4Music is a British

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channel owned and operated by

Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation is a British state-owned media company headquartered in London. Its original and principal activity is the British national television network Channel 4. The company was founded in 1982 as the Channel Four T ...

. The original incarnation was launched on 15 August 2008, and until 29 June 2022, showed a mix of music and entertainment programming. It was a replacement of

The Hits The Hits was a music video channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland, owned by Box Television. On 15 August 2008 it was rebranded as 4Music. Overview and availability The channel showcased a range of pop centred on chart hits and cur ...

television channel. The original version of 4Music was replaced by

E4 Extra E4 Extra is a British free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, launched on 29 June 2022. It is a sibling channel to E4 and replaced 4Music, with 4Music in turn replacing Box Hits which has shut do ...

, a new sister channel and extension of E4, on 29 June 2022. At the same time, 4Music was relaunched into a full-time music TV channel and replaced

Box Hits Box Hits (formerly Smash Hits) was a British commercial television channel owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The channel broadcast general pop music in shows such as Chartbusters, which was recent music and Pop Domination, which sh ...

, which ceased broadcasting since.

History

4Music began its broadcast in 2008 with an on-screen countdown which lasted for ten minutes. During the countdown, clips from popular music videos were faded through the screen, including clips from promotions for the channel. The channel then launched at 7 pm with a promotional advert before fading into " Davina (McCall) and Steve (Jones)'s 20 Big Ones"; the first song at number 20 being " The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, and Kylie Minogue's "

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" at number 1. Kylie Minogue's KYLIEX2008 tour was broadcast, and completing the launch night line-up was ''

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'', where Rachel Rice was given a 'favourite things party' for surviving that night's eviction. She and her chosen favourite housemate, Kathreya Kasisopa, were taken to a private room where Rachel's top 10 favourite songs were played. Live coverage of the 2008 V Festival was shown on 16 and 17 August and highlights were shown on subsequent days. These highlights sparked complaints, however, as to the overall quality of coverage, due to the main headliners not getting their full sets played out. Despite the arguments between Davina and Steve as to whose face appeared first on the channel, the first face seen on 4Music was Kylie Minogue, introducing her live concert at 9 pm on the launch night (as they later explained). The launch also saw a new Digital on-screen graphic appear on the screen, and new

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with a woman swivelling on a chair with the channel's logo in the background. The concept for the channel's on-air presentation was similar to the previous idea The Hits had, with a TV suddenly filling with colour throughout the room. On 2 April 2013, all Box Television channels went

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on satellite, apart from 4Music which went

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. As a result, the channels were removed from the Sky

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in Ireland. Eventually, 4Music also went free-to-air on 7 February 2017 and launched on Freesat, replacing The Box, but reverted to being free-to-view on 12 December 2018. On 25 January 2022, a new transmission of 4Music free-to-air on satellite began, with a post from a Sky employee on the official Sky customer forums subsequently confirming that the free-to-air version would replace the FTV version on the Sky guide from 1 February. The move back to free-to-air permitted the readdition of 4Music back to the Freesat channel guide from 1 February 2022, following soon after the restoration of the Box Plus Network's music channels and

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HD to full Freesat listing, after a period during which they had only been available via manual tune-in. On 1 March 2022, 4Music was restored to Sky in Ireland. On 25 September 2017, 4Music received an update to its on-screen graphics, revolving around four squares which extend to create the 4Music logo and animate to form the artist credit. In 2018, 4Music changed its logo to add the current Channel 4 logo to it, with '4' and 'Music' mashed up together. This change also happened to its other channels. From 16 April 2018, the channel now shows more entertainment programmes as well as archive Channel 4 programming to coincide with a change in the EPG numbers on Sky from 1 May 2018. On 4 November 2020, 4Music moved from channel 29 to 30 as part of a move up where every channel from channel 24 to 54 on the platform moved up one place to allow BBC Four to move to channel 24 in Scotland due to new Ofcom rules regarding certain PSB channels requiring greater prominence on EPGs. This is because the BBC Scotland channel is on channel 9 in Scotland, whilst BBC Four is on channel 9 in the rest of the UK. On 26 January 2022, a similar shuffle down of channels – to free up LCN 23 nationwide for the revived

