Country music embodies free patriotic spirit of a human soul which is close to American culture and history. No wonder so many authentic country music artists are from this genre’s homeland – the United States America. Appealing to the theme of this article you have to be ready to meet confrontations with the following list of the most remarkable country music artists of the 2000s. It is not difficult to remember what artists were head-and-shoulders in the 60’s and 70’s of the 20^th century’s country stage but right now it is quite challengeable to pick up few leaders since there are so many talented performers who follow the true country music genre. However, such attempt is worth a shot because there are a lot of modern singers and songwriters who deserve attention of country music fans.

The famous dynamic duet in history of country music of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn still rocks since 80’s releasing albums which are warmly welcomed both by their faithful and new fans. These guys became a solid team in 1991 and since those rebel times for country music perform together igniting the American charts with their ultimate hits.

There is unlikely a single person among true country music enthusiasts who has never heard about the popular female vocalist Carrie Underwood who won the fourth season of super TV show “American Idol” and got not only an appreciation from a strict jury but also love of the American nation. Her debut album called “Some Hearts” which was released in 2005 became the most fast-selling debut release in the history of country music.

Elderly country stars still rock the scene and proclaimed by his fans the King of Country George Strait who debuted in 1981 with this smashing album Strait Country is a living proof of this theory. The next release by George brought few ultimate singles that became No. 1 hits all over the United States in America. He was nominated and awarded at such prestigious American music ceremonies as CMA and ACM than any other country musician.

The popular performer Glen Campbell met the future country star – Alan Jackson – in the airport where the Jackson’s wife gave a demo of Alan’s songs to the well-known and respected musician. After this event Campbell started to collaborate with Alan Jackson and produced his first releases which turned to be the best-sellers from 1991 till 2009.

Keith Urban is a well-known person not because of his famous wife, the actress Nicole Kidman, but also due to his success as an Australian country singer. Before becoming a superstar Mr. Urban won a number of different talent contests and only then managed to lead Australian country charts with his tracks which also found a great support in the American country’s homeland – Nashville.

Another leading country singer Tim McGraw is the all-American favorite and the long list of his awards proves this. He won 3 Grammys, almost a dozen of Country Music Association’s awards and more than a dozen awards from the Academy of Country Music. More than 40 millions of sold copies of his releases and the called-for tour Soul2Soul with his wife, a well-known country singer Faith Hill made him the brightest star in the sky of 2000’s country music.

The double-platinum debut album of the country band Rascal Flatts and their next in row 3 releases made Ohio’s guys Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney the most famous and successful country group of the last decade.

The 3-times laureate of the prestigious CMA’s Male Vocalist Award and also the owner of three Grammys – Brad Paisley – began to create a unique by sound country music in 1991 by releasing his debut album Who Needs Pictures which was certified as golden as well as the next albums produced by this talented singer and songwriter.

Every fan of country music knows the top charts singer Toby Keith who is an outstanding songwriter, the author of the smashing country patriotic hit “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue”. This is a bit tough to talk but very talented singer creates only hits and leads the American country charts since 2000.

House music stands for one of the most popular music directions at the world stage of 2011 along with hip-hop and modern pop genres. A lot of talented musicians choose to create new songs in this unique style which make discotheques rock from their powerful dancing tunes.  No wonder that such kind of music became the mainstream genre very quickly as well as techno or EBM. However, despite plenty of talented musicians working in this genre there can be distinguished few leaders who actually are capable to create really new sound in house music 2011.

If you have recently started your musician career, for example, as a DJ, then it will be useful to know what house music artists managed to become peculiar in such mainstream genre and what made them so unique in the background of many others, not less talented musicians and singers.

One of the sensations in house music 2011 is Afrojack who was able to become an author of hilarious tunes and create really distinctive and original sound. Earlier this musician has been known as the part of the crew standing behind another popular house project “Dirty Dutch”. Then he decided to appeal to masses of house and techno music fans and did a pretty fascinating start. The tracks of his albums are fresh and attract thousands of new listeners who didn’t even like such kind of music. Everyone starting from teens which are mostly into pop music till hardcore techno fans finds his work astonishing. His latest release is called “Replica” and it is one of the most popular house albums in 2011.

The smashing hits of the next leader in house music in 2011 – Eric Prydz – are familiar to all who at least for once visited a night club during past few years. The track “Call on Me” made this performer extremely popular and turned house music into mainstream after an unexpected boost. This artist is so far the leader of the many international music charts and was awarded by numerous prestigious prizes. If you are into house music and never heard about Mr. Prydz you can’t call yourself a techno/house/dance music fan.

Deadmau5 is a comparatively new “star” in the house and techno music “sky”. This artist became foremost popular among Facebook users. His page has been attended by at least a million of fans. Mr. Mau5 is touring at the moment and at the same time is preparing new tracks for his next album which will be released very soon, in 2011.

The army of the amazing breakthrough band – Swedish House Mafia – is really enormous worldwide. These musicians release very quality music which has been already awarded numerously by positive feedbacks printed in the few prestigious pro-music magazines. This band has successfully collaborated with Usher during his performance in the last American Music Awards ceremony and in the nearest future Swedish House Mafia is going to perform along with Jay-Z.

Speaking about the successful house music producers who have a huge army of online friends it is difficult to miss such popular artists as Mysto & Pizzi who became popular after creating an outstanding dance remix to the song “Circus” performed by Britney Spears. Their versatile music style is bouncing from pop, hip-hop to pure electro-house and it is very attractive for many listeners who don’t stick to strict mainstream music directions.

So far Avicii is one of the fast rising stars in house music. In 2011 this young DJ has released a lot of awesome tracks with peculiar sound. Piano and other not typical for house music instruments he uses make his songs sound totally fresh and remarkable comparing to other rookie performers who became more or less famous during this year. The “piano” signature is what makes music created by Avicii distinctive and authentic. Besides this artist is an outstanding producer of other new side-projects involving performers who are not so popular by now but are also very talented. It seems that this house music performer will astonish us many times in future.

Despite the new house “stars” dance music fans are still fond of the real titans’ work – Daft Punk, David Guetta and Benny Benassi which ultimate hits are still welcomed hilariously at the dancefloors worldwide.

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