MUSIC
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– Christina Aguilera wins Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards, beating out Britney Spears for the title.
– Boy band *NSYNC releases their album ‘No Strings Attached’, selling a record-breaking 2.4 million copies in its first week.
– ‘Oops… I Did It Again’ by Britney Spears drops and nets 1.3 million in sales — the highest ever for a female artist.
– British pop sensation S CLUB 7 releases their debut album stateside, based largely on the popularity of their S CLUB 7 IN MIAMI television show.
TV
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– The first season of SURVIVOR premieres and launches a reality show craze that still lives on today.
– CSI premieres, quickly becoming the top-rated show on television. It would hold this title until a little show called AMERICAN IDOL debuts.
– Primetime sitcom MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE debuts on FOX and wins two Emmy Awards for its first episode alone.
MOVIES
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– Sword-and-sandals epic GLADIATOR wins the Oscar for Best Picture, making star Russell Crowe a certifiable celebrity.
– HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS becomes one of the top grossing films of the year and marks the first ever film adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book.
– Disney releases DINOSAUR, the studio’s first CG animated movie. Though it made over $130 million at the box office, it was widely considered a flop, prompting Disney to shut down its 3D animation department.
OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS
– The last original PEANUTS comic strip is published, though it would continue to reprint in syndication.
– The simulation game THE SIMS becomes an instant hit with critics and audiences alike. Spawning seven expansion packs and two sequels, it remains the best-selling PC game to date.
– The highly anticipated HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE hits bookstore shelves at midnight after months of rabid anticipation and speculation by fans.
– Sony debuts the PlayStation 2, which would later become the best-selling video game console of all time.