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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2004.

== Specific locations ==
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== Specific genres ==
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*[[2004 in jazz]]

== Events ==

===January–February===
*[[January 1]]
**The [[Vienna New Year's Concert]] is conducted by [[Riccardo Muti]].
**[[Kurt Nilsen]] wins ''[[World Idol]]''.
*[[January 3]] – [[Britney Spears]] marries Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend, in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. The marriage is [[annulment|annulled]] 55 hours later. 
*[[January 15]] – Rapper [[Mystikal]] is sentenced to six years in prison for sexual battery.
*[[February 1]]
**[[Janet Jackson]] and [[Justin Timberlake]] perform onstage at [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]]. The performance concludes with Jackson's right breast being exposed to the audience. The phrase "[[wardrobe malfunction]]" is coined during the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|ensuing controversy]].
**[[Daron Hagen]] is appointed President of the [[Lotte Lehmann]] Foundation in New York City.
*[[February 8]] – The 46th Annual [[Grammy Awards]] are held at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles, California. [[Outkast]]'s ''[[Speakerboxxx/The Love Below]]'' becomes the first rap album to win [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]. [[Beyoncé]] won five awards.
*[[February 9]] - [[Blink-182]] release single "[[I Miss You (Blink-182 song)|I Miss You]]" from the album ''[[Blink-182 (album)|Blink-182]]''. The song reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.
*[[February 10]] - [[Paulina Rubio]] releases her seventh studio "[[Pau-Latina]]" under [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Mexico]]. The album charted at #1 on the [[Billboard Latin Pop Albums]] and at #105 on the [[Billboard 200]]. The album also got certified 2× Platinum [[RIAA certification#Spanish|(Latin)]] by the [[RIAA]].
*[[February 13]] - [[Elton John]] begins [[The Red Piano]] concert residency at [[The Colosseum at Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. Originally scheduled for 75 performances, it would run for 248 shows over five years, including twenty-four tour dates in Europe. 
*[[February 17]]

* [[BRIT Awards]] held in London. [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]], [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], [[Busted (band)|Busted]], [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[KRS-One]] are among the winners.
* [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Smashing Pumpkins]] frontman [[Billy Corgan]] posts 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 band.

*[[February 25]] - [[Justin Timberlake]] - [[SexyBack]] if [[Timbaland]]

===March–April===
*[[March 2]] - [[Britney Spears]] embarked [[The Onyx Hotel Tour]], her first tour in 2 years to support her fourth studio album, [[In The Zone]].
*[[March 9]] – [[Westlife]] member [[Brian McFadden (singer)|Brian McFadden]] leaves the band.
*[[March 10]] – [[George Michael]] announces that ''[[Patience (2004 album)|Patience]]'' will be his last commercially released record. Future releases will be available from his web site in return for donations to his favourite charities.
*[[March 16]] – [[FutureSex/LoveSounds]] by [[Justin Timberlake]] [[Luciano Pavarotti]] gives his last performance in an opera, in ''Tosca'' at the [[New York Metropolitan Opera]].
*[[March 23]] – [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] releases his ''[[Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions]]'' album 2003 selling 1.1 million copies its first week, making him the first R&B artist to ever accomplish that. The album would be the top seller of the year with four number one singles.
*[[April 6]]
**A previously unreleased [[Johnny Cash]] album called ''[[Unearthed (Johnny Cash album)#Disc 4.C2.A0.E2.80.93 My Mother.27s Hymn Book|My Mother's Hymn Book]]'' is released less than a year after his death on September 12, 2003.
**[[Modest Mouse]], an American [[indie rock]] band releases [[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]].
*[[April 20]] – [[Fear Factory]] returns after their 2002 breakup with the new album ''[[Archetype (Fear Factory album)|Archetype]]''.
*[[April 26]]
**[[Deborah Voigt]], sacked by Covent Garden for being too fat for an opera role, makes her recital debut to a rapturous reception at [[Carnegie Hall]].
**[[Dream Theater]] performs at the [[Nippon Budokan Hall]] in Tokyo, Japan.

