JENNY FORREST
EXISTING MUSIC CHANNELS
A brief introduction of each of the given music channels is given here, along with the content seen in a 25 minute section of content, to help us narrow down which music channel will be most appropriate for us to feature in our music video.
4 MUSIC:
CHANNEL 4 BRANDED CHANNEL
WITHIN THE BOX PLUS NETWORK
LAUNCHED: 15 AUGUST 2008
REPLACED: "THE HITS"
SLOGAN: "MUSIC, AND THEN SOME!"
GENRES: POP, DANCE
NOW SHOWING...
Pia Mia - Do It Again ft. Chris Brown, Tyga
Chris Brown, Tyga - Ayo
Ellie Goulding - Burn
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - Bloodstream
Sigala - Sweet Lovin' ft. Bryn Christopher
Avicii - Waiting For Love
SHOW: "NO BREAKS NYE! PARTY WARM UP!"
4 Music is iconic for showing popular music, present in the charts and favourite hits from the previous decade.
NOW SHOWING...
Snakehips - All My Friends ft. Tinashe, Chance The Rapper
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Rhianna - Work ft. Drake
Tory Lanez - Luv
Fifth Harmony - Work From Home ft. Ty Dolla $ign
Kent Jones - Don't Mind
Beyonce - Hold Up
SHOW: "NO BREAKS NYE! 2016'S BEST R'n'B"
THE BOX:
UK AND IRELAND MUSIC CHANNEL OWNED BY THE BOX PLUS NETWORK
LAUNCHED: APRIL 1992
SLOGAN: "FRESH MUSIC FIRST"
GENRES: POP, HIP HOP, RNB, URBAN, ELECTRONIC DANCE, CLASSICS
NOW SHOWING...
Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles ft. Gucci Mane
Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U ft. Alexis Jordan
Craig David x Big Narstie - When the Bassline Drops
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
Skepta - Shutdown
Kent Jones - Don't MindJustin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
SHOW: "NO BREAKS NYE! PARTY STARTERS"
KISS FM:
BRITISH RADIO AND MUSIC CHANNEL OWNED BY BAUER RADIO
LAUNCHED: 22 OCTOBER 1990
SLOGAN: "THE BEAT OF THE UK"
GENRES: POP, HIP HOP, RNB, URBAN, ELECTRONIC DANCE
MTV:
Launched in 1981, Music Television has a wide range of music channels to present a broad spectrum of genres. MTV Music is the main strand, and includes shows presented by famous personalities and fellow artists, with the shows including The Official Top 40 Charts. It launched on 1 February 2011.
MTV BASE:
MTV CLASSIC:
MTV DANCE:
MTV ROCKS:
Launched on 1 July 1999.
Plays the genres of R'n'B, soul, reggae, urban, hiphop.
Mostly chart music with elements of older songs from past decade.
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Ariana Grande
Naughty Boy
John Legend
Craig David
Launched on 1 July 1999.
Looks back on popular music from the previous 50 years.
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The Buggles
Elton John.
Spice Girls
Launched on October 1998.
Plays the genres of rock and alternative rock.
Hosted events featuring artists Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys.
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Kings of Leon
Kasbian
Bastille
Green Day
Blink 182
Fall Out Boy
Launched on 20 April 2001.
Dedicated to the genre of electronic dance.
In some places in the world, MTV Dance replaced MTV Base.
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David Guetta
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake
The Chainsmokers
Martin Garrix
ARTISTS FEATURED
The Box presents a more up-to-date playlist, with chart toppers and new releases.
Kiss plays more dance and hip hop songs, iconic for being upbeat and creating a party atmosphere.