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2016At the MTV Video Music Awards, Beyoncé wins Video of the Year for "Formation." In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, she brings four mothers of shooting victims with her onto the red carpet. By the end of the evening, Bey (along with her production designer, choreographer, director, cinematographer and editor) has eight trophies.More
2009After the latest in a series of incidents between feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, Oasis finally split, with Noel walking out for good. "It is with some sadness and great relief... I quit Oasis tonight," he says. "People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer."More
2003Britney Spears and Madonna share a big, juicy kiss during the opening performance of the MTV Video Music Awards. Madonna then plants one on Christina Aguilera, but we only get a glimpse of it because the director cuts to a shot of a thunderstruck Justin Timberlake in the audience.More
1963Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have A Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. The music connection: Peter, Paul and Mary play their hit version of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind" before King speaks.
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In Music History
2009Three days before the release of their second studio album, The First Days of Spring, Noah and the Whale lead singer Charlie Fink's brother Doug announces that he will leave the band to pursue a career in medicine. In a 2011 interview, Charlie says that Doug is still the one he consults first on matters concerning the band. "He can always see where I'm going, even when something is embryonic and sounds like madness."
2009Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein dies of what is ruled as an accidental overdose at age 36 in his New York City apartment. This comes nearly a year after AM and his friend Travis Barker survived a fatal plane crash that claimed the lives of four others.
2005For the second time in two years, Art Garfunkel is arrested for marijuana possession.
2004Lou Rawls is awarded an honorary doctorate from Ohio's Wilberforce University in recognition of his charity work with the United Negro College Fund and his "lifelong service to the education of historically disadvantaged populations."
1998The movie Studio 54, about the legendary New York Disco, opens starring Ryan Phillippe and Mike Myers as the club's owners.
1998Pearl Jam's video for "Do The Evolution," their first since "Jeremy" in 1992, debuts on MTV. The band does not appear in the video, which is animated by Todd McFarlane.More
1998The Frankie Lymon biopic Why Do Fools Fall In Love opens in theaters. Named after Lymon's famous song, the film stars Larenz Tate, Halle Berry and Vivica A. Fox.
1997In Leeds on the U2 Popmart tour, Bono responds to George Harrison's comment, "Bono and his band are so egocentric," by holding up a middle finger and saying, "This one's for you George!"
1996Isaac Hayes officially protests the use of Sam and Dave's classic "Soul Man" (which he wrote) by the Bob Dole US Presidential campaign (which had renamed it "I'm A Dole Man").
1993At a charity concert held at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, Natalie Merchant plays her first gig after leaving 10,000 Maniacs.
1986The anti-corporate-pollution benefit concert Get Tough On Toxics is held in Long Beach, California, featuring members of Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and Neil Young.
1986Tina Turner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1984With over one million ticket sales in only two months, the Jacksons' reunion tour, entitled Victory, becomes the most successful concert tour of all time.
Beyoncé Breaks Twitter With Baby Bump
2011
Beyoncé reveals her pregnancy during the MTV Video Music Awards, setting Twitter on fire.
After performing "Love On Top," she drops the mic, opens her blazer and rubs her baby bump. The crowd goes wild as the director cuts to the father, Jay-Z, who is being congratulated by Kanye West.
The news gets tweeted out at a record pace - 8,868 tweets per second, which the Guinness Book of World Records certifies as the most tweets per second recorded for a single event.
There are also some awards given out: Beyoncé's video for "Run the World (Girls)" is nominated for three awards and takes home the Best Choreography prize. Katy Perry receives ten nominations for four different videos. She wins three awards including Video of the Year for "Firework."
Justin Bieber wins the Best Male Video Award for "U Smile," and Adele gives a stunning live performance of her song "Someone Like You." Her music video for "Rolling In the Deep" is nominated for seven awards and takes home four, all in technical categories. Britney Spearsreceives the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard lifetime achievement award (named for the King of Pop). She is nominated for two regular awards and wins Best Pop Video for "Till The World Ends."
The news gets tweeted out at a record pace - 8,868 tweets per second, which the Guinness Book of World Records certifies as the most tweets per second recorded for a single event.
There are also some awards given out: Beyoncé's video for "Run the World (Girls)" is nominated for three awards and takes home the Best Choreography prize. Katy Perry receives ten nominations for four different videos. She wins three awards including Video of the Year for "Firework."
Justin Bieber wins the Best Male Video Award for "U Smile," and Adele gives a stunning live performance of her song "Someone Like You." Her music video for "Rolling In the Deep" is nominated for seven awards and takes home four, all in technical categories. Britney Spearsreceives the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard lifetime achievement award (named for the King of Pop). She is nominated for two regular awards and wins Best Pop Video for "Till The World Ends."
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