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 +"The significance of the [[September 11 attacks]] resides in the symbolic meaning of the buildings attacked. The [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] represents [[American financial power]] and [[the Pentagon]] represents [[American military power]]." --Sholem Stein
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 +"The [[superhero film]] genre experienced renewed and intense interest throughout the [[2000s]]. Some attributed this increased popularity to the social and political climate in Western society since the [[September 11 attacks]]."--Sholem Stein
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 +"From ''[[Underground Moderne]]'' to ''[[Nova Classics]]'', from [[Loft classics (mid 1990s vinyl bootleg series)|Loft classics bootlegs]] and ''[[BBE Records]]'' to ''[[Strut Records]]'' and ''[[Soul Jazz Records|Soul Jazz]]'', the period from 1990 to 2010 was the golden age of the [[compilation album|cd compilation]] and connoisseur [[liner notes]]."--Sholem Stein
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The '''2000s''' (pronounced "two-thousands" or "twenty-hundreds") was a [[decade]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]] that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. Its single most marking event were the [[September 11 attacks]] of 2001. The '''2000s''' (pronounced "two-thousands" or "twenty-hundreds") was a [[decade]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]] that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. Its single most marking event were the [[September 11 attacks]] of 2001.
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The economic growth of the 2000s had considerable [[Social sustainability|social]], [[Natural environment|environmental]] and [[Holocene extinction|mass extinction]] consequences, raised demand for diminishing [[Energy and society|energy resources]], and was still vulnerable, as demonstrated by the [[financial crisis of 2007–08]]. The economic growth of the 2000s had considerable [[Social sustainability|social]], [[Natural environment|environmental]] and [[Holocene extinction|mass extinction]] consequences, raised demand for diminishing [[Energy and society|energy resources]], and was still vulnerable, as demonstrated by the [[financial crisis of 2007–08]].
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-==Dance music== 
-Unlike the [[1990s]], where [[dance music]] often topped the charts, few do in the [[2000s]]. [[Rihanna]] helps bring dance music back to the top of the charts, with hits like "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]" and "[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]". 
-[[Kylie Minogue]] has had numerous dance club play hits in the 2000s and received four nominations for best dance recording at the US Grammy's. Her biggest Dance oriented hit was her 2001 release, [[Can't Get You Out Of My Head]]. 
==Music== ==Music==
-:''[[2000s]], [[2000s dance music]], [[decline of sales since 2004]], [[electronic rock of the 2000s]], [[LCD Soundsystem]]'' +*''[[El Baile Alemán]]'' [[2000#Music|(2000)]] by Señor Coconut Y Su Conjunto (Uwe Schmidt)
 +*''[[Nova Classics 01]]'', Radio Nova compilation [[2001#Music|(2001)]]
 +* ''[[The Headphone Masterpiece]]'' [[2002#Music|(2002)]] by Cody ChesnuTT
 +*[[Champion Sound]] [[2003#Music|(2003)]] by J Dilla and Madlib
 +* ''[[Madvillainy]]'' [[2004#Music|(2004)]] by MF DOOM
 +*''[[Vertigo Mixed]]'' [[2005#Music|(2005)]] by Andy Votel, Various
 +*''[[The Drift]]'' [[2006#Music|(2006)]] by Scott Walker
 +*''[[Cross (Justice album)|†]]'' [[2007#Music|(2007)]] by French band Justice
 +*''[[Crystal Castles (album)|Crystal Castles]]'' [[2008#Music|(2008)]] by Crystal Castles
 +*''[[Fever Ray (album)|When I Grow Up]]'' [[2009#Music|(2009)]] by Fever Ray
-'''2000s in music''' refers to music performed in the decade of the 2000s (2000-2009). The decade was marked by the dominance of both [[hip hop music]], especially [[crunk]], [[electro-hop]], and [[gangsta rap]], and [[alternative rock]], especially [[post-grunge]], [[emo]], also [[electropop]] and [[synthpop]] at the end of the decade.+==Film==
 +*''[[Bamboozled]]'' [[2000#Film|(2000)]] by Spike Lee
 +*''[[Donnie Darko]]'' [[2001#Film|(2001)]] by Richard Kelly
 +*''[[Russian Ark]]'' [[2002#Film|(2002)]] by Alexander Sokurov
 +*''[[Oldboy (2003 film)|Oldboy]]'' [[2003#Film|(2003)]] by Park Chan-wook
 +*''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' [[2004#Film|(2004)]] by Michel Gondry
 +*''[[Caché (film) |Caché]]'', [[2005#Film|(2005)]] by Michael Haneke
 +*''[[V for Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]]'' [[2006#Film|(2006)]] by James McTeigue
 +*''[[Funny Games (2007 film)|Funny Games]]'' [[2007#Film|(2007)]] by Michael Haneke
 +*''[[Be Kind Rewind]]'' [[2008#Film|(2008)]] by Michel Gondry
 +*''[[The Box (2009 film)|The Box]]'' [[2009#Film|(2009)]] by Richard Kelly
-== The U.S. and North America == 
-===Rock=== 
-[[Rock music|Rock]] has remained popular, despite the increasing popularity of [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]], but experiences a diminished presence on music charts. Modern rock as a radio format experiences a sharp decline, with high-profile cornerstone stations like [[WLIR-FM]], [[WXRK|K-Rock in New York City]] and [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN in Boston]] flipping to other formats. New York City, once the leading market for the format, has only one modern rock station, 101.9 WRXP-FM.  
