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2010John Mayerdescribes his ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson as "sexual napalm" in a Playboy interview.More
1997Blur's eponymous fifth album is released. Although the band is huge in Europe, American success has proven elusive. The single "Song 2" becomes the band's biggest US hit, topping out at #55 on the Hot 100.
1981Natalie Cole is trapped in her suite on the 26th floor of the Las Vegas Hilton hotel when it catches fire.More
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In Music History
2017Tom Petty is honored as Person of the Year at the MusiCares gala, held two days before the Grammy Awards. "Twenty years ago I'd have been way too cynical to do this, but I'm 66 now and I feel ya," he says in his speech.More
2013Janis Ian wins the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for her autobiography Society's Child, beating out Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Rachel Maddow and Ellen DeGeneres. Ian quips: "I keep thinking there's got to be a punchline here: an ex-president, the First Lady and three lesbians walk into a bar..."
2008Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around... Comes Around" wins the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He also takes Best Dance Recording for "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows."
2008Amy Winehouse is the big winner at the Grammy Awards, taking five trophies, including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (both for "Rehab").
2008Famous spaghetti western composer Ennio Morricone and Bruce Springsteenwin the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental. Springsteen covered Morricone's classic "Once Upon a Time in the West."
2008Ne-Yo's sophomore album, Because Of You, wins the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. It's the singer-songwriter's first Grammy win.
2008Daft Punk make their first televised live appearance at the 50th Grammy Awards, joining Kanye West in a performance of "Stronger" at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
2006James "Jay Dilla" Yancey dies of a heart attack at age 32, just three days after the release of his final album, Donuts.
2004Eminem is among the guests heard on the second season premiere episode of Comedy Central's Crank Yankers. The rapper gives voice to "Bobby's Brother" opposite comedian Jim Florentine's "Bobby" in a prank phone call to a restaurant.
1993Michael Jackson appears on Oprah's prime time special, where he talks about having a skin condition called Vitiligo, and claims he's had just 2 plastic surgery operations.
1990Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract," a duet with MC Skat Cat (Minnesota DJ Derrick "Delite" Stevens), goes to #1 in America, where it stays for three weeks.
1979Dire Straits release "Sultans Of Swing."
1979Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy," a disco diversion for the British superstar, hits #1 in the US.
Rebecca Black's "Friday" Hits YouTube
2011
The video for Rebecca Black's song "Friday" is uploaded to YouTube, where it becomes a viral smash.
Black, an eighth grader from Anaheim Hills, California, recorded the song at a production studio called Ark Music. For a fee of $2,000, Ark supplied the song and produced the video, which shows Black cruising around with her friends mouthing lyrics like "Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal" and "Tomorrow is Saturday and Sunday comes afterwards."
The video catches the attention of the comedian Michael J. Nelson, who posts about it on his Twitter account. Word spreads about the spectacularly inane song, and in one week it gets over 18 million views. Black becomes a media sensation and an easy target on social media, where she is largely derided.
By the end of 2011, the video has over 180 million views, making it the year's most watched. The song even makes the charts, going to #58 in the US and #60 in the UK.
The video catches the attention of the comedian Michael J. Nelson, who posts about it on his Twitter account. Word spreads about the spectacularly inane song, and in one week it gets over 18 million views. Black becomes a media sensation and an easy target on social media, where she is largely derided.
By the end of 2011, the video has over 180 million views, making it the year's most watched. The song even makes the charts, going to #58 in the US and #60 in the UK.
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