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![Britney Spears (THEN)]()
Britney Spears rehearsing for the 1999 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, 12/8/1999. Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images
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![Britney Spears (NOW)]()
Singer Britney Spears appears on stage at The LINQ Promenade on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment proclaimed Wednesday as "Britney Day," and the entertainer was presented with a key to the city and an official Clark County proclamation. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision/AP)
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![Mariah Carey (THEN)]()
Mariah Carey studio photo shoot.6/12/1990 photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect*** SPECIAL RATES APPLY ***
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![Mariah Carey (NOW)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 27: Singer/songwriter Mariah Carey arrives at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to launch her residency 'MARIAH #1 TO INFINITY' on April 27, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show debuts on May 6, 2015. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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![Michael Bolton (THEN)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 25: Singer Michael Bolton holds one of two trophies he won 25 January 1993 at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo credit should read VINCE BUCCI/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Michael Bolton (NOW)]()
Michael Bolton attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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![Spice Girls (THEN)]()
British group the Spice Girls wave to the crowd from the terrace of the Martinez hotel in the Cannes bay Sunday May 11, 1997, during the International Cannes Film Festival. (AP PHOTO/Remy de la Mauviniere)
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![Spice GIrls (NOW)]()
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 11: Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm attend the after party for the press night of 'Viva Forever', a musical based on the music of The Spice Girls at Victoria Embankment Gardens on December 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
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![Red Hot Chili Peppers (THEN)]()
At both the beginning and the end of the '90s, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were one of the biggest alt rock bands in the world. Their 1991 album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik," with the power of songs like "Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away," was epic. Their 1999 album "Californication" was even bigger.
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![Red Hot Chilli Peppers (NOW)]()
Despite losing guitarist and creative force John Frusciante again a few years back, the Chili Peppers are still a giant touring act and festival headliner. Also, still shirtless but at least Flea found some pants.
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![Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder (Then)]()
Pearl Jam released their best work in the '90s. Based on "Ten," "Vs." and "Vitology," Pearl Jam became one of the biggest bands in the world, if not quite as respected as fellow Seattle stalwarts Nirvana.
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![Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder (Now)]()
Although Pearl Jam has released five albums since the '90s, it’s still their work from that decade that built a legacy for them. However, they've unexpectedly become the new Grateful Dead, touring all the time, changing set-lists every show and being followed around by hardcore fans.
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![Celine Dion (THEN)]()
Canadian singer Celine Dion performs September 20, 1996 on the stage of Bercy concert hall in Paris. AFP PHOTO JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celine Dion (NOW)]()
Celine Dion poses backstage at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
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![Chemical Brothers (THEN)]()
Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, better known as the Chemical Brothers, were one of the most non-traditional alt stars of the '90s, riding the rave wave to stardom with crossover songs like "Block Rockin' Beats" and "Hey Boy Hey Girl."
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![Chemical Brothers (NOW)]()
Although they haven't released a new album since making the soundtrack to the film "Hanna" in 2011, The Chemical Brothers are still seen as a legendar electronic duo today.
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![Roxette (THEN)]()
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![Roxette (NOW)]()
In this photo made available Thursday, June 2, 2011, Marie Fredriksson, left, and Per Gessle of the Swedish pop music duo Roxette perform during their concert in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. (AP Photo/MTI, Peter Kollanyi)
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![Beck (THEN)]()
1998: Headshot of American rock musician Beck (born Beck Hansen), New York City. (Photo by Victor Malafronte/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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![Beck (NOW)]()
Beck performs at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
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![Destiny's Child (THEN)]()
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![Beyonce of Destiny's Child (NOW)]()
Beyonce arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" on Monday, May 4, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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![MC Hammer (THEN)]()
Rapper MC Hammer poses backstage with his Grammys during the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Feb. 20, 1991. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan)
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![MC Hammer (NOW)]()
MC Hammer attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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![Silverchair (THEN)]()
Back in the mid-'90s, teen Aussie alt rockers Silverchair were getting praised as "the next Nirvana." The three albums they released in the '90s, "Frog Stomp," "Freak Show," and "Neon Ballroom" were all relatively popular.
