This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.
Events
- January 9 - Max Lilja left Apocalyptica due to difficulites with individual projects within the group.citation needed
- January 18 - Rayna Foss left Coal Chamber due to becoming a mother and finding Christ.citation needed
- February 13 - Jennifer Lopez became the first singer to have a remix album J to tha L-O!: The Remixes debut at number one, selling over 156,000 copies.citation needed
- March 7 - Burton C. Bell left Fear Factory due to his many dislikes of Dino Cazares. Quickly after, Fear Factory disbanded.citation needed
- March 12 - Silverchair withdrew from the Gone South festival in Australia due to Daniel Johns contracting reactive arthritis.citation needed
- March 24 - Takahiro Nishikawa left Dreams Come True.1
- June 5 - U.S. soul and R&B singer R. Kelly, was charged with 21 counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor after a videotape allegedly showing him engaged in sexual acts with an underage girl is broadcast on the internet.citation needed
- June 15 - The Los Angeles, California, USA radio station KROQ aired the 10th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with Bad Religion, Hoobastank, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Eat World, Moby, New Found Glory, P.O.D., Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, The Strokes, System of a Down, Unwritten Law, The Vines, The Violent Femmes and Rob Zombie.citation needed
- June 19 - Hikaru Utada released the album Deep River, which sold 2,350,170 copies in its debut week, debuting at number 1 on the weekly, monthly, and eventually yearly charts of the Oricon album chart. This would be her third time at number 1 on the year-end rankings of that particular chart, a record for any Japanese musical act or worldwide.citation needed
- 28–June 30 - The Glastonbury Festival took place, featuring headline acts Coldplay, Garbage, Stereophonics, Orbital, Roger Waters, Rod Stewart, and Air.citation needed
- September 4 - Kelly Clarkson was crowned the first winner of the television talent contest, American Idol.citation needed
- September 11 - Marie Fredriksson of Roxette found out she has a brain tumor.citation needed
- October 2 - Christina Aguilera released her sexually charged music video for "Dirrty", the lead single from her second album Stripped; the video sparked much controversy for its explicit concept.who?citation needed
- 11–October 13 - The fifth Terrastock festival was held in Boston, USA.citation needed
- October 24 - Mikey "Bug" Cox was fired from Coal Chamber due to disputes with other members about his drug addiction.citation needed
- October 29 - Stripped, the highly anticipated second studio album from Christina Aguilera, was released.who? It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 album chart; selling over 330,000 copies in its first week.citation needed
- November 29 - The Concert For George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death, under the musical direction of friend Eric Clapton. Performers included Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Ravi Shankar, and Billy Preston. The event benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation.citation needed
- November 30 - British girl group Girls Aloud were formed on the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals.citation needed
- December 2 - Peter Garrett left Midnight Oil.citation needed
- The Area 2 Festival took place, featuring headline acts Moby, David Bowie, Busta Rhymes, Ash, and Blue Man Group.citation needed
- U2 and Paul McCartney performed during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI. U2's performance became a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack.citation needed
- Beyoncé Knowles' solo career began.citation needed
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