2009 in music
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=January=
- January 8 – Lady Gaga's debut single "Just Dance" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after 22 weeks – the second longest climb to number one since November 2000 (27 weeks).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269648/lady-gaga-dances-to-the-top-of-hot-100|title=Lady GaGa Dances to the Top Of Hot 100|last=Cohen |first=Jonathan|magazine=Billboard|date=January 8, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2009}}
- January 16 – February 1 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Neil Young, The Shiny Brights, The Prodigy and Arctic Monkeys. The Vines, who are originally on the lineup, cancel all appearances due to concerns around frontman Craig Nicholls' mental health.
- January 17 – Koncerthuset, a new concert hall, is officially opened in Copenhagen, by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.{{cite web|url=https://www.wb-sg.com/projects/danishradio/|title=Danish radio|publisher=wb-sg.com|access-date=6 December 2023}}
- January 18 – As part of the inaugural celebration of US President Barack Obama, an inaugural concert entitled "We Are One" is held at the Lincoln Memorial. Performers include Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Renée Fleming, Caleb Green, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Beyoncé, Bettye LaVette, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2 and Stevie Wonder.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939371.html?categoryid=1264&cs=1|title=We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration|access-date=2009-02-08|date=2009-01-18|publisher=RBI|work=Variety|author=Gallo, Phil}} Several of the songs performed had been used by Obama's presidential campaign.{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10552601 | title=Masses pour into Washington to witness history in the making | author=Lamb, Nicola | newspaper=The New Zealand Herald | date=2009-01-20}}
- January 20 – Artists including Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Sting, Faith Hill, Mary J. Blige, Maroon 5, Stevie Wonder and Will.i.am perform at the inaugural ball for President Barack Obama{{cite web|title = At Last! The Obamas Dance Into History|url = https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inauguration/obamas-dance-inaugural-balls-beyonce/story?id=6694753|website = ABC News|date = 2010-01-19|access-date = 2015-12-02}}
=February=
- February 8
- At the 51st Grammy Awards which took place at the Staples Center, Los Angeles:
- Alison Krauss and Robert Plant win five Grammys for their duet album Raising Sand which also won Album of the Year
- Lil Wayne wins four awards, including Best Rap Album for Tha Carter III.{{cite magazine|title=Plant/Krauss, Lil Wayne Win Big at 51st Grammys|date=February 9, 2009|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269448/plantkrauss-lil-wayne-win-big-at-51st-grammys|magazine=Billboard}}
- Coldplay win three awards including Song of the Year for Viva La Vida.
- Adele wins two awards including Best New Artist.
- Blink-182 announce that they are to reunite for a tour and new album.{{cite news|title=Report: "Blink-182 Confirm Reunion On Grammy Stage|date=February 8, 2009|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604564/20090208/blink_182.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100128062600/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604564/20090208/blink_182.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2010|publisher=MTV}}
- February 10 – Rihanna cancels her Malaysian concert in the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour amid reports that she accused her boyfriend R&B star Chris Brown of assault. Organizers had announced that she would shun skimpy outfits to conform with Muslim-majority Malaysia's strict rule on performers' dress.{{cite magazine|title=Report: Rihanna scraps Malaysia after L.A incident |date=February 10, 2008 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269440/rihanna-scraps-malaysia-show-after-la-incident |magazine=Billboard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709001006/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269440/rihanna-scraps-malaysia-show-after-la-incident |archive-date=July 9, 2014 }}
- February 18
- Pet Shop Boys win the outstanding contribution to music award at the Brit Awards, held in Earl's Court, London. Duffy dominates the awards. Her album, Rockferry, the U.K. top seller in 2008, wins best British album, and she also wins best British female and British breakthrough
- Kings of Leon (best international group) win best international album for Only by the Night.
- Katy Perry wins best international female trophy.{{cite magazine|date=December 12, 2008|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269385/duffy-triumphs-with-three-brit-awards|title=Duffy Triumph With Three BRITS Awards|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 19, 2009}}
=March=
- March 2 – Elton John and Billy Joel's tour dates are mostly configured for 360-degree view in order to maximize arena capacity. The duo's previous tour, in 2003, grossed $USD 45.8 million from only 24 sellouts according to Billboard Boxscore.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269303/elton-john-and-billy-joel-kick-off-tour-in-florida |title=Elton John And Billy Joel Kick Off Tour In Florida |magazine=Billboard |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date= June 7, 2012}}
- March 22
- Fleetwood Mac embark on their first world tour in five years, with a possible new studio album to follow.{{cite web|url=http://eventticketreport.com/detail.asp?c=44882 |title=News for Buyers and Sellers of Live Event Tickets |publisher=Event Ticket Report |access-date=February 1, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Lady Gaga's single "Poker Face" gives her a second number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining there for a further two weeks. It goes on to become the biggest-selling single of 2009 and the biggest-selling digital single ever in the UK.