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– saw 4Music moved again, to 31 (with E4 +1 in turn taking over 30). Transmission of 4Music and other channels operated by Channel 4 was impacted by the activation of a fire suppressant system at the premises of

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on 25 September 2021. From 27 September to 6 October 2021, 4Music simulcasted the output of The Box, in place of usual scheduled programming, with a note shown on EPGs about the technical problems. The simulcast was changed to

on 7 October 2021, while output from 4Music was restored on 15 October, though initially with music videos only. Longform programming returned to the channel on 9 November, beginning at 12.07pm with '' Couples Come Dine with Me''. The last song played before longform programming resumed was "

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and

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. On 13 June 2022, Channel 4 announced that 4Music's channel slot would be replaced with

on 29 June 2022. 4Music itself would transition to

' slot, effectively replacing the network. With the change, the channel transitioned back to being a full-time music channel, much like its fellow sister music channels. The final music video played on 4Music on Freeview prior to the channel transitioning to E4 Extra was " House on Fire" by

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at 02:57 on 29 June; following the overnight infomercial block (closing with a short 4Music sting), transmission of E4 Extra began at 07:00. On 23 August 2022, the On-Screen Graphics of 4Music were revised. The new graphics feature a larger logo, modified font and different animations when showing Artist/Song titles.

Entertainment Programming (until 2022)

Programmes shown on the channel as of Tuesday 9 November 2021: From June 29, 2022, these programmes will transition to other Channel 4 networks, including E4 and E4 Extra.

Acquired programming (2019–2022)

* '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2021–22) * '' Charmed'' (2018–22) (Note: the original WB series from the late 1990s, not the 2018 revival series. Both iterations of the show were shown first on E4.) * '' Duncanville'' (2022; Initially planned) * '' The Goldbergs'' (2021–22) This American comedy series, which started on US TV in 2013, has also been seen on E4. * ''

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'' (2022) * '' How I Met Your Mother'' (2019–22) * '' Malcolm in the Middle'' (2020–22) * ''

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'' (2021–22) (some episodes debuted in the UK on E4, others on

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) * ''

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'' (2019–22) *'' Scrubs'' (2019–22, previously shown in the UK on E4 from 2002–10) * '' Wipeout USA'' (2021–22)

Programming from Channel 4/E4 (2019–2022)

*'' 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut'' (2014–22) *''

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'' (2021–22) *'' The Big Fat Quiz of Everything'' (2022) *'' Catastrophe'' (2022) *'' Dead Pixels'' (2022) *'' Don't Tell the Bride'' (2019–22) *''

Friday Night Dinner ''Friday Night Dinner'' is a British television sitcom written by Robert Popper and starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap. The comedy is focused on the regular dinner experience of the middle-class Bri ...

'' (2020–22) s part of 4Music's "Box Set Fri" segment*'' The IT Crowd'' (2019–22) *''

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'' (2021) (currently part of E4's schedules) *'' Stath Lets Flats'' (2022) *'' Taskmaster'' (2021–22) (earlier series originally debuted on Dave) *''

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'' (2021–22)

Programming from Channel 4 (2020–2022)

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Celebs Go Dating ''Celebs Go Dating'' is a British dating reality series. It began broadcasting on 29 August 2016 on E4, with the first series having 15 episodes. Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williamson currently appear as the dating agents, with Tom Read Wil ...

'' (2019–21) *''

Coach Trip ''Coach Trip'' is a British reality game show originally broadcast on Channel 4 from 7 March 2005 to 30 June 2006. The programme returned after a three-year break, from 25 May 2009 to 9 March 2012. In early 2013, the show went into hiatus agai ...

'' (2019–21) *'' Come Dine with Me'' (2020–21) *''

Father Ted ''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including ...

'' (2021–22) (currently part of More4's schedules) *'' Man Down'' (2021–22) *''

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'' (2016–21) *'' Tattoo Fixers'' (2020–21) *''

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'' (2020)

Original programming (2010–2019)

*''Bronx Tales: The Influence'' (part of Hip Hop Season) (2016–19) (also on Netflix UK) *''

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: Day in the Life'' (2012) *''

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: Day in the Life'' (2013) *''

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of '' The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom ...

