Events in Music in 1998

Event of Interest

Jan 25 Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (Posh) and soccer player David Beckham get engaged

Singer and Fashion Designer Victoria Beckham — Singer and Fashion Designer
Victoria Beckham

Jan 26 25th American Music Awards: Spice Girls & Babyface win
Jan 29 "Capeman," opens at Marquis Theater NYC
Jan 29 Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Feb 1 "Street Corner Symphony" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 79 performances
Feb 12 "Freak" opens at Cort Theater NYC

Event of Interest

Feb 18 Andrea Bocelli makes his operatic debut as Rodolfo in "La bohème" at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari

Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli — Italian Tenor
Andrea Bocelli

Feb 22 "King & I" closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances

Knighthood

Feb 24 Elton John knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London

Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II — Queen of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II

Feb 25 40th Grammy Awards: "Sunny Came Home" best song, Paula Cole best new artist

Music Awards

Feb 27 12th Soul Train Music Awards: Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston win

Singer Whitney Houston — Singer
Whitney Houston

Feb 28 "View From the Bridge" closes at Criterion Theater NYC
Mar 1 "Art" opens at Royale Theater NYC

Event of Interest

Mar 9 Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment signs then unknown rapper Eminem

Rapper and Songwriter Eminem — Rapper and Songwriter
Eminem

Mar 12 "Sound of Music" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC

Event of Interest

Mar 15 "Cabaret" opens at Club Expo Theater, NYC, starring Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson

Actress Natasha Richardson — Actress
Natasha Richardson

Mar 19 "Ah Wilderness!" opens at Vivian Beaumont theater

Music Awards

Apr 22 33rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and George Strait win

Country Music Singer and Songwriter Garth Brooks — Country Music Singer and Songwriter
Garth Brooks

May 9 43rd Eurovision Song Contest: Dana International for Israel wins singing "Diva" in Birmingham

Event of Interest

Jun 15 32nd Music City News Country Awards: Neal McCoy, Lorrie Morgan & Billy Ray Cyrus wins

Country Singer-Songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus — Country Singer-Songwriter
Billy Ray Cyrus

Jun 21 "Don't Be Cruel" 2nd studio album by Bobby Brown is released (Grammy Award Best Male R&B Vocal Performance 1990)

Music Single

Aug 3 Irish band Boyzone release their best-selling single "No Matter What" composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman

Singer Ronan Keating — Singer
Ronan Keating

Singer-Songwriter and Record Producer Jim Steinman — Singer-Songwriter and Record Producer
Jim Steinman

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber — Composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber

Album Release

Aug 25 "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" debut album by Lauryn Hill is released (5 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, Billboard Album of the Year 1998)