2006 in music
| Years in music: | 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
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| Years: | 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
Events
- January 11 to January 15—MahlerFest XIX held in Boulder, Colorado, honoring Austrian composer Gustav Mahler.
- January 16—Frontman Rob Aston announces that the Transplants have disbanded shortly after their fall tour cancelled.
- January 24-It was surprisingly announced popular British girl-band All Saints are to regroup for a tour and album later in the year.
- January 31—American hardcore punk band Champion announces their impending breakup, with a final show scheduled for May.[1]
- February—Alice in Chains reform with new singer William DuVall as the replacement of Layne Staley, who died of a drug overdose in April 2002. Their planned tour will embark their performance since 1996.
- February 1—Vienna State Opera announced Seiji Ozawa, a Conductor concurrently works as a Music Director of the Opera, has had to cancel all his performance commitments for 2006 due to health reasons.
- February 8—The 48th annual Grammy Awards are handed out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Madonna opens the awards for a third time.
- February 10—White Lion/Black Label Society bassist James Lomenzo joins Megadeth as the replacement for James MacDonough (who was previously in Iced Earth).
- February 25—The 4th Annual TRL Awards are held in New York City. Madonna wins the Lifetime Achievement Award and Bono wins the Most Inspired Artist/Humanitarian Award. Other winners include Fall Out Boy, Chris Brown, Mariah Carey, Ashlee Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Amanda Bynes, and My Chemical Romance. Performers included Ashlee Simpson and Chris Brown.
- March 22 - News reports are released that Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler is ill and will require throat surgery. The band cancels the rest of their tour (which was Top 3 at the time) with Cheap Trick and the band is on hiatus indefinitely until Tyler recovers.
- April 21 to April 23—Terrastock 6, Providence, Rhode Island.
- April 29 to April 30 - The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in Indio, California. Performers include: Madonna, James Blunt, Kanye West, Depeche Mode, Paul Oakenfold among others.
- May 2—Tool releases 10,000 Days, their 4th studio album. It is their follow-up to 2001's Lateralus.
- May 2-Pearl Jam releases Pearl Jam
- May 9—Red Hot Chili Peppers release Stadium Arcadium, their 9th studio album. It is a double album.
- May 13—The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ will air the 14th Annual Weenie Roast. [2]
- June 20 Long awaited Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy to be released.
- August 1—10th anniversary of MTV2's original launch and 25th anniversary of MTV's original launch.
- August 4 to August 6—Lollapalooza, Chicago, Illinois.
- September 12—Second solo album by nine time Grammy winner Beyoncé to be released.
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Bands disbanded
- Grandaddy
- The Transplants
- Finch (Hiatus)
- The Juliana Theory
- Further Seems Forever
- Pedro The Lion
- Test Icicles
- Plonker
- Mest
Albums released
Album releases
All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated.
May
- Ruun—Enslaved—(May 8)
- What's Left of Me-Nick Lachey-(May 9)
- Baby Makin' Music-The Isley Brothers-(May 9)
- Surprise-Paul Simon-(May 9)
- Stadium Arcadium—Red Hot Chili Peppers—(May 9)
- The New Cars: It's Alive— The New Cars—(May 9)
- Without Feathers— The Stills (May 9)
- Punk Goes 90's- Various Artists (May 9)
- Surprise— Paul Simon (May 9)
- Convicts—You Am I—(May 13)
- Bright Idea—Orson—(May 15)
- Broken Boy Soldiers—The Raconteurs—(May 15)
- And the Band Played On—Jessica Simpson—(May 16)
- Every Man for Himself—Hoobastank—(May 16)
- Killa Season—Cam'ron—(May 16)
