1998 in music explained
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
January
- January 28
- Interscope Records pays a radio station in Portland, Oregon, USA, $5000 to play the Limp Bizkit single "Counterfeit" fifty times. The business move is widely criticized in the media as "payola", but the controversy serves to further increase publicity for the band.[1]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia. At the same time, he grows out his hair and shaves off his moustache, radically changing his signature look.[2]
February
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- February 15 – Sir Edward Elgar's unfinished Third Symphony, completed by Anthony Payne, is performed for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK.[5]
- February 19 – The Stray Cats reunite for a benefit show for the Carl Perkins Foundation at House of Blues in Los Angeles, USA.[6]
- February 21 – Misia makes her official CD debut with the single "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni...".[7]
- February 23 – "Frozen", the first single from Madonna's eighth studio album, Ray of Light, is released. The single is a worldwide hit, peaking at #2 on US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming her first single to enter the charts at #1 in the UK.[8]
- February 24 – Elton John is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom at Buckingham Palace, London, UK. He was mistakenly introduced as "Sir John Elton", but was renamed "Sir Elton John".[9]
- February 25 – The 40th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in New York, hosted by Kelsey Grammer. Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss and R. Kelly all win three awards each, with Dylan winning Album of the Year for Time Out of Mind. Shawn Colvin's "Sunny Came Home" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Paula Cole wins Best New Artist.
- February 28 – Haitian group RAM survive an assassination attempt while performing at a carnival, after a disagreement with the newly elected mayor of Port-au-Prince.
March
- March 3 – Madonna releases her seventh studio album Ray of Light. The album eventually sells over 16 million copies worldwide. The album received near universal acclaim upon release. Her collaborations with producer William Orbit, as well as her conversion to Kabbalah resulted in a completely new lyric and musical approach for Madonna, which gains her numerous awards, including four Grammy Awards out of a total of six nominations.[10]
- March 10 – The South Korean-made MPMan, the first mass-produced digital audio player, is launched at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover, Germany.[11]
- March 13 – The Smashing Pumpkins file a US$1 million lawsuit against UK-based Sound And Media Ltd, alleging that the company has released a book and CD about the band without permission.[12]
April
- April 3 – Dave Navarro is fired by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[13]
- April 6 – Organizers announce that Lollapalooza will not be staged in 1998 due to the inability to sign a major headlining act. The festival would return in 2003.
- April 7 – George Michael is arrested in a public restroom in Beverly Hills, California, USA for lewd conduct. He is subsequently sentenced to community service, and later describes it as a "subconsciously deliberate act".[14]
- April 8 – Ayumi Hamasaki makes her debut under Avex Trax with the single "Poker Face".[15]
- April 14 – The first VH1 Divas Live concert is broadcast on VH1, starring Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Céline Dion, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey.[16]
- April 17–19 – The second Terrastock festival takes place in San Francisco, USA.
- April 29 – Steven Tyler breaks his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, delaying Aerosmith's Nine Lives Tour and necessitating camera angle adjustments for the filming of the video for "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing".
May
- May 5 – South Korean boy band, Shinhwa debut under SM Entertainment.
- May 8 The third European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in Basel, Switzerland.
- A British court rules in favor of the Beatles and John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, stopping the release of another Live at the Star Club recording. All copies of the recording and the original tape are awarded to the Beatles, as well as damages and legal costs.
- May 9 – The 43rd Eurovision Song Contest, held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is won by Israel's transgender performer Dana International with the song "Diva" See: 1998 – Diggiloo Thrush
- May 26 – Anggun releases her debut album, Snow on the Sahara in North America, which would go on to sell 1 million copies across Europe and America and becoming the best-selling album by Asian artist outside Asia.[17]
- May 27 – Ringo Sheena releases her debut single "Kōfukuron".[18]
- May 31 – Geri Halliwell goes into hiding as her public relations representative, Julian Torton, confirms that she has left the Spice Girls permanently.[19]
June
- June 1 – Scott Weiland's public problems with drugs continue when he is arrested in New York after buying heroin.
