pop rock

2006
Angels & Airwaves released their first album

A few days later, on May 23, they released their first album, We Don’t Need to Whisper .

Def Leppard Yeah!

On 23 May 2006, Def Leppard released an all-covers album titled Yeah! . The disc pays homage to classic rock songs of their childhood, originally recorded by Blondie , The Kinks , Sweet , ELO , and Badfinger among others. Their cover of ” How Does It Feel ” by…
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Os Mutantes played live for the first time since 1978

Os Mutantes (Arnaldo, Sérgio and Dinho, sans Rita Lee and Liminha—Lee was replaced with Zélia Duncan on vocals) played live for the first time since 1978 at the Tropicalia exhibition at London’s Barbican Arts Centre on 22 May 2006. This performance, which was first by drummer Dinho Leme since the…
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Angels & Airwaves premature release

However, after a fan email hacked DeLonge and stole four demos, Angels & Airwaves had no other choice but to release ” The Adventure ” as their first single, which was leaked onto radio stations, causing a premature release on May 18, 2006.

Muse (band) Before the release of the new album, Muse made several promotional TV

Before the release of the new album, Muse made several promotional TV appearances starting on 13 May 2006 at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend . The Black Holes and Revelations Tour started before the release of their album and initially consisted mostly of festival appearances, including a headline slot at…
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Gnarls Barkley their native United States

and on May 9, 2006, in their native United States.

Blue October peaked at No. 2

It eventually peaked at No. 2 for the week ending on May 5, 2006.

Hoobastank released in May 2006

Hoobastank’s third album, Every Man for Himself , was released in May 2006 and debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard chart. It was eventually certified Gold in the US. Three singles, ” If I Were You “, ” Inside of You “, and ” Born to Lead “, were…
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Live (band) On season five of American Idol , finalist Chris Daughtry was accused

On season five of American Idol , finalist Chris Daughtry was accused of performing Live’s version of Johnny Cash’s ” I Walk the Line ” and claiming it as his own interpretation. A week later, Daughtry acknowledged this was true and said that Live was one of his favorite bands.…
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Muse (band) Black Holes and Revelations was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music

Black Holes and Revelations was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize , but lost to Arctic Monkeys . It earned a Platinum Europe Award after selling one million copies in Europe. The first single from the album, ” Supermassive Black Hole “, was released as a download in May…
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