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2017 Tom 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
2011 The video for Rebecca Black's song "Friday" is uploaded to YouTube, where it becomes a viral smash.More
2010 John Mayer describes his ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson as "sexual napalm" in a Playboy interview.More
1997 Blur'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.
1981 Natalie Cole is trapped in her suite on the 26th floor of the Las Vegas Hilton hotel when it catches fire.More
1978 Van Halen release their self-titled debut album. The lead single is a cover of the Kinks classic "You Really Got Me."
1968 Rolling Stone magazine offers free roach clips to new subscribers.More
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