July
August
September
October
- October 5 – MuchMoreMusic is launched in Canada.
- October 6 – Kurupt's debut studio album, Kuruption!, is released by Antra Records. It peaks at #8 on the Billboard 200 on October 24, 1998.
- October 8 – The Recording Industry Association of America files in court against Diamond Multimedia in an attempt to block the release of the new Rio PMP300, arguing that the MP3 digital audio player is a music piracy device. The RIAA's application is denied on October 26, clearing the way for the PMP300 to become the first commercially successful MP3 player.
- October 19 – "Believe", the first single of Cher's twenty-second studio album of the same name is released, becoming a smash hit. After seven consecutive weeks atop the UK official singles chart, it becomes the UK’s bestselling single of the year, and also the bestselling single by a female artist in UK history. On March 13, 1999, Believe becomes Cher's 5th number-one single in the US, spending four consecutive weeks at #1 and becoming the bestselling single of that year.
- October 22 – Cher releases her twenty-second studio album Believe, which becomes the most successful of her career: It peaks at number one in seven countries, #4 in the US, and #7 in the UK. The album goes on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide and is certified platinum in at least sixteen countries, becoming one of the bestselling albums of all time.
- October 27 – The Copyright Term Extension Act is signed into law, giving the entertainment industry 20 more years of exclusive rights to all works created since 1923.
November
December
Also in 1998
Bands formed
- See Musical groups established in 1998
Bands reformed
Bands disbanded
- See Musical groups disestablished in 1998
Albums released
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Release date unknown
Biggest hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest aggregated chart positions in 1998, according to TsorT.[31]
| Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1997 |  | UK 1 – Feb 1998; US BB 1 of 1998; Netherlands 1 – Jan 1998; Sweden 1 – Feb 1998; Austria 1 – Feb 1998; Switzerland 1 – Jan 1998; Norway 1 – Feb 1998; Germany 1 – Jan 1998; Republic of Ireland 1 – Feb 1998; Australia 1 for 4 weeks Apr 1998; Oscar in 1997; Grammy in 1998; Poland 2 – Jan 1998; Australia 3 of 1998; Italy 4 of 1998; Germany 7 of the 1990s; Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1997; POP 9 of 1998; Europe 14 of the 1990s; AFI 14; US BB 24 of 1998; Party 48 of 1999; Scrobulate 67 of soundtrack; OzNet 162; RIAA 246; Acclaimed 1784 |
| 2 | | | 1998 |  | UK 1 – Oct 1998; US BB 1 of 1999; Netherlands 1 – Nov 1998; Sweden 1 – Nov 1998; Switzerland 1 – Nov 1998; Norway 1 – Jan 1998; Germany 1 – Jan 1999; Republic of Ireland 1 – Nov 1998; New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Jan 1999; Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1999; Austria 2 – Nov 1998; Poland 2 – Nov 1998; Italy 2 of 1999; Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1998; US BB 8 of 1999; POP 8 of 1999; Scrobulate 10 of gay; Australia 14 of 1999; Germany 31 of the 1990s; Europe 72 of the 1990s; OzNet 252; Acclaimed 1839 |
| 3 | | | 1998 | | US BB 1 of 1998; Sweden 1 – Aug 1998; Austria 1 – Aug 1998; Switzerland 1 – Aug 1998; Norway 1 – Aug 1998; Italy 1 of 1998; Germany 1 – Jul 1998; Republic of Ireland 1 – Oct 1998; Australia 1 for 9 weeks Jan 1999; POP 1 of 1998; US BB 2 of 1998; Australia 2 of 1998; Netherlands 3 – Aug 1998; UK 4 – Sep 1998; Poland 4 – Jul 1998; Scrobulate 26 of soundtrack; Party 52 of 2007; Germany 71 of the 1990s; Europe 80 of the 1990s; RYM 100 of 1998; OzNet 974 |
