Editing 2001 in music (section)

===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]]''.