This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006. Specific locations 2006 in British music 2006 in Irish music 2006 in Norwegian music 2006 in South Korean music 2006 in Swiss music Specific genres 2006 in classical music 2006 in country music 2006 in heavy metal music 2006 in hip hop music 2006 in Latin music 2006 in jazz Events January January 10 – Eric Burdon releases the album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band. January 11–15 – MahlerFest XIX, honoring Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, is held in Boulder, Colorado, USA. January 13 – Mylène Farmer launches her Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy tour at Paris-Bercy, France. January 14 – Eminem remarries ex-wife Kim after five years of separation. January 16 – Transplants frontman, Rob Aston, announces that the band has disbanded shortly after their fall tour was cancelled. January 17 - Aaron Carter released his second compilation album Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter January 20–February 5 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by The White Stripes, Iggy and the Stooges and Franz Ferdinand. AFI withdraw due to a delay in recording their then-untitled seventh studio album, with Mylo and Jean Grae also withdrawing from the lineup. January 24 – British girl band All Saints announce they will regroup for a tour and album later in the year. January 31 – American hardcore punk band Champion announced their impending breakup, with a final show scheduled for May. February February 1 Former Pantera, Damageplan, and Hellyeah–drummer, Vinnie Paul Abbott, forms Big Vin Records. Vienna State Opera announces that music director Seiji Ozawa will have to cancel all of his performance commitments for 2006 due to ill-health. February 8 – The 48th annual Grammy Awards are handed out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA. Madonna opens the awards for a third time. U2 is the night's big winner, with five awards, becoming the only rock act currently to win two Album of the Year awards with their win for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, following their 1988 win for The Joshua Tree. They also win Song of the Year for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own", while Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" wins Record of the Year. John Legend wins Best New