What band or musical movement defines the years 2000 - 2015?

Music changed so much since Nirvana...I don't think you can name that one rock band. There just wasn't a transcendent one.

Lots of pop clutter.

Probably Beyonce and Jay-Z, pop music's power couple.

Probably something like Nickelback. As much as it pains me to say.

But the Folk Revival movement didn't change the entire musical landscape. Like EDM it's sort of a sideshow act.

I compare the Folk Revival movement to the Swing Revival movement of the mid to late 1990s (ie. Brian Setzer Orchestra, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cherry Poppin Daddies, etc). Swing Revival was popular for a moment, but it didn't change the musical landscape.

Grunge/alternative still owned the day.

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For decades certain bands or musical movements have singlehandedly changed music.

To name just a few within the larger musical context:

Elvis
Beatles
GNR

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How can you measure changing the "entire musical landscape." Grunge was huge, but did it have a substantial impact on jazz, classical, rap, and electronic music? Not really. Did it have a huge impact on what most people consider "Rock"? Most definitely.

Kanye West.

There is none (at least not in the rock genre). After the death of Kurt Kobane, music became so fractured that no single band could ever dominate like that again. Trends move so quickly that no band can truly dominate the airwaves and create or define their own genre as in the past. I would say that If I had to pick one band that was most influential in the 2000s, it would be Foo Fighters.

However, in my opinion, I think of the 2000s as really 2 decades, same as the 90s. 1991-1996 is its own decade, with grunge, jean jackets, and flannel. 1997-2003 is pop/punk, boy bands, Brittney Spears, sun-glitzed hair, bell-bottoms, ect. 2004-2008 is nu-metal and post-hardcore with bands like Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, 5 Finger Death Punch, Nickelback, Shinedown, ect. This was when the pendulum shifted away from rock and more to hip/hop and country. 2009 and on sees the rise of indie pop as the dominant "rock" genre with The Black Keys, Illumineers, FUN, Of Monsters & Men, Alabama shakes, ect while those who had been listening to rock (especially pop/punk) went country. This is when Hipsters go mainstream. Rock becomes more isolated, but more bluesey, funky, or electronic.

Short story:
1997-2003: Blink 182 (N-SYNC for the pop genre, Garth Brooks for country)
2004-2008: Nickelback
2009-present: The Black Keys (Bruno Mars for the pop genre, Luke Bryan for country)

Good job, kingbob.


However, I'm still waiting for that one band or movement to explode upon the musical scene and change popular music as we know it...waiting for this band is like waiting for the second coming of Chris or a new Tool album.

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musical movement defines the years 2000 - 2015

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post grunge
pop punk
hip hop... most notably eminem:

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On December 11, 2009, Billboard Magazine named Rapper Eminem as the best Artist of the Decade for the 2000s. He joins the list with Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Elton John, Michael Jackson, and Mariah Carey, who have also been awarded with this prestigious honour in their respective decades.

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