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Yup, the age of the arena rock star is over. Some acts may mimic the mannerisms & whatnot, but it's mostly for kitsch at this point.
I'd also say Jack White's the closest thing nowadays, and since White Blood Cells was released in 2001 he qualifies as more a product of the 21st century (by way of early 20th century blues of course).
The big outsized personalities are in hip-hop now - Kanye, Jay-Z, Beyonce, etc, even Janelle Monae in her postmodern-soul-via-Bowie type deal.
Still an assload of fantastic music being made if you know where to look. And yeah, Dan Auerbach & the Black Keys are pretty darn good, one of those bands you can play for just about anyone and they'll get into it.
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