Back In The Day: Pop Royalty History Edition!
March 1, 2012 at 5:50 PM Kari "Cruziiie" Cruz 
On this day... March 1st:
1968, Elton John's first single 'I've Been Loving You To Long' was released on the Phillips label, it didn't chart.
1980, Blondie were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Atomic' the group's third UK No.1 single from their album 'Eat To The Beat'.
1989, Madonna started a $5 million, (£2.9m) sponsorship deal with Pepsi Cola.
1990, Janet Jackson played the first night on her 120-date Rhythm Nation 1814 World tour at the Miami Arena in Florida. As part of the show Jackson's had a live panther on-stage, but after concerns were raised over safety of the crowds and several incidents of the panther urinating on the stage Jackson axed the cat from the show in the summer leg of the tour.
2001, Sean 'Puffy' Combs became the star witness of his own defence in a New York court claiming he didn't have a gun during a shooting in a New York club. The singer claimed he thought he was being shot at. Causing J.Lo to later break up with him... image is everything. ha!
2009, Kelly Clarkson went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Life Would Suck Without You'. US singer Clarkson won American Idol in 2000 and became the only American Idol contestant to have topped the UK charts.