Editing 1994 in music (section)

===March–April===
*[[March 1]]
**[[Selena]] becomes the first [[Tejano music]] singer to win a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]].<ref name=marshall>{{cite book|editor-last=Stacy|editor-first=Lee|title=Mexico and the United States|year=2002|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|location=New York|isbn=0-7614-7402-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DSzyMGh8pNwC&q=Selena+Live%21&pg=PA746|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804005503/https://books.google.com/books?id=DSzyMGh8pNwC&q=Selena+Live!&pg=PA746#v=snippet&q=Selena%20Live!&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] play their final concert, in [[Munich]].
**The [[36th Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[New York City|New York]], hosted by [[Garry Shandling]]. The [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] from the 1992 film ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], while its lead single, [[Whitney Houston]]'s cover of "[[I Will Always Love You#Whitney Houston version|I Will Always Love You]]", wins [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]. The single version of "[[A Whole New World#Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle version|A Whole New World]]", performed by [[Peabo Bryson]] and [[Regina Belle]], wins [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. [[Toni Braxton]] wins [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].
**[[Frank Sinatra]] receives the [[Grammy Legend Award]]. Sinatra's acceptance speech is cut short. Other artists criticize the producer's decision during the show, and [[Billy Joel]] takes extra time to perform his song, "The River of Dreams", noting that he is wasting valuable air time.
*[[March 3]] – In Rome, Nirvana's [[Kurt Cobain]] lapses into a coma after overdosing on [[Rohypnol]] and champagne.
*[[March 5]] – [[Grace Slick]] is arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her [[Tiburon, California]], home.<ref>{{cite book|last=Slick|first=Grace|author2=Andrea Cagan|title=Somebody to Love? A Rock-and-Roll Memoir|publisher=Warner Books|date=1998-09-01|location=New York, New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/somebodytolovero00slic/page/340 340–3]|isbn=978-0446523028|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/somebodytolovero00slic/page/340}}</ref>
*[[March 7]] – The United States Supreme Court decision ''[[Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.]]''  rules that [[parody]] can qualify as [[fair use]]. The case was spurred by [[2 Live Crew]] releasing a parody of the [[Roy Orbison]] hit "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]" without a license from the publishing firm [[Acuff-Rose Music]].
*[[March 8]] – [[Nine Inch Nails]] release their second studio album ''[[The Downward Spiral]]''. It would go on to sell over 3 million copies and be credited with helping bring industrial rock music into the mainstream.
*[[March 13]] – [[Selena]] releases her final Spanish album ''[[Amor Prohibido]]''. Its production had been delayed because of the launch of Selena's fashion clothing line and boutiques, and her "Selena Live!" tour in support of ''Live!''.<ref>{{cite video |people=(actor) [[Edward James Olmos]], (producers) [[Abraham Quintanilla Jr.]], Claribel Cuevas, Jeffrey Coulter, [[José Behar]], Ranal J. Edwards, (director) Cecilia Miniucchi, (writer) John Lannert |year=1997 |title=Selena Remembered |publisher=EMI Latin |location=Corpus Christi, Texas |time=60 }}</ref>
*[[March 18]]
**[[Courtney Love]] calls the police, fearing that her husband, [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana's]] [[Kurt Cobain]], is suicidal. Police confiscate four guns and 25 boxes of ammo from Cobain's home.
**Bassist [[Darryl Jones]] replaces [[Bill Wyman]] in [[The Rolling Stones]].
*[[March 22]] - [[Pantera]] releases ''[[Far Beyond Driven]]'', which becomes the heaviest album to hit number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
*[[March 30]] – [[Pink Floyd]] embark on what would be their last world tour before their breakup. The record-breaking tour supports their ''[[The Division Bell|Division Bell]]'' album, with the band playing to 5,500,000 people in 68 cities and grossing over £150,000,000 (US$186,952,500).
*[[March 31]] – [[Madonna on Late Show with David Letterman]]: [[Madonna]] appears on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', making headlines with her profanity-laced interview.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Ken|title=Like Aversion: Madonna's shocking David Letterman interview – The pop-star's interview on the ''Late Show'' produces the show's highest ratings|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1994/04/15/madonnas-shocking-david-letterman-interview|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201225810/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,301834,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robin Williams]] later describes the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman."
*[[April 8]] – The body of [[Kurt Cobain]], lead singer of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], is found. [[Death of Kurt Cobain|Cobain's death]], three days before, is legally declared to be suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot.
*[[April 11]] – [[The Offspring]] release ''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'', which goes on to become the best selling independent album of all time and one of the most influential albums of the 90s.
*[[April 25]]
**[[Blur (band)|Blur]] releases ''[[Parklife]]'', their first album to reach No. 1 in UK, where it was certified quadruple platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=20817&#93; |title=Platinum Awards Content |access-date=December 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat |archive-date=February 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
**[[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]] of the [[Beastie Boys]] is sentenced to 200 hours of community service for attacking a television cameraman during funeral services for actor [[River Phoenix]] in November 1993.
*[[April 26]] – [[Grace Slick]] pleads guilty to having pointed a shotgun at police officers on March 5.
*[[April 27]] – The legendary [[The Fillmore|Fillmore]] club reopens in San Francisco with a concert headlined by [[The Smashing Pumpkins]].
*[[April 30]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 1994|39th Eurovision Song Contest]] takes place in [[Dublin]], Ireland, which becomes the first-ever country to win three consecutive contests. Its winners are [[Paul Harrington (musician)|Paul Harrington]] and [[Charlie McGettigan]] with "Rock 'N' Roll Kids", written by [[Brendan Graham]]. The interval features the first-ever public performance of ''[[Riverdance]]'', featuring [[Michael Flatley]] and [[Jean Butler]], which developed into the world-famous stage show.<ref>{{cite web | last=Hayes | first=Cathy | url=http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/Amazing-facts-about-the-Irish-dance-phenomenon-Riverdance.html | title=Amazing facts about the Irish dance phenomenon "Riverdance" | work=IrishCentral.com | date=29 January 2015 | access-date=15 July 2015 | archive-date=March 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319062733/http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/Amazing-facts-about-the-Irish-dance-phenomenon-Riverdance.html | url-status=live }}</ref>