Editing 2001 in music (section)

==Events==
===January===
*[[January 9]] – [[Apple Inc.]] introduces the [[iTunes]] media player.<ref name=":52" />
*[[January 12]]–21 – [[Rock in Rio#Rock in Rio 3|Rock in Rio 3]] is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Headlining acts consist of [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[R.E.M.]], [[NSYNC|'N Sync]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Neil Young]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] and a new line-up of [[Guns N' Roses]].
*[[January 17]] – Bass player [[Jason Newsted]] leaves [[Metallica]] after 14 years with the band.
*[[January 19]]–[[February 4]] – The [[Big Day Out]] festival takes place in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], headlined by [[Rammstein]] (in all venues) and [[Limp Bizkit]] (in [[Auckland]], the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], and [[Sydney]]).
*[[January 26]] – A [[Crowd collapses and crushes|crowd crush]] occurs during a set by [[Limp Bizkit]] at the Sydney [[Big Day Out]] music festival. [[Jessica Michalik]] is killed and the band subsequently leaves the country after threats to their safety.

===February===
*[[February 1]]
**[[CFXJ-FM|CFXJ]] (''Flow 93.5''), Canada's first [[Urban contemporary music|urban music]] station, goes to air for the first time as a testing signal (its official debut is on March 1.) This is considered a breakthrough for Canadian [[Hip-hop|hip hop]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] musicians.
**[[Jennifer Lopez]] becomes first female artist to have both a number one album (''[[J.Lo (album)|J.Lo]]'') and a number one movie (''[[The Wedding Planner]]'') in the same week.
*[[February 6]] – [[Don Felder]] is fired from the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]. Felder sues the band for wrongful termination, and is countersued by [[Don Henley]] and [[Glenn Frey]] for breach of contract. The suits are settled out of court.
*[[February 13]] – [[Peter Frampton]] receives the [[Orville H. Gibson]] Lifetime Achievement Award.
*[[February 17]] – [[Manic Street Preachers]] become the first western [[Rock and roll|rock]] band to play in [[Cuba]]. [[Fidel Castro]] is in attendance.
*[[February 18]] – [[James Taylor]] weds for the third time, marrying Caroline "Kim" Smedvig, director of public relations and marketing for the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]].
*[[February 21]] – The [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[Jon Stewart]]. Several artists win three awards each: [[Steely Dan]] (who win [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] for ''[[Two Against Nature]]''), [[U2]] (who win both [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for "[[Beautiful Day]]"), [[Dr. Dre]], [[Eminem]] and [[Faith Hill]]. [[Shelby Lynne]] wins [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]. 
*[[February 28]] – [[Courtney Love]] sues to get out of her contract with [[Vivendi|Vivendi Universal]], on the grounds that music industry contracts are unfairly long compared to those in other industries.<ref name="Vivendi">{{cite web |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-28-mn-31219-story.html |title=Courtney Love Seeks to Rock Record Labels' Contract Policy |author=Chuck Philips |date=February 28, 2001 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>

===March===
*[[March 1]] – [[Collin Raye]] is awarded the Artist Humanitarian Award from [[Country Radio Broadcasters]]. The award was given in recognition of Raye's work on behalf of a number of different charitable organizations including [[Childhelp|Childhelp USA]], USA Weekend's [[Make A Difference Day]] and the Native American organization Hecel Oyakapi.
*[[March 8]] – [[Melanie C]] announces she does not intend to do any more work with the [[Spice Girls]]. Although the group denies it is splitting, it would not be active again until 2007.<ref name="mel c">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1210127.stm |title=Mel C 'not quitting Spices' |date=March 8, 2001 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
*[[March 9]]
**[[Janet Jackson]]'s single "[[All for You (Janet Jackson song)|All for You]]" becomes the first song to be added to every station in three mainstream radio formats within its first week of release.<ref>{{cite news|last=VanHorn|first=Teri|title=Janet Jackson Single Breaks Radio, Chart Records|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441454/janet-jackson-single-breaks-radio-chart-records.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121103020007/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441454/janet-jackson-single-breaks-radio-chart-records.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2014|newspaper=[[MTV News]]|date=March 9, 2001}}</ref> It was also the highest debut for a single not commercially available in both the United States and France.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joe St-St-Stays On Top With 'Stutter'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80407/joe-st-st-stays-on-top-with-stutter|work=[[Billboard Magazine]]|date=March 8, 2001|access-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> 
**[[Eric Singer]] replaces [[Peter Criss]] as the drummer for [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] as the band continues its [[Kiss Farewell Tour|farewell tour]] in Yokohama, Japan. Singer dons the "Catman" make-up, ending the band's tradition of creating new make-up and personas for replacement members.
