1998 in music
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.
Events
January
- January 28
- Interscope Records pays a radio station in Portland, Oregon, USA, $5000 to play the Limp Bizkit single "Counterfeit" fifty times. The business move is widely criticized in the media as "payola", but the controversy serves to further increase publicity for the band.[1]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia. At the same time, he grows out his hair and shaves off his moustache, radically changing his signature look.
- January 31 – The Presidents of the United States of America play a farewell show in their hometown of Seattle. They would reunite in 2000.
February
- February 5
- Carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi becomes the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.[2]
- Former Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford publicly reveals his homosexuality for the first time in an interview with MTV.[3]
- February 15 – Sir Edward Elgar's unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne is performed for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK.[4]
- February 19 - The Stray Cats reunite for a benefit show for the Carl Perkins Foundation at House of Blues in Los Angeles, USA.[5]
- February 22 – In Los Angeles, California, Stevie Wonder is honored as the 1999 MusiCares Person of the Year.[6]
- February 23 – "Frozen", the first single from Madonna's eighth studio album, Ray of Light, is released. The single is a worldwide hit, peaking at #2 on US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming her first single to enter the charts at #1 in the UK.
- February 24 - Elton John is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom at Buckingham Palace, London, UK. He was mistakenly introduced as "Sir John Elton", but was renamed "Sir Elton John".[7]
- February 28 – Haitian group RAM survive an assassination attempt while performing at a carnival, after a disagreement with the newly elected mayor of Port-au-Prince.[8]
March
- March 3 – Madonna releases her seventh studio album Ray of Light. The album eventually sells over 16 million copies worldwide. The album received near universal acclaim upon release. Her collaborations with producer William Orbit, as well as her conversion to Kabbalah resulted in a completely new and unique lyric and musical approach for Madonna, which inevitably gains her four Grammy Awards out of a total of six nominations, as well as many other prestigious awards.
- March 10 – The South Korean-made MPMan, the first mass-produced digital audio player, is launched at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover, Germany.[9]
- March 13 – The Smashing Pumpkins file a US$1 million lawsuit against UK-based Sound And Media Ltd, alleging that the company has released a book and CD about the band without proper clearance.[10]
- March 17 – Van Halen III is released. It is the first Van Halen album to feature Gary Cherone on vocals.
- March 24 - NSYNC bursts onto the music scene with the release of their debut album NSYNC
- March 26 – Chuck Negron files 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
- April 3 – Dave Navarro is fired by The Red Hot Chili Peppers.[11]
- April 6 – Organizers announce that Lollapalooza will not be staged in 1998 due to the inability to sign a major headlining act. The festival would return in 2003.
- April 7 – George Michael is arrested in a public restroom in Beverly Hills, California, USA for lewd conduct. He is subsequently sentenced to community service, and later describes it as a "subconsciously deliberate act".[12]
- April 14 – The first VH1 Divas Live concert is broadcast on VH1, starring Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Céline Dion, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey.
- April 17-19 – The second Terrastock festival takes place in San Francisco, USA.
- April 29 – Steven Tyler breaks 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
- May 5 - South Korean boy band, Shinhwa debuted under SM Entertainment.
- May 8
- The third European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in Basel, Switzerland.
- A British court rules 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.
- May 9 – The 43rd Eurovision Song Contest, held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is won by Israel's transsexual performer Dana International with the song "Diva" See: [1]
- May 26 – Anggun releases her debut album, Snow on the Sahara in North America, which would go on to sell 1 million copies across Europe and America. Becoming the best-selling album by Asian artist outside Asia.[13]
- May 31 – Geri Halliwell goes into hiding as her public relations representative, Julian Torton, confirms that she has left the Spice Girls permanently.[14]
June
- June 1 – Scott Weiland's public problems with drugs continue when he is arrested in New York after buying heroin.
July
- July 3 – Westlife is formally created and signed to the record label BMG.
- July 5 – Teen singer Billie Piper starts her career by becoming the youngest British solo artist to debut at #1 on the UK singles charts with "Because We Want To".
August
- August 18 – Korn's third studio album, Follow the Leader, enters Billboard 200 at number 1, with 268,000 copies sold in its first week. It goes on to be certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA and sell over 14 million copies worldwide, thus launching nu metal into the mainstream.
