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ROCK MUSIC
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1980
- Rap music continues to grow, appearing in the national charts and gaining radio airplay.
- As punk rocks popularity wanes in the U.K., the so-called New Wave of British Heavy Metal begins - with new metal bands adapting the intensity and speed of punk.
- The U.S. hardcore punk rock scene grows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York.
- The first Monsters of Rock festival is held at Donnington Park in central England, headlined by hard rock/heavy metal acts Rainbow, Scorpions, Judas Priest and April Wine.
- John Lennon is shot to death by a deranged fan outside his apartment in Manhattan, New York City.
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