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- Puff Daddy and the Family returned to number one on the US album chart after a one-week break with the album “No Way Out”. The album also reached number one that year in Austria, Canada, Switzerland and the UK.
- Scottish rock group Texas returned to number one on the UK album chart with their fourth studio album “White on Blonde” after a six-month break at the top.
- DJ and producer Alan Walker was born.
- Tony Nicole of TNT Records filed a lawsuit against Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS over alleged intentional interference with drummer Peter Criss's contract with the record company. The lawsuit claimed that Simmons and Stanley persuaded Criss to breach his contract and rejoin the original lineup. The case was settled out of court shortly after it was filed under undisclosed terms.
- A man who escaped from a psychiatric facility near Helsinki, Finland, was arrested after planning to set fire to the stage where Michael Jackson was due to perform. He had already placed petrol on the stage but was arrested before he could ignite it.
- Oasis released the single “Stand by Me”.
- Boyzone began their Southeast Asian tour in Bangalore, India. It was the first time an international act had launched a tour in this region.
- Coolio released the song “My Soul”.
- Creed released their debut album “My Own Prison”.
- Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers was hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle while riding along Sunset Boulevard.
- Steven Seagal began a North American music tour in support of his new film “Fire Down Below”.
- Genesis’s first album in six years was presented live in a special edition of the radio program Album Network and simultaneously broadcast via webcasting on www.atlantic-records.com.
- During U2’s PopMart Tour in Leeds, Bono responded to George Harrison’s comment that Bono and his band were “so egotistical” by raising his middle finger and saying, “This is for you, George!”
- Oasis’s third studio album “Be Here Now” began a four-week run at No. 1 on the UK albums chart.
- After 11 weeks at the top, “I'll Be Missing You”, dedicated to The Notorious B.I.G. and recorded by his producer and record label boss Puff Daddy, lost the No. 1 position on the US chart. “Mo Money Mo Problems” by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase reached the top and began a two-week run at No. 1. The song was released posthumously following the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. earlier that year.
- The Verve released “The Drugs Don't Work”, which later became their only No. 1 single in the UK.
- Members of Wu-Tang Clan were arrested following an alleged assault on a record promotion manager after a concert in Chicago.
- Diana, Princess of Wales, died at the age of 36 in a car accident in Paris. Elton John released a reworked version of "Candle in the Wind" dedicated to her memory, and the recording became the best-selling single of all time.
- James Brown became the first American performer to appear in Lebanon after a recent lifting of the ban on American citizens traveling to the country.
- Oasis reached No. 1 on the British albums chart with their third album, "Be Here Now". More than one million copies were sold on the first day of release, making it the fastest-selling album in the United Kingdom at the time.
- The Microsoft Network broadcast a U2 concert in Dublin over the internet.
- He was born in Busan. He is a South Korean singer and songwriter and the youngest member of BTS.
- WAR released the album Coleccion Latina, their twentieth recording.
- Bruce Springsteen joined The Wallflowers on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards, and they performed “One Headlight” together.
- After performing at the MTV Video Music Awards, Pat Smear publicly announced that he would no longer be the guitarist for Foo Fighters.
- Elton John performed an updated version of “Candle in the Wind” at Princess Diana's funeral at Westminster Abbey in London. The new version, titled “Candle in the Wind '97,” later became one of the best-selling singles of all time.
- Elton John performed a dramatically rewritten version of "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral at Westminster Abbey, later released as "Candle in the Wind 1997". In the new version, he replaced the original lyric "Goodbye Norma Jean" with "Goodbye England's Rose". His performance was estimated to have been watched by 2.5 billion television viewers. The song was subsequently re-recorded and released as a charity single, topping charts around the world and selling more than 33 million copies, making it the best-selling single in the history of the UK and U.S. singles charts according to the source.
- Elton John recorded a new version of "Candle in the Wind" after performing it live at Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral. The original song was written in tribute to Marilyn Monroe, but Elton John revised the lyrics as a tribute to the late princess. His performance was estimated to have been watched by 2.5 billion people worldwide. "Candle in the Wind 1997" reached No. 1 in the U.S., UK and many other countries and subsequently became the best-selling single of all time.
- Fleetwood Mac reached No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with their live album "The Dance". The album featured live versions of some of their biggest hits, including "The Chain", "Dreams" and "Rhiannon".
- Derek Taylor, press officer for The Beatles, died at the age of 65.
- Fleetwood Mac reached No. 1 on the US album chart with the live album The Dance, recorded following the group's reunion after a ten-year break. It sold more than 5 million copies in the US. The album featured the singles “Landslide”, “The Chain” and “Silver Springs” and received three Grammy nominations in 1998.
- The Beastie Boys began a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with “Hello Nasty,” which became their third U.S. No. 1 album.
- The Beatles were voted “Favourite Recording Artist of All Time” in a poll conducted by the British music magazine Mojo. They finished ahead of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Queen, and Elton John.
- MTV suspended broadcasting to approximately 500,000 households in Amsterdam after cable operator A2000 demanded that MTV share its previously exclusive channel with two other operators and pay for distribution.
- Lars Ulrich of Metallica became a father for the first time; his son Myles was born.
- Jazz musician Nat Gonella, founder of the big band The Georgians, died in Gosport, Hampshire, England, at the age of 90.
- English jazz trumpeter, singer and bandleader Nathaniel Gonella, founder of the big band The Georgians, died at the age of 90.
- The final new episode of the talk show “The Magic Hour” was broadcast. Musical guests were Boys II Men, Simply Red, Mary J. Blige and Hanson.
- Britney Spears' music video for “...Baby One More Time” was filmed at Venice High School, the same school used for the filming of “Grease”. The song topped the charts in at least 23 countries.
- Brandy and Monica were at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Boy Is Mine".
- Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes was born in Pickering, Ontario. He became famous for hits including “Treat You Better”, “In My Blood” and “Senorita”.
- Spice Girls reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Viva Forever”. It was their seventh UK No. 1 hit.
- Scott Weiland pleaded guilty to heroin possession and was sentenced to three months of treatment.
- The festival lasted three days and began in Bethel, New York, where Woodstock had originally been held 29 years earlier. Rock veterans Pete Townshend and Stevie Nicks, as well as newer bands Third Eye Blind and The Goo Goo Dolls, took part in the event.
- The former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev visited the 10th edition of the Popkomm music trade fair.
- PBS aired a documentary about his Indigenous heritage titled “Robbie Robertson: Making A Noise – A Native American Musical Journey”.