41.   Leading British pop band Oasis said Thursday it was canceling the rest of its U.S. tour, amid speculation the band is splitting.

42.   Like any good pop band, the Austin, Texas-based trio finds a hook and hangs its loving-and-losing lyrics on it.

43.   Madonna got nine nominations Tuesday for MTV Video Music Awards, followed by the pop band Garbage with eight.

44.   More than a dozen other artists and groups, including fellow pop band The Backstreet Boys, also received awards.

45.   More than a dozen other entertainment artists and groups, including fellow pop band The Backstreet Boys, also received awards.

46.   The lead singer of a three-chord pop band left his New Jersey home for North Carolina.

47.   The pop band Blur won four Brit music awards Monday night including top British artists of the year.

48.   The Scottish pop band has never reached top-billing success despite a consistent run of catchy, thoughtful tunes.

49.   Two well-known actors made political jokes and a pop band sang anti-government songs as union leaders spoke to the crowd gathered in a central Bucharest square.

50.   Young couples danced in the streets to music played by pop bands.