| 4 | | | 1998 | | UK 1 – Mar 1998; Netherlands 1 – Dec 1997; Switzerland 1 – Dec 1997; Norway 1 – Feb 1998; Germany 1 – Jan 1998; Republic of Ireland 1 – Mar 1998; New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks May 1998; Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1998; Austria 2 – Jan 1998; Australia 4 of 1998; Sweden 6 – Jan 1998; RYM 29 of 1983; Italy 31 of 1997; Poland 33 – Feb 1998; Germany 34 of the 1990s; Acclaimed 1050 |
| 5 | | | 1998 | | US Country 1 – May 2; 1998; US Country Sales 1 – May 1998; US Adult 1- May 1998; Australia 1- May 10; 1998; Canada 1- March 1998; Philippines 1 – April 1998; US BB 2 – May 23; 1998; Canada RPM 2 – March 1998; US Dance 3- May 1998; US BB Top 40 3 – June 1998; Taiwan 4 – May 1998; US Adult Top 40 6- April 1998; Japan 16 – May 1998; Dutch 10 – May 1998; Belgium 16 – June 1998; The Biggest Hit in Country Music in 1998 winning Best selling Country Single; Song of the Year; Music Video of the Year; Single of the Year in all Country Music awards; and 2 Grammy Award for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Performance in 1998. | |
Top 40 Chart hit singles
Other Chart hit singles
Notable singles
Other Notable singles
Classical music
Opera
Jazz
See main article: 1998 in jazz.
Musical theater
Musical films
Births
- January 2 – Sinnie Ng, Hong Kong singer (Lolly Talk)
- January 4 – Coco Jones, American actress and singer
- January 11 – Louisa Johnson, English singer-songwriter
- January 22
- Silentó, American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor
- Biig Piig, Irish singer and rapper
- January 23 – XXXTentacion, American rapper and singer-songwriter (d. 2018)
- January 27 – Albina Kelmendi, Kosovo-Albanian singer
- January 29 – Mion Mukaichi, Japanese girl group singer
- February 8 – Šarlote Lēnmane, Latvian singer-songwriter
- February 11 – Khalid, American singer-songwriter
- February 19 - Chappell Roan, American singer-songwriter, activist and musician
- February 24 - Mike Sabath, American record producer, songwriter, and musician
- March 24 - Ethel Cain, American singer-songwriter, artist and producer
- April 2 - Peach PRC, Australian pop singer, songwriter, social media personality, and performer
- April 3 – Paris Jackson, American actor, singer, dancer, musician, activist and model (daughter of Michael Jackson)
- April 20 – Felix Mallard, Australian musician, actor and model
- April 21 – Zé Felipe, Brazilian singer
- April 23 – Jeffrey Ngai, Hong Kong singer, actor and model
- May 4 – Rex Orange County, English singer-songwriter and musician
- May 21 - Ari Ólafsson, Icelandic singer
- May 23 – Steve Lacy, American singer-songwriter, musician, and member of American band, The Internet
- May 25 – Andrew Lambrou, Australian singer
- May 28 – Dahyun, South Korean singer (TWICE)
- May 29 – Cochise, American rapper
- June 4 – Central Cee, British rapper and songwriter
- June 18 – Patricia Janečková, German-born Czech soprano (died 2023)
- June 24 – Tana Mongeau, American rapper and internet personality
- July 1 – Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle, American singer and actress
- July 15 – Kailee Morgue, American singer-songwriter, activist
- July 18 – Luísa Sonza, Brazilian singer-songwriter
- July 21 – Maggie Lindemann, American singer-songwriter
- July 23 – Houdini, Canadian rapper
- July 28 – Risa Watanabe, Japanese idol and model
- August 2 – Cai Xukun, Chinese singer
- August 4 – Lil Skies, American rapper
- August 8 – Shawn Mendes, Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, voice actor and model. (Frequent collaborator with Camila Cabello)
- August 11 – Nadia Azzi, American classical pianist
- August 14 – Doechii, American rapper and singer
- August 18 – Clairo, American singer-songwriter and electropop recording artist
- September 6 – Kayan9896, Hong Kong singer, actress and model
- September 15 – Kevinho, Brazilian singer
- September 25 – mallrat, Australian musician
