1992 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1993 ,
1994 In Music , 1990s In Music and the List Of 'years In Music'
- January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February of 1992 .
- January 12 - Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, California . Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival , Ruth Brown , The Doors , Van Morrison , and Sly & The Family Stone .
- January 13 - Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia for simulating a sex act onstage.
- February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview in 15 years.
- February 14 - Harry Nilsson suffers a non fatal heart attack
- March 4 - Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
- March 6 - Whitney Houston 's single " I Will Always Love You " posts its 14th week at number one, becoming the longest running #1 single of all time (though this would be broken in 1996 ).
- April - Green Day signs a contract to Reprise Records
- April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz .
- April 16 - Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate " Earth Day ". Other performers included Ringo Starr , Steve Miller and Don Henley
- April 21 - Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta
- April 17 - The Bangles ' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, California
- April 24 - Willie Nelson , John Cougar Mellencamp , Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa
- April 29 - An Animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of '' The Simpsons ''.
- June 7 - Prince announces that he is changing his name to an unpronouncable symbol:
- June 21 Jamiroquai s Debut Album Emergency On Planet Earth Goes Straight To Number One In The U.K, And Stays There For Four Weeks.
- August 28 - Bruce Dickinson plays his final show with Iron Maiden (until his return in 1999). The show was broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and Dvd .
- September 21 - Nirvana 's final studio album, In Utero , is released
- September- Ace Of Base releases their huge record breaking debut album '' The Sign '', also known as Happy Nation, and Happy Nation U.S Version. The Sign went on to sell 23 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the United States.
- November - New opera house opens in Helsinki , Finland
- November 19 - Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder was arrested in New Orleans on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.
- The Pro Art Symphony Orchestra is founded in San Francisco .
- The Wu-Tang Clan 's musical career begins
- Beck 's musical career begins
- Bush 's musical career begins
- Weezer 's musical career begins
- Michael Jackson denies child molestation charges in a four minute statement which is broadcast live on television.
- Big Ass Truck form
- Citizen King form
- The Crystal Method form
- Jimmy Eat World form
- Jurassic 5 form
- Muse form
- Nada Surf form
- Oasis form in Manchester, England
- Rammstein (band) form in East Germany
- Garth Brooks releases his "In Pieces" album, despite being heavily pop oriented it surprisingly gets rave reviews from the country music industry and goes on to become his fourth chart-topping album.
- Natalie Merchant leaves 10,000 Maniacs after being in the band for twelve years.
- New Order break up whilst on the tour for their album Republic , and apparently do not speak to each other for another 5 years.
- March 3 - Carlos Montoya , guitarist, 89
- March 28 - Buddy Red Bow (44), Lakota Country And Western singer
- March 31 - Mitchell Parish , 92, US lyric writer
- April 30 - Mick Ronson , guitarist, liver cancer
- May 30 - Sun Ra , jazz composer
- June 5 - Harold Jenkins a.k.a Conway Twitty country rock singer
- July 14 – Léo Ferré , French singer, songwriter and composer
- September 9 - Helen O'Connell
- September 22 - Maurice Abravanel , conductor
- October 23 - Elena Nicolai , opera singer
- October 31 - River Phoenix , 23, actor and singer of Aleka's Attic
- November 3 - Léon Theremin , inventor of the Theremin musical instrument
- December 4 - Frank Zappa , U. S. rock musician/composer
- December 5 - Doug Hopkins , guitarist and songwriter for Gin Blossoms
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