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-[[Guns N' Roses]] released [[Chinese Democracy]] in 2008 after over a decade of work by [[Axl Rose]]; [[AC/DC]] also released their first album in nine years, [[Black Ice (AC/DC album)]] in 2008 as well. 
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-Throughout the decade, the [[post-grunge]] and [[alternative rock]] sound remained popular on adult alternative, modern rock, and pop radio stations alike. Though many Post-Grunge bands fade out of mainstream popularity, some bands such as [[Nickelback]], [[Creed]], [[Foo Fighters]] and [[3 Doors Down]] have continued success and the style itself remains popular and newer artists such as [[Hinder]], and [[Seether]] have success with the genre.  
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-In the metal world, a new wave of Metal began along with a renewed interest in the genre in the mainstream, [[Metalcore]] achieved popularity. Bands such as the critically acclaimed [[Mastodon]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Killswitch Engage]], [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]], [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]], [[Bullet For My Valentine]], [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]], [[Lamb of God]] and many others achieved success in the 2000s. Older Metal acts such as [[Megadeth]], [[Slayer]] and [[Metallica]] have success in the decade. In Europe the metal scene has thrived off of bands playing a variety of [[Death Metal]] and [[Black Metal]] subgenres such as [[Children of Bodom]], [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]], [[Dimmu Borgir]], [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] and many others. Combining elements of [[Metalcore]], [[Hardcore punk|Hardcore]], and [[Pop Punk]], the genre of [[Post-Hardcore]] increased heavily in popularity throughout the middle to the end of the decade. Bands like [[Escape The Fate]], [[Silverstein]], [[Enter Shikari]], [[Blessthefall]], [[Sienna Skies]], [[Alexisonfire]], and [[Senses Fail]] helped to popularize the genre. Later in the decade, bands like [[A Day To Remember]] and [[Four Year Strong]] combined the genres of [[Metalcore]] and [[Hardcore punk|Hardcore]] with [[Pop Punk]].  
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-[[Coldplay]] had popularity worldwide, and also gained success on [[Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends]] for its hit single. They lead the [[British Invasion]] of the 2000s as the band released [[Yellow (Coldplay song)|Yellow]] in North America. In Europe, [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[Radiohead]], and [[Muse (band)|Muse]] were British bands that also topped singles charts. 
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-[[Pop Punk]] had continued success throughout the decade with bands like [[Blink-182]], [[Yellowcard]] and [[Green Day]] which were very successful bands of the decade. The Pop Punk of the decade was markedly different from the style of the previous decade. Bands such as Green Day, whose lyrics had been characterized by teenage angst, began to sing about more serious issues such as politics. Pop Punk band, [[Fall Out Boy]] emerged on the scene in 2005 with their breakout single, "Sugar We're Going Down," from their album, "From Under The Cork Tree." Fall Out Boy continues to release albums, gradually infusing Pop-Punk with elements of Hip-Hop, a trend seen with bands including Cobra Starship. [[The All-American Rejects]] also made a breakthrough with their debut single [[Swing, Swing]] from their self-titled album. Other bands that have been popular are [[Panic At The Disco]] in 2006, [[Paramore]] in 2007, [[The Academy Is...]] in 2005 as well as [[Cobra Starship]] in 2006. New Pop Punk bands such as [[All Time Low]], [[Hit the Lights]], and [[Every Avenue]] emerged at the end of the decade and continued to keep the genre mainstream.  
