for me, i like artists from all places but i think UK release artists are my favourites (Traivs, Kasabian...)....most of US artists are lame except some bands like The Fray or OneRepublic or Green Day or Linkin Park.....in Australia i like solo artists (Natalie Imbruglia & Delta Goodrem) and of course Canada has alot of great names (u know for sure who im talking about
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