

February 23 – The 25th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by John Denver.February 13 – Marvin Gaye performs " The Star-Spangled Banner" before the NBA All-Star Game.February 11 – The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York.February 4 – Karen Carpenter died at age 32 from heart failure due to complications from anorexia nervosa.February 2 – "Menudomania" comes to New York as 3,500 screaming girls crowd Kennedy Airport to catch a glimpse of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, who are playing six sold-out shows at the Felt Forum.In 1984 electronic terminals will be used in selected stores to gather sales information, and the old "sales diary" method will be gradually phased out over the next few years. January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization.On the soundtrack, composed by Zakir Hussain, Ivory is featured on tanpura with Hussain (who also appeared in the film) on tabla. The Merchant Ivory film Heat and Dust is released.CDs become popular among classical music listeners.
