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1900 - 1909
-Music in this decade was still classical and the music rarely had letter -
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jazz
-The blues movement
-The first time that black people in America were finding their own sound -
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1930 - 1939
-The Hammond electric organ
-The first practical tape recorder -
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1940 - 1949
-It was swing that drove the fusion of jazz and blues forward -
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1950 - 1959
-Popular music exploded
-Tv advertising became more popular
-Patti page sold over 1 million records in the USA -
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1960 - 1969
-Music became more political
-Poetic songwriting became popular -
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1970 - 1979
-Disco style became worldwide -
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1980 - 1989
-The first music CDs pressed in the US
-The CD-ROM is introduced -
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1990 - 1999
-The Rolling Stones presented the first “cyberspace multicast concert”
-DVDs and MP3s are introduced -
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2000 - 2009
The death of Michael Jackson impacts the internet -
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2010
-The first recording of ancient Asian melodies -
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2010-2015
-Kanye at Glastonbury, Adele's return, the death of B.B. King... all massive music stories in 2015, but what else made the news that intrigued you? Below, by month, is a list of the biggest stories posted by BBC Music News and Newsbeat, and it's full of surprises... -
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Ariana Grande
-Ariana Grande made history in February 2019! The pop superstar became the first act to land the No. 1Ariana's "7 Rings" remained the top song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four straight weeks while "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" debuted at No. 2 and "thank u, next" jumped from No. 7 to No. 3. Weeks later in April, Ari made history again when she took the stage to become the youngest headliner in the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival's 20-year history. -
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Covid
After a year like 2020, which put the live music industry on standstill with the Covid-19 pandemic, many bands (and fans) were excited to return to concerts, festivals and other in-person events. In order to do so, however, attendees had to mask up and get vaccinated which seems to have become quite a divisive topic. Even though there was an increase in live in-person events once again, many of those events were still canceled. -
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News of the present
Billie Eilish put the well-being of a fan front and center during her Saturday, Feb. 5 concert at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Grammy winner stopped the second night of her “Happier Than Ever”
Olivia Rodrigo landed on planet pop as a fully-formed star in the first week of January and ended the year with a full house of Grammy nominations.Last but not least, Harry Styles was falsely accused of stealing a microwave.