- August 20 – Cirith Ungol Founding guitarist Jerry Fogle dies from liver failure.
- August 24 – Pearl Jam's "Do the Evolution" video premieres on MTV's 120 Minutes; it is the group's first music video in six years.
- August 25 – Lauryn Hill releases her breakthrough debut album The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. The album goes on to be certified 7x Platinum by the RIAA and sell over 19 million copies worldwide.
- August 29 – The Bee Gees open their One Night Only tour in Dublin, Ireland[15]
September
- September 14 – Total Request Live is broadcast for the first time on MTV.
- September 16 – Lou Reed performs for President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel at the White House.
October
- October 5 – MuchMoreMusic is launched in Canada.
- October 6 - Kurupt's debut studio album, Kuruption!, is released by Antra Records. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on October 24, 1998.
- October 8 – The Recording Industry Association of America files in court against Diamond Multimedia in an attempt to block the release of the new Rio PMP300, arguing that the MP3 digital audio player is a music piracy device. The RIAA's application is denied on October 26, clearing the way for the PMP300 to become the first commercially successful MP3 player.
- October 19 - Believe, the first single of Cher's twenty-second studio album of the same name is released, becoming a super smash hit. After seven consecutive weeks atop of the UK official sigles chart, it became the best selling single in that country, also the best selling single by a female artist in UK history. In March 13 of 1999, Believe became Cher's 5th number one single in US, spending four consecutive weeks at #1 and becoming the best selling single of that year.
- October 23 – Britney Spears' debut single, "...Baby One More Time", is released. It would become the top-selling single of 1999, selling over nine million units worldwide.
- October 27 – The Copyright Term Extension Act is signed into law, giving the entertainment industry 20 more years of exclusive rights to all works created since 1923.
November
- November 10 - Cher released her twenty-second studio album Believe which became the most successful of her career: it peaked at number one in seven countries, #4 in US and #7 in UK. The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and is certified platinum (or more) at least in sixteen countries, becoming one of the highest selling albums of all time.
- November 17 - The Offspring release Americana to massive mainstream success. It goes on to be certified 5x platinum by the RIAA and sells over 11 million copies worldwide. The hit single Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) becomes one of the best charting worldwide punk songs of all time, topping charts in 9 different countries.
December
- December 5
- Young violinists Nicola Benedetti and Alina Ibragimova play Bach's double violin concerto under the baton of Yehudi Menuhin at the opening ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at UNESCO in Paris.
- Billboard changes its policy for its Hot 100 chart to allow airplay-only singles or album cuts to be accounted in the chart.[citation needed]
- December 29 - India issues a set of postage stamps on the subject of Indian musical instruments.[16]
Also in 1998
- The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra launches its own recording label, RLPO Live.[17]
- Singers Brandy and Monica dominate the Billboard charts with the duet, "The Boy Is Mine", holding the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 spot for 13 weeks.
- 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]
- Six Feet Under hire Steve Swanson.
- SWV disbands.
Bands formed
Bands reformed
Bands disbanded
Albums released
January – March
April – June
July – September
October – December
Release date unknown
- The First 40 Years, The Very Best of – Hank Marvin and The Shadows (2 CDs)
- Majesty - The Anniversary
