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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.
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- February 15 - Sir Edward Elgar's unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne was performed for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK.[citation needed]
- February 17 - Illegal Art and ®™ark released Deconstructing Beck which quickly spawned reactions from Beck's publisher, record label, and personal lawyer.[citation needed]
- February 19
- The Stray Cats reunited for a benefit show for the Carl Perkins Foundation at House of Blues in Los Angeles, California, USA.[citation needed]
- Lorrie Morgan issued a statement denying a story reported in the tabloid Star magazine that claimed that the singer had an affair with US President Bill Clinton.[citation needed]
- February 22 - In Los Angeles, California, Stevie Wonder was honored as the 1999 MusiCares Person of the Year.[citation needed]
- February 24
- Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London, UK. He was mistakenly introduced as "Sir John Elton", but was renamed "Sir Elton John".[citation needed]
- John Fogerty was awarded the 1998 Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award.[citation needed]
- February 28 - A failed assassination attempt against the band RAM during the Port-au-Prince Carnival celebration in Haiti resulted in the death of eight innocent bystanders.[citation needed]
- March 13 - The Smashing Pumpkins filed a $1 million lawsuit against UK-based Sound And Media Ltd. alleging that the company released a book and CD about the band without proper clearances.[citation needed]
March 17- Van Halen III is released. It is the first Van Halen album to feature Gary Cherone on vocals.
- March 26 - Chuck Negron filed a lawsuit against his fellow Three Dog Night band mates alleging that they broke a 1990 settlement agreement and interfered with his career.[citation needed]
- April - John Frusciante rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the personal request of Flea.[citation needed]
- April 7 - George Michael was arrested in a public restroom in Beverly Hills, California, USA for lewd conduct. He was subsequently sentenced to community service.[citation needed]
- 17–April 19 - The second Terrastock festival took place in San Francisco, USA
- April 29 - Steven Tyler broke his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska, USA delaying Aerosmith's Nine Lives Tour and necessitating camera angle adjustments for the filming of the video for "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing".[citation needed]
- May - The third European Festival of Youth Choirs was held in Basel, Switzerland.
- May 8 - A British court ruled in favor of The Beatles and John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, stopping the release of another Live at the Star Club recording. All copies of the recording and the original tape are awarded to the Beatles, as well as damages and legal costs.[citation needed]
- May 29 - Geri Halliwell went into hiding and her public relations representative, Julian Torton, confirmed that she had left the Spice Girls permanently.[1]
- July 15 - Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer suffered burns when his Ferrari caught fire at a gas station.[citation needed]
- December 5 - Billboard changed its policy for its Hot 100 chart to allow airplay-only singles or album cuts to be accounted in the chart.[citation needed]
- The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra launched its own recording label, RLPO Live.[citation needed]
- Teen singer Billie Piper started her career by becoming the youngest British solo artist to debut at #1[citation needed] on the UK singles charts..
- Singers Brandy and Monica dominate the Billboard charts with the duet, "The Boy Is Mine", holding the Billboard Hot 100 #1 spot for 13 weeks.
- The United States Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act which gave the entertainment industry 20 more years of exclusive rights to all works created since 1923.[citation needed]
- Composer John Harbison was awarded a Heinz Award for the Arts and Humanities.[citation needed]
- The Goo Goo Dolls single, "Iris", set a new Billboard Hot 100 Airplay record in the U.S. by achieving 18 weeks at number one.[citation needed]
- Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee was arrested and charged with beating his wife, actress Pamela Anderson. Malibu, California, USA sheriff deputies responded to reports of a disturbance and found Anderson bleeding from an injury to her hand.[citation needed]
[edit] Bands formed
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- 30 Seconds to Mars
- A-Teens
- American Hi-Fi
- Breaking Benjamin
- Coldplay
- The Comas
- Eagles of Death Metal
- ETHEL
- Fantômas
- Fischerspooner
- Interpol
- Midtown
- Nobody's Angel
- Okkervil River
- Panda Bear
- Reggie and the Full Effect
- The Strokes
- Suburban Legends
- Sugababes
- Thrice
- Týr
- Underoath
- Zyklon
[edit] Bands disbanded
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- Archers of Loaf
- Cold Cold Hearts
- Dead Can Dance
- Faith No More
- Helmet
- Hoodoo Gurus
- Hunters & Collectors
- The Jesus and Mary Chain (reformed in 2007)
- Mineral
- A Minor Forest
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- The Posies
- The Presidents of the United States of America (reformed in 2000)
- Refused
- Shudder To Think
- Smoking Popes
- Suffocation (reformed in 2004)
- Toad The Wet Sprocket
- A Tribe Called Quest (reformed in 2006)
- Turbonegro (reformed in 2002)
- Weddings Parties Anything
[edit] Albums released
| Contents: | Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December |
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[edit] January
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 12 | Impossible Princess | Kylie Minogue | Australia |
| 13 | All Fall Down | Against All Authority | - |
| Naked Baby Photos | Ben Folds Five | Compilation | |
| The Troubleshooters | Funkdoobiest | - | |
| Money, Power & Respect | The Lox | - | |
| Yodel the Cowboy Way | Riders in the Sky | - | |
| Challenge for a Civilized Society | Unwound | - | |
| 20 | Moon Safari | Air | US |
| Viva la Ska Revolution | Bad Manners | Compilation | |
| My Secret Passion | Michael Bolton | - | |
| Petitioning the Empty Sky | Converge | - | |
| Loaded Deck | Ace Frehley | Greatest Hits | |
| 24 | Ce que je sais | Johnny Hallyday | - |
| 27 | Wide Open Spaces | Dixie Chicks | - |
| American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine | The Donnas | - | |
| Do or Die | Dropkick Murphys | - | |
| 29 | The Truth | Prince | - |
[edit] February
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 3 | Yield | Pearl Jam | - |
| 10 | Facing the Animal | Yngwie Malmsteen | - |
| Vuelve | Ricky Martin | - | |
| In the Aeroplane Over the Sea | Neutral Milk Hotel | US | |
| Terraform | Shellac | - | |
| 17 | Str8 Outta Northcote | Blood Duster | - |
| Destiny's Child | Destiny's Child | US | |
| The Big Knockover | No Fun At All | US | |
| Attack of The Planet Smashers | The Planet Smashers | - | |
| 24 | For a Lifetime | Jonathan Cain | - |
| Inferno - Last in Live | Dio | Live | |
| Stoners Reeking Havoc | Kottonmouth Kings | EP | |
| Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon | John Lennon | US, Compilation | |
| Formulas Fatal to the Flesh | Morbid Angel | - | |
| My Homies | Scarface | - | |
| SYR3: Invito Al Ĉielo | Sonic Youth | EP | |
| Train | Train | - | |
| The Big Lebowski | Various Artists | Soundtrack | |
| 25 | Bustin' + Dronin' | Blur | Remix and live album |