*[[March 13]] – [[Janet Jackson]] is honored as the first ever [[MTV Icon]]. The televised tribute became the highest rated show of the night.
*[[March 14]] – The Court of Appeals in Rome finds [[Michael Jackson]] "not guilty" of [[plagiarism]], reversing a decision made in 1999 by a lower court. Italian songwriter [[Albano Carrisi]] had claimed that Jackson's "Will You Be There" was a copy of his song "I Cigni Di Balaka."
*[[March 16]] – [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]] is acquitted on all charges stemming from a December 1999 nightclub shooting in Manhattan. However, an artist on his [[Bad Boy Records]] label, [[Shyne]], is convicted of two counts of assault as well as reckless endangerment and gun possession.<ref name="combs-acquitted">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441789/puffy-combs-acquitted-shyne-guilty-assault-gun-possession.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005000515/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441789/puffy-combs-acquitted-shyne-guilty-assault-gun-possession.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |title=Puffy Combs Acquitted; Shyne Guilty Of Assault, Gun Possession |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |date=March 16, 2001 |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
*[[March 20]] – [[Toadies]] release ''[[Hell Below/Stars Above]]'', the band's first album in nearly seven years. The band announces irts break-up five months later.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2001-08-24 |title=Texas' Toadies Utter Final Croak |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/texas-toadies-utter-final-croak-78592/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[March 24]] – [[John Connolly (musician)|John Connolly]] of [[Sevendust]] marries Lori Kirkley.
*[[March 26]]
** [[Gorillaz]] release their first studio album [[Gorillaz (album)|''Gorillaz'']]. The album reached number three in the UK, and was an unexpected hit in the US, hitting number 14 and selling over seven million copies worldwide by 2007. It earned the group an entry in the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the Most Successful Virtual Band. 
** Aerosmith release their thirteenth studio album, ''[[Just Push Play]]'', charting at No. 2 in the US ''Billboard'' 200.
*[[March 28]]
**[[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]'s ''Piano Concerto No. 2'' replaces [[Max Bruch]]'s violin concerto at #1 in the [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]] Hall of Fame.
**Two big selling albums : [[Hikaru Utada]]'s ''[[Distance (Hikaru Utada album)|Distance]]'' and [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]'s ''[[A Best]]'' are released on exactly the same date. Their debut week sales are 3,002,720 and 2,874,870, respectively, setting the world's #1 and #2 one-week album sales records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2001&month=4&week=2&submit5.x=16&submit5.y=8|title=ORICON STYLE – Weekly album chart : 2nd week of April 2001|website=Oricon.co.jp}}</ref>
*[[March 31]] – Couple [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Bobby Brown]] were thrown out and banned for life from [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood's]] Bel Air Hotel and arrested and jailed after destroying their room. Property that was allegedly damaged included a TV and two doors. According to hotel workers, the walls and carpets were also stained by alcohol. The hotel closed down the room for five days for repairs.

===April–May===
*[[April 2]] – The [[Bee Gees]] release their twenty-second and final studio album [[This Is Where I Came In]].
*[[April 3]] – [[Mariah Carey]] signs a blockbuster contract with [[Virgin Records]], worth $80 million for four albums.
*[[April 4]] – Original [[The Zombies|Zombies]] lead singer [[Colin Blunstone]] and keyboardist [[Rod Argent]] reunite for a two-part performance at London's Jazz Cafe, the first time the two had performed together in over 30 years.
