February 12, 1997

Snoop Doggy Dogg and Sean “Puffy” Combs hold a press conference where they call for an end to the East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry that has claimed the life of Tupac Shakur. “Kids around the world are watching,” Long Beach rapper Snoop says. “By calling for a truce, we’re giving them something to live for.”

The detente cannot quell the violence: Less than a month later, violence erupts. The Notorious B.I.G. is killed in a shooting.

February 13, 1983

Marvin Gaye performs a very memorable national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, doing a sultry version with a beat.

February 14, 2001

Prince launches the NPG Music Club, one of the first music subscription services. The club acts as a virtual hub for the Prince faithful, with a thriving community, online access to his music, VIP passes to concerts and other exclusives. It runs until 2006, when Prince shuts it down, saying it “has gone as far as it can go.”

February 15,1979

Saturday Night Fever and Billy Joel are big winners at The Grammys, with the soundtrack getting Album of the Year and “Just The Way You Are” taking Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

February 16, 2021

Lauryn Hill’s 1998 album The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill is certified Diamond for 10 million sales in America, making her the first female hip-hop artist to earn that certification.

2015

Lesley Gore, known for the ‘60s pop hit “It’s My Party,” dies of lung cancer at age 68.

2015

Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea breaks his arm in five places in a gnarly snowboarding accident.

February 17, 1976

The Eagles release Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), a collection of 10 songs from their first four albums. For a while, certified as the top-selling album in US history.

February 18, 2012

“Call Me Maybe,” a catchy pop song from Canadian Idol alumna Carly Rae Jepsen, goes viral via a YouTube lip dub video by Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. The attention helps send the single to #1.

February 19, 1980

AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott dies after a night of heavy drinking. The coroner’s report lists “acute alcohol poisoning” as the cause of death, classified under “death by misadventure.”