- March 27 – Rapper T.I. is sentenced to a one-year and one day prison sentence on federal weapons charges.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/609419|title=Rapper T.I. jailed on weapons charges|last=Landrum|first=Jonathan Jr.|work=The Toronto Star|agency=Associated Press|access-date=2009-09-22 | date=2009-03-27}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/27/ti.sentencing/|title=Rapper T.I. sentenced to year and a day in prison, fined|last=Cooper|first=Aaron|author2=Munger, Lateef |date=2009-03-27|work=CNN|access-date=2009-04-12}}
=April=
- April 4
- Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney perform together (for the first time since 2002) at the Radio City Music Hall for the David Lynch Foundation.
- The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place, welcoming new inductees Little Anthony & The Imperials, Bobby Womack, Jeff Beck as a solo artist, Run-D.M.C., and Metallica. Metallica, citing the drama surrounding Blondie and Van Halen's inductions, includes Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted, both former bassists for the band, in the induction.{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/metallica |title=Metallica |publisher=Rockhall.com |access-date=February 1, 2010}} Newsted also performs with band in its first rendition as a 5-piece band featuring two bass guitarists.{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/shows/rock-hall/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318235400/http://www.fuse.tv/videos/shows/rock-hall/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2009 |title=Videos – Shows – Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame |publisher=Fuse.tv |access-date=February 1, 2010 }}
- April 11 – Susan Boyle's version of the song "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les Misérables on Britain's Got Talent becomes a worldwide sensation, as it is seen over 200 million times on YouTube and other video outlets.
- April 13 – Music producer Phil Spector is found guilty of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson; Spector, who was acclaimed for his Wall of Sound production techniques, was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment the following month.
- April 26 – UK grime rapper Tinchy Stryder's collaboration with N-Dubz, "Number 1", goes to the No.1 spot, shifting 72,000 copies in its first week. Stryder's single was the only ever song entitled "Number One" to reach the No.1 spot – even though there have been 23 other songs with the same name.
=May=
- May 3 – A concert at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger features Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Dave Matthews and Eddie Vedder among others
- May 5 – Tina Turner concludes her 50th anniversary tour at Sheffield Arena in the United Kingdom. It is her final performance before her retirement from live touring later in the year.
- May 16 – Alexander Rybak wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with his song "Fairytale" in Moscow, giving Norway its third victory. Within a couple of days, the song reaches the top ten in charts in most of Europe, including a No. 10 entry in the UK Singles Chart
- May 20 – Kris Allen defeats Adam Lambert to win the eighth season of American Idol.
=June=
- June 4-7
- Wakarusa 2009.
- Oasis begin the summer stadium leg of their world tour with 3 sold-out homecoming concerts at the 70,000 capacity Heaton Park.
- June 11-14 – Bonnaroo 2009.
- June 12-14 – The annual Download Festival takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire, UK. The main stage is headlined by Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard, the second stage by Mötley Crüe, The Prodigy and Trivium, the Tuborg stage by Meshuggah, Anvil and Go:Audio, and the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage by Blackhole, The Blackout and We Are the Ocean.
- June 13 – Men at Work are sued by Larrikin Records for their No. 1 1982 Billboard hit "Down Under" for the flute riff from a part of the song. It was claimed to be stolen from an Australian nursery song "Kookaburra".
- June 24-28 – Glastonbury Festival 2009
- June 25 – A fortnight before his This Is It series of concerts is scheduled to begin, Michael Jackson dies in his Los Angeles home, of an accidental overdose of propofil and benzodiazepines.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957679/how-michael-jackson-made-1-billion-since-his-death |title=Michael Jackson Music News & Info |magazine=Billboard |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date= June 7, 2012}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/960801/taylor-swift-edges-susan-boyle-for-2009s-top-selling-album |title=Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album |magazine=Billboard |date=January 6, 2010 |access-date=January 17, 2014}}
- June 30 – The U2 360° Tour begins in Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium in front of a sell out crowd.
=July=
- July 2-3 – Blur's 20-year reunion and superconcert at Hyde Park.
- July 2-5 – Heineken Open'er Festival in Gdynia, Poland
- July 3 – Yahoo! Music announces that Taylor Swift's album Fearless and Flo Rida's single "Right Round" are the top-selling album and single, respectively, of the first half of the year.{{cite web|last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/35920/chart-watch-extra-the-top-10-songs-and-albums-at-mid-year/ |title=Chart Watch Extra: The Top 10 Songs And Albums At Mid-Year |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=July 3, 2009 |access-date= June 7, 2012}}
- July 6–12 – Australian Radio station Triple J holds its 'Hottest 100 of All Time' with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" coming in first for the third consecutive time a 'Hottest 100 of All Time' has been held 1991, 1998 and 2009. This is the largest music poll in the world with more than half a million people voting.
- July 9–12 – 10th EXIT festival takes place in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia, with more than 190,000 visitors.
- July 21 – Shortlist announced for the 2009 Mercury Prize.
- July 22-25 – 2009 10,000 Lakes Festival
- July 25–26 – Indietracks Festival, Derbyshire, UK
- The Splendour in the Grass music festival is held in Byron Bay, Australia, headlined by Bloc Party and The Flaming Lips.
