The following is a list of events and releases that have happened in 2007 in music in the United States.
Notable events January 23 – John Mellencamp released his first studio album in four years, Freedom's Road. The Shins released their first studio album in almost four years, Wincing the Night Away.
February 4 – Billy Joel performed the National Anthem and Prince performed the halftime show during Super Bowl XLI at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. 11 – The 49th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Dixie Chicks won the most awards with five including Album of the Year for Taking the Long Way, and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Not Ready to Make Nice". This comes four years after the backlash they faced after criticizing former President George W. Bush. 13 – Lucinda Williams released her first studio album in four years, West."Norah Rebounds To No. 1 In Post-Grammy Week", Billboard.com, February 21, 2007. 15 – Chris Cornell announces his departure from Audioslave, and states that the band has disbanded. The band briefly reunited in 2017, a few months before Cornell's death in May 2017. 26 – From First to Last frontman Sonny Moore left the band to begin his solo career as an EDM and electronic music DJ under the name Skrillex.
March 9 – Boston lead singer and founding member Brad Delp died by suicide at his home in New Hampshire. He was 55. 13 – Musiq Soulchild released his first studio album in almost four years, Luvanmusiq.
April 3 – Timbaland released his first solo studio album in nine years, Shock Value. 24 – The first Idol Gives Back charity special happens during the Top 6 week of the sixth season of American Idol. There were performances by Kelly Clarkson with Jeff Beck, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Earth, Wind & Fire, Annie Lennox, Il Divo, Rascal Flatts, Fergie, Josh Groban, Green Day, Jack Black, and the Top 6 contestants. In total $76 million was raised. 26 – The Latin Billboard Music Awards took place at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida.
May 12 – Maroon 5 breaks the record for a song's biggest jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Makes Me Wonder", which jumped from 64–1. They held the record until September 2008, when it was broken by T.I.. 15 – The 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Carrie Underwood won the most awards with three. Kenny Chesney was named Entertainer of the Year. Tank released his first studio album in almost five years, Sex, Love & Pain. 17 – Will Hunt and Troy McLawhorn, formerly of Dark New Day, join Evanescence as drummer and guitarist, replacing Rocky Gray and John LeCompt, respectively. 23 – Jordin Sparks won the sixth season of American Idol. Blake Lewis was named runner-up.
June 5 – Marilyn Manson released their first studio album in four years, Eat Me, Drink Me. 14 – Kelly Clarkson cancelled her tour due to low ticket sales. This comes on the heels of her public feud with the head of Sony BMG, Clive Davis who was dissatisfied with her third studio album My December. A smaller second incarnation of the tour began in September 2007. 15 – The White Stripes released their sixth and final studio album, Icky Thump. 24 – American rapper T.I is involved in a physical altercation with Chaka Zulu, the manager of Ludacris, at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California.
July 7 – Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. were two of the many locations to host the Live Earth benefit concert. Some of the American artists who performed were; Garth Brooks, Metallica, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, John Mayer, Melissa Ethridge, Fall Out Boy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alicia Keys, and others. 9 – Buffalo Tom released their first studio album in nine years, Three Easy Pieces. 10 – The Smashing Pumpkins released their first studio album in almost seven years, Zeitgeist.
August 7 – Buck-O-Nine released their first studio album in six years, Sustain. 14 – Blaqk Audio, the electronic side project of AFI members Davey Havok and Jade Puget, released their debut album, CexCells. 28 – Ledisi released her first studio album in five years, Lost & Found.
September 7 – The MTV Video Music Awards took place at The Palms in Paradise, Nevada. Justin Timberlake won the most awards with four. Rihanna and Jay-Z won Video of the Year for "Umbrella". 18 – Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder released his debut solo album, Into the Wild. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth released his first solo album in twelve years, Trees Outside the Academy. 21 – Kanye West's third studio album Graduation set the record for the longest week of an album digitally downloaded with over 130,000 paid downloads registered. 25 – Bruce Springsteen released Magic, his first studio album with the E Street Band in five years.
October 22 – System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian released his debut solo album, Elect the Dead. 30 – The Backstreet Boys released Unbreakable, their first studio album without Kevin Richardson, who left the group in 2006. This is also their first album without the involvement of longtime producer Max Martin. The Eagles released their first studio album in 28 years, Long Road Out of Eden. Tool and A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan's side project, Puscifer, released its debut album, "V" Is for Vagina. Britney Spears released her first studio album in four years, Blackout. It was supposed to be released two weeks later on November 13, but its release was rushed after it was leaked online.
November 7 – The Country Music Association Awards took place at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee. 9 – Alicia Keys released her first studio album in four years, As I Am. 18 – American Music Awards took place at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Both Daughtry and Carrie Underwood won the most awards with three each with Underwood winning Artist of the Year. 24 – Hawthorne Heights guitarist and unclean vocalist Casey Calvert was found dead on the band's tour bus in Washington, D.C. at the age of 26.Hawthorn Heights' guitarist dies at age 26 25 – Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of Quiet Riot, was found dead in his home in Las Vegas, his death having occurred six days earlier. He was 52.
December 11 – Wu-Tang Clan released their first studio album in six years, 8 Diagrams. This their first album with new member Cappadonna. 12 – Singer Ike Turner died at his home in San Marcos, California at the age of 76.
