'NOW That's What I Call Music!, 2000's Hip-Hop' presents an all-star 18-track lineup of Hip-Hop hits from the 00's, including DMX “Party Up,” Lil Wayne featuring Static Major “Lollipop,” Nelly “Hot in Herre,” OutKast “Ms.

The most successful volume to date is 1999's Now That's What I Call Music! 44, which sold 2.3 million copies and remains the biggest-selling various artists compilation album in the UK.

The Now That's What I Call Music! empire dawned in the U.K. in 1983, sired by Virgin Records and taking its name from an extremely British in-joke about eggs and bacon.

NOW That's What I Call Music! is 50/50 co-owned by Sony Music and Universal Music and the streaming app is available on iOS and Android mobile devices.

Hip hop Hip hop dominated popular music in the early 2000s.

Over three decades after their breakup, the Beatles still released the top-selling album of the 2000s. The Fab Four's greatest hits compilation 1 sold over 11,448,000 copies since its release in November 2000 according to Nielsen SoundScan's decade-end sales numbers.

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The Hurrian Hymn was discovered in the 1950s on a clay tablet inscribed with Cuneiform text. It's the oldest surviving melody and is over 3,400 years old.

But for the title of oldest extant song, most historians point to “Hurrian Hymn No. 6,” an ode to the goddess Nikkal that was composed in cuneiform by the ancient Hurrians sometime around the 14th century B.C.

Who Buys or Uses Music? (or How to “Sell” Songs)

• Artists. Artists always need music, but you won't directly be selling songs to artists.
• Publishers. Publishers are always on the lookout for talented songwriters.
• Music Libraries and Licensing Agencies.
• Individuals and Commercial Interests.
• Music Supervisors.
• Fans.

In general, the individual who writes or records an original song owns the copyright in the musical work or sound recording.