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Nov. 14, 1991: MJ’s Black or White video premiered everywhere at once — MTV, BET, Fox — and instantly crowned him The King of Pop.
Critics hated the ending. Viewers couldn’t look away. Result? MJ’s most-requested MTV video + another no. 1 hit.
1991 pop culture was wild. 👑⚡️
Critics hated the ending. Viewers couldn’t look away. Result? MJ’s most-requested MTV video + another no. 1 hit.
1991 pop culture was wild. 👑⚡️
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Nov. 14, 1991: MJ’s Black or White video premiered everywhere at once — MTV, BET, Fox — and instantly crowned him The King of Pop.
Critics hated the ending. Viewers couldn’t look away. Result? MJ’s most-requested MTV video + another no. 1 hit.
1991 pop culture was wild. 👑⚡️
Critics hated the ending. Viewers couldn’t look away. Result? MJ’s most-requested MTV video + another no. 1 hit.
1991 pop culture was wild. 👑⚡️
Nov. 14, 1987: Sonny & Cher reunited on "Late Night with David Letterman" and delivered an unplanned, slightly shaky, totally heartfelt version of “I Got You Babe.”
Dave insisted, Cher resisted, but the moment ended up being a sweet final encore for their classic duet.
Dave insisted, Cher resisted, but the moment ended up being a sweet final encore for their classic duet.
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nov. 14, 1987: Sonny & Cher reunited on "Late Night with David Letterman" and delivered an unplanned, slightly shaky, totally heartfelt version of “I Got You Babe.”
Dave insisted, Cher resisted, but the moment ended up being a sweet final encore for their classic duet.
Dave insisted, Cher resisted, but the moment ended up being a sweet final encore for their classic duet.
Nov. 14, 1983: Michael Jackson premiered his 14-minute short film “Thriller” at the Metro Crest Theater in Los Angeles.
Directed by John Landis, the crowd—filled with stars like Diana Ross, Eddie Murphy, and Warren Beatty—gave it a standing ovation and begged for another screening. 🧟♂️🔥
Directed by John Landis, the crowd—filled with stars like Diana Ross, Eddie Murphy, and Warren Beatty—gave it a standing ovation and begged for another screening. 🧟♂️🔥
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nov. 14, 1983: Michael Jackson premiered his 14-minute short film “Thriller” at the Metro Crest Theater in Los Angeles.
Directed by John Landis, the crowd—filled with stars like Diana Ross, Eddie Murphy, and Warren Beatty—gave it a standing ovation and begged for another screening. 🧟♂️🔥
Directed by John Landis, the crowd—filled with stars like Diana Ross, Eddie Murphy, and Warren Beatty—gave it a standing ovation and begged for another screening. 🧟♂️🔥
Nov. 13, 2000: The Beatles released 1 — their chart-topping collection of every US & UK No. 1 hit.
It became the world’s best-selling album of the 2000s.
Here’s to the original “1.”
Got it in your collection? 🎵
It became the world’s best-selling album of the 2000s.
Here’s to the original “1.”
Got it in your collection? 🎵
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Nov. 13, 2000: The Beatles released 1 — their chart-topping collection of every US & UK No. 1 hit.
It became the world’s best-selling album of the 2000s.
Here’s to the original “1.”
Got it in your collection? 🎵
It became the world’s best-selling album of the 2000s.
Here’s to the original “1.”
Got it in your collection? 🎵
Nov. 13, 1976: Rod Stewart scores his longest-running no. 1 hit with “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).”
Featuring whispered French from Britt Ekland, it ruled the Hot 100 for 8 weeks and became one of the decade’s steamiest hits.
Rod was in full charm mode — on-screen and off.
Featuring whispered French from Britt Ekland, it ruled the Hot 100 for 8 weeks and became one of the decade’s steamiest hits.
Rod was in full charm mode — on-screen and off.
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Nov. 13, 1976: Rod Stewart scores his longest-running no. 1 hit with “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).”
Featuring whispered French from Britt Ekland, it ruled the Hot 100 for 8 weeks and became one of the decade’s steamiest hits.
Rod was in full charm mode — on-screen and off.
Featuring whispered French from Britt Ekland, it ruled the Hot 100 for 8 weeks and became one of the decade’s steamiest hits.
Rod was in full charm mode — on-screen and off.
Nov. 13, 1968: Yellow Submarine set sail in U.S. theaters—The Beatles’ fourth film and their most colourful.
While actors voiced their animated counterparts, the real Beatles closed it out with a sing-along to “All Together Now.” 🎬💛
While actors voiced their animated counterparts, the real Beatles closed it out with a sing-along to “All Together Now.” 🎬💛
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Nov. 13, 1968: Yellow Submarine set sail in U.S. theaters—The Beatles’ fourth film and their most colourful.
