February 6 - Rapper Tupac Shakur is sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison on a sexual assault charge.
February 12 - Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer disappeared from Highway 101 when he was trying to get back home from the Los Angeles International Airport. He tried calling his family, related people and 911 for somebody to help him, but nothing much has helped him.
February 25 - Lyle Lovett has an accident while riding his motorcycle in Mexico, breaking his collarbone. The accident prevented Lovett from attending the Grammy Awards. (He ended up winning 2 awards)
March 17 - Madonna holds a premiere for her new Bedtime Stories video. The party is called the "world's biggest pajama party" due to the fact that the 1500 guests wear pj's and teddy bears.
March 31 - Selena is shot and killed by her former personal assistant and former fan club president, who had been fired for embezzlement.
April 29 - Tupac Shakur marries Keisha Morris inside the Clinton Correctional Facility. Shakur is serving a 4½ year jail term on sexual assault charges
August 28 - Oingo Boingo announces that the band will break up following a series of Halloween shows in L.A. Lead singer Danny Elfman goes on to a career scoring major motion pictures, including every film directed by Tim Burton.
October - The first International Guitar Festival is held in Buenos Aires.
November 19 - Part One of The Beatles Anthology television mini-series airs on ABC. The first installment ends with the music video for "Free As A Bird", the first new Beatles recording since their break up in 1970.
Garth Brooks will release his 6th studio album, "Fresh Horses", which will debut at #2 on the pop charts and remain at #1 on the country charts for several weeks.