*[[April 14]] – [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[All for You (Janet Jackson song)|All for You]]" reaches number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and remains atop the chart for seven consecutive weeks. It becomes the longest reigning hit of the year. 
*[[April 15]] – The Dutch DJ [[Tiësto]] releases his first solo album, ''[[In My Memory]]'', on [[Black Hole Recordings]].
*[[April 21]] – The first [[Top Chinese Music Awards]] ceremony is held.
*[[April 24]] – [[Janet Jackson]] releases her seventh studio album, ''[[All for You (Janet Jackson album)|All for You]].'' It becomes her fifth consecutive album to open at number one, with sales exceeding 600,000 copies. It receives three [[Grammy Award]] nominations, winning for [[Best Dance Recording]].
*[[April 28]] – The second [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] takes place in California as a single-day event. Headlined by [[Jane's Addiction]], the lineup also features [[Weezer]], [[The Roots]], [[Gang Starr]], [[Iggy Pop]], [[The Orb]], [[The Dandy Warhols]] and [[Mos Def]].
*[[May 1]] 
**[[Huey Lewis and the News]] makes a comeback with their album ''[[Plan B (Huey Lewis and the News album)|Plan B]]'', their first album of new material in a decade.
**The 4th EJCF is held in [[Basel]]. The next time was in 2004.
*[[May 12]] – [[Joey Fatone]] of [['N Sync]] injures his leg in a trap door during rehearsals for the new tour.
**The 46th [[Eurovision Song Contest 2001|Eurovision Song Contest]], held at [[Parken Stadium]] in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], is won by [[Tanel Padar]] and [[Dave Benton]], backed by hip hop group [[Soul Militia|2XL]]. They represented [[Estonia]] with the song "[[Everybody (Tanel Padar and Dave Benton song)|Everybody]]", marking the first victory for one of the [[Baltic states]] and one of the former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] republics. At 50 years old, Benton also becomes the oldest contestant, as well as the first [[black person]], to win Eurovision.
*[[May 15]]
** [[Charley Pride]]'s ''A Tribute to Jim Reeves'' is the first compact disc to have [[copy protection]].
** '80s band [[The Go Go's]] release their first album in 17 years: ''God Bless The Go Go's''
*[[May 22]] – [[Mötley Crüe]] publishes their collective autobiography ''[[The Dirt]]''.

===June===
*[[June 1]] – [[Christina Aguilera]] scores her fourth number one single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for "[[Lady Marmalade#Moulin Rouge! version|Lady Marmalade]]" a collaboration with [[Lil' Kim]], [[Mýa]], and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]. The video wins the [[MTV Video Music Award]] for Video of the Year.
*[[June 5]]
**[[Radiohead]] releases their 5th studio album, ''[[Amnesiac (album)|Amnesiac]]''.
**[[Drowning Pool]] releases their 1st studio album, ''[[Sinner (Drowning Pool album)|Sinner]]''. After the 9/11 attacks, the single "[[Bodies (Drowning Pool song)|Bodies]]" is put on the [[2001 Clear Channel memorandum|list of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel]].
*[[June 9]] – [[Madonna]] kicks off her first concert tour in 8 years, the [[Drowned World Tour]], in [[Barcelona]], Spain.
*[[June 12]] 
**[[Blink-182]] release their fourth studio album ''[[Take Off Your Pants And Jacket]]'' which would later sell 14 million copies worldwide. This was the band's second successful album. 
**[[Electric Light Orchestra]] release ''[[Zoom (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Zoom]]'', their first album in 15 years.
*[[June 15]] – [[Bad Religion]] drummer [[Bobby Schayer]], who had been with the band since 1991, is forced to give up music after experiencing a "most unfortunate career-ending injury". This leads to his leaving Bad Religion for good; he is replaced by current drummer [[Brooks Wackerman]]. By this time, Bad Religion were dropped from [[Atlantic Records]] and had returned to their original label [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]], and founding guitarist [[Brett Gurewitz]] had just rejoined the band after a 7-year hiatus.