While actors voiced their animated counterparts, the real Beatles closed it out with a sing-along to “All Together Now.” 🎬💛
While actors voiced their animated counterparts, the real Beatles closed it out with a sing-along to “All Together Now.” 🎬💛
Nov. 12, 1984: Madonna’s Like A Virgin hit shelves — her first U.S. no. 1 album. The title track and her VMA performance lit up MTV (and freaked out the censors).
No award that night, but six straight weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 proved who the real Queen of Pop was. 👑
No award that night, but six straight weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 proved who the real Queen of Pop was. 👑
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Nov. 12, 1984: Madonna’s Like A Virgin hit shelves — her first U.S. no. 1 album. The title track and her VMA performance lit up MTV (and freaked out the censors).
No award that night, but six straight weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 proved who the real Queen of Pop was. 👑
No award that night, but six straight weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 proved who the real Queen of Pop was. 👑
Nov. 12, 1968: On his 23rd birthday, Neil Young releases his debut solo album.
“The Loner” hinted at what was coming, but the record barely made a ripple at first. Even Neil disliked the sound and remixed it a year later.
Every legend starts somewhere. 🎸
“The Loner” hinted at what was coming, but the record barely made a ripple at first. Even Neil disliked the sound and remixed it a year later.
Every legend starts somewhere. 🎸
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Nov. 12, 1968: On his 23rd birthday, Neil Young releases his debut solo album.
“The Loner” hinted at what was coming, but the record barely made a ripple at first. Even Neil disliked the sound and remixed it a year later.
Every legend starts somewhere. 🎸
“The Loner” hinted at what was coming, but the record barely made a ripple at first. Even Neil disliked the sound and remixed it a year later.
Every legend starts somewhere. 🎸
Nov. 12, 1945: Legendary singer/songwriter Neil Young came into the world.
From Buffalo Springfield to CSNY to his iconic solo albums After the Gold Rush and Harvest, Neil’s never stopped exploring new sounds or speaking his mind — on music, politics, or the planet.
Happy 80th, Neil!! 🇨🇦✌️
From Buffalo Springfield to CSNY to his iconic solo albums After the Gold Rush and Harvest, Neil’s never stopped exploring new sounds or speaking his mind — on music, politics, or the planet.
Happy 80th, Neil!! 🇨🇦✌️
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Nov. 12, 1945: Legendary singer/songwriter Neil Young came into the world.
From Buffalo Springfield to CSNY to his iconic solo albums After the Gold Rush and Harvest, Neil’s never stopped exploring new sounds or speaking his mind — on music, politics, or the planet.
Happy 80th, Neil!! 🇨🇦✌️
From Buffalo Springfield to CSNY to his iconic solo albums After the Gold Rush and Harvest, Neil’s never stopped exploring new sounds or speaking his mind — on music, politics, or the planet.
Happy 80th, Neil!! 🇨🇦✌️
Nov. 11, 1991: MTV got the memo: start calling Michael Jackson “The King of Pop.” 👑
The move came a week before the Black or White video dropped — and when half a billion people tuned in on premiere night, it sealed the deal.
The move came a week before the Black or White video dropped — and when half a billion people tuned in on premiere night, it sealed the deal.
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Nov. 11, 1991: MTV got the memo: start calling Michael Jackson “The King of Pop.” 👑
The move came a week before the Black or White video dropped — and when half a billion people tuned in on premiere night, it sealed the deal.
The move came a week before the Black or White video dropped — and when half a billion people tuned in on premiere night, it sealed the deal.
Nov. 11, 1970: That’s The Way It Is — Elvis’s concert film — hit theatres, showing The King in rehearsal, backstage, and in peak Vegas form.
Re-cut in 2000, revisited in Baz Luhrmann’s "Elvis" and "EPiC", and still pure magic 55 years later.
That’s the way it is. 🎶
Re-cut in 2000, revisited in Baz Luhrmann’s "Elvis" and "EPiC", and still pure magic 55 years later.
That’s the way it is. 🎶
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Nov. 11, 1970: That’s The Way It Is — Elvis’s concert film — hit theatres, showing The King in rehearsal, backstage, and in peak Vegas form.
Re-cut in 2000, revisited in Baz Luhrmann’s "Elvis" and "EPiC", and still pure magic 55 years later.
That’s the way it is. 🎶
Re-cut in 2000, revisited in Baz Luhrmann’s "Elvis" and "EPiC", and still pure magic 55 years later.
That’s the way it is. 🎶
Nov. 11, 1968: John Lennon & Yoko Ono release Two Virgins.
The music: experimental.
The cover: very revealing. 😅
Too hot for stores (literally sold in brown wrapping paper), it became more of an art statement than a hit record. Lennon called it “being ourselves.”
The music: experimental.
