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- Barenaked Ladies released their second studio album, Maybe You Should Drive.
- Neil Young released his 22nd studio album, "Sleeps with Angels," which served as a somber emotional tribute to the late Kurt Cobain. The album was a major success, reaching No. 9 in the US and No. 2 in the UK, earning gold certifications in both countries.
- Singer and songwriter Phoebe Bridgers was born in Pasadena, California. Before beginning her solo career and forming the group boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, she appeared in television commercials.
- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories spent their third week at No. 1 with “Stay (I Missed You)”. Boyz II Men surged from No. 31 to No. 2 with “I'll Make Love To You”.
- Oasis’ “Live Forever” entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 10. The single later reached a peak position of No. 8.
- Bob Dylan performed in Columbus, Ohio, at the Ohio State Fair.
- John Denver, who was still on probation for a 1992 drunk-driving conviction, was again charged with driving under the influence after crashing his 1963 Porsche 356 into a tree near his home in Aspen, Colorado. It was his second such case within two years. The first trial ended with a hung jury, and the second trial was still pending at the time of his death on October 12, 1997.
- During her concert at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, Whitney Houston asked for a spotlight to be directed at Justin and Sydney Simpson, whose father O. J. Simpson was at the time on trial for the murder of their mother Nicole.
- Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Buckley released his first and only studio album, “Grace”, through Columbia Records. The album later sold more than three million copies worldwide and received critical acclaim.
- The soundtrack to the film “Natural Born Killers”, compiled by Trent Reznor, was released. The album combined dialogue from the film with recordings by a very diverse range of artists, including Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline and Dr. Dre.
- Prince released the home video “3 Chains O' Gold”.
- The British duo The KLF burned one million pounds on the Scottish island of Jura for no apparent reason.
- A New York judge officially ended Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley's nine-year marriage. Despite the separation, they remained lifelong friends, and Joel continued to perform the song “Uptown Girl” in concert, which Brinkley had inspired.
- Jimmy Buffett crashed his Grumman G-44 Widgeon seaplane while taking off from Madaket Harbor on Nantucket, Massachusetts. The aircraft struck a large ocean wave, overturned and sank. Buffett escaped from the wreck and two local fishermen pulled him from the water and took him to hospital. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
- Jimmy Page and Robert Plant filmed the concert film No Quarter, documenting their reunion.
- Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin reunited in London studios to record a performance for MTV Unplugged, later released as the television special “Unledded” and the album “No Quarter”. John Paul Jones was excluded from the project and, according to sources, learned about the reunion from the media.
- Take That began a 36-date sold-out UK tour with three concerts at SEC Glasgow; during the tour they played nine sold-out nights at London's Wembley Arena.
- Scottish singer and songwriter Frankie Miller suffered a massive brain hemorrhage in New York while working on material for a new group he had formed with Joe Walsh of the Eagles. He spent five months in a coma and subsequently underwent rehabilitation, during which he relearned how to walk and talk.
- Hole performed at the Reading Festival in England. It was their first concert following two tragic events: the suicide of Kurt Cobain, husband of frontwoman Courtney Love, in April and the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff from a heroin overdose in June. Pfaff was replaced by Melissa Auf der Maur.
- Vocal group Boyz II Men began a fourteen-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “I'll Make Love to You”. In the UK, the song reached No. 5. In December, it was replaced at the top by their own single “On Bended Knee”, which added another two weeks at No. 1, giving Boyz II Men a total of 16 consecutive weeks at the top of the US chart.
- Hootie & the Blowfish released their debut album “Cracked Rear View”, which later became one of the best-selling albums of the 1990s.
- Prince reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with his fifteenth studio album “Come”.
- During a Meat Puppets performance, with the band appearing as the opening act for Stone Temple Pilots at the Beacon Theatre in New York, well-known DJ Howard Stern joined them on stage and played the song "Lake of Fire" with them.
- Oasis released their debut album "Definitely Maybe", which immediately reached No. 1 on the UK album chart upon its first release. At the time of its release, it was the fastest-selling debut album in the UK. The album spent 177 weeks on the UK chart and marked the beginning of Oasis's success in the US, where it sold more than one million copies.
- The Cranberries released the album "No Need to Argue" as part of its international release week.
- Jeff Buckley released the album “Grace”.
- Oasis played an unplanned acoustic performance at the Virgin Megastore on Marble Arch in London, where they performed a selection of new songs. Evan Dando of The Lemonheads joined them on stage, and together they performed the new song “Whatever” live for the first time; it was not released as a standalone single until December of that year.
- Oasis released their first studio album “Definitely Maybe”, which later spent 177 weeks on the UK chart. It also became the fastest-selling debut album in the UK, and more than eight million copies were sold worldwide.
- Singer and songwriter Rina Sawayama was born.
- Usher released his self-titled debut studio album.
- Oasis released their debut album, "Definitely Maybe", in the United Kingdom.
- 27-year-old R. Kelly married fifteen-year-old Aaliyah at the Sheraton Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. Her age was listed as 18 on the marriage certificate. The marriage was annulled after Aaliyah's family learned of it, and because neither side spoke publicly about it, few details emerged.
- Legendary session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins died at the age of 50.
- English dancer, singer, television presenter and musician Roy Castle died of lung cancer two days after his 62nd birthday.
- Brian Setzer, former member of the Stray Cats, married Christine Schmidt.
- The album After the Storm by Crosby, Stills and Nash was released.
- R&B singer Major Lance died of heart failure at the age of 55. During his career, he placed 19 recordings on the Billboard R&B chart and another 12 on the Hot 100; he was best known for the hits “The Monkey Time” and “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”.
- Oasis performed at The Hacienda in Manchester to celebrate the release of their debut album Definitely Maybe. The album went on to become the fastest-selling debut album in UK history.
- Rod Stewart and his second wife, model Rachel Hunter, welcomed their son Liam McAlister Stewart.
- Bad Religion released their eighth studio album, "Stranger Than Fiction". It was their only gold-certified album in the United States and their final recording with founding guitarist Brett Gurewitz before his return seven years later.
- English keyboardist, pianist and organist Nicky Hopkins died in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 50 from complications following intestinal surgery. He was one of the most respected session musicians and worked with The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Jeff Beck, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison and the Jerry Garcia Band, among others. The Kinks' song "Session Man" from the album "Face to Face" was dedicated to Hopkins, who also played on it. Hopkins suffered from Crohn's disease throughout his life.
- The Cranberries began releasing material connected with the album "No Need to Argue".
- Fifteen-year-old Brandy released her debut album “Brandy”, which subsequently sold more than 4 million copies and made her an R&B star. The album's hits included “I Wanna Be Down” and “Baby”.
- After Pink Floyd's concert at Prague's Strahov Stadium, attended by 110,000 people, President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel invited the band to dinner.