Editing 1999 in music (section)

===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.