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Events

• January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. He has since been released and made a full recovery.
• January 3 – The Strokes release First Impressions of Earth, their third studio album.
• January 11 to January 15 – MahlerFest XIX held in Boulder, Colorado, honoring Austrian composer Gustav Mahler.
• January 13 - German indie rock band blackmail release their fifth studio album, Aerial View.
• January 16 – Frontman Rob Aston announces that the Transplants have disbanded shortly after their fall tour is cancelled.
• January 24 – It was 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 first performance since 1996.
• February 1 – Vienna State Opera announced that Seiji Ozawa, a Conductor who concurrently works as a Music Director of the Opera, has had to cancel all his performance commitments for 2006 due to ill-health.
• 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. U2 is the night's big winner, with 5 awards. Mariah Carey won 3 of her 8 nominations, though those 3 wins weren't telecasted. They were her first Grammys since the first time she was nominated: Back in 1991.
• February 10 – Pioneering Hip Hop producer/MC J Dilla passes away in Los Angeles from Lupus.White Lion/Black Label Society bassist James Lomenzo joins Megadeth as the replacement for James MacDonough (who was previously in Iced Earth).
• February 18 – The Rolling Stones give a free concert to 3 million people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, possibly one of the largest ever given.
• February 22 – The 1 Billionth song was downloaded on ITunes; the song was "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay.
• 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 – Bon Jovi's second single, "Who Says You Can't Go Home", off the album Have A Nice Day goes to number one in the US Hot Country Charts for two weeks. For the first time ever, a rock band has achieved a number one hit in the country charts.
• March 5 – Three 6 Mafia made history as they became the first African-American hip-hop group to win an Academy Award for Best Song and also became the first hip-hop artists to ever perform at the ceremony. The group was nominated for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack.
• March 11 – James Blunt, with his track "You're Beautiful" becomes the first British artist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart since Elton John with "Candle In The Wind 1997" almost nine years earlier.
• 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.
• March 25 – Buck Owens, Bakersfield's country music player, dies.
• March 28
  • Shakira re-releases her CD Oral Fixation vol. 2 with her hit single "Hips Don't Lie."
  • T.I. released his 4th album KING including hit singles "What You Know" and "Why You Wanna".
• April 4 - Hawk Nelson released their sophomore album, Smile, It's The End of the World
• April 20 – Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins confirms that the band are in the studio recording for their first album since 2000s Machina/The Machines of God.
• April 21 to April 23 – Terrastock 6, Providence, Rhode Island.
• April 25 – Rihanna's sophomore album featuring "SOS (Rescue Me)" and "Unfaithful" is released.
• 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.
• It is rumored that Alice Cooper has began writing material for his next album, which would be his 28th. It is also rumored that Welcome To My Nightmare guitarist Dick Wagner has written material for this album.
• May 1 - 1,572 guitarists simultaneously play Jimi Hendrix' song "Hey Joe" in the town square of Wrocław, Poland, breaking a Guinness world record. [2]
• May 2
  • Tool releases 10,000 Days their 4th studio album. It is their follow-up to 2001's Lateralus.
  • Pearl Jam releases Pearl Jam.
• May 9 – Red Hot Chili Peppers release Stadium Arcadium, their 9th studio album. It is a double album. It reached #1 in 26 countries, selling more than 1.1 millions copies in first week.
• May 11 – Dave Baksh announces that he left Sum 41 to pursue his career with his second band Brown Brigade.
• May 12 - May 17 - Guns N' Roses play 4 warm-up shows at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, preceding a European tour and shows across the U.S. No release date for Chinese Democracy is announced.
• May 13
  • The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the fourteenth annual Weenie Roast.
  • Drummer Ryan Vandeberghe announces that The Suicide Machines have broken up after 15 years of activity.
• May 20 – Finnish monster rock band Lordi win the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah", the first hard rock/heavy metal song to win.
• May 23
  • Madonna opens up her Confessions Tour for her album Confessions On A Dancefloor in Los Angeles. Tickets were sold out within minutes in North America, Europe, and Asia, resulting in new dates to be announced in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and London. The tour grossed more than $260 million – the highest grossed tour in history by a female artist.
