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16th November 1990: Milli Vanilli stripped of Grammy Award for not singing on their album

16th November 2022
Tagged as: America, Culture, Frank Farian, Germany, Grammy, Lip-sync, Milli Vanilli, Miming, Music, USA

German pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist after it emerged that they did not sing any of the vocals on their debut album.

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14th March 1958: Perry Como awarded the first gold record by the RIAA

14th March 2022
Tagged as: Culture, Gold, Grammy, Music, Perry Como, Recording, USA

Gold records were originally presented to artists by their own label, primarily as a form of self-congratulatory publicity.

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16th November 1990: Milli Vanilli stripped of Grammy Award for not singing on their album

14th March 1958: Perry Como awarded the first gold record by the RIAA

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2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

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