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-The popularity of [[nu metal]] and [[rap rock]] music carried over from the late 1990s into the early [[2000–2009|2000s]], bringing in a wave of monster-hit artists such as [[Evanescence]], [[System of a Down]], [[Staind]], [[Papa Roach]], and [[Disturbed]]. [[Linkin Park]]'s debut album ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' sells over 17 million copies worldwide. The band's next album ''[[Meteora (album)|Meteora]]'' is the most successful album on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. Nu-Metal, however, died out from the middle towards the end of the decade. Many people do expect the genre to regain popularity, as younger people discover these nu-metal bands, and some new nu-metal bands find success such as [[Hollywood Undead]]. 
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-[[Emo (music)|Emo]] music is very popular since [[2002]]. Originally an [[indie rock]] genre of the late 1990s that influenced some pop punk bands of the early [[2000–2009|2000s]], emo has proven difficult to define as the label is given more for who listens to the music than for any key element in the music itself. Emo sprouted from this pop-punk popularity, with such bands as [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[Hawthorne Heights]], [[Brand New]], and [[The Used]] breaking out in 2003 and 2004. This has since been followed by [[Fall Out Boy]] enjoying widespread success from [[2005]]-[[2008]]. [[My Chemical Romance]], with their 2004 breakthrough album ''[[Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge]]'', has further blurred these lines, for while to many they define emo, they do not identify as emo, to the point of calling emo "bullshit" . The band took more of a concept album approach for their 2006 album ''[[The Black Parade]]''.  
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-The 2000s saw the revival and influence of [[New Wave music]], [[post-punk revival|post-punk]], and [[synthpop]] music, as there is an increase in interest in both technology and 1980s music. This revival is sometimes known as [[new urbanism|new urban]] pop. Artists including [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[The Killers]], [[The Bravery]], [[Bloc Party]], [[Metro Station (band)|Metro Station]], [[The Veronicas]], [[Lights (singer)|Lights]], [[The Postal Service]], [[Hellogoodbye]], [[Owl City]], and [[MGMT]] become popular toward the end of the decade as [[nu metal]] and similar [[modern rock]] loses popularity. Along with Post-Punk revival, [[Garage rock]] also sees a revival. [[Indie Rock]] bands like [[Jet (band)|Jet]], [[The Libertines]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Bloc Party]], [[The Strokes]], [[The Hives]], [[The Vines]], [[Kings of Leon]], [[The White Stripes]], [[Radiohead]], [[Snow Patrol]] and [[Interpol]] see success. [[Indie music]] itself becomes popular due to the increased commercialization of alternative. 
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-===Pop=== 
-[[Boy bands]] continue their popularity during the beginning of the decade but their popularity fades before the middle of the decade. Some members of these bands go on to have successful solo careers, such as [[Jesse McCartney]] and [[Justin Timberlake]]. A new strain of boy bands, such as [[V Factory]], [[Varsity Fanclub]], [[Click Five]], [[NLT]], and the [[Jonas Brothers]] take place around 2008. 
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-[[Image:Kelly Clarkson Blue Angels.jpg|120px|left|thumb|[[American Idol]] winner [[Kelly Clarkson]] makes huge hits in pop music charts and over 20 million records, best-selling Idol.]] 
-Music icon and 'King Of Pop' [[Michael Jackson]] released his final studio album before his death, ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]'', in 2001. Artists such as [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Madonna]] experienced revived success. 
-Justin Timberlake shot to stardom with his ''[[Justified]]'' album. 
-In 2002, a new "teen pop rock" movement began. [[Avril Lavigne]] was arguably the first and lead artist to take this new direction in pop music, with hits such as "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" at the beginning of the decade and "Girlfriend" at the end Lavigne leads this genre throughout all the decade worldwide, her contemporaries such stars as, [[Michelle Branch]] and [[Vanessa Carlton]] not far behind with their own success. [[American Idol]] winners become a big part of the American pop sound, but only one winner became a staple. [[Kelly Clarkson]] experienced huge success and tons of hit radio singles with her pop-rock sound including worldwide hit "Since U Been Gone" at the middle of the decade. The younger sibling of [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Ashlee Simpson]], experienced a breakthrough success with her teen pop-rock sound as well. Other artists reflecting the genre are [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[Hilary Duff]] and later [[Miley Cyrus]] and [[Taylor Swift]]. 
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-Children's music rises significantly in sales, especially with Disney [[The Cheetah Girls (film)|The Cheetah Girls]], [[High School Musical]], [[Hannah Montana]],and [[The Jonas Brothers]] among others). All The Cheetah Girls, High School Musical and Hannah Montana albums were among the best-sellers of 2006 and 2007 and reached the number 1 position, left many artists produced by [[Disney]] in the 2000s,[[The Cheetah Girls]], [[Hilary Duff]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Jonas Brothers]], [[Raven-Symoné]], the artists of the best-selling Disney's decade of 2000s. 
