Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Video Killed the Radio Star: The Globalization of Rock -- Madonna -- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum -- Prince -- Rock in the Twin Cities -- Janet Jackson -- Jam and Lewis -- We Got Our MTV -- Music Video -- Spike Jonze -- U2 -- Bono -- Live Aid -- Bobby McFerrin -- Whitney Houston -- John Mellencamp -- Melissa Etheridge -- Chapter 2: College Rock and the Rise of Alternative -- R.E.M. -- Athens: The Birthplace of College Rock -- The Replacements -- Children by the Million Sing for Alex Chilton -- Yo La Tengo -- The Pixies -- Pere Ubu -- KUSF and College Radio -- The Jesus and Mary Chain -- Sonic Youth -- Red Hot Chili Peppers -- Chapter 3: Alternative Rock -- Pavement -- Grunge -- Nirvana -- Rock in the Emerald City -- Pearl Jam -- Smashing Pumpkins -- Rage Against the Machine -- Rap Metal -- Green Day -- Sleater-Kinney -- Modest Mouse -- Wilco -- Jay Bennett -- White Stripes -- Emo -- Death Cab for Cutie -- The Strokes -- My Chemical Romance -- TV on the Radio -- The Decemberists -- Arcade Fire -- Post-Rock -- Chapter 4: The Rise of the Hip-Hop Nation -- Rap -- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five -- Gil Scott-Heron -- Sugar Hill Records -- The New School and the Evolution of Gangsta -- New York: East Coast in the Ascent -- Run-D.M.C. -- Profile Records -- Rick Rubin -- Def Jam Records -- LL Cool J -- The Beastie Boys -- Go-Go -- Public Enemy -- Hip-Hop and the Digital Revolution -- De La Soul -- Tommy Boy Records -- Queen Latifah -- Will Smith -- Gangsta Rap -- Los Angeles: The West Coast Response -- Dr. Dre -- Death Row Records -- Snoop Lion -- Notorious B.I.G. -- Nate Dogg -- Tupac Shakur -- Nas -- Diddy -- Timbaland -- Missy Elliott -- Lauryn Hill -- Wyclef Jean -- Erykah Badu -- Chapter 5: Hip-Hop in the 21st Century -- OutKast -- Mary J. Blige.

Jay-Z -- Black Eyed Peas -- Eminem -- Lil Wayne -- Ludacris -- M.I.A. -- Kanye West -- K'Naan -- Cee Lo Green -- Chapter 6: Club Sounds: Trip-Hop, House, Industrial, and Techno -- House -- The Warehouse -- The Pet Shop Boys -- Techno -- Rave 'til Dawn -- The Chemical Brothers -- The Love Parade -- Trip-Hop -- Bristol: The Capital of Trip-Hop -- Portishead -- Industrial Music -- Nine Inch Nails -- Cyberpunk: Industrial Literature -- Chapter 7: Dance Pop -- Kylie Minogue -- Gwen Stefani -- The Leaders of the Club: Disney Goes Pop -- Britney Spears -- Justin Timberlake -- Christina Aguilera -- Miley Cyrus -- Jonas Brothers -- Selena Gomez -- Rihanna -- Katy Perry -- Lady Gaga -- Justin Bieber -- Chapter 8: The Second British Invasion -- Britpop -- Sade -- Sting -- PJ Harvey -- Radiohead -- Spice Girls -- Coldplay -- Amy Winehouse -- Adele -- Chapter 9: Urban Contemporary -- Luther Vandross -- Anita Baker -- The Pointer Sisters -- Quincy Jones -- Motown Goes West: Los Angeles -- Boyz II Men -- New Jack Swing -- R. Kelly -- Aaliyah -- Usher -- Alicia Keys -- Beyoncé -- Chris Brown -- Chapter 10: Adult Contemporary -- Dionne Warwick -- Diana Ross -- Natalie Cole -- Harry Connick, Jr. -- Céline Dion -- Mariah Carey -- Josh Groban -- Michael Bublé -- Chapter 11: Latin Popular Music -- Julio Iglesias -- Tejano -- Lydia Mendoza -- Selena -- Jennifer Lopez -- Ry Cooder -- Shakira -- Alejandro Sanz -- Juanes -- Calle 13 -- Chapter 12: Modern Country -- Dolly Parton -- Willie Nelson -- Outlaw Music -- Waylon Jennings -- Ricky Skaggs -- Garth Brooks -- Reba McEntire -- The Judds -- Alan Jackson -- Shania Twain -- Brooks & Dunn -- Faith Hill -- Tim McGraw -- LeAnn Rimes -- Dixie Chicks -- Rascal Flatts -- Brad Paisley -- Taylor Swift -- Chapter 13: Singer-Songwriters: The Next Generation -- Mavis Staples -- T Bone Burnett -- Bonnie Raitt -- Lucinda Williams.

Nick Cave -- David Byrne -- Alanis Morissette -- Sinéad O'Connor -- Sarah McLachlan -- Björk -- Jeff Buckley -- Beck -- Sheryl Crow -- Alison Krauss -- Norah Jones -- Andrew Bird -- Devendra Banhart -- John Mayer -- Chapter 14: Rock in the Age of iTunes -- iTunes -- Rock Festivals -- Monterey, Woodstock, and Beyond -- Destination Festivals -- Festivals in Europe and Japan -- WOMAD -- South by Southwest -- Burning Man -- Lollapalooza -- Coachella Valley Festival -- Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival -- Pitchfork Music Festival -- Pop Idols -- Eurovision Song Contest -- Puffy AmiYumi -- American Idol -- Simon Cowell -- Susan Boyle -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.