Coming soon: The Fifties, the Sixties, the Seventies and the Eighties: Decades of Music, which will serve as prequels to my articles: This ones and the one before it, the Nineties.
2000
- David Crosby is revealed to be the father of Melissa Ethelridge and her civil partner Julie Cypher's two children, as revealed by Rolling Stone.
- Latin rock band Santana gets eighth heaven at the Grammys.
- Metallica sues Napster after their demo version of the song "I Disappear" was leaked on the then-P2P service.
- Prince ditches the unpronounceable symbol after his contract with Warner-Chappell is expired.
- Sinead O'Connor comes out as lesbian, however three years later, she changes her mind and officially confirms herself as bisexual.
- Eminem goes Slim Shady with The Marshall Mathers LP.
- Protest metal band Rage Against the Machine breaks up shortly after Tim Commerford's reactions of the band's loss of winning the Best Rock Video in the VMAs.
- EMI almost merges with Warner Music Group, however it is quickly withdrawn.
- Linkin Park releases their debut album Hybrid Theory, which would become the best-selling nu metal album of all time a year later.
- Napster changes from P2P service to download service after the lawsuit from Metallica.
- Radiohead goes Kid A.
- The Smashing Pumpkins breaks up.
- Madonna marries Guy Richie.
- Spice Girls go on indefinite hiatus.
- Ian Dury dies.
2001
- The iTunes media player is introduced on January, few months later, the iPod is launched, reviving the popularity of Apple Inc.
- Jason Newsted departs Metallica after his idea for the band to go on a two-year hiatus fails.
- Backstreet Boys teams up with *NSYNC at the American Music Awards.
- Manic Street Preachers becomes the first western band to perform in Cuba.
- Kiss classic line-up bows out with Eric Singer replaces Peter Criss, but retaining the "Catman" makeup.
- Mariah Carey signs to Virgin, however due to the failure of Glitter, she leaves Virgin several months later with a sum of $28 million.
- Legendary punk rock band Bad Religion part company with Atlantic, returning to their own label Epitaph.
- R&B singer Aaliyah dies in a plane crash after filming "Rock the Boat".
- After 9/11, Clear Channel puts 165 songs in a list of "lyrically questionable" songs. They are not banned, however.
- Janet Jackson releases her comeback album All for You.
- Michael Jackson releases his comeback album Invincible.
- Garbage goes pop with Beautiful Garbage.
- No Doubt goes reggae with Rock Steady.
- Malice Mizer goes on a indefinite hiatus with several members focusing on side projects, after nine years of success.
- ELO reforms.
- George Harrison dies.
2002
- U2 pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 with a critically-acclaimed performance at the Super Bowl.
- Industrial death metal band Fear Factory dissolve.
- Layne Staley from Alice in Chains dies of an overdose.
- TLC becomes a duo after Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes dies in a car accident.
- Graham Coxon leaves Blur.
- American Idol is aired.
- Nu metal begins to decline due to Korn's Untouchables having a sales decrease.
- BMG buys Zomba.
- Roxette frontwoman Marie Fredriksson is diagnosed with brain cancer, she would later recover.
- Rap rock pioneers Run-D.M.C. break up after turntablist Jam Master Jay is shot dead.
- Girls Aloud is formed.
- Fergie joins Black Eyed Peas.
- Joe Strummer dies.
2003
- Legendary music producer Phil Spector is arrested for the murder of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson.
- ITV special Living with Michael Jackson becomes a ratings hit with over 53 million viewers watching.
- The Station nightclub is destroyed by fire during a performance of hard rock band Great White.
- Celine Dion begins her five-year residency A New Day...
- Luther Vandross releases Dancing with My Father.
- S Club breaks up, with several members focusing on solo careers.
- MuchMusic USA becomes Fuse.
- Madonna kisses Britney at the VMAs.
- Billy Corgan's post-Pumpkins side project Zwan breaks up.
- Evanescence's debut album Fallen becomes a hit, few months later, guitarist Ben Moody leaves the band, later becoming a successful songwriter. This would be followed by David Hodges.
- Limp Bizkit releases genre-shifting Results May Vary, which alienates critics and fans.
- Napster officially becomes a legal service.
- Michael Jackson is arrested for suspected child molestation.
- No Doubt releases their greatest hits album The Singles: 1992-2003, preceded by "It's My Life".
- Pink Floyd briefly reunite at the funeral of their manager
- In the Zone becomes Britney's fourth number one album in the Billboard 200.
- Take a Look at the Mirror becomes the last album to feature Korn's classic lineup.
- Mick Jagger is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- Johnny Cash releases his critically acclaimed version of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt". This becomes his last successful single in his lifetime and dies of a broken heart few months later.
2004
- Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during her Super Bowl performance with Justin Timberlake, causing a wardrobe malfunction and MTV blacklisting her. Her album Damita Jo, does not become successful in the States.
- Billy Corgan blames D'Arcy Wretzky and James Iha for the break-up of The Smashing Pumpkins.
- Brian McFadden leaves Westlife.
- Madonna does re-inventing for her Re-Invention Tour.
- Jam band Phish breaks up.
- Post-grunge band Creed breaks up until 2009.
- The Prodigy returns with Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.
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