2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.
Events
January
February
March
April
- April 3 – Hilary Duff releases her first album in 3 years, Dignity. The album explores electronic and dance, and was praised by critics for its lyrics, musical style, and its time of release. Dignity proved to be a big influence on the subsequent "electronic" music movement.
- April 7 — Joss Stone's third studio album Introducing Joss Stone debuts at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming the highest debut entry by a British female solo artist on the U.S. chart; the record was previously held by Amy Winehouse's Back to Black, which had debuted at number seven the previous week.
- April 8 — Japanese street musician Koichi Toyama is one of the candidates in the election for governor of Tokyo. He finished 8th out of a field of 14.
- April 10 — Beyoncé launches The Beyoncé Experience in Tokyo, Japan.
- April 19 — Joey Jordison of Slipknot becomes a session member of KoЯn.
- April 22 — Patrick Wolf announces his retirement from the music business.[7] However, he later revokes this, saying that he will merely be on hiatus.[8]
- April 23
- April 27 – April 29 — Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.
- April 29 — The first precollege music conservatory for the Arab-speaking population of Israel opens in Shfaram.[9]
May
- May 11 — Guitarist Chickn creates a post via MySpace confirming that D.I. will finally release the long-awaited first reunion album On the Western Front on August 7.[10] This would be their first official album featuring new material since 1994's State of Shock.
- May 12 — The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is held in Helsinki, Finland, and is won by Serbia.
- May 15 — Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park sells more than 600,000 copies in the USA and more than 1,000,000 worldwide and is the third best selling album in the first week.
- May 16 – May 20 — The European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in Basel, Switzerland.
- May 19 — The Los Angeles radio station KROQ airs the fifteenth annual Weenie Roast. Bands featured include Linkin Park, 30 Seconds to Mars, Incubus, Rise Against, Korn, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, Interpol, Queens of the Stone Age, The Bravery, Silversun Pickups, Tim Armstrong, Peter Bjorn and John, Tiger Army, and the Plain White T's.[11]
- May 23 — Jordin Sparks of Arizona wins Season 6 of American Idol.
- May 25 – May 28 — Salzburg Festival
- May 26 – May 27 — Sasquatch! Music Festival
- May 30 – June 5 — The Peel Bay Festival (Isle of Man)
June
- June – Mikael Åkerfeldt Returns to Bloodbath and the Band also Hires Per Eriksson.*June 4 — Yoshiki announces that X Japan will reunite for a new tour and a single.
- June 8 – June 10 — Download Festival
- June 14 — Daft Punk came back in Paris for a show, ten years after their last performance in the French capital.
- June 22–23 — Radio Expres Festival – the first music festival of Slovak radio station Rádio Expres
- June 22–25 — Glastonbury Festival
- June 28 — Spice Girls announce their reunion at the O2 in London in a press conference televised worldwide.
- June 29 – July 1 — Heineken Open'er Festival takes place in Babie Doły military airport, Gdynia, Poland. Confirmed bands that will play there are: Beastie Boys, Björk, Muse, The Roots, Sonic Youth, Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem, Groove Armada, Dizzee Rascal, Laurent Garnier, Crazy P, The Strike Boys, Freeform Five.
July
- July 1 — The Concert for Diana takes place at Wembley Stadium in London. Performers include Duran Duran, Elton John, Fergie, Joss Stone, Kanye West, Nelly Furtado, Rod Stewart, and Tom Jones.
- July 7 — Live Earth, worldwide series of concerts to initiate action against global warming. Acts include: Sarah Brightman, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Bon Jovi, Fall Out Boy, Shakira, John Mayer, Rihanna, Beastie Boys, Duran Duran, Madonna, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Eyed Peas, Spinal Tap, Jack Johnson, Lenny Kravitz, Metallica as well as the reunited bands The Police, Genesis, The Smashing Pumpkins and Crowded House.
- July 7–8 — T In The Park, Oxegen 2007
- July 17 — Joe Payne joins Divine Heresy.
- July 27 — Adam Willard leaves The Offspring and is replaced by former Face to Face and Saves the Day drummer Pete Parada.
August
- August 4 – August 11 — The Three Choirs Festival is held at Gloucester.
- August 5 – 2007 Karaj Rock Concert incident: 230 Iranian musicians and fans are arrested by the government at an illegal rock concert.[12]
- August 11 – August 12 — The eighth annual Summer Sonic Festival is held. Bands that play include: Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Bloc Party, The Horrors, Interpol, The Offspring, Sum 41, Metallica and We Are Scientists.[13]
- August 24 – August 26 — Carling Weekend—Reading and Leeds Festivals
- August 30 - "Gimme More", Britney Spears' comeback single from the Blackout album, makes its official radio debut. Within 24 hours, it is one of the most requested songs on air. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, selling 1,000,000 copies shortly after its release.
