Events in 1999
- Patsy Cline was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Music by Johann Sebastian Bach was discovered in Ukraine among the musical estate of his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The material had been thought to have been destroyed for more than 50 years.
- Patsy Cline was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Dick Latvala died at the age of 56 after falling into a coma caused by a heart attack. From the early 1980s, he managed The Grateful Dead's archive of live recordings, which later became the “Dick's Picks” album series.
- Před koncertem Dave Matthews Band v Hartfordu v Connecticutu vypuklo násilí a na parkovišti Meadows Music Theater bylo zatčeno 55 lidí.
- Ronan Keating se svou verzí skladby „When You Say Nothing at All“ dostal na první místo britského singlového žebříčku. Skladba byla na prvním místě také v Irsku a na Novém Zélandu.
- Puddle Of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin secretly made his way backstage during the Family Values Tour and handed Fred Durst's security guard a demo recording. Durst listened to it and signed the band to his label Flawless Records.
- Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert died in a car accident in Windsor, England. He was involved in the formation of the Spice Girls and Five, and managed the group Bros in the 1980s.
- It was announced that Oasis rhythm guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs had left the band after completing his guitar parts for their fourth album “Standing on the Shoulder of Giants”.
- All four original members of KISS attended the unveiling of their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. The star is located at 7092 Hollywood Boulevard. At the time, the band had released more than 30 albums and sold more than 80 million records worldwide.
- Four music festivals were held in Cornwall, England, during the total solar eclipse. Performers at the various events included James, The Levellers, Van Morrison, Kula Shaker and Happy Mondays.
- The film “Detroit Rock City,” produced by KISS, received its nationwide theatrical release in the United States.
- The film Detroit Rock City premiered in US cinemas. The story follows four young KISS fans trying to attend their favorite band's concert; the film was inspired by KISS and its fans and recalled the reunion of KISS's original lineup at the time.
- The London High Court declared the marriage of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall invalid. The court ruled that their 1990 ceremony in Bali was not a valid marriage under either Indonesian or English law.
- Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend at his recording studio on Sunset Boulevard. He was released on bail.
- The former teen idol pleaded guilty to drug possession in Los Angeles so that he could enter a rehabilitation program. He had been arrested on June 29, 1999.
- He had the UK number-one single “When You Say Nothing At All”, his first solo single after his time with Boyzone. The song was featured in the film Notting Hill.
- Former Bay City Rollers drummer Derek Longmuir appeared in court in Edinburgh on charges of possessing child pornography and drugs. He denied the charges and was later sentenced to 300 hours of community service.
- Irish rock musician Elijah Hewson, son of U2 singer Bono, was born in Dublin. He later founded the band Inhaler.
- Led Zeppelin topped the chart of British artists with the largest number of bootleg recordings. The British Phonographic Industry recorded 384 bootleg titles featuring their performances. The Beatles were second with 320 titles.
- Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos began their 5 1/2 Weeks Tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was sponsored by MP3.com, then a rapidly growing technology company that allowed users to download songs for free. Morissette received company stock as part of the deal.
- Lauryn Hill received the New Artist of the Year and Album of the Year awards at the Source Hip Hop Music Awards in Los Angeles. R. Kelly won R&B Artist of the Year, while DMX received Artist of the Year and Solo and Live Performer of the Year.
- A television advertisement featuring the late Linda McCartney, calling for a boycott of fishing, was banned in the UK by the Advertising Clearance Centre.
- Fatboy Slim married BBC presenter Zoe Ball in Somerset, England. Before their separation in 2016, they attracted considerable attention from the tabloid media.
- Backstreet Boys returned to No. 1 on the US chart and began a three-week run at the top with their third studio album “Millennium”.
- Westlife reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “If I Let You Go”. The song also reached No. 1 in Ireland and Norway.
- Former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell achieved her first solo No. 1 single on the British chart with “Mi Chico Latino”, the second single from her debut solo album “Schizophonic”.
- Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers married his third wife, Patti Arnold, in Las Vegas. The wedding took place at Caesar's Palace.
- Eighteen-year-old Christina Aguilera released her self-titled debut album, which contained three No. 1 hits: „Genie in a Bottle“, „What a Girl Wants“ and „Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)“. The album ushered in a new era of teen pop alongside her former Mickey Mouse Club colleague Britney Spears.
- Warner Bros. released Prince's album „The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale“.
- American big-band trombonist and studio musician Warren Covington died in New York at the age of 78.
- Lionel Richie performed under the stars in front of the pyramids at Giza in Egypt as part of a series of concerts by major musicians intended to support tourism in the country. Approximately 3,000 people attended the exclusive outdoor concert, including Egyptian diplomats, celebrities and foreign visitors.
- Oasis bassist Paul McGuigan announced his departure from the band several days after guitarist Bonehead had left.
- Robert Fisher of the new wave duo Naked Eyes and the group Climie Fisher died of cancer at the age of 39. With Climie Fisher he had the 1988 UK hit “Love Changes Everything” and wrote songs for Rod Stewart, Milli Vanilli, Fleetwood Mac and Jermaine Jackson.
- Alice Cooper claimed that the KISS song “Dreamin'” was copied from his 1971 song “Eighteen”. The two sides subsequently reached an out-of-court settlement.
- Johnny Byrne, guitarist with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, died in Liverpool, Merseyside, at the age of 59 from motor neuron disease.
- At the three-day Carling Reading festival in England, The Charlatans, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Catatonia, Reef, The Chemical Brothers, The Divine Comedy, Pavement, Silverchair and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performed. Tickets cost £78.
- Geri Halliwell, also known as Ginger Spice, achieved her first solo No. 1 single in the UK with the Latin-pop song “Mi Chico Latino”.
- Scottish rock band Travis reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with their second studio album “The Man Who”.
- HBO premiered the program "Cher: Live In Concert From Las Vegas", in which Cher performed at the MGM Grand Las Vegas complex.
- HBO aired the special “Cher: Live In Concert From Las Vegas”.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers released the album “Californication” as part of its international release.
- Led by the successful single "Ready To Run", the Dixie Chicks released their second major-label album, "Fly".