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Beyoncé and Barry Manilow

Beyoncé chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2009 plus an exclusive track from Barry Manilow taken from his recent Radio 2 House Music session.

Beyoncé chooses the Tracks of My Years with Ken in an interview first broadcast in 2009 following the release of her third studio album "I Am...Sasha Fierce." The album went on to top the American charts that year earning Beyoncé her third consecutive US number one solo album. Beyoncé is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold to date over 100 million records worldwide. She is the most nominated woman in the Grammy Award's history, with a total of 24 wins. In 2014, she became the highest paid black musician in history and was listed among Time's 100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row. She occupied the sixth place for Time's Person of the Year in 2016 and in 2020 was named one of the 100 women who defined the last century by the same publication.
Beyoncé went on to marry US Rapper Jay-Z in 2014 and in 2017 they gave birth to twins Rumi and Sir Carter. The couple now have three children the eldest of which is Blue Ivy Carter. The singing superstar's second two chosen tunes of the week in 2009 come from The Eagles and Marvin Gaye. In the ensuing years Beyoncé enjoyed two more number one albums - '4' in 2011 and 'Lemonade' in 2016.

Ken also has an exclusive track from Barry Manilow that was part of his recent Radio 2 House Music Session. There's the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Tue 9 Jun 2020 09:30
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Music Played

  • Stevie Wonder

    Part-Time Lover

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Ronan Keating

    Little Thing Called Love

    • Twenty Twenty.
    • Decca.

  • Whitney Houston

    Million Dollar Bill

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 1.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • ÷ Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    I Dare You (Radio 2 House Music, 4 June 2020)

  • Avicii

    Wake Me Up

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 86 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Peter Frampton

    Show Me The Way

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK

    • Paul Weller

      Village

      • On Sunset.
      • Polydor.

  • Rita Ora

    Your Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Orleans

    Dance With Me

    • (Single).
    • Asylum.

  • Harry Styles

    Watermelon Sugar

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • The Tubes

    Prime Time

    • (Single).
    • A&M.
    • 20.

  • 10cc

    Art For Art's Sake

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.

  • Luke Combs

    Six Feet Apart

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Marmalade

    Lovin' Things

    • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
    • Sony.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Mirrors

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Jessie Ware

    Save A Kiss

    • What's Your Pleasure?.
    • Virgin.

  • Prefab Sprout

    Cars And Girls

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Barry Manilow

    I Made It Through The Rain (Radio 2 House Music, 28 May 2020)

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    • Kygo & Sasha Alex Sloan

      I'll Wait

      • Golden Hour.
      • Columbia.

  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Jason Mraz

    Look For The Good

    • Look For The Good.
    • BMG Rights Management (US).

  • TRACKS OF MY YEARS

    • Eagles

      Hotel California

      • The Best Of Eagles.
      • Asylum.

    • Marvin Gaye

      Distant Lover

      • Let's Get It On.
      • Tamla Motown.

  • Marshmello & Halsey

    Be Kind

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Tue 9 Jun 2020 09:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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