Music is All Around The World

Music is all around the world. Many different regions of the world include different kinds of music, including: Pop, Country, Jazz, Rap, Rock, Electronic, Folk, Synth wave, Metal, Industrial, Alternative, Classical, Bluegrass, and many more. These examples are simply just among the more popular styles and genres in The United States. Other countries like The United Kingdom have: Punk, R&B, EDM, Indie Rock, Country, Jazz, Indie Pop, Metal, Pop, Hip-Hop, etc. India has: Indian Classical, Folk Music, Filmi, Indian Pop, etc. Japan has: J-Pop, Metal, and Indie Rock. The top ten countries that spend the most on music per person is:

1. Norway - $23.58 per person

2. UK - $20.81 per person

3. Japan - $20.64 per person

4. Sweden - $19.75 per person

5. Germany - $17.42 per person

6. Australia - $16.26 per person

7. USA - $15.36 per person

8. Austria - $13.56 per person

9. Switzerland - $13.39 per person

10. France - $12.76 per person

The top ten countries that spend the least on music per person is:

1. China - $0.07 per person

2. India - $0.08 per person

3. Mexico - $1.07 per person

4. Brazil - $1.23 per person

5. Spain - $3.87 per person

6. Italy - $3.93 per person

7. South Korea - $5.29 per person

8. Canada - $9.74 per person

9. Belgium - $9.93 per person

10. Netherlands - $12.19 per person

Through this information, we can infer that the most popular and successful industries of music comes from Norway, UK, and Japan. The least popular and successful industries of music comes from China, India, and Mexico. Other information that can be inferred is that Norway, UK, and Japan have more of a media for music and possibly more mixed genres to choose from. China, India, and Mexico may not have much media for music and possibly less of mixed genres to choose
The most popular genres around the world include this image of a graph with a colored key to show what genres are most prevalent in the world.

According to the graph, Rap and Latin clearly compete with each other. It is purely region that changes where the most popular major genres are.
Africa: Rap, Latin, Pop
Asia: Rap, Latin, Rock
Australia: Rap, Rock, Country
Eastern Europe: Rock, Rap, K-Pop
Middle East: K-Pop, Rap, Latin
North America: Rap, Latin, EDM
South America: Latin, Rap, Rock
Western Europe: Latin, Rap, R&B

The Bloggers:
Jacob Fain & Camron Dalton
Jacob: Out of this specific blog, I prefer Metal and Industrial (Rock) as my genres. I have bought multiple albums from various artists such as: Celldweller, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Filter, Evanescence, Circle of Dust, and many more. I have also created my own music @sol16.bandcamp.com in a similar style.
Camron: I prefer Alternative and Metal such as: Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, Pierce The Veil, Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon, and Asking Alexandria.

Sources: http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/which-countries-have-the-music-fans-who-spend-the-most-on-records-hint-not-canada/
http://time.com/3697123/music-genres-around-the-world-grammy-awards/