>>41754997You would think so but the allure of numbers has no impact on whether a genre of entertainment is welcome in the mainstream media.
To prove that point I'll point out to
>Garth BrooksIf you ask "literally who" you are 100% correct and guaranteed not to be a burger because
>As of 2020, according to the RIAA, he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 156 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to the Beatles in total album sales overall.And yet, you don't really see country music gaining traction or becoming "mainstream" anywhere else in the world except in the United States, and even in the United States, only in very specific media outlets.
For reference, based on media presence, you would think Kanye West would be competitive but he "only" 25 million.
It is not just the size of the audience that determines whether or not an artist or a segment of the market gets represented in the mainstream.