It was always going to be a task for Daniel Powter to follow up the worldwide mega success of "Bad Day". But his fate as a one hit wonder was sealed by his label's costly failure to adhere to chart regulations...
For the first single from her second album, Nelly Furtado channeled her experiences of the industry and growing up in Canada into an empowering anthem about reclaiming identity and forging your own path...
Despite being on an almost constant losing streak with her solo material outside the Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham did smash a fair few preconceptions than her critics - or even she - gave herself credit for...
Alexis Strum was one of my best kept music secrets for many years. Hopefully, with a new album on the way, she can be yours to discover too...
The key cornerstone of Xenomania's branch out into an in-house record label, Mini Viva were positioned as the all new pop duo phenomenon to take them from their success in the 00s to the 2010s...
No one had due cause to think Janet Jackson was about to slip into the realm of only being as good as her last single. But for better or worse, that's what happened with the release of the third single from her All For You album...
On a mission to revolutionise and transform British pop music in the new millennium, Miranda Cooper and Brian Higgins at Xenomania set out their stall as early on as their Moonbaby project.
Televised phone voting contests are just a natural part of the British viewing landscape now. But 20 years ago, the Eurovision Song Contest excluded, they weren't. That was, however, until the very channel who's been the home of so many of them, launched a brand new annual music show. Created and devised by the same … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: The Record of the Year
This week's blogging DeLorean hop comes via the recent celebrations that it's 50 years since the BBC Light Programme on the radio was split into two new stations: Radio 1, for a younger audience and Radio 2 for an older one. As part of these celebrations, weekend before last saw the broadcast on digital radio … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Radio 1’s Official Chart (The Mark Goodier Years)
90s and 00s pop fans the land over (present writer included) jumped for joy last week when one of its biggest names, Louise Redknapp, announced her return to music after a break of almost 15 years, with a (now sold out) comeback show scheduled for London in December. https://twitter.com/LouiseRedknapp/status/907892789488312321 Perfecting the fine art of 'pulling … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: Louise
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