Why is the UK so good at spotting talent?
The UK has always had a good heritage of good quality diverse music, the Beatles is a good example. But why is the UK so good at spotting and supporting new music from overseas? Most recently The Killers and The Kings of Leon have built their music careers in Britain, with The Kings of Leon writing a song on their second album “Fan” paying homage to the support they received in the UK. Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix both broke their careers at Britain, Hendrix signing managed by the same team as the Rolling Stones.
I think the UK has a good history of signing and supporting up and coming talent, but also the diversity of the radio stations and the festivals help new music and artists being showcased to the public which I believe to be harder in the US where radio stations are usually tied to one particular genre, likewise in festivals.
It also helps being the centre of Europe in terms of music, artists from Australia often come to London to promote their career as it provides a large size and verity of audiences. Take Pendulum, originally from Perth Australia, they relocated to UK in 2003, this is not saying that they would not be popular in Australia, but as a DNB act they would of found it difficult to push their music into the southern hemisphere.
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