Editing 1993 in music (section)

===July–August===
*[[July 5]] – [[Björk]] releases her 1st solo studio album [[Debut (Björk album)|Debut]].
*[[July 7]] – Singer [[Mia Zapata]] of punk band [[The Gits]] is found dead after being beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled in the [[Capitol Hill (Seattle)|Capitol Hill]] district of Seattle. Her murder goes unsolved for a decade until DNA evidence leads to an arrest and conviction.
*[[July 17]] – [[Guns N' Roses]] play the final gig on their [[Use Your Illusion Tour]]. This will be the last time the original band plays together on stage until 2016.
*[[July 18]] – At a [[Lollapalooza]] concert in Philadelphia, [[Rage Against the Machine]] uses their entire 14-minute performance time to protest their single "[[Killing in the Name]]" being banned from radio. With only guitar feedback for sound, the group appears on stage naked with the letters "[[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]]" painted on their chests and electrical duct tape over their mouths.
*[[July 21]] – [[Ilaiyaraaja]] becomes the first Asian composer to have a symphony performed by a major UK orchestra ([[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]).
*[[August 3]] – Aharon Gorev's ''Klezmer Symphony'', the first of its kind, is featured on the opening concert of the sixth annual International Klezmer Festival in [[Safed]], Israel.<ref>Helen Kaye, "First 'Klezmer Symphony' Featuredat Festival in Safed", ''The Jerusalem Post'' (July 12, 1993): 8.</ref> 
*[[August 5]] – Singer [[Natalie Merchant]] announces on [[MTV]] that she is leaving [[10,000 Maniacs]] after 12 years in the band.
*[[August 10]] – [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] guitarist [[Euronymous]] is stabbed to death by fellow band member [[Varg Vikernes]] in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem.
*[[August 24]] – News breaks to the public that [[Michael Jackson]] is being investigated on [[1993 Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations|allegations of child molestation]].
*[[August 28]] – [[Bruce Dickinson]] plays his final show with [[Iron Maiden]] (until his return in 1999) in London. The show is broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and DVD.