- So Amazin'—Christina Milian—(May 16)
- Tangerine—David Mead—(May 16)
- Delta Hardware—Charlie Musselwhite—(May 16)
- Boneclouds—Mason Jennings—(May 16)
- Angel, Put Your Face On—Brian Vander Ark—(May 16)
- Fundamental—Pet Shop Boys—(May 22)
- Best of (album)-Candlebox-(May 23)
- Yeah!—Def Leppard—(May 23)
- In With the Out Crowd—Less Than Jake—(May 23)
- We Don't Need to Whisper—Angels and Airwaves—(May 23)
- Stand Still, Look Pretty-The Wreckers-(May 23)
- The Infinite Wonders of Creation—Luca Turilli (May 26)
- The River in Reverse—Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint—(May 29)
- In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen—The Forecast—(May 30)
- Rise Inside the Flames—36 Crazyfists
- Absolute Garbage—Garbage
- Desert Lights—Something For Kate
June
- Decemberunderground—AFI—(June 6)
- The Bronx—The Bronx—(June 6)
- Rather Ripped—Sonic Youth—(June 6)
- Serpent Saints—Entombed—(June 6)
- Twelve Steps & Home —The Feeling—(June 6)
- The Dr.'s Advocate-The Game
- Lost Horizons—Luca Turilli's Dreamquest—(June 9)
- Under the Iron Sea-Keane-(June 12)
- The Silver Lining—Soul Asylum—(June 13)
- Songs from Black Mountain—LIVE—(June 13)
- One X—Three Days Grace—(June 13)
- The Anatomy Of...—Between The Buried And Me—(June 13)
- Chasing The Sun—Indigenous—(June 13)
- Fewer Moving Parts—David Bazan—(June 13)—EP
- Sunday Love—Fefe Dobson—(June 20)
- Journey Of A Gemini—Donell Jones—(June 20)
- Loose—Nelly Furtado (June 20)
- Blue-Diana Ross-(June 20)
- Define The Great Line—Underoath—(June 20)
- Billy Talent II—Billy Talent—(June 27)
- Permanent Revolution—Catch 22—(June 27)
- Dusk & Summer—Dashboard Confessional—(June 27)
- Trans Canada Highway—Boards of Canada—(June)—EP
- Revelations—Audioslave—(June)
- Gin Blossoms—Gin Blossoms-(June)
July
- Black Holes And Revelations—Muse—(July 3)
- The Ambition-D12-(July 4th)
- My Story: Kelly Rowland-Kelly Rowland-(July 11)
- Reprieve (album)-Ani Difranco-(July 11)
- The Sufferer and the Witness-Rise Against-(July 11)
- LeToya-LeToya—(July 18)
- Destroy What You Enjoy—Powerman 5000—(July 18)
- The Avalanche—Sufjan Stevens—(July 25)
August
- Age of Reptiles-Showbread-(August 1)
September
- The Game Theory-The Roots-(September 12)
- 20 Years Old—Janet Jackson
- Untitled—Deftones—(September 12)
- Untitled—Beyoncé—(September 12)
- The Captain and the Kid—Elton John
- Counting [tbc]—Lucie Silvas
- untitled—Shawn Colvin
October
- The Open Door- Evanescence-(October 3rd)
- Untitled—Blur—(October)
- Untitled—Jet—(October)
- Untitled-Incubus-(October)
November
- Untitled-Britney Spears
December
- Untitled-Brandy
Unknown Date
- Untitled—AC/DC
- 3rd Draft—Alien Ant Farm
- Black Aria II—Danzig
- Ancient Lands—Matt Shamblin
- untitled—Silverchair
the high road jojo
- Black & White 050505—Simple Minds
- Sins Of The Past—Sinergy
- Subliminal Genocide—Xasthur
- Continuum—John Mayer
- Dark Fear Howars—Senses Fail
- The Tempest—Insane Clown Posse
- WHO2—The Who—(no date)
- Altar/Alter—Sunn O)))/Boris
- Graduation—Kanye West
- 20th Anniversary—Dream Theater—(Fall) Live Album & DVD
- Libertad—Velvet Revolver
- All Y'all—Travis Morrison
- Born To Try—Delta Goodrem
- Ganging Up On the Sun—Guster
- Half Life—Eric West
- Union Street—Erasure
- Welcome The Night—The Ataris
- A Hard New Life—Hilary Duff
- Blood Mountain (working title)—Mastodon
- Untitled—Slayer—(Mid 2006)
- W3: Faithful—W (Double You)—(Originally planned for March 15 release but indefinitely postponed)
- Old Habits—Smash Mouth
- Untitled—Metallica—(winter)
- The Rise and Fall of My Chemical Romance-My Chemical Romance
- Loosen Up-Michael Stover
Speculated releases
Below is a listing of tenative periods that each artist will release an album. The names of the albums are unknown, and since artists tend to change the dates, the reported periods may or may not be correct. Asume that all artists will be releasing an LP unless otherwise stated.