*[[June 16]] – The [[Los Angeles]] radio station [[KROQ-FM]] airs the 9th Annual of the [[KROQ Weenie Roast|Weenie Roast]] show with [[Blink-182]], [[Coldplay]], [[Crazy Town]], [[The Cult]], [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]], [[Jane's Addiction]], [[Linkin Park]], [[The Living End]], [[New Found Glory]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[Papa Roach]], [[Stabbing Westward]], [[Staind]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Sum 41]] and [[311 (band)|311]].
*[[June 24]] – Jazz pianist [[John Hicks (pianist)|John Hicks]] marries flautist Elise Wood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/24/style/weddings-elise-wood-john-hicks-jr.html|title=WEDDINGS; Elise Wood, John Hicks Jr.|date=June 24, 2001|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

===July===
*[[July 2]] 
**[[Willy Denzey]] makes his first appearance at [[Les Francofolies de La Rochelle]].
**[[Napster]] shuts down its entire network in order to comply with a court injunction ordering it to halt the trading of copyrighted files.<ref name="napster shutdown">{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/jul/12/newmedia|title=Napster to stay offline |author=Amy Vickers |date=July 12, 2001 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
*[[July 7]] – [[Janet Jackson]] begins her [[All for You Tour]].
*[[July 9]] – [[Backstreet Boys]] put their ''[[Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album)|Black & Blue]]'' summer tour on hold to allow [[AJ McLean]] to enter a rehabilitation facility to deal with alcoholism and depression.
*[[July 10]] – [[Dream Street]] releases their debut album, [[Dream Street (Dream Street album)|''Dream Street'']]
*[[July 16]] – [[Mariah Carey]] releases "[[Loverboy (Mariah Carey song)|Loverboy]]"; it eventually became the best-selling song of 2001.
*[[July 17]] – [[Aaliyah]] releases her third studio album ''[[Aaliyah (album)|Aaliyah]]''.
*[[July 17]]–22 – The fourth [[Yoyo A Go Go]] punk and indie rock festival opens in [[Olympia, Washington]].
*[[July 19]] – [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] is sentenced to 2 to 4 years in prison for drug possession.
*[[July 21]] – The first annual [[Splendour in the Grass]] music festival is held in [[Byron Bay, New South Wales]], headlined by [[Powderfinger]].
*[[July 24]] – [[NSYNC]] releases their third studio album, [[Celebrity (album)|''Celebrity'']].
*[[July 25]] – [[Mariah Carey]] checks into a hospital for what a spokesperson terms "extreme exhaustion". Carey had exhibited several incidents of bizarre behavior during the previous week, including performing a strange striptease during an unscheduled visit to [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]'' and posting a rambling message on her website in which she wrote, "I don't know what's going on with life".<ref name="carey">{{cite news |author=Fink |first=Mitchell |last2=Macmillan |first2=Alissa |date=July 28, 2001 |title=Summer In The City Kin Helping To Carey Diva's Load |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2001/07/28/summer-in-the-city-kin-helping-to-carey-divas-load/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref>
*[[July 30]] – [[The Strokes]] release their debut album ''[[Is This It]]''.

===August===
*[[August 3]] – [[Whitney Houston]] signs the largest contract in music history with [[Arista Records]], a six-album deal worth over $100 million.<ref name="houston">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/whitney-a-100-million-woman-20010803 |title=Whitney a $100 million woman |author=Christina Saraceno |date=August 3, 2001 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
*[[August 6]] – [[Death Row Records]] founder [[Suge Knight]] is released from prison after serving five years of a nine-year sentence for a parole violation.
*[[August 7]] – [[Aaron Carter]] comes back with his third studio album (second under Jive Records) ''[[Oh Aaron]]''.
*[[August 13]] – Two weeks before its official release, [[Spider One]] of [[Powerman 5000]] pulls ''[[Anyone for Doomsday?]]'' off the market because it sounds too much like their previous release ''[[Tonight the Stars Revolt!]]''. Later he releases the album on their website. Two months later, Al 3 & Dorian 27 leave the band.
