Editing 2000s (section)

=== Music ===
{{See also|2000s in music|2000s in the music industry}}
[[File:Dave Grohl (132997591).jpeg|thumb|330x330px|[[Dave Grohl]] of [[Foo Fighters]] performing in 2005. Foo Fighters are widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant [[Rock music|rock]] bands of the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Jeremy |date=February 1, 2021 |title=Foo Fighters Wanted to Rule Rock. 25 Years Later, They're Still Roaring. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/arts/music/foo-fighters-dave-grohl.html |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The decade saw Foo Fighters win the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] a record-breaking three times; in 2001, 2004, and 2008.]]
In the 2000s, the Internet allowed consumers unprecedented access to music. The Internet also allowed more artists to distribute music relatively inexpensively and independently without the previously necessary financial support of a record label. Music sales began to decline following the year 2000, a state of affairs generally attributed to unlicensed uploading and downloading of sound files to the Internet, a practice which became more widely prevalent during this time. Business relationships called [[360 deal]]s—an arrangement in which a company provides support for an artist, and, in exchange, the artist pays the company a percentage of revenue earned not only from sales of recorded music, but also live performances and publishing—became a popular response by record labels to the loss of music sales attributed to online copyright infringement.<ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-12-29-musicdecade29_CV_N.htm |work=USA Today |title=The decade in music: Sales slide, pirates, digital rise |date=December 30, 2009 |access-date=December 23, 2011 |first1=Edna |last1=Gundersen}}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/arts/music/new-pop-music-sounds-like-its-predecessors.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |work=The New York Times |title=The Songs of Now Sound a Lot Like Then |date=July 15, 2011 |access-date=December 2, 2011 |first1=Simon |last1=Reyonolds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614122202/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/arts/music/new-pop-music-sounds-like-its-predecessors.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |archive-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
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In the 2000s, [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] reached a commercial peak and heavily influenced various aspects of popular culture, dominating the musical landscape of the decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=boyd/040818 |first=Todd |last=Boyd |title=They're playing bas-ket-ball |work=ESPN |date=August 19, 2004 |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927203643/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=boyd%2F040818 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/11/myth-no-4-biggie-tupac-are-hip-hops-pillars/ |website=Spin |title=MYTH No. 4: Biggie & Tupac Are Hip-Hop's Pillars |date=November 9, 2009 |access-date=September 4, 2011 |first1=Jon |last1=Caramanica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207075950/https://www.spin.com/2009/11/myth-no-4-biggie-tupac-are-hip-hops-pillars// |archive-date=December 7, 2013}}</ref> The best-selling musical artist of the decade was American [[rapping|rapper]] [[Eminem]], who sold 32 million albums. Other popular hip hop artists included [[Jay-Z]], [[Nas]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Kanye West]], [[Ludacris]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Ja Rule]], [[Mos Def]], [[DMX]], [[Missy Elliot]], [[OutKast]], [[Lil Jon]], [[Fat Joe]], [[Cam'ron]], [[Pharrell]], [[Gorillaz]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Twista]], [[50 Cent]], [[Nelly]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[T.I.]], [[Young Jeezy]] and [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]. The genre was diverse stylistically, including subgenres such as [[gangsta rap]] and [[crunk]]. 

[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] also gained prominence throughout the decade, and included artists such as [[D'Angelo]], [[Aaliyah]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Akon]], [[Black Eyed Peas]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Amy Winehouse]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[Chris Brown]], [[John Legend]] and [[Alicia Keys]].

In [[alternative rock]], the [[garage rock revival]] and [[post-punk revival]] entered the mainstream, with bands such as [[The Strokes]], [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[The Killers]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Bloc Party]], [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] and [[The White Stripes]] seeing commercial success. [[Indie rock]] also saw a proliferation in the 2000s with numerous bands experiencing commercial success, including [[Modest Mouse]], [[TV on the Radio]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[Death Cab for Cutie]], [[Arcade Fire]], [[Vampire Weekend]], [[LCD Soundsystem]], [[The Shins]], [[Wilco]], [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]], [[Spoon (band)|Spoon]], [[The Decemberists]], [[Broken Social Scene]], [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]] and [[Fleet Foxes]].

