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14 Jan 2001
Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing.'
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4 Jan 2001
The rapper Vanilla Ice was arrested and spent a night in jail after a row with his wife, which led to ripping out her hair.
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29 Jun 2000
Eminem's mother sued him after claiming she uses drugs in his hit single 'My Name Is.'
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22 Nov 1999
American country singer Toby Keith released his single 'How Do You Like Me Now?!'
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16 Nov 1999
Rapper Dr. Dre released his second album, 'The Chronic 2001.'
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9 Nov 1999
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli released his sixth album, 'Sacred Arias,' which sold over 5 million copies, making it the highest-selling classical album ever by a solo singer.
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22 Jul 1999
Woodstock '99 concert took place in Rome, New York, US.
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23 Mar 1999
Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La Vida Loca' was released.
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23 Feb 1999
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
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23 Oct 1998
Britney Spears's first single, 'Baby One More Time,' was released.
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19 Oct 1998
Cher's 'Believe' was released and became the Billboard 1999 Song of the Year.
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3 Aug 1998
'No Matter What' by Irish boy band Boyzone was released.
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9 Mar 1998
Eminem signed up to the record label 'Aftermath Entertainment,' founded by Dr. Dre.
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18 Feb 1998
Opera singer Andrea Bocelli started his career in the production of 'La bohème' in Cagliari.
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11 Feb 1998
A charity auction in Los Angeles saw the lyrics to 'Candle in the Wind' sell to the highest bidder at a staggering $442,500.
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18 Nov 1997
Sony Music Soundtrax released their 'Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture' album.
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4 Nov 1997
Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her third album, 'Come On Over.'
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29 Sep 1997
English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams released his debut solo album, 'Life thru a Lens.'
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13 Sep 1997
Elton John released the single 'Candle in the Wind' as a tribute to Princess Diana of Wales.
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7 Sep 1996
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
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28 Feb 1996
Alanis Morissette claimed four Grammy's, including Album of the Year with "Jagged Little Pill."
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13 Feb 1996
The world-famous British boy band, Take That, announced their breakup.
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2 Oct 1995
British rock band Oasis released their second album, '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'
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8 Aug 1995
Coolio's hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise' was released.
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11 Jul 1995
Jamaican-American singer Shaggy released his third album, ''Boombastic.”
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18 Jul 1994
Seal released their hit single 'Kiss from a Rose.'
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27 Jun 1994
Aerosmith became the first major-label band to allow fans to freely download their new single 'Head First' online.
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26 May 1994
Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley's daughter, married Michael Jackson. However, they divorced after four years.
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11 May 1994
The 'Grease' musical production opened at the Eugene O' Neill Theater in New York City, running for 1,503 performances.
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5 Apr 1994
Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.
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31 Dec 1993
Barbra Streisand performed her first live public concert in 20 years.
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28 Dec 1993
Andrea Bocelli made his classical debut singing at a concert at Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia.
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10 Nov 1993
The musical comedy 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' was first performed at the Minskoff Theatre, New York City, US.
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12 Jul 1993
The musical 'Sunset Boulevard' by Andrew Lloyd Webber opened at the Adelphi Theater in London.
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5 Jul 1993
Björk released her very first album called 'Debut.'
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17 May 1993
American country music artist Alan Jackson released his 'Chattahoochee' single.
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28 Jul 1992
Mary J. Blige's album 'What's the 411?' was released by Uptown Records and MCA Records.
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26 Apr 1992
Rapper Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff.
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8 Feb 1992
Right Said Fred hit number one on the US Hot 100 Charts with 'I'm too Sexy.'
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24 Sep 1991
American rock band 'Nirvana' released their second album called Nevermind.
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10 Sep 1991
Nirvana released their lead single, 'Smells like Teen Spirit,' which is often dubbed the 'anthem for apathetic kids' of Generation X.
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30 Jul 1991
Metallica released their single 'Enter Sandman.'
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6 Nov 1990
Whitney Houston released her third album, 'I'm Your Baby Tonight.'
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9 Oct 1990
One thousand radio stations from over 100 countries around the world simultaneously broadcast John Lennon's 'Imagine' in honor of what would have been his 50th birthday.
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21 Jul 1990
Pink Floyd performed their hit 'The Wall' at the previous Berlin Wall location.
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12 Nov 1989
The musical 'Grand Hotel' was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
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2 Mar 1989
Madonna featured in a Pepsi Commercial during NBC-TV's 'Cosby Show.'
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19 Sep 1988
Bon Jovi's album 'New Jersey' was released.
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30 Oct 1987
English singer George Michael's first album 'Faith' was released.
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9 Oct 1987
Bruce Springsteen released his album 'Tunnel of Love.'