2000s
Lindsay LohanIn the 2000s, pop music paved the way for the multi-platinum
successes of artists like Anastacia, Backstreet Boys, Destiny's
Child, Beyoncé Knowles, Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears,
Christina Aguilera, Ciara, Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson,
Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Modern
Talking, Mya, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Shakira, NSync,
Pussycat Dolls and Usher. Robbie Williams recorded the biggest
sales for a male artist, mostly in the European market. In 2002
t.A.T.u. emerged from Russia to huge success which they still
continue to have today as the best selling Russian act of all
time.
The
divas of the 90s artists, such as Madonna, and Mariah Carey
presented albums that prolonged their rule of the music charts.
Other trends included Teen pop singers such as Disney Channel
star Hilary Duff. Pop punk acts such as Simple Plan and Fall
Out Boy have become increasingly popular, as well as pop rock
acts such as Ashlee Simpson and Avril Lavigne and emo music
such as Hawthorne Heights, Lostprophets, and Dashboard Confessional.
The
popular American reality program American Idol has produced
many successful Pop artists, most notably Kelly Clarkson, Clay
Aiken, Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry and country pop artists
Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler.
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