2014: The Year in Music (81 images)

Mariah Carey performs in Rockefeller Center at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in New York City on December 3, 2014. Protesters marched around the area following a decision by a grand jury not to indict an NYPD officer involved in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner. Garner, a 43 year old father of six, died in July after police officers attempted to arrest him for allegedly selling loose, untaxed cigarettes in the Tompkinsville section of Staten Island. UPI/John Angelillo

Serena Ryder performs at the 2014 Squamish Valley Music Festival (SVMF) in Squamish, British Columbia, approximately one hour drive north of Vancouver, on August 8, 2014. The SVMF which ends Sunday night has expanded to 81-acres allowing the Festival to more than double in capacity to over 35,000 guests per day. UPI/Heinz Ruckemann

Cher performs in concert on her "D2K Tour", at the BB & T Center in Sunrise, Florida on May 17, 2014. UPI/Michael Bush

Violist David Aaron Carpenter performs a piece on the Antonio Stradivari 'Macdonald' Viola, the finest Stradivari Viola in existence at a media preview at Sotheby's in New York City on March 27, 2014. Only ten violas made by Stradivari survive, and the 'Macdonald' of 1719 is one of only two in private hands. It is the first Stradivari viola to appear on the market in 50 years and is expected to sell for an amount in excess of $45 million dollars. UPI/John Angelillo