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But as the band got older, they lost popularity. Silverchair broke up after the band admitted in 2011 there was no spark of creativity left among the three members.
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![Radiohead (THEN)]()
The '90s alt rock scene was where Radiohead developed into a world class rock and roll band with two of their most popular albums "The Bends" and "OK Computer." They created material that would be copied by bands like Coldplay and Travis into the new millennium, which ultimately led them to change their sound into something more experimental in the 2000s.
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![Radiohead (NOW)]()
Although they don't tour and release music as frequently anymore, Radiohead remains one of the most popular and respected rock bands in the world. They began working on a new album this past fall and it should be released sometime next year.
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![Green Day (THEN)]()
In the mid-'90s, Green Day went from an underground punk band from San Francisco to mainstream alt-rock superstars with the release of their album "Dookie." Songs like "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" made Green Day a household name. Their popularity sunk in the late-90s but the band returned to superstardom in the mid-2000s with "American Idiot."
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![Green Day (NOW)]()
Despite a very public meltdown and rehab stint for singer Billie Joe Armstrong as well as a sub-par trio of albums released in 2013, Green Day is still an internationally huge band today thanks to a few big releases over the past decade that re-launched the band for a new generation.
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![Hanson (THEN)]()
Members of the band Hanson, from left, Isaac, Taylor and Zac, perform on the street outside the New York studio for NBC's "Today Show," May 12, 1997. Hanson is responsible for the resurgent popularity of bubble gum music, eminently disposable pop songs that stick in the mind. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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![Hanson (NOW)]()
Zac, left, Taylor, and Isaac of Hanson, arrive at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Saturday Sept. 21st, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP Images)
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![Fatboy Slim (THEN)]()
Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim was one of the only DJs in the '90s to become a mainstream star on alt rock radio. His album "You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby" from 1998 was a huge smash with singles like "The Rockafeller Skank" and "Praise You."
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![Fatboy Slim (NOW)]()
Now 51 years old, he's still an active DJ, although Cook hasn't released any new music as Fatboy Slim since 2010. But he has spent time in rehab in recent years for alcohol addiction.
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![Rage Against The Machine (THEN)]()
Rage Against the Machine was a one-of-a-kind band in the '90s and was never duplicated. They created rap metal, their own brand of alt rock and cranked out three solid albums in that decade. They also wrote the greatest modern protest song of all time, "Killing in the Name." They broke up in 2000 due to creative differences in the band. Singer Zach de la Rocha left to work on his own music (which has never come out) and the rest of the band formed Audioslave with Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell.
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![Rage Against The Machine (NOW)]()
Rage reunited from 2007 to 2011 to play sporadic festival shows and one-of gigs. They are listed as being on hiatus, although drummer Brad Wilk has said the band will most likely never play again. But Tom Morello keeps busy with political activism and his folk-rock act The Nightwatchman.
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![Mr. Big (THEN)]()
Mr. Big 1989 Eric Martin, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan
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![Mr. Big (NOW)]()
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 17: Billy Sheehan and Eric Martin of Mr. Big perform on stage at KOKO on October 17, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images)
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![Garbage (THEN)]()
Garbage started as an alt rock super group with producers Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and singer Shirley Manson in the mid-2000s. Their first two albums of dark, catchy, slick alt-rock helped the band sell several million copies internationally with big songs like "I'm Only Happy When It Rains."
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![Garbage (NOW)]()
Garbage is still a band today, however their popularity was left in the '90s for the most part. Because of the band members’ production work, Garbage rarely releases albums. Their last LP "Not Your Kind Of People" was released in 2012 and they toured last year.
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![TLC (THEN)]()
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 7: Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins (L), Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas and Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes of the group TLC celebrate their award for Best R&B Video 07 September during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The award was for their 'Waterfalls' video and TLC also won two other awards. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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![TLC (NOW)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 01: Recording artists Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas (L) and Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins of TLC perform during the kickoff of The Main Event tour at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 1, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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![Soundgarden (THEN)]()
Soundgarden was one of the biggest bands to ever come out of Seattle in the '90s, as well as a corner stone for grunge and alt-rock. They helped shape the genre in the early part of the decade and found mainstream success from their album "Superunknown" thanks to giant singles like "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun." The band broke up in 1997 due to creative differences. It led to an embarrassing solo album by singer Chris Cornell in the first decade of the 2000s.
