In the late 1990s, pop music was going through a resurgence, a renaissance, thanks to boy bands and pop starlets. That movement continued for years, and in 2001, pop music was experiencing a bit of a ...

At the end of the year, it's customary to look back and make lists: who sold the most albums, who had the biggest song, the best tour, and so forth. Sure, its important to celebrate music's loftiest ...