Editing 2002 in music (section)

===September–October===
* [[September 3]] – [[Napster]] is shut down for good after a judge denies a bid from [[Bertelsmann]] to purchase its assets. 
* [[September 4]] – [[Kelly Clarkson]] becomes the first winner of the television talent contest, ''[[American Idol]]''.
* [[September 11]] – [[Marie Fredriksson]] of [[Roxette]] collapses at home, leading to the discovery of a [[brain tumor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/marie-fredriksson-death-roxette-illness-cause-songs-must-have-been-love-a9240441.html|title=Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61|date=10 December 2019|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=10 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213011002/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/marie-fredriksson-death-roxette-illness-cause-songs-must-have-been-love-a9240441.html |archive-date=13 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 20]] – [[Courtney Love]] announces that her legal dispute with the surviving members of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] has been resolved, paving the way for the unreleased track "[[You Know You're Right]]" to be included on an upcoming compilation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=6256 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221115754/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=6256 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2013 |title=NIRVANA/COURTNEY LOVE Lawsuit Settled, "Greatest Hits" CD To Surface By Christmas  |date=September 20, 2002 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=November 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[September 28]] – A stretch of [[Tennessee State Route 19]] is officially named for [[Tina Turner]], who was born and raised in nearby [[Nutbush, Tennessee]].
* [[October 2]]
** [[Robbie Williams]] signs a new six-album deal with [[EMI]] for £80 million, the most lucrative contract ever signed by a UK musician.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/03/arts.artsnews |title=Robbie Williams signs £80m deal |author=Fiachra Gibbons |date=October 3, 2002 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322233403/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/oct/03/arts.artsnews|archive-date=2013-03-22}}</ref>
** [[Christina Aguilera]] releases her controversial [[music video]] for the song, "[[Dirrty]]", the lead single from her second album ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]''.
* [[October 13]] – The fifth [[Terrastock]] festival is held in [[Boston]], USA.
* [[October 29]] – [[Christina Aguilera]] releases her controversial second studio album ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]'', which enters the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number 2, selling 330,000 copies in its first week. ''Stripped'' is the first studio album in three years since ''[[Christina Aguilera (album)|Christina Aguilera]]'' (1999).
* [[October 30]]
** [[Jam Master Jay]] is shot dead at a studio in Queens. [[Run-D.M.C.]] disbands.
** [[Warren Zevon]], who has recently been diagnosed with cancer, is the sole guest for the entire hour of ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. It would be his final public performance.