: Day in the Life'' (2012) *''Real Stories'' (2011–14) *''The Saturdays: What Goes On Tour'' (2011)

Programming from Channel 4 (2010–2019)

The channel is also well known for repeating some of Channel 4's shows. Most of the shows listed below can also be found on E4, as that is a

service with a target market range of 16–34 years-of-age. As of September 2019, 4Music showed the following Channel 4 programmes in its schedule: *'' Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong'' *'' Alan Carr: Chatty Man'' *'' Balls of Steel'' (now on

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) *''

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'' (made by Endemol Australia/Foxtel for

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in Australia but broadcast in the UK by E4) *'' Banzai'' (now on

) *''

Bo' Selecta! ''Bo' Selecta!'' is a British television sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis. It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 2002 until 2009 and lampooned popular culture, becoming known for its often surreal, abstract toilet humour. Seas ...

'' (now on

) *''

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'' (now on

) *''

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'' (now on

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'' *'' Fonejacker'' *'' Friday/Sunday Night Project'' *'' Girls Aloud: Off the Record'' *''

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'' (UK TV series) (now on

and repeated on E4, also on E4 Extra) *''

'' (U.S. TV series – actually made by Viacom's MTV but broadcast in the UK by E4) *''

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'' *''

Modern Toss ''Modern Toss'' is a British comic by Jon Link and Mick Bunnage. Renowned for their scurrilous humour and highly stylised animation, it was created in 2004, initially as a website publishing single panel jokes and then as series of irregularly ...

'' *''

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'' (Series 1 only) (now on

) *''

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'' (now on

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and

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'' *''

Russell Brand's Ponderland ''Russell Brand's Ponderland'' is a British television comedy series which was broadcast on the TV station Channel 4, presented by comedian and actor Russell Brand. The show consists largely of Brand giving a series of monologues in a stand-up s ...

'' *'' Shipwrecked'' (now on

) *''

Spaced ''Spaced'' is a British television sitcom created, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright, about the (comedic and sometimes farcical and action-packed) misadventures of Daisy Steiner and Tim Bi ...

'' (now on

) *''

Star Stories ''Star Stories'' is a British television comedy programme that took a satirical look at celebrities and their lives. It was first shown on Channel 4 on 15 September 2006. ''Star Stories'' is made by Objective Productions commissioned for Channe ...

'' (now on

) *'' Sugar Rush'' (now on

) *''

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'' (now on

) *'' Trigger Happy TV USA'' (this version was made for Viacom's Comedy Central channel in the U.S. but was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4) *''

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'' *''

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'' (the version hosted by

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and

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, not the revival made for Viacom's Comedy Central channel in the UK)

Other former programming (2008–2021)

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'' (2015–19) *'' 90210'' (2018, shown on E4 from 2009–13) *''

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'' (Season 15 only) (2016) *''

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'' (2019) *''

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'' (2019–21) (Note: the first couple of seasons of this TBS comedy were shown in the UK by E4) *''Animals Unleashed'' (2019) *'' Being... N-Dubz'' (shown exclusively to 4music from 2010–11) *''

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'' (2021) *''

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series ...

'' (Season 2+) (2015) *'' Charlie's Angels'' (2016) *''

Chasing The Saturdays ''Chasing the Saturdays'' is an American reality documentary television series that follows the British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The series premiered on January 20, 2013, at 10 pm ET/PT on E!. On June 1, 2013, 4Music revealed an adver ...

'' (2013) *''

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'' (2010–11) *''

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'' (2019) *''

The Good Place ''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves signific ...

'' (2020) *''

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'' (2009–11) *''

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'' (2016) *''

Joe and Caspar Hit The Road ''Joe and Caspar Hit the Road'' is a 2015 British comedy documentary film directed by Brian Klein and starring British YouTubers Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg. The film follows Lee and Sugg (playing fictionalised versions of themselves) going on a ...

'' (2016) *''

Keeping Up With the Kardashians ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian–Jenner blended family, airing between 2007 and 2021. Its prem ...

