Editing 1993 in music (section)

==Events==
===January–February===
*[[January 8]] – The [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] issues an [[Elvis Presley]] stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/artofthestamp/SubPage%20table%20images/artwork/rarities/Elvis%20Ballot/elvisballot.htm |title=The Elvis Stamp: America elects a King |publisher=Postalmuseum.si.edu |access-date=June 28, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100623014759/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/artofthestamp/subpage%20table%20images/artwork/rarities/Elvis%20Ballot/elvisballot.htm| archive-date=June 23, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[January 9]] – [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album]] becomes the first album in history, since the Nielsen SoundScan introduced a computerized sales monitoring system in May 1992, to sell over 1 million copies in one week in the US.
*[[January 12]] – [[Cream (band)|Cream]] reunites for a performance at their [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony in Los Angeles, USA.<ref>{{cite video
  | title = Cream: Classic Artists
  | medium = DVD
  | publisher = Emperor Media Holdings
  |date = 2005}}</ref> Other inductees include [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]], [[Ruth Brown]], [[The Doors]], [[Van Morrison]], and [[Sly & The Family Stone]].
*[[January 13]] – [[Bobby Brown]] is arrested in [[Augusta, Georgia]], USA for simulating a sex act onstage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1993/music/news/brown-gets-nailed-for-ersatz-erotica-102986/|title=Brown gets nailed for ersatz erotica|date=January 14, 1993|website=Variety|agency=AP|access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
*[[January 24]]–[[February 1]] – The [[Big Day Out]] festival takes place in [[Australia]], expanding from its original [[Sydney]] venue to include [[Melbourne]], [[Perth]] and [[Adelaide]]. The festival is headlined by [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Sonic Youth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/every-big-day-out-line-up/11539046 |title=The definitive guide to every Big Day Out line-up ever |work=ABC |date=September 30, 2019 |access-date=August 31, 2020 |first=Dan |last=Condon}}</ref>
*[[January 25]] – Musician and anti-government activist [[Fela Kuti|Fela Anikulapo-Kuti]] is charged with murder and conspiracy after (according to the Nigerian police) an electrician was beaten to death at his home by his bodyguards.<ref>Anon., "Musician Charged", ''The Guardian'' (January 26, 1993): 8.</ref>
*[[January 31]] – [[Michael Jackson]] plays the halftime show of [[Super Bowl XXVII]]. The performance is a ratings success and begins a trend of the NFL signing big-name acts to play at the Super Bowl in order to increase the spectacle and hype surrounding the game.
*[[February 10]] – [[Oprah Winfrey]] interviews [[Michael Jackson]] during a US television prime time special. It becomes the most watched interview in television history and is Jackson's first in fourteen years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmichaeljackson.com/interviews/oprahinterview.html |title=ALL Michael Jackson Oprah Interview |website=www.allmichaeljackson.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021114132041/http://www.allmichaeljackson.com/interviews/oprahinterview.html |archive-date=14 November 2002 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[February 14]] – [[Harry Nilsson]] suffers a non-fatal heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harrynilsson.com/|title=The Official Harry Nilsson Site|website=The Official Harry Nilsson Site}}</ref>
*[[February 24]] – The [[35th Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[Garry Shandling]]. [[Eric Clapton]] wins six awards out of nine nominations.

===March–April===
*[[March 4]] – [[Patti LaBelle]] receives a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in Hollywood, USA.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=Mar 22, 1993|title=Patti LaBelle Gets A Star On The Hollywood Walk of Fame|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLoDAAAAMBAJ&q=patti+labelle+hollywood+walk+of+fame+1993&pg=PA61|journal=Jet|volume= 83| issue =  21|pages=61}}</ref>
*[[March 6]] – [[Whitney Houston]]'s single "[[I Will Always Love You]]" posts its 14th week at number one in the US.
*[[March 20]]–28 – The second Kempsey Country Music Heritage Week is held in [[Kempsey, New South Wales]].<ref>Susan Jarvis, "Back to Kempsey Time: Country Music", ''The Sun Herald'' (February 23, 1993).</ref>
*[[March 22]] – [[Depeche Mode]] hits number one in U.S on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with the album ''[[Songs of Faith and Devotion]]''.
*[[March 23]] – [[Luciano Pavarotti]] undergoes surgery in Rome to remove part of the cartilage in his right knee, after cancelling his La Scala debut of ''[[I Pagliacci]]'' when he could no longer stand because of acute pain.<ref>Anon., "Tenor May Need Hip Operation", ''The Courier-Mail'' (Wednesday, 24 March 1993).</ref>
*[[March 29]] – [[Suede (band)|Suede]] release their eponymous debut album. It enters the album chart at number 1 in the UK, setting a new record for the fastest-selling debut album by a UK act in Britain.
*[[April 12]]
**Actress [[Lisa Bonet]] files for divorce from [[Lenny Kravitz]], after a two-year separation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/lisabonet.html |title=Celebrity Wonder – Lisa Bonet |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702200142/http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/lisabonet.html |archive-date=July 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
**[[Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]] sing "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" at the [[San Francisco Giants]]' home opener at [[Candlestick Park]].
*[[April 17]] – [[The Bangles]]' [[Susanna Hoffs]] marries screenwriter [[Jay Roach]] in Los Angeles, USA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/apr17.htm|title=Music history for April 17 from On-This-Day.com|website=On-this-day.com}}</ref>
*[[April 21]] – Former [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] bassist [[Bill Wyman]] marries designer Suzanne Accosta in France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3670387/Bill-Wyman-I-cant-live-off-the-Stones-royalties.html|title=Bill Wyman: I can't live off the Stones royalties|first=Robert|last=Sandall|date=January 10, 2008|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
*[[April 22]] – [[The Who's Tommy]] opens on Broadway.
*[[April 24]] – [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Cougar Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]] and more than 30 other artists perform at [[Farm Aid]] 6 in [[Ames, Iowa]], US.
*[[April 29]] – An animated version of [[Barry White]] appears on an episode of the US television cartoon series, ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref>{{cite episode
 | title = Whacking Day
 | episode-link = Whacking Day
 | series = The Simpsons
 | series-link = The Simpsons
 | airdate = April 29, 1993
 | season = 4
 | number = 20}}</ref>

