Stevens was officially named a member of INXS in 2002
In 2002, Muse threatened Celine Dion with legal action when she planned to name her Las Vegas show “Muse”, as Muse had worldwide performing rights to the name. Muse refused an offer from Dion of $50,000 for the rights, as they feared it could harm their chances of breaking into…
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In 2002, when Merchant was asked if she would ever get back together with the band for a tour, she stated that due to Buck’s death they could never again play together as a band.
During the start of the New Year they parted ways with second guitarist Kerry Roberts (Kris Roberts’s brother) and found a suitable replacement in Darran Smith (ex-Tripcage). The band recorded four tracks at Mighty Atom Studios for a proposed self-financed EP with another Welsh band From This Moment On .…
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the band had begun work on a sixth studio album in 2002
Lavigne’s debut single, “Complicated”, peaked at number one in Australia and number two in the US. “Complicated” was one of the bestselling Canadian singles of 2002, and one of the decade’s biggest hits in the US, where subsequent singles “Sk8er Boi” and ” I’m with You ” reached the top…
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Due to the band’s popularity, the band made a cameo appearance in Scooby-Doo in 2002.
In 2002, AFI left Nitro Records. DreamWorks Records artists and repertoire executive Luke Wood signed them to the label following intense interest.
Incubus ended the year on the charts, having “Wish You Were Here” (No. 10), “Warning” (No. 16), and “Nice to Know You” (No. 26) on the alternative rock format chart, joining “Wish You Were Here” (No. 25) and “Nice to Know You” (No. 36).
The group’s third album, In Our Gun , was released in 2002. It made the top 10 on the UK charts and the top 50 on the Australian charts. The single “Shot Shot” charted in the UK top 40, the Portugal top 20, and the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The band…
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