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!

April 12 - April 18 : See how Prince, Tupac, Green Day, Lil Nas X, Nirvana, and Baha Men marked this week in history for pop music from the past 30 years.

1991 - Nirvana

In this week in 1991, Nirvana performs Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time ever.

1994 - Prince

Prince has his first #1 hit in the U.K. with this '90's classic The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.

 

2001 - Baha Men

Who Let the Dogs Out wins 'Fave Song' at the 2001 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

 

2012 - Tupac Shakur

Tupac comes to life in 3D at the Coachella music festival, joined by Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre, performing Hail Mary and 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.

VIDEO WARNING: Explicit language.

2015 - Green Day

After 20 years of being a band, the multi-Grammy winners are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, it being their first year of eligibility.  The band is inducted by Fall Out Boy.

2019 - Lil Nas X

'Old Town Road' featuring Billy Ray Cyrus reaches number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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