'' (2010–21) (first run on E!) *''

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'' (2018–20) *''

Kocktails with Khloé ''Kocktails with Khloé'' is an American pop culture–themed variety talk show that premiered on the FYI cable channel on January 20, 2016. The series is hosted by reality television personality Khloé Kardashian. In April 2016, FYI cancelled ...

'' (2016) *''

Kourtney and Kim Take Miami ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami'' (previously titled ''Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami'') is an American reality television series. It premiered on E! on August 16, 2009, as the first ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' spin-off. The series origina ...

'' (2010–14) *''

Kourtney and Kim Take New York ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'' is an American reality television series that premiered January 23, 2011, on E! and ran for two seasons. The series followed sisters Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian as they opened a Dash boutique in New ...

'' (2012–14) *''

Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons ''Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons'' is an American reality television series that premiered on E! on November 2, 2014. The series is the fourth spin-off show of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', following ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami'', ...

'' (2015) *'' Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood'' (2017) *'' Man with a Plan'' (2021) *''

Mariah's World ''Mariah's World'' is an American reality show that premiered on December 4, 2016 on the E! cable network. Announced in March 2016, the eight-episode series follows the life of singer Mariah Carey as she begins her The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour ...

'' (2018) (from E!) *''

Melissa & Joey ''Melissa & Joey'' is an American television sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence that aired for four seasons between 2010 and 2015 on ABC Family (now Freeform). The series follows local politician Mel Burke (Hart) and Joe Longo ...

'' (2021) *''

New Girl ''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Television for Fox that originally aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jessica Day ( Zoo ...

'' (2019–20) *''

Not Safe with Nikki Glaser ''Not Safe with Nikki Glaser'' is an American television sex comedy talk show series hosted by Nikki Glaser. It premiered February 9, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. in the United States on Comedy Central, in Canada on MUCH, and in the United Kingdom on 4 ...

'' (2016) *'' Rob Kardashian and Chyna'' (2019) *'' Roswell'' (2014) *''

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'' (2019) *''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...

'' (2018) *''

The Simple Life ''The Simple Life'' is an American reality television series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It depicts the two wealthy socialites, as they struggle to do manual, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fast ...

'' (2008–10) *''

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'' (2008–09) *'' Speechless'' (2021) *'' Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents'' (2016) (from

) *'' Supernatural'' (2019) *''

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'' (2011–12) *''

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'' (2011) *'' Xena: Warrior Princess'' (2017)

Music programming

*Box Fresh – A campaign launched at the beginning of 2017 as a replacement for the Box Upfront series of shows (excluding The Official Box Upfront Chart). *Fresh Forward – Abbie McCarthy and Yinka Bokinni present new artists and new music. *From Day 1 – Selected artist/band retrospective. Formally presented by Will Best, Kiss Radio's AJ King, or Kiss 100's Manny Norte, it is now presented by the selected artist/band. *Hitlist – Your day starts here join us as we play your get out of bed playlist. *The Hotmix – A playlist of tracks that are cut down and edited to flow smoothly into the next track. *The Saturday Night Hotmix – A Saturday night variant of The Hotmix. *Showdown: ... vs ... – Music videos from two different artists. *UK HOTLIST – Top 20 & 40 videos of the most streamed tracks on

Spotify Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active us ...

in the last week. *The UK Music Video Chart – With data supplied by YouTube, ''The UKMVC'' supplies you with the most watched music videos of the week.

Former music programming

*4Music Big Ones – A selection of pre-released and released singles. It plays all genres of music such as hip-hop,

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

, pop, R&B, dance,

folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Folk taxonomy Arts, entertainment, and media * Folk Plus or Fo ...

indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ...

etc. *The 4Music Buzz Chart – The first "4Music Buzz Chart" was broadcast on 18 August 2008 at 12:00 am. It shows a selection of pre-released songs charted into a top 10, similar to sister channel The Box's "Box Breakers". The first number one in the chart was " Jump in the Pool" by

Friendly Fires Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008, and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelv ...

and

Bombay Bicycle Club Bombay Bicycle Club are an English indie rock band from Crouch End, London, consisting of Jack Steadman, Jamie MacColl, Suren de Saram, and Ed Nash. They are guitar-fronted and have experimented with different genres, including folk, electro ...