Bands formed
2AM Club 8 Legged Monster 1476 Aaron & Amanda Crabb Above the Golden State The Abyss Acid Witch The Active Set After Hours Against All Will Alphabet Rockers AM Taxi American Babies Among the Thirsty Andy Frasco & The U.N. Angelical Tears Animals as Leaders Anthem Lights Apache Beat Arms Aloft Artist vs. Poet As Yet Unbroken Asia featuring John Payne The Atlas Moth Attack Attack! The Audibles Austins Bridge Balance and Composure Breathe Carolina Cimorelli Company of Thieves Dirty Little Rabbits Fit for a King Foxboro Hot Tubs Garfunkel and Oates Girls Go Radio Haim Holy Ghost! Hurray for the Riff Raff Krewella The Maine Monster in the Machine Myka Relocate The Narrative Never Shout Never Owl City The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Paper Tongues Passion Pit Phantogram Plushgun The Revivalists Saul School of Seven Bells Sixx:A.M. The Soft Pack The Story So Far The Summer Set Touché Amoré We Are the In Crowd
Bands reformed Eve 6 Simon & Garfunkel Sixpence None the Richer
Bands on hiatus Abigail Williams Burden Brothers Deadsy The Early November Quiet Riot
Bands disbanded
3LW The Actual Adair Adelphi Allister Army of Anyone Asesino Audio Adrenaline Audioslave Avenue D Bacilos The Blood Brothers Blood Circus Blue County Bluegrass Student Union Boys Choir of Harlem Burden Brothers Calico System Cornbugs Council of the Fallen The Crabb Family Cries Hannah Cycle Sluts from Hell Dead Poetic Deathray Dispatch The Divorce Dog Fashion Disco Dolour DramaGods
Eighteen Visions Epoxies The Exit The Explosion Fabulous Disaster Funeral Diner Good Riddance Groovie Ghoulies The Heathens The Hidden Hand Hidden in Plain View Hot Cross Hot Rod Circuit I Would Set Myself on Fire for You Inked in Blood Jane Junior M.A.F.I.A. The Junior Varsity Jurassic 5 Last Tuesday Latterman Le Tigre Lokomotiv Los Abandoned Matchbook Romance Much the Same N17 The New Cars Nickel Creek Nodes of Ranvier
Odd Project OutKast Park Pirates of the Mississippi Pretty Girls Make Graves Recon Scars of Tomorrow Sister Machine Gun Slim & the Supreme Angels Slingshot 57 Slumber Party Girls Socialburn Some Girls Spitalfield The String Cheese Incident Sullivan Sultans Tait Time of Orchids Unpersons UGK U.S. Maple UTP Van Zant Vaux Victory at Sea Waking Ashland Wet Confetti With Passion The Wreckers
List of albums released January Date Album Artist Genre(s)2The Hit ListUnwritten Law22For Those Who Have HeartA Day to RememberMetalcore23The Bird and the BeeThe Bird and the BeeFreedom's RoadJohn MellencampLate Night SpecialPretty RickyBlood Stained Love StorySalivaWincing the Night AwayThe Shins30At the MoviesDave KozSmooth jazzFor the LoveTracy LawrenceCountryKatharine McPheeKatharine McPheePop
February Date Album Artist Genre(s)6The Walking WoundedBaysideInfinity on HighFall Out BoyAwakeSecondhand Serenade13In My SongsGerald LevertWestLucinda Williams20CitiesAnberlinWelcome the NightThe Ataris
March Date Album Artist Genre(s)6Four Winds (EP)Bright EyesIndie rockOn FireThe HigherFive Score and Seven Years AgoRelient KAlphaSevendust12Walk a Mile in My ShoesOtis ClayBlues13Secrets of the Lost SatelliteKen AndrewsBecause I'm AwesomeThe DollyrotsStreet LoveLloydR&BLuvanmusiqMusiq SoulchildRich BoyRich BoyA Different LightSherwood20Pressure the HingesHaste the DayBeautiful TragedyIn This MomentSound of SilverLCD SoundsystemWe Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankModest MouseElliott YaminElliott Yamin21DignityHilary Duff26From Them, Through Us, to YouMadina Lake27Good Morning RevivalGood CharlotteThe BlackeningMachine HeadLet It GoTim McGrawCountryMusic Is My SaviorMimsHip-hop
April Date Album Artist Genre(s)2SantiThe Academy Is...Because of the TimesKings of Leon3Southern WeatherThe AlmostVena SeraChevelleTraffic and WeatherFountains of WayneWaking Up LaughingMartina McBrideCountryVersionsPoison the WellThreads of LifeShadows FallCannibalStatic-XShock ValueTimbaland6Hail Mega BoysJ. Roddy Walston and the Business10CassadagaBright EyesHolding a Wolf by the EarsFrom Autumn to AshesAnhedoniaThe GraduateIndie rock17Travelin' OnScott BlaseyBucky CovingtonBucky CovingtonCountryYear ZeroNine Inch NailsThis Is Ryan ShawRyan ShawR&B24One More BulletThe ToastersSka27Baby 81Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
May Date Album Artist Genre(s)1ManipulatorThe Fall of TroyCrazy Ex-GirlfriendMiranda LambertCountryBased on a True StoryKimberly LockeBecause of YouNe-Yo8Princess PParis BennettStrength & LoyaltyBone Thugs-n-Harmony15EmotionalismThe Avett BrothersFolk rockBefore Their EyesBefore Their EyesDowntown Battle MountainDance Gavin DanceThe MomentFraming HanleyMinutes to MidnightLinkin ParkSex, Love & PainTankR&BThe ElseThey Might Be GiantsAlternative rockSky Blue SkyWilcoOne of the BoysGretchen WilsonCountry16It Won't Be Soon Before LongMaroon 521A Poet's LifeTim Armstrong22Truth in SincerityAmber PacificThe Sun and the MoonThe BraveryLies for the LiarsThe Used29RelentlessJason AldeanCountryOn Letting GoCirca SurviveSink or SwimThe Gaslight AnthemPunk rockDouble UpR. KellyUltra PayloadedSatellite PartyAlternative rock
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