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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2014 in music in the United States.

## Events

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### January

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* 26 – The 56th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Daft Punk won 5 awards, including Album of the Year for Random Access Memories and Record of the Year for "Get Lucky".
* 28 – Mötley Crüe signed a "Cessation of Tour" agreement which will see them retire after a final world tour ending in 2015.

### February

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* 2 – Soprano Renée Fleming makes history as the first opera singer to perform the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show, with an appearance from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
* 4 – Transatlantic release their first album in five years, Kaleidoscope.
* 25 – As I Lay Dying lead singer Tim Lambesis pleads guilty to felony solicitation of murder after attempting to hire a hitman to kill his estranged ex-wife.
* Whole February – Katy Perry tops the US Billboard Hot 100 with her song "Dark Horse", which overtakes Madonna in the most weeks at No. 1, and ties with Janet Jackson.

### March

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* 23 – Dave Brockie (also known as Oderus Urungus), lead singer of Gwar, died from an accidental overdose.[1] After his public memorial in August, his character's infamous costume received a Viking funeral at Haddad's Lake in Gwar's hometown of Richmond, Virginia.[2] The band reformed, resumed touring, and began ending their sets with a revised cover of Jim Carroll's punk classic, "People Who Died."
* 27 – Christine McVie rejoined Fleetwood Mac for first time in sixteen years.

### April

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* 1 – Nickel Creek released their first album in nine years, A Dotted Line.
* 6 - The Academy of Country Music Awards took place in Las Vegas.
* 10 – The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took place. Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt were inducted at the ceremony.
* 22 – Actor and musician Drake Bell released his first album in eight years, Ready Steady Go!.

### May

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* 5 – Following the 2014 Met Gala in New York City at an after-party at The Standard, High Line, Solange Knowles attacks Jay-Z by violently punching him in the face followed by kicking and swinging him and even hitting him with her purse. Video footage which was obtained by TMZ was made public on May 12, 2014.[3]
* May 13 – Michael Jackson's second posthumous album of previously unreleased tracks, Xscape, was released. Jackson and Justin Timberlake's duet "Love Never Felt So Good" was announced as the official lead single.
* 17 – Saosin performed at the Skate and Surf festival with their original lead vocalist, Anthony Green (who is also Circa Survive's frontman). This was the first time Green had performed with Saosin since departing in 2004 to form Circa Survive.
* 20 – Josh Kaufman is crowned winner of the sixth season of The Voice, with Jake Worthington and Christina Grimmie finishing runner-up and third place respectively.
* 21 – Caleb Johnson is crowned winner of the thirteenth season of American Idol while Jena Irene is named the runner-up.

### August

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* 13 – After being with the band for 17 years, guitarist Chris Walla leaves Death Cab for Cutie.
* 24 – The MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Inglewood Forum in Inglewood, California. Beyoncé wins four awards that night and also received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, presented to her by her husband Jay Z and her daughter Blue Ivy.

### September

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* 2 – Counting Crows released Somewhere Under Wonderland, their first album of original material in six years.
* 16 – Chris Brown comes back with the release of his sixth studio album, X and for the sixth time makes the top 10.
* 23 - Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett release their collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek, with them being 28 and 88 years old respectively, it marks the highest age-gap through a collaborative album of 60 years.
* 30 – Finch releases Back to Oblivion, their first studio album in nine years, following a series of disbandings and reunions.

### October

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* 7 – New Found Glory released Resurrection, their first studio album as a quartet following their firing of guitarist Steve Klein in 2013.
* 20 – Gwen Stefani releases her comeback single as a solo artist, "Baby Don't Lie".
* 21 – Slipknot released their first album in six years, .5: The Gray Chapter.
* 27 – Taylor Swift releases her fifth studio album, 1989, which debuted at number one with 1,287,000 copies sold in its first week. This is the highest debut sales week for an artist since Eminem's 2002 album The Eminem Show and the second highest debut for a female artist, behind Britney Spears' album Oops!... I Did It Again (2000).
* 28 – Live releases The Turn, their first studio album in eight years and also their only studio album to feature Chris Shinn on lead vocals.

### November

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* 1 – Just three days before his 49th birthday, Static-X frontman Wayne Static was found dead in his sleep.
* 10 – Taylor Swift released "Blank Space", the second single from her successful 1989. "Blank Space" reached number one in November, ending the run of Swift's own "Shake It Off". In doing so, Swift became the first female artist in the history of the Hot 100, and tenth act overall, to replace herself at the top of the chart. With "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space", Swift was also the only artist to notch multiple number-ones in 2014.
* 23 – The American Music Awards took place in Los Angeles.

### December

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* 15 – TLC releases their first single in nine years called "Gift Wrapped Kiss".
* 16 – Craig Wayne Boyd is crowned winner of the 7th season of The Voice, with Matt McAndrew, Chris Jamison and Damien finishing runner-up, third place and fourth place respectively.

