2013

Acts Formed

Armand Hammer

New York, New York, USA
Abstract Hip Hop

Cannons

Los Angeles, California, USA
Synth-pop

Fleece

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Neo-Psychedelia

Flyte

London, England
Indie Pop

Japanese Breakfast

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Indie Pop

Jungle

London, England
Nu-Disco

Narrow Head

Dallas, Texas, USA
Shoegaze

Run the Jewels

USA
Political Hip Hop

Sylvan Esso

Durham, North Carolina, USA
Indietronica

February 10th - Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Mumford & Sons - Babel

Song of the Year: Fun featuring Janelle Monáe - We Are Young

February 17th

Mindy McCready, the country singer, dies at 37 of suicide.

February 22nd

The US Billboard charts start to include YouTube views towards official sales figures.

March 16th

Jason Molina, of Magnolia Electric Co., dies at 39 of complications related to alcohol abuse.

March 22nd

My Chemical Romance split up.

April 13th

Chi Cheng, of Deftones, dies at 42 of a heart attack.

April 16th

Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin is released.

April 30th

Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle - Perils From the Sea is released.

May 2nd

The guitarist of Slayer, Jeff Hanneman, dies from alcohol abuse at 49.

May 14th

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City is released.

May 17th

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories is released.

June 9th

Darondo dies at 66 of heart failure.

June 11th

Deafheaven - Sunbather is released.

August 24th

King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath the Moon is released.

August 25th

Miley Cyrus twerks at the MTV Video Music Awards to controversy.

September 1st

The final day of the Electric Zoo EDM festival in New York is cancelled after two revellers die.

September 9th

Goldfrapp - Tales of Us is released.

October 22nd

DJ Rashad - Double Cup is released.

October 27th

Lou Reed dies at 71 of liver disease.

October 30th - Mercury Prize

Best British Album: James Blake - Overgrown

By Year-End

Spotify amasses over 9 million subscribers.