- Live at the Beeb – Nazareth
- Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby - Mark Eitzel
- The Star and the Wiseman: The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Through the Trees - The Handsome Family
- Sum of the Parts – Ed Summerlin
- Youth Is Wasted on the Young – Caesars
Biggest hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest aggregated chart positions in 1998, according to TsorT.[18]
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
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| 1 | Celine Dion | My Heart Will Go On | 1998 |  |
UK 1 – Feb 1998; US BB 1 of 1998; Netherlands 1 – Jan 1998; Sweden 1 – Feb 1998; Austria 1 – Feb 1998; Switzerland 1 – Jan 1998; Norway 1 – Feb 1998; Germany 1 – Jan 1998; Éire 1 – Feb 1998; Australia 1 for 4 weeks Apr 1998; Oscar in 1997; Grammy in 1998; Poland 2 – Jan 1998; Australia 3 of 1998; Italy 4 of 1998; Germany 7 of the 1990s; Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1997; POP 9 of 1998; Europe 14 of the 1990s; AFI 14; US BB 24 of 1998; Party 48 of 1999; Scrobulate 67 of soundtrack; OzNet 162; RIAA 246; Acclaimed 1784 |
| 2 | Cher | Believe | 1998 |  |
UK 1 – Oct 1998; US BB 1 of 1999; Netherlands 1 – Nov 1998; Sweden 1 – Nov 1998; Switzerland 1 – Nov 1998; Norway 1 – Jan 1998; Germany 1 – Jan 1999; Éire 1 – Nov 1998; New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Jan 1999; Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1999; Austria 2 – Nov 1998; Poland 2 – Nov 1998; Italy 2 of 1999; Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1998; US BB 8 of 1999; POP 8 of 1999; Scrobulate 10 of gay; Australia 14 of 1999; Germany 31 of the 1990s; Europe 72 of the 1990s; OzNet 252; Acclaimed 1839 |
| 3 | Aerosmith | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing | 1998 | |
US BB 1 of 1998; Sweden 1 – Aug 1998; Austria 1 – Aug 1998; Switzerland 1 – Aug 1998; Norway 1 – Aug 1998; Italy 1 of 1998; Germany 1 – Jul 1998; Éire 1 – Oct 1998; Australia 1 for 9 weeks Jan 1999; POP 1 of 1998; US BB 2 of 1998; Australia 2 of 1998; Netherlands 3 – Aug 1998; UK 4 – Sep 1998; Poland 4 – Jul 1998; Scrobulate 26 of soundtrack; Party 52 of 2007; Germany 71 of the 1990s; Europe 80 of the 1990s; RYM 100 of 1998; OzNet 974 |
| 4 | Run DMC & Jason Nevins | It's Like That | 1998 | |
UK 1 – Mar 1998; Netherlands 1 – Dec 1997; Switzerland 1 – Dec 1997; Norway 1 – Feb 1998; Germany 1 – Jan 1998; Éire 1 – Mar 1998; New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks May 1998; Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1998; Austria 2 – Jan 1998; Australia 4 of 1998; Sweden 6 – Jan 1998; RYM 29 of 1983; Italy 31 of 1997; Poland 33 – Feb 1998; Germany 34 of the 1990s; Acclaimed 1050 |
| 5 | Shania Twain | You're Still The One | 1998 | |
US Country 1 – May 2; 1998; US Country Sales 1 – May 1998; US Adult 1- May 1998; Australia 1- May 10; 1998; Canada 1- March 1998; Philippines 1 – April 1998; US BB 2 – May 23; 1998; Canada RPM 2 – March 1998; US Dance 3- May 1998; US BB Top 40 3 – June 1998; Taiwan 4 – May 1998; US Adult Top 40 6- April 1998; Japan 16 – May 1998; Dutch 10 – May 1998; Belgium 16 – June 1998; The Biggest Hit in Country Music in 1998 winning Best selling Country Single; Song of the Year; Music Video of the Year; Single of the Year in all Country Music awards; and 2 Grammy Award for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Performance in 1998. |
Top hits
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- "3 A.M." – Matchbox Twenty (#1 CAN)
- "All Around the World" – Oasis (#1 UK)
- "All 'Bout the Money" – Meja
- "All I Have to Give" – Backstreet Boys (#1 SP, #2 UK, #3 CAN)
- "All My Life" – K-Ci & JoJo (#1 AUS, NLD, NZ, #1 US)
- "All That I Need" - Boyzone (#1 IRL, UK, TAI)
- "Angels" – Robbie Williams (#2 IRL, #4 SWI, UK, #6 BE)
- "Angels Crying" – E-Type (#2 FIN, SWE, NOR)
- "Another One Bites The Dust" (Wyclef Jean Remix) - Queen & Wyclef Jean & Pras & Free (#5 UK, #9 NZ)
