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Alternative

By Cristina Bunton

When was alternative music Instruments normally used today


originated? for this genre are:
-Vocals (usually male)
Alternative rock (also called alternative -Backing Vocals.
music or simply alternative) is a genre -Two guitarists – Lead and Rhythm.
of rock music that emerged in the -Keyboards.
1980s and became widely popular in -Bass
the 1990s. -Drums

What is alternative music?


-music that is produced by performers who
are outside the musical mainstream, that is
typically regarded as more eclectic, original,
or challenging than most popular music
Nirvana's success popularised
alternative rock, and they were ofter

Nirvana referenced as the figurehead band o


Generation X.
Alter signing to major label DGC
Records in 1991, Nirvana found
unexpected mainstream success with
''''Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first
single from their landmark second
Song : smells like teen album Never mind (1991).
spirit by nirvana Following extensive tours and the
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/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
1992
compilation album Insecticide and Ef
Hhormoaning, the band released the
highly anticipated third studio album
In Utero (1993).
During their three years as a
mainstream act. Nirvana received an
American Music Award, Brit Award
and Grammy Award, as well as sever
MTV Video Music Awards and two
ME Awards, Nirvana's musical style
has been mainly described as grunge
alternative rock, punk rock,and hard
rock. There where three members in
Nirvana they consist of Kurt Cobain
lead singer and guitarist, Drummer
Dave Grohl.bassist Krist Novoselic.Th
band split up when the Kurt
committed suicude. Dave grohl is nov
in the band "fu fighters' . Nirvana we
inducted into the Mojo Hall of Fame
2003 and nominated for "Greatest
Artist of the 1990s". Nirvana's
contributions to music have also
received recognition from a number
of other publications. Nevermind wa
added to the National Recording
Registry in 2005, Four of Nirvana's
songs appeared on Rolling Stone's lis
of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Pitchfork Media ranked Nevermind
and In Utero as the sixth and
thirteenth greatest albums of the
1990.
Billie Eilish has received several
accolades, including seven Grammy
Awards, two American Music
Awards, two Guinness World
Records, three MTV Video Music
Awards, three Brit Awards, a
Billie Eilish
Golden Globe Award and an
Academy Award.
The following year, she co-wrote
and performed the theme song "No Song:You should see me in
a crown
Time to Die" for the James Bond https://www.youtube.com
film of the same name, which /watch?v=coLerbRvgsQ
topped the UK Singles Chart and
won the Academy Award for Best
Original Song in 2022. Eilish
possesses a soprano vocal range.
Music critic Robert Christgau wrote
that while Eilish is musically and
commercially pop, her brand also
"reminds us how amorphous has
become", describing her soprano as
"too diminutive for vocal
calisthenics", adding that her
"playful version of teen-goth angst"
and "electro-saturated debut
album" captivated a diverse
audience. Her In 2019, Time placed
her on their inaugural "Time 100
Next" list.She is the youngest
person, second person ever, and
first female artist to win the four
main Grammy categories–Best New
Artist, Record of the Year, Song of
the Year, and Album of the Year–in
the same year.[197] In 2022, she
became the first person born in the
21st century ever to win an
Academy Award, receiving the
award for Best Original Song for
"No Time to Die" from the James
Bond film of the same name.music
incorporates pop, dark pop,
electropop, emo pop, experimental
pop, goth-pop, indie pop, teen pop,
and alt-pop. Eilish's brother,
Finneas, collaborates on
songwriting.

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