*[[August 15]] – [[Wilco]] signs a buy-out deal with [[Reprise Records]] after the label rejects the ''[[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]]'' album and the band refuses to make any changes. Wilco leaves with the rights to the album in their possession.<ref name="wilco">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/wilco-trot-off-reprise-20010815 |title=Wilco Trot Off Reprise |author=Colin Devenish |date=August 15, 2001 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
*[[August 22]] - Longtime guitarist [[Roland Grapow]] and drummer [[Uli Kusch]] are fired from German power metal band [[Helloween]].
*[[August 25]] – A [[Cessna 402]] carrying 9 people, including R&B singer [[Aaliyah]], crashes in the Bahamas, killing all aboard.

===September===
*[[September 4]] – The second studio album from American band [[System of a Down]], ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'', is released worldwide. After the 9/11 attacks, the single "[[Chop Suey! (song)|Chop Suey!]]" is put on the [[Clear Channel memorandum|list of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel]].
*[[September 5]] – A performance of [[John Cage]]'s ''[[As Slow as Possible]]'' on a specially-built organ in Sankt-Burchardi-Church in [[Halberstadt]], Germany, scheduled to last until the year 2640 begins with an 18-month pause.
*[[September 6]]  – At the [[2001 MTV Video Music Awards]], [[Britney Spears]] performs her new single [[I'm a Slave 4 U]] in a very revealing outfit and featuring a number of exotic animals including a white and live albino [[Burmese python]] on her shoulder, leading to a great deal of criticism from animal rights organisation [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]]. Nevertheless, [[MTV]] named the performance as the most memorable moment in [[MTV Video Music Awards|VMA history]].
*[[September 7]]-10 – The [[Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special]] tribute concerts are held at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.
*[[September 10]] – [[Blink-182]] start shooting a video for "[[Stay Together for the Kids]]", featuring the band playing in a derelict house. When they try to finish the video the following day, the 9–11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City occur, and the band abandon the attempt and decide to shoot a different video for the song.
*[[September 11]] – 
**[[Bob Dylan]]'s [[Love and Theft (Bob Dylan album)|Love and Theft]] album was released on this day. 
**The [[September 11 attacks]] result in the cancellation or postponement of many musical events, due to the halting of many commercial flights and the somber mood of communities around the world:
***MTV and VH1 suspend regular programming to carry a newsfeed from CBS, and the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2001|2001 Latin Grammy Awards]] broadcast is canceled. 
***[[Sting (musician)|Sting]], who had planned to stream a performance in Italy on the Internet, reduces the Webcast to one song, "[[Fragile (Sting song)|Fragile]]". 
***[[Enya]]'s "[[Only Time]]" becomes backdrop for [[CNN]].<ref name="billboard9/11">{{cite magazine|date=2001-09-22|title=As U.S. Mourns Attack, Entertainment Industry Unites|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|pages=1, 8}}</ref> 
***The [[MuchMusic Video Awards]] scheduled for September 23 are also canceled.<ref name="mmva's">{{cite web |url= http://www.chartattack.com/news/2001/09/13/muchmusic-cancel-video-awards/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130731093526/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2001/09/13/muchmusic-cancel-video-awards/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 31, 2013 |title=MuchMusic Cancel Video Awards |date=September 13, 2001 |publisher=[[ChartAttack]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
***[[Gerard Way]] witnesses the attacks and is inspired to start a band, which later becomes [[My Chemical Romance]].
**[[Mariah Carey]] releases her infamous soundtrack [[Glitter (soundtrack)|''Glitter'']] accompanied by the unsuccessful movie. The soundtrack's lead single, "[[Loverboy (Mariah Carey song)|Loverboy]]", reaches no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*[[September 14]] – [[Clear Channel Communications]] issues a [[2001 Clear Channel memorandum|controversial memorandum]] to its radio stations containing a list of 165 songs considered "lyrically questionable" in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. The list includes "[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]", all songs by [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]".
*[[September 21]] – ''[[America: A Tribute to Heroes]]'' airs uninterrupted on all major networks. The solemn concert, only 10 days after the September 11 attacks, included performances by [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Neil Young]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Mariah Carey]], and others.
*[[September 25]] – [[XM Satellite Radio]] is launched.
