Editing 1999 in music (section)

==Events==
===January===
*[[January 7]]
**After eight years of marriage, musician husband [[Rod Stewart]] and supermodel wife [[Rachel Hunter]] announce their separation.
**[[Paul McCartney]] attends the launch of his daughter [[Heather McCartney|Heather]]'s first housewares collection in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
*[[January 11]] – During the [[American Music Awards]], [[Billy Joel]] is awarded the Special Award of Merit for his "inspired songwriting skills" and "exciting showmanship."
*[[January 12]]
**[[Britney Spears]] releases her hit album [[...Baby One More Time (album)|''...Baby One More Time'']]. The album is the second best-selling album of the 90s in the US and the third best-selling album of the 90s worldwide. It also enters the list of the top 20 best-selling albums of all time.
**[[Fredrik Johansson (musician)|Fredrik Johansson]] is fired from [[Dark Tranquillity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Fredrik_Johansson/6180|title=Fredrik Johansson – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=Metal-archives.com}}</ref><!--"Sidan du söker finns ..."-->
*[[January 15]]–[[January 31|31]] – After a short hiatus in 1998, the [[Big Day Out]] festival returns to Australia and New Zealand, headlined by [[Hole (band)|Hole]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]].<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 21]] – [[A&M Records]] is shut down and merged into the [[Universal Music Group]] umbrella label [[Interscope Geffen A&M Records|Interscope Geffen A&M]]. It would be relaunched in 2007.
*[[January 22]] – German [[industrial music|industrial]] band [[KMFDM]] announces that it has disbanded.
*[[January 28]] – [[Kirk Franklin]] performs at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland for the video recording of "The Nu Nation Tour" featuring [[CeCe Winans]], [[Trin-i-Tee 5:7]] and [[Crystal Lewis]]
*[[January 30]] – Britney Spears' hit album and single [[...Baby One More Time (album)|''...Baby One More Time'']] both hit number one on the Billboard Charts. This is her first album (and song) to achieve this. The album spent 6 weeks on number 1 and a total of 103 weeks on the Billboard 200 Charts. It's number 16 on the Billboard list "Best Female Albums of all time" and number 41 on the Billboard list "Best Albums of all time". The single "[[...Baby One More Time]]" spent 2 consecutive weeks on number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and a total of 32 weeks on that same list.

===February===
*[[February 9]] – [[NSYNC]] release their third single from their debut album, "[[(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You]]", which peaks in the top 10 on the Pop charts.
*[[February 10]] – [[Iron Maiden]] announces that singer [[Bruce Dickinson]] and guitarist [[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith]] have rejoined the band.
*[[February 14]] – [[Elton John]] appears as himself in a special episode of the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]].''
*[[February 15]] – "[[Rolling Stones]] Day" is declared in [[Minnesota]] by Governor (and former Rolling Stones bodyguard) [[Jesse Ventura]].
*[[February 19]] – [[Marilyn Manson]] files a defamation countersuit against former ''[[Spin Magazine]]'' editor Craig Marks, in response to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit that Marks filed in January against the singer, the [[record label]] Nothing/Interscope, and Manson's bodyguard agency.
*[[February 20]] – [[Trace Adkins]] performs his first concert following surgery for tendon damage and a broken ankle. Contrary to doctor's orders, Adkins does not remain seated during the performance.
*[[February 22]] – In Los Angeles, California, [[Stevie Wonder]] is honored as the 1999 [[MusiCares]] Person of the Year.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kw4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=1999+MusiCares+stevie+wonder&pg=PA68 ''Billboard'', 6 Feb 1999.  Retrieved 8 October 2012]</ref>
*[[February 23]] – [[Eminem]] releases his second studio album and major-label debut, ''[[The Slim Shady LP]]''. It debuts at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling over 200,000 copies in its first week. It remains on the ''Billboard'' 200 for 100 weeks.
*[[February 24]] – [[Lauryn Hill]] makes history at the [[1999 Grammy Awards]] by being the first female artist to win five Grammys in one night. 
*[[February 25]] – [[Prince (musician)|The Artist Formerly Known as Prince]] files a lawsuit against nine Web sites for copyright and trademark infringement, claiming that the websites sell bootlegged recordings and offer unauthorized song downloads.