- "Are You That Somebody?" – Aaliyah featuring Timbaland (#1 NZ, #3 NLD, #6 CAN)
- "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears (#1 US, AUS, AUT, BE, CAN, CZ, DEN, FIN, FR, GER, IRL, IT, NLD, NZ, NOR, SWE, SWI, UK)
- "Bailando" – Loona (#1 GER, SWI, #3 AUT)
- "Big Big World" – Emilia Rydberg (#1 AUT, BE, GER, NLD, NOR, SP, SWE, SWI)
- "Be Careful" – Sparkle & R. Kelly (#3 US, #4 NLD, #7 UK)
- "Because We Want To" – Billie (#1 UK, #5 BE, #8 SWE)
- "Blue Angels" - Pras & The Product G&B (#6 UK)
- "Bootie Call" - All Saints (#1 UK, #5 NLD, #9 IRL)
- "The Boy Is Mine" – Brandy and Monica
- "Brother Louie '98" - Modern Talking
- "Can't Keep This Feeling In" – Cliff Richard
- "Carnaval de Paris" – Dario G
- "Celebrity Skin" – Hole
- "C'est La Vie" – B*Witched
- "Changes" – 2Pac
- "Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux" – Lââm
- "Chocolate Salty Balls" – Chef
- "Closing Time" – Semisonic
- "Cloud Number Nine" – Bryan Adams
- "Come with Me" – Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page
- "Cose della vita" – Eros Ramazzotti & Tina Turner
- "Crazy Little Party Girl" – Aaron Carter
- "Cruel Summer" – Ace of Base
- "Crush" – Jennifer Paige
- "Daydreamin" – Tatyana Ali
- "Deeper Underground" - Jamiroquai
- "Diva" – Dana International
- "DooDah!" - Cartoons
- "Doo Wop (That Thing)" – Lauryn Hill
- "Doctor Jones" – Aqua
- "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" – Madonna
- "The Dope Show" - Marilyn Manson
- "Dragula" – Rob Zombie
- "Ein Schwein namens Männer" – Die Ärzte
- "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" – Backstreet Boys
- "Everybody Get Up" – Five
- "Faith" – Limp Bizkit
- "Feel It" – The Tamperer featuring Maya
- "Finally Found" – Honeyz
- "The First Night" – Monica
- "Flagpole Sitta" – Harvey Danger
- "Flugzeuge im Bauch" - Oli.P
- "Fly Away" – Lenny Kravitz
- "Freak Me" – Another Level
- "From This Moment On" – Shania Twain
- "Frozen" – Madonna
- "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – Will Smith
- "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" – Pras & Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard
- "Girlfriend" – Billie
- "Given to Fly" - Pearl Jam
- "Gone till November" – Wyclef Jean
- "Got the Feelin'" – Five
- "Got The Life" – KoЯn
- "Goodbye" – Spice Girls
- "God Is a DJ" – Faithless
- "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" – Green Day
- "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" – Jay-Z
- "Heartbeat / Tragedy" – Steps
- "Here I Go Again" – E-Type
- "High" – Lighthouse Family
- "Hijo de la Luna" – Loona
- "Horny '98" – Mousse T.
- "How Deep Is Your Love" – Dru Hill
- "How Much Is the Fish?" – Scooter
- "If You Believe" – Sascha Schmitz
- "If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)" – The Tamperer featuring Maya
- "If You Could Read My Mind" – Stars on 54
- "I Get Lonely" – Janet Jackson
- "I Love the Way You Love Me" – Boyzone
- "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" - Tina Arena & Marc Anthony
- "I Want You Back" - Melanie Brown & Missy Elliott
- "I Want You Back" – NSYNC
- "I Wish" - Oli.P
- "I'm Your Angel" – Céline Dion & R. Kelly
- "Immortality" – Celine Dion & Bee Gees
- "Intergalactic" – Beastie Boys
- "Insane" - Texas
- "Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls
- "Jumper" – Third Eye Blind
- "Just the Two of Us" – Will Smith
- "Kind & Generous" – Natalie Merchant
- "La Primavera" – Sash!
- "Last Thing on My Mind" – Steps
- "Lately" – Divine
- "La Tribu de Dana" – Manau
- "Life" – Des'ree
- "Life Is a Flower" – Ace Of Base
- "Lollipop (Candyman)" – Aqua
- "Lords of the Boards" - Guano Apes
- "Lullaby" – Shawn Mullins
- "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" – Master P featuring Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal
- "Miami" – Will Smith
- "Millennium" – Robbie Williams
- "Music Sounds Better with You" – Stardust
- "My All" – Mariah Carey
- "My Friend (So Long) - dc Talk
- "My Hero" – Foo Fighters
- "Mysterious Times" – Sash!