===May–June===
*[[May 10]] 
**''Blender'' magazine's May issue includes a "50 Worst Songs Ever!" list. "We Built This City," by [[Starship (band)|Starship]], is rated worst.
**[[Peter Tägtgren]] replaces [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]] In [[Bloodbath]].
**[[Keane (band)|Keane]] release ''[[Hopes and Fears (Keane album)|Hopes and Fears]]'' which becomes the 16th best selling album of the millennium in the UK. It went 8x platinum and was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the [[BRIT Awards|BRIT]] award for best album.
*[[May 18]]-23 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs ([[EJCF]]) is held in [[Basel]].
*[[May 24]] – [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] starts ''[[The Re-Invention Tour]]'' in 20 cities with a total of 56 shows and making it the most successful concert tour of the year with a gross of $124.5 million.
*[[May 25]]
**[[Phish]] announces that after 21 years they will break up following the Summer 2004 Tour.
**[[Skinny Puppy]] releases their first studio album since disbanding in 1996, called ''[[The Greater Wrong of the Right]]''.
*[[May 26]] – [[Fantasia Barrino]] wins the third season of ''[[American Idol]]'', defeating [[Diana DeGarmo]].
*[[May 28]] - [[June 6]] – The [[Rock in Rio]] concert festival is staged in Lisbon, Portugal under the name Rock in Rio Lisboa. [[Paul McCartney]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Metallica]], [[Britney Spears]] and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] headline each of the six days. 
*[[June 4]]
**[[Karl Jenkins]] signs a 10-year recording deal with EMI.
**[[Creed (band)|Creed]] dissolved. Guitarist [[Mark Tremonti]], Drummer [[Scott Phillips (drummer)|Scott Phillips]] and [[Brian Marshall]] (ex Bassist of [[Creed (band)|Creed]]) were working on side project [[Alter Bridge]] along with [[Myles Kennedy]] of [[The Mayfield Four]] Their first album is ''[[One Day Remains]]'', which was scheduled to be released on August 10.
*[[June 8]] – [[The Velvet Revolver|Velvet Revolver]] released their first album ''[[Contraband_(Velvet_Revolver_album)|Contraband]]''.
*[[June 10]] – [[Ray Charles]] dies at the age of 73 from acute liver disease.
*[[June 11]] – The [[Van Halen Summer Tour 2004]] kicks off in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], marking the return of [[Sammy Hagar]] on vocals for the first time since his acrimonious departure from the band in 1996.
*[[June 12]] – The Los Angeles, California radio station [[KROQ-FM]] airs the 12th Annual [[KROQ Weenie Roast]] show with [[Bad Religion]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[Cypress Hill]], [[The Hives]], [[Hoobastank]], [[The Killers]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[New Found Glory]], [[Story of the Year]], [[The Strokes]], [[The Velvet Revolver|Velvet Revolver]], [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] and [[Yellowcard]].
*[[June 22]] – 14th annual [[Lollapalooza]] festival, scheduled for July 17, is cancelled. Organizers cite "poor ticket sales". (See: [[Lollapalooza 2004 lineup]].)
*[[June 23]] – UK DJ [[Tony Blackburn]] is suspended by radio station [[Classic Gold Digital]] for playing songs by [[Cliff Richard]], against station policy.
*[[June 25]] – [[Eric Clapton]] sells his famous guitar "[[Blackie (guitar)|Blackie]]" at a [[Christie's]] auction, raising $959,000 to benefit the [[Crossroads Centre|Crossroads drug rehabilitation center]] that he founded in 1998.<ref name="clapton-auction">{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/clapton.s-guitar-sells-for-.959.000 |title=Clapton's Guitar Sells For $959,000 |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=June 25, 2004 |work= |publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]] |accessdate=March 3, 2013}}</ref>

