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Lily Allen speaks on behalf of her country

Lily Allen has apologized on behalf of the UK for the situation surrounding refugees seeking to cross into the UK. The 31-year-old singer visited a refugee camp in Calais, France on Wednesday. From this location, refugees routinely try to cross

Original: Raise Your Hand 4 Detroit

Fedde Le Grand had been behind the decks at Tilburg for years when his moment came in 2006 with Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit. This song marked his worldwide breakthrough and its success in the Top 40 was also

HLB, Koenen and PKF continue as Newtone

News April 16, 2024 Reading time is approximately 1 minute Newtone is the new brand name of accounting and consulting firms HLB Witlox Van den Boomen, Koenen en Co and PKF Wallast, which merged last year. In September last

Today: Clapton of The Yardbirds

Top 40 has been the main hit list in the Netherlands since 1965. In the Today section we look back at events in pop music that happened exactly X years ago. In Today’s episode: Eric Clapton’s departure from The Yardbirds.

May 16, 1981: Bucks Fizz at #1

This week on Top 40 Classic we look back to May 16, 1981. Bucks Fizz rose to number one with their Eurovision Song Contest hit Making Your Mind Up, in the week the world said goodbye to an icon. Bob

Top 10 Eurovision Song Contest 1970s

This week the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Rotterdam. Especially for this occasion, we present the ten biggest Eurovision Song Contest hits by decade until Saturday. Today is the 70s. In the 1970s, the