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-[[Dance music]], particularly [[electropop]] and [[nu-disco]] becomes increasingly popular in 2008 and 2009, with pop princesses [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]] and [[Rihanna]] leading the way. Furthermore, [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s dance hits hits such as "Hung Up" (#1 in 45 countries) and "4 Minutes" (#1 in 32 countries) become huge dance hits. (See [[#Hip Hop, Urban Pop and R&B|Hip Hop, Urban Pop and R&B]] above for more information.) Pop duos [[Aly & A.J.]] and [[The Veronicas]] explore electropop in their second albums, "Insomniatic" and "Hook Me Up" respectively. [[Avril Lavigne]] and [[Kelly Clarkson]] scores hits with "Girlfriend" and "My Life Would Suck Without You" respectively. [[Lady Gaga]] is known as the "electropop princess" for her songs "Poker Face" and "Just Dance". In early 2007, former teen pop queen [[Hilary Duff]] switches over to [[dance-pop]]-[[electropop]] with her album ''[[Dignity (album)|Dignity]]'', which gave an inspiration to the many other popular artists as of 2009, along with [[Timbaland]]. [[Auto-Tune]] becomes popular in many mainstream songs in late 2008 and 2009. [[The Black Eyed Peas]] begin utilizing auto-tune in their [[electropop]]-[[dance music|dance]] influenced album ''The E.N.D.'' with two number-one singles ''Boom Boom Pow'' and ''I Gotta Feeling''. 
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-The musical style of the 1980s influenced pop music to some extent in the later stages of the decade, as seen in [[Rihanna]]'s hit "S.O.S." (a sampling of [[Soft Cell]]'s "[[Tainted Love]]"), "She's Like The Wind" by "Lumidee" and [[Flo Rida]]'s "Right Round", a reworking of the [[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]] hit "You Spin Me Right Round". Other hits include [[Aaron Carter]]'s cover of Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy", and Britney Spears' covers of [[My Prerogative]] and [[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]]. [[Alien Ant Farm]] successfully covered [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Smooth Criminal]]", and [[Fall Out Boy]] came out with their own cover of "[[Beat It]]", later on. [[Bowling for Soup]] have a hit with [[1985 (song)|1985]]. 
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-Ethnic music, especially in near tropical locations is mainstream for most of the mid to late '00s, especially with hits by [[Shakira]] and [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] and the rise of [[reggaeton]] and Reggae/Pop/Dance artists like [[Sean Paul]], [[Sean Kingston]] and [[Rihanna]] early in the mid to late 2000s.[[Shakira]]'s "Whenever Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie" made her one of the best selling artists of the genre. [[Shakira]] is the only artist in the world to have charted Number 1 on the Billboard [[Mainstream Top 40]], [[Billboard Hot 100]] and Latin charts. [[Hips Don't Lie]] is the biggest selling single of the 21st century worldwide along with Madonna's "Hung Up". 
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-[[Auto-Tune]] is common in the later part of the decade, with artists such as [[T-Pain]] beginning the craze. Even some post-hardcore and metalcore bands use the effect such as [[Attack Attack!]]. AutoTune was popular in the earlier part of the decade as well, but it was used more or less as an effect than a major replacement of the standard human voice, as it is in the late 2000s. Artists such as [[Daft Punk]] and [[Eiffel 65]] used in a high amount, along with smaller amounts with artists such as [[*NSYNC]], [[98 Degrees]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Willa Ford]], and [[Cher]]. There is however some criticism against autotune and its over use, for example by [[Jay-Z]], on his song [[D.O.A (Death of Autotune)]]. This critiscism has inspired many newer artists to cut the down the use of the effect and use it more or less as a "backup vocals" such as in the song ''[[Down]]'' by [[Jay Sean]] or something that is used in the bridge or chorus of the song only. 
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-===R&B/Hip-hop/Urban Pop=== 
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-Hip Hop dominated popular music in the [[2000s]]. Artists such as [[OutKast]], [[T.I.]], [[Kanye West]], [[Ja Rule]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], [[50 Cent]], [[Nas]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[DMX]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Young Jeezy]], [[Ludacris]], [[Ne-Yo]], [[Snoop Dogg]], and [[Eminem]] were the dominant hip hop artists that have represented the hip hop genre in this decade thus far. Distinct regional differences also developed outside the hip hop/rap strongholds of the 90s, [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles]] 
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-[[Alternative hip hop]], almost unknown in the mainstream, except for a few crossover acts such as [[Atmosphere (hip hop group)|Atmosphere]], [[The Roots]] and [[Gym Class Heroes]] evolves throughout the decade, in response to the [[gangsta rap]] that dominates the mainstream. Instead of being about [[money]], [[sex]], and [[image]], alternative hip-hop is [[philosophical]], [[positive]], and complex, and could be said to be related to both the old school hip-hop culture of the 1980s and early 1990s and the [[indie rock]] and [[hipster]] subcultures. 
