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* Music/LinkinPark was an enormously successful and influential band, but they were frequently mocked for their NuMetal roots and their emotional lyrics, which became synonymous with [[{{Wangst}} overblown teen angst]] to the point where the phrase "crawling in my skin" became a meme used to mock {{Emo Teen}}s. What's more, their latest album, 2017's ''One More Light'', was suffering major critical and fan backlash due to their more pop-influenced sound, and lead singer '''Chester Bennington''' took the brunt of it for his defense of the album and [[DearNegativeReader angry retorts at fans]]. Bennington's suicide in July 2017, just two months after his close friend Chris Cornell's (on the latter's birthday, no less), led to vindication of the new album (especially its title track, whose lyrics rang HarsherInHindsight) and former fans reevaluating the band as a whole, as well as increased activism for mental health issues.

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* Music/LinkinPark was an enormously successful and influential band, but they were frequently mocked for their NuMetal roots and their emotional lyrics, which became synonymous with [[{{Wangst}} overblown teen angst]] to the point where the phrase "crawling in my skin" became a meme used to mock {{Emo Teen}}s. What's more, their latest album, 2017's ''One More Light'', ''Music/OneMoreLight'', was suffering major critical and fan backlash due to their more pop-influenced sound, and lead singer '''Chester Bennington''' took the brunt of it for his defense of the album and [[DearNegativeReader angry retorts at fans]]. Bennington's suicide in July 2017, just two months after his close friend Chris Cornell's (on the latter's birthday, no less), led to vindication of the new album (especially its title track, whose lyrics rang HarsherInHindsight) and former fans reevaluating the band as a whole, as well as increased activism for mental health issues.
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* '''Music/MichaelJackson''' sold over 270 million albums and helped define a generation, but he also spent pretty much the last two decades of his life as a pop-cultural punchline, almost universally dismissed as a walking train wreck and a {{reclusive|Artist}} freak whose GloryDays as an artist were ''long'' behind him. After his death in 2009, the media coverage and tributes completely reversed his reputation almost overnight, to the point of [[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/10/michael-jacksons-american-music-awards-nominations-unfair.html posthumously winning four AMA awards]] for a ''2003 GreatestHitsAlbum''. This renewed popularity would take a major hit, however, with the release of the 2019 documentary ''Leaving Neverland''. Meticulously detailing two new accusations against Jackson, the documentary would end up prompting a widespread re-evaluation of the man's life and legacy and reignited the debate of whether or not it should be socially acceptable to separate art from the artist, although his overall popularity was not affected in the long run.

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* '''Music/MichaelJackson''' sold over 270 million albums and helped define a generation, but he also spent pretty much the last two decades decade of his life as a pop-cultural punchline, almost universally dismissed as a walking train wreck and a {{reclusive|Artist}} freak whose GloryDays as an artist were ''long'' behind him. After his death in 2009, the media coverage and tributes completely reversed his reputation almost overnight, to the point of [[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/10/michael-jacksons-american-music-awards-nominations-unfair.html posthumously winning four AMA awards]] for a ''2003 GreatestHitsAlbum''. This renewed popularity would take a major hit, however, with the release of the 2019 documentary ''Leaving Neverland''. Meticulously detailing Neverland'', which detailed two new specific child molestation accusations against Jackson, the Jackson. The documentary would end up prompting a widespread re-evaluation of the man's life and legacy and reignited the debate of whether or not it should be socially acceptable to separate art from the artist, although his overall popularity was not affected in the long run.

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