's "Always Like This". The programme is no longer shown. *4Music Doubles – Two music videos by artists or bands. The first video, being their newest song, the second video, being their most successful song. "

Imma Be "Imma Be" is a song recorded by the American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album ''The E.N.D.'' (2009). The song's title is a slang expression, meaning "I am going to be" or "I will be". Initially released as a promotional sing ...

" and "

Where Is the Love? "Where Is the Love?" is a song by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released on May 12, 2003, as the lead single from their third album, ''Elephunk''. The song was written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Justin Timberlake, Prin ...

" is an example by

The Black Eyed Peas Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hi ...

. *4Play!... – 4 videos from a one artist or group. *100% Super Hits – The chart tracks of the moment. *The A-List Playlist – The biggest music videos right now. *The Crush – A monthly show called ''The Crush'' (sponsored by KFC Krushems milkshakes) was hosted by

Rick Edwards Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented ''Tool Academy'', '' Freshly Squeezed'', ''E4 Music'', and much of Channe ...

and later T4 host Will Best and contains interviews with artists that are releasing new albums and single in that month. *Fresh Music Top 20 – Formerly, the 4Music Top 20, this is a chart compiled by 4Music of the "biggest" and "best" videos from the current week. The first ever ''This Week's 4Music Top 20'' Chart was broadcast on 19 March 2009 at 3:45 pm. Replaced by UK HOTLIST Top 20. *From the Beginning – All of the music videos from a certain artist are played, from their first right through to the present day. They have included

Take That Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer ...

P!nk Alecia Beth Moore Hart (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer, songwriter, actress and dancer. She was originally a member of the girl group Choice. In 1995, LaFace Records saw potential ...

, Mariah Carey,

Westlife Westlife is an Irish pop vocal group formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998. The group currently consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member, until he left in 2004. The group temporarily di ...

and

Girls Aloud Girls Aloud were an pop girl group that was created through the ITV talent show '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a str ...

. Replaced by From The Start, and now airs on ''

''. *From The Start – Selected artist retrospective, from career memory lane – to today; this program replaces From Day 1, and From The Beginning, and is now aired on ''

''. *Hangout's – Interviews with the trending artists, while also playing their biggest releases and newest singles. *Hit Mornings With Pandora *Homecoming – Artists (such as Tom Walker in the episode broadcast on 27 September 2019) go back to their hometown. *Hot 10 in 10 – 10 huge tracks edited into a 10-minute remix like The Hotmix. *The Month with Miquita – A review of the past month's stories in the world of music with T4 presenter,

Miquita Oliver Miquita Billie Alexandra Oliver (born 25 April 1984) is a British television presenter and radio personality. With Simon Amstell, she co-hosted Channel 4's '' Popworld'' from 2001 to 2006. Miquita then went on to present on T4 from 2006 to 201 ...

. This programme is no longer broadcast. *The Official Box Upfront Chart – Presented by Jon Jackson and with data compiled by Radio Monitor, The Official Box Upfront Chart plays the 10 biggest pre-release tracks. *Orange unsignedAct – First aired last year as MobileAct Unsigned on T4, Orange UnsignedAct follows the search for Britain's next biggest unsigned band. No longer being made. *Six Steps – Linking a couple of artists, through six stages. Snoop Dogg to

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. D ...

and Madonna to

McFly McFly are an English pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the '' Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, har ...

are a few examples. *This Week's Fresh Music Top 20 – A countdown of the 20 freshest music videos at the moment. *Today's 4Music Top 10 – A chart compiled by 4Music of the "biggest" and "best" videos right now. The first ever ''Today's 4Music Top 10'' Chart was broadcast on 18 August 2008 at 12:00 pm. Yeasayer were top with their single "Ambling Alp". *Trending Live! – Live from Monday to Thursday from 4pm 'til 5:30pm (5pm until 1 May 2018) with

Jimmy Hill James William Thomas Hill, OBE (22 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was an English footballer and later a television personality. His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leader, coach, manager, director ...

