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2000s icons constitute a
vast array of people, places, and events that have become a major
influence during the millennium decade.
Music
The decade
has been dominated by
hip
hop and pop music on one side, and
emo,
indie and
alternative rock on the other side. In
2001 and
2002,
glam rap such as
Ja Rule became popular, later
evolving into
crunk in the
mid 2000s and
snap in the late 2000s. In the rock world,
nu metal dominated the
rock charts up to
2004, with
emo overtaking it around
mid-decade. So-called
post-grunge acts such as
Nickelback,
Puddle of Mudd and
Buckcherry have
been among the best-selling rock bands of the decade. Starting in
2006,
tween pop such as
Aly &
AJ and the
Jonas Brothers started to enter the
mainstream from
Radio Disney.
Movies
The decade has
created both many cinematic blockbusters, such as
The Lord of
the Rings series, the
Harry Potter series, CG-animated films such as
Shrek and
The Incredibles, and
cult favorites, such as
Donnie Darko,
Garden State
and
Juno. Popular genres
include fantasy, remakes of old movies and popular books, and
CG-animated movies.
Politics
The decade has been a battle
between
liberal and
conservative
ideologies, which have become a divide between
rural and
urban areas. It has also been marked by the
West's opposition with
Islamic extremism and the
industrialization
of
Asia and debate on what
action should be taken against
global warming due to the release of
fossil fuels
into the atmosphere.
Television
Reality
television became a mainstay of the industry in the
2000s, even though they have
existed since the late
1980s
on cable channels. Continuing the trend
The Simpsons started, animated sitcoms
like
Family Guy
and
South Park
continue to rise in popularity while traditional sitcoms are not as
popular as they were in the
1990s.
List of 2000s
Icons
Television
Reality televisionTiVoMusic
IndieiPodBritney SpearsHip hopEmoParis HiltonNu metalRapPolitics
George W. BushHillary ClintonVladimir
PutinVicente
FoxTony
BlairJacques ChiracBarack ObamaOsama bin
LadenNicholas SarkozyJohn KerryJohn
EdwardsSaddam HusseinAl GoreBan Ki-moonKofi AnnanTony BlairKim Jong-ilHu JintaoMuqtada al-SadrNouri
al-MalikiJoe LiebermanDick CheneyCondoleezza
RiceFilm
ShrekHarry PotterThe Lord of the Rings
TrilogyPirates of the
CarribeanBond 20, 21,
22Books
Harry PotterVideo
games
Guitar
HeroRockbandGrand Theft
AutoPro Evolution SoccerHaloPlaystation 2XboxNentindo gamecubePlaystation
3xbox
360wiiWii sportsMaddenCall of dutyGears of
WarOther
RingtoneBling blingMobile phoneChuck Norris
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