Spring
- Saosin—(Early 2006)
- Chantal Kreviazuk—(Early 2006)
- Emma Bunton
- Blind Guardian
- Aerosmith
- Christina Aguilera
- Jennifer Lopez
- Primus
Spring/Summer
- Jerry Lee Lewis ("The Pilgrim")
- Motörhead
- Papa Roach
- Rachel Stevens
- Roger Waters (Working Title "Heartland")
- The Shins
- Breaking Benjamin
- Rooney
Summer
- Ace of Base
- Audioslave
- Brand New
- The Cure
- Duran Duran
- Evanescence
- The Killers
- Ben Moody
- Linkin Park
- Plus 44
- Sister Hazel
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
Autumn
Winter
Unknown Date
Assume that all all listed artists are releasing an LP, unless otherwise specified.
- 5ive
- 98 Degrees
- Amerie
- Backstreet Boys
- Blackfield
- Bowling For Soup
- Brand New
- Celine Dion
- Cher
- Chevelle
- Crossfade
- Danzig
- Dave Matthews Band
- David Bowie
- Diana Degarmo
- Dir en Grey
- The Decemberists
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Everclear
- Feeder (Best Of compilation)
- Fountains Of Wayne
- Fugazi
- Good Charlotte
- Glenn Danzig (Black Aria II)
- Glue Gun
- Green Day
- Whitney Houston
- Incubus
- Iron Maiden
- Jay-Z
- Joss Stone
- Kelly Rowland
- Kelly Clarkson
- Lauryn Hill
- Limp Bizkit
- Lindsay Lohan
- The Misfits (Studio and Live album)
- Matchbox 20
- Motley Crue
- MxPx
- My Chemical Romance
- Nine Inch Nails
- Oasis (Compilation)
- The Bloodhound Gang
- The Offspring
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Puddle Of Mudd
- Radiohead
- R.E.M.
- Rush
- Savage Garden
- Shania Twain
- Simple Plan
- Social Distortion
- Third Eye Blind
- Travis
- Michelle Williams
Top 50 Best-Selling Albums of the Year
(from January 1 to April 27, 2006)
- High School Musical — Soundtrack (1,682,370)
- The Breakthrough — Mary J. Blige (1,254,611)
- Back to Bedlam — James Blunt (1,224,519)
- Me and My Gang — Rascal Flatts (1,210,281)
- Some Hearts — Carrie Underwood (1,063,065)
- Unpredictable — Jamie Foxx (933,335)
- King — T.I. (929,697)
- Curtain Call: The Hits — Eminem (927,511)
- The Greatest Songs of the Fifties — Barry Manilow (825,919)
- The Legend of Johnny Cash — Johnny Cash (772,331)
- Now That's What I Call Music 21 — Various Artists (757,178)
- In My Own Words — Ne-Yo (753,312)
- Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George — Jack Johnson & Friends (735,601)
- Amore — Andrea Bocelli (735,408)
- All the Right Reasons — Nickelback (722,918)
- Breakaway — Kelly Clarkson (699,793)
- Monkey Business — Black Eyed Peas (674,417)
- Chris Brown — Chris Brown (610,392)
- The Emancipation of Mimi — Mariah Carey (588,043)
- Your Man — Josh Turner (580,997)
- Ancora — Il Divo (578,188)
- From Under the Cork Tree — Fall Out Boy (551,647)
- PCD — Pussycat Dolls (548,574)
- Greatest Hits Vol. 2 — Tim McGraw (545,173)
- Feels Like Today — Rascal Flatts (537,886)
- Walk the Line — Soundtrack (513,371)
- The Way It Is — Keyshia Cole (510,219)
- Be Here — Keith Urban (498,303)
- Precious Memories — Alan Jackson (486,426)
- Songs About Me — Trace Adkins (481,472)
- The Trinity — Sean Paul (442,218)
- White Trash with Money — Toby Keith (439,290)
- It's Time — Michael Buble (437,577)
- Duets: The Final Chapter — Notorious B.I.G. (415,045)
- On Top of Our Game — Dem Franchize Boyz (414,094)
- Now That's What I Call Music #1's — Various Artists (401,869)
- Oral Fixation Vol. 2 — Shakira (387,739)
- Reality Check — Juvenile (385,862)
- Now That's What I Call Music 20 — Various Artists (382,075)
- In My Mind — Heather Headley (377,865)
- A Fever You Can't Sweat Out — Panic at the Disco (377,218)
- 3121 — Prince (361,820)
- The Road and the Radio — Kenny Chesney (358,574)
- Move Along — All-American Rejects (355,968)
- Ghetto Classics — Jaheim (353,226)