AJ Odudu Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is a British television presenter from Blackburn, UK. She is best known for co-presenting the 2013 Channel 5 reality show spin-off ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', alongside Emma Willis and Rylan ...

and

Vick Hope Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Vick hosts three shows a week across BBC Radio 1 "Going Home with Vick and Jordan", "Life Hacks" and "Official Chart: F ...

, Trending Live was the viewer's daily dose of new music and entertainment news centred on interaction with the audience on Twitter via the hashtag #TrendingLive and @TrendingLive & @4music accounts, and through Facebook comments. As of 18 April 2017 until 1 May 2018, Trending Live let viewers choose the music videos played in the You Select! segment from 5pm until the end of the show. *Tweet To Beat – Usually shown when Trending Live is off-air, but also for Box Plus competitions like Last Fan Standing. Two artists songs are played alternately, viewers can use the hashtags on-screen to choose their winner (e.g. #4MusicCalvin vs. #4MusicTaylor, or #BeyhiveBoxLFS vs. #SwiftiesBoxLFS for Last Fan Standing), the percentages are shown on-screen throughout and when the vote closes the winner then gets the last song of the programme. *UKHot40 – UKHot40 is a music video chart based on UK sales only, and documents the top records of the week. *The UK Airplay Top 20 – The 20 most played songs on commercial radio this week. Now on

*The Versus Chart – The programme is hosted by

Matt Littler Matt Littler (born 19 March 1982) is a British actor and director born in Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He is most famous for playing the role Max Cunningham from 1997 to 2008 in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Car ...

and

Darren Jeffries Darren Jon-Jeffries (born 2 March 1982) is an English actor, writer, and presenter best known for his portrayal of Sam "O.B." O'Brien in Channel 4 soap-opera ''Hollyoaks''. He is also known for presenting Freshly Squeezed and Red Bull Rivals ...

. They both back an artist and show 10 mixed music videos of both artists with them to see which is "better". Eminem Vs.

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

, Britney Vs. Christina,

Lady GaGa Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

Vs. Katy Perry and

Vs.

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

are a few examples. Replaced by Showdown: ... vs .... *Vote4Music – An interactive show where a set of 30 songs could be chosen by tweeting the relevant hashtag, the hashtag with the most votes was then played next and this process was repeated. The song that was chosen when the final song of the show is being played was then played at the beginning of the next show instead. Replaced by Showdown: ... vs .... *What's Hot Right Now? Top 10 – The 10 best singles at this current point in time. *Your Official Top 20 – A chart is compiled of songs from a particular artist that has released at least 20 singles such as Beyoncé,

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

and

. The public vote for their favourite song on the 4Music website and the results are shown on the results show. *The Pop Power List *The Big Five-0! Kiss FM's Jez Welham 50 biggest countdown songs this week. Now on

Kiss TV Kiss TV is a commercial hip-hop and dance music television channel owned by Channel Four Television , with permission to use the Kiss brand from Bauer Media Audio UK. The playlist predominantly consists of old skool and mainstream hip-hop, ...

Award ceremonies

* Grammy Awards (2013–22) *

Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, social media, and more, voted by viewers living in the United ...

(2015–19) * Billboard Music Awards (2016)

Concerts and festivals

* AJ Tracey: Live and Direct (2020) * V Festival (2008–11)

V Festival and T4 on the Beach

4Music has coverage at both festivals during the Summer, with highlights repeated frequently throughout the Summer. The channel also has stages at both events. At

T4 on the Beach T4 on the Beach was an annual British one-day music event which was held on the beach at Weston-super-Mare and televised on Channel 4. The event began in 2003 as Pop Beach in Great Yarmouth, changing to the current title and venue in 2005. The d ...

since 2007 (renamed the "T4 and 4Music Stage" in 2010) and at the V Festival since 2005 (then known as the "Channel 4 Stage", renamed to the "4Music Stage" in 2008).

ended after T4 ended its final run on 29 December 2012.

Former logos

File:4 Music logo.svg, 4Music logo 2012 to 2018

References

External links

4Music.com

4Music on Twitter

4Music on Facebook
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