Editing 1976 in music (section)

===January–February===
*[[January 5]] – Former [[The Beatles|Beatles]] road manager [[Mal Evans]] is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an [[air rifle]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Nicholas Schaffner|title=The British Invasion: From the First Wave to the New Wave|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qEEUAQAAIAAJ|date=1 January 1982|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=978-0-07-055089-6|page=306}}</ref>
*[[January 6]] – [[Peter Frampton]] releases his live album ''[[Frampton Comes Alive!]]''
*[[January 7]] – Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles [[jail|County Jail]] and four years [[probation]] for involuntary [[manslaughter]] in the 1974 [[Hard and soft drugs|drug]]-induced death of [[Average White Band]] drummer [[Robbie McIntosh (drummer)|Robbie McIntosh]].
*[[January 13]] – A trial begins for seven [[Brunswick Records]] and [[Dakar Records]] employees. The record company employees are charged with stealing more than $184,000 in royalties from artists.
*[[January 19]] – Concert promoter Bill Sargent makes an offer of $30 million to [[the Beatles]] if they will reunite for a concert.<ref>{{cite book|author=New York Media, LLC|title=New York Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YuMCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77|date=22 March 1976|publisher=New York Media, LLC|pages=77|issn=0028-7369}}</ref>
*[[February 15]] – [[Bette Midler]] bails seven members of her entourage out of jail after they are arrested on charges of [[cocaine]] and [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] possession.
*[[February 19]] – Former [[Tower of Power]] lead singer Rick Stevens is arrested and charged with the drug-related murders of three men in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/after-36-years-prison-tower-power-s-rick-stevens-returns-n573001|title=After 36 Years in Prison, Tower of Power's Rick Stevens Returns to Sing|author=Jon Schuppe|date=12 May 2016|website=NBC News|access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref>
*[[February 20]] – [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] have their footprints added to the sidewalk outside Hollywood's [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]].
*[[February 24]] – Released one week before, [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]' ''[[Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)]]'' compilation becomes the first [[album]] certified [[Platinum album|platinum]] by the [[RIAA]]. The new platinum certification represents sales of at least 1 million copies for albums and 2 million copies for [[Single (music)|single]]s. Globally, it will become probably the second [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling album]] of all time.
*[[February 28]] – The [[18th Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[Andy Williams]]. [[Paul Simon]]'s ''[[Still Crazy After All These Years]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Captain & Tennille]]'s "[[Love Will Keep Us Together]]" wins [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Judy Collins]]' version of "[[Send in the Clowns]]" wins [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. [[Natalie Cole]] wins [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].