2017 in American music

Events

January

• 6 — Dropkick Murphys released their first album in four years, 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory.
• 9 — Little Big Town performed the National Anthem at the third annual College Football Playoff National Championship at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
• 27 — Bell Biv DeVoe released their first album in sixteen years, Three Stripes.
• *Lauren Alaina released her first album in a little over five years, Road Less Traveled.

  February

• 5 — Luke Bryan performed the National Anthem, and Lady Gaga performed during halftime at Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston. Lady Gaga's halftime set garnered 117.5 million television viewers, becoming the second most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in history.
• 6 — Jipsta released his third studio album, Ban2oozle, marking his return to the industry since recovering from the injuries sustained during a hate crime attack in March 2014.
• 12 — The 59th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Adele won the most awards of the night with five wins including Album of the Year for 25. This is the second time she has won Album of the Year, and is the second female to win the award more than once. Chance the Rapper becomes the first ever unsigned artist to win a Grammy. The awards he won are Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album.
• 17 — Alison Krauss released her first solo studio album in seventeen and a half years, Windy City.

  March

• 5 — The iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
• 10 — The Shins released their first album in five years, Heartworms.
• Josh Turner released his first album in five years, Deep South.

  April

• 2 — The 52nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
• 21 — Incubus released their first album in six years, 8.

  May

• 5 — Blondie released their first album in six years, Pollinator.
• * At the Drive-In released In•ter a•li•a, their first studio album in 17 years.
• 12 — Danzig released their first album in seven years, Black Laden Crown.
• 18 — Chris Cornell, frontman for Soundgarden and Audioslave, dies in Detroit after performing a concert with Soundgarden. It was found that he had hanged himself in his Detroit hotel room, at the age of 52. Fans and media outlets took notice of Cornell's choice of date and method and their direct parallels with the suicide of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis exactly 37 years prior; Joy Division's music was popular among the members of Soundgarden.
• 21 — The Billboard Music Awards took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
• 23 — Chris Blue won the twelfth season of The Voice. Lauren Duski was named runner-up.

  June

• 7 — The CMT Music Awards took place at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
• 9 — Katy Perry released her first album in four years, Witness.
• *Glen Campbell released his final studio album and first in four years, Adios.
• 30 — Jay-Z released his first album in four years, .
• *TLC released their first album in fifteen years, TLC.

  July

• 7 — Haim released their first album in four years, Something to Tell You.
• 15 — Dodger Stadium hosts the first night of the Classic West concert. This is the full first Eagles live performance after the death of January 2016 founding member Glenn Frey, his place has been taken by his son Deacon Frey and American Country artist Vince Gill with supporting acts The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.
• 16 — Dodger Stadium also hosts the second night of the Classic West concert with Earth, Wind & Fire, Journey, and Fleetwood Mac
• 20 — Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington is found dead at his Los Angeles home from hanging himself. He was 41.

  August

• 4 — Randy Newman released his first studio new album in nine years, Dark Matter.
• * Dan Wilson released his first solo album in ten years, Re-Covered.
• 8 — Legendary country music singer, songwriter Glen Campbell died after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for six years.
• 11 — Kesha released her first album in five years, Rainbow.
• 25 — Taylor Swift released her hit single "Look What You Made Me Do". The music video gained 43.2 million views in 24 hours, which broke the 24-hour Vevo record previously held by Adele.
• 27 — The MTV Video Music Awards took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California.

  September

• 8 — Living Colour released their first album in eight years, Shade.
• *Jack Johnson released his first album in four years, All the Light Above It Too.
• *Erin McCarley released her first album in five years, YUYĪ.
• *Troy Gentry of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry was killed in a helicopter crash hours before a concert in New Jersey. He was 50 years old.
• 22 — Fergie released her first album in eleven years, Double Dutchess.
• *The Killers released their first album in five years, Wonderful Wonderful.

  October

• 1 — During Jason Aldean's set at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, a gunman opens fire, killing 59 people and injuring 869 others.
• 2 — Tom Petty dies of cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California at the age of 66.
• 6 — L.A. Guns released their first album in five years, The Missing Piece.
• 13 — Jessie James Decker released her first studio album in nine years, Southern Girl City Lights.
• * P!nk released her first album in five years, Beautiful Trauma.

