Editing 1996 in music (section)

===March===
* [[March 4]] – [[The Beatles]]' second reunion song is released as part of their first reunion since the band's breakup 26 years earlier. The song is a finished version of [[Real Love (John Lennon song)|"Real Love"]], a [[John Lennon]] demo from 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/the-beatles |title=The Beatles |access-date=February 5, 2009 |year=2007 |publisher=[[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] and Museum, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104020931/http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-beatles |archive-date=January 4, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[March 13]] – [[Ramones]] fans riot in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina after waiting all night for concert tickets, only to find the show is sold out.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27352-2004Mar3.html |title=Entertainment Highlights in History |access-date=February 5, 2009 |date=March 3, 2004 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
* [[March 16]] – [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Boyz II Men]]'s 16th consecutive week stay at No. 1 in the American charts with "[[One Sweet Day]]" ends when [[Celine Dion]]'s "[[Because You Loved Me]]" reaches No. 1. "One Sweet Day" enjoyed the longest consecutive stay at No. 1 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|'' Billboard'' Hot 100]]'s history.<ref>{{cite news |last=Catlin |first=Roger |date=December 24, 1998 |title=Old Songs In New Packages Are Hot Gifts The Greatest Season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-the-greatest-season/171114133/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=Hartford Courant |pages=63 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[March 18]] – The [[Sex Pistols]] announce they will reunite for a 20th anniversary tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/sex-pistols |title=Sex Pistols |access-date=February 5, 2009 |year=2007 |publisher=[[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] and Museum, Inc.| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090208230714/http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/sex-pistols| archive-date=February 8, 2009| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[March 28]] – [[Phil Collins]] announces he is leaving [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] to focus on his solo career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/genesis-reuniting-after-decade-apart-1.587873 |title=Genesis reuniting after decade apart |access-date=February 5, 2009 |date=October 19, 2006 |publisher=[[CBC News]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070120095825/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/10/19/genesis-reunion.html |archive-date = January 20, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>