Pop Music

The Top 10 UK Singles Chart
The UK Top 10 Songs This Week!
The UK Top 10 best selling songs are announced each Sunday (around 6:30pm UK time) during the Official Chart Show. This is broadcast by BBC Radio One, and begins with the full Top 40 countdown, starting at 4pm UK time. This page brings together the songs, the artists, the videos and the chart positions of those who make up the UK Top 10 each week and includes information surrounding the singers and their songs. If you would like to listen to the full singles chart, you can do so by clicking...

Songs Banned by the BBC
The Songs the BBC Decided to Ban
Banned Songs: Over the years, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has been the UK's standard bearer of taste and decency, which included those songs it felt should not be transmitted to the nation's ears. Although the BBC has never admitted to banning a song or a piece of music, its crazy censorship has sometimes seen a record unceremoniously dumped from its various playlists. The practice has been going on since the 1930s, when songs by the likes of Noel Coward, Cole Porter, George F...

Pop music 80s - 90s
Remember the time... hottest pop music from 1980 - 1990
Music lovers, do you remember the time of pop music from 80s - 90s? Time flies, but good music - pleasant to the ears, soul and mind - remains! : ) From a baby boomer perspective, I think that pop music from 1980 and 1990, was one of the most creative and enjoyable type for any person. During that period, 80' - 90', in pop music was an explosion of hot singers, great lyrics and well combined sounds, triggering a plethora of feelings, awakening our senses, sometimes making us dream or cry a...

Fergie A Journey To The Black Eyed Peas
Stacy Ann Ferguson aka The Duchess. The story of Fergie's journey from child star to super star and
Stacy Ann Fergson began her entertainment career when she did voice overs for Sally in a couple of episodes of Charlie Brown the Peanuts cartoon. She did a five year stint in the US TV show Kids Incorporated. She was born and grew up in California and has become one of the most famous and popular performers in the world. She was born in March 1975 and has followed the ups and downs of many child stars. Her battle with hard drugs is well documented and she claims that kicking the habit was to...

K-Pop Korean Boy Band Super Junior
Korean Boy Band Sensation. Super Junior known by fans as SJ or SuJu
K-Pop band Super Junior formed in 2005. This massively popular 13 'man' Korean boy band enjoy huge success in Asia and The Pacific region. The group has the usual relationship and artistic issues to deal with and presently only 10 of the group are performing together. They were created by Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment. The leader of the band is Leeteuk. They debuted on the Seoul Broadcasting Station singing TWINS Knock out. They broke through using the idea of a free track cal...

David Bowie And Ziggy Stardust
Who Is Ziggy Stardust?
Ziggy Stardust was a persona created by David Bowie for several album releases and accompanying concert tours. "Ziggy played for time Jiving us that we were voodoo The kids were just crass He was the nazz With God-given ass He took it all too far but, boy could he play guitar!" Check out DAVID BOWIE POSTER Ziggy Stardust for more information on this great poster.

Boyzone Boy Band Star Stephen Gately
The music life and times of Stephen Gately. Singer, entertainer and children's story author
Stephen Gately was a gifted Irish pop artist. He was a founder member of the band Boyzone. Sadly he died on the 10th October 2009. This hugely popular man enjoyed great success with Boyzone as well as a big selling solo album. His reputation as a male vocalist ensured that he has a reputation for comfort music and is regarded as one of the best european pop artists. Born Stephen Patrick Gately he was a songwriter and actor and 'came out' in 1999. He was married to Andrew Cowles and be...

Chinese Pop Music Discover The Sound Of Cantopop
pop music Chinese style
Cantopop or HK-pop is a massive musical genre in China. There is a whole world of pop music that exists outside of the conventional western music industry with its Lady Gaga's, Madonnas, Rihannas, American Idol and the X Factor. The world of Cantopop is a huge Chinese pop music industry that has its own style and sound. Just like the USA has Country and Western, or Europe has Europop, Cantopop is hugely popular with its fans. It has its own rich and famous stars with pop music fan-bases to ma...

Euro Pop Music Lena Meyer-Landrut Pop Princess
superb singer of Eurovision 2010 winning song Satellite
Lena Meyer-Landrut is German singing sensation and singer of the incredible track Satellite. Great image and amazing voice. She set an all time record by having 3 debut singles in Germany's top 5. Lena Meyer-Landrut was born in 1991 and her first album is My Casette Player. She is from Hanover. Her Eurovision winning song Satellite went platinum in record time. One of my favourite tracks is her version of the Cure track Lovecats "Love you know I'd fight for you I left on the porch light for...

Electro Pop Music Creativity From Dan Black
the creative musical talent of Dan Black
Remember 80s electro pop? Now think of of 21st century version of it. and that's Dan Black. When you would never class yourself at the cutting edge of music knowledge its often serendipity that introduces you to a song and a talent. This is exactly what happened to me when I discovered Dan Black. Just watching UK TV and an advert comes on for Virgin Broad Band. You know the sort of ad. Lifestyle, solidarity and aspiration an emotive advert that is held together with a really catchy track. So...