- July 30 – Justice Peter Jacobson of the Federal Court of Australia makes a preliminary ruling that Larrikin did own copyright on the song "Down Under", but the issue of whether or not Men at Work had plagiarised the riff was set aside to be determined at a later date.
=August=
- August 7–9 – Lollapalooza 2009
- August 14–16 – Bloodstock Open Air Festival, Derbyshire, UK
- August 20–22 – Hip Hop Kemp in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
- August 21–23 – The Green Festival in New Brunswick, Canada{{cite web |url=http://www.TheGreenFestival.ca/ |title=Green Festival – Canada |publisher=Thegreenfestival.ca |access-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206122614/http://www.thegreenfestival.ca/ |archive-date=February 6, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}
- August 28 – After another fight with his brother Liam, Noel Gallagher leaves Oasis. Initial reports shortly afterwards suggested that Oasis had broken up, but Liam later stated that they have not broken up. The remaining members of Oasis eventually decide to discontinue the band name and start recording under a new name, Beady Eye.
- August 28 – The Black Eyed Peas Malaysian concert in celebration of beer giant Guinness's 250th anniversary in Kuala Lumpur is restricted to only non-Muslims since the sponsor is an alcoholic brand and it is considered inappropriate for Muslims to attend the concert which scheduled in September.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/daily-noise/267559/booing-madonna-banning-black-eyed-peas |title=Booing Madonna, Banning Black Eyed Peas |magazine=Billboard |date=August 28, 2009 |access-date=January 17, 2014}}
- August 30 – ICS Vortex & Mustis leave Dimmu Borgir, with Mustis threatening legal action.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126138 |title=Dimmu Borgir Splits With Keyboardist Mustis, Bassist/Vocalist Vortex |date=30 August 2009 |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919103804/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126138 |archive-date=19 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}
=September=
- September 8 – Winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize announced.
- September 9
- The entire catalogue of The Beatles is re-released as digital remasters with rare pictures, short documentaries, original and newly written liner notes with replicated original UK artwork for the first time since 1987.
- "Obsessed" by Mariah Carey enters the top ten and peaks at No. 7 on Billboard's Hot 100. The track is Carey's 27th top ten hit, lifting her into a three-way tie for fifth-most top 10s since the Hot 100 launched in 1958. She also tied with Janet Jackson for second-place among women. "Obsessed" was the lead single from her 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, and went on to be certified platinum by the end of the year.
- September 12 – The first ever outdoor Sunset Strip Music Festival is held in West Hollywood, featuring performances from more than fifty bands including Ozzy Osbourne and Korn.
- September 13 – At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, held in New York City at Radio City Music Hall, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Green Day win three awards. During Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video, Kanye West walks on stage and interrupts her saying that Beyoncé had one of the greatest videos of all time.
- September 16 – The Spice Girls reunite for dinner and drinks in London except for Victoria (Posh Spice), who was in Los Angeles. It was the first time all four Spice Girls reunited in public since their "Return of the Spice Girls Tour" in 2007/8. This 'public reunion' sparked rumours that the girls would reform again.
- September 17
- Avril Lavigne and husband Deryck Whibley split after three years of marriage.
- VH1 Divas returns after a five-year absence with appearances by Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, Leona Lewis, Adele, and Miley Cyrus with host Paula Abdul
- September 21
- Genesis release the fourth of 5 planned box sets, Genesis Live 1973–2007.
- Winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize announced.
- September 25–27 – The inaugural Rotor Festival for Contemporary Music, an initiative of the International Music Institute (IMD) and the Ensemble Modern, is held in Frankfurt am Main, featuring music by Iannis Xenakis and Helmut Lachenmann, amongst others.
=October=
- October 28 – Michael Jackson's This Is It, featuring behind the scenes footage in the days before his death, is released. It enters the chart at No. 1, and becomes the best selling documentary of all time, raising over $250 million.
=November=
- November 11 – The Country Music Association Awards will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, from Bridgestone Arena. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood's second year hosting.
- November 17 – Canadian pop/R&B singer Justin Bieber becomes the first artist ever to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100 when his debut album, My World is released.
- November 22
- The AMAs feature notable performances by Lady Gaga, Shakira, and Rihanna, but the ceremony is most remembered for the performance by Adam Lambert of his debut single "For Your Entertainment".{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
- Stan Walker is crowned the winner of the seventh and final season of Australian Idol, defeating Hayley Warner.{{cite web |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974581 |title=Soul singer Stan Walker wins Idol |publisher=Ninemsn |access-date=2 January 2010 |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001175441/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974581 |url-status=dead }}
=December=
- December 7 – Chris Brown makes a comeback by releasing his third studio album Graffiti months after he was charged for felony assault against female pop singer Rihanna.
- December 13 – Lady Gaga becomes the first female artist in British chart history to achieve three number 1 singles in a single year, when her song "Bad Romance" reaches the top of the UK Singles Chart.
