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Los Angeles By: Haleigh McDonald The most famous music city in America is Los Angeles; it is where all genres of music are played and created. All of the biggest record labels are based in L.A., like Capital Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Los Angeles is where a majority of famous musicians and artists reside. Hollywood is where you go to "make it big" in the entertainment industry, for acting, modeling and in music. Even though all types of music is made in L.A., the city is most known for the Rock N' Roll of the 60's, Disco in the 70's, Hip-Hop from the late 80's to now and Pop music. Rock artists like Janis Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers are all rock legends that have made music in Los Angeles and played at famous music venues in L.A., like  The Fonda, The Troubadour and The Roxy. Hip Hop groups like N.W.A , and Rap artists like Snoop Do...

  Photo By: Haleigh McDonald Music Cities By: Haleigh McDonald There is currently over one hundred genres of music from Hip-Hop and pop to Alternative and country and as music continues to evolve, it still has its roots in the begging few genres that existed only 70 years ago. African slave instruments and tribal music involved into blues, blues involved into Soul, Jazz, Pop, Country and R&B, and from Country and R&B, Rock N' Roll was formed and from Rock N' Roll, genres like Hip Hop, Punk and Metal music were invented. Over the years, many cities around the United States have had an influence in starting a new music scene that would eventually spread through out the country and around the world. For example, Nashville is the Country music capital, Hip-Hop was started at the same time in both New York and Los Angeles, Jazz is most prevalent in New Orleans, Blues was started in the Mississippi Delta and  Alternative Rock and Grunge music started in Se...