## Bands formed

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* Antemasque
* American Wrestlers
* Cheat Codes
* FFS
* Hot Mulligan
* Maddie & Tae
* No Devotion
* Oso Oso
* Saint Asonia
* Sheer Mag
* Slaves
* Sofi Tukker
* Soul Glo
* The Walters
* You+Me[4]

## Bands reformed

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* American Football
* Atreyu
* Babes In Toyland
* Breaking Benjamin
* Copeland
* Deep Dish
* Design the Skyline
* Erase Errata
* Failure
* Haste the Day
* L7
* Luna
* The Matches
* Metro Station
* Midtown
* Mineral
* The Movielife
* Nickel Creek
* OutKast
* Ride
* Saosin
* Sleater-Kinney
* Trick Pony

## Bands on hiatus

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* As I Lay Dying
* Darkside
* Dredg
* Foxy Shazam
* Furthur
* The Wanted
* White Rabbits
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs

## Bands disbanded

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* Abandon All Ships
* The Allman Brothers Band
* Anberlin
* As Blood Runs Black
* Austrian Death Machine
* Beady Eye
* Beneath the Sky
* The Blackout
* Bleeding Through
* Bomb the Music Industry!
* Brown Bird
* Camp Freddy
* Chimaira
* The Civil Wars
* Clipse
* Company of Thieves
* Crystal Castles
* Danity Kane
* The Dangerous Summer
* Death Grips
* Eleventyseven
* For All Those Sleeping
* Guided by Voices
* The Knife
* Lestat
* LFO
* The Luchagors
* Morning Parade
* The Move
* Nachtmystium
* Pink Floyd
* The Rapture
* Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
* Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
* Smith Westerns
* The Swellers
* Ten Second Epic
* There for Tomorrow
* Vista Chino
* Vivian Girls

## Albums released

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See also: List of 2014 albums

### January

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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7  | And I'll Scratch Yours | Various Artists  | Progressive rock
My Own Lane[5] | Kid Ink | Hip hop
Wig Out at Jagbags | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

14  | The River & the Thread[6] | Rosanne Cash | Country
The Crystal Method[7] | The Crystal Method |

* Electronica
* dubstep
* breakbeat

Kidz Bop 25[8] | Kidz Bop Kids |

* Children's
* pop

That Girl[9] | Jennifer Nettles | Country
Write You a Song[10] | Jon Pardi | Country
Give the People What They Want[11] | Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings |

* Soul
* funk

About Last Night | Sleeper Agent | Alternative rock
High Hopes[12] | Bruce Springsteen |

* Rock
* alternative rock
* funk rock

Angels + Animals[13] | Ryan Star |

* Rock
* indie rock

Get the Hell | The Supersuckers | Rock
Fading West[14] | Switchfoot |

* Alternative rock
* pop

21  | Is There Anybody Out There?[15] | A Great Big World |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

Transgender Dysphoria Blues[16] | Against Me! |

* Punk rock
* alternative rock

Bad Things[17] | Bad Things |

* Indie pop
* alternative rock
* indie rock

Goodnight Tender[18] | Amy Ray | Folk rock
Beach House EP | Ty Dolla Sign |

* R&B
* hip hop

Mind over Matter[19] | Young the Giant |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

28  | Golden Days | Dave Barnes | Rock
Thrive[20] | Casting Crowns |

* Christian
* Christian rock
* worship

Too True[21] | Dum Dum Girls | Indie pop
Ready to Fly[22] | Jamie Grace |

* Christian
* Christian hip hop
* R&B

Restoring Force | Of Mice & Men |

* Metalcore
* Nu metal

Clear[23] | Periphery |

* Progressive metal
* alternative metal

Neon Icon | Riff Raff | Hip hop

### February

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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4  | Love, Marriage & Divorce[24] | Toni Braxton & Babyface |

* R&B
* pop
* soul

After the Disco[25] | Broken Bells |

* Indie rock
* space rock
* alternative rock

Fight the Silence[26] | For Today | Metalcore
Junior Prom (EP)  | Junior Prom |

* Indie pop
* alternative rock

Kin (<\-->)[27] | Pat Metheny Unity Group | Jazz
Eric Paslay | Eric Paslay | Country
7  | Make a Shadow (EP)[28] | Meg Myers | Pop rock
11  | Sunshine & Whiskey | Frankie Ballard | Country
The Outsiders[29] | Eric Church |

* Country
* Southern rock

Love Death Immortality[30] | The Glitch Mob | Glitch
Small Town Heroes[31] | Hurray for the Riff Raff |

* Folk
* indie rock

I Was Going to Be an Astronaut[32] | Greg Laswell | Indie rock
Benji | Sun Kil Moon | Folk rock
In This Life | Elise Testone |

* Rock
* blues

14  | Kudos to You! | The Presidents of the United States of America | Alternative rock
18  | Cult | Bayside |

* Punk rock
* pop punk

Distraction | Bear Hands |

* Experimental rock
* indie rock
* alternative rock

Barefoot and Pregnant | The Dollyrots | Pop punk
Peace Kehd | The Doppelgangaz | Hip hop
Music Speaks[33] | Candice Glover |

* R&B
* soul

Motivational Jumpsuit | Guided by Voices | Indie rock
Issues[34] | Issues |

* Metalcore
* nu metal

Voices[35] | Phantogram |

* Indie pop
* trip hop
* electronica

Weird Kids[36] | We Are the In Crowd |

* Pop punk
* pop rock
* alternative rock

25  | Morning Phase[37] | Beck |

* Alternative rock
* folk rock
* country rock

Riser | Dierks Bentley | Country
Love Songs, Werewolves, & Zombies | The Dollyrots |

