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BPI • OCC Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The British Phonographic Industry was founded in 1973 to represent the interests of British music companies and to fight the growing problem of music piracy. ... Previously Chart Information Network (CIN). ...

Charts Singles Chart (#1s; Records) Albums Chart (#1s) Download Chart (#1s) The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present. ... Since the inception of the UK Singles Chart in 1952 there have been various records to break, including most chart toppers, longest run at number one, biggest selling single etc. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart, from its inception in 1956 to the present. ... The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Official Download Chart, from its inception on 1 September 2004 to the present. ...

Awards BRIT Awards • Mercury Prize The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

Periods Pre-1950 • 1950s & 60s 1970s • 1980s 1990s - Present The diverse nations that now make up the United Kingdom were much more distinct from each other prior to modern times. ... Indigenous styles of music production and performance dominated the United Kingdom until the late 1950s, when imported American rock and roll, pop-folk and rockabilly gained fans among British youth, while American roots music, especially the blues, found its own devoted fanbase. ... In the 1970s, music from the United Kingdom further diversified. ... In the early 1980s, the death of Sid Vicious (of the Sex Pistols) and the alleged selling-out of bands like The Clash and The Jam led to still-frequent cries that punk is dead. ... In the early 1990s, American alternative rock bands became mainstream in the US and achieved great popularity in the UK as well. ...

Origins England • Scotland • Wales • Caribbean The Music of England has a long history. ... Silly Wizard The Tannahill Weavers Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. ... Wales is a part of the United Kingdom, but is a culturally and politically separate Celtic country. ... Jamaican music in the United Kingdom // White Reggae White reggae has very low artistic credibility, but it laid a path for genuine reggae in Britain. ...

Genres Classical • Britpop • Hip-hop Opera • Rock • Jazz This article, Classical music of the United Kingdom, includes a history of the form and discussion of its most notable composers and musicians. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... British opera is opera which was composed either in Britain or by a composer of British nationality. ... British rock was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. as well as spreading the gospel world... Britain has been home to a number of noted jazz musicians. ...

Major music publications Melody Maker • NME Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry. ... Cover of the Nov 2005 issue Record Collector started in 1979 and is the UK’s longest-running monthly music magazine. ... Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper. ... UK trade paper for the record industry. ... The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 – April 6, 1991. ...

Other links Bands • Musicians Festivals • Venues There are a large number of music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres. ...

Timeline 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2007 • (full list) 1991 The Simpsons reached number 1 with Do The Bartman in January 1991, even though the actual series wasnt to premiere on UK Terrestrial TV until 1996 Enigma - Sadness Part 1 January 13 for 1 week Queen - Innuendo January 20 for 1 week The KLF featuring Children of The... This is a summary of 1992 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... 1993 These are the UK number one albums of the year: Genesis - Live - The Way We Walk Volume 2: The Longs January 23 for 2 weeks Little Angels - Jam February 6 for 1 week The Cult - Pure Cult February 13 for 1 week Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Words Of Love... This is a summary of 1994 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1995 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1996 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1998 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2003 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2004 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. ... This is a summary of the current year in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts. ... This is a summary of the year 2007 in British music // 2007 began with the introduction of new chart rules meaning that all songs legally downloaded over the internet can count towards chart positions, whether or not a physical version of a song is available to purchase. ...

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Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when a wave of British musicians helped to popularise rock and roll. Since then, the UK has produced numerous popular performers in far-ranging fields from heavy metal to folk rock and drum n bass, as well as undergoing a renaissance in the ancient forms of folk music indigenous to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Music of the United Kingdom, along with that of the United States, arguably has one of the greatest effects on modern music worldwide. // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Drum and bass (drum n bass, DnB) is an electronic music style. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English (de facto)1; Gaelic[1]2 and Scots3 (recognised minority... This article is about the country. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

Folk music

There are four primary components of the United Kingdom, each with their own diverse and distinctive folk music forms - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In addition, there are numerous distinct and semi-distinct folk traditions from the Isle of Man, Cornwall and the Channel Islands, as well as immigrants from Jamaica, India, the Commonwealth and other parts of the world. Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English (de facto)1; Gaelic[1]2 and Scots3 (recognised minority... This article is about the country. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... This article is about the British dependencies. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

English folk music

Main article: Music of England

Traditional music is an extremely broad concept, as there is much variety between the different regions of England. Folk music varies across Northumbria, Kent, Sussex and Yorkshire, and even within cities like London. England's Martin Carthy was perhaps the most influential traditional English performer of the 20th century, alongside the Copper Family and the Waterson Family, who helped inspire a roots revival later in the century. The Music of England has a long history. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, from two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera, and... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Martin Carthy (born May 21, 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring later artists such as Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Watersons was an English folk group from Hull in Yorkshire. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ...

