1993 in music

Events

Date Unknown- Christian Rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed.
January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February of 1992.
January 12 - Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, California. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone.
January 13 - Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia for simulating a sex act onstage.
February 9 - 311 releases their first studio album, "Music"
February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview in fifteen years.
February 14 - Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack
March 4 - Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
March 6 - Whitney Houston's single "I Will Always Love You" posts its 14th week at number one, becoming the longest running number one single of all time.
April - Green Day signs a contract to Reprise Records
April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.
April 16 - Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate "Earth Day". Other performers included Ringo Starr, Steve Miller and Don Henley
April 20 - Aerosmith releases their massively successful album Get a Grip, which becomes their first album to debut at #1, sells 7 million copies in a 2-year timespan in the United States alone, sells 20 million copies worldwide, and wins the band two Grammy awards
April 21 - Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta
April 17 - The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, California
April 24 - Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa
April 29 - An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of The Simpsons.
May 31 - Oasis plays at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow supporting 18 Wheeler. They were spotted by Creation Records boss Alan McGee who was among the audience and offered them their first contract after the show.
June 7 - Prince announces that he is changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol: File:Prince symbol.svg
June 21 - Jamiroquai's debut album Emergency on Planet Earth goes straight to number one in the UK, and stays there for four weeks.
July 9 - The Velvet Underground follow up a headlining reunion tour of Europe with an opening slot ahead of U2 in Naples. Tensions in the band lead to a breakup soon after; this turns out to be their final show.^[1]
July 17 - SWV's single Weak peaked at #1 in the U.S. Billboard charts. It lasted 7 weeks on the chart.
August 10 - Mayhem guitarist Euronymous is stabbed to death by Count Grishnackh in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem.
August 10 - Billy Joel releases River of Dreams his final pop/rock studio album to date.
August 28 - Bruce Dickinson plays his final show with Iron Maiden (until his return in 1999). The show was broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and dvd.
September 21 - Nirvana's final studio album, In Utero, is released
September - Ace of Base releases their huge record breaking debut album The Sign, also known as Happy Nation, and Happy Nation U.S Version. The Sign went on to sell 23 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the United States.
October 17 - Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva killed in a car accident by a seven-time drunk driver.
November - A new opera house opens in Helsinki, Finland
November 19 - Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is arrested in New Orleans on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.
December 4 - Frank Zappa dies of prostate cancer.
The Pro Art Symphony Orchestra is founded in San Francisco.
Michael Jackson denies child molestation charges in a four minute statement that is broadcast live on television.
Garth Brooks releases his "In Pieces" album, despite being heavily pop oriented it surprisingly gets rave reviews from the country music industry and goes on to become his fourth chart-topping album.
Natalie Merchant leaves 10,000 Maniacs after being in the band for twelve years.
New Order break up whilst on the tour for their album Republic, and apparently do not speak to each other for another 5 years.