===March===
*[[March 1]] – [[Sony]] Music Distribution raises wholesale prices on audio compact discs by 8 US cents.
*[[March 2]] 
**[[Cher]]'s song "Believe" reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Cher the oldest female artist (at the age of 52) to perform this feat. Cher also set the record for the longest hit-making career span, with 33 years between the release of her first and last Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles (1965 and 1999).
**The [[House of Blues]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]] at the Mandalay Bay Resort. [[Bob Dylan]] performs a concert at the club and is joined by [[U2]]'s lead singer [[Bono]] for an encore of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door".
*[[March 5]] – [[Trauma Records]] files a $40 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against the members of [[Bush (British band)|Bush]] for failing to deliver a new album.
*[[March 6]] – A 67-year-old [[George Jones]] is seriously injured in a car accident while on his way home. Jones' Lexus crashed into a bridge at about 1:30&nbsp;p.m. It is later revealed that alcohol was a factor in the accident.
*[[March 15]] – [[Marilyn Manson]] is injured when he slips and falls during a concert at the Great Western Forum in [[Inglewood, California]]. Manson's performance is cut short.
*[[March 16]] – The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] introduces a new certification level, Diamond, for albums or singles selling ten million units.
*[[March 17]] – [[Namie Amuro]]'s mother Emiko Taira is murdered.
*[[March 21]] – Irish girl band [[B*Witched]] score their fourth consecutive #1 with "[[Blame It On The Weatherman]]" on the UK singles chart. They become the first band to have all their first four singles enter at the top simultaneously and set a new record. It is broken a year later by Irish boy band [[Westlife]].
*[[March 23]] – [[Green Day]] release "[[Nice Guys Finish Last]]", the lead track as well as the fourth and final single off their 1997 album ''[[Nimrod (album)|Nimrod]]'', and was their last single to be released in the 20th century.
*[[March 27]] – The [[Bee Gees]] end their [[Bee Gees#One Night Only|One Night Only]] tour in [[Sydney, Australia]].

===April===
*[[April 10]] – A charity tribute, the [[Concert for Linda]] McCartney is held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. ''Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert For Linda'', features performances by [[Paul McCartney]], [[Chrissie Hynde]] of [[the Pretenders]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Sinéad O'Connor]], and [[George Michael]]. Proceeds raised at the event went to animal rights causes.
*[[April 13]] – [[Faith Hill]] and [[LeAnn Rimes]] at the [[VH1 Divas]].
*[[April 19]] – [[Neil Young]] performs at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. Due to a mistake by a Madison Square Garden staff member, the marquee read "[[Bob Dylan]], Tonight at 8pm". Young jokingly introduced one of his guitar players as Bob Dylan during the show.
*[[April 20]]
**[[Billy Joel]] performs at Meadowlands in [[New Jersey]]. Joel announces that this would be his last public pop music concert. Joel also announces plans on devoting his future efforts to classical music.
**The [[Columbine High School massacre]] takes place in [[Jefferson County, Colorado]], sparking a widespread moral panic that ultimately tries to place the blame on violent media, including music perceived to be violent and/or connected to the goth culture. American rocker [[Marilyn Manson]] receives the brunt of the blame despite evidence that neither of the shooters were fans of his. Manson then withdraws, only to address the issue in the form of his [[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)|fourth studio album]]. The finger is also pointed at German industrial metal acts [[Rammstein]] and [[KMFDM]], of whom the shooters were fans. This [[sensationalism]] gradually wanes in the years following, and all three music acts ironically achieve more mainstream acceptance in the U.S. than they had prior to the massacre. [[Christian Contemporary Music]] artists respond to the concept that [[Atheism]] caused the shooting and in particular the [[Cassie Bernall]] urban legend (about a girl who was initially believed to have been shot in the head for answering "yes" when perpetrator Eric Harris asked her if she believed in God) with songs such as "A New Hope" by [[Five Iron Frenzy]], about a band member's sister who had been trapped in the choir room returning to school after the shooting, and "[[This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)|This Is Your Time]]" by [[Michael W. Smith]], a direct response to the Cassie Bernall story.
*[[April 26]] – Musician and former bandleader of The Sound, [[Adrian Borland]], commits suicide in London.
*[[April 28]] – [[Tom Petty|Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] receive a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].
*[[April 30]] – [[Columbine High School massacre]]: [[Aerosmith]] visits Columbine High School shooting victim Lance Kirklin in a Colorado hospital before a concert in [[Denver, Colorado]]. Kirklin was one of 24 wounded in the April 20 shooting, 13 others were killed.

===May===
*[[May 1]]
**"The Paintings of [[Paul McCartney]]" exhibit opens at the Lyz Art Forum in [[Siegen]], Germany. The exhibit features around 70 paintings by the former [[The Beatles|Beatle]].
**Musical group [[Atari Teenage Riot]] starts a riot in Berlin with their anti-consumer and anti-government lyrics.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
*[[May 18]]
**The [[Backstreet Boys]] release their third studio album ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'' both in the US and internationally.
*[[May 29]] – The 44th [[Eurovision Song Contest 1999|Eurovision Song Contest]], held at the [[International Convention Center (Jerusalem)|International Convention Center]] in [[Jerusalem]], is won by [[Sweden|Swedish]] singer [[Charlotte Perrelli|Charlotte Nilsson]] with the song "[[Take Me to Your Heaven (song)|Take Me to Your Heaven]]".

