1998

Acts Formed

Angels of Light

New York, New York, USA
Folk

Atreyu

Yorba Linda, California, USA
Metalcore

Binary Star

Pontiac, Michigan, USA
USA

Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club

San Francisco, California, USA
Garage Rock

Bullet for My Valentine

Bridgend, Wales
Metalcore

Fischerspooner

New York, New York, USA
Electroclash

Le Tigre

New York, New York, USA
Art Punk

Metric

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Indie Rock

Raging Speedhorn

Corby, England
Metal

Rilo Kiley

Los Angeles, California, USA
Indie Pop

Röyksopp

Tromsø, Norway
Downtempo

Télépopmusik

France
Downtempo

The Distillers

Los Angeles, California, USA
Punk

The Strokes

New York, New York, USA
Garage Rock

Tram

London, England
Slowcore


February 5th

Rob Halford, former vocalist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, comes out as gay.

February 10th

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is released.

February 25th - Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind

Song of the Year: Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home

March 31st

Gang Starr - Moment of Truth is released.

April 6th

The country singer Tammy Wynette dies of heart failure at 55.

April 7th

George Michael is arrested for committing a "lewd act" in a public toilet at a park in Beverly Hills. The other "gentleman" in the toilet was an undercover police officer. Michael's homosexuality is revealed to the public.

April 20th

Massive Attack - Mezzanine is released.

May 14th

Frank Sinatra dies at 82 of a heart attack.

June 1st

Scott Weiland, vocalist of the Stone Temple Pilots, pleads guilty to felony heroin possession. He would later be sentenced to a year in jail for violating his parole.

August 18th

Korn - Follow the Leader is released.

September 16th - Mercury Prize

Best British Album: Gomez - Bring It On

September 29th

Outkast - Aquemini is released.

October 8th

The Recording Industry Association of America tries to ban an early version of the mp3 player in court by claiming it's a device used for music piracy. The case is dismissed.

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