Editing 1997 in music (section)

===September–October===
*[[September 6]] – [[Elton John]] performs "[[Candle in the Wind]]" at the funeral of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]; [[John Tavener]]'s "[[Song for Athene]]" is performed at the same ceremony, with soprano [[Lynne Dawson]] singing the solo part.
*[[September 16]]
**After a tumultuous divorce from her first husband, [[Mariah Carey]] releases the album [[Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)|''Butterfly'']], which moved her sound in a more hip-hop/R&B direction.
**[[Aaliyah]] releases the single "[[Hot Like Fire]]"/"[[The One I Gave My Heart To]]".
*[[September 17]] – [[The KLF]] return for [[23 (numerology)|23 minutes]] with their performance of "[[Fuck the Millennium]]".
*[[September 19]] – While on his way to a [[benefit concert]] in [[Kansas]], USA, [[Rich Mullins]] loses control of his [[Jeep]], flipping the automobile and throwing both Mullins and passenger [[Mitch McVicker]] out onto the road. A tractor-trailer approaching the scene swerves to miss McVicker, striking and killing Mullins instantly. McVicker survives, but suffers major injuries.
*[[September 20]] – U2 plays at [[Reggio Emilia]] during their [[PopMart Tour]] to over 150,000 people.
*[[September 22]] – [[Björk]] releases ''[[Homogenic]]'', moving towards a darker sound and away from her '[[pixie]]' image.<ref name="Homogenic" />
*[[September 23]] – [[U2]] perform a [[1997 U2 concert in Sarajevo|concert in Sarajevo]] during their [[PopMart Tour]].
*[[September 27]] – [[Bob Dylan]] performs for [[Pope John Paul II]] at a Catholic youth event in [[Bologna]], Italy.
*[[September 29]]
**[[The Rolling Stones]] release ''[[Bridges to Babylon]]''.
**[[The Verve]] release ''[[Urban Hymns]]''. In a controversial legal dispute, the majority of their royalties and songwriting credit for their single "[[Bitter Sweet Symphony]]" go to [[The Rolling Stones]].
*[[October 7]] – [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]] release their multi-platinum third album ''[[So Much for the Afterglow]]'', containing "[[Father of Mine]]" and "[[I Will Buy You a New Life]]".
*[[October 13]] – The "[[Prince Igor (single)|Prince Igor]]" single, jointly performed by The Rhapsody, [[Warren G]] and [[Sissel Kyrkjebø]] is released.
*[[October 15]] – [[Michael Jackson]] ends the [[HIStory World Tour]], which included an attendance record of 4,500,000 fans, in [[Durban]], [[South Africa]].
*[[October 22]] – [[Namie Amuro]] shocks her fans when she announces that she has recently married and is three months pregnant. She subsequently begins a one-year hiatus from the music industry.
*[[October 23]] – [[R.E.M.]] drummer [[Bill Berry]] announces his departure from the group.