 6)
Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas plans solo disc (Billboard, January 6)
Shakira plans two albums in '05 (Standard Time, January 4)
Sheryl Crow plans two albums this year (Billboard, January 3)