- Joe McElderry is named winner of the sixth series of The X Factor UK. Olly Murs is named runner-up, while Stacey Solomon and Danyl Johnson finish in third and fourth place respectively.
- December 20 – Rage Against the Machine takes the Christmas number one slot in the United Kingdom with "Killing in the Name", after a massive Facebook campaign.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8423340.stm |title=Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor winner in charts |work=BBC News |date=December 20, 2009 |access-date= June 7, 2012}}
- December 22 – Per Eriksson & Niklas Sandin replace The Norrmans in Katatonia.
Bands formed
Bands reformed
- Bee Gees (announced live concerts){{cite web|last=Mountford |first=Adam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adammountford/2009/09/bee_gees_and_bombers_at_lords.html |title=Adam Mountford's Blog: Bee Gees and bombers at Lord's |publisher=BBC |date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Blink-182 (new album and tour){{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=859492 |title=Blink 182 Return. – News Article |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Cold (first album and tour since their split in 2006){{cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1373/Cold-Lead-Singer-Explains-Reunion- |title=Cold Lead Singer Explains Reunion |publisher=AlternativeAddiction.com |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Cold Chisel{{cite news |url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/6019665/cold-chisel-to-play-sydney-supercars-gig.html |title=Yahoo!7 News |work=Yahoo! News |access-date=February 1, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- Creed (new album and tour)[http://www.creed.com/ Creed official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707085801/http://www.creed.com/ |date=July 7, 2009 }}. Retrieved April 4. 2009.
- Faith No More (touring only){{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115004 |title=Faith No More Reunion 'Confirmed' By Mike Patton's Publicist |access-date=February 24, 2009 |date=February 24, 2009 |work=Blabbermouth.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227072132/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115004 |archive-date=February 27, 2009 }}
- Jairus (releasing album and touring){{cite news|title=Jairus|url=http://portland.thephoenix.com/concerts/artist/jairus/|newspaper=The Portland Phoenix|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505161319/http://portland.thephoenix.com/concerts/artist/jairus/|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=May 5, 2016|df=mdy-all}}
- Karma To Burn (touring only){{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115008 |title=Karma To Burn Is Back |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=June 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503192419/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115008 |archive-date=May 3, 2009 }}
- Matchbook Romance{{cite web|last=Shotwell|first=James|title=Matchbook Romance Reunite!|url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2009/03/16/matchbook-romance-reunite/|publisher=Under The Gun Review|date=March 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619223918/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2009/03/16/matchbook-romance-reunite/|archive-date=June 19, 2013|url-status=live}}
- Mott the Hoople (touring only){{cite web|url=http://www.mottthehoople.com |title=Mott The Hoople |publisher=Mott The Hoople |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Mr. Big (touring only){{cite web|url=http://www.mrbig.com/ |title=Ben Goldfarb's Site: Home Page |publisher=Mrbig.com |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Mucky Pup (touring and new live CD & DVD releases){{cite web|url=http://www.muckypup.com/content/tour_stories/ |title=Tour Stories |publisher=MuckyPup.com |access-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201210804/http://www.muckypup.com/content/tour_stories/ |archive-date=February 1, 2010 }}
- Noise Addict (new album){{cite web |url=http://noiseaddict.net |title=Noise Addict |publisher=Noise Addict |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307181024/http://noiseaddict.net/ |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- Phish (new album and tour){{cite web|url=http://phish.com/tours/summer-tour-2010 |title=Tour Dates |publisher=Phish |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Plastic Ono Band (first album under the name since 1975){{cite web |url=http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9200_Yoko_Ono_Has_A_New_Plastic_Ono_Band_Album |title=Dannii Minogue Drops Inappropriate Sexual Slur On Danyl Johnson | undercover.com.au, Music, News, Entertainment |publisher=Undercover.com.au |date=October 11, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910040350/http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9200_Yoko_Ono_Has_A_New_Plastic_Ono_Band_Album |archive-date=September 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- Public Image Ltd. (touring for 30th anniversary){{cite web |url=http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9198_John_Lydon_Reforms_Public_Image_Limited |title=Miley Cyrus Quits Twitter | undercover.com.au, Music, News, Entertainment |publisher=Undercover.com.au |date=October 10, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910040223/http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9198_John_Lydon_Reforms_Public_Image_Limited |archive-date=September 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- Saint Vitus (few shows only){{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107873 |title=Saint Vitus Confirmed For Holland's Roadburn Festival |access-date=February 24, 2009 |date=October 29, 2008 |work=Blabbermouth.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216051129/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107873 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}
- The Scene Aesthetic (new album and tour)[http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=761042 "The Scene Aesthetic Is Getting Back Together"] AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
- Screeching Weasel
