chapter 15
Brittany Howard is the lead singer for
Alabama Shakes
Beyonce Knowles was formerly the lead member of
Destiny's Child
Big Boi and Andre 3000 comprise the group
Outkast
Kanye West's "Gold Digger" samples music from which artist?
Ray Charles
Britt Daniel is a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for
Spoon
The group that was emblematic of Detroit's new garage scene was
White Strips
Which of the following is a trademark instrument for Sufjan Stevens?
banjo
Apple
introduced I-tunes and the ipod
Understanding how the history of popular music is viewed as if rock has been the central form of pop music since 1954 is a concept central to
rockism
Which group from Merge records shocked many in the music business by winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2011?
Arcade Fire
Avril Lavigne
Canadian; sensual fashion
Who broke through in the 2000s as a solo vocalist in the duo Gnarls Barkley?
Ce Lo Green
The rock and roll hall of fame is housed in the city of
Cleveland
Which of the following group is fronted by Chris Martin?
Coldplay
Amy Lee is a vocalist who fronts the band
Evanescence
The most popular band of the emo movement was
Jimmy Eat World
All of the following completed on American Idol except
Keith Urban
Who was the winner of the first season of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
Who achieved success as both a solo artist and a member of the group Hot Boys?
Lil Wayne
Hybrid Theory was the debut album of
Linkin Park
All of the following groups were involved in the Nu Metal style EXCEPT
Maroon 5
Which of the following bands had an unsuccessful stint under the name Kara's Flowers?
Maroon 5
The most famous band to file a lawsuit against music file-sharing services was
Metallica
Conner Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and M. Wars collaborated to form the Indie "supergroup"
Monsters of Folk
Which group came out of a small "folk underground" scene in London?
Mumford and Sons
The most popular music file-sharing service of the early 2000s was
Napster
ZZ top guitarist and vocalist Bully Gibbons contributed spoken vocal interludes to "Rockstar", which is a single by
Nickleback
Josh Homme
Queens of the Stone Age
Wilco was formed after the break up of which group?
Uncle Tupelo
All of the following can be said about country during the 2000s EXCEPT that
country artists ignored rock styles
Lady Gaga
crazy costumes
All of the following are part of the emo movement except
folk guitar styles
Blake Shelton
judge on the Voice
P!nk
pop diva, R&B
