Z107.3’s This Week in Pop Music History: Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Pentatonix, 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!
September 27th - October 3rd: See how Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Pentatonix, Mariah Carey, and Fountains of Wayne marked this week in history for pop music from the past 30 years.
1995 - Mariah Carey
Mimi is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Fantasy' and stays there for 8 weeks. It was the second single in history to debut at number one.
2003 - Fountains of Wayne
The one-hit wonder band releases the video for 'Stacy's Mom'. The video features supermodel Rachel Hunter and, we know who's got it going on.
2007 - Kanye West
Kanye is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Stronger' that samples Daft Punk's 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'. The song apparently took many versions, remixes and revisions, even after it release.
2012 - Pentatonix
The movie musical Pitch Perfect premieres in theaters. The movie is a debut of the world's most favorite a cappella group, the Pentatonix.
2017 - Taylor Swift
Taylor is number is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Look What You Made Me Do'. The song released in August 24, 2017 as the lead single to her album Reputation.