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-[[Urban pop]], [[teen pop]] and [[adult contemporary]] with [[R&B]] and [[Soul music|soul]] influences, replaces the [[boy band]] and [[diva]] music of the late 1990s, beginning in 2001. Popular artists include [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Destiny's Child]], [[JoJo]], [[Rihanna]], [[Ciara]], [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]], [[T-Pain]], [[Akon]], and [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]. The production of [[Timbaland]] is featured in several hits of the second half of the decade with resulting successes like [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Keri Hilson]], and, briefly, [[One Republic]], along with [[Timbaland]].  
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-Several [[R&B]] artists of the '90s still kept chart-topping success in mainstream over the 2000s. Artists like [[Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] have released a series of #1's such as "Irreplacable", "We Belong Together", "All I Have" and "Confessions" respectively. [[Destiny's Child]] is considered the most successful female R&B group of all time, selling over 80 million records worldwide. The group has many singles topped the charts all over the world, including the [[Billboard Hot 100]] with hits such as "Survivor", "Say My Name" and "Bootylicious". The members are [[Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Michelle Williams]] and [[Kelly Rowland]]. 
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-[[Southern hip-hop]] became mainstream in the mid 2000s. [[Crunk]] and Snap artists like [[Flo Rida]], [[Rich Boy]], [[Plies]] and [[Shawty Lo]] are very popular, making the [[Crunk]] rap genre one of the most popular genres in the 2000s. In 2009, a classic oriented hip-hop style becomes popular too, starting what could be a new musical movement for the 2010s. 
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-===Country=== 
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-[[Image:CroppedCarrieUnderwoodAtTheWorldArena.jpg|140px|[[American Idol]] winner [[Carrie Underwood]] makes huge hits in country music charts.|thumb|right]] 
-[[Country music|Country]] slipped in mainstream popularity in the early 2000s, due partly to the public retirement of [[Garth Brooks]]. However, the upper part of the Billboard album charts generally has many country albums, including some that go more than double platinum, indicating that the genre has a strong niche in the music industry. Throughout the early-mid 2000's country-pop music continues to increase in popularity.  
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-The genre grows during the mid 2000s from artists such as [[Carrie Underwood]], who became the first [[American Idol]] winner to go into country instead of [[Pop music|Pop]] or [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]. Artists that were popular during the decade were mostly artists who were already successful in the 90s, but the artists include: [[Dixie Chicks]], [[Toby Keith]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Gretchen Wilson]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Faith Hill]], and [[Kenny Chesney]] among others. 
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-In the late 2000s the genre sees an increasing of country-pop with the popularity of [[Taylor Swift]]. Many major artists begin releasing or recording new albums in 2008/2009 such as [[Shania Twain]], [[Carrie Underwood]], [[Reba McEntire]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Faith Hill]], and [[Martina McBride]]. 
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-Many non-country artists have put out country albums in the 2000s including [[Darius Rucker]], [[Kid Rock]], [[The Eagles]], [[Robert Plant]], [[Jewel (singer)]] and [[Bon Jovi]] 
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-===Adult Contemporary=== 
-Adult Contemporary Music (also known as "[[soft rock]]" or "lite-rock"), began to somewhat decrease in popularity starting in the late '90s (due to the increasing popularity of Top 40 music) into January 2000 until [[September 11th, 2001]]. After 9/11, popularity for Adult Contemporary Music (as well as Contemporary Christian Music crossovers) increased tri-fold during the grieving process, when the 25-44 Conservative Female Demographic favored listening to songs with appropriate, positive and uplifting lyrics containing love and hope. Upon the eventual return back to normalcy after 9/11, the popularity of Adult Contemporary music held steady until about 2003, when Billboard began to change their chart formats. This led to Adult Contemporary stations to program their music "not-as-soft" or "cheesy" as they used to, and ended up substituting the words "soft-rock" with "lite-rock", which has a more modern-edged connotation. Yet, AC stations remained careful to not cross the Adult Top 40 format line. Because of all these changes, AC Stations slowly increased in popularity. {{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} 
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-In the late 2000s, artists like [[Coldplay]], [[Daughtry]] and [[Gavin Rossdale]] were finding more success crossing over onto the Adult Contemporary charts. 
