Montreux 2010s

Artists of the Decade: Alanis Morissette - Deep Purple - Gary Moore - Neil Cowley - Herbert Gronemyer - Santana The melismatic vocals popular in the 1990s and 2000s in pop and R&B music lost favor by 2010, with vocally lower-key artists such as Kesha, Cheryl Cole, and Katy Perry starting to outsell new releases by perennial melismatic favourites Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera. The saxophone has been used in multiple top 40 songs early in the decade. Saxophone solos were common, almost cliche, in pop from the 1950s to the early 1990s, but declined later in the 1990s. Whistling has also become more common in hit songs, especially around 2011. Traditional instruments, such as the mandolin, dulcimer, ukulele, banjo, and accordion, are being used more often, especially in indie rock such as Mumford and Sons, and The Lumineers, along with country artists such as Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band. After several years of stagnation due to the decline of nu metal and post-grunge, rock has made a comeback in North America with the rise of the indie music that was for the most part underground in the 25 years predating 2010. However, the opposite has been witnessed in Europe, including the UK, where guitar music sales have generally been in decline. Electronic music is becoming more popular; some 2010s successes include Skrillex, Headhunterz, Wildstylez, Knife Party, Avicii, Alesso, Owl City, Calvin Harris, Deadmau5, Eric Prydz, ShockOne, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, David Guetta and Lights.