60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. This update: 2005

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

(1955-2015)

2005

 

       

    

       

-Crowded House drummer Paul Hester suicides.

-Cream reunites for some London shows.

-Kylie Minogue is diagnosed with breast cancer. 

-Michael Jackson is acquitted of child molestation charges.

-Eminem enters rehab.

-A concert to help victims of Hurricane Katrina is held. 

-Kanye West makes his "Goerge Bush doesn't care about black people" controversial statement.

-Destiny's Child breaks up.

-J.D Fortune wins TV series "Rock Star" to become the new lead singer of INXS. 

-Madonna is authorised to sample an ABBA song for her single "Hung Up". 

-Elton John marries David Furnish.

-Mariah Carey earns her 17th US #1 single, equal to Elvis Presley's total. The Beatles have 20.

    

        

 

   

  

2005 saw Mariah Carey, whom many had written off, return with a massive smash hit in "We Belong Together".  This was the year of the Live 8 concerts and the Make Poverty History campaign. As a sign of the times, a TV show is used to determine a new lead singer for INXS. New acts emerging this year included Rihanna, Chris Brown and LCD Soundsystem. John Legend broke through. It was also (sadly) the year of Crazy Frog!