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-On the female side, artists like [[Alicia Keys]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Colbie Caillat]], and [[Leona Lewis]] continued to find crossover success on the Adult Contemporary charts as well. AC veterans such as [[Celine Dion]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Phil Collins]], [[The Eagles]], [[Alanis Morissette]] and [[Sheryl Crow]] continued to release music only on the Adult Contemporary formats. 
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-===Dance/Electronica Music=== 
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-Dance music had its ups and downs in the 2000s. Singles like [[Heaven (DJ Sammy song)]] in 2002 and [[Everytime We Touch (Cascada song)]] in 2006 became some of the biggest dance hits of the decade. In 2007 and later, dance music had begun to make a comeback with hits by pop singer [[Rihanna]] like "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]" and "[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]". [[Kylie Minogue]] also had numerous dance club play hits such as [[Can't Get You Out of My Head]] and [[In Your Eyes (Kylie Minogue song)|In Your Eyes]]. In early 2008, [[Electro-pop]] and [[Nu-Disco]] make a increase in popularity. [[Trance music|Trance]] is making a revival in Top 40. By the end of 2009, dance music and electro-pop has replaced hip-hop and R&B as the dominate genre of music. 
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-==Europe== 
-===Dance=== 
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-[[electro (music)|Electro]], as well as music that combines it with [[house music|House]] becomes mainstream in the dance music scene in the middle of the decade, replacing the mainstream of more jazzy and Latin influenced sounds from the beginning of the decade. [[Electro House]] artists such as [[Justice (French band)|Justice]] and [[MSTRKRFT]] gain popularity in clubs around the world, and also in [[Live PA]]'s, where they remix their music for a live crowd. [[Dubstep]] and [[Bassline House]] achieve more mainstream success within the dance music scene, with artists like [[Skream]] and [[T2]] becoming well-known. Dance and eurodance singers and bands such as [[Kate Ryan]], September, [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]] and [[Cascada]] become popular around the world. 
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-===Rock=== 
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-Post-[[Britpop]] bands such as [[Coldplay]] and [[Keane (band)|Keane]] followed after the success of [[Radiohead]] and [[The Verve]] to the top of the album charts during the decade. British [[Indie rock]] and [[indie pop]] returns to popularity in the mid-late 2000s with artists such as [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[Amy Winehouse]], [[Kaiser Chiefs]], [[Bloc Party]], [[The Libertines]], [[Editors]], [[Lily Allen]], [[Kate Nash]] and [[The Ting Tings]] achieving great chart success. [[Oasis]] also remained popular spawning four number one albums in the UK until the bands disbandment in autumn 2009. 
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-===Pop=== 
-Boybands do not completely die out, but rather evolve into teen pop-rock/pop punk acts, with artists such as [[Busted (band)|Busted]] and [[McFly]]. [[Take That]] reunite in 2005 and recreate their earlier success, which once again sparks a flurry of other 90's pop bands following suite. Bands such as [[Boyzone]] also find success, whilst others such as [[5ive]] and [[East 17]] fail and once again disband. Animated musicians become popular, with the likes of [[Crazy Frog]], [[Gorillaz]], and [[Schnappi]], das kleine Krokodil. Girl groups [[Sugababes]] and [[Girls Aloud]] span successful careers throughout most of the decade. 
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-British female soul artists such as [[Joss Stone]], [[Amy Winehouse]], [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Adele (singer)|Adele]], [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] and [[Leona Lewis]] achieve chart success in the late 2000s.  
-[[Joss Stone]], was a British singer who sold more albums in the 2000s with 10 million albums worldwide records, was first British singer to sing [[soul music]] in the style and having the second highest debut on the chart of [[Billboard 200|U.S. album charts]] and youngest female singer to top the [[UK Albums Chart]]. 
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-Reality talent shows which gave people the opportunity of a singing career became very popular with UK TV audiences. Shows included [[Popstars]], [[Pop Idol]], [[Fame Academy]] and [[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]. [[Eurovision Song Contest]] is very important for the European Music. From this contest, the most famous singer for 2000's is [[Helena Paparizou]] from Greece. Helena has spawned a lot of successful singles in Europe such as [[My Number One]], [[Mambo!]], [[Gigolo]], [[Heroes]], [[Teardrops]], [[The Light In Our Soul]] etc. 
-[[1980s]] female pop stars [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Kylie Minogue]] both have a big presence on the European music scene both having numerous hits in the 2000s which include for Madonna "[[Hung Up]]", "[[Celebration (Madonna song)|Celebration]]", "[[4 Minutes (Madonna song)|4 Minutes]]" and "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]" and for Kylie "[[Spinning Around]]", "[[On a Night Like This]]", "[[Can't Get You Out of My Head]]", "[[Slow]]" and "[[In My Arms (Kylie Minogue song)|In My Arms]]". Madonna and Minogue today remains the most played female artist in UK radio history. 
