Editing Drum and bass (section)

===21st century===
The emergence of related styles such as [[liquid funk]] in the 2000s brought a wave of new artists (Carlito & Addiction, Solid State/[[DJ Dextrous]], Subject 13 and Fellowship being amongst the early pioneers to champion the sound) incorporating new ideas and techniques, supporting continual evolution of the genre.

As of 2014, drum and bass makes frequent appearances in mainstream media and popular culture including in [[television]], as well as being a major reference point for subsequent genres such as [[Grime music|grime]] and [[dubstep]],<ref name="Global Bass landscape">{{Cite web|url=http://rhythmtravels.com/music/global-bass|title=Global Bass on the music landscape|website=Rhythmtravels.com|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223133735/https://rhythmtravels.com/music/global-bass|url-status=dead|date=17 November 2014}}</ref> and producing successful artists including [[Chase & Status]], [[Netsky (musician)|Netsky]], [[Metrik]], and [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]].

In 2021, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' noted a "rising [[Generation Z|zoomer]] affinity" for the genre in the 2020s.<ref name=Zhang>{{cite web|last=Zhang|first=Cat|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/drum-n-bass-pinkpantheress-tiktok-column/|title=The Zoomer Embrace of Drum 'n' Bass|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=29 October 2021|accessdate=15 May 2023}}</ref>

''Purple Sneakers'' described a "drum n' bass Renaissance" occurring at the time of the publication of their articles in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wehner |first=Cyclone |title=Are We Currently Experiencing The Drum 'N' Bass Renaissance? |url=https://purplesneakers.tv/features/the-drum-n-bass-renaissance/JgaUODs6PTw/20-10-23 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Purple Sneakers}}</ref>