Editing 1989 in music (section)

==Events==
*[[January 14]] – [[Paul McCartney]] releases ''[[CHOBA B CCCP|Снова в СССР]]'' (''Back in the USSR'') exclusively in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]]. [[Bootleg recording|Bootleg]] copies sell for as much as US$1,000 in the United States.
*[[January 23]] – [[James Brown]] is sentenced in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], US, to six years in jail in connection with a police chase through two different states.
*[[January 27]] – [[Michael Jackson]] ends the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles, US.
*[[February 12]] 
**[[Roy Orbison]] joins [[Elvis Presley]] as the only singers to ever simultaneously have two top 5 albums on the [[Billboard charts]].
**[[Tiny Tim (musician)|Tiny Tim]] launches an unsuccessful campaign to be elected mayor of New York City, US.
*[[February 17]] – [[Whitesnake]]'s [[David Coverdale]] marries [[Tawny Kitaen]].
*[[February 22]] – The [[31st Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[Billy Crystal]]. [[George Michael]]'s ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], while [[Bobby McFerrin]]'s "[[Don't Worry, Be Happy]]" wins both [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. [[Tracy Chapman]] wins [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].
*[[March 21]] – [[Madonna]]'s "[[Like a Prayer (song)|Like a Prayer]]" music video, taped in late December 1988, attracts criticism for its use of Catholic Church iconography and for the use of [[cross burning]] imagery, but also garners praise for its interpretation of discrimination, rape, and [[faith]]. [[Pepsi]] drops Madonna as a spokesperson out of fear the video will cause religious groups to [[boycott]] the company.
*[[April 9]] – [[The Rolling Stones]]' [[Bill Wyman]] announces that he will marry 19-year-old [[Mandy Smith]], his girlfriend for six years.
*[[April 12]] – [[Michael Jackson]] is named "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|King of Pop]]" after receiving the Soul Train Heritage Awards.
*[[April 28]] – [[Jon Bon Jovi]] marries his high school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley at the [[Graceland Wedding Chapel]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], US.
*[[May 1]] – California, US jewelry store employees called the police reporting a suspicious person hanging around their store. The person turns out to be [[Michael Jackson]] shopping in disguise.
*[[May 6]] — The 34th annual [[Eurovision Song Contest 1989|Eurovision Song Contest]], held at [[Palais de Beaulieu]] in [[Lausanne]], is won by [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] band [[Riva (band)|Riva]], with the song "[[Rock Me (Riva song)|Rock Me]]". This is the first year a [[Balkan]] country has won the contest, and is also the only win for Yugoslavia as a unified state.
*[[July 9]] – All four original members of [[The Monkees]] reunite in Los Angeles, US, for a concert performance at the [[Universal Amphitheatre]]. The following day the quartet attend an induction ceremony at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], where they receive a star.
*[[July 23]] – Former [[The Beatles|Beatle]] [[Ringo Starr]] forms his own band named [[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band]].
*[[July 29]] – The [[Bee Gees]] perform in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years as part of their ''[[One for All Tour|One for All]]'' world tour.
*[[August 3]] – [[Sergio Franchi]] collapses before scheduled concert; dies 9 months later of brain cancer.
*[[August 11]]-12 – The [[Moscow Music Peace Festival]] is held in the Soviet Union. The event is put together by [[Doc McGhee]] and the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]] and headline acts include [[Bon Jovi]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]], [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]], and the [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]].
*[[August 31]] – [[The Rolling Stones]] open their ''[[Steel Wheels]]'' North American tour in [[Philadelphia]], US.
*[[September 9]] 
**The [[Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center]], designed by [[I. M. Pei]], opens in [[Dallas, Texas]], US.<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/performingarts/stories/092009dngdmeyerson.1377582.html Dallas Morning News, September 20. 2009.</ref>
**[[Madonna]] gives a risqué performance at the [[1989 MTV Video Music Awards]]. Clad in baggy black sweatpants and a black bustier, she shocks the audience by simulating [[masturbation]]. The version of the song used in the show would later serve as the opening number of 1990's "[[Blond Ambition World Tour]]".
*[[October 15]] – [[Media Rings]] Corporation, the Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company, is founded in Akasaka.
*[[December 23]] – [[Ice Cube]] leaves [[N.W.A]] after financial problems and several conflicts with their manager [[Jerry Heller]] and the group's founder [[Eazy-E]]. By this time, Cube has been recording his [[AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted|solo debut album]], which will be released next year.

===Also in 1989===
* [[Iron Maiden]] guitarist [[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith]] leaves the band and is replaced by ex-[[Gillan (band)|Gillan]] guitarist [[Janick Gers]] who had most recently worked with [[Bruce Dickinson]] on his solo project.
* [[Ars Musica]], an annual contemporary music international festival, founded
* The [[swing revival]] is generally agreed upon to have begun in 1989.