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Births

13 January: TRIINU KIVILAAN = Estonian singer and model
14 January: FRANKIE SANDFORD = British singer, member of S Club Juniors and The Saturdays
24 January: CALVIN GOLDSPINK = British singer, member of S Club Juniors
25 January: YASMIEN KURDI = Filipina singer and actress
17 February: STACEY McCLEAN = British singer, member of S Club Juniors
22 February: ANNA SUNDSTRAND = Swedish singer and model
1 March: SONYA KITCHELL = American jazz singer-songwriter
21 March: ROCHELLE WISEMAN = British singer, member of S Club Juniors and The Saturdays
25 March: ALYSON MICHALKA = American singer-songwriter and actress
8 April: HITOMI TAKAHASHI = Japanese singer
11 April: ZOLA JESUS = American singer
19 April: FIONA MacGILLIVRAY = Canadian vocalist
5 May: CHRIS BROWN = American singer-songwriter, dancer and actor
28 May: ASUCA HAYASHI = Japanese singer
30 May: KEVIN COVAIS = American Idol finalist
13 June: LISA TUCKER = American singer and actress
14 June: LUCY HALE = American actress and singer
18 June: RENEE OLSTEAD = American actress and jazz singer
20 June: BENYAMIN NUSS = German pianist and composer
13 July: SAYUMI MICHISHIGE = Japanese singer and former member of Morning Musume
15 August:

BELINDA PEREGRIN = Spanish-born Mexican singer, songwriter and actress
JOE JONAS = American singer and actor

19 August: LIL' ROMEO = American rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model
1 September:

BILL KAULITZ = German singer, songwriter, voice actor, designer, and model, member of Tokio Hotel
TOM KAULITZ = German musician, member of Tokio Hotel

10 September: SANJAYA MALAKAR = American Idol finalist
1 October: BRIE LARSON = American actress, director, and singer-songwriter
30 October: JAY ASFORIS = British singer, member of S Club Juniors
2 November: KATELYN TARVER = American actress and singer-songwriter
11 November: REINA TANAKA = Japanese pop-rock singer and a member of the Japanese rock band Lovendor and former member of Morning Musume
30 November: DAISY EVANS = British singer, member of S Club Juniors
12 December: MARCEL "SHIN" GOTHOW = German drummer, member of Cinema Bizarre
13 December: TAYLOR SWIFT = American singer-songwriter and actress
22 December: JORDIN SPARKS = American Idol Season 6 winner
27 December: CALYSSA DAVIDSON = American violinist

Timeline of Musical Events

14 January: Paul McCartney releases ????? ? ???? (Back in the USSR) exclusively in the USSR. Bootleg copies sell for as much as US$1,000 in the United States.
23 January: James Brown is sentenced in Georgia, USA, to six years in jail in connection with a police chase through two different states.
25 January: Madonna files for divorce from Sean Penn after three-and-a-half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
27 January: Michael Jackson ends the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles, USA.
February: Roy Orbison joins Elvis Presley as the only singers to ever simultaneously have two top 5 albums on the Billboard charts.
12 February: Tiny Tim launches an unsuccessful campaign to be elected mayor of New York City, USA.
17 February: Whitesnake's David Coverdale marries Tawny Kitaen.
21 March: Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video, taped in late December 1988, attracts criticism for its use of Catholic Church iconography and for the use of cross-burning imagery, but also garners praise for its interpretation of discrimination, rape, and faith. Pepsi drops Madonna as a spokesperson out of fear the video will cause religious groups to boycott the company.
9 April: The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman announces that he will marry 19-year-old Mandy Smith, his girlfriend for six years.
12 April: Michael Jackson was named King of Pop after receiving the Soul Train Heritage Awards.
28 April: Jon Bon Jovi marries his high school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
1 May: California, USA jewelry store employees called the police reporting a suspicious person hanging around their store. The person turns out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise.
9 July: All four original members of The Monkees reunite in Los Angeles, USA, for a concert performance at the Universal Amphitheatre. The following day the quartet attend an induction ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where they receive a star.
23 July: Former Beatle Ringo Starr forms his own band named Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
11-12 August: The Moscow Music Peace Festival is held in the Soviet Union. The event is put together by Doc McGhee and the Make-A-Wish Foundation and headline acts include Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Cinderella, and the Scorpions.
31 August: The Rolling Stones open their Steel Wheels North American tour in Philadelphia, USA.
9 September: Madonna gives a risqué performance at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. Clad in baggy black sweatpants and a black bustier, she rocked the audience by simulating masturbation. The version of the song used in the show would later serve as the opening number of 1990's "Blond Ambition World Tour".
14 September: Madonna is granted a divorce from Sean Penn.
23 December: Ice Cube leaves N.W.A after financial problems and several conflicts with their manager Jerry Heller and the group's founder Eazy-E. By this time, Cube has been recording his solo debut album, which will be released next year.

Also in 1989

Joe Cocker, Bee Gees, The Rolling Stones, Chicago, Donna Summer, The Doobie Brothers & Roy Orbison all have their last Top 10 hits this year.

Published Popular Music

"Kiss the Girl" = music by ALAN MENKEN; lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN, from 'The Little Mermaid'
"Part of Your World" = music by ALAN MENKEN; lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN, from 'The Little Mermaid'
"Under the Sea" = music by ALAN MENKEN; lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN, from 'The Little Mermaid'
"We Didn't Start the Fire" = lyrics & music by BILLY JOEL
"You Got It" = lyrics & music by ROY ORBISON, JEFF LYNNE & TOM PETTY