- Skunk Anansie (new single, greatest hits album and tour){{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/skunk-anansie/46393 |title=Skunk Anansie announce new single and greatest hits album |work=NME |date=July 30, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Sunny Day Real Estate (album reissues and tour){{cite web |url=http://www.subpop.com/channel/blog/sunny_day_real_estate_reunion_tour_plus_sub_pop_reissues_of_diary_and_lp2 |title=Sub Pop Records |publisher=Subpop.com |access-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806072219/http://www.subpop.com/channel/blog/sunny_day_real_estate_reunion_tour_plus_sub_pop_reissues_of_diary_and_lp2 |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
- Tumbleweed (appearing at Homebake festival){{cite web |url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8833_Powderfinger_to_Headline_Homebake |title=Powderfinger to Headline Homebake | undercover.com.au, Music, News, Entertainment |publisher=Undercover.com.au |date=July 23, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130065916/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8833_Powderfinger_to_Headline_Homebake |archive-date=January 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- Underground Lovers (appearing at Homebake festival)
- Wang Chung (new album and tour){{cite web|url=http://www.wangchung.com/ |title=Welcome to |publisher=Wangchung.com |date=November 22, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
Returning performers
- Alcazar (first studio album since 2003){{cite web|url=http://www.alcazarworld.com/frames.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091016015108/http://www.alcazarworld.com/frames.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 16, 2009 |title=Alcazar Official Website |publisher=Alcazarworld.com |access-date=February 1, 2010 }}
- Alice in Chains (first studio album since 1995, and first release with William DuVall on vocals){{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107501 |title=Alice in Chains Working With Rush/Foo Fighters Producer |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=October 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525035102/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107501 |archive-date=May 25, 2009 }}
- The Black Eyed Peas (first new album since 2005, after false rumors of breakup){{cite news|title=Report: "Black Eyed Peas Tap Into New 'Energy'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266150/black-eyed-peas-tap-into-new-energy}}
- Blink-182 (first tour since 2004)
- Blur (first performance since 2003){{cite web |url=http://emi.emreact.com/go.asp?/.parlophone.blur.forms/bEMU001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210133712/http://emi.emreact.com/go.asp?%2F.parlophone.blur.forms%2FbEMU001 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |title=Official blur website |date=December 14, 2008 |access-date=November 4, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}
- Creed (first tour since 2004; first studio album since 2001){{cite web|last=Lowe-Bianco|first=David|title=Creed Confirms Reunion Tour Dates And Album Details|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/creed_confirms_reunion_tour_dates_and_album_details.html|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|date=April 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502002257/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/creed_confirms_reunion_tour_dates_and_album_details.html|archive-date=May 2, 2009|url-status=live}}
- The Dead (first tour since 2004){{cite web |url=http://www.dead.net/dead09 |title=The Dead To Tour in 09 |publisher=dead.net |date=January 1, 2009 |access-date=January 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116080105/http://dead.net/dead09 |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- D.R.I. (first studio album since 1995)[http://www.dirtyrottenimbeciles.com/news_record.htm Dirty Rotten Imbeciles—New Releases (D.R.I.)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828095329/http://www.dirtyrottenimbeciles.com/news_record.htm |date=August 28, 2008 }}
- Josh Doyle (first studio recording since 2004; first tour since 2001){{cite web|title=Josh Doyle|url=http://uk.imagemmusic.com/artist-uk.html?a_id=193|publisher=Imagem Music|quote=After a successful UK tour, he returned to a "Music City" studio and recorded Songs From The Nuclear War Vol. 1 & 2.|access-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005142208/http://uk.imagemmusic.com/artist-uk.html?a_id=193|archive-date=October 5, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- Face to Face (first studio album since 2002){{cite web| url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/face_to_face_hinting_at_new_album.html |title=Face To Face Hinting At New Album |publisher=Ultimate-Guitar.com |date=May 14, 2008}}
- Green Day (first studio album since 2004){{cite web|url=http://www.greendayauthority.com/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1230913764&archive= |title=The Green Day Authority |publisher=The Green Day Authority |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
- Guano Apes (first tour since 2004)
- KISS (first studio album since 1998){{cite book|title=SPIN|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kNXPoiKBBvAC&pg=PA28|access-date=May 5, 2016|edition=1|volume=26|date=2010|page=28}}
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (first all-new studio album since 2002){{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=111&csid2=844&fid1=34700 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709130716/http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=111&csid2=844&fid1=34700 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |title=Exclaim News: Mighty Mighty Bosstones At Work On New Material |work=Exclaim! |date=November 6, 2008 |access-date=February 1, 2010 }}
- The Offspring (first full-scale tour since 2005)[http://www.kroq-data.com/wah/wah/dcvideo/avc-view.aspx?v=3411 KROQ Videos On Demand : The Offspring Interview]{{dead link|date=June 2010}}
- Pestilence (first album since 1993){{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110029 |title=Pestilence: New Album Artwork, Songtitles, Release Date Revealed |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=December 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223015919/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110029 |archive-date=December 23, 2008 |df=mdy }}
