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30 MARCH

In Music History

2019 Tame Impala debut the song "Borderline" on Saturday Night Live even though the lyrics aren't written yet. Frontman Kevin Parker improvises some words and mumbles his way through it, but nobody seems to notice. He calls it "singing in tongues."

2017 Rosie Hamlin of Rosie & the Originals ("Angel Baby") dies at age 71.

2016 Hans Zimmer announces his retirement from the superhero business after composing the score for the 2016 movie Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. The renowned film composer tells BBC News: "This one was very hard for me to do, to try to find new language." Zimmer has had a successful run in the genre, with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Man Of Steel (2013), and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy (2005-2012) to his credit.

2015 21-year-old Justin Bieber gets roasted on Comedy Central, where he's taken to task for his headline-grabbing petulant behavior. Martha Stewart steals show, saying she's there to "give Justin some tips to use when he inevitably ends up in prison."

2013 Producer Phil Ramone dies of complications after surgery for an aortic aneurysm at age 79. Ramone produced most of Billy Joel's material. "If I hadn't met Phil when I did, I probably wouldn't have had a career," Joel says.

2011 Buffalo Springfield, which split in 1968, announce a reunion tour with original members Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. The tour lasts seven shows, ending with a performance at Bonnaroo. Another 30 dates are planned, but Young calls it off.

2010 Barenaked Ladies release their ninth studio album, All In Good Time. It's their first album since the departure of co-lead singer Steven Page, who officially left the band in 2009.

2008 Sean Levert (of LeVert) dies at age 39.

2007 Jay-Z sells his clothing company, Rocawear, to Iconix for $204 million.

2006 Britney Spears plays a ditzy TV host on the "Buy, Buy Baby" episode of Will & Grace.

2004 Singer Timi Yuro dies at age 63.

2003 Duncan Sheik portrays Bobby Darin and sings "Beyond The Sea" on the "Where The Boys Are" episode of NBC's American Dreams.

1994 In Miami, Pink Floyd begin their last world tour, the Division Bell tour.

1993 Anitta is born Larissa de Macedo Machado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the sounds of baile funk, a controversial hip-hop subgenre inspired by Miami bass, originated in low-income neighborhoods like her own. By combining the edgy style with elements of reggaeton and pop on tunes like "Envolver," she is crowned the Queen of Brazilian Pop.

1992 PJ Harvey, a British alt rock trio consisting of vocalist Polly Jean Harvey, drummer Rob Ellis, and bassist Steve Vaughan, releases its debut album, Dry, a jagged collection of blues-infused punk-rock songs, including the sexually charged "Sheela-Na-Gig."