- "Narcotic" – Liquido
- "Never Ever" – All Saints (released in 1997)
- "Never There" – Cake
- "Nice & Slow" - Usher
- "No Matter What" – Boyzone
- "Not About Us" – Genesis
- "Once Upon a Time" – Down Low
- "One for Sorrow" – Steps
- "One Week" – Barenaked Ladies
- "Only When I Lose Myself" - Depeche Mode
- "Out of the Dark" - Falco
- "Outside" – George Michael
- "The Power of Good-Bye" – Madonna
- "Psycho Circus" – KISS
- "Push It" - Garbage
- "Ray of Light" – Madonna
- "Real World" – Matchbox Twenty
- "Rescue Me (Let Your Amazement Grow)" – Bell, Book & Candle
- "Remember the Time" - Nana
- "Remember When" – Color Me Badd
- "Rollercoaster" – B*Witched
- "The Rockafeller Skank" – Fatboy Slim
- "To You I Belong" – B*Witched
- "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" – DMX
- "Save Tonight" – Eagle-Eye Cherry
- "Say It Once" - Ultra
- "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" - Texas & Wu-Tang Clan
- "Sex and Candy" – Marcy Playground
- "Şımarık" – Tarkan
- "Slide" – Goo Goo Dolls
- "Someone Loves You Honey" – Lutricia McNeal
- "Stand by Me" – 4 The Cause
- "Still Not a Player" – Big Pun feat. Joe
- "Stop" – Spice Girls
- "Stranded" – Lutricia McNeal
- "Sweetest Thing" – U2
- "Take Me There" - Blackstreet & Mýa
- "Teardrop" – Massive Attack
- "Thank U" – Alanis Morissette
- "The Chameleon" - King África
- "The Cup of Life" – Ricky Martin
- "The Power of Good-Bye" – Madonna
- "The Unforgiven II - Metallica
- "This Is How We Party" – S.O.A.P.
- "This Kiss" – Faith Hill
- "Together Again" – Janet Jackson
- "Too Close" – Next
- "Too Much" – Spice Girls
- "Too Much Heaven" - Nana
- "Top of the World" – Brandy
- "Torn" – Natalie Imbruglia
- "Touch It" – Monifah
- "Truly Madly Deeply" – Savage Garden
- "Turn Back Time" – Aqua
- "Turn It Up (remix)/Fire It Up" – Busta Rhymes
- "Turn the Page" – Metallica
- "Under the Bridge" / Lady Marmalade" - All Saints
- "Uninvited" – Alanis Morissette
- "Up and Down" – Vengaboys
- "Viva Forever" – Spice Girls
- "Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)" – Hélène Ségara and Andrea Bocelli
- "The Way" – Fastball
- "Unforgivable Sinner" - Lene Marlin
- "Until the Time Is Through" – Five
- "Wanna Get Up" - 2 Unlimited
- "Weird" – Hanson
- "Westside" - TQ
- "We Like To Party" – Vengaboys
- "What Can I Do?" - The Corrs
- "What Can I Do?" (Remix) - The Corrs & Tin Tin Out
- "What's Your Sign?" - Des'ree
- "When the Lights Go Out" – Five
- "When You Believe" – Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
- "When You're Gone" – Bryan Adams & Melanie Chisholm
- "Whiskey in the Jar" – Metallica
- "Witch Doctor" - Cartoons (#2 UK, #9 BE)
- "Would You...?" – Touch and Go (#2 IT, #3 UK, #4 NZ, SWI)
- "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" – Modern Talking (#2 AUT, GER, #3 FR, #4 SWI)
Classical music
- Leonardo Balada – Folk Dreams (Three Pieces for Orchestra)
- Osvaldas Balakauskas – Symphony No. 4
- Louis Andriessen – Writing to Vermeer
- John Barry – The Beyondness of Things
- George Crumb – Mundus Canis (A Dog's World) for guitar and percussion
- Mario Davidovsky – String Quartet No. 5
- Ludovico Einaudi – Arie
- Lorenzo Ferrero – A Red Wedding Dress, for organ
- Beat Furrer
- still für Ensemble
- spur für Klavier und Streichquartett
- Georg Friedrich Haas
- Concerto for violin and orchestra
- String Quartet No.2
- Jake Heggie – Sophie's Song
- Frederik Magle – Cantata to Saint Cecilia
- Gordon McPherson – Miami
- Zbigniew Preisner – Requiem for my Friend
- Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 3 Gift of Dreams
- Juan Maria Solare – Spaghettisssimo
- Morton Subotnick – Echoes from the Silent Call of Girona
Opera
- Mark Adamo – Little Women
- Christopher Butterfield – Zurich 1916
- Philip Glass – White Raven
- Heinz Holliger – Schneewittchen
- Constantine Koukias – The Divine Kiss
- Ryan Ostrander – Madame Butterfly
Musical theater
- March 5 – The Boy from Oz, Sydney production opened.
