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However, as The Economist reported, "paid digital downloads grew rapidly, but did not begin to make up for the loss of revenue from CDs." [2] The 2000s period stands in stark contrast from the "CD boom" of 1984–1995, when profit margins averaged above 30% and industry executives were notorious for their high profile, even frivolous spending. [3]
April 2015 – Grooveshark, music streaming site, shuts down. [142] August 2015 – Video sharing website Openload.co comes online. [143] The FBI seize the file sharing site ShareBeast and arrest its administrator, Artur Sargsyan. [144] The Recording Industry Association of America considered it America's most prolific file sharing site. [145]
The following artists spent the most weeks at number one on the chart during the 2000s. A number of artists claimed number-one positions as either the lead artist or a featured artist. Rihanna's "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, for example, was counted for both artists because they are both credited on the single.
A new book offers a raw and nostalgic look at the early-2000s, with behind-the-scenes portraits depicting musicians from Interpol to Kasabian, Peaches to PJ Harvey.
September 7 – Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford is arrested for climbing on the set at MTV's Video Music Awards after his band lost the award for "Best Rock Video" to Limp Bizkit. The director of Rage's "Sleep Now in the Fire" video, Michael Moore, suggests Commerford was probably "just bored" by the show. [13]
Despite the fact that most early 2000s trends didn't survive the decade, one relic of the bygone era has made its way back into the zeitgeist: Heidi Pratt and Leighton Meester's pop music. The ...
Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. [23]Hip hop dominated popular music in the early 2000s. [24] [25] Artists such as Eminem, Outkast, Black Eyed Peas, T.I., 50 Cent, Kanye West, Nelly, Common, Nas, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, M.I.A., Lil' Kim, Gorillaz, Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, The Game, Cam'ron and Ludacris were among the dominant ...
Some of these 2000s looks...you have to laugh. Lolllllllll.View Entire Post › I Rounded Up Pics From 21 Pop Stars’ First Music Videos, And The 2000s Fashions Are Actually Out Of Control