- Polvo (first studio album since 1997, and first release with new drummer Brian Quast){{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/35508-polvo-sign-to-merge-ready-reunion-album/ |title=Polvo Sign to Merge for Reunion Album |work=Pitchfork Media |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-date=January 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120094624/http://pitchfork.com/news/35508-polvo-sign-to-merge-ready-reunion-album/ |url-status=dead }}
- Kelly Price (first R&B album since 2003){{cite magazine|url=http://tvoneblogs.com/thespin/uncategorized/kelly-price-eyes-return-to-rb-1495.htm|title=KELLY PRICE EYES RETURN TO R&B|magazine=The Spin|access-date=June 17, 2010|archive-date=January 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109165036/http://tvoneblogs.com/thespin/uncategorized/kelly-price-eyes-return-to-rb-1495.htm|url-status=dead}}
- Rancid (first studio album since 2003, and first release with new drummer Branden Steineckert){{cite web| url=http://www.punknews.org/article/31462 |title=Tim Armstrong (Rancid) provides track for documentary series |publisher=Punknews.org |date=December 2, 2008}}
- Ratt (first album since 1999){{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103523 |title=RATT Begins Work On New Material; New Album Due In Early 2009 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=June 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907200027/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103523 |archive-date=September 7, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}
- Shakira (first English studio album since 2005){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269607/shakira-recording-with-pharrell-wyclef |title=Shakira Recording With Pharrell, Wyclef |magazine=Billboard |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date= June 7, 2012}}
- The Smashing Pumpkins (first studio album recorded without founding drummer Jimmy Chamberlin since 1998)
- Snot (first album since 1997, and first release with Tommy "Vext" Cummings on vocals){{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102395 |title=Reunited Snot Releases New Song, Announces Tour With Devildriver |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223014922/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102395 |archive-date=December 23, 2008 }}
- Third Eye Blind (first studio album since 2003){{cite magazine| url=https://www.wired.com/listening_post/2008/09/third-eye-blind/|title=Third Eye Blind Throws Remix Contest for Unreleased Album | magazine=Wired | first=Eliot| last=Van Buskirk| date=September 15, 2008}}
- Thirty Seconds to Mars (first studio album since 2005)
- Titãs (first studio album since 2003){{cite web|url=http://www.titas.net/news/index.php?acao=view&id=795&interface=0|title=Sacos Plásticos – Titãs official website|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=May 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521074649/http://www.titas.net/news/index.php?acao=view&id=795&interface=0|url-status=dead}}
- U2 (first studio album since 2004){{cite web|url=http://www.u2log.com/2008/09/04/u2s-new-album-set-for-early-2009-release/ |title=U2's new album set for 'early 2009′ release |publisher=U2LOG.COM |date=February 22, 1999 |access-date=February 1, 2010}}
Bands disbanded
Bands on hiatus
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- Bloc Party
- The Chicks
- Fall Out Boy (indefinite hiatus)
- Foo Fighters
- ¡Forward, Russia!
- Girls Aloud
- Nightmare of You
- Nine Inch Nails (Indefinite touring hiatus)
- The Pink Spiders
- P.O.D.
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Seemless
- Stereolab
- Sugarcult
- t.A.T.u.
- The Fratellis
- The Knife
- The Matches
- TV on the Radio
- Yellowcard (indefinite hiatus)
Albums released
{{Main|List of 2009 albums}}
- Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks of release.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if0dcc1217c8006b427967700ce1156f2 |title=Global Recorded Music Market Down 7.2% |magazine=Billboard |first=Andre |last=Paine |date=April 28, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503192101/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if0dcc1217c8006b427967700ce1156f2 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63R1K220100428 |title= Global music sales fell 7 percent in 2009, Boyle tops chart |work=Reuters |first=David |last=Holmes |date=April 28, 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/American_Idols_Future_Guaranteed_Sans_Cowell_20100120 |title='American Idol's' Future "Guaranteed" Sans Cowell |publisher=Broadway World |first=BWW |last=News Desk |date=January 20, 2010 |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815174304/http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/American_Idols_Future_Guaranteed_Sans_Cowell_20100120 |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|title=Susan Boyle's debut album world's best-selling record|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Susan-Boyle-s-debut-album-world-s-best-selling-record/H1-Article1-537950.aspx|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=May 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503062752/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Susan-Boyle-s-debut-album-world-s-best-selling-record/H1-Article1-537950.aspx|archive-date=May 3, 2010|url-status=dead}}
Best-selling albums globally
The best-selling records in 2009 in the world according to IFPI:{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/boyle-jackson-top-worldwide-album-sales-1.958657 |title=CBC News – Boyle, Jackson top worldwide album sales |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date= June 7, 2012}}
Top hits on record in the world
=Canada=
- "3" – Britney Spears (#1)
- "Circus" – Britney Spears (#2)
- "Heartless" – Kanye West (#8)
- "Hot n Cold" – Katy Perry (#1)
- "I Gotta Feeling" – The Black Eyed Peas (#1)
- "I Hate This Part" – The Pussycat Dolls (#5)
- "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz (#3)
- "My Life Would Suck Without You" – Kelly Clarkson (#1)
- "Love Sex Magic" – Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake (#8)
- "Love Story" – Taylor Swift (#4)
- "LoveGame" – Lady Gaga (#2)
- "Paparazzi" – Lady Gaga (#3)
- "She Wolf" – Shakira (#5)
- "So What" – Pink (#1)
- "Sober" – Pink (#8)
=United Kingdom=
{{main|2009 in British music charts}}
=United States=
Classical music
Opera
Musical films
- Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience premiered on February 27, 2009.