- Cabaret (Kander and Ebb) – Broadway revival
- Footloose – Broadway production
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Stephen Trask) – off Broadway production
- High Society – Broadway production
- Ragtime – Broadway production
- The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – Broadway revival
Musical films
- Blues Brothers 2000
- Meeting People Is Easy
- Mulan
- The Prince of Egypt
- Velvet Goldmine
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Births
- February 8 - Šarlote Lēnmane, Latvian singer-songwriter
- August 11 – Nadia Azzi, pianist
- August 25 – China Anne McClain, singer
Deaths
- January 2 – Nick Venet, record producer, 61 (Burkitt's Lymphoma)
- January 4 – Mae Questel, singer and actress, the voice of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, Little Audrey & Little Lulu, 89
- January 5 – Sonny Bono, singer and songwriter, 63
- January 7 – Owen Bradley, record producer, 82
- January 8 – Sir Michael Tippett, composer, 93
- January 11 – Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, 71
- January 15 – Junior Wells, harmonica player, 64
- January 17 – Junior Kimbrough, blues guitarist and singer, 67
- January 19 – Carl Perkins, singer 65, complications following a series of strokes
- January 22 – Anselmo Sacasas, jazz pianist and bandleader, 85
- January 24 – Justin Tubb, country music singer and songwriter, 62
- January 26
- Orlando DiGirolamo, jazz accordionist, pianist, composer, and teacher, 73
- Shinichi Suzuki, violinist and inventor of the international Suzuki method of music education, 99
- February 3 – Fat Pat, American rapper (shot)
- February 5
- February 6
- Carl Wilson, The Beach Boys, 51 (lung cancer)
- Falco, rock star, 40 (car accident)
- February 10 – Alex Kramer, Canadian songwriter, 94
- February 13 – Thomas Chapin, composer and saxophonist, 40 (leukemia)
- February 17 – Bob Merrill, songwriter, 76 (suicide)
- February 19 – Grandpa Jones, star of Hee Haw, comedian and musician, 84
- February 25 – Rockin' Sidney, soul musician, 59
- February 28 – Todd Duncan, first Porgy in Porgy and Bess, 95
- March 8 – Roger Christian, The Christians
- March 13 – Judge Dread, ska and reggae performer, 52 (heart attack on stage)[19]
- March 29 – Nada Tončić, operatic soprano, 88
- March 31 – Joel Ryce-Menuhin, pianist, 64
- April 1 – Rozz Williams, founder of Christian Death, suicide (hanging)[citation needed]
- April 2 – Rob Pilatus, member of Milli Vanilli, 32
- April 4 – Pierre Lantier, pianist and composer, 87
- April 5 – Cozy Powell, drummer for Rainbow and Black Sabbath, 50 (car accident)
- April 6 – Tammy Wynette, country singer, 55
- April 7 – Wendy O. Williams, The Plasmatics, 48 (suicide)[citation needed]
- April 9 – Tom Cora, cellist and composer, 44
- April 11 – Lillian Briggs, US singer and trombonist, 65 (lung cancer)
- April 15 – Rose Maddox, country singer, 72
- April 17 – Linda McCartney, rock photographer, keyboard player (Wings) and entrepreneur, wife of Paul McCartney, 56 (breast cancer)
- May 2 – Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto, Japanese rock artist, 33, (hanging, apparently accidental)
- May 5 – Tommy McCook, Jamaican saxophonist, 71
- May 7 – Eddie Rabbitt, country singer, 56, lung cancer
- May 9 – Alice Faye, actress and singer, 83
- May 10
- Lester Butler, blues harmonica player and singer, 38 (drug overdose)
- Clara Rockmore, thereminist and violinist, 87
- May 14 – Frank Sinatra, singer and actor, 82 (heart attack)
- May 19 – Dorothy Donegan, jazz pianist, 76
- May 20 – Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitarist, 81
- May 22 – Royce Kendall, country musician, 62
- June 2 – Ricky Hyslop, violinist, conductor, composer, and arranger, 83
- June 8 – Harry Lookofsky, jazz violinist, 84
- June 10 – Steve Sanders, the Oak Ridge Boys, 45, suicide
