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Originally Posted by GiRTh

Average artists like the Taylor Swifts and Miley Cyrus' of this world acquire huge world wide sales mainly due to their status in America.

I don't think either of those are huge outside America. In the UK their albums struggle, same elsewhere in europe.

but they do get huge exposure because America is the central media focus of the world. It kinda owns the global main stage.