MUSIC
The popularity of teen pop carried over from the 1990s with acts such as *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera dominating the charts in the earlier years of the decade. Previously established Pop Music artists such as Michael Jackson and Madonna made a comeback in the early 2000s with successful releases such as Invincible and Music. Contemporary R&B was one of the most popular genres of the decade (especially in the early and mid-2000s), with artists like Usher, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Rihanna. In 2004, the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 had 15 of its top 25 singles as contemporary R&B.
The popularity of teen pop carried over from the 1990s with acts such as *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera dominating the charts in the earlier years of the decade. Previously established Pop Music artists such as Michael Jackson and Madonna made a comeback in the early 2000s with successful releases such as Invincible and Music. Contemporary R&B was one of the most popular genres of the decade (especially in the early and mid-2000s), with artists like Usher, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Rihanna. In 2004, the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 had 15 of its top 25 singles as contemporary R&B.
The most popular genres of the 2000's are:
-R&B --> R&B, often shortened to R&B or RnB, is a genre of African-American popular music that originated in the United States in the 1940s from blues, jazz, and gospel. It was described as "a music based on in jazz, lively, urban and with an insistent rhythm".
Most popular artists and songs of the 2000's
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, fashion designer and businesswoman.
Beyoncé made her film debut with a role in the movie Austin Powers in Goldmember and later released her debut album Dangerously in Love, which established her as a solo artist worldwide; it sold 11 million copies, won five Grammy Awards, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy."
Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop/pop band formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. They have been Grammy Award winners six times. During the 1990s, the group emerged as a male rap trio and gained medium popularity in the American hip hop genre, but it was not until 2003, with their album Elephunk and the addition of singer Fergie to the band, which made the group world famous.
Popular songs
I gotta feeling (Black Eyed Peas) -->
Without Me (Eminem) -->
Halo (Beyoncé) -->
History of the 00's
2000
First International Space Station Crew
Sydney Olympics
USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player to win a Grand Slam in Golf
2001
911 Terrorist Attacks
iTunes Released by Apple
United States invaded Afghanistan
Wikipedia a Wiki free content encyclopedia, goes online
2002
XIX Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
President George W. Bush "Axis of Evil" speech
The Euro becomes the official currency of twelve of the European Union's Members
2003
Human Genome Project
Final Concorde Flight
U.S. invasion of Iraq
2004
Strongest earthquake in 40 years At least 290,000 people are confirmed to have died from South Asia to as far as South Africa.
Japan multiple earthquakes
Facebook is launched
2005
Hurricane Katrina
Video-sharing website "YouTube" was founded
Pope John Paul II dies
2006
Nintendo releases the Wii gaming console
Google Buys YouTube
Iraq Saddam Hussein
2007
Apple Computer Company announces the release of the very first iPhone
Greensburg tornadoes
Tesla Roadster shown at car shows
2008
Large Hadron Collider
Property prices continue to fall
The Fed announced a series of interest rate cuts with federal funds target rate falling to 2.25%
2009
Ongoing financial crisis and recession
Maersk Alabama hijacking and Captain Richard Phillips
Michael Jackson dies in strange circumstances
First International Space Station Crew
Sydney Olympics
USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player to win a Grand Slam in Golf
2001
911 Terrorist Attacks
iTunes Released by Apple
United States invaded Afghanistan
Wikipedia a Wiki free content encyclopedia, goes online
2002
XIX Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
President George W. Bush "Axis of Evil" speech
The Euro becomes the official currency of twelve of the European Union's Members
2003
Human Genome Project
Final Concorde Flight
U.S. invasion of Iraq
2004
Strongest earthquake in 40 years At least 290,000 people are confirmed to have died from South Asia to as far as South Africa.
Japan multiple earthquakes
Facebook is launched
2005
Hurricane Katrina
Video-sharing website "YouTube" was founded
Pope John Paul II dies
2006
Nintendo releases the Wii gaming console
Google Buys YouTube
Iraq Saddam Hussein
2007
Apple Computer Company announces the release of the very first iPhone
Greensburg tornadoes
Tesla Roadster shown at car shows
2008
Large Hadron Collider
Property prices continue to fall
The Fed announced a series of interest rate cuts with federal funds target rate falling to 2.25%
2009
Ongoing financial crisis and recession
Maersk Alabama hijacking and Captain Richard Phillips
Michael Jackson dies in strange circumstances