singers have found their way into catholic masses thanks to the web older music acts have also gained popularity singaporean vedic metal band rudra received worldwide attention and sufi music too got a dekko from the west through contemporary artistes like mercan dede oldtime western musicians playing spiritual indian music like prem joshua and chinmaya dunster also entered the mainstream limelight in 2004 the tibetan monks chanting won them a grammy mixed upwhen linkin park came on the scene with one rapper and one singer no one gave them a chance by mixing rock beats with modern electronic sounds they sold 50 million albums fusion of genres becomes the name of the game so many new genres were spawned this decade its hard to keep track by the time you pronounce one a new one emerges emo music the next stage of punk and indie broke into the mainstream reggaeton which mixes west indian and latin american styles is the most popular new genre daddy yankees gasolina defines it desi goes global we all know a r rahman won two oscars and was nominated for the grammys away from the spotlight indian artistes are getting recognised the world over iron maiden noticed parikrama in bangalore and took them to glastonbury karnatakas taaq joined pink floyd on blenders list of best rock bands ever soulmate from shillong played at beale street memphis tennessee the home of blues indian ocean guitarist susmit sen was compared to jerry garcia by the kiwi media even electronic acts like jalebee cartel which put india on the world edm map are getting noticed worldwide india the worlds stage if indian bands are going places the world is also coming to india the 2000s saw more international acts doing gigs in india than ever before iron maiden aerosmith joe satriani placido domingo the rolling stones the list goes on although new delhi doesnt normally get the big concerts because apparently too many people demand free passes cities like mumbai bangalore and musiccrazy shillong have been the biggest beneficiaries even goa known more for its thriving party scene than its rock culture hosted legendary rock band deep purple in 2002 cyber symphony if you were a struggling musician in the 80s or 90s youd be jealous of how technology has changed the world today bands are no longer dependant on distributors to promote their music with the advent of myspace facebook pandora and internet radio bands reach their listeners directly even amateur hobby musicians upload their recordings and the whole world is their audience you can sit at computer and become a star most indian rock bands have dedicated pages where anyone anywhere can listen to their music sing easy for a musician the bestever decade you could decide how you wanted your music to sound the manager could go to hell you didnt need to book expensive recording hours at studios and wait to be told what to do and when with the popularisation and accessibility of