March 24 – A judge in Chicago, Illinois, USA, approves cash rebates of up to US$3 to anyone proving they bought Milli-Vanilli recordings prior to the beginning of the lip synching scandal on November 27, 1990. March 16 – Mariah Carey performs at MTV Unplugged, shows critics her 5-octave range, and gets rave reviews. Approximately 40,000 people attend the event. 
Artists performing at the event include John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Paul Simon.
March 14 – Farm Aid Five takes place in Irving, Texas, USA, hosted by Willie Nelson. March 10 – At the 1992 Soul Train Music Awards, Prince wins the "Heritage" award for lifetime achievement. Natalie Cole's Unforgettable… with Love wins Album of the Year, while her "virtual duet" cover of " Unforgettable" with her late father, Nat King Cole, wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The 34th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in New York, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. Six major record companies reach an agreement to phase out the longbox form of compact disc packaging by April 1993, due to complaints that the packaging is environmentally wasteful. The young Elvis wins the vote, and the stamp is issued the following January. One design is of a young, 1950s Elvis, and the other is of a much older, 1970s Elvis. Postal Service unveils two potential designs for its proposed Elvis Presley postage stamp for fans to vote on. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain marries Hole's Courtney Love. February 18 – Vince Neil leaves Mötley Crüe after 11 years as the band's lead singer, to spend more time on his career as a racing car driver. February 16 – Slavic music is featured at the Oulu Music Festival, with concerts and opera productions in Oulu, Finland, until February 26. February 5 – New Kids on the Block interrupt their tour to perform on The Arsenio Hall Show in response to rumors that the group lip-synchs its concerts. January 25 – The inaugural Big Day Out festival takes place in Sydney, Australia, headlined by Violent Femmes and Nirvana. January 16 – Mick Jagger attends the Hollywood première of his new movie, Freejack, at Mann's Chinese Theatre. Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the United Nations cultural boycott. 1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s.
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