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2011 Featuring footage from his 2010 tour, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is released in theaters. It becomes the highest-grossing concert film of all time, earning $73 million at the box office.
2007 Dixie Chicks take home an impressive five awards at the Grammys. Taking the Long Way wins Album of the Year and Best Country Album, while the single "Not Ready To Make Nice" is awarded Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
1989 Former Laker girl Paula Abdul scores her first #1 hit in America with "Straight Up."
1980 WKRP in Cincinnati, a TV series that takes place at a rock radio station, runs an episode devoted to the tragic events of December 3, 1979 when 11 fans were killed at a Who concert at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.
1963 At EMI Studios in London (later re-named Abbey Road), The Beatles record 10 songs in one day, nine of which are included on their first UK album, Please Please Me. Songs done at the session are: "There's A Place," "I Saw Her Standing There," "A Taste Of Honey," "Do You Want To Know A Secret," "Misery," "Hold Me Tight," "Anna (Go To Him)," "Boys," "Chains" and "Twist And Shout."
1962 Sheryl Crow is born in Kennett, Missouri. She works as an elementary school music teacher before landing a gig a backing vocalist on Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour in 1987.
11 FEBRUARY
In Music History
2024 Usher, at times shirtless and other times on roller skates, pulls off a Vegas-worthy halftime show at the Super Bowl between the 49ers and Chiefs. Guests include Alicia Keys, H.E.R., and of course, Lil Jon and Ludacris for "Yeah!." After the show, he heads to a Vegas wedding chapel and marries his longtime girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea.
2013 Rick Huxley (bassist for The Dave Clark Five) dies at age 72 after a long struggle with emphysema.
2011 Ne-Yo plays a charming hitman on the "Smooth Criminal" episode of CSI: NY.
2009 Estelle Bennett (of The Ronettes) dies of colon cancer at age 67.
2007 Two songs from Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds album earn Grammy Awards: "My Love" (with T.I.) wins Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and "SexyBack" is named Best Dance Recording.
2000 Near the concession area of an Isley Brothers concert in Los Angeles billed as the "Valentine's Super Love Jam," a 24-year-old man shoots three concert-goers and is shot by a police officer working the show. The assailant is killed but his victims survive.
2000 Diana Ross officially divorces her husband, Norwegian businessman Arne Naess.
1998 Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses is arrested at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, charged with threatening a security worker. He pleads guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace.
1989 Eazy-E's solo song "We Want Eazy" becomes his first hit to enter the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it debuts at #43.
1986 On The A-Team episode "Cowboy George," Culture Club perform "Karma Chameleon" in a cowboy bar while Mr. T enjoys the music.
1983 Bob Seger's The Distance is certified Platinum.
1982 The Rolling Stones Let's Spend the Night Together, a concert film from their 1981 tour, opens in New York to miserable reviews.
1981 Kelly Rowland is born in Atlanta, Georgia. She becomes the first member of Destiny's Child to land a hit away from the group when "Dilemma," her 2002 duet with Nelly, goes to #1 in America.
1979 The TV movie Elvis, starring Kurt Russell as the singer, airs on ABC.
1979 Brandy (Brandy Norwood) is born in McComb, Mississippi.
Whitney Houston Dies
2012Whitney Houston is found dead in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, where she was slated to perform at Clive Davis' annual Pre-Grammy party later that night.
Houston, 48 years old, is discovered by her assistant face down in the tub. When paramedics can't revive her, she is declared dead at 3:55 p.m. PST. (The Clive Davis party goes on anyway, with Davis claiming it's in tribute to the singer.) The death is ruled an accidental drowning, with heart disease and cocaine use contributing factors. The coroner's report reveals that Houston had been using cocaine and was taking various prescription drugs. Houston's death comes as a shock, and at the Grammy Awards the next night, host LL Cool J opens the ceremony with a prayer for Houston. Later in the show, Jennifer Hudson sings "I Will Always Love You," a song Houston performed at the 1993 ceremony, in tribute. Houston is Grammy royalty, with six wins in her lifetime. At the time of her death, Houston is working on a comeback, with a starring role in the film Sparkle alongside Jordin Sparks. The film is released later in 2012.
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