Z107.3’s This Week in Pop Music History [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!
April 8 - 14: See how Ed Sheeran, Prince, Mary J. Blige, Backstreet Boys, Pearl Jam, Montell Jordan, and Sam Smith marked this week in history for pop music from the past 25ish years.
2016 - Prince
This week in pop music history includes Prince's last concert at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta before his death a week later at his home Pasley park in Minneapolis.
2014 - Sam Smith
The British singer releases his smash hit "Stay With Me".
2011 - Ed Sheeran
The singer/songwriter plays four sets at a free show at The Barfly in Camden, London for over a 1000 fans with one last set outside the club on the sidewalk to adoring fans.
2006 - Mary J. Blige
The R&B singer has spent 15 weeks at #1 with her song "Be Without You", breaking Mariah Carey's record of 14 weeks at #1 with the tune "We Belong Together".
1999 - Backstreet Boys
The quintet release their infamous song "I Want It That Way"
1996 - Montell Jordan
The singer starts his seven week reign on the Billboard Hot 100 with the classic '90's tune "This Is How We Do It".
1992 - Pearl Jam
The seattle grunge are in New York City for Saturday Night Live, where they play two songs and share the stage with actress Sharon Stone.