Northern Irish music

Main article: Music of Northern Ireland

Of all the regions of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland (and its neighbour, the Republic of Ireland) has the most vibrant folk traditions.Traditional bands including instruments like fiddles have remained throughout the centuries even as analogues on Great Britain died out. As of recently Northern Ireland has shown some of the most popular talent such as seen by the Bangor band, Snow Patrol and Ash. Such popular legends of Northern Ireland include Van Morrison. Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic politically divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick (Northern Ireland) in 1992. ... George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

Scottish folk music

Main article: Music of Scotland

Scottish folk music includes many kinds of songs, including ballads and laments, sung by a single singer with accompaniment by bagpipes, fiddles or harps. Traditional dances include waltzes, reels, strathspeys and jigs. Alongside the other areas of the United Kingdom, Scotland underwent a roots revival in the 1960s. Cathy-Ann McPhee and Jeannie Robertson were the heroes of this revival, which inspired some revolutions in band formats by groups like The Clutha, The Whistlebinkies, Boys of the Lough, Incredible String Band and The Chieftains. Silly Wizard The Tannahill Weavers Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... A lament or lamentation is a song or poem expressing grief, regret or mourning. ... A piper playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... A waltz (German: , Italian: , French: , Spanish: , Catalan: ) is a ballroom and folk dance in   time, done primarily in closed position. ... The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. ... A strathspey is a dance tune in 4/4, usually written in 1/8th notes. ... The jig (sometimes seen in its French language or Italian language forms gigue or giga) is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type, popular in Ireland and Scotland. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ... Catherine-Ann MacPhee (b 1959) is a Gaelic singer Cathy the actress Catherine-Ann was born on 21st November 1959 in the Island of Barra, Scotland. ... Jeannie Robertson (1908 - 13 March 1975) was a Scottish folk singer. ... The Clutha were a traditional Scottish band // Early years In 1957 Norman Buchan was a teacher at Rutherglen Academy. ... The Boys of the Lough are one of the longest-surviving Celtic bands. ... Bold text The Incredible String Band (or ISB) is a Scottish acoustic band which, (in the words of one of their early songs [1] ) way back in the 1960s built a popular following within British counter culture, and the members of the group are considered psych folk musical pioneers. ... The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1963, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. ...

Welsh folk music

Main article: Music of Wales

Wales is a Celtic country that features folk music played at twmpathau (communal dances) and gwyl werin (music festivals). Having long been subordinate to English culture, Welsh musicians in the late 20th century had to reconstruct traditional music when a roots revival began. This revival began in the late 1970s and achieved some mainstream success in the UK in the 80s with performers like Robin Huw Bowen, Moniars and Gwerinos. Wales is a part of the United Kingdom, but is a culturally and politically separate Celtic country. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A twmpath is a Welsh barn dance, very similar in spirit to a ceilidh or a fest-noz. ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ... Robin Huw Bowen an stage at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 2002 Robin Huw Bowen is a player of the Welsh Triple Harp, known in Welsh as Telyn Deires (English: ), and is recognised internationally as the leading exponent of the instrument. ...

Early British popular music

Main article: Early British popular music

Beginning in the 16th century, printed broadside ballads were the first genre of British popular music. These were lyrics transcribed and eventually printed (after the invention of the printing press) and meant to be sung to some well-known tune. They were popular until the early 20th century, when a combination of newspapers and recording technology made them obsolete. The diverse nations that now make up the United Kingdom were much more distinct from each other prior to modern times. ... Printed lyrics of folk songs were extremely popular from the 16th century until the early 20th century. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ... Historical records of events have been made for thousands of years in one form or another. ...

After the industrial revolution, bars that provided musical entertainment arose, fuelling demand for popular songs and professional songwriters. These bars were called music halls. The Industrial Revolution was a major shift of technological, socioeconomic, and cultural conditions that occurred in the late 18th century and early 19th century in some Western countries. ... Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ...

