Editing 2002 in music (section)

===January–February===
* [[January 1]] – [[Eric Clapton]] marries his 25-year-old American girlfriend in a surprise wedding ceremony at a church in the English village of [[Ripley, Surrey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/03/clapton.wedding/index.html|title=Guitarist Clapton weds in private|date=January 3, 2002|publisher=CNN|access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref>
* [[January 8]] – [[The Black Crowes]] announce they are taking a hiatus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=211 |title=The Black Crowes Take A Hiatus |author=Frank Meyer |date=January 8, 2002 |publisher=[[KNAC]] |access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523062424/http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=211|archive-date=2013-05-23}}</ref>
* [[January 14]] – [[Adam Ant]] is committed to a psychiatric hospital two days after being arrested for carrying a firearm into a London pub that Ant claims was fake.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-ant-committed-after-arrest-20020116 |title=Adam Ant Committed After Arrest |author=Jennifer Vineyard |date=January 16, 2002 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410035217/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-ant-committed-after-arrest-20020116|archive-date=2014-04-10}}</ref>
* [[January 18]] – Rapper [[C-Murder]] is arrested and charged with second-degree murder over a fatal shooting in a [[Harvey, Louisiana]] nightclub on January 12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451879/c-murder-faces-second-degree-murder-charge.jhtml |title=C-Murder Faces Second-Degree Murder Charge In Teen's Slaying |author=Jennifer Vineyard |date=January 22, 2002 |publisher=MTV |access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220163940/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451879/c-murder-faces-second-degree-murder-charge.jhtml|archive-date=2014-02-20}}</ref>
* [[January 18]]–[[February 3]] – The [[Big Day Out]] festival takes place in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], headlined by [[The Prodigy]].
* [[January 23]] – [[Virgin Records]] buys out its contract with [[Mariah Carey]] for $28 million, essentially paying her to not record any more music for the label.<ref name="carey">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451882/mariah-carey-virgin-part-ways.jhtml |title=Mariah Carey And Virgin Part Ways |author=Joe D'Angelo |date=January 23, 2002 |publisher=MTV |access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220165651/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451882/mariah-carey-virgin-part-ways.jhtml|archive-date=2014-02-20}}</ref>
* [[February 3]] – [[U2]] perform during the halftime show for [[Super Bowl XXXVI]]. U2's performance becomes a tribute to the victims of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11 terrorist attack]].
* [[February 4]] – [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] bassist [[Gene Simmons]] has a notoriously antagonistic interview with [[Terry Gross]] on [[National Public Radio]]. Simmons continuously baits the host with sexual come-ons throughout the interview while Gross repeatedly calls Simmons "obnoxious." Simmons refuses to grant NPR permission to post the interview online, but unauthorized transcripts and audio exist.<ref>{{cite web | author=Terry Gross | url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1137499 | title=Leader and Bassist of the Band Kiss, Gene Simmons| work=Fresh Air | publisher=NPR; WHYY | date=4 February 2002 | access-date=November 21, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221092121/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1137499| archive-date=2014-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|subject=Gene Simmons |others=Terry Gross |url=http://rof.net/wp/carriep/TERRYGRO.HTM |title= Gene Simmons and Terry Gross |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030001555/http://rof.net/wp/carriep/TERRYGRO.HTM |archive-date=2005-10-30 |type=Interview: Transcript |work=Fresh Air |publisher=NPR; WHYY |date=4 February 2002 |access-date=November 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[February 13]] – [[Jennifer Lopez]] becomes the first singer to have a [[remix album]], ''[[J to tha L–O! The Remixes]]'', debut at number one, selling over 156,000 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76801/j-lo-kicks-jackson-out-of-no-1|title=J Lo. Kicks Jackson Out Of No. 1 |last=Martens|first=Todd|date=14 February 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2010-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728091112/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76801/j-lo-kicks-jackson-out-of-no-1|archive-date=2013-07-28}}</ref>
* [[February 15]] – US singer [[Britney Spears]] takes her first starring role in ''[[Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads]]'', a teen [[Drama film|drama]] [[Road movie|road film]] alongside [[Zoe Saldana]]. Although the film is largely panned, it is commercially successful, grossing $61.1 million worldwide against a $12 million budget.
* [[February 27]] – The [[44th Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[Jon Stewart]]. The [[O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] for the film ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], while [[U2]]'s "[[Walk On (U2 song)|Walk On]]" wins [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]. [[Alicia Keys]] wins [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] (for "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin'"]]) and [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].