Blog: Idolator

Backtracking is our recurring look back at the pop music that shaped our lives. Our friends may come and go, but we’ll be spinning our favorite albums forever. The last few years of the '90s saw a transition in music from angsty grunge and gangsta rap to Disney factory-produced pop, thanks to formulaic groups like  Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC . It seemed boy bands were set to once again rule the pop charts in the new millennium (they hadn't since New Kids On [...]