Editing 1999 in music (section)

===December===
*[[December 4]] – The [[Spice Girls]] start their Christmas Tour around the UK, dubbed as the [[Christmas in Spiceworld Tour]].
*[[December 14]]
**[[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] announces the most played songs on American radio and television in the 20th century [http://www.bmi.com/news/199912/1999121488.asp BMI Announces Top 100 Songs of the Century] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20040211190114/http://www.bmi.com/awards/1999/top100.asp full list])
**[[Paul McCartney]] returns to [[The Cavern Club]] to play a special concert for 300 fans.
**[[Boy George]] is injured by a 62-pound disco ball that falls from a concert venue's ceiling during a rehearsal, nearly killing him as it almost landed on his head.
*[[December 27]] – [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]] and fellow rapper [[Shyne]] are arrested for weapons violations and other charges after a shooting in a Manhattan nightclub that leaves three people injured.
*[[December 30]] – [[George Harrison]] survives a knife attack by an intruder in his [[Friar Park]] home.<ref name="harrison">
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*[[December 31]] – Many special New Year's Eve concerts are held around the world to celebrate the arrival of the year 2000. Big shows include [[Barbra Streisand]] at The [[MGM Grand Las Vegas]], [[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]] at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles, [[Billy Joel]] at [[Madison Square Garden]], and [[Metallica]] with [[Kid Rock]] and [[Ted Nugent]] playing for 54,000 the [[Pontiac Silverdome]]. The biggest concert that night is by [[Phish]], however, playing for 75,000 people at the [[Big Cypress Indian Reservation]] in Florida.<ref name="RS #834">{{cite magazine |date=February 17, 2000 |title=Top Five New Year's Gigs |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=Rolling Stone LLC |issue=834 |pages=26 }}</ref>