2004 in music

Events

January 1 - Traditional Vienna New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti
January 1 - Kurt Nilsen won the World Idol
January 3 - Britney Spears marries an old childhood friend in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled two days later.
February 17 - The Brit Awards are held in London. The Darkness, Dido, Busted and Justin Timberlake are among the winners.
February 17 - Billy Corgan posted a bitter message on his personal blog calling D'Arcy Wretzky a "mean spirited drug addict" and blaming James Iha for the breakup of The Smashing Pumpkins.
March 10 - George Michael announces that Patience will be his last commercially released record telling Jo Whiley of BBC Radio 1 "this album nearly killed me". He stated that future releases will be available from his web site for in return for donations to his favourite charities.
May 18 to May 23 - European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF) in Basel expected to be held.
Johnny Cash releases an album that has never been released called My Mother's Hymn Book, it was released in the year after his death last year on September 12, 2003.
Megadeth reunites with their new studio album since 2001's The World Needs a Hero which is scheduled for summer or fall 2004.
Tool will disband after completing their final album, currently scheduled for late 2004 or early 2005. Frontman Maynard James Keenan will continue his involvement in A Perfect Circle.
Blender magazine's May issue includes a list of the 50 worst songs.

Albums Released

Sapphire Blue - Larry Carlton - (January 13) - LP
Legion of Boom - The Crystal Method - released in Europe in 2003 - (January 13) - LP
The Glorious Burden - Iced Earth - (January 13) - LP
Slow - Richie Kotzen - (January 13) - LP
These Times - Mike Stern - (January 13) - LP
Educated Guess - Ani DiFranco - (January 20) - LP
Woman's Gotta Do Her Thing - Sally Fingerett - (January 20) - LP
Kimi Ga Suki - Matthew Sweet - (January 20) - LP
Immortal Memory - Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy - (January 26) - LP
Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978-2001 - The Cure - (January 27) - Greatest Hits (4-CD Set)
Delirium Cordia - Fantômas - (January 27) - LP
Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997 - Helmet - (January 27) - Greatest Hits
Because I Can - Katy Rose - (January 27) - LP
Kamikaze - Twista - (January 27) - LP
The Battle for Everything - Five for Fighting - (February 3) - LP
A Crow Left of the Murder - Incubus - (February 3) - LP
Start Something - The Lostprophets - (February 3) - LP
50 First Dates - Soundtrack - (February 3) - Soundtrack Album
Yes to Everything - The Washdown - (February 3) - LP
That's What I'm Talking About - Shannon Noll - (February 8) - LP
New Found Power - Damageplan - (February 10) - LP
'Merican - The Descendents - released in Europe in 2003 & released in 2004 in the United States and United Kingdom - (February 10) - EP (follow-up to their new full-length since 1996 with Cool To Be You)
Feels Like Home - Norah Jones - (February 10) - LP
America's Sweetheart - Courtney Love - (February 10) - LP
Turn of the Screw - 1208 - (February 10) - LP
All That We Let In - The Indigo Girls - (February 17) - LP
About a Burning Fire - Blindside - (February 24) - LP
Schizophrenic - JC Chasez - (February 24) - LP
Shadows Collide With People - John Frusciante - (February 24) - LP
Bodysong - Jonny Greenwood - (February 24) - LP
Punk Statik Paranoia - Orgy - (February 24) - LP with demos from unreleased third album (which will be scheduled sometime in 2004 or 2005)
Scorpio Rising - Prong - (February 24) - LP
After We Go - Tantric - (Feburary 24) - LP
Nude - VAST - (February 24) - LP
The Guilt Show - The Get Up Kids - (March 2) - LP
MODERN ARTillery - The Living End - released in Europe on October 28, 2003 - (March 2) - LP
Sunrise Over Sea - The John Butler Trio (March 8) Australia
Temple of the Damned - Exodus - (March 9) - LP
All of Our Names - Sarah Harmer - (March 9) - LP
Don't Stop the Music - Play - (March 9) - LP
Patience - George Michael - (March 16) - LP
The Very Best of Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne - (March 16) - Greatest Hits
Re-Issue of their oldest albums (1984-1993) - Camper Van Beethoven - (March 16) - Re-Issue, LPs
The Other Side - Godsmack - (March 16) - 8-Track Acoustic EP
Till Death Do Us Part - Cypress Hill - (March 23) - LP
Cool to Be You - The Descendents - first album of a new material since 1996 - (March 23) - LP
Guns n' Roses' Greatest Hits - Guns n' Roses - (March 23) - LP
Peace, Love, Death Metal - The Eagles of Death Metal - (March 23) - LP
Funk - Lenny Kravitz - (March 23) - LP
MP3 - Marcy Playground - (March 23) - LP
Fly or Die - N.E.R.D. - (March 23) - LP
REDEFiNE - SOiL - (March 23) - LP
4 Times - Revolution - (March 23) - LP
Blackmail - Cory P - (March 23) - LP
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - Soundtrack - (March 23) - Soundtrack Album
Confessions - Usher - (March 23) - LP
Now That's What I Call Music! 15 - Various Artists - (March 23) - LP
Winning Days - The Vines - (March 23) - LP
Till Death Us Do Part (album) - Cypress Hill - (March 23) - LP
Solace - Xavier Rudd - (March 28) - LP - Australia
Honkin' on Bobo - Aerosmith - (March 30) - LP
The Essential Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains - (March 30) - Greatest Hits
Me & Mr. Johnson - Eric Clapton - (March 30) - LP
Re-Issue of their oldest albums (1975-1979) - Fleetwood Mac - (March 30) - Re-Issue, LPs
Damita Jo - Janet Jackson - (March 30) - LP
Prophecy - Soulfly - (March 30) - LP
You Are Here - UFO - (March 30) - LP
Re-Issue of their oldest albums (1982-1992) - Bad Religion - (April 6) - Re-Issue, LPs
J Wess Presents Tha LP - J-Wess - (April 5) (Australia) LP
The Curse of the Blondie - Blondie - (April 6) - LP
My Mother's Hymn Book - Johnny Cash - April 6 - posthumous release
Re-Issue of 3 oldest albums (Jethro Tull Live - Bursting Out, 1978 live album, Stormwatch, 1979 album and A, 1980 album) - Jethro Tull - (April 6) - Re-Issue, LPs
Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles? - Local H. - (April 6) - LP
Indestructible Object - They Might Be Giants - (April 6) - EP
Is There Love in Space? - Joe Satriani - (April 13) - LP
Cutting - Red Skeleton - (April 13) - LP (Her Second Album)
Palm Trees and Power Lines - Sugarcult - (April 13) - LP
Hangover Music, Vol. VI - Black Label Society - (April 20) - LP
Me - The Marques Sisters - (April 20) - LP
Cuckoo Clocks of Hell - Buckethead - (April 20) - LP
High Volume - Corrosion of Conformity - (April 20) - LP
Desensitized - Drowning Pool (new singer: Jason 'Gong' Jones, came in 2003 after Dave Williams' death) - (April 20) - LP
Archetype - Fear Factory - (April 20) - LP
Deeper - Hanson - (April 20) - LP
Fire It Up - The Kottonmouth Kings - (April 20) - LP
Through the Ashes of the Empires - Machine Head - released in Europe in 2003 - (April 20) - LP
Musicology - Prince - (April 20) - LP