- October 22 – Roddy Ricch, American rapper
- October 24 – Daya, American singer-songwriter
- October 28 – Ellie Drennan, Australian singer-songwriter, The Voice Australia winner of series 4, Jessie J was her coach
- November 16 – Bárbara Tinoco, Portuguese singer
- November 23
- November 28 - UPSAHL, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- December 2 – Juice WRLD, American singer, rapper, and songwriter (d. 2019)
- December 5 – Conan Gray, American musician
- December 15 – Cavetown, British musician and activist
- December 19
- December 21 - Lexie Liu, Chinese singer, rapper and songwriter
- December 22 - Latto, American rapper
- December 24 – Declan McKenna, English singer-songwriter and musician
- Unknown – Joy, Australian musician, singer and producer
- Unknown - Kim Dracula, an Australian trap metal/hardcore music artist
Deaths
- January 2 – Nick Venet, record producer, 61 (Burkitt's lymphoma)
- January 4 – Mae Questel, singer and actress, the voice of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, Little Audrey & Little Lulu, 89
- January 5 – Sonny Bono, singer and songwriter, 63
- January 7 – Owen Bradley, record producer, 82
- January 8 – Sir Michael Tippett, composer, 93
- January 11 – Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, 71
- January 15 – Junior Wells, harmonica player, 64
- January 17 – Junior Kimbrough, blues guitarist and singer, 67
- January 19 – Carl Perkins, singer 65, complications following a series of strokes
- January 22 – Anselmo Sacasas, jazz pianist and bandleader, 85
- January 24 – Justin Tubb, country music singer and songwriter, 62
- January 26
- Orlando DiGirolamo, jazz accordionist, pianist, composer, and teacher, 73
- Shinichi Suzuki, violinist and inventor of the international Suzuki method of music education, 99
- February 3 – Fat Pat, American rapper 27 (shot)
- February 5
- February 6
- Carl Wilson, The Beach Boys, 51 (lung cancer)
- Falco, rock star, 40 (car accident)
- February 10 – Alex Kramer, Canadian songwriter, 94
- February 13 – Thomas Chapin, composer and saxophonist, 40 (leukemia)
- February 17 – Bob Merrill, songwriter, 76 (suicide)
- February 19 – Grandpa Jones, star of Hee Haw, comedian and musician, 84
- February 25 – Rockin' Sidney, soul musician, 59
- February 28 – Todd Duncan, first Porgy in Porgy and Bess, 95
- March 8 – Roger Christian, The Christians
- March 13 – Judge Dread, ska and reggae performer, 52 (heart attack on stage)[32]
- March 15 – Tim Maia, Brazilian singer and songwriter, 55
- March 29 – Nada Tončić, operatic soprano, 88
- March 31 – Joel Ryce-Menuhin, pianist, 64
- April 1 – Rozz Williams, founder of Christian Death, suicide (hanging)
- April 2 – Rob Pilatus, member of Milli Vanilli, 32
- April 4 – Pierre Lantier, pianist and composer, 87
- April 5 – Cozy Powell, drummer for Rainbow and Black Sabbath, 50 (car accident)
- April 6 – Tammy Wynette, country singer, 55
- April 7 – Wendy O. Williams, Plasmatics, 48 (suicide)
- April 9 – Tom Cora, cellist and composer, 44
- April 11 – Lillian Briggs, US singer and trombonist, 65 (lung cancer)
- April 15 – Rose Maddox, country singer, 72
- April 17 – Linda McCartney, rock photographer, keyboard player (Wings) and entrepreneur, wife of Paul McCartney, 56 (breast cancer)
- May 2 – Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto, Japanese rock artist, 33, (hanging, apparently accidental)
- May 5 – Tommy McCook, Jamaican saxophonist, 71
- May 7 – Eddie Rabbitt, country singer, 56, lung cancer
- May 9 – Alice Faye, actress and singer, 83
- May 10
- May 11 — Willy Corsari, singer and composer (100)[33]
- May 14 – Frank Sinatra, singer and actor, 82 (heart attack)
- May 19 – Dorothy Donegan, jazz pianist, 76
- May 20 – Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitarist, 81
