Pop Spotlight

Review: Simple Minds – Sparkle In The Rain Reissue  ★★★★ A transitional bridge between the ambient art-rock of New Gold Dream and stadium pomp of Once Upon A Time, you can see why, for some […]

Picture Credit: David Raccuglia Billy Idol announces new album, Dream Into It, his first full-length release of new music in over a decade. Out on 25 April through Dark Horse Records, Dream Into It features […]

The latest Haircut One Hundred reunion is “a gift from the universe”, frontman Nick Heyward and bassist Les Nemes tell Classic Pop – and they’re loving every single second of it… “I’ve just been arrested!” […]

Picture Credit: Munachi Osegbu Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks share new single from upcoming album, MAD!, set for release in May. JanSport Backpack, is the second track from the new album, which will be […]

Picture Credit: Eva Pentel The most successful duo in UK music history, Pet Shop Boys, announce huge summer shows. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will bring their groundbreaking, Pet Shop Boys: Dreamworld – The Greatest […]

Picture Credit: Eva Pentel The most successful duo in UK music history, Pet Shop Boys, announce huge Cardiff show.  Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will bring their groundbreaking, euphoric pop spectacle Pet Shop Boys – Dreamworld […]

Singles have traditionally been used to preview and promote new studio albums but, as our latest countdown reveals, many hit records in the 80s were self-contained pieces of art – here’s our Top 20 Standalone […]

Photo Credit: Dennis Leupold Mariah Carey announces special UK show at the Royal Sandringham Estate this summer. Taking place on Friday 15 August 2025, the best-selling female artist of all time will be joined by […]

Review: Kim Wilde – Closer ★★★★ The pop legend’s first studio LP in seven years sees her return to a very specific time, to showcase what she’s been up to since… The title and cover […]

Review: Nick Heyward – North Of A Miracle reissue ★★★★ The solo catalogue of Haircut One Hundred’s frontman has long been neglected. Now with the band reunited, that’s finally starting to change. There’s long awaited, […]

NOW – Yearbook 1998 celebrates a fantastic year in pop across three stunning formats – a standard 80-track 4CD set, a special edition 80-track 4CD set with notes about all the tracks, and a 43-track […]

Simple Minds announce new live album, Live In The City Of Diamonds, and a series of UK and Ireland summer shows. Live In The City Of Diamonds completes the triptych of Live In The City […]