===July–August===
*[[July 10]] – Ex-[[S Club]] star [[Rachel Stevens]] sets a world record for completing the fastest promotional circuit in just 24 hours- including a run for the charity [[Sport Relief]].  American Idol winner Fantasia becomes the first artist in history to debut at number-one on the Hot 100 with a first record.
*[[July 11]] – [[McFly]] debut at #1 on the UK [[album charts]] with ''[[Room On The 3rd Floor]]''. They break the record set by [[The Beatles]] as the youngest group ever to debut at #1 on the album charts.
*[[July 16]] -
*[[July 20]] – [[Van Halen]] releases ''[[The Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen album)|The Best of Both Worlds]]'', a 36-song compilation album featuring three new recordings with Sammy Hagar on vocals.
*[[July 24]] – The [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] organized [[Curiosa]] Festival kicks off with a concert in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]. Performing along with [[The Cure]] are [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[The Rapture (band)|The Rapture]], [[Mogwai]], [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]],  Muse, [[Head Automatica]], Thursday, [[Scarling.]], [[The Cooper Temple Clause]], and [[Melissa Auf der Maur]].
*[[July 25]] - [[The Doobie Brothers]] record and perform ''[[Live at Wolf Trap]]'' at [[Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts]] in [[Vienna, Virginia]].  The live album was released two months later, on October 26.
*[[July 16]] - [[Gnarls Barkley]] - [[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]
**[[Simon & Garfunkel]] perform a free concert in front of the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]] for an audience of 600,000 people.<ref name="simonandgarfunkel">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3525652.stm |title=Simon and Garfunkel play huge gig |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=August 1, 2004 |work= |publisher=[[BBC News]] |accessdate=March 3, 2013}}</ref>
**[[Dispatch (band)|Dispatch]] performs their last live show at the DCR Hatchshell in Boston, Massachusetts.
*[[August 8]] – [[Dave Matthews Band]]'s tour bus dumps 800&nbsp;lb (360&nbsp;kg) of human [[feces]] from a Chicago bridge, intending to unload it in the river, but it lands on an architecture tour boat. The bus driver and the band are sued by the state of [[Illinois]].
*[[August 15]] – [[Phish]] performs their final concert at a two-day festival in [[Coventry, Vermont]].
*[[August 23]] – [[The Prodigy]] release their much anticipated and postponed first full-length album ''[[Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned]]'' in 7 years since 1997's [[The Fat Of The Land]].

===September–October===
*[[September 18]] – [[Britney Spears]] marries [[Kevin Federline]].
*[[September 26]] – [[Avril Lavigne]] begins her [[Bonez Tour]].
*[[September 28]] – [[Brian Wilson]] releases ''[[Brian Wilson Presents Smile]]'', an interpretation of the ''[[Smile (The Beach Boys album)|Smile]]'' sessions which were shelved in 1967.
*October – [[Jazz at Lincoln Center]] performance venue opens in [[New York City]].
*[[October 2]] – [[Billy Joel]] marries for the third time, to the food critic and chef [[Katie Lee (chef)|Katie Lee]].
*[[October 11]]
**The original lineup of [[Duran Duran]] release their new album ''[[Astronaut (Duran Duran album)|Astronaut]]'', which is preceded by the single "(Reach Up For The) Sunrise".
**[[Melissa Etheridge]] undergoes surgery for breast cancer.
*[[October 23]] – [[Ashlee Simpson]] is accused of [[lip sync]]hing after an abortive live performance on the television show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.
*[[October 25]] – Indian singer [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] is awarded the [[Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award]] for his outstanding contribution to Indian film music.

===November–December===
*[[November 4]] – Three members of the band [[RAM (band)|RAM]], who all lived in a neighborhood known for its support of the recently deposed former President [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]], are detained by Haitian police during a concert performance in [[Port-au-Prince]]; no charges are ever filed or official explanation for the detentions given.
*[[November 9]] – [[Britney Spears]] releases her first compilation album titled ''[[Greatest Hits: My Prerogative]]''.
*[[November 11]] - [[Eric Clapton]] receives a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] at Buckingham Palace.<ref name="clapton-cbe">{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1475787/Ex-rebel-Clapton-receives-his-CBE.html |title=Ex-rebel Clapton receives his CBE |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=November 4, 2004 |work= |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=March 3, 2013}}</ref>
*[[November 12]] – [[Eminem]]'s fourth major studio album, ''[[Encore (Eminem album)|Encore]]'' is released four days before schedule to combat Internet bootleggers. The album sells 710,000 copies in only three days and becomes [[Eminem]]'s third consecutive album to debut at #1 on the [[Billboard charts]].
*[[November 16]] - [[Destiny's Child]] released their fourth and final studio album ''[[Destiny Fulfilled]]'' by Columbia Records in North America.
*[[November 17]] - [[Within Temptation]] release the single "[[Stand My Ground]]".
*[[November 24]] – Brian & Eric Hoffman leave [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] after a royalties dispute.
*[[November 30]] – [[Jay-Z]] and [[Linkin Park]]'s album "[[Collision Course (album)|Collision Course]]" debuts at number #01 in [[the Billboard 200]], later becoming the best-selling CD/DVD of that year.
*[[December 7]] – [[Lindsay Lohan]] releases her début album, ''[[Speak (Lindsay Lohan album)|Speak]]''.
*[[December 8]] – [[Dimebag Darrell]] is murdered on stage while performing in Columbus, Ohio, by a deranged fan,<ref name="FoxNews">{{Cite news
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*[[December 11]]–12 – The Los Angeles, California radio station [[KROQ-FM]] airs the 15th Annual of the [[KROQ Acoustic Christmas|Acoustic Christmas]] with [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[Good Charlotte]], [[Green Day]], [[Hoobastank]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Keane (band)|Keane]], [[The Killers]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[The Music (band)|The Music]], [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Papa Roach]], [[Snow Patrol]], [[Social Distortion]], [[Sum 41]], [[Taking Back Sunday]], [[The Shins]], [[The Used]], and [[Velvet Revolver]].
*[[December 14]] – [[Clint Lowery]] leaves [[Sevendust]] due to fights with band about gaining control of the band and doubts of the band's future after being released from their label [[TVT Records]].

