After spending much of the 90s at a commercial crossroads, collaborating with William Orbit kicked off a second imperial phase for Madonna that lasted well into the new millennium...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 9)
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 8)
A laidback tribute to Bollywood film star Asha Bhosle was then reworked by one Mr Fatboy Slim into a breakbeat stormer that sent Cornershop to the top of the charts...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 7)
Multi Academy Award winning and box office record breaking, James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic had a ballad for the theme song equally as gigantic as the film's subject...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 6)
Cleo, Zainam and Yonah - three teenage sisters from Moss Side in Manchester - made one of the most joyful and impactful pop debuts of 1998.
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 5)
From a pop band that could so very easily have been a one hit wonder, with their second single Aqua confirmed there was indeed life after "Barbie Girl"...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 4)
Thanks to several media outlets breaking US R&B to British audiences, Usher crashed in from nowhere to number one - even if his real imperial phase here was still some years away...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 3)
Although one of the most difficult songs to write and record for their second album, "High" ultimately became one of the Lighthouse Family's biggest hits upon its release.
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 2)
The slow burn success of "Never Ever" was what immediately set All Saints apart from their girl group contemporaries - waiting some weeks before it finally ascended to the top of the charts...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 1)
"The Velvet Rope" was Janet Jackson's most personal album to date, but audiences responded enthusiastically to her more vulnerable side, and on the album's biggest single in particular...
A poem for this Christmas
Hello all, So today is my last full day of the year before the festive break. As always, I wanted to share a little something I'd written before I disappeared off to have some much needed down time. Lately I've not really been in the best frame of mind, and it occurred to me that … Continue reading A poem for this Christmas
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