- may i have your attention, please? - we got a moon man. - i m very ashamed the president of the united states isis from texaxas. - the didixie chicksks, they can say whatat they want t to say. - billboard s top ten singles all by black artists. - rappers are the new rock stars. - i i don t pleaease everyboy withth who i am m as a perso. - okay. - real staccato. like, sticick it. - - i love beyeyoncé. - that s not a working telephone, is it? - hello? - [laughs] - empty shelves are all you ll find here at tower records. it s now out of business. [dramatic music] all: three, two, one. [all screaming] - this is a very special moment. the first performance at the mtv studios in the new millennium. please welcome no doubt. [cheering] - that s great it starts with an earthquake birds and snakes and aeroplanes and lenny bruce is not afraid - i ll always remember new year s eve 1999 going into y2k seeing no doubt on mtv playing it s the end of the world as we know
your love s got me looking so crazy right now - crazy in love, that s how it begins. it seemed like almost overnight she became a kind of icon. she becameme a deeplyy respecected figure. both: bebeyoncé, nanaughty gi [beyoncé s naughty girl plays] [cheers and applause] - in the early 2000s, the industry was so dominated by pop sensations and booming cd sales that they were totally oblivious to the new generation that didn t think music was something you had to pay for. - usining a pc to o download mc isis one of ththe hottestt of today s computer trends. and that has the recording companies up in arms and heading to court. at the center of their dispute is a music-sharing internet service known as napster. [clicking] - in the late 90s and early 2000s, the music industry grew complacent. people had come to them and said, you know, you have to start investing in the technology that comes after the compact disc. and they just refused toto do i. - someme of rock a and roll s
And girl groups. but then justin timberlake leaves nsync. - don t be e so quick to walk k away dance with me i wanna rock your body - with his debut album, jt established what hisis sound wouould b. and itit s instantntly appealg to a pop audieience and alalo an r&b aududience. - now it s s your turn n to c cry me e a river cry me a r river - you knowow, justin t timbee leavining nsync bebecomes ththe model fofor what canan be. - yes, it s your girl b. - you talk about people who were always gonna be bigger than their group, that was beyoncé. - you ready? - she puts out her solo album in 2003. first single is crazy in love. it s gotot this incrediblele sample. anand that catatches your r . - bebeyoncé hasnsn t opened r mouth yet and you re already hooked on that song. - i look and stare so deep in your eyes - i remember being asked once, what do you think: christina or britney? i said, beyoncé. - got me e looking so crazyzy right nowow