* Acoustic
* punk rock

Helios[38] | The Fray |

* Alternative rock
* pop rock

Oxymoron | Schoolboy Q |

* West Coast hip hop
* gangsta rap

Manhattan[39] | Skaters | Alternative rock
St. Vincent | St. Vincent |

* Art rock
* indie rock

### March

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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3  | TV en Français | We Are Scientists | Indie rock
Girl | Pharrell Williams |

* Neo soul
* soul
* funk

4  | Oh, What a Life[40] | American Authors | Indie rock
BraveHeart[41] | Ashanti | R&B
10,000 Towns | Eli Young Band | Country
Puppet Strings | Fuel | Hard rock
Louder[42] | Lea Michele |

* Pop
* vocal

I'm a Fire | David Nail | Country
Mastermind[43] | Rick Ross | Hip hop
Push Rewind[44] | Chris Wallace | Pop
11  | Stereolithic | 311 |

* Alternative rock
* reggae rock rap rock
* funk metal

Lift Your Spirit | Aloe Blacc |

* Pop
* R&B
* soul

Slow Me Down | Sara Evans | Country
The Truth[45] | Ledisi |

* R&B
* neo soul
* soul

Young Money: Rise of an Empire | Young Money Entertainment | Hip hop
18  | Supermodel | Foster the People |

* Indie pop
* alternative rock
* neo-phychedelia

Piñata | Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Hip hop
Sex and Love[46] | Enrique Iglesias |

* Latin pop
* electropop

Me | Jo Dee Messina | Country
Summer #17 | Ronnie Milsap |

* Country
* gospel

Going to Hell | The Pretty Reckless |

* Alternative rock
* hard rock

Happiness Is | Taking Back Sunday | Alternative rock
My Krazy Life | YG | West Coast hip hop
Recess | Skrillex | Electronica
24  | Singles[47] | Future Islands |

* Alternative
* new wave, indie pop

25  | Out Among the Stars[48] | Johnny Cash | Country
The Colourist | The Colourist |

* Indie pop
* power pop

Teeth Dreams | The Hold Steady | Indie rock
Pulses[49] | Karmin |

* Pop
* dance-pop
* hip hop

Unconditional | Memphis May Fire | Metalcore
May Death Never Stop You | My Chemical Romance | Alternative rock
About Last Night | Sleeper Agent | Alternative rock

### April

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | La Gárgola | Chevelle | Alternative metal
Devil | Chiodos |

* Post-hardcore
* emo

Here and Nowhere Else | Cloud Nothings |

* Indie rock
* garage rock

Where It All Began | Dan + Shay | Country
Cope | Manchester Orchestra |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

MKTO | MKTO |

* Teen pop
* pop rap

The Infamous Mobb Deep | Mobb Deep | Hip hop
Head or Heart | Christina Perri |

* Pop
* alternative rock
* indie rock

Imaginary Enemy[50] | The Used |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore

2  | Gonzo | Foxy Shazam |

* Progressive rock
* alternative rock

8  | Celebrate[51] | James Durbin | Pop rock
Everlasting | Martina McBride |

* Soul
* country
* pop

Love & Hate | Joan Osborne | Rock
SoMo[52] | SoMo | R&B
15  | Savages | Breathe Carolina | Electropop
Talk Dirty[citation needed] | Jason Derulo |

* R&B
* hip hop
* pop

The Silence in Black and White Acoustic | Hawthorne Heights | Acoustic
Quack | Duck Sauce |

* Disco house nu-disco
* house

Lights Out | Ingrid Michaelson | Indie pop
Rivers in the Wasteland | Needtobreathe |

* Alternative rock
* Christian rock
* folk rock indie rock southern rock

Testimony | August Alsina |

* R&B
* hip hop

19  | Demolicious[53] | Green Day |

* Pop punk
* alternative rock
* garage rock

Indie Cindy | Pixies | Alternative rock
22  | Rented World | The Menzingers |

* Punk rock
* indie rock

Pop Psychology | Neon Trees |

* Pop
* pop rock
* new wave

Ready Steady Go! | Drake Bell |

* Rockabilly
* rock and roll
* classic rock
* pop

RetroHash | Asher Roth | Hip hop
Modern Creation | The Whigs |

* Garage rock
* indie rock

27  | Arcadia | Ramona Lisa | Electronic
28  | Food[54] | Kelis |

* R&B
* soul

29  | Midnight Sun | The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger |

* Folk
* psychedelic pop

After Hours | Timeflies |

* R&B
* hip hop
* pop

Shriek | Wye Oak |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

### May

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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5  | AEGEA | Billy Corgan | Experimental rock
Nikki Nack | Tune-Yards |

* Art pop
* synth-pop

6  | Southsiders | Atmosphere | Hip hop
Storyline | Hunter Hayes | Country
Supernova | Ray LaMontagne |

* Folk
* folk rock

Natalie Merchant | Natalie Merchant |

* Folk
* alternative

Corazón | Santana | Latin rock
Strangeulation | Tech N9ne Collabos  | Hip hop
12  | Sylvan Esso | Sylvan Esso |

* Electropop
* indie pop
* indie rock

13  | Unrepentant Geraldines | Tori Amos |

* Alternative rock
* baroque pop

Turn Blue | The Black Keys |

* Blues rock
* garage rock
* indie rock
* soul

Ghosts of Download | Blondie |

* Dance-pop
* pop
* disco
* electropop

Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | Punk rock
Blue Smoke | Dolly Parton | Country
Rewind | Rascal Flatts | Country
To Be Kind | Swans |

