We’re headed back to 1998 today; a cool 15 years ago for Throwback Thursday! It was a good year, for sure!
January 31st – The Presidents of the United States of America play a farewell show in their hometown of Seattle. They would reunite in 2000.
February 5th – Former Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford publicly reveals his homosexuality for the first time in an interview with MTV.
http://youtu.be/F_3pV1p_k1I
February 23rd – 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.
March 17th – Van Halen III is released. It is the first Van Halen album to feature Gary Cherone on vocals.
April 3rd – Dave Navarro is fired by The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
April 14th – The first VH1 Divas Live concert is broadcast on VH1, starring Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Céline Dion, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey.
http://youtu.be/Bp-avSPCIrU
October 23rd – Britney Spears’ debut single, …Baby One More Time, is released. It would become the top-selling single of 1999, selling over nine million units worldwide.