*[[September 29]]
**The First International Accordion Festival begins at [[La Villita]] in San Antonio, Texas, celebrating the multicultural traditions of the accordion with artists performing German, Colombian, Irish, Argentinian tango, Cajun-zydeco, Dominican merengue and conjunto-Tejano music.<ref>Staff, "Hits of the Week", ''Houston Chronicle'' (September 29, 2001): Houston section, p.&nbsp;2.</ref>
**[[Jennifer Lopez]] weds back-up dancer [[Cris Judd]]. The marriage would end in June 2002.

===October===
*[[October 2]] – [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] release their fourth studio album [[Supercharger (album)|Supercharger]].
*[[October 6]] 
**[[Burton C. Bell]] gets into a fight with his bandmate [[Dino Cazares]] about a manager they fired. The event triggers the demise of [[Fear Factory]].
**''[[Pop Idol]]'' premieres on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].
*[[October 9]] – The first CD in the [[Kidz Bop]] series, consisting of Top 40 hits sung by children, is released.
*[[October 10]] – Heavy metal band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] issues a press release in response to the [[2001 anthrax attacks]] jokingly stating that they will be changing the name of the group to "Basket Full of Puppies". It concludes, "we don't want to change the name of the band, not because it would be a pain in the ass, but because we hope that no further negative events will happen and it won't be necessary. We hope and pray that this problem goes away quietly and we all grow old and fat together."<ref name="anthrax-press">{{cite web|url=http://www.anthrax.com/html/ANTHRAX_PressRelease.htm |title=A N T H R A X – Press Release |date=November 8, 2004 |access-date=November 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041108091742/http://www.anthrax.com/html/ANTHRAX_PressRelease.htm |archive-date=November 8, 2004 }}</ref> The band has reported increased traffic to their website due to Internet users going to ''anthrax.com'' looking for information about the disease.<ref name="anthrax-traffic">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/11/anthrax.uk |title=Anthrax, the band, consider name change |author=Oliver Burkeman and Imogen Tilden |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 11, 2001 |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
*[[October 12]] – [[Wes Borland]] leaves [[Limp Bizkit]].
*[[October 16]] – [[Michael Jackson]] releases special editions of his albums ''[[Off the Wall (Michael Jackson album)|Off the Wall]]'', ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'', ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' and ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'', to celebrate his thirtieth anniversary as a solo musician.
*[[October 20]]
**''[[The Concert for New York City]]'' airs on [[VH1]], with performances by [[Paul McCartney]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[The Who]], [[Billy Joel]] and others.
**''Volunteers For America'' benefit concert is held in [[Atlanta]], MC was [[Drew Carey]] with performances by [[Edgar Winter Group]], [[Mark Farner]], [[Jack Blades]], [[John Waite]], [[The Knack]], [[Eddie Money]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]], [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Bad Company]], [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], and others.
*[[October 21]]
**''[[United We Stand: What More Can I Give]]'' benefit concert is held at [[RFK Stadium]] in Washington, D.C., with performances by [[Michael Jackson]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[James Brown]], [[Backstreet Boys]], [['N Sync]], and others.
**''Volunteers For America'' benefit concert is held at [[Smirnoff Music Centre]] in [[Dallas, Texas]], MC was [[Drew Carey]] with performances by [[Edgar Winter Group]], [[Mark Farner]], [[Jack Blades]], [[John Waite]], [[The Knack]], [[Eddie Money]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]], [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Bad Company]], and others.
*[[October 23]]
**The [[Backstreet Boys]] release their first compilation album ''[[The Hits – Chapter One (Backstreet Boys album)|The Hits: Chapter One]]''.
**The first [[iPod]] is released by [[Apple Inc.]]<ref name=":53" />
**[[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] releases their third full-length major label album entitled [[Morning View]]. It debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at the #2 spot (266,000 copies were sold in its first week). This was the highest ever placement for Incubus. At the same time, "Wish You Were Here" was at #2 on the Modern Rock Charts, and "Drive" sat at #48 on the Hot 100 chart.
