Today in Pop Star History
Pop Music: Pop Bands
Events in Music
Event of Interest
1979-05-01 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel
Elton John
- 1979-05-20 Elton John is the 1st western pop star to tour USSR
Event of Interest
1985-01-28 Charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and other pop stars)
Michael Jackson
- 1990-11-19 Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning "Girl You Know Its True" album
- 2001-10-21 "United We Stand" benefit concert for September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks victims, held at RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. organized and headlined by Michael Jackson and featuring Aerosmith, Mariah Carey and The Backstreet Boys
- 2011-07-05 "Somebody That I Used to Know" single released by Gotye ft. Kimbra (Grammy Award Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Record of the Year 2013)
- 2018-08-30 Ugandan pop star MP Bobi Wine re-arrested attempting to leave the country
Birthdays in Music
- 1937-11-30 Jimmy Bowen, American record producer and pop star (I'm Stickin' With You), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico
John Lennon
1940-10-09 John Lennon, British musician, pop star and member of The Beatles (Imagine), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1980)
John Lennon
George Harrison
1943-02-25 George Harrison, English pop star and Beatle (Traveling Wilburys-My Sweet Lord), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2001)
George Harrison
Kylie Minogue
1968-05-28 Kylie Minogue, Australian pop star and singer (Locomotion), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Kylie Minogue
- 1970-02-16 Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar
- 1974-08-11 Hadiqa Kiyani, Pakistani pop star
Jessica Simpson
1980-07-10 Jessica Simpson, American singer and popstar ("I Wanna Love You Forever" "I Think I'm In Love" and "Where You Are"), born in Abilene, Texas
Jessica Simpson
Britney Spears
1981-12-02 Britney Spears, American popstar ("Baby One More Time," "Oops! ...I did it again" and "I'm A Slave 4 U"), born in McComb, Mississippi
Britney Spears
- 1982-02-12 Bobi Wine [Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu], Ugandan politician and pop star, born in Mpigi District, Uganda
- 1985-04-07 Saad Lamjarred, Moroccan pop star (Lmaallem), born in Rabat, Morocco
- 1985-05-11 Sifow (Shiho Fujita), Japanese pop star and business woman
- 1986-02-23 Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese pop star (KAT-TUN), born in Tokyo, Japan
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
2004-09-18 Pop star Britney Spears (22) weds rapper-dancer Kevin Federline (26) in Studio City, California
Britney Spears
Wedding of Interest
2010-08-07 British pop star Robbie Williams (36) weds actress Ayda Field (31) in an intimate ceremony at Beverly Hills mansion
Robbie Williams
- 2012-05-23 Grammy-winning Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz (43) weds longtime girlfriend Raquel Perera (37) in Barcelona
Divorces in Music
Divorce of Interest
2007-07-30 Pop star Britney Spears (25) divorces rapper-dancer Kevin Federline (29) due to irreconcilable differences after over two years of marriage
Britney Spears
Divorce of Interest
2012-04-09 Salsa artist Marc Anthony (42) divorces pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez (43) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage
Jennifer Lopez
Divorce of Interest
2012-07-16 Actor-comedian Russell Brand (36) divorces popstar Katy Perry (27) due to irreconcilable differences a year after the fairy-tale wedding in India
Russell Brand
Katy Perry
Deaths in Music
John Lennon
1980-12-08 John Lennon, British musician, pop star and member of The Beatles (Imagine), shot and killed in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40
John Lennon
George Harrison
2001-11-29 George Harrison, English pop star and Beatle (Traveling Wilburys-My Sweet Lord), dies of lung cancer at 58
George Harrison
Avril Lavigne
Emma Bunton
Madonna
Shaggy