{"id":20849,"date":"2014-05-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=20849"},"modified":"2014-05-24T09:10:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T14:10:45","slug":"favorite-artists-according-us-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/favorite-artists-according-us-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Artists According to Each US State"},"content":{"rendered":"
Music has always improved our lives, made us acknowledge our emotions, amplified our feelings or toned them down, shown what we are all about and made it easier for us to express ourselves. This is true for the majority of us and while there are so many artists out there, some of them have made it in the \u201cbig leagues\u201d through their music: favorite artists like Whitney Huston, Barbara Streisand, Beyonc\u00e9, Adele, Christina Aguilera, Michael Buble<\/strong>, and bands who need no introduction such as R.E.M., Nirvana, Queen, Deep Purple, Metallica<\/strong>. Music has evolved and is constantly evolving and contemporary artists such as Pharrell, Eminem, Daft Punk and many others are bringing new inspiration and a new sound to fans. So much so that Echo Nest has created a map of all the US States that was designed to show which the favorite artists for each state is. Let’s take a loot at the favorite artist across each state.<\/div>\n
The initial map is this one:<\/h5>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jay-Z<\/h1>\n

In Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South and North Carolina, Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and pretty much the entire East Coast, Jay-Z is the undisputed artist that\u00a0 people listen to. And with good reason- this American rapper, entrepreneur and record producer has been estimated to have a net worth of $500 million US Dollars<\/strong> by Forbes and is one of the most successful American hip-hop artists (17 Grammy awards, 75 million records sold and countless nominations put him at the top of his field). His albums also made it on Rolling Stone\u2019s list of \u201c500 Greatest Albums Of all Time\u201d (three of them in particular \u2013The Blueprint, Reasonable Doubt and The Black Album being landmarks of the genre).<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis<\/h1>\n

The favorite artists for Washington include the above mentioned, but number one is still Macklemore. This hip-hop duo is the go-to inspiration for Americans living in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Maine and New Hampshire for a great number of reasons. They formed back in 2009 in Seattle, where rapper Ben Haggerty and record producer and DJ Ryan Lewis decided they could produce something big- and well, they did. Their first EP, named VS.EP was released in 2009, followed by VS. Redux in 2010. However, their big break was the 2012 Grammy Award winning album \u201cThe Heist\u201d which reached number 1 on iTunes and earned these hard working artists a much deserved \u201cBest New Artist\u201d Award.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drake<\/h1>\n

Being the artist of choice in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, it seems that rappers are by far the most appreciated artists in the US. Aubrey Drake Graham is Canadian by birth, born in Toronto, and received recognition when he starred as Jimmy Brooks on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation. His most successful album to date is \u201cTake Care\u201d, released back in 2011, with hit songs like Headlines, Take Care, The Motto and Make Me proud. His song \u201cThe Motto\u201d is actually credited for making the acronym \u201cYOLO\u201d popular. This Grammy Award winner, multiple Juno Award and BET Award winner is worth a listen if you\u2019ve haven\u2019t already heard his songs.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eminem<\/h1>\n

Topping off our rapper list is Eminem, preferred artist in Alaska, North Dakota and West Virginia, the best-selling artist of the 2000s. Declared the King of Hip-Hop by the Rolling Stones magazine, this rapper, producer and song-writer has produced an astonishing 10 number one albums on Billboard 200, has sold well over 120 million singles and 96 million albums all around the world. He is also the first artist to have ever won three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album (for The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Matters LP and The Eminem Show).<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daft Punk<\/h1>\n

In states where rap has been second to other styles, Daft Punk was the band of choice (states like Oregon, California, Minnesota, and Rhode Island). This electronic music Duo comprised of the two French musicians Guy Manuel De Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter were notorious back in the 1990s when they combined house elements with synthpop to produce a whole new sound. In 2007, their live album \u201cAlive 2007\u201d won them the Grammy Award for Best Electronic\/Dance Album and by 2013 they had signed with Columbia, and released the lead single Get Lucky and the album Access Memories which won them five Grammy Awards in 2014.<\/p>\n

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Other artists were featured in Paul Lamere\u2019s map- Lorde, Imagine Dragons and ALT-J although sparingly. The same Paul Lamere also published a map of the most \u201cdistinctive\u201d artists of each state, which differs substantially as you can see.<\/p>\n

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