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* Music/{{Lorde}} achieved massive, unexpected popularity in 2013 with her song "Royals" which was a criticism of modern pop music. This happened when she was only ''16''.

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* Music/{{Lorde}} achieved massive, unexpected popularity in 2013 with her song "Royals" which was a criticism of modern pop music.music, becoming one of the only New Zealanders to achieve popularity outside their country. This happened when she was only ''16''.
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* Music/CNBlue made their official Korean debut in 2010 and official Japan debut in 2011, both much more successful than their previous Japanese indie debut.


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* Music/FTIsland made their successful official Japanese debut in 2010 and continue with their success in Korea in this time.


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* Music/DeadSara released their debut album [[SelfTitledAlbum Dead Sara]] in 2012.
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Crowded House come immediately to mind, so Lorde definitely is not the first.


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* Bettye LaVette[=LaVette=], an industry veteran, rode the late-2000's retro-soul boom to late-career fame with a series of cover albums.



* Music/TheLumineers first gained attention in late 2012 with their acoustic ballad "Ho Hey."



* Music/{{Lorde}} achieved massive, unexpected popularity in 2013 with her song "Royals" which was a criticism of modern pop music. This happened when she was only ''16''.
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* Music/TheLumineers first gained attention in late 2012 with their acoustic ballad "Ho Hey."



* Music/{{Lorde}} achieved massive, unexpected popularity in 2013 with her song "Royals" which was a criticism of modern pop music, and is likely the first New Zealand artist ever to achieve worldwide fame outside their own country. This happened when she was only ''16''.
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* Joe Bonamassa, a blues guitarist who has reliably put out multiple albums yearly since the 2000s.
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* Music/TwoNEOne
* Music/{{Threepac}} - Satirical rapper
* Music/{{Adele}} has been popular in the UK since 2007, and her song "Chasing Pavements" got some attention in 2009. However, she never ascended to superstardom until 2011, when she released her second album, "21."
* Music/{{Anamanaguchi}}
* Music/ChristinaAguilera
* Music/ArcadeFire
* Music/ArcticMonkeys
* Music/AtlasGenius
* Music/{{AWOLNATION}}
* Music/BenFolds and his Five (okay, trio), reunited in 2012 and released "The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind."
* Music/JustinBieber debuted in 2009, but gained astronomical fame during 2010 and beyond. At his peak, he was by far the most popular musician in the world, and was the biggest musical sensation for tween and teenage girls until the emergence of Music/OneDirection.
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas released ''The Beginning'' in 2010.
* Music/TheBlackKeys scored their first radio hit in 2010.
* Music/{{Blink182}}
* Music/BlissNEso
* Music/BonIver won the Best New Artist award at the 2012 Grammys.
* Music/DavidBowie released ''The Next Day'', his first album in ten years, in 2013.
* Music/{{Brainwave}} started making music as early as 2009, and released ''Brains In Jars'' in 2012.
* Music/ChrisBrown continued having successful albums in the 2010s even after his Rihanna altercation.
* Music/AlexandraBurke
* Music/MelanieC
* Music/CageTheElephant first broke through in 2009 but all but one of their hits peaked in the 2010s.
* Music/ColbieCaillat
* Music/CapitalCities
* CerebralBallzy
* Music/{{CHVRCHES}}
* Music/GabriellaCilmi
* Music/{{Cimorelli}}
* Music/KellyClarkson got her biggest hit ever in 2012's "Stronger."
* Music/CherylCole
* Music/ElvisCostello released several albums in this decade.
* Music/MileyCyrus
* Music/{{D}}
* Music/DaisyDaresYou
* Music/ADayToRemember scored their biggest rock hit in 2011.
* Music/DaftPunk finally broke into the mainstream with their single "Get Lucky" from their acclaimed album ''Random Access Memories''.
* Music/DeathCabForCutie released ''You Are A Tourist'' (number one on the alternative charts) in 2011, as well as their grammy nominated ''Codes and Keys''.
* Music/{{Diafrix}}
* Music/{{Drake}} first became popular in the 2000s but never had a chart-topping album until the 2010s.
* Music/LanaDelRey first got attention with her song "Video Games" in 2011.
* Music/BobDylan is still writing music, and released ''Tempest'' in 2012 to critical acclaim.
* Music/EgoLikeness
* Music/{{Eminem}}'s ''Recovery'' was one of the best selling albums of 2010.
* Music/ExistTrace
* Music/{{Evanescence}} made a highly anticipated comeback in 2011 with a self-titled album.
* Music/EmilieAutumn
* Music/FitzAndTheTantrums
* Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine became popular in the U.S. after "Dog Days are Over" won a Video Music Award from MTV.
* Music/FosterThePeople had an unlikely pop hit late in 2011 with "Pumped Up Kicks."
* Music/FranzFerdinand
* Music/{{Fun}} had two of the biggest hits of 2012 with "We Are Young" and "Some Nights."
* Music/NellyFurtado
* Music/GirlsAloud
* Music/EllieGoulding
* Music/{{Giulietta}}
* Music/SelenaGomez had her first hit with 2010's "Naturally."
* Music/DeltaGoodrem
* Music/{{Gotye}} is best known for his 2012 smash "Somebody That I Used to Know."
* Music/GreenDay
* Music/{{Grouplove}}
* Music/HardFi
* Music/CalvinHarris finally became popular outside the United Kingdom after producing Rihanna's "We Found Love."
* Music/HowToDestroyAngels
* Music/IconaPop
* Music/ImagineDragons
* Music/JessieJ
* Music/SamanthaJade
* Music/CarlyRaeJepsen became popular outside of Canada with arguably the biggest hit song of 2012, "Call Me Maybe."
* Music/VictoriaJustice
* Music/{{Jojo}}
* Music/{{Kana}}
* Music/{{Kaya}}
* Music/{{Kesha}} had the first chart-topping song of the decade with her debut single "Tik Tok." She remained popular for a few more years.
* Music/AliciaKeys
* Music/{{Kimbra}}
* Music/{{Krewella}}
* Music/{{LMFAO}} scored their first major hit in 2011 with "Party Rock Anthem."
* Music/LadyGaga finally topped the Billboard 200 in 2011 with "Born This Way."
* Creator/ChristopherLee
** ''[[Music/{{Charlemagne}} Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross]]'' (2010)
* Music/RickiLee
* Music/ElenLevon
* Music/LeonaLewis
* Music/LifeInYellow
* Music/LittleMix won the British X Factor competition in 2011.
* Music/TheLumineers first gained attention in late 2012 with their acoustic ballad "Ho Hey."
* Music/CherLloyd appeared on the British X Factor competition in 2010 and broke through internationally in 2012.
* Music/PixieLott
* Music/DemiLovato had her biggest hit in 2012 with "Give Your Heart a Break."
* Music/LunaSea reunited and started their first world tour in 2010.
* Music/MarinaAndTheDiamonds
* LauraMarling released her critically acclaimed albums "I Speak Because I Can" and "A Creature I Don't Know" in this decade.
* When Music/{{Maroon 5}} frontman Adam Levine became a judge on The Voice, it helped his band experience more success than ever before.
* After Music/BrunoMars was featured on B.o.B.'s hit "Nothin' on You," he started a massively successful solo career.
* Music/ReeceMastin
* Music/MatchboxTwenty
* Creator/JessicaMauboy
* Music/MeltBanana
* Music/{{MGMT}}
* Music/NickiMinaj was already well-known thanks to her association with Lil Wayne, but finally broke through in 2010 with her album "Pink Friday."
* Music/KylieMinogue
* Music/JanelleMonae finally had a monster hit on her hands when she provided guest vocals on fun.'s "We Are Young."
* Music/MsMr
* Music/MumfordAndSons released their first album at the end of 2009, but it never caught on until a year later. After appearing at the Grammys, they became huge. Despite their success, they've been subject to criticism, as all of their songs seem to have a similar form.
* Music/MutyaKeishaSiobhan - otherwise known as the "original Sugababes" - have released critically acclaimed tracks during this decade.
* Music/MyBloodyValentine released their first album in 22 years, resulting in standing ovations from fans.
* Music/MyChemicalRomance
** ''Music/DangerDaysTheTrueLivesOfTheFabulousKilljoys'' (2010)
* Music/TheNeighbourhood
* Music/NeonIndian
* Music/{{Nero}} found ''[[EnsembleDarkhorse unexpected]]'' success in 2011, with their debut album ''Welcome Reality'', which received universal acclaim from fans and critics. The album is now recognized as the MagnumOpus of {{Dubstep}} and modern ElectronicMusic in general.
* Music/NewPolitics
* Music/OfMonstersAndMen
* Music/{{OFWGKTA}} released music on the tail-end of the 2000s, but released their more popular works during the 2010s.
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* Music/OkGo
* Music/OneDirection may have finished third on The X Factor in 2010, but they had the last laugh when they became the first British boy band to be successful in the United States and toppled Justin Bieber off of his "teen idol" throne.
* Music/RitaOra
* Music/OwlCity may have peaked in 2009 with "Fireflies," but proved he was no one-hit wonder when his duet with Carly Rae Jepsen, "Good Time", also went top 10.
* Music/PepeDeluxe
** ''Music/QueenOfTheWave'' (2012)
* Music/PassionPit
* Music/{{Periphery}}
* Music/KatyPerry had five number one hits off of her second album ''Teenage Dream''.
* Music/ChristinaPerri
* Music/{{Phoenix}}
* Music/{{Pink}} scored a chart-topping album in 2012 with "The Truth About Love."
* ''Music/ThePrettyReckless''
* Music/{{PSY}}, an established Korean musician, became famous in a way that is inextricable from 2012-off of Website/YouTube. Because Billboard started counting streams from that site in that year, "Gangnam Style" peaked at number 2 behind Maroon 5.
* Music/TheResidents: Still going strong in this decade too.
* Music/{{Rihanna}} finally topped the album chart with 2012's ''Unapologetic''.
* Music/{{Robyn}}
* Music/{{Rush}}
** ''Music/ClockworkAngels'' (2012)
* Music/EmeliSande
* Music/TheSaturdays
* Music/SimplePlan
* Music/BritneySpears
* Music/JamieLynnSpears
* Music/GuySebastian
* Music/{{Skrillex}} is probably going to be forever to the New Tens, if only because he and Deadmau5 made Dubstep & EDM go mainstream.
* BrendonSmall
** ''Music/BrendonSmallsGalaktikon'' (2012)
* Music/{{Sphere}}
* Music/{{Stooshe}}
* Music/{{Sugababes}}
* Music/TaylorSwift
* Music/TameImpala
* Music/TDCruze
* Music/TinieTempah
* Music/TitusAndronicus
* Music/{{Tulisa}}
* Music/TheVaccines
* Music/VampireWeekend
* Music/{{Versailles}}
* Music/TheVeronicas
* Music/{{VIXX}}
* Music/WagakkiBand
* Music/StanWalker
* Music/TheWanted burst onto the UK scene in 2010, and set their sights internationally in 2012 with their song "Glad You Came", before One Direction's arrival closed the door on any further international success.
* Music/KanyeWest
** ''Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy'' (2010)
* Music/TheWiggles
* Music/XJapan reunited in 2007 and is arguably more popular globally in TheNewTens than before...
** The solo career of Music/YoshikiHayashi
** The solo career of Music/{{Sugizo}}
* Music/YouseiTeikoku
* Music/{{Zedd}}
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