Topic summary
Alternative rock music
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Alternative rock.
2010–present
Most references to alternative rock music in the United States in the 2010s are to the indie rock genre, a term that previously had limited usage on alternative rock channels and media. Some radio stations in the 2010s had changed formats outside of alternative rock music, but this is mostly motivated by conglomeration efforts coupled with advertisers seeking more Top 40/Top 100 stations for sales. While there have been conflicting opinions on the relevance of alternative rock to mainstream audiences beyond 2010, Dave Grohl commented on an article from the New York Daily News about the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in August 2013, stating that rock is dead: "speak for yourself... rock seems pretty alive to me."