Editing 2001 in music (section)

===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>