| 1959 | Sade was born. |  |
| 1965 | Maxine Jones of En Vogue was born. |  |
| 1979 | Aaliyah was born. |  |
| 1984 | Michael Jackson was the biggest winner at the American Music Awards, taking home 8 trophies. |  |
| 1988 | George Michael‘s ‘Faith’ album went to #1 in the US. |  |
| 1993 | The 25th NAACP Image Awards took place. |  |
| 1995 | Tina Arena released ‘Sorrento Moon (I Remember)’. |  |
| 1996 | The Tony Rich Project released ‘Words’. |  |
| 1999 | Brandy went to #1 in the US with ‘Have You Ever?’. |  |
| 2001 | Kandi released ‘Cheatin’ On Me’. |  |
| 2003 | Lil’ Kim released ‘The Jump Off’. |  |
| 2012 | ‘Let Me Be Your Star’ was released, from the soundtrack of television show, ‘Smash’. |  |