1950s and 60s: Importation and Exportation

Main article: Music of the United Kingdom (1950s and 60s)

The 1950s saw most of the world that had access to records listening to American artists. In the early years the ballads and novelty numbers from the main US recording companies dominated and Britain was reduced to copying - at times note for note and phrase for phrase - the American original. If there is any doubt of this practice, the listener should refer to the US Coral arrangement by Dick Jacobs for Teresa Brewer of 'Ricochet' and then listen to the UK version from Joan Regan. As new companies started to influence the US market - Cadence, Dot, Sun, Abbott and others - music began to change and with the emergence of heavy off-beat music - to be named rock and roll - together with the country music|country-rock hybrid rockabilly, exemplified by superstars like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley the mid and late 50's saw the 'real' music struggle. Presley, Haley and Pat Boone replaced Guy Mitchell, Frankie Laine, Kay Starr and Doris Day in the charts and new young singers were exploited to the full to become overnight sensations (Fabian, Avalon - ref Stan Freburg's 'Old Payola Roll Blues'). Though most countries soon developed their own rock traditions, it was the United Kingdom that evolved its own distinctive scene, making American traditions into distinctively British ones such as Skiffle and Trad jazz, and eventually adding influences from English, Scottish and Irish folk music. By the middle of the 1960s, British artists had grown so adept at British-style rock, R&B and blues that the British Invasion occurred, led by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones among others. Artists began to popularize more authentic forms of American roots music in the States than had previously found mainstream success there, while highly-evolved forms of rock like heavy metal and progressive rock were developing into full-fledged genres of British popular music. British music in the 60s also saw a roots revival of folk music, beginning with England and Northern Ireland before spreading to Scotland, Wales and, eventually, even smaller cultural regions like Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Northumbria. Indigenous styles of music production and performance dominated the United Kingdom until the late 1950s, when imported American rock and roll, pop-folk and rockabilly gained fans among British youth, while American roots music, especially the blues, found its own devoted fanbase. ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music to emerge during the 1950s. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Bill Haley, with his band, the Comets, was one of the first rock and roll acts to tour the United Kingdom. ... Doghouse Skiffle Group Skiffle is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, musical saw, comb and paper, and so forth, as well as more conventional instruments such as acoustic... Trad jazz, short for traditional jazz is a music genre popular in Britain and Australia from the 1940s onward through the 1950s and which still has enthusiasts today. ... For other uses, see British Invasion (disambiguation). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... American roots music is a broad category of music including country music, bluegrass, gospel, ragtime, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Tejano and Cajun and Native American music. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English (de facto)1; Gaelic[1]2 and Scots3 (recognised minority... This article is about the country. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, from two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera, and...

1970s: Progressive Rock and Heavy Metal

Main article: Music of the United Kingdom (1970s)

In the 1970s, the United Kingdom saw intense diversification in both popular and folk music. Heavy Metal evolved from pioneers like Led Zeppelin, Rainbow, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath into the hard-edged, complex music of bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Progressive rock grew extremely popular, with ever-increasingly "progressive" elements added in the form of obtuse lyrics, classical-tinged music and long-playing suites in multiple parts. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Queen and Genesis are notable examples of this movement. The reaction against progressive rock was swift, as the genre came to be perceived as needlessly obscure and inaccessible; a new generation of British youth hated progressive rock and the bombastic, indulgent sounds of heavy metal, disco and glam. They were called punks, and their music was loud, angry, rebellious punk rock. Punk became well-known after the coming of the Sex Pistols and their anarchistic, incendiary lyrics which attacked the pillars of British society, such as the monarchy. In its purest form, however, it was short-lived; the energy could not be sustained, especially after anti-pop bands like The Clash found mainstream success and became unwilling pop stars. The 1970s saw tremendous changes in folk music as well, which saw the development of folk rock fusions and powerful singer-songwriter traditions and the evolution of popular forms of folk-based music from the United Kingdom's Jamaican and Indian immigrant communities. In the 1970s, music from the United Kingdom further diversified. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in September 1968. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the rock band. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that was popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s, and which dominated mainstream pop until the late 1970s. ... The acronym LAMP (or L.A.M.P.) refers to a set of free software programs commonly used together to run dynamic Web sites or servers: Linux, the operating system; Apache, the Web server; MySQL, the database management system (or database server); Perl, PHP, Python, and/or Primate (mod mono... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... For the comic series, see Monarchy (comics). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...