* Experimental rock
* art rock

Ultima II Massage | TOBACCO | Electronic
19  | Just as I Am | Brantley Gilbert | Country
Cool Planet | Guided By Voices[55] |
Behind the Light | Phillip Phillips[56] |

* Pop rock
* folk rock

27  | Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | Mariah Carey |

* Pop
* R&B

Xscape | Michael Jackson[57] | Pop
The Secret | Austin Mahone |

* Pop
* R&B

Big Skies | Nick Santino |

* Country rock
* indie pop

Clouded | This Wild Life |

* Acoustic rock
* emo

### June

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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3  | Animal Ambition | 50 Cent | Hip hop
Road Between | Lucy Hale | Country
Platinum | Miranda Lambert | Country
Akeda | Matisyahu |

* Pop
* reggae

Beauty & Ruin | Bob Mould | Alternative rock
Till Death Do Us Party | Adore Delano | Dance
Black Hours | Hamilton Leithauser |

* Chamber pop
* rock and roll

Sing Pray Love, Vol. 1: Sing | Kelly Price | R&B
5  | French Exit | TV Girl | Indie pop
10  | Disgusting | Beartooth |

* Metalcore
* Hardcore punk

Stockholm | Chrissie Hynde | Rock
While You Were Sleeping | José James |

* Jazz
* hip hop

The Rockville LP | O.A.R.[58] |

* Rock
* pop rock

Hebrews | Say Anything |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock
* emo

Lazaretto | Jack White |

* Blues rock
* folk rock
* blue-eyed soul

17  | Ultraviolence | Lana Del Rey |

* Dream pop
* psychedelic rock
* desert rock

The Hunting Party | Linkin Park |

* Rock
* alternative rock
* hard rock
* rap metal

A.K.A. | Jennifer Lopez |

* Pop
* synthpop

24  | Language & Perspective | Bad Suns |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock

Fuego | Phish | Rock
Phox | Phox | Indie pop
Nothing More | Nothing More |

* Rock
* Alternative metal
* hard rock
* progressive metal

Relief | Vacationer |

* Electropop
* dream pop

### July

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | Careers | Beverly |

* Indie rock
* indie pop

Thanks for Listening | Colt Ford | Country rap
Paula | Robin Thicke[59] | R&B
Trigga | Trey Songz[60] | R&B
4  | Chicago XXXVI: Now | Chicago | Rock
4 | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus |

* Alternative rock
* Christian rock
* post-hardcore
* pop punk

8  | Feathers & Bones | The Clarks | Rock
Sound of Change | Dirty Heads |

* Reggae
* rock
* hip hop

Fall for You | Leela James |

* R&B
* soul

TIME | Mr.Kitty |

* Synth-pop
* New wave music

15  | Strange Desire | Bleachers | Alternative rock
Yes! | Jason Mraz | Pop rock
The Black Market | Rise Against[61] |

* Punk rock
* melodic hardcore

Mandatory Fun | "Weird Al" Yankovic[62] |

* Comedy
* parody

22  | Lowborn | Anberlin |

* Alternative rock
* Christian alternative rock

Nobody Smiling | Common | Hip hop
Do You Wanna Start a War | Fozzy |

* Heavy metal
* hard rock

I Remember | Kaskade |

* Dance
* progressive house

In Technicolor | Jesse McCartney | Pop
Maybe This Place Is the Same and We're Just Changing | Real Friends |

* Pop punk
* emo

29  | A Life Worth Living | Marc Broussard |

* R&B
* Pop rock

Please Return the Evening — the Cherry Poppin' Daddies Salute the Music of the Rat Pack | Cherry Poppin' Daddies |

* Swing
* traditional pop

Lese Majesty | Shabazz Palaces | Experimental hip hop
Hypnotic Eye | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Rock

### August

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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5  | Time Is Over One Day Old | Bear in Heaven |

* Electronic rock
* indie rock

The Empty Hearts | The Empty Hearts |

* Garage rock
* rock and roll

1000hp | Godsmack |

* Alternative metal
* hard rock

Magazines or Novels [63] | Andy Grammer | Pop rock
The Interrupters | The Interrupters |

* Ska punk
* punk rock

Summer Nationals (EP) | The Offspring | Punk rock
Worlds | Porter Robinson |

* Synthpop
* indietronica
* alternative dance

They Want My Soul | Spoon |

* Indie rock
* art rock
* alternative rock

Provoked | Sunny Sweeney | Country
12  | Horizons | Kris Allen | Pop rock
Testify | Caleb Johnson | Rock
Stronger | Tank | R&B
Rockabilly Riot!: All Original | Brian Setzer | Rockabilly
19  | Anchor | Colton Dixon |

* CCM
* alternative rock

Get Hurt | The Gaslight Anthem |

* Rock
* alternative rock

Blacc Hollywood | Wiz Khalifa | Hip hop
Ignite the Night | Chase Rice | Country
I Will Not Be Afraid | Caroline Rose |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

25  | L.O.R.D. | ASAP Mob | Hip hop
Stomachaches | frnkiero and the cellabration |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore

My Everything | Ariana Grande |

* Pop
* R&B

Lost in Alphaville | The Rentals | New wave
Manipulator | Ty Segall |

* Psychedelic rock
* garage rock
* glam rock

26  | Moonshine in the Trunk | Brad Paisley | Country

### September

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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2  | Seen It All: The Autobiography | Jeezy | Hip hop
The Turn | Amber Pacific | Pop punk
Hold On Pain Ends | The Color Morale[64] |

* Metalcore
* post-hardcore

Somewhere Under Wonderland | Counting Crows |

* Alternative rock
* roots rock

V | Maroon 5[65] |

* Pop rock
* pop
* Electro

5  | Goddess | Banks |

* Electronica
* alternative R&B

8  | El Pintor | Interpol |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock

9  | Blood & Lemonade | American Hi-Fi |

* Pop punk
* pop rock

All Together Now | Better Than Ezra | Alternative rock
I Don't Dance | Lee Brice | Country
Souled Out | Jhené Aiko | PBR&B
Kids These Days | Judah & the Lion |

* Alternative rock
* folk rock

Where It's At | Dustin Lynch | Country
Title | Meghan Trainor |

* Pop
* R&B

Journey To Freedom | Michelle Williams |

* Contemporary gospel
* R&B

16  | Just Enough Hip to Be Woman | Broncho | Indie rock
X | Chris Brown |

* Contemporary R&B
* hip hop

Between the Stars | Flyleaf |

* Post-grunge
* hard rock
* pop rock
* emo-metal
* alternative metal

Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. | For King & Country |

* CCM
* alternative rock
* indie rock
* pop rock

Hope | Manchester Orchestra |

* Acoustic
* indie rock

Sundown Heaven Town | Tim McGraw | Country
You Haunt Me | Sir Sly |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

Broken Compass | Sleepwave |

* Industrial metal
* alternative rock
* post-hardcore

Bulletproof Picasso | Train |

* Rock
* pop rock

23  | Cheek to Cheek | Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga[66] | Jazz
The Big Revival | Kenny Chesney | Country
Encyclopedia | The Drums |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

Awakening | Jackie Evancho | Classical crossover
JHUD | Jennifer Hudson | R&B
Luke James | Luke James[67] | R&B
Strut | Lenny Kravitz | Rock
Plain Spoken | John Mellencamp |

* Americana
* folk rock
* roots
* heartland rock

PTX | Pentatonix[68] |

* A cappella
* pop

Sukierae | Tweedy | Rock
29  | Hesitant Alien | Gerard Way |

* Alternative rock
* Britpop

30  | Collide | Boyz II Men | R&B
Gypsy Heart | Colbie Caillat |

* Pop
* folk
* R&B

Back to Oblivion | Finch |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore

747 | Lady Antebellum[69] |

* Country
* country rock

Holiday for Swing | Seth MacFarlane |

* Christmas
* traditional pop
* swing
* big band

Art Official Age | Prince |

* R&B and soul
* electro-funk

Bringing Back the Sunshine | Blake Shelton | Country

### October

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

1  | Recklessly (EP)  | Hot Chelle Rae | Pop rock
7  | Old Boots, New Dirt | Jason Aldean | Country
You're Dead! | Flying Lotus |

* Electronic
* trip hop

It's About Us | Alex & Sierra |

* Pop
* indie pop

Point of No Return | Keyshia Cole |

* R&B
* hip hop
* soul

The Way | Macy Gray |

* R&B
* soul

Resurrection | New Found Glory | Pop punk
Taiga | Zola Jesus[70] | Synth-pop
Aquarius | Tinashe[71] | R&B
Everything Will Be Alright in the End | Weezer |

* Alternative rock
* power pop

Phantom Pop | Wild Party | Pop-rock
Lift a Sail | Yellowcard |

* Alternative rock
* pop rock

14  | Anything Goes | Florida Georgia Line | Country
Heart on My Sleeve | Mary Lambert |

* R&B
* pop

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness |

* Pop rock
* soft rock

Holiday Wishes | Idina Menzel | Christmas
Hungry Ghosts | OK Go | Alternative rock
Ride Out | Bob Seger |

* Rock
* heartland rock

Duality | Set It Off |

* Pop punk
* pop rock
* alternative rock

Rose. Ave. | You+Me |

* Folk
* pop

21  | Under Pressure | Logic | Hip hop
Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw |

* Blue-eyed soul
* rock
* pop rock

Jukebox the Ghost | Jukebox the Ghost |

* Power pop
* indie pop

Pain Killer | Little Big Town | Country
That's Christmas to Me | Pentatonix |

* Christmas
* A cappella

Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble | Primus | Experimental rock
.5: The Gray Chapter | Slipknot | Metal
Paperwork: The Motion Picture | T.I. | Hip hop
27  | ...And We Explode | Black Map | Alternative metal
1989 | Taylor Swift | Pop
Love Ran Red | Chris Tomlin |

* CCM
* worship

Undefeated | Secondhand Serenade |

* Alternative rock
* pop rock

28  | The Turn | Live | Alternative rock
Classics | She & Him | Indie pop
Feels So Good | Dionne Warwick | R&B

### November

[edit]

Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

6  | Broke with Expensive Taste | Azealia Banks |

* Hip hop
* dance-pop

10  | Sonic Highways | Foo Fighters |

* Post-grunge
* hard rock
* alternative rock

Nick Jonas | Nick Jonas | Pop
Non Fiction | Ne-Yo | R&B
12  | Weathered | Angie Miller[72] | Pop
14  | Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining Of Last Patrol | Monster Magnet |