  • The Wreckers release their debut album, Stand Still, Look Pretty.
• May 24 – Taylor Hicks wins American Idol, season 5. Katharine McPhee is the runner-up.
• May 26 – Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale have their first baby boy, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale.
• June 1 – Youngbloodz and entourage arrested on drugs and weapons charges in Atlanta, Georgia. [3]
• June 6 – Metallica play their new song (Yet to be titled) for the first time in Berlin and AFI release the album decemberunderground. Ice released his first album since year 2000 (excluding 'Greatest Hits' in 2001) 'Laugh Now, Cry Later' with popular singles 'Why We Thugs' and 'Go To Church'.
• June 8 – Shakira's single "Hips Don't Lie" sells 266,500 downloads in its first week of availability, smashing D4L's record of only 175,000. "Hips Don't Lie" also breaks another record, gaining the highest airplay in a single week with 9,657 spins, breaking Gwen Stefani´s "Hollaback Girl" record of 9,582.
• June 9 – Nelly Furtado's new album, Loose is released and debuts at #1 with approx. 219,000 copies, making the album her 1st #1 album.
• June 12 – Keane release their second studio album Under the Iron Sea, which sold in its first week 75,702 copies. It remains the first place in the UK Albums Chart despite new albums from Fatboy Slim and The Automatic
• June 14 - Shakira launches her Oral Fixation Tour in Zaragoza, Spain. The concert is expected to have 100 shows in 4 continents. 4 extra shows were added to the original 1 for Miami, Florida, when tickets sold out and thousands of fans were left without them.
• June 16 to June 18 – Bonnaroo Music Festival takes place in Manchester, TN. Performers include Radiohead, Tom Petty, Phil Lesh and Friends, Beck, and Sasha.
• June 23 – Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson leaves the group to pursue other interests.
• July – Luciano Pavarotti is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
• July 1 – Glue Gun performed the first reunion concert at Harpers in Northridge, Los Angeles, California. This concert embarked the band's first performance since breaking up in 1996.
• July 4 – Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform with the Boston Pops Orchestra in a nationally televised event.
• July 5 – American Idol tour begins.
• July 7 – Syd Barrett, co-founder and original vocalist for Pink Floyd dies of complications from diabetes
• July 9 – Scooter, releases its long awaited live CD and DVD Excess All Areas, recorded from the "Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?" Tour 2006.
• July 12 – Rivers Cuomo confirms that Weezer is now on hiatus again. As for the future of the band, he said "I'm not certain we'll ever make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one."
• July 30 – The last ever weekly version of Top of the Pops is broadcast.
• 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.
• August 4 – classical and rock violinist, Monroe Clark dies.
• August 15 – Christina Aguilera releases her long awaited third album Back to Basics, #1 in 13 countries, including USA, UK, Canada and Australia.
• August 22
  • Paris Hilton releases her debut album Paris.
  • Kelis releases her fourth studio album Kelis Was Here.
  • The girl group Danity Kane, formed on the reality show Making the Band 3, releases their debut album Danity Kane.
• August 23 – Tata Young publishes her second CD in English Temperature Rising and initiates tour by the USA and two months later it publishes it in Germany.
• August 25 - It was reported that Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton was undergoing treatment for throat cancer and would sit out the first half of the band's Route of All Evil Tour, the first time he would miss any shows in the band's history. Longtime band friend David Hull filled in for Hamilton until his return.
• August 29 – Jessi Malay releases her debut single "Gimme", featuring Lil Scrappy.
  • Method Man releases album - 4:21...The day after
• September 5
  • The Mercury Music Prize is held in the UK, with Arctic Monkeys' debut Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not winning ahead of entries from acts such as Muse and Thom Yorke.
  • Beyoncé released the awaited B'Day, follow-up to her multi-platinum debut Dangerously In Love.
• September 9
  • John Mayer releases his third album Continuum in Australia, followed by USA on September 12.
  • Justin Timberlake releases his long awaited second album FutureSex/LoveSounds.
