Events in Music
- Feb 14 Britain's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean famously dominate the ice dancing at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics; perform to Maurice Ravel's "Bolero" in free dance routine; record 9-of-9 perfect scores for artistic impression
- Feb 28 26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys
- Jun 4 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 7th studio album "Born in the USA", his biggest commercial success topped the charts in 11 countries and sold over 30 million copies, worldwide
- Jun 25 Prince releases his "Purple Rain" album
- Sep 29 "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince Rogers Nelson and Revolution peaks at #1
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Music Awards in 1984
- Jan 16 11th American Music Awards: Pat Benatar and Michael Jackson win
- Feb 28 26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys
- May 5 29th Eurovision Song Contest: Herreys for Sweden wins singing "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" in Luxembourg
- May 14 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Lee Greenwood, and Janie Fricke win
- Jun 4 18th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers win
- Sep 14 1st MTV Video Music Awards: The Cars win with "You Might Think", and David Bowie wins with "China Girl"
- Oct 8 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins
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Katy PerryMusicians Married in 1984
- Feb 14 British singer Elton John (36) marries Renate Blauel at Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia; divorce in 1988
- Mar 22 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (36) weds singer/dancer Sarah Brightman (23) in Hampshire, England
- May 5 American rock singer-songwriter Chrissie Hynde (32) weds Scottish 'Simple Minds' singer Jim Kerr (25), in a horse-drawn carriage in New York City; divorce in 1990
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