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Flashback: 29th of March

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Rihanna releases her hit single 'Umbrella' featuring Jay-Z

'Umbrella' is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her third studio album 'Good Girl Gone Bad.' It features American rapper Jay-Z, who co-wrote the song with its producers Tricky Stewart and Kuk Harrell, with additional writing from The-Dream. The song was originally written with Britney Spears in mind, but her label rejected it.

Mariah Carey releases 'We Belong Together'

'We Belong Together' is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her tenth studio album, 'The Emancipation of Mimi.' The song was released through Island Records as the second single from the album. 'We Belong Together' was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, and produced by the former three.

BBC Worldwide debuts BBC America

BBC America was launched in March presenting a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programs from BBC Television and other British television broadcasters including ITV and Channel 4. In the channel's early days, it focused on repeats of popular lifestyle shows such as Changing Rooms and Ground Force. BBC America's head of television programming later stated that it was important for the channel to establish a niche since non-British viewers found the lifestyle shows appealing.

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