Other genres such as [[post-grunge]], [[post-Britpop]], [[nu metal]] and [[metalcore]] also achieved notability during the decade. Popular [[Heavy metal music|metal]] or [[hard rock]] bands consisted of [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Bullet for My Valentine]], [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]],<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2 June 2016 |title=Disturbed |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301014/disturbed/chart?f=305 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620000649/http://www.billboard.com/artist/301014/disturbed/chart?f=305 |archive-date=20 June 2016 |access-date=10 January 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> [[Breaking Benjamin]],<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2 June 2016 |title=Breaking Benjamin |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/297098/breaking-benjamin/chart?f=376 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729130713/http://www.billboard.com/artist/297098/breaking-benjamin/chart?f=376 |archive-date=29 July 2016 |access-date=10 January 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> [[Linkin Park]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Mudvayne]], [[Tenacious D]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[System of a Down]], [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]], [[The Mars Volta]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Three Days Grace]], [[Godsmack]], [[Shinedown]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Killswitch Engage]], [[Evanescence]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[Deftones]], [[Opeth]], and [[Seether]].

[[Pop-punk]] and [[emo-pop]] became popular in the decade, with bands like [[Blink-182]], [[The Offspring]], [[Green Day]], [[Good Charlotte]], [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Fall Out Boy]] and [[Panic! at the Disco]].<ref>{{cite web |title=JS Online: Punk's Offspring is aging well |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=193947 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513171703/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=193947 |archive-date=May 13, 2007 |access-date=April 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Fall out boy">{{cite web |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |title=Fall Out Boy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fall-out-boy-p533936 |access-date=10 June 2011 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 9, 2009 |title=100 Best Songs of the Decade: #68–65 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004922/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/9 |archive-date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 9, 2009 |title=100 Best Songs of the Decade: #48–45 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004739/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/14 |archive-date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

In the early and mid 2000s, disco-inspired dance genres became popular; [[french house]] and [[funky house]] songs broke into the charts.<ref name="dangminds">{{Cite web |title=Every summer is 'The Summer Of Disco': Your essential 'Nu-Disco' primer (part one) |url=https://dangerousminds.net/comments/every_summer_is_the_summer_of_disco_your_essential_nu_disco_primer_part_one |date=2013-06-04 |website=DangerousMinds |access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> Popular tracks such as [[Daft Punk]]'s "[[One More Time (Daft Punk song)|One More Time]]" [[Fonzerelli]]'s "[[Moonlight Party]]", [[Kylie Minogue]]'s "[[Spinning Around]]", [[Jamiroquai]]'s "[[Little L]]", [[Michael Gray (DJ)|Michael Gray]]'s "[[The Weekend (Michael Gray song)|The Weekend]]" and [[Freemasons (band)|Freemasons]] "[[Love on My Mind (Freemasons song)|Love on My Mind]]".

For Latin music [[Shakira]] dominated the charts with ''[[Fijación Oral, Vol. 1]]'' being the 2nd best-selling Spanish album of all-time and the best-selling Spanish album of the 2000s being 11× platinum to date.

[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] magazine named Eminem as the "artist of the decade" with the best performance on the Billboard charts<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2009-12-14 |title=Eminem is Top Artist in Decade-End Charts; Neil Diamond Animates 'Chanukah' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/eminem-is-top-artist-in-decade-end-charts-neil-diamond-animates-266394/ |access-date=2022-02-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Refn|''Billboard'' awards are based on album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social engagement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/about/ |access-date=2022-02-21 |website=Billboard Music Awards |language=en}}</ref>|group=note|name=billboard}} and [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]] as the "female artist of the decade", with [[Nickelback]] as the "band of the decade".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2330688 |title=Nickelback: 'Band of the decade', according to Billboard |work=National Post |location=Canada |date=December 11, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2012}}{{dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1157694&SMap=1 |title=Beyoncé And Eminem Top Billboard Artists Of Decade |publisher=RTTnews.com |date=December 15, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001210020/http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1157694&SMap=1 |archive-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref> In the UK, the biggest selling artist of the decade was [[Robbie Williams]] and the biggest selling band of the decade was [[Westlife]].

