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Music in the 1800's
In the 1800’s there was no recording industry for people to record their music. People had to come up with new ways to make music.
Types of music from the 1800’s were folk, a type of country, the beginning of pop, and classical.
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Music in the 1900's
In the 1900's cheaper ways to print music were found and gradually booming sales brought along the twenty-five cent song sheet.
By the 1930s, jazz had led to the birth of a new genre, big band swing music. These were large bands, producing lively dance music. Rock music began in the early 1950s, relying on various musical genres, including blues, jazz and gospel, as well as country music. https://popculturemadness.com/Music/Charts/1800s.php -
The Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Key publishes the "Star-Spangled Banner". This became the U.S. national anthem in 1916.
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Man of the 50's
The 50s saw a rise of what would come to be known as Rock ‘n Roll. Other popular genres include Country and Western music. There were many famous magicians in this time period we still know of today. Included Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Hank Williams. The biggest artist of this time period however was The King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley. -
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Music leading to the end of the 90's
Popular music in the 1990s had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Hip hop grew and continued to be highly successful in the decade, with the continuation of the genre's golden age. Contemporary R&B and urban music in general remained extremely popular throughout the decade; Also heard were styles such as soul, funk and jazz. -
Number 1 music show known as MTV
MTV was created and became a popular show where they gave bands and artists an opportunity to expose their music in a greater way. MTV aired music videos as guided by television personalities. Even thought MTV has toned down its music video programming significantly in recent years, it now consists of original reality, comedy and drama. -
Hip hop of the 2000's
Hip hop dominated popular music in the early 2000s.
Eminem is considered the biggest hip hop act of the 2000s, and was the best-selling overall music artist.
In late 2005, the Southern hip hop reached the peak of its popularity.
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Start of the 2000's
The popularity of teen pop carried over from the late 1990s with acts such as *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera dominating the charts in the earlier years of the decade.
Contemporary R&B was one of the most popular genres of the decade.
Adult contemporary and country music were still able to find success throughout the 2000s
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Music in 2010 decade
By the mid-2010s, the style of vocals popular in indie pop have become widespread among pop instrumentalists as they are commonly used by younger artists.
Since 2011, boy bands and girl groups have returned to mainstream popularity for the first time after the early 2000s.
Popular genres include pop, rock, alternative rock, hard rock, hip hop, country.
Christian music saw a rise in success during the early 2010s, with several artists debuting within the top 5 on the Billboard 200. -
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Music in the future
What will music be in the future? I think the way we listen to music has changed over time. Now instead of buying a CD at a store you are able to purchase whatever genre of music on your phone, and you will find most cars are taking away CD players and providing you with an AUX plug for your phone. With technology rising the music industry will have to adapt to the growth. Artists and record labels will need to come up with different ways to sell their music.
