Pop music sampling (from the 1980s) have also been utilized as methods for the creation and elaboration of pop music. By the early 1980s, the promotion of pop music had been greatly affected by the rise of music television channels like MTV, which "favoured those artists such as Michael Jackson and Madonna who had a strong visual appeal". The latter half of the 20th-century included a large-scale trend in American culture in which the boundaries between art and pop music were increasingly blurred. Between 1950 and 1970, there was a debate of pop versus art. Since then, certain music publications have embraced
Madge Harvey the start of Series 3, and return to Benidorm for their free holiday. Whilst Madge is holidaying purely for pleasure, Mel is in Benidorm in an attempt to launch a new business, "Mel's Mobility Shop." In the opening episode however, the shop burns to the ground, resulting in Mel spending the rest of the series searching for a new venture. Madge suffers from indigestion, and sends Michael to borrow some tablets from fellow guest Brandy (Sheridan Smith), but he accidentally returns with ecstasy tablets, which Madge takes. Madge reacts badly to the drugs, resulting in her performing a disastrous karaoke