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![Soundgarden (NOW)]()
Soundgarden got back together in 2010. They released a new album called "King Animal" in 2012 and opened for Nine Inch Nails this past summer, exactly 20 years after their last joint-tour when NIN was the opening act.
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![The Breeders (THEN)]()
The Breeders began as Kim Deal's side project from the Pixies that she started with Tanya Donelly from Throwing Muses. The Breeders released two albums and two EPs in the '90s, their most popular being 1993's 'The Last Splash' which featured the fuzzy, garage rock butt-kicker "Cannonball." Although the Breeders were never a mainstream commercial band, they were critically acclaimed and earned a pretty decent cult following.
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![The Breeders (NOW)]()
Despite hiatuses and time off here and there, The Breeders are still a band. They reunited to their 'The Last Splash' line-up a few years back to tour behind the 20th anniversary re-release of the classic '90s alt-rock album. The line-up is still currently locked in, although there is no word on new materiel being released in the near future.
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![Bush (THEN)]()
England's Bush (or Bush X as us older alt-rock fans might remember them) was huge for a few years in the '90s. The Gavin Rossdale-led alt-rockers had two big albums in the middle of the decade in "Sixteen Stone" and "Razorblade Suitcase." After falling out of popularity in the late '90s, they broke up in 2002.
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![Bush (NOW)]()
Bush is actually a band again. Rossdale and drummer Robin Goodridge reunited with a few new players back in 2010 and have actually released two albums since. Their latest, "Man On The Run" came out this month.
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![Foo Fighters (THEN)]()
When Kurt Cobain died, so did Nirvana. Drummer Dave Grohl decided to start the Foo Fighters all by himself and released the Foo's self-titled album in 1995. The album was a hit with songs like "This is a Call," so Grohl recruited a band that included Nate Mendel and Pat Smear, and the rest is history.
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![Foo Fighters (NOW)]()
The band Foo Fighters on the red carpet prior to the 2015 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall on Saturday, April 18, 2015, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Invision/AP)
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![The Cardigans (THEN)]()
Members of The Cardigans pose at The Bowery Bar in New York Dec. 7, 1998. From left; Lasse Johansson, Peter Svensson, Bengt Lagerberg, Nina Persson and Magnus Sveningsson. The Swedish band's latest record is "Gran Turismo." (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)
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![Nina Persson of The Cardigans (NOW)]()
Singer Nina Persson from "The Cardigans" performs at "The Music of Prince" tribute concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday March 7, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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![Jamiroquai (THEN)]()
Lead singer Jay Kay of Jamiroquai along with the band accept the award for Best Video Of The Year for "Virtual Insanity" during the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel)
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![Jamiroquai (NOW)]()
British singer Jay Kay of Jamiroquai band performs on stage on the first day of the Eurockeennes' festival on July 4, 2013, in the French eastern city of Belfort. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZON (Photo credit should read SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Metallica (THEN)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 25: Members of 'Metallica' from left, Jason Newstead, Kirk Hammet, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield hold their trophy 25 January 1993 at the 20th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo credit should read VINCE BUCCI/AFP/Getty Images)
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SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 21: (L-R) Larry Trujillo, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica receive San Jose Sharks jerseys on Metallica Night At The San Jose Sharks Game on January 21, 2015 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for BB Gun)
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![Backstreet Boys (THEN)]()
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Members of the musical group Backstreet Boys pose after winning the award for Best Group Video for 'Everybody - Backstreet's Back' during the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA, 10 September. AFP PHOTO Vince BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Backstreet Boys (NOW)]()
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 25: (L-R) Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson attend the UK Premiere of 'Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of' at Dominion Theatre on February 25, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)
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![Stevie B (THEN)]()
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![Stevie B (NOW)]()
Singer Stevie B performs at halftime of the Charlotte Hornets-Detroit Pistons NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich., Sunday, March 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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![Noel Gallagher of Oasis (THEN)]()
