60
YEARS OF
ROCK
(1955-2015)
2013
-Stone Temple Pilots fire lead singer Scott Weiland.
-Richie Sambora quits Bon Jovi.
-The Divinyls' Chrissie Amphlett dies.
-The Doors' Ray Manzarek dies.
-Lou Reed dies.
-Robin Thicke is accused of breaching copyright with "Got To Give It Up" on "Blurred Lines".
The power of the internet in creating hit records became more evident with "Harlem Shake" by Baauer and "The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)" by Ylvis. Lorde broke through internationally with "Royals". Miley Cyris harnessed controversy to launch her single "Wrecking Ball". Daft Punk scored a major hit with the retro electronic song "Get Lucky", with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers performing on the track.
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