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-[[Tokio Hotel]] and [[Cinema Bizarre]] have become very big in both Europe and North America, with fashion styles that attract many young adults. 
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-==New Zealand and Australia== 
-===Rock=== 
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-Many new [[Rock and Roll|rock]] and [[alternative rock|alternative]] groups/bands form during the early years of this decade. Groups/bands such as [[The Vines]] and [[Jet (band)|Jet]] become very popular amongst others around 2002–2003, paving the way for a mass of new groups midway through the decade such as, [[Evermore]], [[Wolfmother]] and many others. 
-[[Rock and Roll|Rock]] (popular artists include [[Powderfinger]], [[Silverchair]], Tim and Neil Finn, ACDC, Wolfmother, The Feelers, Airbourne and Atlas). 
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-===Pop=== 
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-Pop was very popular among youth. This was mainly due to the American influence of artists like [[Britney Spears]]. 
-[[P!nk]] was one of the biggest artist of the decade in Australia holding numerous number-one albums and hits such as "Get The Party Started" and "So What" and completing sold out tours. The teen pop era ended by 2003 but [[Pop music|Pop]] and [[Rock music|Rock]] remain the most widely played genres on mainstream radio stations within [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]]. 
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-[[Delta Goodrem]] became a household name throughout Australia and across many countries with her debut album, [[Innocent Eyes]], which went to #1 and stayed for 29 non-consecutive weeks, being certified 14x Platinum. 
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-A popular American television show, ''[[The O.C.]]'', popularises many New Zealand alternative rock bands by playing their music during the show. These bands include [[Kiwi Band]], [[Evermore]] and [[Youth Group]]. 
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-The most successful Australian female artist, [[Kylie Minogue]] still has a presence on the Australian music scene with her recent album [[X (Kylie Minogue album)|X]] charting at number one along with its lead single [[2 Hearts]] becoming her 10th Australian number 1 single. 
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-=== Hip Hop === 
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-Early into this decade, [[Australian Hip Hop]] have proved ultimate success through an [[Adelaide]] Hip-Hop trio, [[Hilltop Hoods]]. They became the first successful [[Australian Hip Hop]] outfit, followed by a [[Sydney]] Hip-Hop trio, [[Bliss n Eso]]. Each have achieved [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA]] awards. 
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-The [[New Zealand Hip-Hop]] scene have saw the success of [[Scribe]]. 
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-==Latin America/Caribbean== 
-In 2002, New York-based group [[Aventura]] would reinvent bachata, thus making it a dominant Latin genre. However, it would come with a price as salsa and merengue would decline. By 2004, reggaeton would become a staple in music with acts such as [[Don Omar]], [[Daddy Yankee]] and [[Wisin & Yandel]] leading the way.  
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-Although salsa and merengue began to decline in popularity, merengue would have new life injected thanks to the subgenre known as, "merengue de calle" (or street merengue). Beginning in 2004, this subgenre combining elements of merengue, rap, and reggaeton would be popularized by Dominican acts such as Omega, Silvio Mora, El Sujeto, and Tito Swing.  
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-Pop rock begins to take shape in Latin music with acts such as [[Camila (band)|Camila]], [[Kany García]], [[Jesse & Joy]], and [[Ha*Ash]]. Also, more established pop acts such as [[Pepe Aguilar]], [[Alejandro Fernandez]], [[Luis Fonsi]], and ex-OV7 member [[Kalimba Marichal|Kalimba]] would use pop rock in their repertoires.  
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-From 2004 to 2008, [[RBD]] would become the most dominant pop group in Latin America thanks to their exposure on the novela [[Rebelde]]. 
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-Rock music hits new highs in the 2000s with acts such as [[Mana]], [[Juanes]], and [[Julieta Venegas]] topping the charts in several countries.  
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-[[Shakira]] would also become a dominant pop star with reggaeton-crossover hits such as "[[La Tortura]]", "[[She Wolf]]" and "[[Hips Don't Lie]]". 
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-Mexican music also hits new highs with the introduction of the ''Pasito Duranguense'' genre, as well as the dominance of [[Jenni Rivera]] and the resurgence of Mexican legend [[Vicente Fernandez]]. 
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-==Asia== 
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-[[J-pop]] and [[K-pop]] becomes increasingly influenced by [[hip hop music]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], and they become popular all over Asia. 