Albums Expected (Pre-Release)

re.present - Jimmie's Chicken Shack - first album of a new material since 1999 - (April 27) - LP
Endangered Species - Flaw - (May 4) - LP
Metalogy - Judas Priest - (May 4) - Greatest Hits (4-CD Set)
The Ride - Los Lobos - (May 4) - LP
Duets - The Notorious B.I.G. - his first album of a new material since 1999 - (May 4) - LP
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle - A Perfect Circle - (May 4) - LP
Wave of Mutilation - Best of Pixies - The Pixies - (May 4) - Compilation LP, Concert & Documentary DVD
Just for You - Lionel Richie - (May 4) - LP
Unbreakable - Scorpions - first album of a new material since 1999 - (May 4) - LP
Police State - The Transplants - (May 4) - LP
Hell to Pay - Dokken - (May 18) - LP
Baptism - Lenny Kravitz - (May 18) - LP
So-Called Chaos - Alanis Morissette - (May 18) - LP
You Are the Quarry - Morrissey - his first album of a new material since 1997 - (May 18) - LP
Catalyst - New Found Glory - (May 18) - LP
White Trash Beautiful - Everlast - his first album of a new material since 2000 - (May 25) - LP
Under My Skin - Avril Lavigne - (May 25) - LP (her second album)
Vol. 3: the Subliminal Verses - Slipknot - (May 25) - LP
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple - her first album of a new material since 1999 - (June/July) -LP
Here We Go Again - SR-71 - (June/July) - LP
Melissa Auf der Maur - Melissa Auf der Maur - (June 1) - LP (her first solo album)
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - Tears For Fears - first album of a new material since 1995 - (June 1) - LP
The Empire Strikes First - Bad Religion - (June 8) - LP
Purple Haze - Cam'ron - (June 8) - LP
Un - Chumbawamba - (June 8) - LP
Borrowed Heaven - The Corrs - (June 8) - LP
One Soul Now - The Cowboy Junkies - (June 8) - LP
Keep Your Wig On - Fastball - (June 8) - LP
Uh Hu Her - PJ Harvey - (June 8) - LP
Live at Bonnaroo - Warren Haynes - (June 8) - Live
Happy People - R. Kelly - (June 8) - LP
Untitled - Phish - (June 8) - LP
Asshole - Gene Simmons - (June 8) - LP
Stone Love - Angie Stone - (June 8) - LP
Drive Train - 38 Special - (June 8) - LP
Contraband - Velvet Revolver - (June 8) - LP
A Time 2 Love - Stevie Wonder - (June 8) - LP
To the 5 Boroughs - The Beastie Boys - first album of a new material since 1998 - (June 15) - LP
Leaving Yesterday Behind - Brandy - (June 22) - LP
Untitled - The Cure - first album of new material since 2000 - (June 22) - LP
Two - Earshot - (June 29) - LP
Jupiter's Darling - Heart - (June 22) - LP
Lit - Lit - (June 22) - LP
Scream and Whisper - Edwin McCain - (June 22) - LP
Houses of the Molé - Ministry - (June 22) - LP
Prince of the South - Mystikal - (June 22) - LP
²Armed Love² - The (International) Noise Conspiracy - (June 29) - LP
Forget What You Know - Midtown - (June 29) - LP
This Magnificent Distance - Chris Robinson - (June 29) - LP
III: Ghost Tigers Rise - Tiger Army - (June 29) - LP
Hollywood Potato Chip - The Vandals - (June 29) - LP
What Are You Waiting For? - Gwen Stefani - (July/August) - LP
Re-Issue of their oldest albums (1986-1999) - Megadeth - (July 13) - Re-Issue, LPs
Throwback, Volume 1 - Boyz II Men - (July 27) - LP
In the Meantime - Christine McVie - (July 27) - LP
Noise From the Basement - Skye Sweetnam - (August 10) - LP
Half Smiles of the Decomposed - Guided By Voices - (August 24) - LP
Untitled - Tim McGraw - (August 24) - LP
Untitled - U2 - first album of a new material since 2000 - (September/October - if ever) - LP
Humming to Myself - Linda Ronstadt - (September 14) - LP
Souls Saved Here - Big Satan - (September 28) - LP
Iron Bottom Sound - Flick - first album of a new material since 1998 - (October 19) - LP
Spongebob Squarepants: the Movie - Soundtrack - (November 16) - LP
Untitled - Duran Duran - first album of a new material since 2000 - (Late Spring/Early Summer) - LP & DVD
Bleedthrough - Nine Inch Nails - first album of a new material since 1999 - (Late Spring/Early Summer) - LP
Getting Away With Murder - Papa Roach - (Late Spring/Early Summer) - LP
Re-Issue/Remaster of Power Station 33-1/3 - (Late Spring/Early Summer) - Power Station - LP
Khulami Phase - Lauryn Hill - her first album of a new material since 1998 - (Late Summer/Early Fall) - LP
Music to Help You Breathe More Easily - XTC - (Late Summer/Early Fall - if ever) - LP
Smile - The Beach Boys - (Late 2004) - LP
Strap it On - AC/DC - his first album of a new material since 2000 - (Late 2004/Early 2005 - if ever) - LP
Chinese Democracy - Guns n' Roses - first album of a new material since 1993 - (Late 2004/Early 2005 - if ever) - LP
Red Light District - Ludacris - (Late 2004/Early 2005) - LP
Face the Promise - Bob Seger - his first album of a new material since 1995 - (Late 2004/Early 2005) - LP

