2007

Acts Formed

Blu & Exile

Los Angeles, California, USA
Hip Hop

Florence &
the Machine

London, England
Indie Pop

Metz

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Punk

Mumford & Sons

London, England
Folk Rock

Odd Future

Los Angeles, California, USA
Alternative Hip Hop

Panopticon

Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Black Metal

Phantogram

Greenwich, New York, USA
Electronica

Still Corners

London, England
Dream Pop

Tame Impala

Perth, Australia
Neo-Psychedelia

Three Trapped
Tigers

London, England
Math Rock

U.S. Girls

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Art Pop

Women

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Post-Punk

January 12th

Alice Coltrane dies at 69 from respiratory failure.

February 11th - Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way

Song of the Year: Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice

March 12th

LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver is released.

March 27th

Machine Head - The Blackening is released.

April 25th

Phil Spector goes on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson. He is eventually found guilty and sentenced to 19 years in prison.

April 29th

Rage Against the Machine reunite for a one-off gig at Coachella but go on to tour extensively.

May 20th

Pete Doherty, of The Libertines, is sentenced to six months in prison for possession of cocaine.

May 22nd

The National - Boxer is released.

July 17th

Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens is released.

August 22nd

The music streaming service Deezer launches in France.

August 26th

Riots at the Leeds Festival in the UK. Several tents are set on fire.

September 4th - Mercury Prize

Best British Album: Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future

September 6th

Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71 from pancreatic cancer.

September 25th

Amazon launch their Amazon MP3 service in the US as a public beta.

October 10th

Radiohead - In Rainbows is released using a revolutionary "pay what you want" model.

November 5th

Burial - Untrue is released.