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-===Japan=== 
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-[[J-Pop]] continues to be in the mainstream and stays as the most popular style of music in Japan. Japanese Pop´s popularity continues to expand through Asia and the rest of the world, with various Japanese artists debuting in the US. J-Pop starts to enjoy a relatively big global online fan base. It continues to influence worldwide styles of music, as Japanese culture has continuously become more popular around the world. Japan also remains as the second most powerful musical industry in the world, and the second largest music market, after the US. [[R&B]] is popular at the beginning of the era, with [[Hip-Hop]] also becoming more popular as time passes. At the end of the decade, Dance music and [[Techno]] become the most popular genres. Bubblegum pop remains popular during the entire decade.  
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-[[Ayumi Hamasaki]] becomes the most popular Japanese star of the 2000s overall, experiencing her biggest peak at this time, becoming known as "[[List of honorific titles in popular music|The Empress of Pop]]", and greatly influencing music, fashion and pop culture. [[Ken Hirai]] becomes the most popular male solo artist. [[1990s]] divas like [[Namie Amuro]] and [[Hikaru Utada]] also remain extremely popular during this era, with the former having a second popularity boom in 2008. Starlet [[Kumi Koda]] also becomes insanely popular in this era, thanks to her fresh dance style and provocative dance moves. Boy bands are the most popular musical format at the moment, with girl bands like [[Morning Musume]] (very popular in the past) experiencing a decline in popularity. While [[Johnny & Associates|Johnny's]] boy bands become very popular, other vocal groups like [[Exile (Japanese band)|Exile]] and [[Tohoshinki]] also gained popularity and pop/rock bands like [[Mr. Children]], [[Tokio (band)|Tokio]] and [[Glay]] remained popular. Duets also become popular, such as [[M-Flo]]. 
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-Popular hit songs include [[Southern All Stars]]' "[[Tsunami (Southern All Stars song)|Tsunami]]" (2000), Ayumi Hamasaki's "[[M (song)|M]]" (2000), [[Chemistry (band)|Chemistry]]'s "[[Pieces of a Dream (Chemistry song)|Pieces of a Dream]]" (2001), [[Dragon Ash]]'s "[[Life Goes On (Dragon Ash song)|Life Goes On]]" (2002), [[SMAP]]'s "[[Sekai ni Hitotsu dake no Hana]]" (2003), Mr. Children's "[[Sign (song)|Sign]]" (2004), [[Orange Range]]'s "[[Hana (song)|Hana]]" (2004), Ken Hirai's "[[Pop Star]]" (2005), Kumi Koda's "[[You (Kumi Koda song)|You]]" (2005), [[KAT-TUN]]'s "[[Real Face]]" (2006), Namie Amuro's "[[Baby Don't Cry (Namie Amuro song)|Baby Don't Cry]]" (2007), Hikaru Utada's "[[Flavor of Life]]" (2007), [[Thelma Aoyama]]'s "[[Soba ni Iru ne]]" (2008), [[Greeeen]]'s "[[Kiseki (Greeeen song)|Kiseki]]" (2008), [[Tohoshinki]]'s "[[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?]]" (2008) and [[B'z]]'s "[[Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive|Ichibu to Zenbu]]" (2009). 
==See also== ==See also==
-:''[[9/11]], [[late 2000s recession]], [[culture of the 2000s]]''+*[[late 2000s recession]]
-:''[[2000s in music]], [[culture of the 2000s]], [[2000s in film]], [[best of the 2000s]]''+*[[3rd millennium]]
- +*[[21st century]]
-* The period from 2000 to 2999, shifted by one year from the [[3rd millennium]]+
-* The period from 2000 to 2099, shifted by one year from the [[21st century]]+
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"The significance of the September 11 attacks resides in the symbolic meaning of the buildings attacked. The World Trade Center represents American financial power and the Pentagon represents American military power." --Sholem Stein


"The superhero film genre experienced renewed and intense interest throughout the 2000s. Some attributed this increased popularity to the social and political climate in Western society since the September 11 attacks."--Sholem Stein


"From Underground Moderne to Nova Classics, from Loft classics bootlegs and BBE Records to Strut Records and Soul Jazz, the period from 1990 to 2010 was the golden age of the cd compilation and connoisseur liner notes."--Sholem Stein

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The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands" or "twenty-hundreds") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. Its single most marking event were the September 11 attacks of 2001.

The growth of the Internet contributed to globalization during the decade, which allowed faster communication among people around the world.

The economic growth of the 2000s had considerable social, environmental and mass extinction consequences, raised demand for diminishing energy resources, and was still vulnerable, as demonstrated by the financial crisis of 2007–08.

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