This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom. Events January - The film Hilary and Jackie, starring Emily Watson and James Frain as Jacqueline du Pré and Daniel Barenboim, is released. 3 January – Steps score their first number one in the UK singles chart with "Heartbeat / Tragedy". 7 January After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and his wife Rachel Hunter announce they are separating. Paul McCartney is present at his daughter Heather's latest launch event in Georgia, United States. 10 February – Iron Maiden announces that singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith have rejoined the band, while lead singer Blaze Bayley has left. This means the band now has three lead guitarists. 14 February – Elton John appears as himself in a special episode of the animated series The Simpsons 21 March – Irish girl group B*Witched score a fourth consecutive number one in the UK singles chart with Blame It On The Weatherman, thus becoming the first band to have all their first four singles enter at the top and setting a new record that would be broken a year later by Westlife. 10 April – A charity tribute, the Concert for Linda McCartney is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Eddie Izzard, with proceeds going to animal rights causes. Performers include Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, and Tom Jones. 28 April - The Verve split for the 2nd time. And frontman Richard Ashcroft launches a solo career. 27 May – The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors establishes its new fellowship, the first recipient being Martin Gore. 7 June – S Club 7 releases their debut single "Bring It All Back", which goes straight to number one in the UK singles chart. 28 August – Former Dexys Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland is bottled offstage at the Reading Festival, which saw him perform "The Greatest Love Of All" whilst wearing a white dress. 21 September – David Bowie releases Hours, his twenty-first studio album and the first by a major artist to be made legally available as an electronic download. 12 November – At Bristol Crown Court, former glam rock star Gary Glitter is jailed for four months for downloading child pornography. December – Alan McGee announces the dissolution of Creation Records after 16 years. The final release for the label would