• September 12 - Britney Spears and her husband at the time Kevin Federline give birth to their second child together, baby boy named Jayden James.
• September 19 - Ben Kweller releases his third solo album self-titled Ben Kweller released on ATO Records.
• September 26 – Ludacris releases his fifth LP album Release Therapy. "Weird Al" Yankovic releases his new album Straight Outta Lynwood. Janet Jackson releases 20 Y.O..
• September 27 – Boy band Five announce they are to reunite – minus original bandmate Sean Conlon.
• October 3
  • Brazil releases The Philosophy of Velocity.
  • Lindsey Buckingham releases Under the Skin, his first solo album in 14 years.
• October 9
  • Albert Hammond, Jr., guitarist The Strokes releases a solo album entitled Yours to Keep on Rough Trade Records.
  • Violinist and Opera Singer, Logan Simpson is arrested for refusing to stop his car when a traffic light turns red.
• October 10 – Justin Hawkins, lead singer of the band The Darkness announces he is leaving the band.
• October 11 – After 25 years as an artist, "Weird Al" Yankovic finally gets his first top 10 hit, with "White & Nerdy".
• October 15 – Legendary New York City music club CBGB closes after a lengthy rent dispute. Patti Smith performs the final show at the club. CBGB announces it is moving to Las Vegas.
• October 17
  • The cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes release their fifth studio album, sixth overall, Love Their Country. The album features covers of country and western songs from artists like the Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson.
  • The French singer Manu Chao performs in Colombia in front of 80,000 people.
• October 24 – The Corrs release their greatest hits collection Dreams - The Ultimate Collection.
• October 25 – Guitarist Brian May announces on his web-site that Queen is heading back into the studio for recording sessions. The lineup Queen + Paul Rodgers features May, Rodgers – the former lead vocalist of Free, and former Queen drummer Roger Taylor.
• October 26 - Duran Duran lead guitarist Andy Taylor once again leaves the band after a series of disagreements surrounding their latest album, which was still incomplete by year's end. Speculation points to his disapproval of the usage of both Timbaland and Justin Timberlake in the creation of the band's album. The band hires an interim guitarist to supplant Taylor, with no real replacement being announced.
• October 30 – Keane release the first single on a USB Memory Stick, "Nothing In My Way."
• October 31 - The Who release their first studio album for 24 years, Endless Wire
• November 7
  • Ricky Martin releases his MTV Unplugged.
  • Pop megastar Britney Spears files for divorce from husband Kevin Federline.
• November 8 – Nelly Furtado makes a cameo in the Portuguese soap opera Floribella.
• November 10
  • R&B singer Gerald Levert dies of an apparent heart attack in his sleep at his home in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Joss Stone announces CD, to be released on March 6 2007.
• November 11
  • Justin Timberlake's single "My Love" reaches number one on the Hot 100.
  • Kylie Minogue resumes Showgirl - The Homecoming Tour after a year and a half when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and postponed the show.
• November 14 – A tribute to songwriter Cecilia for her 30th death anniversary.^{[citation needed]}
• November 16
  • MTV Latin America 2006 awards. Evanescence, Robbie Williams, Panda Nelly Furtado and Shakira performed, among others.
  • Snow Patrol became the first British band to get to the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 13 years.
  • The Offspring announce on their official website that they are now back in the studio recording their first album since 2003's Splinter. The album is produced by Bob Rock of Metallica fame.
  • Christina Aguilera will make her acting debut in the popular crime series CSI.
• November 24 - American Music Awards air. Winners include Kelly Clarkson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shakira, Jamie Foxx, Nickelback, Sean Paul, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and Mary J. Blige. Nelly Furtado, John Mayer, Fall Out Boy and Beyoncé performed.
• November 26 - Damien Leith takes the title as Australian Idol 2006 becoming the oldest winner of Idol in the world. He beat 16 year old Jessica Mauboy.
• December 5 - The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani, The Re-Up by Eminem and Ciara: The Evolution by Ciara in stores in the U.S.
• December 6 - Beyoncé reached her fourth number one in the U.S with "Irreplaceable".
