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In the early 2000s, the power pop and pop rock trend also spread to female musicians. Michelle Branch became successful in

Hip hop dominated popular music in the early 2000s. Artists such as Eminem, OutKast, The Black Eyed Peas, T.I., 50 Cent, Kanye West, Nelly, Nas, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, M.I.A., Lil’ Kim, Gorillaz, Young

A decade of trying to find the next grunge hit or nu-metal clone left rock radio with bands like Creed,

1998 might have been the year nu-metal stepped up to a whole new level thanks to the blockbusting success of

1997 doesn’t seem all that long ago. Y2K was fast approaching and we were freaking out about machines canceling progress and taking

Metal had seen off grunge and found its feet again by the second half of the 1990s. Yet aside from

In 1995, former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl’s new band, the Foo Fighters, helped popularize the genre and define its parameters, becoming one

Oasis was a massively popular Britpop band at the forefront of alternative rock. From their release of Definitely Maybe in 1994, through to (What’s

 Mazzy Star had a top 40 hit with “Fade into You” (1993).  Cyndi Lauper released her first mature album Hat Full of Stars (1993),

Metallica’s success was followed by Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction (1992) which hit number 2, Anthrax, Pantera, and Slayer cracked the top 10, and albums by regional