How American music became a global cultural and business powerhouse
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Every culture on earth makes music, but the United States took its music and turned it into big business. American artists now dominate many of the charts worldwide – and have had a profound influence on the music industries of so many other cultures and countries. Al Jazeera's Alex Baird travelled around the country to trace the story of American music and filed this report. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #AmericanMusic #US250 #UnitedStates #MusicIndustry #Jazz #Blues #RockAndRoll #CountryMusic #HipHop #PopMusic #AmericanCulture #SoftPower #AlJazeeraEnglish
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