On August 25, 2001, [[Aaliyah]] Haughton – a recording artist, dancer, actress and model – as well as eight others onboard [[2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash|were killed in an airplane crash]] in [[The Bahamas]] after filming the music video for the single "[[Rock the Boat (Aaliyah song)|Rock the Boat]]". On November 29, 2001, [[George Harrison]] – best known as a member of [[the Beatles]], one of the most popular bands in history – died of lung cancer at the age of 58. On April 25, 2002, [[Lisa Lopes]] (aka Left Eye) – a rapper, dancer and singer-songwriter best known as a member of the [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[hip hop music|hip hop]] girl group [[TLC (group)|TLC]] – was killed in a car crash in [[La Ceiba]], [[Honduras]]. On October 30, 2002, [[Jason William Mizell]] (aka Jam Master Jay) – a member of the pioneering [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Run-D.M.C]] – was shot and killed in a [[Merrick Boulevard]] recording studio in [[Jamaica, Queens]]. On December 25, 2006, [[James Brown]] – a recording artist known as the "Godfather of Soul" – died of pneumonia at the age of 73. On September 12, 2003, [[Johnny Cash]] – a [[country musician]] known as the "Man in Black" – died of diabetes at the age of 71. On June 10, 2004, [[Ray Charles]] – one of the pioneers of [[soul music]] – died of liver failure at the age of 73. On June 25, 2009, recording artist and dancer [[Michael Jackson]] – one of the highest-selling musicians of all time – [[Death of Michael Jackson|died of a drug overdose]], creating the [[Michael Jackson memorial service|largest global public mourning]] since the [[Death of Diana, Princess of Wales|death]] of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] in 1997.<ref name="Allen">Allen, Nick. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5771156/Michael-Jackson-memorial-service-the-biggest-celebrity-send-off-of-all-time.html "Michael Jackson memorial service: the biggest celebrity send-off of all time"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', July 7, 2009. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409064400/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5771156/Michael-Jackson-memorial-service-the-biggest-celebrity-send-off-of-all-time.html|date=April 9, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Scott">Scott, Jeffry. [http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/entertainment/stories/2009/07/08/jackson_funeral_ratings.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4 "Jackson memorial second most-watched in TV history"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224073906/http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/entertainment/stories/2009/07/08/jackson_funeral_ratings.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=4|date=February 24, 2012 }}. ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', July 8, 2009.</ref><ref name="Hinckley">Hinckley, David and Richard Huff.
[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/07/08/2009-07-08_michael_jacksons_memorial_2nd_mostwatched_funeral_ever_after_princess_di_say_nie.html "Michael Jackson's memorial 2nd most-watched funeral ever, after Princess Di, say Nielsen ratings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828131632/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/07/08/2009-07-08_michael_jacksons_memorial_2nd_mostwatched_funeral_ever_after_princess_di_say_nie.html |date=August 28, 2009 }}. ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'', July 8, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael-jackson-memorial-2nd-most-watched-funeral-princess-di-nielsen-ratings-article-1.428177 |title=Michael Jackson's memorial 2nd most-watched funeral ever, after Princess Di, say Nielsen ratings |website=[[New York Daily News]] |date=July 8, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625030534/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael-jackson-memorial-2nd-most-watched-funeral-princess-di-nielsen-ratings-article-1.428177 |archive-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref> Other notable deaths of musical artists in the 2000s were [[Joey Ramone]] and [[Chet Atkins]] in 2001, [[Waylon Jennings]] in 2002, [[Maurice Gibb]] and [[Elliott Smith]] in 2003, [[Rick James]] and [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] in 2004, [[J Dilla]] in 2006, [[Ike Turner]] and [[Dan Fogelberg]] in 2007, and [[Les Paul]] in 2009.

