The beginning of the 21st Century has so far seen
music become more fragmented.
There
has been a massive growth in manufactured pop with
boy-bands such as Westlife,
Blue
and 5ive
providing plenty of squeals of delight from teenage
girls across the country. In fact, Westlife set a
new record with their first 5 singles going in at
No.1.
Along with this has been the
appearance of TV programmes, such as “Pop Idol”,
producing acts such as Gareth
Gates and Will
Young. Pop Idol proved to be a huge British
success that it then moved over the Atlantic to American
success.
After the clubbing theme of
the 90’s, dance conformists argued that rock
had been killed for good. However, this has proved
to be far from the case, with bands such as The
Darkness becoming more popular as well
as Coldplay,
Radiohead, Travis
and Stereophonics
enjoying great success.
Increasingly,
R&B has had a dominant presence in British charts,
with home-grown artists such as The
Sugarbabes,
Big
Brovas, Ms
Dynamite and Craig
David doing well.
Despite our charts having a heavy American feel, the
world continues to look at the UK for its evolving
styles, talent and creativity.
Other British bands and
artists are:
The
Corrs
Texas
Robbie
Williams
Steps
S
Club 7
Atomic
Kitten
Muse
Dido
Girls
Aloud