*[[October 25]] – [[Quarashi]] performs a live concert with the [[Iceland Symphony Orchestra]] (the band [[Botnleðja]] also performed) in the Háskólabíó in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]], which is notable for being the first time that a rap act performed a live concert with the [[Iceland Symphony Orchestra]]. Quarashi perform seven songs from their upcoming album, ''[[Jinx (Quarashi album)|Jinx]]''.
*[[October 30]] – [[Michael Jackson]] releases ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]'', his first studio album since 1995 and his tenth studio album overall. While the album debuts at number one, its success is limited due to a feud between Jackson and [[Sony Music Entertainment]] over the rights to his back-catalog, culminating in Jackson accusing the company of racial discrimination. The album would end up being Jackson's last, with later musical efforts being offset by a second series of child molestation allegations in 2003, [[Trial of Michael Jackson|a trial]] over said allegations in 2005, and [[Death of Michael Jackson|his death]] on the eve of [[This Is It (concert residency)|a comeback tour]] in June 2009.
*[[October 31]] – [[Britney Spears]] releases her third studio album ''[[Britney (album)|Britney]]''.

===November–December===
*[[November 1]] 
**The governing body of the [[UK Singles Chart]], Chart Information Network Ltd. (CIN), changes its name to The Official UK Charts Company.
**[[Britney Spears]] starts her [[Dream Within a Dream Tour]], in support her [[Britney (album)|self-titled]] third studio album. The tour was accompanied by many extravagant special effect including a water screen that pumped two tons of water into the stage during the encore. The tour was commercial success, all the venues on the 2001 leg are largely sold out and grossed $43.7 million from 68 show.
*[[November 5]] – In the UK, [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] becomes the first major label to release a compact disc with copy protection, [[Natalie Imbruglia]]'s ''[[White Lilies Island]]''. Within two weeks BMG announces they will re-issue the disc without the copy protection, due to complaints from consumers who were unable to play the CDs in their personal computers.<ref name="bmg-copy-protect">{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/11/19/bmg_to_replace_antirip_natalie/ |title=BMG to replace anti-rip Natalie Imbruglia CDs |author=Tony Smith |date=November 19, 2001 |website=[[The Register]] |access-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217044257/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/11/19/bmg_to_replace_antirip_natalie/ |archive-date=2010-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[November 6]]
**[[Britney Spears]]' third album, ''[[Britney (album)|Britney]]'' debuts at #1, making her the first female artist to have her first three albums enter the US charts at #1.
** Nu-Metal Band [[Dope (band)|Dope]] release their second studio album [[Life (Dope album)|Life]].
**The soundtrack album of the Nickelodeon movie ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' is released.
*[[November 20]] – [[Creed (band)|Creed]] releases their third studio album ''[[Weathered]]''.
*[[November 29]] – Former [[Beatles]] member [[George Harrison]] dies from [[lung cancer]] at the age of 58.
*[[December 1]] – [[Mike Turner (musician)|Mike Turner]] quits [[Our Lady Peace]].
*[[December 4]] – Gospel music singer [[Yolanda Adams]] releases her eighth studio album [[Believe (Yolanda Adams album)|''Believe'']].
*[[December 12]] – Surviving [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] members [[Krist Novoselic]] and [[Dave Grohl]] sue [[Courtney Love]] in an effort to oust her from the board controlling the management of the band's affairs, calling her "irrational, mercurial, self-centered, unmanageable, inconsistent and unpredictable." The legal battle over the band's legacy has blocked the release of a planned Nirvana box set containing the unreleased track "[[You Know You're Right]]".<ref name="nirvana-suit">{{cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1708058.stm |title=Nirvana members sue Love |date=December 13, 2001 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>

===Also in 2001===
*Area One music festival brings together a variety of acts including [[Moby]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Outkast]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[The Roots]], [[Rinocerose]], [[Paul Oakenfold]], and [[Carl Cox]].
*The Republic of France awards [[Jean-Yves Thibaudet]] the honour of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
*[[Deporitaz]] releases ''Microwave this CD'', his second album, on MP3.com.
*Sean Beasley joins [[Dying Fetus]].