Noel Gallagher of Oasis performs the song "Supersonic" with his band at the 5th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, Calif., Saturday, June 14, 1997. The concert, put on by the Pasadena, Calif. alternative music station, featured a bill of 14 different bands, including a rare co-billing of rival British bands Blur and Oasis. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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![Noel Gallagher of Oasis (NOW)]()
Photo by: KGC-138/STAR MAX/IPx 3/10/15 Noel Gallagher of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in concert at the O2 Arena. (London, England, UK)
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![Liam Gallagher of Oasis (THEN)]()
Liam Gallagher, vocalist for the group Oasis, performs during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1996. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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![Liam Gallagher of Oasis (NOW)]()
Liam Gallagher of Beady Eye performs on the Other Stage at the Glastonbury Music Festival site at Glastonbury, England on Friday, June 28, 2013. Thousands are to arrive for the three day festival that starts on Friday with headliners, Arctic Monkeys, the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP)
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![Sinead O'Connor (THEN)]()
Sinead O'Connor performing at the 1990 MTV Music Video Awards, held at Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA on September 6, 1990.Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect
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![Sinead O'Connor (NOW)]()
Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor attends a press event during the Budapest Spring Festival at a hotel in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP)
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![Seal (THEN)]()
British pop singer Seal sneaks some photos of crew members as he waits to go onstage to rehearse a duet with Annie Lennox on the Marvin Gaye soul classic, âWhatâs Going On,â Feb. 27, 1996 in preparation for Wednesday nightâs 38th Annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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![Seal (NOW)]()
Singer Seal is spotted as he arrives at LAX Airport in Los Angeles, Ca Picture by: Quarterflash/Vantage News 20 November 2014. Picture by: Quarterflash/Vantage News 20 November 2014. Vantage News/IPx
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![Alanis Morissette (THEN)]()
Alanis Morissette performing onstage at the 1995 Mtv Video Music Awards held in Los Angeles, CA on September 7, 1995 (Photo: Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect)
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![Alanis Morissette (NOW)]()
Alanis Morissette arrives at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year event at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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![Sheryl Crow (THEN)]()
Sheryl Crow performs on the east stage at Woodstock '99 in Rome, New York at Griffiss AFB Park for the 30th Anniversary Concert July 23-25. They are among over 45 bands performing on one of four stages. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect)
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![Sheryl Crow (NOW)]()
Sheryl Crow attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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![Savege Garden (THEN)]()
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![Darren Hayes of Savage Garden (NOW)]()
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 21: Singer Darren Hayes arrives at the 2011 APRA Music Awards on June 21, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
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![Vanessa Williams (THEN)]()
28 Jan 1996: Singer Vanessa Williams sings the national anthem prior to the Dallas Cowboys game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Cowboys defeated the Steelers 27-17. Mandatory Credit: Mike Powe
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![Vanessa Williams (NOW)]()
Vanessa Williams waves as she arrives on the red carpet for the closing ceremony of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival in the Huairou district of Beijing Thursday, April 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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![Mick Hucknall of Simply Red (THEN)]()
8 Jun 1996: Mick Hucknall of Simply Red performs during the opening ceremony the European soccer championships at Wembley Stadium, London. Mandatory Credit: Stu Forster/Allsport UK
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![Mick Hucknall of Simply Red (NOW)]()
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 20: Mick Hucknall attends the IWC Gala Dinner during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2015 at the Palexpo on January 20, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for IWC)
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![Lenny Kravitz (THEN)]()
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Musician Lenny Kravitz poses for photographers as he arrives at the fourth annual GQ's 1999 Men of the Year Awards where he performed 21 October 1999 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Lenny Kravitz (NOW)]()
Lisa Bonet, left, Lenny Kravitz arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" on Monday, May 4, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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![Take That (THEN)]()
