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2005 3 Doors Down’s “Here Without You” wins Song Of The Year.
The award is presented at the 53rd annual BMI Pop Awards in Los Angeles. The performing-rights organization honors the tune that receives the most airplay.
The power ballad is the third single from the band’s second studio album, “Away From The Sun.”
Nickelback, Linkin Park, Audioslave, Fuel and Evanescence are also recognized for having heavily played songs.
2016 Lamb Of God receive a gold plaque for their third album, “Ashes Of The Wake,” prior to concert in New York.
The ’04 album sells more than 500,000 copies and is certified gold by the RIAA the previous February.
Lamb Of God’s third studio album is their first major-label release.
2012 U2’s Bono performs at the annual benefit to support the Jazz Foundation of America.
Producer Quincy Jones brings Bono onstage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem to sing, appropriately enough, “Angel Of Harlem.”
The organization raises funds and awareness for artists who have fallen into financial despair.
2025 Volbeat’s “By A Monster’s Hand” is #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
It’s the lead single from “Gods Of Angels Trust,” Volbeat’s ninth studio album.
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1963 Phish keyboardist Page Samuel McConnell is born in Philly.
1964 It’s drummer Dave Abbruzzese’s birthday. A high school drop-out, Abbruzzese joins Pearl Jam in ’91, replacing Matt Chamberlain. The Stamford, CT native plays on “Vs” and “Vitalogy.”
1965 Nine Inch Nails mastermind, Trent Reznor, is born in Mercer, PA (it’s between Pittsburgh and Cleveland). Figures he’d play ‘industrial’ Rock.
1967 “Don’t Look Back,” a film documentary of Bob Dylan’s ’65 British tour, is in theaters.
1969 The Who unfurl their Rock opera “Tommy.”
1973 Josh Homme celebrates his birthday. The Palm Springs native is the founder and only continuous member of Queens Of The Stone Age (QOTSA).
1973 Yes receive gold records for both “Yessongs,” their live set, and “The Yes Album.”
1975 “Killer Queen,” Queen’s first U.S. single, gets to #12.
1980 Peter Criss leaves KISS. Of course, he eventually returns (and leaves again). Criss is replaced by Eric Carr.
1986 Van Halen’s “Why Can’t This Be Love” reaches #3 on the pop chart.
1987 An arson fire at Tom Petty’s L.A. home causes $800,000 worth of damage.
1990 Nirvana’s last date of a North American tour is in Boise which is also drummer Chad Channing’s final show with the band. After playing on “Bleach,” Channing leaves due to creative differences and is replaced by Dave Grohl four months later.
2004 Is there a doctor in the house? U2`s Bono delivers the commencement address to the graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The U2 frontman also gets an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the school. In a prepared statement Penn president Judith Rodin says “Bono has been a powerful force for change.”
2006 Money for injuries. Mark Knopfler files a suit against the female motorist who knocked him off his motorcycle in London some three years earlier. The former Dire Straits frontman suffered a broken collarbone, shoulder and seven ribs in the accident. He also had to cancel a scheduled European tour while he recovered. The woman was convicted of careless driving and later deported to Ecuador. Knopfler seeks approximately $566,000 in damages.
2006 Paul McCartney and his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney reveal they’re separating, confirming a spate of rumors. “Both of us still care about each other very much,” the couple claim in a joint statement. They married in ’02 and had a daughter, Beatrice Milly, the following year.
2007 Evanescence announce that Dark New Day guitarist Troy McLawhorn and drummer Will Hunt have been selected to replace John LeCompt and Rocky Gray. The pair departed a few weeks earlier.
2014 George Harrison’s ’62 Rickenbacker 425 is sold at Julien’s Auctions for $657,000. Harrison used the guitar for The Beatles first appearance on the television programs “Ready Steady Go!” and “Thank Your Luck Stars” in ’63. Harrison is said to have originally paid between $400 and $500 for the guitar in ’63.
2014 Stone Sour say they have fired Jim Root but the guitarist is still a member of Slipknot. “We feel it’s best for both bands and hope that is reflected in the days to come,” reads a Stone Sour statement.
2016 “With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles And Mistakes On My Way Back To Korn” chronicles Brian ‘Head’ Welch’s departure from KoЯin ’05, and his subsequent struggles before rejoining the group in ’13.
2016 Queen’s collaboration with David Bowie on the ’81 single “Under Pressure” is voted Britain’s favorite duet in a poll conducted by Morar Consulting.
2018 Musician James Frost-Winn accuses former Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. He sues for damages due to a “loss of enjoyment of life, pain and suffering, mental anguish, emotional distress, and humiliation.”
2023 Weezer surprise striking TV and movie writers on the picket line with an acoustic performance outside the Paramount Pictures’ lot in L.A. They play their hit “Beverly Hills,” among other songs.
2023 Alasdair Mackie “Algy” Ward, founder and frontman of Tank, dies at the age of 63.