1980s

Main article: Music of the United Kingdom (1980s)

In the 1980s, the spirit of punk rock fuelled a gaggle of new genres that took stylistic elements of punk and added new approaches and influences. The first of these developments was New Wave music, which featured atmospheric accompaniment to dreamy, otherworldly vocals. New Wave was very popular in the early 1980s, while other, less mainstream outgrowths of punk developed underground. These included an ever-increasing number of alternative rock subgenres, including Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure and Joy Division's Gothic rock and psychedelic-influenced bands like The Smiths and The Jesus and Mary Chain. The latter was the primary impetus behind the growth of new genres late in the decade, including Madchester and shoegazing, both of which incorporated more pop structures into alternative rock and led to the next decade's Britpop explosion. The 1980s also saw tremendous diversification and modernisation of the sounds of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, especially bhangra, which fused traditional Punjabi music with the burgeoning house music scene. House and allied genres like techno music evolved out of a complex electronic music scene in 1970s United States, but began to grow popular as part of club culture in 80s Britain, where it spawned numerous subgenres like drum n bass. In the early 1980s, the death of Sid Vicious (of the Sex Pistols) and the alleged selling-out of bands like The Clash and The Jam led to still-frequent cries that punk is dead. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ... The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band that revolved around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ... An NME Originals issue covering the Madchester movement. ... Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer; practitioners referred to as shoegazers) is a style of Independent (or Indie) music that emerged from the U.K. in the late 1980s, lasting until the mid 1990s, with peaking circa 1990 to 1991. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 Punjab (Persian: ‎, meaning Land of the five Rivers) (c. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Drum and bass (drum n bass, DnB) is an electronic music style. ...

1990s to Present: Britpop and techno

Main article: Music of the United Kingdom (1990s-2000s)

Two genres that remained mostly underground throughout the 80s burst into the mainstream around the middle of the decade. Britpop was a fusion of all the alternative rock stylings of the previous two decades, with a special focus on neo-psychedelia and it began to dominate the charts. In late 80s/early 90s, American acid-house and Detroit techno music have made it to UK. The British have proved to be true alchemists of electronic sound, in turn pioneering multiple genres of (electronic) musical expression. From the academic point of view, the exploits of British IDM scene have received attention from contemporary composers and musicologists. In early 21st century, the British pop scene revealed a number of pop groups to have combined both the stylings of Britpop along with synthetic qualities of British experimental electronic music. That fusion of rock, hip hop, and other genres appears to be the current affair in the British popular music scene. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre of electronic music derived from dance music of the 1980s and early 1990s which puts an emphasis on novel processing and sequencing. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...

See also

• Culture of the United Kingdom

The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied, and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. ...

Samples

• Download recording - a 30 second sample of Queen's 1974 hit single "Killer Queen."
• Download recording - a 20 second sample of Yes' four-part song "Close to the Edge" recorded in 1972.
• Download recording - "On the Old Kissimmee Prairie" British tune from the Library of Congress' Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections; performed by Bob Hall, Walter van Bass, Ned Hugh Bass and J. C. King with banjos, guitars and violin in Juli, 1940 in Kenansville, Florida

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Killer Queen ( ) is a song by the English rock band Queen. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Kenansville, Florida, USA, is a near-ghost town located at the junction of Osceola County Road 523 and U.S. Highway 441 in Osceola County, Florida. ...

References

• Mthembu-Salter, Gregory and Peter Dalton. "Lovers and Poets -- Babylon Sounds". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 457-462. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
• Ritu, DJ. "One Way Ticket to British Asia". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 83-90. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0

See also

• List of music festivals in the United Kingdom
• Classical music of the United Kingdom
• Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006
• South Wales Music

There are a large number of music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres. ... This article, Classical music of the United Kingdom, includes a history of the form and discussion of its most notable composers and musicians. ... The cover of Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006. The Complete UK Hit Singles is a book that tells you every UK single ever released since 1952. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

External links

• UK Hip Hop Musical Forum
• Official County of Northumbria music resources site
• some traditional sea shanties
• Music DJs UK
• eclect:hyde - an example of a contemporary UK artist blending musical genres (eg electronica with a diverse array of other influences; blues, jazz, ambient, RnB, drum & bass, acoustic, classical, alternative and more)