23 August

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23 AUGUST

In Music History

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2023 The first Republican debate opens with a clip of Oliver Anthony singing "Rich Men North Of Richmond," his takedown of venal and incompetent politicians in Washington, with the candidates asked, "Why is this song striking such a nerve in this country right now?" "It was funny seeing my song in the presidential debate, because I wrote that song about those people," Anthony says.

2014 The Guardians Of The Galaxy soundtrack, an awesome mix of '70s hits, goes to #1 in America, where it stays for two weeks.More

2013 In an interview with AARP Magazine, Linda Ronstadt reveals she has Parkinson's disease, which ended her singing career in 2009.

2008 Erykah Badu joins My Morning Jacket during their performance in Dallas to perform her song "Tyrone."

2005 Bay City Rollers' lead singer Les McKeown is arraigned on cocaine possession and distribution charges in London. He is eventually acquitted of the intent to distribute.

2000 Kenny Loggins is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1999 Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers marries his third wife, Patti Arnold, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

1996 The movie She's The One, with a soundtrack by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, opens in theaters. Jennifer Aniston and Edward Burns, who star in the film, appear in the video for "Walls."

1995 Industrial/techno musician Dwayne Goettel (of Skinny Puppy) dies of a heroin overdose in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at age 31.

1993 Testifying in court against his former Guns N' Roses bandmate Steve Adler, Duff McKagan is asked about "the spaghetti incident," referring to a time when Adler may or not have eaten McKagan's leftover pasta. The band finds this hilarious and names their next album The Spaghetti Incident.

1993 News of Michael Jackson's child molestation investigation is finally made public by the Los Angeles police.

1992 The British boy band Take That release their debut album, Take That & Party, which stays on the UK albums chart for over a year.

1991 A month before their Nevermind album is released, Nirvana wow the crowd at the Reading Festival in England with a set capped by a Kurt Cobain headlong dive into Dave Grohl's drum kit. The next year, Nirvana headline the festival.

1990 David Rose (leader of David Rose & His Orchestra) dies of natural causes in Burbank, California, at age 80.

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Taylor Swift Releases Lover

2019

Taylor Swift releases Lover, an upbeat album that stands in contrast to her previous release, the serpentine Reputation.

The album is Swift's first under her new deal with Republic Records, which for the first time gives her control of her masters. She calls it "a celebration of love, in all its complexity, coziness, and chaos." But before its release, Swift gets some disheartening news: her back catalog has been sold to the company controlled by her nemesis, Scooter Braun, who managed Kanye West when the rapper was taking shots at Swift. She calls it her "worst case scenario," but moves forward with Lover, which keeps a positive tone throughout, thanks is large part to Taylor's newfound love, the actor Joe Alwyn. The first single is "Me!", a duet with Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco that celebrates individuality with some lighthearted fun. "You can't spell 'awesome' without 'me,'" she sings.

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