Rock, pop music, metal, hip hop, R&B, EDM, country, and indie are among the late-twentieth-century forms that have remained popular in American culture. A lot of genres began to combine as computer technology and internet sharing advanced, leading to the birth of new styles.
Many genres have terms like modern,’ ‘nu, “revival,’ ‘alternative,’ and ‘post’ added to their names to separate them from prior versions, with nu-disco and post-punk revival being notable examples. In the early years of the decade, acts like *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera ruled the charts, though teen music grew in prominence.
Formerly famous Pop Music musicians like Michael Jackson and Madonna made a comeback in the early 2000s with blockbuster albums like Invincible and Music.
Contemporary R&B was one of the most popular genres of the decade, with artists such as Usher, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Rihanna (particularly inside the early and mid-2000s). On the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 in 2004, current R&B accounted for 15 of the top 25 songs.
The revival of garage rock and the birth of a new indie rock style dominated the decade. This decade saw the birth of grime in the United Kingdom, while chillwave exploded in popularity in the United States near the conclusion of the decade.
Hip hop music grew in popularity after the deaths of major musicians such as 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. in the 1990s. Outside of New York and Los Angeles, artists from Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Toronto, and the Bay Area have all achieved widespread success. In the 2000s, popular rap movements included Crunk, Snap, Hyphy, and Alternative Hip Hop.
Rock music remained popular, particularly alternative rock, particularly post-grunge, post-Britpop, nu-metal, pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore, metalcore, and in some cases indie rock, despite hip hop’s dominance, particularly Southern hip hop, which lasted for the majority of the decade (particularly the middle years).
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