Complex sentence: Following his last solo release was a 10-year lapse in his national recording output from 1996 to 2006, however, Laury was a top artist on MP3.com at the height of their popularity during this period.
Split into simpler sentences: Following his last solo release was a 10-year lapse in his national recording output from 1996 to 2006. However, Laury was a top artist on MP3.com at the height of their popularity during this period.