4Music was a British

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channel owned and operated by

Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation is a British state-owned_enterprise, state-owned media company which runs 12 television channels, a streaming service, and film and TV production. Unlike the BBC, it receives no Subsidy, public funding and is ...

. Launched on 15 August 2008, the original incarnation, replacing

The Hits The Hits was a music video Television channel, channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, owned by Box Television. On 15 August 2008 it was rebranded as 4Music. Overview and availability The channel showcased a ra ...

television channel, showed a mix of music and entertainment programming. On 29 June 2022, 4Music transitioned to a full-time channel on the space formerly containing

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 s ...

, with

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 (TV channel), E4 and replaced 4Music, with the latter in turn replacing Box Hi ...

, a new sister channel and extension of E4, taking over its original space. On 30 June 2024, the channel, along with its sister Channel 4 (formerly The Box Plus Network) music TV channels, closed for the final time.

History

Launch and Early years

The channel launched in 2008 with a ten-minute, on-screen countdown. 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. Live coverage of the 2008

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was shown on 16 and 17 August and highlights were shown on subsequent days. The launch also saw a new

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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.

2013–2024

On 2 April 2013, all Box Television channels went

free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...

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 The Box Plus Network (formerly Video Jukebox Network International Ltd and Box Television Ltd) was a British television company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation, and specialising in music programming. Channel Four acquired a 50% sh ...

's music channels and

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

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 BBC Four is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002

to move to channel 24 in Scotland due to new

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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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. 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. With the change, the channel transitioned back to being a full-time music channel.

Closure

On 29 January 2024, Channel 4 announced that 4Music and its sister channels would be closing as part of the future plans of the company leading up to 2030. In the press release, it is stated that Channel 4 are "Proposing to close small linear channels that no longer deliver revenues or public value at scale, including the Box channels in 2024 and others at the right time". At 23:59 on 30 June 2024, 4Music closed, with its final music video being "

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Programming

Entertainment Programming (until 2022)

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

Acquired programming (2018–2022)

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'' (2021–22) * ''

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'' (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.) (this was the first non-music programme to be shown on 4music in the daytime.) * '' Duncanville'' (2022; Initially planned) Season 1 aired on Channel 4 and E4 in 2020. Season 2 aired on E4 in 2021. * '' 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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'' (2020–22) * ''

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

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'' (2019–22, previously shown in the UK on E4 from 2002 to 2010) * '' Wipeout USA'' (2021–22)

Programming from Channel 4/E4 (2014–2022)

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

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'' (2021–22) *'' The Big Fat Quiz of Everything'' (2022) *''

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'' (2022) *'' Don't Tell the Bride'' (2019–22) *''

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

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'' (2019–22) *''

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'' (2021) (currently part of E4's schedules) *''

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'' (2022) *'' Taskmaster'' (2021–22) (earlier series originally debuted on Dave) *''

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'' (2021–22)

Programming from Channel 4 (2016–2022)

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'' (2019–21) *''

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'' (2019–21) *''

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'' (2020–21) *''

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'' (2021–22) (now shown on

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

) *''

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'' *''

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'' *''

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

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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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'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Shipwrecked'' (now on

) *''

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'' (now on

) *''

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'' (now on

) *'' Sugar Rush'' (now on

) *''

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) *'' 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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, 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 to 2013) *''

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'' (Season 2+) (2015) *''

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'' (2016) *'' Chasing The Saturdays'' (2013) *'' The Dance Scene'' (2010–11) *''

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'' (2019) *''

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'' (2020) *'' The Hollyoaks Music Show'' (2009–11) *''

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'' (2016) *'' Joe and Caspar Hit The Road'' (2016) *''

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'' (2010–21) (first run on E!) *''

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'' (2016) *''

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'' (2010–14) *''

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'' (2012–14) *''

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

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

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'' (2021) *''

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'' (2019–20) *'' Not Safe with Nikki Glaser'' (2016) *'' Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious'' (2008) *''

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'' (2013) *'' Rob Kardashian and Chyna'' (2019) *'' Roswell'' (2014) *''

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'' (2018) *''

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'' (2008–10) *''

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'' (2008–09) *'' Speechless'' (2021) *''

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'' (2016) (from

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'' (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. Formerly presented by

Will Best William Trevorian Stuart Best (born 21 February 1985) is an English television presenter and entrepreneur. Best has presented numerous shows for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC including T4 on the Beach and '' Dance Dance Dance''. He has also written ...

, 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

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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 Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hi ...

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 Wale ...

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop! (British group), a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Album ...

, R&B,

dance Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

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

indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media *Independent media, media free of influence by government or corporate interests *Indie art, fine arts made by artists independent of commer ...

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 Polydor Records. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008, and was announced as one of the shortlisted twe ...

and

Bombay Bicycle Club Bombay Bicycle Club is 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, electr ...

'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 by the American group the Black Eyed Peas from their fifth studio album '' The E.N.D.'' (2009), released by Interscope Records on December 15, 2009 as the fourth single from their fifth studio album, '' The E.N.D.'' (2009). In ...

" 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'' (2003). The song was written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Justin Timberla ...

" is an example by

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. *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 KFC Corporation, doing business as KFC (an abbreviation of Kentucky Fried Chicken), is an American fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken and chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's se ...

Krushems milkshakes) was hosted by

Rick Edwards Richard Edwards 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 Channel 4's 2012 Paralympics coverage ...

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 (née Moore; born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her acrobatic stage presence and activism. At the age of 15, Pink formed the shor ...

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

Westlife Westlife are an Irish pop group formed in Dublin in 1998. The group consists of members Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily. Brian McFadden was a member before leaving in March 2004. The group disbanded in 2012 and later reun ...

and

Girls Aloud Girls Aloud are a British-Irish pop music, pop girl group that was created through the ITV (TV network), ITV talent show ''Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The line up consisted of members Cheryl (singer), Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, N ...

. 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. She went on to present on '' T4'' from 2006 to 2010, a ...

. 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 Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and was ranked by ''Complex'' as one of the greatest British ...

and

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

McFly McFly are a British pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the ''Back to the Future (franchise), Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Da ...

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, Order of the British Empire, OBE (22 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was an English football in England, footballer and later a television personality. His career included almost every role in the sport, including pla ...

AJ Odudu Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is a British television presenter. She co-presents the ITV2 reality shows '' Big Brother'' (since 2023) and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' (since 2024) alongside Will Best, and previously the spin-off sh ...

and

Vick Hope Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Hope hosts the BBC Radio 1 drivetime show ''Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie'' with Katie Thistleton and ...

, 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''. C ...

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 Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula ...

Vs.

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

Britney Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. An influential figur ...

Vs. Christina,

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

Vs.

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists in hist ...

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, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, ''Life thru a Lens'', was re ...

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 Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, ...

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera ( , ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. Recognized as Cultural impact of Christina Aguilera, an influential figure in music and having received Public imag ...

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 was a music video television channel owned by Channel Four Television based on the format of the Bauer Media Audio UK-owned national radio station Kiss. The channel's programming predominantly consisted of classic and mainstream hi ...

Award ceremonies

*Grammy Awards (2013–20) *Teen Choice Awards (2015–19) *Billboard Music Awards (2016)

Concerts and festivals

* AJ Tracey: Live and Direct (2020) *

(2008–11) 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 since 2007 (renamed the "T4 and 4Music Stage" in 2010) and at the

since 2005 (then known as the "Channel 4 Stage", renamed to the "4Music Stage" in 2008). T4 on the Beach 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

The Box Plus Network
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