Editing 1999 in music (section)

===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]].