1999
Acts Formed
A Perfect Circle
Los Angeles, California, USA
Alternative Metal
Animal Collective
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neo-Psychedelia
Avenged Sevenfold
Huntington Beach, California, USA
Metal
Bent
Nottingham, England
Downtempo
Bloc Party
London, England
Indie Rock
Broken Social Scene
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Indie Rock
Cali Agents
Fresno, California, USA
Hip Hop
Deltron 3030
California, USA
Abstract Hip Hop
Gogol Bordello
New York, New York, USA
Gypsy Punk
Goldfrapp
London, England
Downtempo
Killswitch Engage
Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Metalcore
Kings of Leon
Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA
Indie Rock
Ladytron
Liverpool, England
Synth-pop
Queenadreena
London, England
Alternative Rock
Sabaton
Falun, Sweden
Metal
Task Force
London, England
UK Hip Hop
The Darkness
Lowestoft, England
Glam Rock
The Knife
Gothenburg, Sweden
EDM
The National
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Indie Rock
The New
Pornographers
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Indie Rock
Trivium
Orlando, Florida, USA
Metal
February 15th
Big L is murdered at 24.
February 23rd
The Roots - Things Fall Apart is released.
February 24th - Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Song of the Year: Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
February 25th
Prince sues several websites, incuding MP3.com, for offering free downloads of his music. MP3.com would later be ordered to pay $150m in damages to various record labels.
March 2nd
Dusty Springfield dies at 59 of breast cancer.
April 20th
Metal bands such as Marilyn Manson and Rammstein are blamed for the Columbine High School Shooting.
May 1st
Atari Teenage Riot fans riot in Berlin on May Day.
June 1st
The file sharing service Napster is launched.
June 12th
Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun is released.
June 22nd
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin is released.
June 23rd
Nu-metal gains significant popularity as Limp Bizkit top the US album chart.
July 3rd
Mark Sandman, vocalist of Morphine, has a heart attack on stage. He dies soon after at 46.
September 7th - Mercury Prize
Best British Album: Talvin Singh - OK
September 17th
Eminem is sued by his mother for $10m.
September 21st
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile is released.
October 9th
The first Coachella music festival takes place.
October 12th
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides is released. Debut solo album.
October 19th
MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday is released. Debut album.
November 2nd
Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles is released.
November 23rd
Jeffrey Levy becomes the first person convicted for charges related to downloading music from the internet.
December 26th
Curtis Mayfield dies at 57 of diabetes.
December 30th
A person gains entry to George Harrison's home and attacks him with a knife. The assailant was a paranoid-schizophrenic who believed "God" wanted him to kill the former Beatles member.