* Stoner rock
* psychedelic rock

17  | Coming Home | Kristin Chenoweth |

* Country
* pop
* vocal pop
* disco

Jersey | Bella Thorne | Pop
Black Widow | In This Moment |

* Gothic metal
* alternative metal
* electronic rock
* industrial metal

18  | Seeds | TV on the Radio |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty | Tyga | Hip hop
24  | Man Against Machine | Garth Brooks | Country
Descensus | Circa Survive |

* Progressive rock
* post-hardcore

Shady XV | Various Shady Records artists  | Hip hop
For You | Selena Gomez |

* Pop
* dance
* electropop

Globalization[73] | Pitbull | Hip hop
Hood Billionaire | Rick Ross | Hip hop
28  | Songs for Dads (EP)  | The Walters | Indie pop

### December

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Day  | Title  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

2  | Sex Playlist | Omarion | R&B
Talking Is Hard | Walk the Moon |

* Pop rock
* alternative rock
* indie pop

4  | Shadows to Light (EP) | Shoshana Bean | Pop-soul
8  | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | J. Cole | Hip hop
9  | The Dream Walker | Angels & Airwaves | Alternative rock
Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart | K. Michelle | R&B
Monuments to an Elegy | The Smashing Pumpkins | Alternative rock
Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1 | Carrie Underwood | Country
15  | Black Messiah | D'Angelo | Neo soul
The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj | Hip hop
16  | Player Select | Starbomb |

* Comedy hip hop
* synthpop
* nerdcore

23  | Redefine | Inspection 12 |

* Pop punk
* punk rock

## Top songs on record

[edit]

See also: List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2014, List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2014, and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014

### Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

[edit]

* "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor (8 weeks)
* "All of Me" – John Legend (3 weeks)
* "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift (5 weeks)
* "Dark Horse" – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J (4 weeks)
* "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX (7 weeks)
* "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (10 weeks)
* "Rude" – MAGIC! (6 weeks)
* "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift (4 weeks)
* "The Monster" – Eminem feat. Rihanna (2 weeks in 2014, 2 weeks in 2013)
* "Timber" – Pitbull feat. Kesha (3 weeks)

### Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits

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All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.