===June===
*[[June 1]]
** [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]] network [[Napster]] is launched.
** [[Blink-182]] release their third studio album ''[[Enema of the State]]'', which debuted at #9 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], skyrocketing the band into mainstream success and spearheading a second wave of [[pop-punk]].
*[[June 2]] – The [[Backstreet Boys]] smash the old first-week sales record of Garth Brooks' 1.08 million, with ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'', which sold over 1.13 million in its first week and was the first album to sell over 500,000 copies at least 2 weeks. The album holds at No. 1 first-weeks sales record of the 1990s.
*[[June 13]] – [[S Club 7]] debut at #1 on the [[UK singles chart]] with their first single "[[Bring It All Back]]" and become the largest vocal group to enter at the top.
*[[June 22]]
** [[Christina Aguilera]] releases "[[Genie in a Bottle]]", which becomes a worldwide hit, selling over seven million copies.
** [[Limp Bizkit]]'s second album, ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'', debuts at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 643,874 copies sold in its first week. The album launches them into mainstream success.
*[[June 25]] - [[Michael Jackson]] MJ & Friends Concerts in 1999, with numerous other performers as well. The purpose of the tour was to raise funds for children in Kosovo, Africa & elsewhere. Jackson gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in Seoul, South Korea on June 25 & the second one was in Munich, Germany [[June 27]].
*[[June 28]] – [[Britney Spears]] embarks on her first [[concert tour]], [[...Baby One More Time Tour]]. The tour only reached North America and garnered a positive review, but generated some controversy due to her racy outfit and accusation of [[lip syncing]].
* [[June 29]] 
**[[Santana (band)|Santana]] and [[Matchbox Twenty]] vocalist [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]] release [[Smooth (Santana song)|"Smooth"]], which peaks at #1 for 12 weeks.
**Razor and Tie releases the single-disc version of ''[[Monster Ballads]]''. It would eventually be certified platinum at the end of the year.

===July===
*[[July 1]] – The new [[Scottish Parliament]] is formally opened with a rock concert in the shadow of [[Edinburgh Castle]] and is headlined by [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]], whose lead singer [[Shirley Manson]] is at the time one of the biggest music stars from Scotland.
*[[July 3]] – [[Indie rock]] icon [[Mark Sandman]] collapses on stage at the Giardini del Principe in [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina|Palestrina]], [[Latium]], Italy (near Rome) while performing with [[Morphine (band)|Morphine]]. He is soon pronounced dead of a heart attack at the age of 46. Morphine immediately disbands.
*[[July 8]] – [[Adrian Erlandsson]] quits [[The Haunted (Swedish band)|The Haunted]] as the drummer while the band hires [[Per Möller Jensen]] as Erlandsson's replacement.
*[[July 12]] – [[Gregg Alexander]] issues a press release dissolving the [[New Radicals]].
*[[July 13]]–18 – The third [[Yoyo A Go Go]] punk and indie rock festival opens in [[Olympia, Washington]].
*[[July 20]] – [[Powerman 5000]] release their second studio album ''[[Tonight the Stars Revolt!]]''
*[[July 23|July 22]]–25 – The highly anticipated [[Woodstock 99]] festival takes place in Rome, New York. Performers include the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Korn]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[DMX]], [[James Brown]], and [[Jamiroquai]].

===August===
*[[August 14]]–15 – [[Prince (musician)|The Artist Formerly Known as Prince]] holds a weekend yard sale at his [[Paisley Park]] Studios, with part of the proceeds going to benefit underprivileged youth.<ref name="tafkap-sale">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433319/prince-sells-off-memorabilia-at-charity-yard-sale.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129051918/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433319/prince-sells-off-memorabilia-at-charity-yard-sale.jhtml |url-status=dead |
archive-date=January 29, 2013 |title=Prince Sells Off Memorabilia At Charity Yard Sale |date=August 16, 1999 |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref>
*[[August 24]] – [[Christina Aguilera]] releases her self titled debut album. It will become one of the best selling albums of the year and sell over 14 million copies.
*[[August 27]]–29 – The third [[Terrastock]] [[music festival|festival]] is held in London.
*[[August 31]] – [[Megadeth]] release eighth studio album ''[[Risk (Megadeth album)|Risk]]''.