- May 22 – Royce Kendall, country musician, 62
- June 2 – Ricky Hyslop, violinist, conductor, composer, and arranger, 83
- June 8 – Harry Lookofsky, jazz violinist, 84
- June 10 – Steve Sanders, the Oak Ridge Boys, 45, suicide
- June 25 – Lounès Matoub, assassinated
- July 3 – George Lloyd, British composer, 85
- July 6 – Roy Rogers, actor and singer, 86
- July 14 – Herman David Koppel, pianist and composer, 89
- July 21 – O'Landa Draper, O'Landa Draper and the Associates (gospel choir), 34 (renal failure)
- July 23 – André Gertler, violinist, 90
- July 28 – Olga De Blanck Martín, pianist, guitarist and composer, 62
- August 3 – Alfred Schnittke, composer, 63
- August 11 – Benny Waters, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, 96
- August 22 – Sergio Fiorentino, pianist, 70
- August 24 – Gene Page, arranger, producer and conductor, 58
- August 25 – Lamar Crowson, pianist, 72
- August 29 – Charlie Feathers, country blues musician, 66
- September 4 – Lal Waterson, folk singer-songwriter, 55
- September 9 – Habib Hassan Touma, composer and ethnomusicologist, 63
- September 14 – Johnny Adams, blues, jazz and gospel singer, 66
- September 18 – Charlie Foxx, R & B and soul musician, 58 (leukemia)
- September 26 – Betty Carter, jazz singer, 69
- September 30 – Pavel Štěpán, pianist, 73
- October 1 – Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress, 60
- October 2 – Gene Autry, actor and country singer, 91
- October 5 – Jacques Abram, pianist, 83
- October 7 – Arnold Jacobs, American tuba player and educator, 83
- October 8 – Anatol Vieru, composer, 82
- October 14 – Frankie Yankovic, America's "Polka King", 83
- October 17 – Antonio Agri, violinist, conductor and composer, 66
- October 25 – Warren Wiebe, "Soulful Rain Man", vocalist and session artist, 45 (suicide)
- November 8
- November 12 – Kenny Kirkland, jazz keyboardist, 43 (congestive heart failure)
- November 20 – Roland Alphonso, saxophonist, 67
- November 27 – Barbara Acklin, soul singer, 55
- December 4 – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, 64
- December 11 – Lynn Strait, (Snot), 30 (car accident)
- December 21
- December 25 – Bryan MacLean, singer, guitarist and songwriter (Love), 52 (heart attack)
- December 30 – Johnny Moore, R & B singer, 64
Awards
Country Music Association Awards
See main article: 1998 Country Music Association Awards.
Eurovision Song Contest
See main article: Eurovision Song Contest 1998.
Japan Record Awards
See main article: 40th Japan Record Awards.
Juno Awards
See main article: Juno Awards of 1998.
Mercury Music Prize
MTV Video Music Awards
See main article: 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
Charts
Triple J Hottest 100
See main article: Triple J Hottest 100, 1998.
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: 'Ask Al' Q&As for November 1998 . June 5, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609200738/http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#top . June 9, 2007.
- http://www.sruti.org/library/notes/98_01/sn_98_01.pdf SRUTI, vol 1, Issue 1, Winter 1998
- Web site: Rob Halford Discusses Sexuality Publicly For The First Time . https://web.archive.org/web/20110805081355/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429870/rob-halford-discusses-sexuality-publicly-first-time.jhtml . dead . August 5, 2011 . February 5, 1998 . MTV . September 16, 2012.
- News: BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1998 | Elgar | Anthony Payne on Elgar's Symphony No 3. News.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: Los Angeles' House of Blues plays host…. 1998. ThisDayInRock.com. February 6, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110224162131/http://www.thisdayinrock.com/index.php/general/1998-los-angeles-house-of-blues-plays-host/. February 24, 2011. usurped.