==Bands formed==
''See [[:Category:Musical groups established in 2004|Musical groups established in 2004]]''

==Bands on hiatus==
*[[Spineshank]] (reformed in 2008)
*[[Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus]] (disbanded in 2006)

==Bands disbanded==
''See [[:Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004|Musical groups disestablished in 2004]]''

==Bands re-formed==
* [[Megadeth]]
* [[Restless Heart]]
* [[Destiny's Child]]
* [[Vaya Con Dios (band)|Vaya Con Dios]]
* [[The Shadows]] (till 2005)

==Albums released==

#[[Funeral (album)|Funeral]] [[Arcade Fire]]
#Our Endless Numbered Days [[Iron & Wine]]
#Virginia Creeper Grant-Lee Phillips
#Universal Audio The Delgados

==Singles released==

#River Man [[Nick Drake]]
#99 Problems [[Jay-Z]]
#[[I Predict a Riot]] [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
#[[St. Elsewhere (album)|St. Elsewhere]] by [[Gnarls Barkley]]

==Births==
[[January 10]] - [[Kaitlyn Maher]], singer

==Deaths==

===January–February===
*[[January 3]] - [[Ronald Smith (musician)|Ronald Smith]], 82, British pianist
*[[January 6]] – Jimmy Hassell, 62, Guitarist/co-lead singer in [[The First Edition (band)|The First Edition]] from 1972–76
*[[January 12]] - [[Randy VanWarmer]], 48, songwriter and guitarist
*[[January 15]] – [[Terje Bakken]], 25, also known as Valfar, lead singer and founder of Norwegian black/folk metal band Windir (died of hypothermia in a blizzard)
*[[January 16]] - [[John Siomos]], 56, drummer
*[[January 17]]
**[[Czeslaw Niemen]], 65, Polish rock singer
**[[Tom Rowe (musician)|Tom Rowe]], 53, musician
*[[January 22]]
**[[Billy May]], 87, US [[big band]] & pop music arranger
**[[Ann Miller]], 80, actress, singer and dancer
*[[January 28]] – [[Mel Pritchard]], 56, drummer of [[Barclay James Harvest]]
*[[January 30]] - [[Julius Dixson]], 90, songwriter and record company executive 
*[[February 3]] – [[Cornelius Bumpus]], 58, musician ([[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Steely Dan]])
*[[February 6]] – [[Jørgen Jersild]], 90, [[Denmark|Danish]] composer and music educator
*[[February 8]] – [[Cem Karaca]], 58, [[Turkey|Turkish]] singer and composer
*[[February 16]] – [[Doris Troy]], 67, R&B singer
*[[February 21]]
**[[Les Gray]], 57, English singer ([[Mud (band)|Mud]])
**[[Bart Howard]], 88, composer and pianist
*[[February 23]]
**[[Don Cornell]], 84, US singer
**[[Alvino Rey]], 95, US bandleader and guitarist
*[[February 24]] - [[A.C. Reed]], 77, blues saxophonist

