Pop Music

February 26, 2024February 25, 2024 So this was the chart that Radio 1 DJ Simon Bates broadcast from 5pm-7pm with data from the GALLUP computer based on record sales. This is how the charts USED to look with new entries, climbers and non-movers, all based solely on record purchases.This week, forty years ago, there were […]

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in

If you watched the Woodstock ’99 documentary on HBO, you saw Limp Bizkit receive a large part of the blame for the chaos that unfolded at the festival. But was Limp Bizkit really to blame for Woodstock ’99 devolving into a fiery riot? Extreme heat, shortage of supplies, overcrowding and aggressive music doesn’t exactly make

On July 10, SBS’s upcoming drama “Good Partner” held a press conference with director Kim Garam and actors Jang Nara, Nam Ji Hyun, Kim Jun Han, and Block B’s P.O. Written by an actual divorce attorney, “Good Partner” will depict the humorous struggles of two very different divorce lawyers: Cha Eun Kyung (Jang Nara), a

Many of the professional athletes on this list boast an impressive set of accolades, from national championships and gleaming trophies to MVP awards and their faces displayed in the Hall of Fame. But these athletes wanted to achieve fame on a whole other level—through music. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it didn’t. Many learned the hard

For My Sunday Song #409, we tackled Harrison’s next pick of “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga which was an unexpected, but welcome pick. The song is from Lady Gaga’s E.P. ‘The Fame Monster’ and was written by Lady Gaga and RedOne. The song did pretty well going #1 on the Top 40 Charts and #1 on

It’s real. It happening. Dreams really do glitter: Girls Aloud are back in action. The Almighty Aloud – that’s Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Cheryl Tweedy Cole Fernandez-Versini Almost Payne Cheryl Just Cheryl and our beloved Sarah Harding in spirit kicked off their first tour in over a decade on Friday night (May 17)

Up-and-coming alternative pop artist Nastiya Kai released her latest single and music video, ‘Party At My House’, on April 19th, 2024, through her own label, Nastiya Kai Music. Additionally, she has unveiled plans for her debut album, Demon Era, slated for later in 2024. Following the success of her chilling hit ‘Bury Me’ in October

Watch rare Elton John concert footage as the singer celebrates 50 years of Caribou Elton John is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his eighth studio album Caribou by sharing some rare concert footage of his first live performance of the hit The Bitch Is Back. The video shows Elton on 5 May 1974 in front