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In western popular music, two music genres gained major popularity: the continued trend in growth of the popularity of R&B and hiphop, and rock gradually moving out of the underground. Rock, which had for the past years been dominated by nu metal bands such as Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, and pop punk acts such as Blink-182, and Green Day, began sharing the scene with other genres such as emo, which saw increasing record sales. Indie also saw a slight rise in sales, with increasing awareness in bands from the Omaha, Nebraska, USA indie scene. The year also saw the rise of bands like The White Stripes, The Strokes, and The Vines. Nirvana also made a dramatic comeback, with the song " You Know You're Right" quickly becoming a brief chart topper. 2002 was the year that Nickelback rose to popularity with the success of their single " How You Remind Me".
Rap continued to have mainstream success in the pop world, with Eminem's The Eminem Show becoming one of the fastest selling rap albums, alongside Nelly.
January 9 - Max Lilja leaves Apocalyptica due to difficulites towards individual projects within the group.
January 18 - Rayna Foss leaves Coal Chamber due to becoming a mother and finding Christ.
February 13 - Jennifer Lopez becomes the first singer to have a remix album debut at number one, selling over 156,000 copies.
March 5 - Brandy releases his highly anticipated third studio album, Full Moon after taking a two year hiatus from the spotlight.
March 7 - Burton C. Bell leaves Fear Factory due to his many dislikes of Dino Cazares. Quickly after, Fear Factory dissolves.
March 12 - Silverchair withdraw from the Gone South festival in Australia because Daniel Johns contracts reactive arthritis.
March 24 - Takahiro Nishikawa leaves Dreams Come True.
April 5 - Layne Staley of Alice in Chains dies a mysterious death.
April 23 - Wilco's critically acclaimed fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, is released, debuting at #13.
June 5 - U.S. soul and R&B singer R. Kelly, is charged with 21 counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor after a videotape allegedly showing him engaged in sexual acts with an underage girl is broadcast on the internet.
June 15 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 10th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with Bad Religion, Hoobastank, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Eat World, Moby, New Found Glory, P.O.D., Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, The Strokes, System of a Down, Unwritten Law, The Vines, The Violent Femmes and Rob Zombie.
June 28–30 - The Glastonbury Festival features headline acts: Coldplay, Garbage, Stereophonics, Orbital, Roger Waters, Rod Stewart, and Air.
July 16 - Simon & Garfunkel release the album Live In New York City, 1967, a recording of their live performance at Lincoln Center on 22 January 1967.
September 11 - Marie Fredriksson of Roxette finds out she's a brain tumor.
October 11–13 - The fifth Terrastock festival is held in Boston, USA.
October 24 - Mikey "Bug" Cox is fired from Coal Chamber due to disputes with other members about his drug addiction.
November to December - Die Trying record their self-titled debut album, which was released on June 10, 2003.
November 19 - After five years out of the music industry and giving birth to her first baby, Shania Twain realeases her third Diamond album Up!.
November 29 - The Concert For George is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death, under the musical direction of friend Eric Clapton. Performers included Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Ravi Shankar, and Billy Preston. The event benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation.
November 30 - Popular UK girl group Girls Aloud are formed on the reality TV show .
December 2 - Peter Garrett leaves Midnight Oil.
The Area 2 Festival features headline acts Moby, David Bowie, Busta Rhymes, Ash, and Blue Man Group.
U2 and Paul McCartney perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI. U2's performance becomes a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack.
Beyoncé Knowles' solo career begins.
Deporitaz releases Dimes, his third and final album, on MP3.com.
Bands formed
The Academy Is...
The Aggrolites
Aloud
Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
As Cities Burn
Asesino
Assembly of Dust
Avoid One Thing
Be Your Own Pet
Box Car Racer
Carbon/Silicon
Deathride a.k.a. DevilDriver
Double Dagger
Fear Before the March of Flames
From First to Last
Gatsbys American Dream
Girls Aloud
House of Heroes
The Killers
Kipelov
LCD Soundsystem
Little Brazil
Mañana
One True Voice
The Rakes
Say Hi to Your Mom
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Senses Fail
Streetlight Manifesto
The Thermals
Two Gallants
Ugly Casanova
Valley of the Giants
Velvet Revolver
White Shoes & The Couples Company
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Bands disbanded
Alice in Chains (reform in 2005)
59 Times The Pain
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Backstreet Boys (hiatus)
Bardot
Big Wreck
Bim Skala Bim
Bush
Cast
Coalesce
Deporitaz
Devourment (reform in 2005)
Died Pretty
Tha Dogg Pound (reform in 2006)
Fear Factory (reform in 2004)
Fenix TX (reform in 2005)
Fugazi (hiatus)
Godflesh
Gravity Kills
Karma To Burn
Life Without Buildings
Matthew Good Band
Megadeth (reform in 2004)
Midnight Oil
Nobody's Angel
Pooka
The Promise Ring
Red Snapper
Run DMC
Salt n Pepa
Stabbing Westward
Bands reformed
Devourment
D.I. (after 1995 hiatus)
Little River Band original members reform as Birtles Shorrock Goble
Phish (after 2000 hiatus)
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