Year In Music 2004
April, 2004
It has been the kind of year that makes music fans turn up the volume and industry execs pull out their pony-tails. The pop jukebox has become increasingly fragmented, and hip-hop, punk-pop, Southern rock, electroclash, camp metal, R&B and whatever the hell you call OutKast all got their numbers punched. The music industry has responded to these dizzying developments by throwing up its hands in a collective "What the fuck?" Amid megamergers and layoffs, labels blamed their sales slump...
