ON THIS DAY: 2007
LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: (L-R) Bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
On This Day in 2007…
Did You Know?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Van Halen and R.E.M. in New York. Aretha Franklin performed in a tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun; James Brown also received a posthumous tribute.