- Tha Carter II — Lil' Wayne (341,991)
- Rappa Ternt Sanga — T-Pain (334,147)
- Youth — Matisyahu (331,921)
- The Sound of Revenge — Chamillionaire (329,667)
- Live at Stubb's — Matisyahu (324,444)
Top hits
Billboard Hot 100 #1s
- "Don't Forget About Us"—Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
- "Laffy Taffy"—D4L (1 week)
- "Grillz"—Nelly (2 weeks)
- "Check on It"—Beyonce featuring Slim Thug (5 weeks)
- "You're Beautiful"—James Blunt (1 week)
- "So Sick"—Ne-Yo (2 weeks)
- "Temperature"—Sean Paul (1 week)
- "Bad Day"—Daniel Powter (5 weeks)
- "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)"—Rihanna (1 week)
Billboard Hot 100 Hits
- "Beep"—The Pussycat Dolls
- "Be Without You"—Mary J. Blige
- "Every Day Is Exactly the Same"—Nine Inch Nails
- "Gold Lion"-Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira
- "Hypnotize"—System of a Down
- "Juicebox"-The Strokes
- "King Without a Crown"-Matisyahu
- "Lights and Sounds"-Yellowcard
- "Luxurious"-Gwen Stefani
- "Pump It" -Black Eyed Peas
- "Rompe"—Daddy Yankee
- "Right Here"-Staind
- "Rush"—Aly & AJ
- "Say Somethin'"—Mariah Carey
- "Sorry"—Madonna
- "Stupid Girls"—P!nk
- "Talk"—Coldplay
- "Torn"-LeToya
- "Unwritten"-Natasha Bedingfield
- "Walk Away"-Kelly Clarkson
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home"—Bon Jovi
- "Wings of a Butterfly"—HIM
See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2006.
UK #1 Singles
- "That's My Goal"—Shayne Ward (4 weeks)
- "When the Sun Goes Down"—Arctic Monkeys (1 week)
- "Nasty Girl"—Notorious BIG feat. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm (2 weeks)
- "Thunder In My Heart Again"—Meck and Leo Sayer (2 weeks)
- "Sorry"—Madonna (1 week)
- "It's Chico Time"—Chico (2 weeks)
- "No Tommorow"—Orson (1 week)
- "So Sick"—Ne-Yo (1 week)
- "Crazy"—Gnarls Barkley (5 weeks, current)
UK Hits
- "Check on It"—Beyonce featuring Slim Thug
- "All Time Love"—Will Young
- Steve Reich—Daniel Variations
- Robert Xavier Rodriguez—La Curandera; libretto by Mary Medrick (première by Opera Colorado, May 2006)
==The Phantom of the Opera== officially became the longest Broadway running musical ever on January 9, 2006, at 7486 performances surpassing the previous record holder, Cats, also written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- High School Musical A Disney Channel Original Movie
- Take the Lead
Births
Deaths
- January 6—Lou Rawls, American singer, 72
- January 11—Markus Löffel, German disc jockey, 39
- January 19—Wilson Pickett, American singer, 64
- January 27—Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer, 56
- January 30—Thomas "Pig Champion" Roberts, guitarist of Poison Idea, 47
- February 3—Romano Mussolini, Italian jazz pianist, 78
- February 10—Jay Dee, hip hop producer, 32
- February 15-Anna Marly, French singer-songwriter, 88
- February 22—Anthony Burger, American gospel music pianist, 44 (collapsed during performance)
- March 7—Ali Farka Touré, Malian guitarist, 66
- March 10—Anna Moffo, operatic soprano, about 75
- March 23—Pío Leyva, Cuban musician, 88
- March 23—Cindy Walker, American country songwriter, 87
- March 25—Buck Owens, American country music star, 76
- April 5—Gene Pitney, American singer, 65
- April 11
- June Pointer, American singer of Pointer Sisters, 52
- Proof (DeShaun Holton), American rapper, 32
- April 24
- Erik Bergman, Finnish composer, 94
- Bonnie Owens, country singer, 76
- April 28 - Ben-Zion Orgad, Israeli composer, 80
- May 5 - Naushad, Bollywood composer, 86
Awards and Contests
- Grammy Awards of 2006
- Country Music Association Awards
- Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- 2006 Brit Awards
- 2006 NME Awards