- Love Guru{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/33294/love-guru-now-crosses-borders.html|title='Love Guru' now crosses borders|work=Deccan Herald|date=30 October 2009}}
- Música en espera
- Michael Jackson's This Is It premiered on October 28, 2009.
- Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
- Notorious
Deaths
=January–February=
- January 2 – Valentina Giovagnini, 28, Italian singer (car crash){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/cl/artist/valentina-giovagnini/317318323?l=en-GB|title=Valentina Giovagnini|website=Apple Music|access-date=6 December 2023}}
- January 6 – Ron Asheton, 60, American guitarist (heart attack){{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/01/06/the-stooges-guitarist-ron-asheton-found-dead-at-60/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114111858/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/01/06/the-stooges-guitarist-ron-asheton-found-dead-at-60/ |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |magazine=Rolling Stone |title=The Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead At 60 |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=dead|access-date=May 5, 2016}}
- January 8 – Lamya al Mugheiry, 35, African singer
- January 9 – Dave Dee, 67, British singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
- January 12 – Alejandro Sokol, 48, Argentine rock musician (cardio-respiratory failure){{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1089199|title=Rolling Stone profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416131848/http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1089199 |access-date=6 December 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2009 }}
- January 13 – Mansour Rahbani, 83, Lebanese composer
- January 14 – Angela Morley, 84, English conductor and composer
- January 15 – Veronica Dudarova, 92, Russian symphony conductor
- January 18 – João Aguardela, 39, Portuguese rock singer, musician and composer
- January 28 – Billy Powell, 56, American keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- January 29 – John Martyn, 60, British singer/songwriter
- January 31 – Dewey Martin, 68, Canadian drummer (Buffalo Springfield)
- February 1 – Lukas Foss, 86, American pianist, conductor and composer
- February 2 – Sunny Skylar, 95, American songwriter
- February 3
- Tom Brumley, 73, American steel guitarist (The Buckaroos)
- Kurt Demmler, 65, German songwriter
- February 4 – Lux Interior, 62, American singer (The Cramps)
- February 7
- Blossom Dearie, 82, American jazz singer and pianist
- Jorge Reyes, 56, Mexican musician (Chac Mool)
- February 9 – Vic Lewis, 89, British jazz guitarist
- February 11 – Estelle Bennett, 67, American singer (The Ronettes)
- February 12
- Mat Mathews, 84, Dutch jazz accordionist
- Coleman Mellett, 34, American guitarist
- Gerry Niewood, 65, American jazz saxophonist
- February 14
- Louie Bellson, 84, American jazz drummer
- John McGlinn, 55, American conductor and historian of musicals
- February 15 – Joe Cuba, 78, Puerto Rican jazz percussionist
- February 18 – Snooks Eaglin, 72, American guitarist and singer
- February 19
- Kelly Groucutt, 63, British bass guitar player (Electric Light Orchestra)
- Harrison Ridley Jr., 70, American jazz presenter
- Miika Tenkula, 34, Finnish guitar player (Sentenced)
- February 20 – Fats Sadi, 81, Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer
- February 24
- Svatopluk Havelka, 83, Czech composer
- Pearl Lang, 87, American dancer and choreographer
- February 25 – Randall Bewley, 53, American guitarist (Pylon)
=March–April=
- March 1 – Joan Turner, 86, British singer and actress
- March 2 – Ernie Ashworth, 80, American country singer
- March 3 – Sydney Earle Chaplin, 82, American actor and singer
- March 4 – John Cephas, 78, American Piedmont blues guitarist
- March 5 – Edmund Hockridge, 79, Canadian singer and actor
- March 6
- Francis Magalona, 44, Filipino actor and rapper
- Henri Pousseur, 79, Belgian composer
- March 7 – Jimmy Boyd, 70, American singer
- March 14 – Alain Bashung, 61, French singer/songwriter and actor
- March 18 – Kent Henry, 60, American blues/rock guitarist
- March 22 – Reg Isidore, 59, Aruban drummer (Robin Trower Band)
- March 24 – Uriel Jones, 74, Motown Funk Brothers session drummer
- March 25 – "England" Dan Seals, 61, American singer-songwriter (mantle cell lymphoma)[http://www.sealsandseals.com/ Seals and Seals – Dan Seals Memorial] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825155515/http://www.sealsandseals.com/ |date=August 25, 2011 }}[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/032709dnmetdansealsob.3460d37.htm The Dallas Morning News: Dan Seals – Pleasant Grove youth who grew up to be music star, dies at 61 (March 27, 2009)][https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/arts/music/27seals.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries Friskics-Warren, Bill, The New York Times: "Dan Seals, 61, Pop Duo's England Dan, Dies" (March 27, 2009]
