Eminem Stars In 8 Mile - Music Calendar History - Event of The Day

 

2002 8 Mile, a semi-biographical look at Eminem's early days as a struggling rapper in Detroit, opens in theaters. The film is a critical and commercial success, and Eminem's "Lose Yourself" becomes the first rap song to win the Oscar for Best Original Song. Read the full story   More Events:   1994 Sonny Bono, half of Sonny and Cher and former mayor of Palm Springs, Calfornia, is elected to the US House of Representatives, representing the 44th district in California.   1986 It doesn't have a music video, but "Amanda" by Boston still gets to #1 in America, giving the band their only chart-topper.   2016 Despite strident support from a passel of stars, including Katy Perry, Barbra Streisand and Bruce Springsteen, Hillary Clinton loses the US presidential election to Donald Trump, whose supporters include Ted Nugent, Loretta Lynn and Wayne Newton. Miley Cyrus, who said she would move if Trump was elected, decides to stay in the country.   See More Events

Eminem Breaks Sales Record With The Marshall Mathers LP - MUsic Calendar History - Event of The Day

 

2000 Eminem's second major-label album, The Marshall Mathers LP, becomes the fastest-selling rap album ever when it sells 1.76 million copies in its debut week. Read the full story   More Events:   1989 Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) appears on a BritishTV show called Hypotheticals, where  he addresses the fatwa issued against the author Salman Rushdie. Islam seems to support the fatwa - when asked if he would attend a  protest where a Rushdie effigy is burned, he replies, "I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing."   1964 The Beatles hit #1 in America with "Love Me Do," a song John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote as teenagers.   1997 Yanni becomes the first Western artist in modern times to perform at the Forbidden City in Beijing. Despite strict regulations (including  a 40-decibel sound limit), the show is a success as the Chinese welcome the Greek musician.   See More Events Click here for the previous post

Eminem Takes Off With The Slim Lady LP -Music History Calendar - Event Of The Day And More

 

Eminem Takes Off With The Slim Shady LP     1999 Eminem drops his first major-label album, The Slim Shady LP. He quickly becomes the most controversial rapper in the game. Read the full story   More Events:   1999 TLC's third album, FanMail, is released. It's a huge seller thanks to the tracks "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty," but causes friction among the trio, as Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes feels she's being cast aside.   1974 Aretha Franklin becomes the first artist to have songs peak at each of the first 10 spots on the Hot 100 when "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" fills in the gap at #3.   2000 Santana win eight Grammy Awards for their star-studded, chart-topping album Supernatural, tying Michael Jackson's record for the most awards won in a single night.   See More Events Click here for the previous post