===March–April===
*[[March 4]] – [[John McGeoch]], 48, British guitarist with ''[[Magazine (band)|Magazine]]'', ''[[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]'' and ''[[PiL]]''
*[[March 6]] – [[Peggy DeCastro]], 82, US singer born in the Dominican Republic, eldest of the [[DeCastro Sisters]]
*[[March 9]] - [[Rust Epique]], 36, guitarist ([[Crazy Town]])
*[[March 10]] - [[Dave Schulthise]], 47, punk bassist ([[The Dead Milkmen]])
*[[March 11]] - [[Edmund Sylvers]], 47, lead singer of [[The Sylvers]]
*[[March 15]] - [[Eva Likova]], 84, operatic soprano
*[[March 16]] – [[Vilém Tauský]], 93, Czech conductor and composer
*[[March 18]]
**[[Vytas Brenner]], 57, musician, keyboardist and composer
**[[Erna Spoorenberg]], 78, Dutch operatic soprano
*[[March 21]] - [[Johnny Bristol]], 65, singer, songwriter and record producer
*[[March 26]] – [[Jan Berry]], 62, US singer of [[Jan and Dean]]
*[[March 30]] - [[Timi Yuro]], 63, soul and R&B singer and songwriter
*[[April 1]] - [[Paul Atkinson (guitarist)|Paul Atkinson]], 58, guitarist for [[The Zombies]]
*[[April 3]] – [[Gabriella Ferri]], 62, Italian singer
*[[April 6]] - [[Niki Sullivan]], 66, guitarist for [[The Crickets]]
*[[April 9]] – [[Harry Babbitt]], 90, US singer with [[Kay Kyser]] & his Orchestra
*[[April 10]] – [[Jacek Kaczmarski]], 47, Polish poet and singer, the bard of [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]]
*[[April 15]]
**[[Hans Gmür]], 77, Swiss theatre author, director, composer and producer
**[[Ray Condo]], 53, Canadian rockabilly musician

===May–June===
*[[May 1]] – [[Felix Haug]], 52, Swiss pop musician (''Double'')
*[[May 5]] – [[Coxsone Dodd]], 72, Jamaican record producer
*[[May 6]] - [[Barney Kessel]], 80, jazz guirist
*[[May 11]] - [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]], 55, [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] artist (shot dead)
*[[May 12]] - [[John LaPorta]], 84, Jazz clarinetist, composer and educator
*[[May 17]] 
**[[Gunnar Graps]], 52, Estonian singer ([[Magnetic Band]] and [[Gunnar Graps Group]]) 
**[[Elvin Jones]], 76, [[Jazz]] Drummer, notably with the [[John Coltrane]] Quartet of the 1960s
*[[May 19]] – [[Arnold Moore]], 90, blues artist
*[[May 23]] – Gundars Mauševics, 29, [[Latvia]]n guitarist of [[Brainstorm (Latvian band)|Brainstorm]]
*[[May 31]] - [[Robert Quine]], 61, guitarist
*[[June 2]] – Billboard, 25, rapper, [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]'s best friend
*[[June 4]] – [[Irene Manning]], 91, US actress, singer and dancer
*[[June 6]] – [[Iona Brown]], 63, conductor and violinist
*[[June 7]] – [[Quorthon]], 38, Swedish multi-instrumentalist, founder and songwriter of [[Bathory]].
*[[June 10]] – [[Ray Charles]], 73, US singer and pianist
*[[June 15]] – James F. Arnold, 72, first tenor with the [[Four Lads]]
*[[June 17]] – [[Jackie Paris]], 77, US jazz singer
*[[June 27]] - [[Sis Cunningham]], 95, folk musician

===July–August===
*[[July 6]] – [[Syreeta Wright]], 57, singer (congestive heart failure, a side effect of cancer treatment)
*[[July 13]]
**[[Arthur Kane]], 55, bassist ([[New York Dolls]])
**[[Carlos Kleiber]], 74, conductor
*[[July 21]] – [[Jerry Goldsmith]], 75, US composer, [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winner
*[[July 22]]
**[[Illinois Jacquet]], 81, US jazz saxophonist
**[[Sacha Distel]], 71, French singer
*[[August 2]] – [[Don Tosti]], 81, American composer 
*[[August 6]]
**[[Rick James]], 56, US [[funk]] singer
**Argentino Ledesma, 75, [[Argentina|Argentinian]] singer
**[[Tony Mottola]], 86, US Guitarist
*[[August 9]] – [[David Raksin]], 92, US composer
*[[August 15]] - [[William Herbert York]], 85, bassist for [[Drifting Cowboys]]
*[[August 17]] - [[Bernard Odum]], 72, bass player for [[James Brown]]
*[[August 18]] – [[Elmer Bernstein]], 82, US composer
*[[August 20]] – [[María Antonieta Pons]], 82, [[Cuba]]n [[Cuban rumba|Rumbera]]
*[[August 26]] – [[Laura Branigan]], 52, US singer (brain aneurysm)
*[[August 31]] – [[Carl Wayne]], 61, vocalist ([[The Move]])