A farewell wave from pop group Take That as they announce that they are to split up, in Manchester Tuesday Feb 13 1996. The four young men said they will go their separate ways after one more single and a performance at next week's Brit Awards. Bottom left: Mark Owen, Bottom Right: Howard Donald; Top Left: Jason Orange; Top Right: Gary Barlow. (AP Photo / Dave Kendall)
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From left, Jason Orange, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald of Take That are seen performing on stage at the 2012 Music Industry Trusts Award ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in London. (Photo by John Marshall JME/Invision/AP)
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![Blur (THEN)]()
Damon Albarn, right, and Graham Coxon of the British band Blur perform onstage at the 5th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, Calif., Saturday, June 14, 1997. The concert, put on by the Pasadena, Calif. alternative music station, featured 14 different bands, including a rare co-billing of rival British bands Blur and Oasis. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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![Blur (NOW)]()
Graham Coxon, from left, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree and Alex James of Blur attend The Q Awards on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in London. (Photo by Ki Price/Invision/AP)
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![Beastie Boys (THEN)]()
Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz), right, and MCA (Adam Yauch), of the Beastie Boys, perform during the MTV Video Music Awards at New Yorkâs Radio City Music Hall, Sept. 8, 1994. The band was also nominated for Best Group Video for âSabotage.â Other band members unidentified. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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![Beastie Boys (NOW)]()
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 24: (L-R) Beastie Boys rappers Adam Horovitz and Michael Diamond attend 'The Punk Singer' screening hosted by Kathleen Hanna at Liberty Hall in the Ace Hotel on November 24, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
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![Snoop Dogg (THEN)]()
Snoop Dogg performing on the 1999 MTV Music Video Awards held at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center in New York City on September 9, 1999. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect)
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![Snoop Dogg (NOW)]()
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Snoop Dogg DJ's at Catch Rooftop on April 27, 2015 in New York City. Credit: Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd./MediaPunch/IPX
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![Nine Inch Nails (THEN)]()
Trent Reznor’s recording project Nine Inch Nails reached its biggest peak in the '90s when he released his most popular album "The Downward Spiral." The album was an industrial, alt-rock masterpiece and made Nine Inch Nails a massive cult band.
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![Nine Inch Nails (NOW)]()
Trent Reznor has now been sober for years and is better than ever. Nine Inch Nails is still releasing acclaimed albums and touring arenas and sheds and headlining major festivals. Reznor released the latest NIN album "Hesitation Marks" last year.
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![No Doubt (THEN)]()
No Doubt became a popular alt-rock band in the mid-'90s when they released their "Tragic Kingdom" album. With songs like "Don’t Speak," "Spiderwebs," "Just A Girl" and “Sunday Morning,” they were one of the coolest and most popular bands around that time. The band lost popularity in the late '90s before mounting a major comeback with their dub-rock album "Rock Steady" in 2001. They went on hiatus in 2004 after their most successful run as a band.
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![No Doubt (NOW)]()
After a reunion tour in 2009, No Doubt released their comeback album "Push And Shove" in 2012. It was a giant flop. The band took another hiatus, but is currently working on a new album. Singer Gwen Stefani, currently a judge on "The Voice," is also working on a new solo album with fellow judge Pharrell.
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![Boyz II Men (THEN)]()
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: The members of Boyz II Men, from left, Shawn Stockman, Nate Morris, Wayne Morris and Michael McCary display the three awards they won 30 January 1995 at the 22nd Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The group won for favorite band and single in the soul-rhythm and blues category and favorite single in the pop-rock category. (COLOR KEY: Gold buttons on coats.) AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Boyz II Men (NOW)]()
Boyz II Men arrive at the 2015 Barnstable Brown Gala at Patricia Barnstable Brown's Mansion on Friday, May 1, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Joe Imel/Invision/AP)
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![The Prodigy (THEN)]()
In the late '90s, Brit "electronica" act The Prodigy became a big mainstream alt act. The band's "The Fat Of The Land" album featured popular singles like "Firestarter" and the ever-classy "Smack My Bitch Up."
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![The Prodigy (NOW)]()
Although they've fallen out of the mainstream since their late '90s glory days, The Prodigy are still together. They last released an album in 2009 and are planning a first quarter studio album release in 2015.