- August 31 – September 2 — Electric Picnic 2007
- August Bank Holiday (last weekend in August) — Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival
September
- September 3 — My Chemical Romance lead singer, Gerard Way, marries Mindless Self Indulgence bassist, Lyn-Z, backstage at Projekt Revolution in Denver, Colorado
- September 4 — Small Faces and Don Arden plaque unveiled at 52–55 Carnaby Street, London, England[14]
- September 6 - Luciano Pavarotti dies from Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 72
- September 8 — "Weird Al" Yankovic performs his 1,000th live show at Idaho Falls, Idaho.[15]
- September 9 - Britney Spears opens the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards held in the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- September 12 – October 1 — Prague Autumn International Music Festival
- September 20 – September 23 — 4th annual Decibel Festival, Seattle
- September 22 – September 29 — 35th North Wales International Music Festival is held at St Asaph.
- September 23 - Prashant Tamang wins Season 3 of Indian Idol.
- September 24 — Patrick Watson's album Close to Paradise wins the Canadian Polaris Music Prize for 2007.
- Delta Goodrem releases her single "In This Life", which becomes her eighth #1 in Australia.
October
November
December
- December 2 – Spice Girls open their reunion tour in Vancouver, Canada.
- December 8–9 — The Los Angeles radio station KROQ airs the eighteenth annual Acoustic Christmas. Bands that played are: Linkin Park, Bad Religion, Angels & Airwaves, Rise Against, Avenged Sevenfold, Serj Tankian, Paramore, Modest Mouse, Jimmy Eat World, Spoon, Feist, The Shins, Silversun Pickups and Muse.
- December 9 – Evanescence finish touring for The Open Door, and part ways with hired musicians, Will Hunt and Troy McLawhorn.
- December 10
Bands formed
- See Musical groups established in 2007
Returning performers
Bands disbanded
- See Musical groups disestablished in 2007
Bands re-formed
Bands on hiatus
Albums released
Best-selling albums globally
The best-selling records in 2007 according to IFPI:[17]
Top Hits on Record
Classical music
Instrumental works
- Lera Auerbach – Symphony No. 1 "Chimera"
- Lorenzo Ferrero
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
- Fantasy Suite
- Nigel Hess – Piano Concerto
- Claude Ledoux - Canto a due for Bb clarinet and cello
- Karlheinz Stockhausen –
- Balance, for flute, English horn, and bass clarinet
- Glück (Bliss), for oboe, English horn, and bassoon
- Hoffnung (Hope), for violin, viola, and cello
- Glanz (Brilliance), for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and viola
- Treue (Fidelity), for E-flat clarinet, basset horn, and bass clarinet
- Erwachen (Awakening), for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello
- Man-Ching Donald Yu - Nebula for Organ and Chamber Orchestra
Electronic music
Vocal music with electronic music
Instrumental music with electronic music
Opera
Ballet
Musical film
- Hairspray – an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters' 1988 comedy film. It was released July 20, 2007.
- Across the Universe a musical which tells a love story during war times, using adapted versions of music from The Beatles. It was widely released October 12, 2007.
Musical theater
Musical television
Births
Deaths
January–February
- January 1 — Del Reeves, American country singer, 74
- January 3 — János Fürst, Hungarian conductor and violinist, 71
- January 6 — Pete Kleinow, American guitarist (Flying Burrito Brothers), 72
- January 8 — Mercedes Murciano, Cuban singer (Miami Sound Machine), 49
- January 13 — Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist, 57 (leukemia)
- January 16 — Thornton "Pookie" Hudson, American singer (The Spaniels), 73
- January 17 — Uwe Nettlebeck, German producer and multi-instrumentalist (Faust), 67
- January 18 — Brent Liles, American punk bassist (Social Distortion), 43 (road accident)
- January 19 — Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas & the Papas), 66
- January 21 — Mina Foley, New Zealand coloratura soprano, 76
- January 22 — Disco D, American music producer and composer, 26 (suicide by hanging)
- January 28 — Karel Svoboda, composer, 68
- January 31 — Kirka Babitzin, Finnish singer, 56
- February 1 — Gian Carlo Menotti, composer, 95
- February 4 — Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian songwriter, 47 (spinal cancer)
- February 6
- February 8 — Joe Hunter, American pianist (The Funk Brothers), 79
- February 15 — Ray Evans, American songwriter, 92
- February 18 — John "Bam Bam" Lane, American drummer (Bill Haley & His Comets), 76
- February 19 — Janet Blair, American actress and singer, 85
- February 22 — Edgar Evans, Welsh operatic tenor, 94
- February 23
- February 24 — Bryan Balkwill, English pianist and orchestral conductor, 84
- February 28 — Billy Thorpe, British-born Australian rock performer, 60
March–April
- March 7 — Frigyes Hidas, Hungarian composer, 88
