On This Day in Music: May

May brings a season of music milestones — landmark albums, chart-topping singles, and the births of artists whose influence still echoes. Browse what happened in music on every day of May.

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Standout moments of May

Tina Turner May 24 Tina Turner died
Vangelis May 17 Vangelis died
Little Richard May 9 Little Richard died
Michel Piccoli May 12 Michel Piccoli died
Sonny Rollins May 25 Sonny Rollins died
Gordon Lightfoot May 1 Gordon Lightfoot died
Lady Gaga May 29 Lady Gaga released the album 'Chromatica'
Alabama May 8 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win
Andrew Lloyd Webber May 11 Last performance of the musical Cats in London's West End.
Arthur S Sullivan May 25 Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London