* "23" – Mike Will Made It feat. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J (#14 in 2014, #11 in 2013)
* "7/11" – Beyoncé (#13)
* "A Sky Full of Stars" – Coldplay (#10)
* "Ain't It Fun" – Paramore (#10)
* "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor (#1)
* "All of Me" – John Legend (#1)
* "Am I Wrong" – Nico & Vinz (#4)
* "Amnesia" – 5 Seconds of Summer (#16)
* "Anaconda" – Nicki Minaj (#2)
* "Animals" – Maroon 5 (#3)
* "Bailando" – Enrique Iglesias feat. Sean Paul, Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno (#12)
* "Bang Bang" – Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (#3)
* "Best Day of My Life" – American Authors (#11)
* "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson (#14 in 2014, #1 in 1983)
* "Birthday" – Katy Perry (#17)
* "Black Widow" – Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora (#3)
* "Blame" – Calvin Harris feat. John Newman (#19)
* "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift (#1)
* "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell (#19 in 2014, #1 in 2013)
* "Boom Clap" – Charli XCX (#8)
* "Booty" – Jennifer Lopez feat. Iggy Azalea or Pitbull (#18)
* "Bottoms Up" – Brantley Gilbert (#20)
* "Break Free" – Ariana Grande feat. Zedd (#4)
* "Burn" – Ellie Goulding (#13)
* "Burnin' It Down" – Jason Aldean (#12)
* "Can't Remember to Forget You" – Shakira feat. Rihanna (#15)
* "Chandelier" – Sia (#8)
* "Classic" – MKTO (#14)
* "Cool Kids" – Echosmith (#13)
* "Counting Stars" – OneRepublic (#2)
* "Dark Horse" – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J (#1)
* "Demons" – Imagine Dragons (#6)
* "Dirt" – Florida Georgia Line (#11)
* "Do What U Want" – Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly (#16 in 2014, #13 in 2013)
* "Don't" – Ed Sheeran (#9)
* "Don't Tell 'Em" – Jeremih feat. YG (#6)
* "Drunk in Love" – Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (#2)
* "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX (#1)
* "Habits (Stay High)" – Tove Lo (#3)
* "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (#1)
* "Hey Brother" – Avicii (#16)
* "Hold On, We're Going Home" – Drake feat. Majid Jordan (#13 in 2014, #4 in 2013)
* "Hot Nigga" – Bobby Shmurda (#6)
* "I Don't Fuck with You" – Big Sean feat. E-40 (#11)
* "I'm Not the Only One" – Sam Smith (#5)
* "Jealous" – Nick Jonas (#8)
* "La La La" – Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith (#19)
* "Latch" – Disclosure feat. Sam Smith (#7)
* "Let Her Go" – Passenger (#5)
* "Let It Go" – Idina Menzel (#5)
* "Lifestyle" – Rich Gang feat. Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan (#16)
* "Lips Are Movin" – Meghan Trainor (#4)
* "Love Me Harder" – Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (#7)
* "Love Never Felt So Good" – Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (#9)
* "Love Runs Out" – OneRepublic (#15)
* "Loyal" – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and French Montana, Too Short or Tyga (#9)
* "Magic" – Coldplay (#14)
* "Maps" – Maroon 5 (#6)
* "Me and My Broken Heart" – Rixton (#14)
* "My Nigga" – YG feat. Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan (#19)
* "No Type" – Rae Sremmurd (#16)
* "Not a Bad Thing" – Justin Timberlake (#8)
* "Only" – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown (#12)
* "Out of the Woods" – Taylor Swift (#18)
* "Play It Again" – Luke Bryan (#14)
* "Pompeii" – Bastille (#5)
* "Problem" – Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea (#2)
* "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons (#13 in 2014, #3 in 2013)
* "Rather Be" – Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne (#10)
* "Roar" – Katy Perry (#8 in 2014, #1 in 2013)
* "Royals" – Lorde (#4 in 2014, #1 in 2013)
* "Rude" – MAGIC! (#1)
* "Say Something" – A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera (#4)
* "#SELFIE" – The Chainsmokers (#16)
* "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift (#1)
* "Show Me" – Kid Ink feat. Chris Brown (#13)
* "Shower" – Becky G (#16)
* "Sing" – Ed Sheeran (#13)
* "Somethin' Bad" – Miranda Lambert feat. Carrie Underwood (#19)
* "Stay the Night" – Zedd feat. Hayley Williams (#18)
* "Stay with Me" – Sam Smith (#2)
* "Steal My Girl" – One Direction (#13)
* "Story of My Life" – One Direction (#9 in 2014, #6 in 2013)
* "Summer" – Calvin Harris (#7)
* "Sweater Weather" – The Neighbourhood (#16 in 2014, #14 in 2013)
* "Take Me to Church" – Hozier (#2)
* "Talk Dirty" – Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz (#3)
* "Team" – Lorde (#6)
* "The Hanging Tree" – James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence (#12)
* "The Heart Wants What It Wants" – Selena Gomez (#6)
* "The Man" – Aloe Blacc (#8)
* "The Monster" – Eminem feat. Rihanna (#1)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran (#6)
* "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan (#15)
* "Timber" – Pitbull feat. Kesha (#1)
* "Trumpets" – Jason Derulo (#14)
* "Tuesday" – ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake (#12)
* "Turn Down for What" – DJ Snake and Lil Jon (#4)
* "Unconditionally" – Katy Perry (#20 in 2014, #14 in 2013)
* "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (#3)
* "Wake Me Up!" – Avicii (#8 in 2014, #4 in 2013)
* "Wasted Love" - Matt McAndrew (#14)
* "Waves" – Mr Probz (#14)
* "We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow" – Soko (#9)
* "West Coast" – Lana Del Rey (#17)
* "White Walls" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q and Hollis (#18 in 2014, #15 in 2013)
* "Wiggle" – Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg (#5)
* "Wrecking Ball" – Miley Cyrus (#9 in 2014, #1 in 2013)