In 2002, [[Robbie Williams]] signed a record-breaking £80&nbsp;million contract with [[EMI]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Robbie signs '£80m' deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2291605.stm |work=BBC News |date=October 2, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506101550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2291605.stm |archive-date=May 6, 2008}}</ref> So far it is the biggest music deal in British history.

The 2000s gave rise to a new trend in music production with the growing use of [[auto-tune]]. The effect was first popularized in the early 2000s by [[Eiffel 65]] with their 1998 hit song "[[Blue (Da Ba Dee)]]", which came to global prominence in 2000. It was also used in certain tracks off critically acclaimed 2001 albums from [[Daft Punk]] (with ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]'') and [[Radiohead]] (with ''[[Amnesiac (album)|Amnesiac]]'').<ref name="nytimes.com" /> By 2008, auto-tune was part of the music mainstream with artists such as [[Lil Wayne]], [[T-Pain]] and [[Kanye West]] utilizing it in their hit albums ''[[Tha Carter III]]'', ''[[Three Ringz]]'' and ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'' respectively. Towards the end of the decade, electronic dance music began to dominate western charts (as it would proceed to in the following decade), and in turn helped contribute to a diminishing amount of rock music in the mainstream.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/showbiz/music/nirvana-nevermind/index.html |title='Nevermind,' never again? |work=CNN |date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=October 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102005827/http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/showbiz/music/nirvana-nevermind/index.html |archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978573/La-Roux-Lady-Gaga-Mika-Little-Boots-the-80s-are-back.html |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Neil |last=McCormick |title=La Roux, Lady Gaga, Mika, Little Boots: the 80s are back |date=August 5, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027012310/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978573/La-Roux-Lady-Gaga-Mika-Little-Boots-the-80s-are-back.html |archive-date=October 27, 2013}}</ref> [[Hip hop music]] also saw a decline in the mainstream in the late 2000s because of electronic music's rising popularity.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/nov/26/notes-noughties-hip-hop |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: When will hip-hop hurry up and die? |date=November 26, 2009 |first1=Simon |last1=Reynolds |url-status=live |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411211603/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/nov/26/notes-noughties-hip-hop |archive-date=April 11, 2012}}</ref>

According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', music styles during the 2000s changed very little from how they were in the latter half of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/06/review-of-the-decade-pop |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |title=Review of the decade: Alexis Petridis on pop |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=April 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423172215/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/06/review-of-the-decade-pop |archive-date=April 23, 2010}}</ref> The 2000s had a profound impact on the condition of [[Digital distribution|music distribution]]. Recent advents in digital technology have fundamentally altered industry and marketing practices as well as players in unusual rapidity.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/techtime/200304/sites_angel.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |title=TECH TIME: Sound Advice – Too Legit |date=July 4, 2003 |access-date=April 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903092816/http://www.time.com/time/techtime/200304/sites_angel.html |archive-date=September 3, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/arts/music/04nine.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Nine Inch Nails Fashions Innovative Web Pricing Plan |first=Jeff |last=Leeds |date=March 4, 2008 |access-date=April 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117021841/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/arts/music/04nine.html |archive-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=nine inch nails |bio=true}} |title=Nine Inch Nails |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=May 17, 1965 |access-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> According to Nielsen Soundscan, by 2009 CDs accounted for 79 percent of album sales, with 20 percent coming from digital, representing both a 10 percent drop and gain for both formats in 2 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/19/cd.digital.sales/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |title=Is the death of the CD looming? |date=July 20, 2010 |access-date=November 3, 2011 |first1=Lisa |last1=France |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918005119/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/19/cd.digital.sales/index.html |archive-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref>

[[Grime (music)|Grime]] is a style of music that emerged from Bow, [[East London]], [[England]] in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, [[drum & bass]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and dancehall. Pioneers of the style include English rappers [[Dizzee Rascal]], Wiley, [[Roll Deep]] and [[Skepta]].