The cover: very revealing. 😅
Too hot for stores (literally sold in brown wrapping paper), it became more of an art statement than a hit record. Lennon called it “being ourselves.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Nov. 11, 1968: John Lennon & Yoko Ono release Two Virgins.
The music: experimental.
The cover: very revealing. 😅
Too hot for stores (literally sold in brown wrapping paper), it became more of an art statement than a hit record. Lennon called it “being ourselves.”
The music: experimental.
The cover: very revealing. 😅
Too hot for stores (literally sold in brown wrapping paper), it became more of an art statement than a hit record. Lennon called it “being ourselves.”
Today, we pause to remember.
Wear a poppy. Take two minutes.
Honour those who served and those who continue to serve.
Lest we forget. ❤️
Wear a poppy. Take two minutes.
Honour those who served and those who continue to serve.
Lest we forget. ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today, we pause to remember.
Wear a poppy. Take two minutes.
Honour those who served and those who continue to serve.
Lest we forget. ❤️
Wear a poppy. Take two minutes.
Honour those who served and those who continue to serve.
Lest we forget. ❤️
Nov. 10, 1979: Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang becomes the first rap song to crack the Billboard Hot 100.
Built on Chic’s Good Times, it changed hit music forever.
Built on Chic’s Good Times, it changed hit music forever.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Nov. 10, 1979: Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang becomes the first rap song to crack the Billboard Hot 100.
Built on Chic’s Good Times, it changed hit music forever.
Built on Chic’s Good Times, it changed hit music forever.
Nov. 10, 1975: The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a Lake Superior storm. All 29 crew members perished.
Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” told their story—and became one of the most powerful songs in Canadian history.
Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” told their story—and became one of the most powerful songs in Canadian history.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Nov. 10, 1975: The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a Lake Superior storm. All 29 crew members perished.
Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” told their story—and became one of the most powerful songs in Canadian history.
Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” told their story—and became one of the most powerful songs in Canadian history.
Nov. 10, 1969: Sesame Street opened its doors and never closed them.
A theme by Toots Thielemans, guest spots from Stevie Wonder to Alicia Keys, and 95% of preschoolers tuning in by age 3.
Still the friendliest street in America. 💛
A theme by Toots Thielemans, guest spots from Stevie Wonder to Alicia Keys, and 95% of preschoolers tuning in by age 3.
Still the friendliest street in America. 💛
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Nov. 10, 1969: Sesame Street opened its doors and never closed them.
A theme by Toots Thielemans, guest spots from Stevie Wonder to Alicia Keys, and 95% of preschoolers tuning in by age 3.
Still the friendliest street in America. 💛
A theme by Toots Thielemans, guest spots from Stevie Wonder to Alicia Keys, and 95% of preschoolers tuning in by age 3.
Still the friendliest street in America. 💛
Nov. 9, 1974: Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit no. 1 in the U.S. with “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.”
Only the second Canadian band ever to do it — and the first? Randy Bachman’s The Guess Who.
The man basically was the Canadian charts in the ’70s. 🇨🇦🎶
Only the second Canadian band ever to do it — and the first? Randy Bachman’s The Guess Who.
The man basically was the Canadian charts in the ’70s. 🇨🇦🎶
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Nov. 9, 1974: Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit no. 1 in the U.S. with “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.”
Only the second Canadian band ever to do it — and the first? Randy Bachman’s The Guess Who.
The man basically was the Canadian charts in the ’70s. 🇨🇦🎶
Only the second Canadian band ever to do it — and the first? Randy Bachman’s The Guess Who.
The man basically was the Canadian charts in the ’70s. 🇨🇦🎶
Nov. 9, 1973: Billy Joel drops Piano Man.
Inspired by his six months playing in an L.A. bar called The Executive Room, the title track gave voice to the regulars — and became his first hit. 🎹
The “waitress practicing politics”? That was Elizabeth Weber, his soon-to-be wife.
Inspired by his six months playing in an L.A. bar called The Executive Room, the title track gave voice to the regulars — and became his first hit. 🎹
The “waitress practicing politics”? That was Elizabeth Weber, his soon-to-be wife.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nov. 9, 1973: Billy Joel drops Piano Man.
Inspired by his six months playing in an L.A. bar called The Executive Room, the title track gave voice to the regulars — and became his first hit. 🎹
The “waitress practicing politics”? That was Elizabeth Weber, his soon-to-be wife.
Inspired by his six months playing in an L.A. bar called The Executive Room, the title track gave voice to the regulars — and became his first hit. 🎹
The “waitress practicing politics”? That was Elizabeth Weber, his soon-to-be wife.
Nov. 9, 1967: Rolling Stone published its first issue — John Lennon on the cover, a roach clip inside, and a 35¢ price tag.
Decades later? Worth about $400.
The times, they are a-changin’.
Decades later? Worth about $400.
