1996 in music
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Key Takeaways
- This is a list of notable events in music that occurred in 1996.
- At the trial, defense lawyers attempt to blame the murders on the fact the pair had been listening to "Israel's Son" by Silverchair before the crimes.
- Murmur Records releases an official response, stating that the members of Silverchair do not condone violence of any kind, and that the song "seeks to criticize violence and war by portraying them in all their horror".
- U2 singer Bono and Island Records executive Chris Blackwell are also on the plane during the incident.
- January 18 – Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson.
This is a list of notable events in music that occurred in 1996.
Specific locations
- 1996 in British music
- 1996 in Norwegian music
- 1996 in Scandinavian music
- 1996 in South Korean music
Specific genres
- 1996 in classical music
- 1996 in country music
- 1996 in heavy metal music
- 1996 in hip hop music
- 1996 in jazz
- 1996 in Latin music
- 1996 in progressive rock
Events
January
- January 8 – Robert Hoskins is convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill Madonna.
- January 16
- Two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, are tried for the murder of Bassett's parents and younger brother. At the trial, defense lawyers attempt to blame the murders on the fact the pair had been listening to "Israel's Son" by Silverchair before the crimes. The murders are dubbed the "Israel's Son Murders". Murmur Records releases an official response, stating that the members of Silverchair do not condone violence of any kind, and that the song "seeks to criticize violence and war by portraying them in all their horror".
- Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffett's seaplane, Hemisphere Dancer, mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2 singer Bono and Island Records executive Chris Blackwell are also on the plane during the incident. No one is injured.
- January 18 – Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson. The two were wed on May 26, 1994.
- January 19–February 4 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Porno for Pyros and Rage Against the Machine.
- January 25 – Madonna receives death threats from Argentine Peronists,
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