- March 29 – Maurice Jarre, 84, French composer
- April 9 – Randy Cain, 63, singer, (The Delfonics)
=May–June=
- May 6 – Ean Evans, 48, American bass guitarist
- May 13 – Rafael Escalona, 81, Colombian vallenato composer and performer
- May 15 – Wayman Tisdale, 44, NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist
- May 18
- Wayne Allwine, 62, American voice artist (Mickey Mouse)
- Roderick "Dolla" Burton II, 21, American rapper
- May 24 – Jay Bennett, 45, American multi-instrumentalist (Wilco)
- June 3 – Koko Taylor, 80, American blues singer
- June 7
- Hugh Hopper, 64, English progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist
- Kenny Rankin, 69 American pop and jazz musician
- June 14 – Bob Bogle, 75, American guitarist (The Ventures)
- June 18 – Ali Akbar Khan, 87, Indian sarod player
- June 25
- Michael Jackson, 50, American entertainer
- Sky Saxon, 63, American rock singer and bass guitarist (The Seeds)
- June 27 – Fayette Pinkney, 61, American singer (The Three Degrees)
- June 30 – Harve Presnell, 75, American singer and actor
=July–August=
- July 2 – Susan Fernandez, 52, Filipina activist and singer
- July 4
- Jim Chapin, American drummer, 89
- Allen Klein, 77, American record label executive
- Drake Levin, 62, American guitarist (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
- July 8 – Midnight, 47, American singer-songwriter (Crimson Glory)
- July 11 – Angie Pirog, 18, Canadian folk singer/guitarist
- July 16 – D. K. Pattammal, 90, Indian classical singer
- July 17 – Gordon Waller, 64, British singer (Peter and Gordon)
- July 21
- Andrew Thomas, 63, German singer (Bad Boys Blue)
- Gangubai Hangal, 96, Indian classical singer
- Marcel Jacob, 45, Swedish bassist
- July 26 – Merce Cunningham, 90, American dancer, choreographer
- July 27 – George Russell, 86, American composer
- August 6 – Willy DeVille, 58, American musician
- August 12 – Rashied Ali, 74, American drummer
- August 13 – Les Paul, 94, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording
- August 18 – Hildegard Behrens, 72, German opera singer
- August 28 – DJ AM, 36, American turntabalist and celebrity disc jockey (Crazy Town)
=September–October=
- September 1 – Erich Kunzel, 74, American conductor
- September 7 – Fred Mills, 74, Canadian trumpeter
- September 11 – Jim Carroll, 60, American writer and punk singer (Jim Carroll Band)
- September 14 – Patrick Swayze, 57, American actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter
- September 16 – Mary Travers, 72, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
- September 17 – Leon Kirchner, 90, American composer
- September 19 – Roc Raida, 37, American turntablist (The X-Ecutioners)
- September 24 – Sir Howard Morrison, 74, New Zealand entertainer (heart attack){{cite web|url=http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/rotorua-mourns/3904623/|title=Rotorua mourns|work=Rotorua Daily Post|first=Greg|last=Taipari|date=25 September 2009|access-date=30 March 2010}}
- September 25 – Alicia de Larrocha, 86, Spanish pianist and composer{{cite news|author=Allan Kozinn|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/arts/music/26larrocha.html?_r=3&hp|title=Alicia de Larrocha, Pianist, Dies at 86|date=26 September 2009|access-date=17 November 2016|work=The New York Times}}
- October 4 – Mercedes Sosa, 74, Argentinian singer
- October 5 – Mike Alexander, 32, British bassist (Evile)
- October 7 – Steve Ferguson, 60, American rock guitarist (NRBQ)
- October 9 – Arturo Cavero, 68, Peruvian singer
- October 10 – Stephen Gately, 33, Irish pop singer (Boyzone)
- October 12
- Dickie Peterson, 61, American bassist (Blue Cheer)
- Ian Wallace, 90, British singer
- October 13 – Al Martino, 82, American singer
- October 17 – Vic Mizzy, 93, American composer
- October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, 19, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
=November–December=
- November 8 – Jerry Fuchs, 34, American drummer (!!!, Maserati)
- November 15 – Derek B, 44, British rapper
- November 22 – Haydain Neale, 39, Canadian soul/R&B singer (jacksoul)
- December 2 – Eric Woolfson, 64, Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project)
- December 4 – Liam Clancy, 74, Irish Musician (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem)
- December 9 – Faramarz Payvar, 76, composer and santur player
- December 20 – James Gurley, 69, American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
- December 25 – Vic Chesnutt, 45, American musician
- December 28 – James "The Rev" Sullivan, 28, American drummer (Avenged Sevenfold)
- December 30 – Rowland S. Howard, 50, Australian guitarist (The Birthday Party)
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [https://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=yechart&year=2009&chid=4 Germany Top 100 Singles – 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016143845/https://musicharts.net/index.php?cat=yechart&year=2009&chid=4 |date=October 16, 2011 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2009 In Music}}