===September–October===
*[[September 2]] – [[Billy Davis (songwriter)|Billy Davis]]
*[[September 11]] – [[Juraj Beneš]], 64, [[Slovakia|Slovak]] composer
*[[September 12]]
**[[John Buller (composer)|John Buller]], 77, British composer
**[[Kenny Buttrey]], 59, Nashville session drummer
**[[Fred Ebb]], 72, US lyricist
*[[September 15]] – [[Johnny Ramone]], 55, US guitarist and founding member of ''The [[Ramones]]'' (prostate cancer)
*[[September 16]] – Izora Armstead, 62, member of [[The Weather Girls]]
*[[September 30]] - [[Jacques Levy]], 69, songwriter and theatre director
*[[October 1]] - [[Bruce Palmer]], 58, bassist of [[Buffalo Springfield]]
*[[October 19]] - [[Greg Shaw]], 55, music historian and record label owner
*[[October 25]] – [[John Peel]], 65, British DJ and broadcaster (heart attack)
*[[October 28]] – [[Gil Melle]], 72, film and television music composer

===November–December===
*[[November 1]]
**[[Mac Dre]], 34, Bay Area rapper (highway shooting)
**[[Terry Knight]], 61, lead singer of [[Terry Knight and the Pack]] and manager-producer of [[Grand Funk Railroad]](stabbed in domestic dispute)
*[[November 12]] – [[Usko Meriläinen]], 74, Finnish composer
*[[November 13]]
**[[John Balance]], 42, British musician from [[Coil (band)|Coil]]
**[[Ol' Dirty Bastard]], 35, African American rapper (drug overdose)
**[[Carlo Rustichelli]], 87, Italian film composer
*[[November 14]] – [[Michel Colombier]], 65, composer
*[[November 18]] – [[Cy Coleman]], 75, US composer
*[[November 19]] - [[Terry Melcher]], 62, musician and producer
*[[December 2]] - [[Kevin Coyne]], 60, singer, composer and guitarist 
*[[December 8]] – [[Dimebag Darrell]], 38, former [[Pantera]] guitarist (shot to death in [[Ohio]])
*[[December 13]] – Alex Soria, 39, guitarist for [[The Nils]] (suicide)
*[[December 14]] – [[Sidonie Goossens]], 105, harpist
*[[December 16]] -[[Freddie Perren]], 61, songwriter, producer, arranger and conductor
*[[December 19]] – [[Renata Tebaldi]], 82, operatic soprano
*[[December 20]] – [[Son Seals]], 62, blues musician
*[[December 26]] – [[Sigurd Køhn]], 45, Norwegian jazz saxophonist (tsunami)
*[[December 27]] - [[Hank Garland]], 74, Nashville session guitarist
*[[December 30]] – [[Artie Shaw]], 94, [[Jazz|Swing Era]] [[Clarinet]]ist and Bandleader

==Awards==
The following artists were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]: [[Jackson Browne]], [[The Dells]], [[George Harrison]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Bob Seger]], [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]], [[Z Z Top]]

===ARIA Music Awards===
*[[ARIA Music Awards of 2004]]

===BRIT Awards===
*[[2004 BRIT Awards]]

===Country Music Association Awards===

===Eurovision Song Contest===
*[[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]]
*[[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004]]

===Grammy Awards===
*[[Grammy Awards of 2004]]

===Juno Awards===
*[[Juno Awards of 2004]]

===MTV Video Music Awards===
*[[2004 MTV Video Music Awards]]

==Charts==

===Triple J Hottest 100===
*[[Triple J Hottest 100, 2004]]

==See also==
* [[2004 in music (UK)]]
* [[:Category:Record labels established in 2004|Record labels established in 2004]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
For a more detailed list of hits or albums by month, see:
* [http://www.katsfm.com/releases.html KATS-FM]
* [http://www.947thezone.com/releases.asp New Rock 94.7 The Zone – WZZN-FM – Chicago]
* [http://www.pauseandplay.com/cdfront.htm Pause & Play's On The CD Front]
* [http://www.vh1.com/ VH1]
* [http://www.mtv.com/ MTV]
* [http://www.RollingStone.com/ Rolling Stone]

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