Editing 1986 in music (section)

==Events==
*[[January 30]] – The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, holds its first induction ceremony with many rock pioneers attending.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://rockhall.com/inductees/ceremonies/1986/|title=1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony}}</ref>
*[[February 25]] 
**The [[28th Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[Kenny Rogers]]. [[Phil Collins]]' ''[[No Jacket Required]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], while [[USA for Africa]]'s "[[We Are the World]]" wins both [[Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. [[Sade (band)|Sade]] win [[Best New Artist]].
** Also, [[Whitney Houston]] wins her first [[Grammy Awards|GRAMMY]] award which she won the [[28th Annual Grammy Awards|Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female]].
*[[March 8]] – After almost a year, Houston's [[Whitney Houston (album)|debut album]] topped the charts and remained for 7 weeks, followed by another on [[May 17]].
*[[May 3]] – The 31st [[Eurovision Song Contest 1986|Eurovision Song Contest]], held in [[Bergen]], [[Norway]], is won by [[Belgium]] with the song "[[J'aime la vie]]", performed by [[Sandra Kim]]. At 13 years old, Kim is the youngest-ever Eurovision winner.
*[[May 28]] – [[The Monkees]] held a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City to announce officially that they will embark on a 100-plus city tour. The tour became one of the biggest grossing tours of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=1986 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour|url=http://www.monkeesconcerts.com/1986-20th-anniversary-north-american-tour.html|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[June 10]] – [[Bob Geldof]] is awarded an honorary UK knighthood in recognition of his work in organizing [[Live Aid]] and other concerts that raised millions of dollars for the starving people of Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Queen Knights Bob Geldof, but Don't Call Him Sir Bob|date=June 10, 1986 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-10-mn-10030-story.html|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[June 15]]
**The final show of the [[A Conspiracy of Hope]] benefit concert – organized by [[Amnesty International]] – took place at the [[Giants Stadium]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]. The show was headlined by [[U2]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], and [[Bryan Adams]], and also features [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Joan Baez]], and [[The Neville Brothers]].
**Also, [[The Police]] would perform one last time on stage during the show before disbanding that same year.
*[[June 30]] – [[Madonna]] releases her "[[True Blue (Madonna album)|True Blue]]" album, which tops the charts in over 28 countries & becomes the best selling album of 1986.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Emery|first1=Mark|title=1986 flashback: Remembering the year of the Mets' last title, from Reagan to Ruxpin|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/1986-flashback-remembering-year-mets-title-article-1.2407460|work=New York Daily News|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[August 9]] – [[Queen (band)|Queen]] performed the band's final concert of the [[Magic Tour (Queen)|Magic Tour]] at [[Knebworth Park]], which would be the last performance of the band with singer [[Freddie Mercury]] and bassist [[John Deacon]]. Later Mercury would be diagnosed with [[AIDS]] in 1987, passing away in 1991, and Deacon would retire from the band in 1997.
*[[September 27]] – A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band [[Metallica]] crashes in Sweden, killing their influential bassist, [[Cliff Burton]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.metallica.com/Band/history.asp?part=2|title= Metallica History Part 2|access-date= 2006-12-23|publisher= Metallica|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110803191222/http://www.metallica.com/404.asp|archive-date= August 3, 2011|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
*October – Popular music magazine ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' is launched in the United Kingdom.
*[[November 17]]–18 – [[Billy Eckstine]] makes his final recordings, later released on his album ''[[Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter]]''.<ref name="Ginell2013">{{cite book|author=Cary Ginell|title=Mr. B: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DTm0AQAAQBAJ|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-1-4803-6679-4}}</ref>
* [[December 12]] – [[The Smiths]] play Brixton Academy, the last gig before their dissolution.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|title=Flashback: The Smiths Play Their Last-Ever Gig|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-the-smiths-play-their-last-ever-gig-20140313|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
* Approximate date – [[Axé (music)]] originates in [[Salvador, Bahia]], Brazil.