Z107.3’s This Week in Pop Music History: Ed Sheeran, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars and more [VIDEOS]
Being the Bangor station that provides you with mostly today's hottest music but also provides you with a healthy dose of yester-year's tunes with Back In the Cafe, we are providing you with a little music history of the 1990's, 2000's and this decade.
Get to know a little about the artists that have shaped your musical vocabulary by taking in what has led to the music landscape of today. Behold... Z107.3's This Week In Pop Music History!
January 10th - January 16th: See how Ed Sheeran, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Flo Rida, Green Day, and the Counting Crows marked this week in history for pop music from the past 30 years.
1994 - The Counting Crows
This week in 1994, 90's rock band the Counting Crows appeared on Saturday Night Live performing their songs "Mr. Jones" and "Round Here".
1999 - Britney Spears
Britney releases her first album "...Baby One More Time."
2005 - Green Day
The pop punk band pledges royalties from the sales of their #1 Billboard Modern Rock Track "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" from iTunes throughout the year of 2005 to go towards the relief efforts of the South Asian tsunami.
2008 - Flo Rida
Southern hip hop and rapper, Flo Rida, is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Low', co-written and featuring singer T-Pain.
2013 - Bruno Mars
Bruno is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Locked Out of Heaven', the lead single off of his second album Unorthodox Jukebox.
2018 - Ed Sheeran
The Ginga Ninja is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Perfect', which was inspired by listening to the artist Future.