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British Music. Most Famous British Bands - Queen. They formed in 1970 Still occasionally perform today They are a rock band Most famous song is Bohemian Rhapsody. The Beatles. Formed in 1960 Originally all from Liverpool in the north of England There are a rock/pop band - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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British Music
Most Famous British Bands - Queen
• They formed in 1970• Still occasionally
perform today• They are a rock band• Most famous song is
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Beatles• Formed in 1960• Originally all from
Liverpool in the north of England
• There are a rock/pop band
• Most famous songs include; Yellow Submarine and Hey Jude
Spice Girls
• Formed in 1994 until 2000. Then reformed in 2007-2008 and 2012
• They are a pop band• Also had their own
movie
Coldplay
• Formed in 1996
• Originally all from London
Music Festivals
Reading/Leeds Festival• Every year• Both festivals take place on the same weekend
Glastonbury Festival
• Every two years
• The most popular artists always play, e.g Beyonce
The Charts
• The charts are updated every Sunday evening• Top 40 most popular songs are listed• http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles
Most Popular Bands at the MomentMacklemore and Ryan Lewis
• Most popular song is Thrift Shop
• Their newest song is called ‘Same Love’• It is a song promoting gay marriage• Lyrics slate the depiction of homosexual
couples in the media. For example the use of the word ‘gay’
Daft Punk• Their newest song ‘Get Lucky’ is currently
number 1 in the UK charts• However they are French
David Guetta
• Also a French artist but very popular in the UK
• Most popular song at the moment is ‘Play Hard’
• He has collaborated with many famous artists, such as Nicki Minaj, NE-YO, Akon etc
Bruno Mars
• Bruno Mars is originally from Hawaii in the USA.
• His most popular song at the moment is ‘When I Was Your Man’
• He first became popular 5 years ago
• He sings pop music – This is the most popular music in the UK charts