Question: he music of Athens, Georgia, includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave, the The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like R.E.M., an American rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by which lead singer?
Sentence (from "R.E.M."): Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.
Relevant evidence: No