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1998With the big "alternative" acts now squarely in the mainstream, the Lollapalooza festival is officially cancelled, with Green Day, Radiohead and Foo Fighters among the bands turning down offers to headline. The festival launcheded in 1991 with Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails and Siouxsie and the Banshees at the top of the bill.
1995The RealAudio Player is introduced, allowing users to stream audio over the internet for the first time. Over the next few years, many artists use it to post songs (or samples of them) on their websites.
1989In Pittsburgh, it's a shakedown outside a Grateful Dead concert as police make about two dozen arrests after some fans try to get in without tickets. "I don't want those deadenders ever back again," Mayor Sophie Masloff says.
1980In Memphis on their first US tour, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders gets in an altercation at a bar and is arrested. She kicks out the window of the police cruiser sent to take her away and spends the night in jail. Her group performs the next night at Poet's Music Hall.
1976Johnnie Taylor's "Disco Lady" hits #1 on the Hot 100, becoming the first chart-topper with the word "disco" in the title.
1967Peaking at #93, The Who make the US singles chart for the first time, with "I Can't Explain."
1959Because of its references to bad behavior in school (writing on the wall, throwing spitballs), The British Broadcasting Corporation bans The Coasters song "Charlie Brown." The ban is lifted two weeks later.
1922Actress and singer Doris Day is born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff in Cincinnati, Ohio. She turns to singing when a car accident wrecks her dreams of becoming a professional dancer.More
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In Music History
2014Arthur Smith, one of postwar country music's finest guitar pickers, dies at age 93 of natural causes. His 1949 instrumental "Guitar Boogie" was one of the first to showcase the electric guitar and as such had a major influence on the development of rockabilly and rock in general.
2007During a Season 6 episode of American Idol, Ryan Seacrest announces the American Idol Songwriter Competition. The entry fee is $10, and the winning song gets to be the winner's first single. After judges cull the 25,000 entries to 20 finalists, it's put to an online vote and the winner is "This is My Now."More
1999British composer Lionel Bart, known for the Broadway smash Oliver!, dies at age 68 of cancer.
1990Jazz singer Sarah Vaughan dies at age 66 of lung cancer.
1985Pop/R&B singer Leona Lewis is born in Islington, London, England.
1983Danny Rapp (of Danny & the Juniors) dies at age 41 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He's discovered in a hotel room in Quartzsite, Arizona.
1982Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager marry. Five days earlier, the songwriters took home Oscars for Best Original Song for their work on "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" from the movie Arthur.
1981The Elvis Presley documentary movie This Is Elvis (with Ral Donner narrating) premieres in Memphis.
1974Drew Shirley (guitarist for Switchfoot) is born in Key West, Florida.
1971The Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.
1968Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach is born Sebastian Philip Bierk is born in Freeport, Bahamas, raised in Canada.
1963Elvis Presley's It Happened At The World's Fair movie opens in Los Angeles (it opens nationally a week later).
1961The Marcels' "Blue Moon" hits #1 in America.
1961Eddie Murphy is born in New York City. In 1985, he has a hit with "Party All The Time," written and produced by Rick James. Murphy also makes the charts with the novelty song "Put Your Mouth On Me" and the Michael Jackson collaboration "Whatzupwitu."
1960Working at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Elvis Presley pulls an all-nighter, recording nine songs, finishing with "Are You Lonesome Tonight" in the wee hours of the morning. The mournful song becomes one of his biggest hits, going to #1 in America for six weeks.
Jay Z Gets His Own Record Label
2008Jay-Z joins Madonna and U2 in signing a huge contract with Live Nation; he scores a 360 deal that includes his own label.
A 360 deal extends beyond a traditional recording contract, with the company agreeing to provide financial support to the artist in all areas of music production and promotion - including publishing, recording, touring, and marketing - with the guarantee of receiving a higher percentage of profits from the various revenue streams. It's an enticing proposition in an age where artists can't rely on income from record sales alone. With Jay-Z's new multi-million dollar deal with Live Nation, he resigns as president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, where he had launched the careers of hot R&B artists like Rihanna and Ne-Yo, and forms Roc Nation. The entertainment company will manage a slew of artists, like Big Sean, Kanye West, Demi Lovato, and Shakira, while also functioning as a record label. One of the first signees to the label is British singer Rita Ora. But some critics warn that a 360 deal takes much more than it gives. Need proof? Look no further than Motown in the '60s, says Panos Panay, CEO of the music platform Sonicbids: "Motown was the pioneer of a 360° deal... They owned your likeness, your touring, publishing, record royalties, told you what to wear, told you how to walk... It made for great entertainment but if you look at every one of those artists, what happened? Sooner or later they said, 'I’m not going to go on the road for 200 shows because you tell me so. I'm an artist! I'm a creative person!' Eventually all these artists left... There's two things we know about creativity: you can't force it and you can't really control it."
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