Music History Today: February 15, 2023

February 15, 1979: Disco ruled the 21st Grammy Awards when the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack won Album of the Year, The Bee Gees were named Best Pop Group, and Best Arrangement for Voices for "Staying Alive." Donna Summer's "Last Dance" won two Grammys: Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song.

Music History Today: November 16, 2022

November 16,  2006: Queen's Greatest Hits is declared the most popular album in Britain, with more than 5.5 million units sold. The Beatles come in second with Sgt. Pepper.

Music History Today: August 1, 2022

August 1, 1981: MTV made its debut at 12:01am. Youtuber Max Speedster shared a video of the first two hours in 2021 on its 50th Anniversary.

Music History Today: May 14, 2022

May 14, 1988: "The Valley Road" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range moved, from 43 to 32, into Billboard's Top 40 singles.

"The Valley Road" was included on Bruce Hornsby and the Range's 1988 album, Scenes from the Southside. It reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1988, peaking at number 5 the week of July 2.

Bruce Hornsby & the Range

Music History Today: March 8, 2022

March 8, 1986: Prince & The Revolution enter the US Top 40 with "Kiss." 

Originally, “Kiss” wasn’t supposed to be a Prince song.

Prince

Music History Today: February 15, 2022

February 15, 2005: The Norah Jones album Come Away With Me is certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million in America.

Norah Jones' debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin.

Music History Today: January 20, 2022

January 20, 1978: Journey released the studio album, Infinity.

Steve Perry was not a unanimous choice as Journey’s new singer.

Music History Today: June 13, 2021

June 13, 1998: The soundtrack to the movie City Of Angels hit Number 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The soundtrack to City of Angels served as a promotional tool for Alanis Morissette's second album, following Jagged Little Pill, and the Goo Goo Doll's sixth album, Dizzy Up the Girl. 

Music History Today: January 11, 2021

January 11, 1999: 'N Sync captured the Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist honor at the American Music Awards

In the 2015 Backstreet Boys documentary Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of, a single telling scene sums up the strange tension that arose between two of the biggest-selling boy bands of all time.

'N Sync - No Strings Attached