===May–June===
*[[May 6]] – A government official announced that the Malaysian cabinet will commission musicians to speed up the tempo of the country's national anthem in an effort to make it more dynamic.<ref>Anon., "News in Brief: Quicker March", ''The Guardian'' (May 7, 1993): 12.</ref>
*[[May 10]] – [[Hugh Whitaker]], former drummer of [[The Housemartins]], is sentenced to six years in jail for attacking an ex–business partner with an axe.<ref>Samuel James, "Pop Star Jailed for Frenzied Axe Attack: Housemartin Gets 6 Years", ''The Daily Mirror'' (11 May 1993): 13.</ref>
*[[May 15]] – The [[1993 Eurovision Song Contest]], held at [[Green Glens Arena]] in [[Millstreet]], [[Ireland]], is won by singer [[Niamh Kavanagh]], representing the host country with the song "[[In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song)|In Your Eyes]]". Ireland equal [[France]] and [[Luxembourg]]'s tally of five total Eurovision victories.
* [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's The Way Love Goes]]" reaches number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and spends eight consecutive weeks at the top spot.
*[[May 18]] - [[Janet Jackson]] releases her 5th studio album titled [[Janet (album)|Janet]]. It becomes her 3rd consecutive album to debut at number one on the [[Billboard 200]], becoming the first album by a female artist to debut at number one in the [[MRC Data|Nielsen SoundScan]] Era. It also becomes the highest first week album sales by a female artist in history during that time, selling 350,000 copies.
*[[May 27]] – June 6 – The second Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival is held.<ref>Michale Shmith, "Brisbane Calls Its Own Festive Tune", ''The Sunday Age'' (February 22, 1993): 14.</ref>
*[[June 7]]
**On his 35th birthday, [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] announces that he is changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol. This led to him being called The Artist Formerly Known as Prince until 2000.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-25-boldest-career-moves-in-rock-history-20110318/prince-changes-his-name-to-an-unpronounceable-symbol-20110323|title=The 25 Boldest Career Moves in Rock History|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-01-22|date=March 18, 2011|first=Andy|last=Greene}}</ref>

===July–August===
*[[July 5]] – [[Björk]] releases her 1st solo studio album [[Debut (Björk album)|Debut]].
*[[July 7]] – Singer [[Mia Zapata]] of punk band [[The Gits]] is found dead after being beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled in the [[Capitol Hill (Seattle)|Capitol Hill]] district of Seattle. Her murder goes unsolved for a decade until DNA evidence leads to an arrest and conviction.
*[[July 17]] – [[Guns N' Roses]] play the final gig on their [[Use Your Illusion Tour]]. This will be the last time the original band plays together on stage until 2016.
*[[July 18]] – At a [[Lollapalooza]] concert in Philadelphia, [[Rage Against the Machine]] uses their entire 14-minute performance time to protest their single "[[Killing in the Name]]" being banned from radio. With only guitar feedback for sound, the group appears on stage naked with the letters "[[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]]" painted on their chests and electrical duct tape over their mouths.
*[[July 21]] – [[Ilaiyaraaja]] becomes the first Asian composer to have a symphony performed by a major UK orchestra ([[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]).
*[[August 3]] – Aharon Gorev's ''Klezmer Symphony'', the first of its kind, is featured on the opening concert of the sixth annual International Klezmer Festival in [[Safed]], Israel.<ref>Helen Kaye, "First 'Klezmer Symphony' Featuredat Festival in Safed", ''The Jerusalem Post'' (July 12, 1993): 8.</ref> 
*[[August 5]] – Singer [[Natalie Merchant]] announces on [[MTV]] that she is leaving [[10,000 Maniacs]] after 12 years in the band.
*[[August 10]] – [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] guitarist [[Euronymous]] is stabbed to death by fellow band member [[Varg Vikernes]] in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem.
*[[August 24]] – News breaks to the public that [[Michael Jackson]] is being investigated on [[1993 Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations|allegations of child molestation]].
*[[August 28]] – [[Bruce Dickinson]] plays his final show with [[Iron Maiden]] (until his return in 1999) in London. The show is broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and DVD.

