Following rumours that
The Police will reunite for a tour after 23 years to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "
Roxanne",[2][3] the band announce that they will perform at the opening of the 49th annual
Grammy Awards on February 11[4] and subsequently announce
The Police Reunion Tour.
February 26 – Gramophone magazine reports on its website a confession by
William Barrington-Coupe that he released recordings by other pianists under the name of his wife
Joyce Hatto.[5] Barrington-Coupe claims that Hatto was unaware of the deception.
February 28 – It is announced that the American early 1980s punk band
Circle Jerks have released a new song, titled "I'm Gonna Live", also to be heard on their Myspace page.[6] Rumors spread that the band is gearing up to release a follow-up to 1995's Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities.
April 22 –
Patrick Wolf announces his retirement from the music business.[10] However, he later revokes this, saying that he will merely be on hiatus.[11]
May 11 – Guitarist Chickn creates a post via MySpace confirming that
D.I. will finally release the long-awaited first reunion album On the Western Front on August 7.[13] This would be their first official album featuring new material since 1994's State of Shock.
May 15 – Minutes to Midnight by
Linkin Park sells more than 600,000 copies in the US and more than 1,000,000 worldwide and is the third best-selling album in the first week.
May 16 – 20 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in
Basel, Switzerland.
July 31 –
Korn's eighth studio album, which is
untitled, debuts at number 2 on the
Billboard 200, with 123,000 copies sold in its first week. This is the first album without original drummer
David Silveria.
August 30 – "
Gimme More", Britney Spears' comeback single from the Blackout album, makes its official radio debut. Within 24 hours, it is one of the most requested songs on air. The single was certified Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America, selling 1,000,000 copies shortly after its release.
Jonny Greenwood, guitarist of
Radiohead, announces on the band's website that they will release the new album In Rainbows in ten days; consumers can pay whatever price they want.
October 22 –
X Japan performs for the first time in ten years and announces a concert in Tokyo in spring, followed by a world tour.
October 24 – The
Backstreet Boys released their sixth studio album
Unbreakable. It was the first album the Backstreet Boys released as a quartet.
October 26 –
Britney Spears releases her fifth studio album, Blackout, her first studio album in four years. The album debuted at No. 2 on US
Billboard Hot 100 making it her first studio album to not debut at #1.
Across the Universe a musical which tells a love story during war times, using adapted versions of music from
The Beatles. It was widely released October 12, 2007.
Hairspray – an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters' 1988 comedy film. It was released July 20, 2007.
The film Once, a self-proclaimed modern musical which goes on to win the
Academy Award for Best Song for the song "
Falling Slowly"
Following rumours that
The Police will reunite for a tour after 23 years to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "
Roxanne",[2][3] the band announce that they will perform at the opening of the 49th annual
Grammy Awards on February 11[4] and subsequently announce
The Police Reunion Tour.
February 26 – Gramophone magazine reports on its website a confession by
William Barrington-Coupe that he released recordings by other pianists under the name of his wife
Joyce Hatto.[5] Barrington-Coupe claims that Hatto was unaware of the deception.
February 28 – It is announced that the American early 1980s punk band
Circle Jerks have released a new song, titled "I'm Gonna Live", also to be heard on their Myspace page.[6] Rumors spread that the band is gearing up to release a follow-up to 1995's Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities.
April 22 –
Patrick Wolf announces his retirement from the music business.[10] However, he later revokes this, saying that he will merely be on hiatus.[11]
May 11 – Guitarist Chickn creates a post via MySpace confirming that
D.I. will finally release the long-awaited first reunion album On the Western Front on August 7.[13] This would be their first official album featuring new material since 1994's State of Shock.
May 15 – Minutes to Midnight by
Linkin Park sells more than 600,000 copies in the US and more than 1,000,000 worldwide and is the third best-selling album in the first week.
May 16 – 20 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in
Basel, Switzerland.
July 31 –
Korn's eighth studio album, which is
untitled, debuts at number 2 on the
Billboard 200, with 123,000 copies sold in its first week. This is the first album without original drummer
David Silveria.
August 30 – "
Gimme More", Britney Spears' comeback single from the Blackout album, makes its official radio debut. Within 24 hours, it is one of the most requested songs on air. The single was certified Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America, selling 1,000,000 copies shortly after its release.
Jonny Greenwood, guitarist of
Radiohead, announces on the band's website that they will release the new album In Rainbows in ten days; consumers can pay whatever price they want.
October 22 –
X Japan performs for the first time in ten years and announces a concert in Tokyo in spring, followed by a world tour.
October 24 – The
Backstreet Boys released their sixth studio album
Unbreakable. It was the first album the Backstreet Boys released as a quartet.
October 26 –
Britney Spears releases her fifth studio album, Blackout, her first studio album in four years. The album debuted at No. 2 on US
Billboard Hot 100 making it her first studio album to not debut at #1.
Across the Universe a musical which tells a love story during war times, using adapted versions of music from
The Beatles. It was widely released October 12, 2007.
Hairspray – an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters' 1988 comedy film. It was released July 20, 2007.
The film Once, a self-proclaimed modern musical which goes on to win the
Academy Award for Best Song for the song "
Falling Slowly"