Michael Jackson's final album, ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]'', released on October 30, 2001, and costing $30m to record, was the most expensive record ever made.<ref>{{cite news |last=Branigan |first=Tania |title=Jackson spends £20m to be Invincible |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/sep/08/taniabranigan |access-date=February 16, 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 8, 2001 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116044622/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/sep/08/taniabranigan |archive-date=January 16, 2013}}</ref>

The end of the 2000s decade also saw the dramatic rise of new pop stars such as [[Rihanna]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[Lady Gaga]], all of whom would go on to become some of the best-selling musicians in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/y2k-disco-taylor-swift-justin-bieber-2000s-pop-at-dreamland-tickets-153832024727 |title=Y2K Disco – Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber + 2000s Pop at Dreamland}}</ref>

The general socio-political fallout of [[Iraq War]] also extended to popular music. In July 2002, the release of English musician [[George Michael]]'s song "[[Shoot the Dog]]" proved to be controversial. It was critical of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Tony Blair]] in the lead up to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. The video showed a cartoon version of Michael astride a nuclear missile in the Middle East and Tony and [[Cherie Blair]] in bed with President Bush. The [[Dixie Chicks]] are an American country music band. During a [[London]] concert ten days before the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], lead vocalist Maines said, "we don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[George W. Bush]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> is from Texas".<ref>Film:Shut up and Sing</ref> The positive reaction to this statement from the British audience contrasted with the [[boycott]]s that ensued in the U.S., where "the band was assaulted by talk-show [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatives]]",<ref name="Toronto" /> while their albums were discarded in public protest.<ref name="Toronto">{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/dixie-chicks-shut-sing-toronto-wbna14822593 |title=Dixie Chicks 'Shut Up and Sing' in Toronto |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Today.com |date=September 13, 2006 |access-date=October 8, 2006}}</ref> The original music video for the [[American Life (song)|title song]] from American pop singer [[Madonna]]'s ''[[American Life]]'' album was banned as music television stations thought that the video, featuring violence and war imagery, would be deemed unpatriotic since America was then at [[Iraq War|war with Iraq]]. She also made her widely considered "comeback" album with her tenth studio album [[Confessions on a Dance Floor]] which topped the charts worldwide in a record 40 countries. As of 2016 the album has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. [[Madonna]] also made history by completing her [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] which became the highest-grossing tour by a female artist and the [[List of highest-grossing concert tours|tenth highest-grossing tour by an artist]] during 2008–2009.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/04/01/madonna-pulls-controversial-american-life-video |title=Madonna pulls controversial ''American Life'' video |date=April 1, 2003 |access-date=May 17, 2010 |last=Susman |first=Gary |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328210740/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C439329%2C00.html |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Live8 rome1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Live 8]] concert in [[Rome]], Italy, 2005]]

[[Live 8]] was a string of [[benefit concert]]s that took place on July 2, 2005, in the [[G8]] states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 conference and [[31st G8 summit|summit]] held at the [[Gleneagles Hotel]] in [[Auchterarder]], Scotland from July 6 to 8, 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of [[Live Aid]]. Run in support of the aims of the UK's [[Make Poverty History]] campaign and the Global Call for Action Against Poverty, ten simultaneous concerts were held on July 2 and one on July 6. On July 7, the G8 leaders pledged to double 2004 levels of aid to poor nations from US$25 billion to US$50&nbsp;billion by the year 2010. Half of the money was to go to Africa. More than 1,000 musicians performed at the concerts, which were broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.<ref name="yahoo1">{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050623/ca_pr_on_en/music_live_8_cda_10 |title=Yahoo News – Latest News & Headlines |access-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105225825/https://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=%2Fcpress%2F20050623%2Fca_pr_on_en%2Fmusic_live_8_cda_10 |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2006, the [[Rolling Stones]]' '[[A Bigger Bang]]' tour was declared the highest-grossing tour of all time, earning $437 million.

