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British reggae icons UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell get ‘Up Close and Personal’ for two UK shows to round off 2024. UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell will play London’s Eventim Apollo on…
Sting releases new single
Sting releases new single, I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart), before headlining Radio 2 In The Park. I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart), is Sting’s first new song…
Stevie Wonder shares new song
Stevie Wonder shares new song, Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart, his first solo release since 2020. One of the most celebrated and iconic figures in popular music, Stevie…
The story of Joy Division & New Order continues in Transmissions Season 2
Season 2 of Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order, comes to streaming sites. The series, featuring new and exclusive interviews with band members Bernard Sumner, Stephen…
New Order announce Brotherhood ‘Definitive’ boxset
New Order announce Brotherhood ‘Definitive’, a new remastered boxset for their fourth studio album. Available in 2CD, 2DVD and 1LP, Brotherhood is the fourth in the New Order series of…
Top 20 cover versions of the 80s
Breathing fresh life into old classics or radically reinventing them, we celebrate 20 of the finest 80s cover versions The hit cover version is something of a rarity in today’s…
Marc Almond – I’m Not Anyone interview
Marc Almond tells Classic Pop how his move from London to Portugal has reignited his passion for music and led to the new covers album, I’m Not Anyone… Although Marc…
Make It Big: The Story Of 1984
The Story Of 1984: It was a year of decisive statements and feeding the world, of technological advances and solo beginnings. Amidst political tension, the Olympic Games and the…
Haircut One Hundred release first new music in 40 years
Featuring founder members Nick Heyward, guitarist Graham Jones and bassist Les Nemes, Haircut One Hundred release their first new music in 40 years. The group’s new single, The Unloving Plum,…
Bryan Ferry releases new song ‘Star’
Bryan Ferry releases new song Star, a collaboration with performance artist Amelia Barratt his first original music release in over a decade. Feature on the upcoming 81-track album Retrospective: Selected…