4Music

4Music
4Music logo used since September 2018
Launched 15 August 2008
Owned by The Box Plus Network
(Bauer Media Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
Audience share 0.24% (April 2017 (2017-04), BARB)
Slogan We're Your Filter!
Country United Kingdom
Replaced The Hits
Sister channel(s) 4seven
Channel 4
Film4
E4
More4
Box Upfront
The Box
Box Hits
Kerrang!
Kiss
Magic
Website www.4music.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview Channel 18
Satellite
Sky (UK only) Channel 139
Astra 2E 12304 H 27500 5/6
Cable
Virgin Media (UK) Channel 337
Virgin Media Ireland Channel 716
Streaming media
The Box Plus Network Watch live
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (UK only)

4Music is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland. The channel launched on 15 August 2008, replacing The Hits. It is the only Channel 4-branded channel within The Box Plus Network. It is available on Freeview, Virgin Media and Sky.

On 2 April 2013, all Box Television channels went free-to-air on satellite, apart from 4Music which went free-to-view.[1] As a result, the channels were removed from the Sky EPG in Ireland. Eventually, 4Music also went free-to-air on 7 February 2017 and launched on Freesat, replacing The Box. 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.

From 16 April 2018, the channel now shows more entertainment programmes as well as classic US drama to coincide with a change in the EPG numbers on Sky from 1 May 2018, moving from the music section into the entertainment section on Sky 139. A temporary duplicate launched on channel 129 on Virgin Media at midnight on 22 July 2018, a slot previously vacated by Really prior to the UKTV channels' removals, until the network was restored on 11 August 2018.

Programming

Entertainment programming (6:30pm-3am)

Original programming

  • Real Stories (2011–14)
  • Nicki Minaj: Day in the Life (2012)
  • Bronx Tales: The Influence (part of Hip Hop Season) (2016–present) (also on Netflix UK)

Current programming from other channels

Former programming

Award ceremonies

Music programming (7am-6:30pm)

Current programming

  • The A-List Playlist - The biggest music videos right now.
  • 100% Super Hits- The chart tracks of the moment.
  • What's Hot Right Now? Top 10 - The 10 best singles at this current point in time.
  • The Hotmix - A playlist of tracks that are cut down and edited to flow smoothly into the next track.
  • Hot 10 in 10 - 10 huge tracks edited into a 10-minute remix like The Hotmix.
  • #Hangout's - Interviews with the trending artists, while also playing their biggest releases and newest singles.
  • ... Hot New Vid! - The latest music videos from the biggest artists.
  • UK HOTLIST - The most streamed tracks on Spotify in the last week.
  • The UK Music Video Chart - Presented by Bethan Leadley and with data supplied by YouTube, The UKMVC supplies you with the most watched music videos of the week.
  • This Week's Fresh Music Top 20 - A countdown of the 20 freshest music videos at the moment.
  • The Official Box Upfront Chart - Presented by Jon Jackson and with data complied by Radio Monitor, The Official Box Upfront Chart plays the 10 biggest pre-release tracks.
  • 4Play!... - 4 videos from a one artist or group
  • Vote4Music - An interactive show where a set of 30 songs can be chosen by tweeting the relevant hashtag, the hashtag with the most votes is then played next and this process is repeated. The song that is chosen when the final song of the show is being played is then played at the beginning of the next show instead.
  • 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.
  • From The Start - Selected artist retrospective, from career memory lane - to today.
  • Trending Live! - Live from Monday to Thursday from 4pm 'til 5:30pm with Jimmy Hill, AJ Odudu and Vick Hope, Trending Live is your daily dose of new music and entertainment news centered on interaction with the audience on Twitter via the hashtag #TrendingLive and @TrendingLive & @4music accounts, and through Facebook comments. As of April 18, 2017, Trending Live now lets viewers choose the music videos played in the You Select! segment from 5pm until the end of the show.

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). Vick Hope presents all Box Fresh branded programming on TV.

Former programming

  • 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".
  • 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.
  • 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 and The Black Eyed Peas. The public vote for their favourite song on the 4Music website and the results are shown on the results show.
  • 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 and Bombay Bicycle Club's "Always Like This". The programme is no longer shown.
  • 4Music Big Ones - A selection of pre-released and released singles. It plays all genres of music such as hip-hop, rock, pop, R&B, dance, folk, indie etc.
  • 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 Box Hits
  • The Month with Miquita - A review of the past month's stories in the world of music with T4 presenter, Miquita Oliver. This programme is no longer broadcast.
  • Orange unsignedActFirst aired last year as MobileAct Unsigned on T4, Orange UnsignedAct follows the search for Britain's next biggest unsigned band. No longer being made.
  • 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, P!nk, Mariah Carey, Westlife and Girls Aloud.
  • Six Steps - Linking a couple of artists, through six stages. Snoop Dogg to Girls Aloud, Dizzee Rascal to Westlife and Madonna to McFly are a few examples.
  • The Versus Chart - The programme is hosted by Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries. 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, Britney Vs. Christina, Lady GaGa Vs. Katy Perry and Take That Vs. Robbie Williams are a few examples.
  • 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" and "Where Is the Love?" is an example by The Black Eyed Peas
  • The Crush - A monthly show called The Crush (sponsored by KFC Krushems milkshakes) was hosted by Rick Edwards and later T4 host Will Best and contains interviews with artists that are releasing new albums and single in that month.

Former Channel 4 shows

The channel is also well known for repeating some of Channel 4's best loved shows between 2008-2013, here's a list of comedies and comedy-dramas shown on the channel.

Launch night

4Music began its broadcast 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 The Foo Fighters, and Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at number 1.

Kylie Minogue's KYLIEX2008 tour was broadcast, and completing the launch night line-up was Big Brother Live, 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 idents 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.

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 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).

T4 on the Beach ended after T4 closed down on 30 December 2012.

Former logos

References

  1. ↑ "Bauer's Box channels appear free-to-air on satellite". a516digital. 2 April 2013.
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