===September–October===
*[[September 2]] – [[Snoop Dogg]] and his bodyguard are charged with the August 25 murder of a 20-year-old gang member in a drive-by shooting. They are cleared of the charges in 1996.
*[[September 14]] – A civil lawsuit is filed against [[Michael Jackson]] by thirteen-year-old Jordan Chandler and his parents, accusing the singer of sexually abusing the boy over the course of their friendship.
*[[September 20]] – [[Depeche Mode]] becomes among the earliest bands to go on the [[Internet]] to interact with fans, as the group holds a question-and-answer session on [[AOL]]. The event is marred by technical difficulties as many participants, including the band members themselves, have trouble logging on to the chat.
*[[September 25]] – [[Madonna]] starts [[The Girlie Show (Madonna)|the Girlie Show]], her fourth world tour, in London, England. The tour marked her first concerts in South America, Oceania and the Middle East. 
*[[September 30]] – October 2 – The [[Abu Ghosh Vocal Music Festival]] is held, featuring music of Jewish, Christian, and Moslem cultural traditions, and a performance of [[George Frideric Handel|Handel's]] ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]'' by the Ave Sol Choir from [[Riga]] and the [[Rehovot]] Camerata Orchestra directed by Avner Biron.<ref>Michael Ajzenstadt, "Abu Ghosh Music Festival: Encounters of the Third Kind", ''The Jerusalem Post'' (September 28, 1993): 7.</ref>
*[[October 1]] – [[MTV (Latin American TV channel)|MTV Latin America]] is launched.
*[[October 1]]–3 – Annual Australian Bush Music Festival takes place in Glen Innes.<ref>Susan Jarvis, "Glen Innes Goes Bush: Country Music", ''The Sun Herald'' (September 19, 1993):93.</ref>
*[[October 17]] – [[Savatage]] guitarist and co-founder [[Criss Oliva|Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva]] killed in a car accident.
*[[October 31]] – [[Tupac Shakur]] is arrested and charged with shooting two off-duty police officers in Atlanta. The charges are later dropped.

===November–December===
*[[November 6]]–7 – The second annual Tooheys Sydney Country Music Festival, is held at Clarendon (Hawkesbury) Racecourse, in Sydney.<ref>Susan Jarvis, "Double Treat for Fans: Country Music", ''The Sun Herald'' (October 31, 1993): 101.</ref>
*[[November 11]] – [[Michael Jackson]] ends his [[Dangerous World Tour]] in Mexico City, Mexico.
*[[November 12]] – Sir [[Peter Maxwell Davies]], responding to an announcement by the Arts Council that they would fund only two of London's four orchestras starting in 1994, confirms he plans to hand back his knighthood and consider leaving the country if this support were to be withdrawn.<ref>Joanna Coles, "Composer Will Move Abroad if London Orchestras Lose Funding", ''The Guardian'' (12 November): 3.</ref> 
*[[November 18]] – [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] play their unplugged concert in New York for MTV.
*[[November 19]] – [[Pearl Jam]] singer [[Eddie Vedder]] is arrested in New Orleans, USA on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.
*[[November 19]] – [[Madonna]] ends her tour in Tokyo, Japan.
*[[November 24]] - [[Janet Jackson]] begins her [[Janet World Tour]] in Cincinnati, Ohio. The opening concert was covered by [[MTV]] in a television special featuring brief live performances and coverage from the show.
*[[December 22]] – [[Michael Jackson]] makes his first public statement regarding the child molestation allegations leveled against him. In a videotaped address, Jackson calls the accusations "totally false" and asks the public to "wait to hear the truth before you label or condemn me."
*[[December 31]] – The 22nd annual [[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest|New Year's Rockin' Eve]] special airs on ABC, with appearances by [[Brooks & Dunn]], [[Daryl Hall]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Joey Lawrence]], [[SWV]], and [[Barry Manilow]].

===Also in 1993===
*[[Rick Astley]] retires from the music industry at the age of 27 after selling 40 million records in a five-year period.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/rick-astley-i-was-a-millionaire-at-22-thats-ridiculous/|title=Rick Astley: 'I was a millionaire at 22. That's ridiculous'|last=Parker|first=Olivia|date=2016-08-07|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-01-24|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
*[[Keiko Abe]] becomes the first woman to be inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.pas.org/experience/halloffame/AbeK.aspx "PAS Hall of Fame – Keiko Abe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045451/http://www.pas.org/experience/halloffame/AbeK.aspx |date=August 8, 2014 }}. Accessed 31 July 2014</ref>