The times, they are a-changin’.
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nov. 9, 1967: Rolling Stone published its first issue — John Lennon on the cover, a roach clip inside, and a 35¢ price tag.
Decades later? Worth about $400.
The times, they are a-changin’.
Decades later? Worth about $400.
The times, they are a-changin’.
Nov. 8, 1994: Sonny Bono — yes, of Sonny & Cher fame — was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served until his untimely death in 1998.
From the stage to the floor of Congress, he proved there’s more than one way to make history.
From the stage to the floor of Congress, he proved there’s more than one way to make history.
November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nov. 8, 1994: Sonny Bono — yes, of Sonny & Cher fame — was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served until his untimely death in 1998.
From the stage to the floor of Congress, he proved there’s more than one way to make history.
From the stage to the floor of Congress, he proved there’s more than one way to make history.
Nov. 8, 1971: Led Zeppelin released their untitled 4th album, a.k.a. “IV.”
No title, just four symbols and pure rock perfection — “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” and of course, “Stairway to Heaven.” 🎸
No title, just four symbols and pure rock perfection — “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” and of course, “Stairway to Heaven.” 🎸
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nov. 8, 1971: Led Zeppelin released their untitled 4th album, a.k.a. “IV.”
No title, just four symbols and pure rock perfection — “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” and of course, “Stairway to Heaven.” 🎸
No title, just four symbols and pure rock perfection — “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” and of course, “Stairway to Heaven.” 🎸
Nov. 8, 1949: The slide guitar queen, Bonnie Raitt, was born in Burbank, CA.
She picked up her first guitar at 8, learned the blues from the masters, and gave us Nick of Time and Something to Talk About, etc.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Blues icon, and lifelong environmental activist.
She picked up her first guitar at 8, learned the blues from the masters, and gave us Nick of Time and Something to Talk About, etc.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Blues icon, and lifelong environmental activist.
November 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nov. 8, 1949: The slide guitar queen, Bonnie Raitt, was born in Burbank, CA.
She picked up her first guitar at 8, learned the blues from the masters, and gave us Nick of Time and Something to Talk About, etc.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Blues icon, and lifelong environmental activist.
She picked up her first guitar at 8, learned the blues from the masters, and gave us Nick of Time and Something to Talk About, etc.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Blues icon, and lifelong environmental activist.
Nov. 7, 2016: The world lost the poet-priest of song, Leonard Cohen, at 82.
A poet, prophet, and Hall of Famer many times over. His final album, You Want It Darker, won him a posthumous Grammy—one last act of brilliance from a man whose words still echo. 🕯️
A poet, prophet, and Hall of Famer many times over. His final album, You Want It Darker, won him a posthumous Grammy—one last act of brilliance from a man whose words still echo. 🕯️
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nov. 7, 2016: The world lost the poet-priest of song, Leonard Cohen, at 82.
A poet, prophet, and Hall of Famer many times over. His final album, You Want It Darker, won him a posthumous Grammy—one last act of brilliance from a man whose words still echo. 🕯️
A poet, prophet, and Hall of Famer many times over. His final album, You Want It Darker, won him a posthumous Grammy—one last act of brilliance from a man whose words still echo. 🕯️
Nov. 7, 1969: Life magazine found Paul McCartney at his Scottish farm and ran the cover “Paul Is Still With Us,” putting an end to the wild “Paul is dead” rumours.
McCartney chased the reporters off at first… then invited them back for an interview and photo session.
McCartney chased the reporters off at first… then invited them back for an interview and photo session.
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nov. 7, 1969: Life magazine found Paul McCartney at his Scottish farm and ran the cover “Paul Is Still With Us,” putting an end to the wild “Paul is dead” rumours.
McCartney chased the reporters off at first… then invited them back for an interview and photo session.
McCartney chased the reporters off at first… then invited them back for an interview and photo session.
Nov. 7, 1943: A true original was born in Fort McLeod, Alberta — Roberta Joan Anderson, better known to the world as Joni Mitchell. 🎶
A painter, poet, and pioneer who turned her life into song — and made an unforgettable return to the stage after her 2015 aneurysm.
Thank you for the music, Joni. 💛
A painter, poet, and pioneer who turned her life into song — and made an unforgettable return to the stage after her 2015 aneurysm.
Thank you for the music, Joni. 💛
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Nov. 7, 1943: A true original was born in Fort McLeod, Alberta — Roberta Joan Anderson, better known to the world as Joni Mitchell. 🎶
A painter, poet, and pioneer who turned her life into song — and made an unforgettable return to the stage after her 2015 aneurysm.
Thank you for the music, Joni. 💛
A painter, poet, and pioneer who turned her life into song — and made an unforgettable return to the stage after her 2015 aneurysm.
Thank you for the music, Joni. 💛