## Deaths

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* January 2 – Jay Traynor, 70, singer (Jay and the Americans)
* January 3 – Phil Everly, 74, rock singer (The Everly Brothers)
* January 7 – Maureen Gray, 65, songwriter and doo-wop singer
* January 9 – Roy Campbell, Jr., 61, trumpet player
* January 18 – Dennis Frederiksen, 62, rock singer (Toto, LeRoux, Angel)
* January 25 – Arthur Doyle, 69, singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player
* January 26 – Rusty York, 78, singer-songwriter and guitarist
* January 27 – Pete Seeger, 94, folk singer
* January 28
* John Cacavas, 83, composer and conductor
* Dwight Gustafson, 83, composer and conductor
* Stevie Woods, 62, R&B singer and musician
* January 29 – Johnny Allen, 96, pianist and arranger
* January 30 – The Mighty Hannibal, 74, singer-songwriter and producer
* February 5 – Richard Hayman, 93, harmonica player, composer, and conductor
* February 8 – Dick Berk, 74, drummer and bandleader
* February 12 – Maggie Estep, 50, spoken word artist, poet and writer
* February 16 – Raymond Louis Kennedy, 67, singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer
* February 17 – Bob Casale, 61, new wave guitarist (Devo)
* February 22 – Trebor Jay Tichenor, 74, pianist and composer
* February 23
* Chip Damiani, 68, drummer (The Remains)
* Penny DeHaven, 65, country music and gospel singer
* February 24
* Franny Beecher, 92, rock guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets)
* Kelly Holland, 52, singer (Cry of Love)
* February 26
* Frank Reed, 59, singer (The Chi-Lites)
* Frankie Sardo, 77, rock and roll singer, actor and film producer
* Tim Wilson, 52, country music artist and stand-up comedian
* March 6
* Charles Love, 68, singer and guitarist (Bloodstone)
* Speaker Knockerz, 19, rapper and record producer
* March 8
* Jerry Corbitt, 71, guitarist (The Youngbloods)
* Buren Fowler, 54, guitarist (Drivin' n' Cryin')
* March 14 – Gary Burger, 72, garage rock singer and guitarist (The Monks)
* March 15 – Scott Asheton, 64, rock drummer (The Stooges)
* March 18 – Joe Lala, 66, percussionist and musician (Blues Image)
* March 23 – Dave Brockie, 50, metal vocalist (Gwar)
* March 25 – Eddie Lawrence, 95, monologist, actor, singer, lyricist
* March 28 – Joe Frazier, 77, singer (Chad Mitchell Trio)
* March 31 – Frankie Knuckles, 59, house disk jockey and producer
* April 1 – Joe "Speedo" Frazier, 70, singer (The Impalas)
* April 3
* Paul Salamunovich, 86, conductor and educator
* Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, 93, musician and songwriter
* April 5
* Wayne Henderson,74, trombonist and record producer (The Jazz Crusaders)
* Jason McCash, 38, metal bassist (The Gates of Slumber)
* April 6 – David Lamb, folk singer and guitarist (Brown Bird)
* April 11 – Jesse Winchester, 69, musician and songwriter
* April 15 – Little Joe Cook, 91, singer and songwriter (Little Joe & The Thrillers)
* April 18 – Deon Jackson, 68, soul singer and songwriter
* April 19 – Kevin Sharp, 43, country music singer
* April 21 – Mundo Earwood, 61, country singer-songwriter[74]
* April 26 – DJ Rashad, 34, electronic and hip hop disk jockey
* April 27 – DJ EZ Rock, 46, hip-hop DJ (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock)
* April 29 – Paul Goddard, 68, bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
* April 30 – Larry Ramos, 72, singer and musician (The Association)
* May 2 – Jessica Cleaves, 65, singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction)
* May 3 – Bobby Gregg, 78, musician, drummer, and record producer
* May 9 – Joe Wilder, 92, trumpet player, composer, and bandleader
* May 11 – Ed Gagliardi, 62, bass player (Foreigner)
* May 18 – Jerry Vale, 83, singer and actor
* May 25 – Herb Jeffries, 100, popular music and jazz singer
* June 2
* Ramona Brooks, 63, singer
* Weldon Myrick, 76, steel guitar player (The Nashville A-Team, Area Code 615)
* June 15 – Casey Kasem, 82, co-creator and original host of American Top 40, DJ, music historian
* June 18 – Johnny Mann, 85, arranger, composer and recording artist
* June 19 – Gerry Goffin, 75, lyricist
* June 22 – Teenie Hodges, 68, guitarist and songwriter (Hi Rhythm Section)
* June 24 – Lee McBee, 63, singer and harmonica player
* June 27 – Bobby Womack, 70, R&B singer, songwriter
* July 1 – Betty Cody, 92, country singer
* July 3 – Jesse Anderson, 73, blues singer-songwriter and musician
* July 7 – Lois Johnson, 72, country singer
* July 11
* Charlie Haden, 76, bassist and composer (Old and New Dreams)
* Tommy Ramone, 65, producer and founding Ramones drummer
* July 16 – Johnny Winter, 70, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
* July 18 – James Govan, 64, singer-songwriter
* July 19 – Lionel Ferbos, trumpet player
* July 23 – Norman Leyden, composer and conductor, 96
* July 26 – Johnny Winter, 70, blues guitarist, singer, songwriter
* July 29 – Idris Muhammad, 74, jazz drummer
* July 30 – Dick Wagner, 71, guitarist and songwriter (The Frost, Alice Cooper)
* August 1 – Michael Johns, 35, singer and American Idol season 7 finalist[75]
* August 2 – Rosetta Hightower, 70, singer (The Orlons)
* August 24 – Talmadge "Tommy" Gough, 74, singer (The Crests)
* August 31 – Jimi Jamison, 63, vocalist (Survivor)
* September 5 – Simone Battle, 25, pop singer (G.R.L.)
* September 11 – Bob Crewe, 83, songwriter and record producer
* September 12 – Joe Sample, 75, pianist, keyboard player, and composer (The Jazz Crusaders)
* September 17 – George Hamilton IV, 77, country singer
* September 20 – Polly Bergen, 84, actress and singer
* September 24 – Priscilla Mitchell, 73, country music singer
* October 4 – Paul Revere, 76, keyboardist and musician (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
* October 7 – Iva Withers, 97, Canadian-American actress and singer
* October 14 – Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, 38, keyboardist (The Mars Volta, Jack White)
* October 16 – Tim Hauser, 72, singer (The Manhattan Transfer)
* October 18 – Paul Craft, 76, singer-songwriter
* October 23 – Jeanne Black, 76, country music singer
* October 24 – Marcia Strassman, 66, actress and singer
* November 1 – Wayne Static, 48, metal vocalist (Static-X)
* November 9 – Jonathan Athon, 32, metal bassist (Black Tusk)
* November 17 – Jimmy Ruffin, 78, soul singer
* November 18 – Dave Appell, 92, musician, arranger and record producer (The Applejacks)
* December 3 – Edward "Sonny" Bivins, 78, R&B singer (The Manhattans)
* December 9 – Winfred "Blue" Lovett, 78, R&B singer (The Manhattans)
* December 11 – Dawn Sears, 53, singer-songwriter[76]
* December 16 – Wendy Rene, 67, soul singer and songwriter
* December 18 – Larry Henley, 77, singer and songwriter (The Newbeats)
* December 22 – Joe Cocker, 70, singer
* December 23 – Jo Jo Benson, 76, R&B and soul singer

## See also

[edit]

* 2010s in music
* 2014 in music

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