![]() ![]() Now known as the unofficial year of pop, in 2000, Britney Spears climbed the charts to become, arguably, the biggest pop star in the world Christina Aguilera won the Grammy for Best New Artist Destiny’s Child debuted their first video with new band members and, generally speaking, boy bands galore enjoyed more than a modicum of success. But, boy, were they still purchasing music at the time. ![]() Napster came to life in 2000 and revolutionized the music industry: folks could now potentially listen to music (albeit illegally, it turns out), without having to buy records. It’s also the year that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston got married and, along with it, spurned a still-alive mass hysteria and obsession over celebrities’ personal lives (“celebs, they are just like us!” pronounced Us Weekly). It’s the year that Big Brother premiered and jump-started a different chapter of television history, one that we’re still in today. Insofar as it is possible to pinpoint a cultural shift to a specific moment in time, Y2K marks the switch to a new reality, one dictated by rapidly evolving technology. It did, however, morph in character - especially musically. ![]() The Lowdown: Despite the public’s panic about the year 2000, the world, indeed, did not stop spinning back then. This story originally appeared on Consequence of Sound. Does ‘N Sync’s ‘No Strings Attached’ Stand the Test of Time?
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