Better known as the DJ spinning the turntables behind Kid Rock, Matt Shafer AKA Uncle Kracker has had solo success in the US with his album Double Wide. More mellow than the Kid, the album blends country and hip-hop, rock and soul. Follow Me was an Australian no 1 as well as a US and UK top 10 hit.

Usher

Born Usher Raymond in Chattanooga Tennessee, his second album My Way spawned a US no 1 in Nice'n'Slow. The latest album 8701 was re-recorded after it had been unofficially released around the internet. The video for U Got It Bad features Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas from TLC as Usher's love interest and as usual shows off Usher's dancing talents.

U2

The album All That You Can't Leave Behind has given U2 four new hits around the world including Elevation, a high-powered pop anthem from the Tomb Raider film. Previously Beautiful Day saw Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen put their lives on the line for the video. The shoot features the band playing on a Paris runway while jumbo jets take off and land directly above them. The band were 2001's biggest live rock act in the world, a fact celebrated in the Walk On video with footage from Rio.