Nirvana, led by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain, was an American grunge band formed in Aberdeen, Washington. Beginning in the local underground music scene, Nirvana enjoyed mainstream commercial success from late 1991, until Kurt Cobain's suicide in April 1994. During their eight-year career, Nirvana released three studio albums, including Nevermind, which ultimately made Nirvana a major player. their fame and will sell 30 million copies worldwide. In addition to considerable sales figures, Nirvana was distinguished by its innovative musical style, as well as its reckless and rebellious image on stage. With their visible commercial success and cultural significance that continues to this day, Nirvana had a significant impact on the evolution of Rock'n'Roll music and therefore constitute a major catalyst for change for the music industry. Before Nirvana's reign began in 1991, the music industry was filled by other costume rock bands and strategically marketed mainstream pop stars, with no space for alternative music to establish and promote their music to mainstream audiences. a wider audience. Michael Jackson, for example, accurately represents the status that pop music held the largest share of the music market, with his album Dangerous topping the Billboard 200 Chart in early 1992 (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: "Oh well, Which Nevermind "). Eventually, Dangerous topped the Billboard 200 chart continuously for more than a month after the album's release, which also proves the commercial success of Michael Jackson and the pop music industry as a whole. On the other hand, Rock'n'Roll music flourished almost exclusively in the form now known as hair metal; As bands like Van Halen grew in popularity, were other record labels... middle of paper ... going to have the potential to be another catalyst for change in the future of Rock'n 'Roll? We are still waiting. Work citedBurlingame, Jeff. Kurt Cobain: “Well, whatever, whatever.” Enslow Publishers Inc., 2008. Print. Christgau, Robert. “Artistic Statement of the Year: Nirvana.” Robert Christgau: dean of American rock critics. Robert Christgau, 1994. The web. May 08, 2014. Christgau, Robert. “Never Again: Nirvana.” Robert Christgau: dean of American rock critics. Robert Christgau, August 20, 2001. Web. May 8, 2014. Costabile, Matt. “Nirvana Interview.” Email interview. May 7, 2014. Gould, Katherine. "Nirvana." World of pop culture: icons, Idold, ideas. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web April 15, 2014.Hooper, Giles ““Nevermind” Nirvana: A Post-Adornian Perspective. International journal of the aesthetics and sociology of music. 38.1 (2007): 91-107 Web.. 2014.