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Since the media in America has recently taken the world by storm, it is no wonder that many different nations are being drawn to American movies, T.V. shows, and music. The U.S. is currently dominating the pop culture boards and has begun to expand their cultural imperialism to a different level. Foreigners are being "Americanized" through campaigns that market the one thing that people enjoy the most; entertainment.

American music has a very large influence on people from other countries. They're drawn to the exotic aspect of music in a different language and are moved by the foreign themes and influences. Many times, America music makes it overseas even before it is released in the States, because producers depend on the automatic approval of other cultures to help make them successful in their own country. Despite the positive and uniting effects that music can have between different cultures, big, foreign producers can but minorities at a disadvantage. With American music's incredible presence in other countries, the native performers of these countries are loosing their oppurtunity to make it in an industry that is chock full of American artists. Although a lot of American music can be very wholesome and contain many meaningful lyrics and ideas, the "American Empire", as some like to call it, is overpowering the entertainment industries in foreign countries in a very manipulative way.

American music is being broadcasted all over the world, through the radio and and internet, to T.V. and music videos, so there's no wonder that other countries are being absorbed into the culture. In a recent survey that was taken by [|U.S. Consumer Reports], it was concluded that Americans are most influenced to buy music that they heard on the radio. One would assume that these statistics would be quite similar in any other country, so as long as people are tuning into the right radio station, American music industries are garunteed instant success.

Also, considering the internet is accessable to billions of people worldwide, it is a very influencial source used by big music producers. [|iTunes] is one of the largest music stores available on the internet. Every since its introduction worldwide, people have been able to buy and download music without even leaving their homes. People from opposite sides of the globe can download and enjoy the latest and greatest in American hits with just the click of a button.

As the United States continues to grow as an imperial power, minority cultures are getting swallowed up by American influences. What was once a simple desire by America for more land, has, whether intentionally or not, escalated to a full scale attempt to dominate pop culture world wide.

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