Prince Releases Purple Rain, Michael Jackson Passes Away: Music History Today Podcast June 25

Music History Today Network · Jun 25, 2026 · 43m

From the Music History Today Podcast Network, This is the Music History Today podcast for June 25. On today's show, it's all about icons. An iconic album to an iconic '80s movie from an iconic performer debuts, two iconic songs are recorded on the same day, and an iconic king passes away.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:34 What happened on this date in music…