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![Mary J. Blige (THEN)]()
Hip-hop soul singer Mary J. Blige performs in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 5, 1997. Blige is enjoying the success of her third multiplatinum album, "Share My World." (AP Photo/Christopher Berkey)
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![Mary J. Blige (NOW)]()
Mary J. Blige performs at the Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on the National Mall, Saturday, April 18, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP)
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![Smashing Pumpkins (THEN)]()
The Smashing Pumpkins in their original, '90s form were so good. Between "Siamese Dream," "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" and "Adore," the Smashing Pumpkins proved to be dynamic, cutting edge and one of the greatest bands of that decade. But then drugs in the band and Billy Corgan's ego clashed and he fired all the original members.
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![Smashing Pumpkins (NOW)]()
These days Billy Corgan treats the Smashing Pumpkins just like Axl Rose treats Guns ‘'N Roses. It's Corgan touring alone with hired musicians. He still releases albums. They’re not great and nobody seems to want them. But they keep coming. He also seems to like to only play the new stuff live, which is frustrating to many a longtime Pumpkins fan.
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![Hole (THEN)]()
No matter what your feelings are about Courtney Love and her public behaviour, you have to admire the success and strides that she made with her band Hole in the '90s. With the three albums they released in that decade, Hole became one of the biggest female fronted bands of all time. Hole's heavy songs dealing with feminist issues and a female perspective, they sold over 3 million albums in the US alone in the '90s and received several Grammy nominations. Thanks to Courtney Love's erratic behaviour and a constantly rotating band line-up, Hole broke up in 2002. Love tried to reform the band in 2009 without founding member Eric Erlandson and a completely new line up. They released one album then broke up again.
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Courtney Love has openly said she is working on new material for Hole and that a reunion with her original line-up from the '90s is a strong possibility. Courtney Love says lots of things, so only time will tell.
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![Wu-Tang Clan (THEN)]()
FILE - This Feb. 25, 1998 file photo shows O.D.B, Ol' Dirty Bastard of the Wu Tang Clan, whose legal name is Russell Jones, performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes. Since 2011, hip-pop pioneer Heavy D, singer and rap chorus specialist Nate Dogg and New York rapper Tim Dog all died of ailments in their 40s. Kriss Kross rapper Chris Kelly was found dead last week in Atlanta of a suspected drug overdose. Jones collapsed and died inside his studio on Nov. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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![Wu-Tang Clan (NOW)]()
Clifford Smith, aka Method Man, of Wu-Tang Clan performs at the second weekend of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Indio, Calif. . (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
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![Sonic Youth (THEN)]()
The Sonic Youth (AP Photo/Handout)
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![Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth (NOW)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 30: Former Sonic Youth front-woman Kim Gordon performs onstage during the 'Mike Kelley' Members' Opening at The Geffen Contemporary At MOCA on March 30, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MOCA)
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Lauryn Hill at the 1999 Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, CA on February 24, 1999 Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect
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Lauryn Hill performs at the Voodoo Music Experience on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, in New Orleans. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)
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151435 06: French actress, singer and model Vanessa Paradis sings on stage March 9, 1993. (Photo by Liaison)
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Vanessa Paradis arrives at the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Metiers dâArt Collection fashion show at the Park Avenue Armory on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 15: Rapper Vanilla Ice performs onstage at the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night during the NBA All-Star Weekend 2014 at The Smoothie King Center on February 15, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Rapper Vanilla Ice (real name Robert Van Winkle) rehearses a performance of his 1991 hit `Ice Ice Baby' with The Sydney Dance Company ahead of a possible performance at Saturday's V Festival, at The Sydney Dance Company, Walsh Bay on March 27, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Ice recently apologised on YouTube and the public have been asked to vote as to whether he is guilty or innocent of music wrongs as part of Virgin Mobile's 'Right Music Wrongs' campaign. If found 'guilty', Ice will have to apologise to fans on stage at the V Festival, or to perform his hit single if found 'innocent'. (Photo by Gaye Gerard/Getty Images)