May–June May 7 – Pete Townshend is cleared of the charges stemming from his arrest in January on suspicion of possessing child pornography, but is formally cautioned and placed on the sex offenders register for five years. May 19 – The former TV channel MuchMusic USA relaunches as Fuse. May 21 – Ruben Studdard wins the second season of American Idol, edging Clay Aiken. May 24 Turkish singer Sertab Erener wins the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Riga, Latvia, with the song "Everyway That I Can". It is the last time that the contest is a one-night event. After a 40-year wait, Russian fans of the Beatles finally get to see former Beatle Paul McCartney perform on their soil, on the Red Square in Moscow. May 31-June 1 – The inaugural Download Festival takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. Iron Maiden and Audioslave headline the main stage, the latter acting as replacements for original headliners Limp Bizkit. The Scuzz Stage is headlined by A and NOFX. June 14 Alexander Kuoppala quit Children of Bodom. David Del Tredici's Wondrous the Merge for string quartet and narrator, based on a homoerotic poem by James Broughton, makes its controversial debut at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. Henry Ranta quits Soilwork. Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera kicked off their summer Justified & Stripped Tour. Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ-FM airs the 11th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with AFI, the Ataris, Blur, Chevelle, Deftones, Finch, Foo Fighters, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, Jane's Addiction, Less Than Jake, Liam Lynch, Staind, Sum 41, Thrice, the Transplants, the Used, the White Stripes and Pete Yorn. Alice Cooper begins production of his 26th album. It is a departure from the heavy metal sound of previous albums and is more influenced by his albums of the 1970s. June 20 Beyoncé releases her No.1 debut solo album Dangerously in Love, which would earn her 5 Grammys in a single night. It also spawned two No.1 singles in the US and has sold 11 million copies to date. Nick Oshiro replaces Ken Jay in Static-X. June 24 – Taylor Swift signs to RCA Records. June 27–29 – In the Glastonbury Festival, U.K., headline acts include David Gray, R.E.M., Primal Scream, Morcheeba, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals, Lamb, Macy Gray, Feeder, Manic Street Preachers, Moby and Doves. The weather is mostly dry and the festival deemed a success from both a security and entertainment viewpoint by Michael Eavis.
May–June May 7 – Pete Townshend is cleared of the charges stemming from his arrest in January on suspicion of possessing child pornography but is formally cautioned and placed on the sex offenders register for five years May 19 – The former TV channel MuchMusic USA relaunches as Fuse May 21 – Ruben Studdard wins the second season of American Idol edging Clay Aiken May 24 Turkish singer Sertab Erener wins the Eurovision Song Contest held in Riga Latvia with the song "Everyway That I Can" It is the last time that the contest is a one-night event After a 40-year wait Russian fans of the Beatles finally get to see former Beatle Paul McCartney perform on their soil on the Red Square in Moscow May 31-June 1 – The inaugural Download Festival takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire England Iron Maiden and Audioslave headline the main stage the latter acting as replacements for original headliners Limp Bizkit The Scuzz Stage is headlined by A and NOFX June 14 Alexander Kuoppala quit Children of Bodom David Del Tredici's Wondrous the Merge for string quartet and narrator based on a homoerotic poem by James Broughton makes its controversial debut at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Henry Ranta quits Soilwork Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera kicked off their summer Justified & Stripped Tour Los Angeles California radio station KROQ-FM airs the 11th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with AFI the Ataris Blur Chevelle Deftones Finch Foo Fighters Godsmack Good Charlotte Hot Hot Heat Interpol Jane's Addiction Less Than Jake Liam Lynch Staind Sum 41 Thrice the Transplants the Used the White Stripes and Pete Yorn Alice Cooper begins production of his 26th album It is a departure from the heavy metal sound of previous albums and is more influenced by his albums of the 1970s June 20 Beyoncé releases her No1 debut solo album Dangerously in Love which would earn her 5 Grammys in a single night It also spawned two No1 singles in the US and has sold 11 million copies to date Nick Oshiro replaces Ken Jay in Static-X June 24 – Taylor Swift signs to RCA Records June 27–29 – In the Glastonbury Festival UK headline acts include David Gray REM Primal Scream Morcheeba The Flaming Lips Radiohead Super Furry Animals Lamb Macy Gray Feeder Manic Street Preachers Moby and Doves The weather is mostly dry and the festival deemed a success from both a security and entertainment viewpoint by Michael Eavis