  November

• 8 — The 51st CMA Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. This marked the tenth year in a row that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have co-hosted the show.
• 10 — Taylor Swift released her sixth studio album Reputation. It went on to sell 1,238,000 units in the US, and 2,000,000 worldwide in its first week of release.
• 17 — Tim McGraw & Faith Hill released their first collaborative album, The Rest of Our Life. The album is Hill's first studio release in twelve years.
• 19 — The American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater.

  December

• 1 — Danielle Bradbury released her first album in four years, I Don't Believe We've Met.
• * — Morbid Angel released their first album in six years, Kingdoms Disdained.
• * — Glassjaw released Material Control, their first album in 15 years.
• 8 — Walker Hayes released his first album in six years, Boom.
• 19 — Chloe Kohanski won the thirteenth season of The Voice. Addison Agen was named runner-up.

  Bands reformed

• The Ace of Cups
• As I Lay Dying
• Audioslave
• Company of Thieves
• Eagles
• Eighteen Visions
• House vs. Hurricane
• Iron Monkey
• Jawbreaker
• Light This City
• Madina Lake
• Nachtmystium
• The Shaggs
• Sugarland
• Tripping Daisy
• Xscape

  Bands formed

• Powerflo

  Bands on hiatus

• Faith No More
• Linkin Park

  Bands disbanded

• Alex & Sierra
• Audioslave
• Bad Seed Rising
• Chairlift
• Cheap Girls
• Cibo Matto
• Cinderella
• Coal Chamber
• The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Emblem3
• Friendzone
• Howler
• Letlive
• Metro Station
• Mindless Behavior
• Mobb Deep
• Montgomery Gentry
• Poured Out
• The Roches
• A Skylit Drive
• Spawn of Possession
• Those Who Fear
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Trap Them
• A Tribe Called Quest
• Vanna
• William Control
• Yellowcard
• Your Memorial

  Albums released in 2017

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Top songs on record

''Billboard'' Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

• "Starboy" – The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
• "Black Beatles" – Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane
• "Bad and Boujee" – Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert
• "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
• "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar
• "He Like That" - Fifth Harmony
• "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
• "I'm the One" – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
• "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
• "Look What You Made Me Do" – Taylor Swift
• "Bodak Yellow" – Cardi B
• "Rockstar" – Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
• "Perfect Duet" – Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé

  ''Billboard'' Hot 100 songs which have ranked within the top 20

• "1-800-273-8255" – Logic feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid
• "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars
• "2U" – David Guetta feat. Justin Bieber
• "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey
• "All Time Low" – Jon Bellion
• "Almost Like Praying" – Lin-Manuel Miranda feat. Artists for Puerto Rico
• "Attention" – Charlie Puth
• "Bad and Boujee" – Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert
• "Bad at Love" – Halsey
• "Bad Liar" – Selena Gomez
• "Bad Things" – Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello
• "Bank Account" – 21 Savage
• "Believer" – Imagine Dragons
• "Black Beatles" – Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane
• "Bodak Yellow" – Cardi B
• "Body Like a Back Road" – Sam Hunt
• "Bounce Back" – Big Sean
• "Broccoli" – DRAM feat. Lil Yachty
• "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Justin Timberlake
• "Caroline" – Aminé
• "Castle on the Hill" – Ed Sheeran
• "Chained to the Rhythm" – Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley
• "Closer" – The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
• "Cold" – Maroon 5 feat. Future
• "Congratulations" – Post Malone feat. Quavo
• "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
• "DNA" – Kendrick Lamar
• "Don't Wanna Know" – Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar
• "Element" – Kendrick Lamar
• "Fake Love" – Drake
• "Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man
• "Feels" – Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean
• "Free Smoke" – Drake
• "Friends" – Justin Bieber and BloodPop
• "Gorgeous" – Taylor Swift
• "Green Light" – Lorde
• "Gucci Gang" – Lil Pump
• "Gummo" – 6ix9ine
• "Havana" – Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug
• "Heathens" – Twenty One Pilots
• "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar
• "I'm the One" – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
• "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" – Zayn and Taylor Swift
• "I Fall Apart" – Post Malone
• "I Feel It Coming" – The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
• "I Get the Bag" – Gucci Mane feat. Migos
• "In Case You Didn't Know" – Brett Young
• "iSpy" – Kyle feat. Lil Yachty
• "Issues" – Julia Michaels
• "It Ain't Me" – Kygo and Selena Gomez
• "Juju on that Beat " – Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall
• "Let Me Love You" – DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber
• "Let You Down" – NF
• "Location" – Khalid
• "Look What You Made Me Do" – Taylor Swift
• "Love" – Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari
• "Love on the Brain" – Rihanna
• "Loyalty" – Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna
• "Malibu" – Miley Cyrus
• "Mask Off" – Future
• "Mercy" – Shawn Mendes
• "Mi Gente" – J Balvin and Willy William feat. Beyoncé
• "Million Reasons" – Lady Gaga
• "MotorSport" – Migos, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B
• "New Rules" – Dua Lipa
• "No Frauds" – Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne
• "No Limit" – G-Eazy feat. ASAP Rocky and Cardi B
• "Now or Never" – Halsey
• "Ooouuu" – Young M.A
• "Paris" – The Chainsmokers
• "Passionfruit" – Drake
• "Perfect" – Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé
• "Portland" – Drake feat. Quavo and Travis Scott
• "Rake It Up" – Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj
• "...Ready for It?" – Taylor Swift
• "Redbone" – Childish Gambino
• "Rockabye" – Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
• "Rockstar" – Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
• "Rolex" – Ayo & Teo
• "Say You Won't Let Go" – James Arthur
• "Scars to Your Beautiful" – Alessia Cara
• "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
• "Side to Side" – Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj
• "Sign of the Times" – Harry Styles
• "Slow Hands" – Niall Horan
• "Something Just Like This" – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
• "Sorry Not Sorry" – Demi Lovato
• "Starboy" – The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
• "Starving" – Hailee Steinfeld and Grey feat. Zedd
• "Stay" – Zedd and Alessia Cara
• "Strip That Down" – Liam Payne feat. Quavo
• "T-Shirt" – Migos
• "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
• "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" – Shawn Mendes
• "This Town" – Niall Horan
• "Thunder" – Imagine Dragons
• "Too Good at Goodbyes" – Sam Smith
• "Tunnel Vision" – Kodak Black
• "Unforgettable" – French Montana feat. Swae Lee
• "Walk on Water" – Eminem feat. Beyoncé
• "What About Us" – Pink
• "What Lovers Do" – Maroon 5 feat. SZA
• "Wild Thoughts" – DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
• "Wolves" – Selena Gomez and Marshmello
• "XO Tour Llif3" – Lil Uzi Vert