In December 2009, a campaign was launched on [[Facebook]] by [[Jon and Tracy Morter]], from [[South Woodham Ferrers]], which generated publicity in the UK and took the 1992 [[Rage Against the Machine]] track "[[Killing in the Name]]" to the [[Christmas Number One]] slot in the [[UK Singles Chart]], which had been occupied the four consecutive years from 2005 by winners from the TV show [[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]. Rage's [[Zack de la Rocha]] spoke to [[BBC One]] upon hearing the news, stating that:

"...We want to thank everyone that participated in this incredible, organic, grass-roots campaign. It says more about the spontaneous action taken by young people throughout the UK to topple this very sterile pop monopoly."

During the late 2000s, a new wave of [[chiptune]] culture took place. This new culture has much more emphasis on live performances and record releases than the demoscene and tracker culture, of which the new artists are often only distantly aware.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Yabsley |first=Alex |year=2007 |url=http://www.tomgilmore.com.au/dotay/Thesis.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229150415/http://www.tomgilmore.com.au/dotay/Thesis.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 29, 2009 |title=The Sound of Playing: A Study into the Music and Culture of Chiptunes |place=South Brisbane |publisher=Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University}}</ref> Much of 2000s hip hop was characterized as the "[[Bling-bling|bling era]]", following the success of [[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]]'s 1999 single [[Bling Bling (song)|Bling Bling]], referring to forms of opulence and the material commodities that were popular from the early-to-mid part of the decade in [[hip-hop culture]].<ref>Del Cowie, [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/bling-bling-from-lil-wayne-to-merriam-webster-1.4102195 {{"'}}Bling bling': from Lil Wayne to Merriam-Webster"]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. May 9, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MTV: Bling Bling – Advertisement |url=http://creativity-online.com/work/mtv-bling-bling/10129 |date=July 13, 2004 |website=MTV |publisher=Creativity Online |access-date=March 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bubbles and bling |url=http://www.economist.com/node/6905921 |newspaper=The Economist |date=May 8, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903051456/http://www.economist.com/node/6905921 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, by the end of the decade, an antecedent [[emo rap|emotional rap]] subgenre gained prominence, with musical projects like [[Kanye West]]'s fourth studio album ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'' (2008), [[Kid Cudi]]'s debut album ''[[Man on the Moon: The End of Day]]'' (2009), and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s career catalyzing mixtape ''[[So Far Gone (mixtape)|So Far Gone]]'' (2009) garnering significant popularity and ushering in a new era of hip hop.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/kanye-west-the-college-dropout-changed-hip-hop/ |title=How Kanye West Changed Hip-Hop Forever with 'The College Dropout' |date=February 11, 2019}}</ref>

==== Reunions ====
The original five members of the English [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Duran Duran]] reunited in the early 2000s.

On February 23, 2003, [[Simon and Garfunkel]] reunited to perform in public for the first time in a decade, singing "The Sound of Silence" as the opening act of the [[Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Teather |first=David |title=Simon and Garfunkel Break sound of silence |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/11/arts.artsnews |work=Guardian.co.uk |date=September 11, 2003 |publisher=Guardian |access-date=September 11, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107185533/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/11/arts.artsnews |archive-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref>

On May 9, 2006, British five-piece vocal pop [[Take That]] returned to the recorded music scene after more than ten years of absence, signing with [[Polydor Records]]. The band's comeback album, ''[[Beautiful World (Take That album)|Beautiful World]]'', entered the UK album chart at no. 1.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anon |title=Take That, Westlife Ascend To No. 1 On U.K. Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56572/take-that-westlife-ascend-to-no-1-on-uk-charts |magazine=Billboard |date=November 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603024952/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56572/take-that-westlife-ascend-to-no-1-on-uk-charts |archive-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref>

On December 10, 2007, English rock band [[Led Zeppelin]] reunited for the one-off Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at [[The O2 Arena]] in London. According to Guinness World Records 2009, Led Zeppelin set the world record for the "Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert" as 20 million requests for the reunion show were rendered online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guinness 2010 entertainment winners |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/guinness-2010-entertainment-winners-3313600 |work=TVNZ |access-date=December 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113081939/http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/guinness-2010-entertainment-winners-3313600 |archive-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref>