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However, by the turn of TheNewTens, the vitriol towards nu metal significantly declined. Post-grunge almost entirely died out thanks to a huge backlash towards many bands that fell into the genre, with the rise of electropop on Top 40 radio and IndiePop on alternative radio helping with it's demise, while the emo genre that helped take out nu metal as well died out itself (though it's since had a revival in the forms of emo rap and the PopPunk revival). Bands that kept to their style were met with commercial success (which includes [=KoRn=], Limp Bizkit, and Evanescence), while bands that abandoned the genre have re-integrated it into their sound with their latest albums (which includes Slipknot, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, and Staind). Moreover, the revivalist bands like Music/{{Issues}}, King 810, and Butcher Babies have all met commercial success. Other bands like In This Moment and Of Mice and Men weren't formerly nu metal switched to it, and got significantly bigger afterwards. The rock radio stations that blacklisted them for so long have started putting nu metal songs back into circulation and metal heads are much freer to talk about nu metal bands they like with much-less fear of persecution. This is possibly the result of an unspoken truce declared, with "traditional" rock viewed to be in a state of limbo thanks to even ''more'' blurring of genres than nu metal had ever done, they were more willing to accept people who like nu metal on the basis that they still like a relatively traditional form of rock/metal. Other possible reasons include people realizing that while there were legitimate reasons to disapprove of the genre's popularity (such as the overexposure and commercialization the genre's first wave faced), there were also not-so legitimate reasons, such as fans of more "traditional" metal genres getting frustrated that bands who were influenced by genres completely "alien" to them were taking away radio airplay from their favorite bands. It's unlikely that it'll be anywhere near as big as it was in its peak, but it is, ''is'', becoming a genre that is once again socially acceptable to like.

However, by the turn of TheNewTens, the vitriol towards nu metal significantly declined. Post-grunge almost entirely died out thanks to a huge backlash towards many bands that fell into the genre, with the rise of electropop on Top 40 radio and IndiePop on alternative radio helping with it's demise, while the emo genre that helped take out nu metal as well died out itself (though it's since had a revival in the forms of emo rap and the PopPunk revival). Bands that kept to their style were met with commercial success (which includes [=KoRn=], Limp Bizkit, and Evanescence), while bands that abandoned the genre have re-integrated it into their sound with their latest albums (which includes Slipknot, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, and Staind). Moreover, the revivalist bands like Music/{{Issues}}, King 810, and Butcher Babies have all met commercial success. Other bands like In This Moment and Of Mice and Men weren't formerly nu metal switched to it, and got significantly bigger afterwards. The rock radio stations that blacklisted them for so long have started putting nu metal songs back into circulation and metal heads are much freer to talk about nu metal bands they like with much-less fear of persecution. This is possibly the result of an unspoken truce declared, with "traditional" rock viewed to be in a state of limbo thanks to even ''more'' blurring of genres than nu metal had ever done, they were more willing to accept people who like nu metal on the basis that they still like a relatively traditional form of rock/metal. Other possible reasons include people realizing that the genre's backlash was mostly the end result of fans of more "traditional" metal genres getting frustrated that bands who were influenced by genres completely "alien" to them were taking away radio airplay from their favorite bands. It's unlikely that it'll be anywhere near as big as it was in its peak, but it is, ''is'', becoming a genre that is once again socially acceptable to like.

* NuMetal. During the '90s, it brought metal back into the mainstream for the first time in nearly a decade and introduced the genre to a whole new generation of metal heads. It was built on the premise of [[GenreBusting defying]] and [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixing]] genres, with influences such a grunge, funk, and hip-hop. Bands like Music/{{KoRn}}, Music/{{Slipknot}}, and Music/LimpBizkit were some of the biggest acts in the industry, which were later joined by Music/LinkinPark, Music/PapaRoach, Music/{{Staind}}, and Music/{{Evanescence}}. However, it eventually died out as the audiences tastes shifted towards {{Emo|Music}}, PostGrunge and {{Metalcore}}. Meanwhile, it built such a massive hatedom from old school metalheads, who gave it derogatory nicknames like "mallcore", "whinecore", "poser metal", "MTV metal", and "sports rock". A stereotype of nu metal fans grew that they were either [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white trash]] or {{wangst}}y teens. Bands like Music/LinkinPark and Music/PapaRoach only stayed relevant by changing their sound into something more socially acceptable, Music/{{KoRn}} and Music/{{Slipknot}} managed to survive the backlash mostly unscathed and Music/{{Deftones}} got a pass due to being one of the few bands in the genre who were acclaimed by critics. It eventually became a taboo to admit being a nu metal fan, while rock radio stations practically blacklisted all songs that fell into the genre.\\

However, by the turn of TheNewTens, the vitriol towards nu metal significantly declined. Post-grunge almost entirely died out thanks to a huge backlash towards many bands that fell into the genre, with the rise of electropop on Top 40 radio and IndiePop on alternative radio helping with it's demise, while the emo genre that helped take out nu metal as well died out itself (though it's since had a revival in the forms of emo rap and the PopPunk revival). Bands that kept to their style were met with commercial success (which includes [=KoRn=], Limp Bizkit, and Evanescence), while bands that abandoned the genre have re-integrated it into their sound with their latest albums (which includes Slipknot, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, and Staind). Moreover, the revivalist bands like Music/{{Issues}}, King 810, and Butcher Babies have all met commercial success. Other bands like In This Moment and Of Mice and Men weren't formerly nu metal switched to it, and got significantly bigger afterwards. The rock radio stations that blacklisted them for so long have started putting nu metal songs back into circulation and metal heads are much freer to talk about nu metal bands they like with much-less fear of persecution. This is possibly the result of an unspoken truce declared, with "traditional" rock viewed to be in a state of limbo thanks to even ''more'' blurring of genres than nu metal had ever done, they were more willing to accept people who like nu metal on the basis that they still like a relatively traditional form of rock/metal. It's unlikely that it'll be anywhere near as big as it was in its peak, but it is, ''is'', becoming a genre that is once again socially acceptable to like.

** By proxy, the BoyBand craze. Between 1998 and 2000-2001, boy bands such as the Music/BackstreetBoys and Music/{{NSYNC}} ''dominated'' the pop music scene, outliving all the other "anti-alternative" fads of 1996-98, with multi-platinum albums and incessant airplay and TV spots. At one point, the Backstreet Boys even had Burger King kids' meal toys!! Other boy bands that took a bite out of the craze included 98 Degrees, Music/{{Five}}, O-Town, and Music/{{Westlife}}. Inevitably, the over-saturation of boy bands led to a huge backlash, and by 2003, records by boy bands were sparse on the Billboard Hot 100, and some boy band members left their groups to pursue other projects and solo endeavors.[[note]]Backstreet Boys continued to record music and sustained their fan base, though their singles were not chart-toppers like before[[/note]] The boy band stigma has arguably prevented most former boy band members from having much of a solo career afterwards. An exception in this era[[note]]Michael Jackson preceded Timberlake in his transition from boy band to solo success[[/note]] is Music/JustinTimberlake, who crossed over to mainstream success by shifting to a more [[ContemporaryRAndB R&B]] and HipHop sound just as the teen pop craze was waning, in addition to acting in films. Another genre that saw a big resurgence in the early 2000s besides R&B and hip-hop was pop-punk music. Pop-punk was particularly huge with bands like Music/SimplePlan, Music/GoodCharlotte, and Music/FallOutBoy. In 2007, a new type of boy band, Music/TheJonasBrothers, came into vogue via the Creator/DisneyChannel. The Jonas Brothers marked a distinction in that they did not do the traditional choreographed dances and they performed with instruments. In 2012, more traditional boy bands [[UnCanceled made a comeback]], with Nickelodeon-produced Music/BigTimeRush and British exports Music/OneDirection and Music/TheWanted. Bands from the ‘80s like Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock reunited and teamed up with the Backstreet Boys as a {{Supergroup}}, performing for their now adult fans. One Direction in particular has reached a phenomenon on the level of - or possibly even exceeding - their predecessors. In March, they became the first ever UK group to debut Billboard's top 200 album chart at #1 with the American release of their first album. Their second album sold half a million copies when it was released in November and was able to knock Music/TaylorSwift off the top of the charts. When their third album debuted at #1 in 2013, they became the first group in the nearly 60-year history of the Billboard 200 to debut their first three - and then four - albums at #1. All 1D members have released solo albums, with member Music/HarryStyles winning a [[UsefulNotes/GrammyAward Grammy]] and embarking on an acting career. In the years since 1D’s breakup, [[KoreanPopMusic K-pop]] music has become a global phenomenon, with Music/{{BTS}} becoming the most popular boy band.

** By proxy, the BoyBand craze. Between 1998 and 2000-2001, boy bands such as the Music/BackstreetBoys and Music/{{NSYNC}} ''dominated'' the pop music scene, outliving all the other "anti-alternative" fads of 1996-98, with multi-platinum albums and incessant airplay and TV spots. At one point, the Backstreet Boys even had Burger King kids' meal toys!! Other boy bands that took a bite out of the craze included 98 Degrees, Music/{{Five}}, O-Town, and Music/{{Westlife}}. Inevitably, the over-saturation of boy bands led to a huge backlash, and by 2003, records by boy bands were sparse on the Billboard Hot 100, and some boy band members left their groups to pursue other projects and solo endeavors.[[note]]Backstreet Boys continued to record music and sustained their fan base, though their singles were not chart-toppers like before[[/note]]. The boy band stigma has arguably prevented most former boy band members from having much of a solo career afterwards. An exception in this era[[note]]Michael Jackson preceded Timberlake in his transition from boy band to solo success[[/note]] is Music/JustinTimberlake, who crossed over to mainstream success by shifting to a more [[ContemporaryRAndB R&B]] and HipHop sound just as the teen pop craze was waning, in addition to acting in films. Another genre that saw a big resurgence in the early 2000s besides R&B and hip-hop was pop-punk music. Pop-punk was particularly huge with bands like Music/SimplePlan, Music/GoodCharlotte, and Music/FallOutBoy. In 2007, a new type of boy band, Music/TheJonasBrothers, came into vogue via the Creator/DisneyChannel. The Jonas Brothers marked a distinction in that they did not do the traditional choreographed dances and they performed with instruments. In 2012, more traditional boy bands [[UnCanceled made a comeback]], with Nickelodeon-produced Music/BigTimeRush and British exports Music/OneDirection and Music/TheWanted. Bands from the ‘80s like Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock reunited and teamed up with the Backstreet Boys as a {{Supergroup}}, performing for their now adult fans. One Direction in particular has reached a phenomenon on the level of - or possibly even exceeding - their predecessors. In March, they became the first ever UK group to debut Billboard's top 200 album chart at #1 with the American release of their first album. Their second album sold half a million copies when it was released in November and was able to knock Music/TaylorSwift off the top of the charts. When their third album debuted at #1 in 2013, they became the first group in the nearly 60-year history of the Billboard 200 to debut their first three - and then four - albums at #1. All 1D members have released solo albums, with member Music/HarryStyles winning a [[UsefulNotes/GrammyAward Grammy]] and embarking on an acting career. In the years since 1D’s breakup, [[KoreanPopMusic K-pop]] music has become a global phenomenon, with Music/{{BTS}} becoming the most popular boy band.

** By proxy, the BoyBand craze. Between 1998 and 2000-2001, boy bands such as the Music/BackstreetBoys and Music/{{NSYNC}} ''dominated'' the pop music scene, outliving all the other "anti-alternative" fads of 1996-98, with multi-platinum albums and incessant airplay and TV spots. At one point, the Backstreet Boys even had ''Burger King kids' meal toys''!! Inevitably, the over-saturation led to a huge backlash and by 2002, it was like they never existed. The boy band stigma has largely prevented most former boy band members from having much of a solo career afterwards (except Music/JustinTimberlake, who beat the stigma by downplaying his association with *NSYNC, and is now as well-known as an actor as he is a singer). Another reason for the downfall of boy bands was the increasing popularity of pop-punk bands like Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, and Fall Out Boy, who soon became the next big thing among the younger demographic, and since they actually played instruments and wrote their own songs, they had much less of a stigma attached to them than boy bands did. In 2012, though, boy bands [[UnCanceled made a comeback]], with Nickelodeon-produced Music/BigTimeRush and British exports Music/TheWanted and Music/OneDirection. A lot of the boy bands from the '80s and '90s (Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock, the Music/BackstreetBoys, etc.) also started reunion concerts, which attracted a sizable number of twenty- and thirty-something females. One Direction in particular has reached a phenomenon on the level of - or possibly even exceeding - their predecessors. In March, they became the first ever UK group to debut Billboard's top 200 album chart at #1 with the American release of their first album. Their second album sold half a million copies when it was released in November and was able to knock Music/TaylorSwift off the top of the charts. When their third album debuted at #1 in 2013, they became the ''first group in the nearly 60-year history of the Billboard 200 to debut their first three - and then four - albums at #1.''

* Teen Pop tends to regularly [[EvolvingTrope go in and out of style]] as teenagers age into adulthood and kids take their place. The genre first reached mainstream prominence in the early-1960's with Afro-American girl groups such as The Ronettes, Music/TheSupremes and The Shirelles and white crooners such as Music/PaulAnka, Music/NeilSedaka and Music/BobbyDarin, and remained popular throughout TheSeventies with such groups as The Osmonds and Music/TheJacksonFive, as well as soloists like David Cassidy and Creator/LeifGarrett. The genre fell out of fashion once disco backlash set in but regained strength in the late-1980's with such artists as Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Music/NewEdition, and Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock. The brief resurgence in the popularity of the genre was undercut by the Music/MilliVanilli [[ThatSyncingFeeling scandal]] and gave way to the rise of grunge in the early 1990s. The genre would remain dormant until 1997, when Music/TheSpiceGirls, Music/Hanson, and Music/BritneySpears broke through (the Spice Girls in particular had some good timing, breaking through as grunge and {{Britpop}} were in their death throes, while hip-hop was nearing the end of the East Coast/West Coast feud and subsequent reconfiguring). While the genre saw possibly more success than ever before at this time, a massive backlash came about almost immediately, with many accusing the era's pop stars of being plastic and corporate-made. Meanwhile, many up-and-coming singers of the early 2000s like Music/{{Pink}} and Music/AvrilLavigne rebelled against the "pop princess" craze by creating a harsher and more rock-oriented style of pop music, with the popularity of post-grunge, garage rock and pop-punk also taking a significant bite out of the genre's popularity. Teen pop did not see a wide resurgence until around 2008, with singers like Music/MileyCyrus, Music/Demi Lovato, and eventually Music/JustinBieber. Music/TaylorSwift rose to popularity as a country artist but progressively shifted her sound to pop, amassing a huge teen fan base along the way. The 2010s have seen a wave of teen/young adult-oriented female artists who have gained popularity with their Darker and Edgier images and/or early 60s-style production values, such as Adele, Lorde, Lana del Rey, and Birdy.

* Teen Pop tends to regularly go in and out of style. The genre first reached mainstream prominence in the early-1960's with Afro-American girl groups such as The Ronettes, The Supremes and The Shirelles and white crooners such as Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka and Bobby Darin, and remained popular throughout TheSeventies with such groups as The Osmonds and The Jackson 5, as well as soloists like David Cassidy and Leif Garrett. The genre fell out of fashion once disco backlash set in but regained strength in the late-1980's with such singers as Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. This brief resurgence in the popularity of the genre was, of course, halted by the fall of Music/MilliVanilli and the rise of grunge in 1990-91 and remained dormant until around 1997, when Music/TheSpiceGirls and Music/BritneySpears broke through (the former in particular had some good timing, breaking through as grunge and {{Britpop}} were in their death throes, while hip-hop was nearing the end of the East Coast/West Coast feud and subsequent reconfiguring). While the genre saw possibly more success than ever before at this time, a massive backlash came about almost immediately, with many accusing the era's pop stars of being plastic and corporate-made. Meanwhile, many up-and-coming singers of the early 2000s like Music/{{Pink}} and Music/AvrilLavigne rebelled against the teen pop craze by creating a harsher and more rock-oriented style of pop music, with the popularity of post-grunge, garage rock and pop-punk also taking a significant bite out of the genre's popularity. By around 2007 (thanks in no small part to Britney's highly publicized CreatorBreakdown), teen pop was good as dead. Only to come back a short time later with such singers as Music/MileyCyrus and Music/JustinBieber. Also, the 2010s have also seen a wave of teen/young adult-oriented female artists that have gained a popularity among a much wider audience with their DarkerAndEdgier premises and/or early 60s-style production values, such as Adele, Music/{{Lorde}}, Lana del Rey and Birdy.

This revival was severely damaged by [[RoleEndingMisdemeanour his former girlfriend]] Creator/EvanRachelWood describing the horrific abuse she'd been subjected to by Manson (up to and including threats to rape her child), with [[https://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-abuse-allegations-timeline/ many more of his victims coming forward]] in the following months. However, even after this, Music/KanyeWest still gave Manson a guest spot on ''Donda'' (which let ''The Independent'' to give the album a [[EightPointEight 0/5 review]]).

* Much like Kiss in the '80s, Music/MarilynManson experienced a massive decline in the 2000s as his style of showmanship, fashion, and composition became the rock and metal mainstream. Furthermore, a string of personal disasters and albums whose content was now controversial for ''not'' being offensive and over-the-top enough, but more personal and heartfelt (especially the album ''Eat Me, Drink Me'', a guitar driven, straight-up rock album), caused the ''Music/AntichristSuperstar'' to become a joke. Then he quit Interscope, came out with his "comeback album" ''Born Villain'', and then decided to be on all the shows. ''Series/TheWalkingDead''[='=]s talk show? On it. ''Series/OnceUponATime''? On it. ''Series/{{Californication}}''? As himself. Additionally, Website/{{Tumblr}} exposed the tall, androgynous rock star to teen girls, with [[EstrogenBrigade the expected results]]. Thanks to him being friends with approximately all of Hollywood, along with finally having a stable life, he is now seen as the flip side of TheNewTens '90s love, inspiring many of the new acts on the scene, like Motionless In White and In This Moment. Even the usually critical metal media gushed about "Third Day Of A Seven Day Binge", and he got a Grammy nomination for "No Reflection" in 2012.

* The history of CountryMusic in America for the past few decades has essentially been a tug-of-war between those who performed a slicker sound inspired by pop and rock music (with frequent crossover forays on those charts) and those who preferred a more traditional country sound. From the late '50s through the '60s, the "Nashville sound" (also known as countrypolitan) dominated the country charts and had a significant presence on the pop charts, but it witnessed a backlash in the '60s from the rival "Bakersfield sound" and in the '70s from outlaw country artists, which both rejected the Nashville sound's pop styling and, in the latter's case, took on a DarkerAndEdgier attitude to boot. The film ''Film/UrbanCowboy'' in 1980 spawned a return of pop-country inspired by that film's soundtrack, assisted by many 70s SoftRock songwriters and musicians displaced by the rise of the Creator/{{MTV}} generation packing bags and heading to Nashville, where their styles of songwriting and instrumentation were still in demand. The pop-country revival eventually produced a backlash in the late '80s in the form of the neotraditional movement, which drew its main influences from '40s and '50s country.\\

* Music/PhilSpector changed the sound of pop music by blending the back-beat of rock and roll music with magnanimously lavish arrangements furnished by top studio musicians (Spector himself admitted that his records weren't any good, with the "Wall of Sound" being what made them successful). However, the British Invasion and the emergence of harder-edged rock led to the "Spector sound" to be dismissed as "bubblegum"[[note]]Oddly, the "overdubbed guitars" part would be routinely used by... punk musicians out of all people[[/note]], while the personal decline of the eccentric producer (he spent the rest of his life in prison after having murdered actress Lana Clarkson) tattered his reputation. However, the 2010s brought a wave of 60s nostalgia that drew several young female artists (most notably Adele) to adopt, not only the sonic style, but also the heartbreak-themed songs associated with Spector. The fact his records also popularized black singers among a white audience[[note]]Actually, it got to the point black artists were so popular that Billboard briefly merged its Hot 100 and R&B charts[[/note]] has also led to a re-evaluation of Spector's influence, [[NeverLiveItDown while still acknowledging and condemning his murder of Lana Clarkson]].

* During the 2000s, it was a truism in the music industry that physical formats were dying out, soon to be rendered obsolete by the rise of [[=MP3s=]] and later streaming. However, in the mid-'10s many artists, weary of the low royalties paid by the likes of Spotify and Pandora, jumped ship to premium subscription services like Tidal (created by Music/JayZ specifically as a creator-owned distribution platform) and Apple Music as their only means of digital distribution. Since then, physical sales have taken a rebound, not only for [=CDs=] but also for vinyl records and cassettes. And on that note...

* The history of CountryMusic in America for the past few decades has essentially been a tug-of-war between those who performed a slicker sound inspired by pop and rock music (with frequent crossover forays on those charts) and those who preferred a more traditional country sound. From the late '50s through the '60s, the "Nashville sound" (also known as countrypolitan) dominated the country charts and had a significant presence on the pop charts, but it witnessed a backlash in the '60s from the rival "Bakersfield sound" and in the '70s from outlaw country artists, which both rejected the Nashville sound's pop styling and, in the latter's case, took on a DarkerAndEdgier attitude to boot. The film ''Film/UrbanCowboy'' in 1980 spawned a return of pop-country inspired by that film's soundtrack, which eventually produced a backlash in the late '80s in the form of the neotraditional movement, which drew its main influences from '40s and '50s country.\\

* NuMetal. During the '90s, it brought metal back into the mainstream for the first time in nearly a decade and introduced the genre to a whole new generation of metal heads. It was built on the premise of [[GenreBusting defying]] and [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixing]] genres, with influences such a grunge, funk, and hip-hop. Bands like Music/{{KoRn}}, Music/{{Slipknot}}, and Music/LimpBizkit were some of the biggest acts in the industry, which were later joined by Music/LinkinPark, Music/PapaRoach, Music/{{Staind}}, and Music/{{Evanescence}}. However, it eventually died out as the audiences tastes shifted towards {{Emo|Music}} and {{Metalcore}}. Meanwhile, it built such a massive hatedom from metalheads, who gave it derogatory nicknames like "mallcore", "whinecore", "poser metal", "MTV metal", and "sports rock". A stereotype of nu metal fans grew that they were either [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white trash]] or {{wangst}}y teens. Bands like Music/LinkinPark and Music/PapaRoach only stayed relevant by changing their sound into something more socially acceptable, and Music/{{Deftones}} got a pass due to being one of the few bands in the genre who were acclaimed by critics. It eventually became a taboo to admit being a nu metal fan, while rock radio stations practically blacklisted all songs that fell into the genre.\\

However, by the turn of TheNewTens, the vitriol towards nu metal significantly declined. The aforementioned emo and metalcore genres that were instrumental in killing nu metal off have died out themselves. Bands that kept to their style were met with commercial success (which includes [=KoRn=], Limp Bizkit, and Evanescence), while bands that abandoned the genre have re-integrated it into their sound with their latest albums (which includes Slipknot, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, and Staind). Moreover, the revivalist bands like Music/{{Issues}}, King 810, and Butcher Babies have all met commercial success. Other bands like In This Moment and Of Mice and Men weren't formerly nu metal switched to it, and got significantly bigger afterwards. The rock radio stations that blacklisted them for so long have started putting nu metal songs back into circulation and metal heads are much freer to talk about nu metal bands they like with much-less fear of persecution. This is possibly the result of an unspoken truce declared, with "traditional" rock viewed to be in a state of limbo thanks to even ''more'' blurring of genres than nu metal had ever done, they were more willing to accept people who like nu metal on the basis that they still like a relatively traditional form of rock/metal. It's unlikely that it'll be anywhere near as big as it was in its peak, but it is, ''is'', becoming a genre that is once again socially acceptable to like.

** Vinyl records. They were already starting to become old-hat in TheSeventies with the introduction of compact cassettes, but they seemingly went out of fashion for good in TheEighties as the cassette and especially the compact disc took over the market, and they saw themselves pushed back to the indie rock genre and niche applications (particularly DJ-ing and anti-CD audiophiles). However, beginning around 2007, they've come back to the forefront, thanks to a combination of factors: the audio distortion caused by the LoudnessWar having a nasty effect on CD audio quality (an effect that killed cassettes, and was ''not'' heard on vinyl, since such loudness can't be achieved on that medium), a growing preference for the sound of vinyl records (possibly for the reason discussed), nostalgia for the 1970s, when vinyl was at its peak, the obsolescence of [=CDs=] themselves at the hands of [=MP3s=] and streaming, and the surging popularity of indie rock and dance music, the two genres that made the most use of vinyl records since TheEighties. By the mid-2010s, many companies began to mass-produce turntables again, big-box stores stocked turntables and [=LPs=], and Sony announced it would manufacture a record player at CES 2016. While vinyl is only a drop in the bucket in terms of revenue compared to streaming, new releases and reissues are more readily avaiable in the format.

* [[TheNewTwenties The 2020s]] have begun to show a revival of the PopPunk sound of the 2000s.

** [[TheNewTens The 2010s]] have begun to show a revival of the grunge/alternative rock culture of the 1990s among the indie circles.

** Disco music was a huge world-wide phenomenon for a few years in the 1970s before it had a sudden, violent death in the early 1980s. Disco songs still appeared throughout the '80s, however the genre had been CondemnedByHistory (so hard that the [[Administrivia/RenamedTropes original name for the trope]] was "Deader than Disco"). For years, disco was mocked and reviled, leading to the DiscoSucks trope, though sometime between the 2000s and early 2010s, NostalgiaFilter hit. Disco is ''the'' defining genre of the 1970s, disco dancing is popular in all its campy glory, and disco songs are in general well-liked, [[{{Irony}} so the anti-disco backlash may be dead itself]].

* Music/{{Queen}} had been one of the definitive bands of TheSeventies, only to seriously derail in 1982 with their album ''Hot Space'', which was heavily influenced by {{disco}} at a time when it was [[DiscoSucks undergoing massive backlash]] in North America and Britain (though in non-English-speaking countries, neither the group or disco music saw a backlash). Their follow-up, 1984's ''The Works'', almost restored their popularity with the worldwide success of "Radio Ga Ga", but while the controversial music video for "I Want to Break Free" was a hit in the UK, it ended the band's credibility in the rest of the English-speaking world, where [[PopCulturalIsolation viewers didn't realize]] that the band's crossdressing in that video was done as a parody of ''Series/CoronationStreet'' (it was banned for years in North America and Oceania for indecency). However, with Music/FreddieMercury's [[DeadArtistsAreBetter death]] in 1991, Queen's American popularity finally recovered, and they are now regarded as classic rock icons.

* Between 2004 and 2008, people felt that Music/BritneySpears' career and reputation were beyond repair, and that she'd literally kill herself through her out-of-control lifestyle and craziness. Some people were already writing her obituary. Her music, meanwhile, came to be seen as a symbol of everything wrong with the {{Idol Singer}}s of the [=Y2K=] era, its lyrics dismissed as shallow and written by committee and Britney's hyper-sexualized MsFanservice image noted as having been paired with an odd and creepy [[VirginPower fetishization of her virginity]]. The release of her albums ''Circus'' in 2008 and ''Femme Fatale'' in 2011, however, put her music back on top of the charts, restoring her to a level of popularity not seen since her TeenIdol days, while her being placed in the conservatorship of her father took her name out of the tabloids. In the [=2020s=], Britney's popularity climbed once again when an expose of said conservatorship showed just how little control she'd had over her own life for a very long time, turning her into TheWoobie in the eyes of the public. Britney being freed from said conservatorship in 2021 was met with applause by the general public. Meanwhile, nostalgia for the 2000s led to a reevaluation of her music, with more emphasis placed on her outstanding dance moves, highly stylized music videos, and excellent production.

* Between 2004 and 2008, people felt that Music/BritneySpears' career and reputation were beyond repair, and that she'd literally kill herself through her out-of-control lifestyle and craziness. Some people were already writing her obituary. Her music, meanwhile, came to be seen as a symbol of everything wrong with the {{Idol Singer}}s of the [=Y2K=] era, its lyrics dismissed as shallow and written by committee and Britney's hyper-sexualized MsFanservice image noted as having been paired with an odd and creepy [[VirginPower fetishization of her virginity]]. The release of her albums ''Circus'' in 2008 and ''Femme Fatale'' in 2011, however, put her music back on top of the charts, restoring her to a level of popularity not seen since her TeenIdol days, while her being placed in the conservatorship of her father took her name out of the tabloids. In the [=2020s=], Britney's popularity climbed once again when an expose of said conservatorship showed just how little control she'd had over her own life for a very long time, turning her into TheWoobie in the eyes of the public. Britney being freed from said conservatorship in 2021 was met with applause by the general public.

* By the second half of TheForties, Music/FrankSinatra had been replaced by Perry Como as the idol of the bobby-soxers and by the early 1950s, he was affected by a slew of personal scandals surrounding his stormy marriage to Ava Gardner, was reduced to doing forgettable novelty tunes before his contract with Columbia expired in 1952 and his TV show failed after two seasons. The following year however, his role in ''Film/FromHereToEternity'' (allegedly with help from the mob) marked his return to popularity, helped by his new contract with Capitol Records allowing him to pursue a new direction with the help of arranger-conductor Nelson Riddle, introducing the concept of the album-oriented artist to pop music.

** Nevertheless, after his successful Hawaii concert in 1973, Elvis' career began to tank again because of his marriage with Priscilla crumbling, which led to a sharp weight increase compounded by his rampant drug use. Upon his death in 1977 however, Elvis Presley's legend status was cemented.
* Music/TheBeatles not only were the ultimate icons of TheSixties but also changed the music industry like no other act before or after. But their later sound (as well as their relationship with the Maharishi and John Lennon's many controversial campaigns and remarks) ended up alienating a large part of their audience[[note]]One fan complained to the ''New Musical Express'' that "Strawberry Fields Forever" was "pseudo-intellectual, electronic claptrap". The song was also beaten by Engelbert Humperdinck's (now obscure) "Release Me" in the UK charts.[[/note]] and by the time they split in 1970, other acts had long overshadowed them. During the 70s, their solo careers were very successful, but they never really reached headliner status (the only probable exception being Paul [=McCartney's=] popular, yet critically-bashed Wings). Only with John Lennon's assassination in 1980, the "Fab Four" became popular once again.
* While never getting the same amount of backlash other '80s-era artists got, and still having some hits during this period, by the mid-'90s Music/{{Madonna}} was better known for her turbulent relationships and her ridiculously sexualized image than her music. The 1998 album ''Music/RayOfLight'' provided a CareerResurrection, her private life became more stable after marrying Creator/GuyRitchie around the same time, the '80s nostalgia craze beginning in the '00s led to a rediscovery of her music, and even her polarizing 1992 album ''Music/{{Erotica}}'' was eventually VindicatedByHistory as a taboo-breaking landmark. By the 2010s, she became the role model for practically every female pop star of the first half of the decade (except for Music/LadyGaga's post-pop persona[[note]]Being actually considered to be Madonna's SpiritualSuccessor in the late 2000s[[/note]] and Music/{{Adele}}) thanks to the explosion of [[ElectronicDanceMusic pop-EDM]], and while her newer material is often polarizing and has been overshadowed by the singers she influenced, her position as a pop music icon on account of her '80s and '90s output is virtually unchallenged.
* Music/{{Queen}} had been one of the definitive bands of TheSeventies, only to seriously derail in 1982 with their album ''Hot Space'', which was heavily influenced by {{disco}} at a time when it was undergoing massive backlash in North America and Britain (this was averted outside English-speaking countries, where neither the group or disco music saw a backlash). Their follow-up, 1984's ''The Works'', almost restored their popularity with the worldwide success of "Radio Ga Ga", but while the controversial music video for "I Want to Break Free" was a hit in the UK (it helped that it was a parody of ''Series/CoronationStreet''), it ended the band's credibility in the rest of the English-speaking world (it was banned for years in North America and Oceania for indecency). However, with Music/FreddieMercury's [[DeadArtistsAreBetter death]] in 1991, Queen's American popularity finally recovered, and they are now regarded as classic rock icons.
* Even worse hit by the disco backlash were Music/TheBeeGees, the top act of the late '70s (and also producers of many hits of the era): Their 1981 album ''Living Eyes'' went unnoticed except for a few singles and the fact it was the first album released in the Compact Disc format. It did not help that the Gibbs were often at odds with each other and were entangled in a lawsuit against their label RSO. By 1987, the brothers reunited after a six-year break (not counting the soundtrack for ''Stayin' Alive'') with the album ''E.S.P.'', which also reunited them with producer Arif Mardin. While the album was a success, the group would have to wait until 1997 to have their North American popularity fully restored with their penultimate album, ''Still Waters'', coupled with their inclusion in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.
* Music/EltonJohn began as a critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter celebrated for classic albums like ''Elton John'', ''Tumbleweed Connection'', ''Madman Across The Water'', and ''Honky Chateau''. His public popularity grew in 1973 with the albums ''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player'' and the double album ''Music/GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad''. which spawned some of the biggest hits of TheSeventies. His popularity increased through the first half of the decade, and his outrageous image, employing crazy costumes and glasses, made him a phenomenon and TeenIdol, [[CriticalBacklash even though the reviews were less enthusiastic]] (even though he was quite respected by "glam" standards). An infamous ''Rolling Stone'' magazine interview in 1976, where he [[StraightGay declared himself bisexual]] (later he'd claimed homosexuality), cost him much of his Middle American fanbase, and his own wish to stop touring saw his fame taper off. Although he had a successful free concert in Central Park in 1980, sales and airplay were nowhere near what they were in the 1970s. He returned in the mid-1980s with albums like ''Too Low For Zero'' and ''Breaking Hearts'', and enjoyed more success in TheNineties after going sober (especially after co-writing songs for ''Westernanimation/TheLionKing''), and he still has occasional comebacks to this day.

