Digital downloads are included without restrictions in the charts for the first time.[1]
30 January – Following rumours that The Police will reunite for a tour after 23 years to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "Roxanne",[2][3] the band announce that they will perform at the opening of the 49th annual Grammy Awards on 11 February[4] and subsequently announce The Police Reunion Tour.
February — A lightning strike severely damages Llandaff Cathedral organ.
7 April — Joss Stone's third studio album Introducing Joss Stone enters the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming the highest début entry by a British female solo artist on the U.S. chart; the record was previously held by Amy Winehouse's Back to Black, which had come in at number seven the previous week.
4 May - Peter Hook announces on XFM radio that he has left New Order and that he and Bernard Sumner are no longer working together.
26 June - The Verve announce their reunion on Jo Whiley's show on BBC Radio 1, and announce tour dates and plans for an album. This reunion would be short-lived, as they would split up again 2 years later.
28 June — The Spice Girls announce their reunion at the O2 in London in a press conference televised worldwide.
Jonny Greenwood, guitarist of Radiohead, announces on the band's website that they will release the new album In Rainbows in ten days; consumers can pay whatever price they want.
2 December – The Spice Girls open their reunion tour in Vancouver, Canada.
10 December – Led Zeppelin reunite in London for their first show in 25 years.
15 December – Leon Jackson is named winner of the fourth series of The X Factor. Rhydian Roberts is named runner-up, while Same Difference and Niki Evans finish in third and fourth place respectively.
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