• December 6 - Declared "Dia de Shakira" or "Day of Shakira" by the Mayor of miami.
• December 25 - James Brown dies at 73.

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Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City, The Divine City Location in Rhode Island Coordinates: Country United States State Rhode Island County Providence  - Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) Area    - City 53. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... SOS (also known as SOS (Rescue Me)) is a pop-dance song written by Evan Kidd Bogart, and Jonathan Rotem for Rihannas sophomore studio album A Girl Like Me (2006). ... Unfaithful is a pop song written by Ne-Yo, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen for Rihannas second album A Girl Like Me (2006). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (also commonly referred to as simply Coachella) is a two-day annual music festival held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. ... The Indio Fashion Mall. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, 22 February 1974) is a 5-time Grammy Award nominated English singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases — especially the number one hit Youre Beautiful — brought him to fame in 2005. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kÉ‘n. ... Depeche Mode are an influential English electronic music band, formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. ... Paul Oakenfold (born August 30, 1963 in London, England) is a record producer and one of the best-known, and most expensive (£25,000 per gig)[1] DJs worldwide. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Welcome to My Nightmare is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1975. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Hey Joe is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard, and as such has been performed in a multitude of musical styles. ... WrocÅ‚aw ( ; German: ; Czech: ; Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Tool is an American progressive rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up [] . His decision proved to be a stroke of... 10,000 Days is the fourth full-length studio album by Tool. ... Lateralus (pronounced later-alice, or ˈlædÉ™rælɪs in IPA)[] is the third full-length album from the band Tool. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. ... Pearl Jam is the self-titled eighth studio album by Pearl Jam and their debut release for J Records. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a multiple Grammy Award-winning [2] American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... For the song with the same name, see Stadium Arcadium (song). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... David Nizaam Baksh (born 26 July 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is the lead guitarist and singer of heavy metal/reggae band Brown Brigade. ... Sum 41 is a Canadian pop punk band from Ajax, Ontario consisting of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard/piano), Jason Cone McCaslin (bass), and Steve Jocz (drums). ... Brown Brigade is the newest project being undertaken by Dave Brownsound Baksh. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Guns N Roses are an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Chinese Democracy is the name of the long-delayed album from rock band Guns N Roses. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City  498. ... KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ... Weenie Roast is an annual concert tour that began in 1993. ... The Suicide Machines (formerly known as Jack Kevorkian & The Suicide Machines) were a Detroit-based ska-core group founded in 1991 by Jason Navarro and Dan Lukacinsky blending modern ska-punk music with a hardcore influence. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Lordi is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Finland, and winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, formed in 1997 by Tomi Putaansuu (known as Mr. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). ... Hard Rock Hallelujah is a song by the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... {{Infobox concert tour | | concert_tour_name = Confessions Tour | image = | image_caption = | artist = Madonna | start_date = May 21, 2006 | end_date = September 21, 2006 | number_of_legs = 3 | number_of_shows = 34 in North America 22 in Europe 4 in Japan 60 in Total | last_tour = The Re-Invention Tour (2004) | this_tour = Confessions Tour (2006) | next_tour = TBA Starting in May 2006... Confessions on a Dancefloor is the confirmed title of Madonnas eleventh studio album slated to be released in November 2005. ... The Wreckers are a country duo formed in 2004 by singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp. ... Stand Still, Look Pretty is the debut album by duo The Wreckers, consisting of pop rock singer-songwriter Michelle Branch and country singer-songwriter Jessica Harp. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. ... For the current season, see American Idol (season 6). ... The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. ... Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American singer who was the runner-up to Taylor Hicks on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born October 30, 1965)[1] is the lead singer and guitarist of the British rock group Bush, and the current lead singer and guitarist of Institute. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... The YoungBloodz are an American Southern rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia, comprised of members J-Bo (born Jeffrey Ray Grigsby in 1977) and Sean Paul (born Sean Paul Joseph in 1979). ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City  132. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ... AFI is a three-letter acronym that may refer to: AFI (band) Air Force Instruction Armed Forces of India Amniotic Fluid Index American Film Institute Australian Film Institute Australian Foresight Institute American Football Israel association Agencia Federal de Investigación, Mexico Africa-Indian Ocean (as in AFI Region) in aviation... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. ... Hips Dont Lie is a Grammy Award-nominated Latin pop song performed by Colombia singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. ... D4L Cover artwork for the Atlanta based hip-hop groups debut LP. D4L is a rap group from Atlanta, Georgia who are best known for their #1 hit Laffy Taffy. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... Hollaback Girl is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams for Stefanis debut solo album, Love. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. ... Loose is the third album by Canadian pop singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released by Geffen Records on June 9, 2006 (see 2006 in music) outside North America and on June 20, 2006 in Canada and the United States. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Keane are a popular Brit Award winning English piano rock band first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995 and taking their current name in 1997. ... Under the Iron Sea is the sophomore studio album by English piano rock band Keane, and the follow-up to their successful debut album Hopes and Fears. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963, also known as Norman Cook) is an English musician in the dance music genre. ... The Automatic are a Cardiff-based four piece band who met in the Welsh town of Cowbridge. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. ... Oral Fixation World Tour 2006/2007 (known as Tour Fijación Oral to Spanish-speaking countries) is a concert tour which began in June 2006 in support of Shakiras 2005 Fijación Oral Vol. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Zaragoza (Spanish) Spanish name Zaragoza Founded 24 Postal code 50001 - 50018 Website http://www. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Bonnaroo, BonRoo or the Roo for short) is a four day annual music festival by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002. ... Manchester is a city located in Coffee County, Tennessee. ... Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire, initially formed by school friends in 1985. ... Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rocknroll. ... Phil Lesh & Friends is an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, bassist of the Grateful Dead. ... Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. ... Sasha (born Alexander Coe on September 4, 1969), is a Welsh DJ and record producer. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated male vocal pop group that enjoyed enormous success in the mid-late 1990s and 2000s. ... Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3, 1971[1]) is an American singer and former member of Backstreet Boys. ... Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935) is an Italian tenor who is one of the best known vocal performers in contemporary times, in the world of opera and across multiple musical genres. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Glue Gun (formerly known as Glü Gun) are an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948 in Yonkers, New York), better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed the Demon of Screamin), is an American musician and songwriter. ... Anthony Joseph Joe Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts), is the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. ... Aerosmith are a prominent American rock band, sometimes regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. [1][2] Although they are known as the bad boys from Boston, none of the members are actually from the city. ... The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Scooter is a German dance band. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970), is the lead singer, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer. ... Weezer is a Grammy-nominated rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American pop singer-songwriter. ... Back to Basics is the third full-length English studio album from American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as her father, Richard Hiltons, real estate fortune. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Kelis Rogers-Jones (born Kelis Rogers on August 21, 1979[1]) is a Grammy Award-nominated American singer and songwriter. ... Kelis Was Here is the fourth studio album by American R&B/hip-hop singer Kelis, released by LaFace/Jive Records on August 22, 2006 in the United States and on September 11, 2006 via Virgin Records worldwide. ... Danity Kane is an American R&B girl group signed to Bad Boy Records. ... Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. ... Danity Kane is the self-titled debut album by American R&B group Danity Kane, released in the United States on August 22, 2006 (see 2006 in music) on Bad Boy Records. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... Tata Young (born Amita Marie Young, Thai: , December 14, 1980 in Thailand) is a Thai American pop and dance music singer, model and actress. ... Temperatures Rising was an American television situation comedy that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, 1974 on the ABC network. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Aerosmith are a prominent American rock band, sometimes regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. [1][2] Although they are known as the bad boys from Boston, none of the members are actually from the city. ... Tom Hamilton Years Active: 1972-Present Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the band Aerosmith. ... Throat cancer is a common way of referring to some head and neck cancers, usually squamous cell carcinomas. ... The Route of All Evil Tour was a North American concert tour co-headlined by American hard rock bands Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe that will take the bands to 34 amphitheaters and arenas from September to November of 2006. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Jessi Malay (born Jessica Allison Megan Fried) was born o