* Between 2004 and 2008, people felt that Music/BritneySpears' career and reputation were beyond repair, and that she'd literally kill herself through her out-of-control lifestyle and craziness. Some people were already writing her obituary. The release of her albums ''Circus'' and ''Femme Fatale'', however, put her music back on top of the charts, restoring her to a level of popularity not seen since her TeenIdol days, while her being placed in the conservatorship of her father took her name out of the tabloids. In the [=2020s=], Britney's popularity climbed once again when said conservatorship by her father showed just how little control she had over her own life, turning her into TheWoobie in the eyes of the public; Britney being freed from said conservatorship in 2021 was met with applause by the general public.

* Music/{{Kiss}} suffered a career meltdown in the late '70s, partly due to HypeBacklash (they were ''everywhere'') and partly because the two ascendant hard-rock styles of the era, punk and British metal, made Kiss's style sound pretty outdated. Their 1980 "concept" album, ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'', was a commercial disaster. They had a mini-comeback starting in 1983 when they removed their trademark white-and-black makeup and relaunched as a Music/BonJovi-style glam-metal band, but they never again enjoyed the level of popularity in which they had basked from 1975 to 1978...until 1996, when drummer Peter Criss and lead guitarist Ace Frehley (temporarily) rejoined the band, the makeup was slathered back on, and Seventies nostalgia hit America in a huge way.

* Music/TheBeachBoys were one of the few groups in the early-to-mid-[[TheSixties 1960s]] to rival Music/TheBeatles in popularity and influence, first through "fun and sun" hits like "Surfin' U.S.A." and "Little Deuce Coupe", then via their more sophisticated sound of 1965-67. ''Music/PetSounds'' was misunderstood and sold poorly when it was released, [[VindicatedByHistory but has since gone on to be seen and one of the best albums ever made in the rock era]] and is regularly re-released. Failure to appear at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival, personal crises and the abandonment of their ''Smile'' project derailed the band's momentum and brought them negative press, they were seen to be terminally unhip, and Music/BrianWilson's descent into drug-aggravated mental illness and the release of inconsistent (or equally misunderstood) albums decreased the band's popularity, but touring and performing their golden oldies kept the money flowing, at a time when they needed the funds when their publishing was sold for a pittance by the Wilsons' father Murry. A GreatestHits album, ''Endless Summer'', came out in 1974 and went to number one, and the return of Brian as writer/producer/performer led to a career comeback. Inconsistent or weird album squandered this opportunity, Dennis Wilson died in a tragic drowning incident in 1983, and the group entered a slow period that lasted until 1988, when "Kokomo" from that year's ''Film/{{Cocktail}}'' movie topped the charts. With Brian separated from the band by his svengali therapist Dr. Eugene Landy (who Brian hired in 1975 and finally fired in 1993), the group could not sustain the success of "Kokomo" via Mike Love's leadership, the "golden oldies" formula was wearing thin as boomer nostalgia faded as the 90s rolled on, and Carl Wilson succumbed to cancer in 1996. However a renewed interest in the band occurred with 1992's boxed set ''Good Vibrations'', and Brian took to touring and recording playing ''Music/{{Smile}}'' and "Pet Sounds" on the road to massive success and critical acclaim. They later scored their first Top Ten album in many years with Brian as full-time member with the 50th anniversary "reunion album", ''That's Why God Made The Radio'' in 2012, though Brian, David Marks and Al Jardine left the band a year later.

** The vinyl revival has also led to the revival of the double album, something that had previously been viewed as the act of ultimate artistic self-indulgence. It's more common for albums that would normally fit on one LP to be spread across multiple discs for improved sound quality--fewer tracks per side means more space for the grooves. These double albums also often play at 45 rpm instead of the standard 33 rpm on [=LPs=], as this also allows for higher sound quality due to wider spacing of the grooves. It's more common on audiophile releases for even albums that will fit comfortably on a single LP to be split across multiple discs to minimize inner-groove distortion.

* Between 2004 and 2008, people felt that Music/BritneySpears' career and reputation were beyond repair, and that she'd literally kill herself through her out-of-control lifestyle and craziness. Some people were already writing her obituary. The release of her albums ''Circus'' and ''Femme Fatale'', however, put her music back on top of the charts, restoring her to a level of popularity not seen since her TeenIdol days, while her being placed in the conservatorship of her father took her name out of the tabloids.

** Vinyl records. They were already starting to become old-hat in TheSeventies with the introduction of compact cassettes, but they seemingly went out of fashion for good in TheEighties as the cassette and especially the compact disc took over the market, and they saw themselves pushed back to the indie rock genre and niche applications (particularly DJ-ing and anti-CD audiophiles). However, beginning around the late 2000s or so, they've come back to the forefront, thanks to a combination of factors: the audio distortion caused by the LoudnessWar having a nasty effect on CD audio quality (an effect that killed cassettes, and was ''not'' heard on vinyl, since such loudness can't be achieved on that medium), a growing preference for the sound of vinyl records (possibly for the reason discussed), nostalgia for the 1970s, when vinyl was at its peak, the obsolescence of [=CDs=] themselves at the hands of [=MP3s=] and streaming, and the surging popularity of indie rock and dance music, the two genres that made the most use of vinyl records since TheEighties. By the mid-2010s, many companies began to mass-produce turntables again, big-box stores stocked turntables and [=LPs=], and Sony announced it would manufacture a record player at CES 2016. While vinyl is only a drop in the bucket in terms of revenue compared to streaming, new releases and reissues are more readily avaiable in the format.