Albums To Be Announced

AC/DC - first album of new material since 2000 - (Late 2004/Early 2005 - if ever) - LP
Beck - (Summer/Fall) - LP
Boards Of Canada - (no date) - LP
Bowling For Soup - (Summer/Fall) - LP
Kate Bush - (no date) - LP
Cake - (Summer/Fall) - LP
Creed - (no date) - LP
Depeche Mode - (no date) - LP
The Distillers - (Late 2004/Early 2005) - LP
The Doors - first album of a new material since 1978 - (Fall) - LP & DVD
Dynamite Hack - first album of new material since 2000 - (Summer/Fall) - LP
The Eagles - first album of new material since 1979 - (Summer/Fall - if ever) - LP & DVD
Eat The Day - (Summer) - LP
Eminem - (no date) - LP
Fugazi - (no date) - LP
Good Charlotte - (Late 2004/Early 2005) - LP
Green Day - first album of a new material since 2000 - (Fall) - LP
The Hives - first album of new material since 2000 - (Summer) - LP
Michael Jackson - his first album of a new material since 2001 - (no date) - LP
Al Jarreau - (Summer/Fall) - LP
The Jerky Boys - first album of a new material since 1999 - (Late 2004/Early 2005 - if ever) - LP
Jimmy Eat World - (Summer) - LP
Queen Latifah - (Summer) - LP
Paul McCartney - (no date) - LP
Megadeth - (Fall) - LP & DVD
Midnight Oil - (no date) - LP
Oasis - (no date) - LP
Ozzy Osbourne - (no date) - LP
Pearl Jam - (no date) - LP
Primer 55 - (no date) - LP
Rammstein - (Fall) - LP
Red Hot Chili Peppers - (Late 2004/Early 2005) - LP
Rush - (Late 2004/Early 2005) - LP
The Smithereens - first album of a new material since 1999 - (no date) - LP
Social Distortion - first album of new material since 1996 and added new lead guitarist in 2002 after Dennis Danell's death - (no date) - LP
2Pac - his final obsolete album - (Late 2004/Early 2005 - if ever) - LP
Tool - their final album before/after disbanding - (Late 2004/Early 2005 - if ever) - LP
Unwritten Law - (Spring) - LP
Violent Femmes - (no date) - LP & DVD
Weezer - (no date) - LP
The Warlocks - (no date) - LP
Yes - (no date) - LP