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1985 in music
See also:
1984 in music,
other events of 1985,
1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music'
Events
- January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon (musician), Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are The World". The single arrived in record stores on
- February - Whitney Houston releases her first album
- March 3 - A wax likeness of Michael Jackson is unvieled at London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.
- April 1 - David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career.
- August 1 - Michael Jackson purchases the publishing rights for most of the Beatles' music for $47 million, much to the dismay of the surviving members of the band.
- December 5 - The first fully digital reggae single, Wayne Smith's 'Under Me Sleng Teng', is recorded at Prince Jammy's studio; it is the beginning of ragga style reggae.
- Eric B. & Rakim meet and begin making music together
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