Over 30 musicians achieve top rank in 50 states
My Telescope has announced new data highlighting the top music artists performing concerts in 2022. Hip hop artists tied with pop music as the dominant genre in the US, with rappers winning the top spot in 20 states. Grammy-winning artist Kendrick Lamar, whose latest album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers dropped this year to critical acclaim, was the most popular artist in eight different states.
Chicago trap rapper Lil Durk came in second to Kendrick Lamar as the most popular touring artist of 2022, winning in five states. While music genre representation was spread diversely across the country, hip hop was the most prevalent genre in southern states, with Lil Durk appearing as the top searched artist in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, North and South Carolina.
New England had a heavy concentration of pop artists. The list of artists winning in two states include Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Greta Van Fleet, Harry Styles, Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Post Malone, and The Weeknd.
California and New York’s top artists were Latin artists Grupo Firme and Bad Bunny, respectively.
Share of search shows hip hop tied with pop for the most dominant music genre with rock, Latin, country and indie following with four, three, two and one, respectively.
The data highlights a state-by-state breakdown of the top artist or band, according to Google search volumes when users search for concert tickets. The artists are then ranked by Share of Search, a marketing metric used for a search term in relation to a defined set of search terms.