- March 9 — Brad Delp, American singer (Boston), 55 (suicide)
- March 11 — Betty Hutton, American singer and actress, 86
- March 19 — Luther Ingram, American singer, 69
- March 30 — Marcel Merkès, French operatic tenor, 86
- April 5 — Mark St. John, American guitarist (Kiss, White Tiger), 51
- April 9 — Egon Bondy, Czech songwriter (Plastic People of the Universe), 77
- April 10 — Dakota Staton, American jazz vocalist, 74
- April 14 — Don Ho, Hawaiian musician, 76
- April 17 — Kitty Carlisle, American singer, 96
- April 20 — Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist, 75
- April 25 — Bobby "Boris" Pickett, American singer 69
- April 26 — San Fadyl, American drummer (The Ladybug Transistor), 31
- April 27 — Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor, 80
- April 30
May–June
- May 6 — Đorđe Novković, Croatian songwriter, 63
- May 20 — Ben Weisman, American pianist, 95
- May 27 — Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer (Zard), 40
- June 1 — Tony Thompson, American singer (Hi-Five), 31 (freon overdose)
- June 2 — John Pyke, American drummer (Ra Ra Riot), 23
- June 4 — Freddie Scott, American singer, 74
- June 8 — Nellie Lutcher, American jazz and pop singer and pianist, 94
- June 13 — Oskar Morawetz, Canadian composer, 90
- June 18 — Hank Medress, American singer (The Tokens), 67
- June 24 — Natasja, Danish reggae singer, 33 (car accident)
- June 29 — George McCorkle, American guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band), 60
July–August
- July 2
- July 3 — Boots Randolph, American saxophonist, 80
- July 4 — Bill Pinkney, American vocalist (The Drifters), 81
- July 5 — George Melly, British Jazz vocalist, 80
- July 8 — Jindřich Feld, Czech composer, 82
- July 11 — Rod Lauren, American singer, 67
- July 15 — Kelly Johnson, British guitarist (Girlschool), 49
- July 23 — Ron Miller, American songwriter and producer, 74
- July 29 — Trevor Hudson, American bassist (Bottom of the Hudson), 27 (car accident)
- July 28 — Theo Altmeyer, German classical tenor, 76
- August 4 — Lee Hazlewood, American singer and songwriter, 78
- August 10 — Anthony Wilson, British record executive (Factory Records), 57
- August 12 — Merv Griffin, American singer, television producer and land developer, 82
- August 16 — Max Roach, American jazz drummer, 83
September–October
- September 3 — Carter Albrecht, American keyboardist (Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians), 34 (shot)
- September 6 — Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor, 71
- September 9 — Hughie Thomasson, American guitarist, 55 (heart attack)
- September 10]] — Thomas Hansen, Norwegian musician, 31 (drug-related)
- September 11
- September 12 — Bobby Byrd, American soul singer, 73
- September 15 — Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan composer, pianist and conductor, 79
- September 25 — Patrick Bourque, Canadian bassist (Emerson Drive), 29
- October 9 – Jacqueline "Lady Jaye" Breyer, British experimental musician (Psychic TV), 38
- October 16 — Toše Proeski, Macedonian singer, 26 (car accident)
- October 17 — Teresa Brewer, American singer, 76
- October 18 — Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician, 43 (shot)
- October 20 — Paul Raven, British bassist (Killing Joke) 46 (heart attack)
- October 24 — Petr Eben, Czech composer, 78
- October 28 — Porter Wagoner, American country singer, 80
- October 30 – Robert Goulet, American singer, 73
November–December
- November 2 – Witold Kiełtyka, Polish drummer, 23 (bus accident)
- November 6 – Hank Thompson, American country singer and guitarist, 82
- November 11 – John Petersen, American drummer (The Beau Brummels, Harpers Bizarre), 65
- November 12 – Peter "Cool Man" Steiner, Swiss singer, 90
- November 16 – Grethe Kausland, Norweigen singer, 60
- November 19
- November 20 – Ernest "Doc" Paulin, American jazz musician, 100
- November 23 – Frank Guarrera, American singer, 83
- November 24 – Casey Calvert, American guitarist (Hawthorne Heights) 26 (drug overdose)
- November 27 – Cecil Payne, American saxophonist, 84
- November 28
- November 29 — Jim Nesbitt, American country singer, 75
- November 30 – Patrick Mason, American bassist Arsonists Get All the Girls, 21
- December 3 — Sergio Gomez, Mexican singer (K-Paz de la Sierra), 34
- December 4 — Pimp C, American rapper (UGK), 33 (drug-related)
- December 5 — Karlheinz Stockhausen, German avant-garde composer, 79
- December 12 — Ike Turner, American guitarist, 76
- December 16
- December 21 — Ruth Wallis, American singer, 87
- December 22 — Joe Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers), 88
- December 23
- December 25 — Pat Kirkwood, English actress and singer, 86
- December 26 — Joe Dolan, Irish singer, 68
See also
References
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- ^ Westminster honours Small Faces and Don Arden with Green Plaque
- ^ "Weird Al" Yankovic: Live Performances
- ^ Out of the Shadows :: The Amy Lee Campaign to End Epilepsy
- ^ IFPI – 50 Top Selling Albums 2007