- News: MISIAの歴史が詰まった"タイムカプセル"、20周年の豪華ボックスセット発売. Barks. January 19, 2018. July 10, 2018.
- Hot 100 Singles Spotlight. Sandiford-Waller. Theda. March 21, 1998. August 15, 2023. Billboard. 0006-2510. 110. 12. 115.
- News: Arise, Sir Elton! . BBC News . February 24, 1998.
- Web site: 20 Years Later, 'Ray of Light' Is Still Madonna's Most Shocking Reinvention. Glamour. February 12, 2022. Christopher. Rosa. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303203405/https://www.glamour.com/story/madonna-ray-of-light-20-year-anniversary. March 3, 2018. March 3, 2018.
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/10/ft_first_mp3_player/ "Ten years old: the world's first MP3 player", The Register, 10 March 2008.
- Web site: The Beat: Pepsi's 'pop Culture' Cd Prize Features Atlantic Acts; Pumpkins File Suit | North America > United States from . AllBusiness.com . September 5, 2010.
- Book: Kiedis, Anthony. Scar Tissue. 2004. Hyperion. New York. 9781401307455. 394. registration.
- News: Johnson. Andrew. George Michael: Why I had to keep my homosexuality secret. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/george-michael-why-i-had-to-keep-my-homosexuality-secret-403989.html . May 1, 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 2007-09-30. 2012-12-17. London.
- News: 浜崎あゆみ、20周年ライブで感涙 ファン大合唱に感激「すてきなステージを作ることが出来た」. Oricon. April 8, 2018. July 10, 2018.
- Web site: VH1 Divas Live at 20: A Look Back at the Major Music Moment That Almost Never Happened. E!. 16 June 2013.
- News: Anggun: I experienced rejection after rejection. Yahoo! Singapore. 13 November 2015. 14 November 2015. Pamela. Chow.
- News: 椎名林檎の全曲サブスク配信スタート、4年ぶりアリーナツアーも決定. Natalie. May 28, 2018. July 10, 2018.
- Web site: Geri Halliwell Quits Spice Girls. https://web.archive.org/web/20010317054403/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429905/19980531/halliwell_geri.jhtml. dead. March 17, 2001. 1998. MTV. September 26, 2008.
- News: aiko デビュー20年目に突入！. Billboard Japan. July 22, 2017. July 10, 2018.
- News: Hay. Carla. MuchMusic Readies Awards, Spinoff Channel; MTV's Suite Set. March 12, 2017. 110. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. August 22, 1998. 85. en.
- News: People . . . Fresno, California . 0889-6070 . A2 . June 4, 1998.
- Web site: Americana in Action: the Offspring at Irving Plaza, 12/8/98 (NY Rock Concert Review) . NY Rock . Spyder Darling . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731214112/http://www.nyrock.com/reviews99/offspring98.htm . 2013-07-31 .
- Book: Diehl, Matt . My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream . . 2007 . 978-0-312-33781-0 . 71–72.
- News: Offspring finds punk success in mainstream . . Gemma Tarlach . November 16, 1998 . 1E.
- News: 宇多田ヒカル、伝説ラジオ一夜限り復活『トレビアン・ボヘミアン』. Oricon. May 14, 2018. July 10, 2018.
- http://www.indianphilatelics.com/hobby-of-philately.html Gallery of Indian Philately
- http://www.liverpoolphil.com/286/our-history/royal-liverpool-philharmonic-orchestra.html Royal Liverpool Philharmonic: Our History
- Web site: Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls – Songfacts. Songfacts.com.
- Web site: Hefner – Breaking God's Heart . Hefnet.com . 22 December 2018.
- Web site: Songs from the Year 1998. unattributed. October 26, 2008. TsorT. November 24, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081020211825/http://tsort.info/music/yr1998.htm. October 20, 2008. live.
- allmusic.com biography by Jo-Ann Greene
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