===September===
*[[September 1]] – The [[Irish Music Hall of Fame]] opens; [[Van Morrison]] is the first inducted into the museum.
*[[September 9]] – The [[MTV Video Music Awards]] of 1999 take place. [[Britney Spears]] has the most memorable performance of the event, performing her hit single "[[...Baby One More Time]]"; [[NSYNC]] joined her with their song "[[Tearin' Up My Heart]]".
*[[September 14]] – Nu-Metal Band [[Dope (band)|Dope]] Release their debut studio album ''[[Felons and Revolutionaries]].''
*[[September 17]] – Rapper [[Eminem]] is sued by his mother for $10 million, claiming that public comments he made about her were slanderous and had caused emotional stress and financial harm.<ref name="eminem-lawsuit">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428629/eminem-sued-by-his-mother-10-million.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523182826/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428629/eminem-sued-by-his-mother-10-million.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2011 |title=Eminem Sued By His Mother For $10 Million |author=Kara Manning |date=September 20, 1999 |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref> She eventually collects a mere $1,600 settlement in 2001.
*[[September 21]] – [[David Bowie]]'s twenty-first studio album ''[[Hours (David Bowie album)|Hours]]'' becomes the first complete [[album]] by a major artist legally available to download over the Internet, preceding the physical release by two weeks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/22/business/the-flux-in-pop-music-has-a-distinctly-download-beat-to-it.html|title=The Flux in Pop Music Has a Distinctly Download Beat to It|first=Sue|last=Cummings|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=1999-09-22|access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref>
*[[September 28]] – [[Creed (band)|Creed]] releases their second studio album ''[[Human Clay]]''. The album debuted No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
*[[September 30]] – ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' announces that [[Ministry of Sound]] Recordings Ltd is expanding into Australia after ending a partnership with [[Mushroom Records|MDS Dancenet]] and establishes [[Ministry of Sound Australia]], known until 2005 as Ministry of Sound (UK) Pty Ltd. Ministry UK also secures a distribution deal with [[EMI|EMI Music Group Australasia Pty Ltd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=ministry+of+sound+australia&pg=PA40|title=Billboard|first= |last= |date=30 October 1999|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref>

===October===
*[[October 9]]
**"[[Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)|Heartbreaker]]", the lead single from [[Mariah Carey]]'s seventh studio album, ''[[Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)|Rainbow]]'', reaches #1 on the [[Billboard 100]], becoming her 14th #1 single and also her 59th week atop the chart. When it stayed at #1 for a further week Carey surpassed [[The Beatles]] for the act with the most weeks spent at number one. The song also topped charts in Canada and New Zealand.
**The first [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] is held in California. The inaugural line-up consists of [[Beck]], [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[Morrissey]] and [[Rage Against the Machine]].
**The anti-poverty initiative [[NetAid]] is launched with simultaneous benefit concerts in London, [[New Jersey]] and [[Geneva]].
*[[October 19]] – [[98 Degrees]] release their first Christmas album ''[[This Christmas (98 Degrees album)|This Christmas]].''
*[[October 20]] – [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] leaves [[Hole (band)|Hole]].

===November===
*[[November 5]] 
**Australian independent record label [[Liberation Music]] is formed.
**[[Gary Cherone]] leaves [[Van Halen]].
*[[November 11]] – [[Toploader]] release their debut studio album, [[Onka's Big Moka]]. 
*[[November 12]] – 1970s rock star [[Gary Glitter]] is jailed for four months for downloading [[child pornography]] off the [[Internet]].
*[[November 15]] – [[Korn]] performs their entire album ''[[Issues (Korn album)|Issues]]'' at the Apollo Theater in New York City, becoming the first rock band ever to perform at the Apollo.
*[[November 16]]
**[[Korn]]'s fourth studio album, ''[[Issues (Korn album)|Issues]]'', debuts at number 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 575,000 copies sold in its first week.
*[[November 23]] – [[Michael W. Smith]] release their ninth studio album ''[[This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)|This Is Your Time]]''.
** [[University of Oregon]] student Jeffrey Levy, having downloaded MP3s without permission, is the first person convicted for copyright infringement under the [[NET Act]] of 1997. He is sentenced to two years of probation and a limit on Internet access.<ref name="wired">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/11/32276 |title=MP3 Pirate Gets Probation |author=Jennifer Sullivan |date=November 24, 1999 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |access-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref>

===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">
{{Cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9800E4D81238F932A05751C1A96F958260 |title=George Harrison Stabbed in Chest by an Intruder |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 26, 2012 | first=Sarah | last=Lyall | date=December 31, 1999}}</ref>
*[[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>

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*Vocalist Lawrence Mackrory quits [[Darkane]]. The band hires by Andreas Sydow as his replacement after.