* Music/JustinBieber was one of the first "internet celebrities" to become a legitimate, mainstream pop star, having started out posting Website/YouTube videos of himself singing covers of R&B songs in the late '00s. He soon became a pop music sensation among teenage girls,with his "squad" quickly becoming known as [[FanCommunityNickname "Beliebers"]], and while he also got [[{{Hatedom}} massive opposition]] (mostly revolving around his high-pitched singing voice, his [[{{bishonen}} "pretty boy"]] appearance, and of course [[FanHater his fans themselves]]), it did little to slow his popularity.\\

** Vinyl records. They were already starting to become old-hat in TheSeventies with the introduction of compact cassettes, but they seemingly went out of fashion for good in TheEighties as the cassette and especially the compact disc took over the market, and they saw themselves pushed back to the indie rock genre and niche applications (particularly DJ-ing and anti-CD audiophiles). However, beginning around the late 2000s or so, they've come back to the forefront, thanks to a combination of factors: the audio distortion caused by the LoudnessWar having a nasty effect on CD audio quality (an effect that killed cassettes, and was ''not'' heard on vinyl, since such loudness can't be achieved on that medium), a growing preference for the sound of vinyl records (possibly for the reason discussed), the obsolescence of [=CDs=] themselves at the hands of [=MP3s=] and streaming, and the surging popularity of indie rock and dance music, the two genres that made the most use of vinyl records since TheEighties. By the mid-2010s, many companies began to mass-produce turntables again, big-box stores stocked turntables and [=LPs=], and Sony announced it would manufacture a record player at CES 2016. While vinyl is only a drop in the bucket in terms of revenue compared to streaming, new releases and reissues are more readily avaiable in the format.

* Phil Spector changed the sound of pop music by blending the back-beat of rock and roll music with magnanimously lavish arrangements furnished by top studio musicians (Spector himself admitted that his records weren't any good, with the "Wall of Sound" being what made them successful). However, the British Invasion and the emergence of harder-edged rock led to the "Spector sound" to be dismissed as "bubblegum"[[note]]Oddly, the "overdubbed guitars" part would be routinely used by... punk musicians out of all people[[/note]], while the personal decline of the eccentric producer (he spent the rest of his life in prison after having murdered actress Lana Clarkson) tattered his reputation. However, the 2010s brought a wave of 60s nostalgia that drew several young female artists (most notably Adele) to adopt, not only the sonic style, but also the heartbreak-themed songs associated with Spector. The fact his records also popularized black singers among a white audience[[note]]Actually, it got to the point black artists were so popular that Billboard briefly merged its Hot 100 and R&B charts[[/note]] has also led to a reevaluation of Spector's influence.

** Vinyl records. They were already starting to become old-hat in TheSeventies with the introduction of compact cassettes, but they seemingly went out of fashion for good in TheEighties as the cassette and especially the compact disc took over the market, and they saw themselves pushed back to the indie rock genre and niche applications (particularly DJ-ing and anti-CD audiophiles). However, beginning around the late 2000s or so, they've come back to the forefront, thanks to a combination of factors: the audio distortion caused by the LoudnessWar having a nasty effect on CD audio quality (an effect that killed cassettes, and was ''not'' heard on vinyl, since such loudness can't be achieved on that medium), a growing preference for the sound of vinyl records (possibly for the reason discussed), the obsolescence of [=CDs=] themselves at the hands of [=MP3s=] and streaming, and the surging popularity of indie rock and dance music, the two genres that made the most use of vinyl records since TheEighties. By the mid-2010s, many companies began to mass-produce turntables again, big-box stores stocked turntables and [=LPs=], and Sony announced it would manufacture a record player at CES 2016.

* Teen Pop tends to regularly go in and out of style. The genre first reached mainstream prominence in the early-1960's with Afro-American girl groups such as The Ronettes, The Supremes and The Shirelles and white crooners such as Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka and Bobby Darin, and remained popular throughout TheSeventies with such groups as The Osmonds and The Jackson 5, as well as soloists like David Cassidy and Leif Garrett. The genre fell out of fashion once disco backlash set in but regained strength in the late-1980's with such singers as Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. This brief resurgence in the popularity of the genre was, of course, halted by the fall of Music/MilliVanilli and the rise of grunge in 1990-91 and remained dormant until around 1997, when Music/TheSpiceGirls and Music/BritneySpears broke through (the former in particular had some good timing, breaking through as grunge and {{Britpop}} were in their death throes, while hip-hop was nearing the end of the East Coast/WEst Coast feud and subsequent reconfiguring). While the genre saw possibly more success than ever before at this time, a massive backlash came about almost immediately, with many accusing the era's pop stars of being plastic and corporate-made. Meanwhile, many up-and-coming singers of the early 2000s like Music/{{Pink}} and Music/AvrilLavigne rebelled against the teen pop craze by creating a harsher and more rock-oriented style of pop music, with the popularity of post-grunge, garage rock and pop-punk also taking a significant bite out of the genre's popularity. By around 2007 (thanks in no small part to Britney's highly publicized CreatorBreakdown), teen pop was good as dead. Only to come back a short time later with such singers as Music/MileyCyrus and Music/JustinBieber. Also, the 2010s have also seen a wave of teen/young adult-oriented female artists that have gained a popularity among a much wider audience with their DarkerAndEdgier premises and/or early 60s-style production values, such as Adele, Music/{{Lorde}}, Lana del Rey and Birdy.