Deaths

• January 6 – Sylvester Potts, 78, singer
• January 8 – Buddy Bregman, 86, arranger, producer, and composer
• January 9 – Crazy Toones, 45, hip-hop record producer and DJ
• January 10 – Buddy Greco, 90, jazz and pop singer and actor
• January 11 – Tommy Allsup, 85, rockabilly and swing musician
• January 13 –
• *Dick Gautier, 85, actor and singer
• *Richie Ingui, 69, singer
• *Alan Jabbour, 74, fiddler and folklorist
• January 15 – Greg Trooper, 61, singer-songwriter
• January 16 –
• *Charles "Bobo" Shaw, 69, jazz drummer
• *Steve Wright, bassist
• January 18 – Roberta Peters, 86, coloratura soprano
• January 20 –
• *Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, 76, singer
• *Joey Powers, 82, singer-songwriter
• *Tommy Tate, 71, singer-songwriter
• January 21 –
• *Karl Hendricks, 46, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• *Walter "Junie" Morrison, 62, keyboardist
• *Maggie Roche, 65, singer-songwriter
• January 23 –
• *Bobby Freeman, 76, singer
• *Marvell Thomas, 75, keyboardist, record producer and arranger
• January 24 –
• *Gil Ray, 60, drummer
• *Butch Trucks, 69, drummer
• January 27 – Stan Boreson, 91, comedian, accordionist and singer
• January 28 – Guitar Gable, 79, blues guitarist and singer
• February 5
• *David Axelrod, 85, arranger, composer and record producer
• *Sonny Geraci, 70, singer
• February 12
• *Barbara Carroll, 92, jazz pianist and singer
• *Robert Fisher, 59, singer
• *Al Jarreau, 76, singer
• February 17 – Dave Yorko, 73, guitarist
• February 18 – Clyde Stubblefield, 73, drummer
• February 19 – Larry Coryell, 73, jazz guitarist
• February 23 – Leon Ware, 77, singer-songwriter and record producer
• February 28 – Ric Marlow, 91, songwriter and actor
• March 3 – Jim Fuller, 69, guitarist
• March 4
• *Valerie Carter, 64, singer-songwriter
• *Tommy Page, 46, singer-songwriter
• March 6
• *Ritchie Adams, 78, songwriter and singer
• *Robbie Hoddinott, 62, guitarist
• March 8 – Dave Valentin, 64, jazz flutist
• March 10 – Joni Sledge, 60, singer
• March 11 –
• *Evan Johns, 60, guitarist
• *Don Warden, 87, country musician and manager
• March 12 –
• *Joey Alves, 63, guitarist
• *Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, 69, singer
• March 13 – Tommy LiPuma, 80, music producer
• March 16 – James Cotton, 81, blues harmonica player
• March 18 – Chuck Berry, 90, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• March 20 –
• * Tony Terran, 90, trumpeter, and session musician
• * Buck Hill, 90, jazz saxophonist
• March 22 – Sib Hashian, 67, drummer
• March 24 – Avo Uvezian, 91, Armenian-American jazz pianist, and cigar manufacturer
• March 26 – Jimmy Dotson, 83, blues musician
• March 27 – Arthur Blythe, 76, jazz alto saxophonist, and composer
• March 28 – Terry Fischer, 70, singer
• March 30 – Rosie Hamlin, 71, singer
• April 1 –
• *Lonnie Brooks, 83, blues singer and guitarist
• *Bob Cunningham, 82, jazz bassist
• April 3 – Brenda Jones, 62, singer
• April 5 – Paul O'Neill, 61, producer, composer and songwriter
• April 6 – David Peel, 74, musician and political activist
• April 8 – Keni Richards, 60, drummer
• April 9 – Bob Wootton, 75, guitarist
• April 10 –
• *Linda Hopkins, 92, actress and blues and gospel singer
• *Banner Thomas, 62, bassist
• April 11 –
• *J. Geils, 71, guitarist
• *Scotty Miller, 65, drummer
• April 12 –
• *Tom Coyne, 62, Grammy award-winning mastering engineer
• *Barry "Frosty" Smith, 71, drummer
• April 14 – Bruce Langhorne, 78, folk musician
• April 15 –
• *Matt Holt, 39, singer
• *Sylvia Moy, 78, songwriter
• April 19 – Dick Contino, 87, accordionist
• April 20 – Cuba Gooding Sr., 72, singer
• May 2 – Kevin Garcia, 41, bassist
• May 9 – Michael Parks, 77, actor and singer
• May 10 – Pierre DeMudd, 64, trumpeter and singer
• May 14 – Keith Mitchell, drummer
• May 17 – Chris Cornell, 52, singer-songwriter and musician
• May 21
• * Kenny Cordray, 62, guitarist and songwriter
• * Jimmy LaFave, 61, folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
• * Curtis Womack, 74, singer
• May 22 – Mickey Roker, 84, jazz drummer