- June 25 – Lounès Matoub, assassinated[citation needed]
- July 6 – Roy Rogers, actor and singer, 86
- July 14 – Herman David Koppel, pianist and composer, 89
- July 21 – O'Landa Draper, O'Landa Draper and the Associates (gospel choir), 34 (renal failure)
- July 23 – André Gertler, violinist, 90
- July 28 – Olga De Blanck Martín, pianist, guitarist and composer, 62
- August 3 – Alfred Schnittke, composer, 63
- August 11 – Benny Waters, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, 96
- August 19
- Ilva Ligabue, operatic soprano, 66
- Sylvia Stahlman, operatic soprano, 69
- August 22 – Sergio Fiorentino, pianist, 70
- August 24 – Gene Page, arranger, producer and conductor, 58
- August 25 – Lamar Crowson, pianist, 72
- August 29 – Charlie Feathers, country blues musician, 66
- September 14 – Johnny Adams, blues, jazz and gospel singer, 66
- September 18 – Charlie Foxx, R & B and soul musician, 58 (leukemia)
- September 26 – Betty Carter, jazz singer, 69
- September 30 – Pavel Štěpán, pianist, 73
- October 1 - Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress, 60
- October 2 – Gene Autry, actor and country singer, 91
- October 5 – Jacques Abram, pianist, 83
- October 7 – Arnold Jacobs, American tuba player and educator, 83
- October 14 – Frankie Yankovic, America's "Polka King," 83
- October 17 – Antonio Agri, violinist, conductor and composer, 66
- October 25 – Warren Wiebe, "Soulful Rain Man", vocalist and session artist, 45 (suicide)
- November 8
- Consuelo Villalon Aleman, pianist, 91
- Lonnie Pitchford, blues musician, 43 (AIDS)
- November 12 – Kenny Kirkland, jazz keyboardist, 43 (congestive heart failure)
- November 20 – Roland Alphonso, saxophonist, 67
- November 27 – Barbara Acklin, soul singer, 55
- December 4 – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, 64
- December 11 – Lynn Strait, (Snot), 30 (car accident)
- December 21
- Avril Coleridge-Taylor, pianist, conductor and composer, 95
- Karl Denver, Scottish singer, 67
- December 25 – Bryan MacLean, singer, guitarist and songwriter (Love), 52 (heart attack)
- December 30 – Johnny Moore, R & B singer, 64
Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas & the Papas, Lloyd Price, Santana and Gene Vincent
- Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Andrae Crouch, The Imperials, The Jordanaires and The LeFevres
ARIA Music Awards
Main article ARIA Music Awards of 1998
Brit Awards
Main article 1998 BRIT Awards
Eurovision Song Contest
Main article Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Grammy Awards
Main article 40th Grammy Awards
Japan Record Awards
Main article 40th Japan Record Awards
Juno Awards
Main article Juno Awards of 1998
Mercury Music Prize
- Bring It On – Gomez wins.
MTV Video Music Awards
Main article 1998 MTV Video Music Awards
Charts
Triple J Hottest 100
Main article Triple J Hottest 100, 1998
See also
References
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- ^ Billboard, 6 Feb 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2012
- ^ "Arise, Sir Elton!". BBC News. February 24, 1998.
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- ^ Chow, Pamela (November 13, 2015). "Anggun: I experienced rejection after rejection". Yahoo! Singapore. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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- ^ "People". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California: The McClatchy Company. June 4, 1998. p. A2. ISSN 0889-6070.
- ^ Gallery of Indian Philately. Accessed 12 November 2014
- ^ Royal Liverpool Philharmonic: Our History. Accessed 21 June 2013
- ^ unattributed (October 26, 2008). "Songs from the Year 1998". TsorT. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
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