Editing 2000 in music (section)

===May===
*[[May 1]] – A $1.8 million civil fraud lawsuit is filed against [[Neil Young]] in Los Angeles Superior Court by a former ''[[Village Voice]]'' writer. The lawsuit charges that Young broke an agreement to have a biography written about him when he blocked the book's publication.
*[[May 3]] – 75-year-old tenor [[Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)|Carlo Bergonzi]] makes his final professional appearance at [[Carnegie Hall]], in a concert performance of ''[[Otello]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/05/movies/music-review-bergonzi-sings-just-2-acts-of-otello.html "Music Review; Bergonzi Sings Just 2 Acts of ''Otello''"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 5, 2000. Accessed 31 July 2014</ref> After two acts, he is replaced by an understudy.
*[[May 5]] – [[Rod Stewart]] undergoes an hour-long throat operation at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles to remove a growth on his thyroid, which turns out to be benign.
*[[May 6]] – [[John Mellencamp]] receives an honorary [[Doctor of Music]] degree as the commencement speaker for Indiana University's Class of 2000.
*[[May 7]] – [[Westlife]] releases their 2000 debut album with the release of their Billboard #1 hit single "[[Swear It Again]]", as the group's first and only single to have charted in the US.
*[[May 13]] – The 45th [[Eurovision Song Contest 2000|Eurovision Song Contest]] final, held in [[Stockholm]]'s [[Ericsson Globe|Globe Arena]], is won by [[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest|Denmark]]'s [[Olsen Brothers]] and the song "[[Fly on the Wings of Love]]".
*[[May 16]] – [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] announces that he has changed his name back to Prince now that his publishing contract with [[Warner/Chappell Music|Warner/Chappell]] has expired. He had been known as an unpronounceable symbol, since 1993.<ref name="princename">{{cite web |url=http://www.sterlingpr.com/bringing-it-all-back-home-the-ultimate-decision-of-re-rebranding/ |title=Bringing It All Back Home: The Ultimate Decision of Re-Branding |first=Jordan|last=Hubert |date=November 1, 2011 |publisher=Sterling PR |access-date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>
*[[May 23]] – [[Eminem]] releases his third studio album [[The Marshall Mathers LP]] selling over 1.76 million copies in its first week, and becomes the fastest selling hip-hop album ever in first week sales.
*[[May 24]] – [[50 Cent]] is shot nine times in [[Queens]]. After spending time in hospital he returns to recording and performing.
*[[May 25]] – [[Eddie Van Halen]] begins treatment for prevention of tongue cancer at the [[M.D. Anderson Cancer Center|University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center]] in Houston, Texas.<ref name="vanhalen">{{cite web |url=http://vhnd.com/old/archive/0500.shtml |title=Edward Van Halen Fighting Cancer |date=May 26, 2000 |publisher=Van Halen News Desk |access-date=October 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729232448/http://vhnd.com/old/archive/0500.shtml |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[May 29]] – [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Mariah Carey]] are named the Best Selling Male and Female artist of the millennium at the World Music Awards in Monaco.