Music of the United Kingdom (2000s and 2010s)
Overview of music in the UK in the period 2000–2020 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about British popular music of the 21st century. For Classical music, see Classical music of the United Kingdom.
Popular music of the United Kingdom in the 21st century continued to expand and develop new subgenres and fusions. While talent show contestants were one of the major forces in pop music, British soul maintained and even extended its high-profile with figures like Joss Stone, Estelle, Duffy and Adele, while a new group of singer-songwriters led by Amy Winehouse and Westlife achieved international success. New forms of dance music emerged, including grime and dubstep. There was also a revival of garage rock and post-punk, which when mixed with electronic music produced new rave.