• May 27 – Gregg Allman, 69, singer-songwriter and musician
• May 29 – Arleen Lanzotti, 73, pop singer
• May 31 – Bern Nix, 69, jazz guitarist
• June 8 – Norro Wilson, 79, singer-songwriter and record producer
• June 20
• * Prodigy, 42, rapper
• * Bo Wagner, 72, marimba player
• June 22 – Jimmy Nalls, 66, guitarist
• June 28 – Gary DeCarlo, 75, singer-songwriter
• July 9 – Erik Cartwright, 66, guitarist
• July 13 – Chris Wong Won, 53, rapper
• July 14 – David Zablidowsky, 38, bass guitarist
• July 20 – Chester Bennington, 41, singer, songwriter, musician
• July 25 – Michael Johnson, 72, singer-songwriter
• July 27 – Billy Joe Walker Jr., 64, record producer
• July 28 – D.L. Menard, 85, Cajun singer
• July 31 – Chuck Loeb, 61, drummer
• August 8 – Glen Campbell, 81, country singer, songwriter, actor
• August 20 – Jerry Lewis, 91, actor and singer
• August 21 – Sonny Burgess, 88, rockabilly singer
• August 22 – John Abercrombie, 73, jazz guitarist
• August 29 – Larry Elgart, 95, jazz bandleader and alto saxophonist
• September 2 – Dave Hlubek, 66, guitarist
• September 3 – Walter Becker, 67, jazz guitarist, songwriter, record producer
• September 8 –
• *Troy Gentry, 50, country singer
• *Don Williams, 78, singer
• September 13 – Grant Hart, 56, drummer and songwriter
• September 22
• *Eric Eycke, 41 heavy metal singer
• *Ammon Tharp, 75, drummer
• September 23 – Charles Bradley, 68, soul singer
• September 27 – CeDell Davis, 91, blues guitarist
• September 30 – Tom Paley, 89, folk guitarist and banjoist
• October 2 – Tom Petty, 66, rock singer and songwriter
• October 4 – Janis Hansen, 74, singer
• October 5 – Alvin DeGuzman, 42, hardcore guitarist
• October 6 – Bunny Sigler, 76, singer songwriter and record producer
• October 7 – Jimmy Beaumont, 76, doo-wop singer
• October 8 – Grady Tate, 85, jazz drummer and singer
• October 22
• *Al Hurricane, 81, folk singer and songwriter
• *Scott Putesky, 49, guitarist
• October 24
• *Fats Domino, 89, soul singer
• *Larry Raye, 63, guitarist
• October 27 –
• *Mike Hudson, 61, punk rock singer
• *Dick Noel, 90, big band singer
• October 28 – Bruce Black, 56, heavy metal drummer
• October 29
• *Billy Mize, 88, steel guitarist, band leader and singer-songwriter
• *Keith Wilder, 65, funk singer
• November 1
• *Katie Lee, 98, folk singer
• *Scott Wily, singer
• November 5
• *Danny Anaya, 52, heavy metal drummer
• *Robert Knight, 72, singer-songwriter
• November 9
• *Fred Cole, 69, garage singer and guitarist
• *Chuck Mosley, 57, singer-songwriter
• November 12 – Chad Hanks, 46, bassist
• November 15 – Lil Peep, 21, Swedish-American rapper and singer
• November 18 – Ben Riley, 84, jazz drummer
• November 19
• *Warren "Pete" Moore, 79, singer-songwriter
• *Della Reese, 86, singer and actress
• *Mel Tillis, 85, country singer
• November 21
• *David Cassidy, 67, singer and actor
• *Wayne Cochran, 78, singer-songwriter
• November 22 – Tommy Keene, 59, singer-songwriter
• November 23 –
• *John Coates Jr., 79, jazz pianist
• *Jon Hendricks, 96, jazz singer
• November 24 – Mitch Margo, 70, singer-songwriter
• November 27 – Robert Popwell, 66, jazz and rock bassist
• November 29 – Robert Walker, 80, blues guitarist
• November 30 – Jim Nabors, 87, actor and singer
• December 2 – Mundell Lowe, 95, guitarist
• December 8 – Gloria Ann Taylor, 73, soul singer
• December 12 – Pat DiNizio, 62, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• December 13
• *Dave Christenson, 54, singer
• *Willie Pickens, 86 jazz pianist
• *Warrel Dane, 56 heavy metal singer
• December 16
• *Ralph Carney, 61 Rock and jazz saxophonist and clarinetest
• *Richard Dobson, 75 country singer and songwriter
• *Keely Smith, 89 Jazz Singer
• December 17 – Kevin Mahogany, 59 jazz singer
• December 19
• *Jim Forrester, 43 American hard rock guitarist
• *Leo Welch, 85 American gospel blues singer and guitarist
• December 21
• *Roswell Rudd, 82 American jazz trombonist
• *Marylin Tyler, 91 American opera singer
• December 22 – Pam the Funkstress, American hip hop DJ
• December 28 – Curly Seckler, 98 American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist