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Pandora has released a new graphic (above) revealing the most popular artists in every state based on plays through their digital radio service. Unsurprisingly, Billboard champion Drake has laid claim over the majority of the United States. What may surprise some however, is the fact Taylor Swift only claims two states, which is three less than rapper Kevin Gates and two less than Eminem (who hasn’t released a record in over two years).

These artists are not the only ones getting a lot of play in these states. Here’s a full rundown of the top 10 biggest artists in all 50 states:

Alaska

1. Drake
2. Eminem
3. Taylor Swift
4. Fetty Wap
5. Adele
6. G-Eazy
7. The Weeknd
8. Ed Sheeran
9. Beyoncé
10. Maroon 5

Alabama

1. Kevin Gates
2. Fetty Wap
3. Drake
4. Future
5. Beyoncé
6. Lil Wayne
7. Taylor Swift
8. Chris Brown
9. The Weeknd
10. Sam Hunt

Arkansas

1. Kevin Gates
2. Drake
3. Fetty Wap
4. Beyoncé
5. The Weeknd
6. Lil Wayne
7. Taylor Swift
8. Eminem
9. Future
10. Adele

Arizona

1. Drake
2. The Weeknd
3. Fetty Wap
4. Beyoncé
5. Eminem
6. Taylor Swift
7. J. Cole
8. Bruno Mars
9. Adele
10. Rihanna

California

1. Drake
2. The Weeknd
3. Fetty Wap
4. Beyoncé
5. J. Cole
6. Rihanna
7. Adele
8. YG
9. Chris Brown
10. Bruno Mars

Colorado

1. Drake
2. Taylor Swift
3. Eminem
4. The Weeknd
5. Fetty Wap
6. Adele
7. Bruno Mars
8. J. Cole
9. Maroon 5
10. G-Eazy

Connecticut

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Rihanna
5. Chris Brown
6. Eminem
7. Taylor Swift
8. J. Cole
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Adele

Delaware

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Future
5. Chris Brown
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Meek Mill
8. Rihanna
9. Eminem
10. The Weeknd

Florida

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Future
4. Beyoncé
5. Kevin Gates
6. The Weeknd
7. Rihanna
8. Lil Wayne
9. Adele
10. Chris Brown

Georgia

1. Drake
2. Future
3. Fetty Wap
4. Beyoncé
5. Rihanna
6. Chris Brown
7. Young Thug
8. Kevin Gates
9. The Weeknd
10. Nicki Minaj

Hawaii

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Bruno Mars
4. Beyoncé
5. Adele
6. Sam Smith
7. The Green
8. Chris Brown
9. Common Kings
10. Taylor Swift

Iowa

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Eminem
4. Taylor Swift
5. Wiz Khalifa
6. Luke Bryan
7. Florida Georgia Line
8. The Weeknd
9. Kevin Gates
10. Adele

Idaho

1. Taylor Swift
2. Eminem
3. G-Eazy
4. Drake
5. Adele
6. Maroon 5
7. Imagine Dragons
8. Luke Bryan
9. Bruno Mars
10. The Weeknd

Illinois

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Future
5. The Weeknd
6. Taylor Swift
7. Eminem
8. Rihanna
9. Nicki Minaj
10. J. Cole

Indiana

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Eminem
4. Kevin Gates
5. Taylor Swift
6. Beyoncé
7. The Weeknd
8. Lil Wayne
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Luke Bryan

Kansas

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Taylor Swift
4. Eminem
5. The Weeknd
6. Wiz Khalifa
7. Adele
8. Kevin Gates
9. Beyoncé
10. Luke Bryan

Kentucky

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Kevin Gates
4. Eminem
5. Beyoncé
6. Taylor Swift
7. Lil Wayne
8. The Weeknd
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Future

Lousiana

1. Kevin Gates
2. Drake
3. Fetty Wap
4. Beyoncé
5. Lil Wayne
6. Lil Boosie
7. Future
8. Nicki Minaj
9. Chris Brown
10. Rihanna

Massachussetts

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Taylor Swift
4. Beyoncé
5. Eminem
6. Rihanna
7. Adele
8. J. Cole
9. Chris Brown
10. The Weeknd

Maryland

1. Drake
2. Beyoncé
3. Fetty Wap
4. Future
5. Rihanna
6. Chris Brown
7. Nicki Minaj
8. The Weeknd
9. Taylor Swift
10. Adele

Maine

1. Eminem
2. Drake
3. Fetty Wap
4. Taylor Swift
5. Adele
6. Ed Sheeran
7. Nickelback
8. Luke Bryan
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Rihanna

Michigan

1. Drake
2. Eminem
3. Fetty Wap
4. Beyoncé
5. Taylor Swift
6. Future
7. Rihanna
8. Chris Brown
9. Nicki Minaj
10. The Weeknd

Minnesota

1. Drake
2. Taylor Swift
3. Eminem
4. Fetty Wap
5. Adele
6. Beyoncé
7. G-Eazy
8. The Weeknd
9. Rihanna
10. Wiz Khalifa

Missouri

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Eminem
4. Taylor Swift
5. Beyoncé
6. Kevin Gates
7. Future
8. Nicki Minaj
9. Lil Wayne
10. Adele

Mississippi

1. Kevin Gates
2. Fetty Wap
3. Drake
4. Beyoncé
5. Future
6. Lil Boosie
7. Lil Wayne
8. K. Michelle
9. Chris Brown
10. Rich Homie Quan

Montana

1. Eminem
2. Taylor Swift
3. Adele
4. G-Eazy
5. Nickelback
6. Drake
7. Luke Bryan
8. Maroon 5
9. Fetty Wap
10. Ed Sheeran

North Carolina

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Future
5. Chris Brown
6. Taylor Swift
7. Rihanna
8. The Weeknd
9. J. Cole
10. Adele

North Dakota

1. Eminem
2. Drake
3. Taylor Swift
4. Fetty Wap
5. G-Eazy
6. Florida Georgia Line
7. Luke Bryan
8. Wiz Khalifa
9. Nickelback
10. Adele

Nebraska

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Taylor Swift
4. Eminem
5. Kevin Gates
6. The Weeknd
7. Wiz Khalifa
8. Beyoncé
9. G-Eazy
10. Adele

New Hampshire

1. Drake
2. Eminem
3. Taylor Swift
4. Fetty Wap
5. Adele
6. Luke Bryan
7. Zac Brown Band
8. Ed Sheeran
9. Maroon 5
10. Florida Georgia Line

New Jersey

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Rihanna
5. Chris Brown
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Eminem
8. Taylor Swift
9. Future
10. The Weeknd

New Mexico

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. The Weeknd
4. Luke Bryan
5. Eminem
6. J. Cole
7. G-Eazy
8. Bruno Mars
9. Kevin Gates
10. Wiz Khalifa

Nevada

1. Drake
2. The Weeknd
3. Fetty Wap
4. J. Cole
5. Eminem
6. Beyoncé
7. Bruno Mars
8. Chris Brown
9. Taylor Swift
10. Rihanna

New York

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Rihanna
5. Chris Brown
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Eminem
8. The Weeknd
9. Adele
10. Taylor Swift

Ohio

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Eminem
4. Beyoncé
5. Future
6. Taylor Swift
7. Nicki Minaj
8. Chris Brown
9. Rihanna
10. Lil Wayne

Oklahoma

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Kevin Gates
4. The Weeknd
5. Taylor Swift
6. Eminem
7. Beyoncé
8. Adele
9. Lil Wayne
10. Rihanna

Oregon

1. Drake
2. Eminem
3. Taylor Swift
4. Adele
5. The Weeknd
6. Fetty Wap
7. G-Eazy
8. Beyoncé
9. Bruno Mars
10. Rihanna

Pennsylvania

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Eminem
5. Nicki Minaj
6. Taylor Swift
7. Rihanna
8. Chris Brown
9. Future
10. The Weeknd

Rhode Island

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Eminem
5. The Weeknd
6. Rihanna
7. Future
8. Taylor Swift
9. J. Cole
10. Chris Brown

South Carolina

1. Fetty Wap
2. Drake
3. Future
4. Kevin Gates
5. Beyoncé
6. Chris Brown
7. Lil Wayne
8. Taylor Swift
9. Rihanna
10. Nicki Minaj

South Dakota

1. Drake
2. Taylor Swift
3. Eminem
4. Fetty Wap
5. G-Eazy
6. Florida Georgia Line
7. Luke Bryan
8. Wiz Khalifa
9. The Weeknd
10. Adele

Tennessee

1. Kevin Gates
2. Drake
3. Fetty Wap
4. Beyoncé
5. Future
6. The Weeknd
7. Taylor Swift
8. Lil Wayne
9. Chris Brown
10. Adele

Texas

1. Drake
2. The Weeknd
3. Kevin Gates
4. Beyoncé
5. Fetty Wap
6. Future
7. Taylor Swift
8. Luke Bryan
9. J. Cole
10. Rihanna

Utah

1. Taylor Swift
2. Imagine Dragons
3. Eminem
4. Drake
5. Maroon 5
6. Adele
7. G-Eazy
8. Justin Bieber
9. Katy Perry
10. Bruno Mars

Virginia

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Beyoncé
4. Future
5. Chris Brown
6. Taylor Swift
7. Rihanna
8. The Weeknd
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Eminem

Vermont

1. Eminem
2. Fetty Wap
3. Taylor Swift
4. Drake
5. Adele
6. Nickelback
7. Luke Bryan
8. Florida Georgia Line
9. AC/DC
10. Rihanna

Washington

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Taylor Swift
4. The Weeknd
5. Eminem
6. Adele
7. Beyoncé
8. Bruno Mars
9. G-Eazy
10. Rihanna

Wisconsin

1. Drake
2. Fetty Wap
3. Eminem
4. Taylor Swift
5. Beyoncé
6. Adele
7. The Weeknd
8. Nicki Minaj
9. Luke Bryan
10. Wiz Khalifa

West Virginia

1. Fetty Wap
2. Drake
3. Eminem
4. Florida Georgia Line
5. Luke Bryan
6. Lil Wayne
7. Nickelback
8. Nicki Minaj
9. Taylor Swift
10. The Weeknd

Wyoming

1. Eminem
2. Taylor Swift
3. G-Eazy
4. Fetty Wap
5. Drake
6. Nickelback
7. Luke Bryan
8. Adele
9. Maroon 5
10. Five Finger Death Punch

There was a point in music history not that long ago when singles had to make a big splash with mainstream America within a very small window of time or they were considered a failure. This was before the internet, of course, and long before anyone thought that every song that was ever created would one day be only a few key strokes away for anyone with an internet connection. Those changes, and the digital revolution they spawned, have completely rewritten the way people consume music. At the same time, it has also changed the way we view singles, or at least those that do not have a major label promoting them.

When Britney Spears chooses to release a new song, press releases are distributed to every music professional on her label’s mailing list, tracks are sent to radio, and guest appearances are booked at influential news outlets. To borrow a term from basketball, this is basically a full court press in terms of promotion. Everyone is made aware of the existence of new music at the same time in hopes of creating enough interest in said material to drive it up the pop charts. More often than not this tactic is a successful one, but it also comes with a high cost, which most independent artists and labels could never shell out for the purposes of promoting a single song.

When independent artists choose to release new material, a press release may be sent out, but it is incredibly rare for tracks to be distributed to radio or for high profile appearances to be booked. Those tactics are part of an aging system of promotion that no longer applies to artists who thrive in the digital age. I’m sure they would love radio play, but any artist with a working knowledge of modern business knows that what you need more than anything is to create conversation around your latest track. You want people to talk about it, even when you’re not participating in the conversation. You want to wake each morning to a slew of Twitter notifications because teens, tweens, and even their parents are quoting your latest material on their social network pages. You want to permeate pop culture, and you want to do it as fast as possible without jeopardizing your brand.

What many independent artists do not realize that labels and the artists they promote often do is that all you really need to be the next big thing in music today is the right placement at the exact right time. If you can get your song added to a popular TV show during its biggest episode, or if you can somehow make an appearance at a high profile event and share you song, everything can change before your eyes. The only thing standing between most hardworking musicians and reaching the kind or national or even international popularity they seek is having one person in a position of influence share their work with the world.

I’m not kidding. Just one person and your entire career can change overnight. I know that sounds like a dream, but there are dozens upon dozens of stories throughout the history of pop music that lead me to believe such occurrences happen far more often than anyone might believe. They cannot be predicted, nor can they really be planned, but when they happen the artist whose work is being shared better be prepared because there will be no stopping the attention that soon comes their way.

The latest example of a song finding the right influential audience long after its initial release, at least as far as I know, is Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen.” Originally released through Soundcloud in March of 2014, the track was initially intended to be a freestyle that Wap would use to keep his fans excited about whatever material he would release next, and for a very long time that is all that track would become. Rap critics highlighted the song’s hook as proving Fetty’s ability to write catchy music, but for a while it seemed that would be all that anyone ever said about Wap’s ode to a women who is both beautiful and willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Fast forward to February 2015 at Kanye West’s Roc City Classic show in New York City. Every industry insider with any reasonable amount of clout is in attendance, as are a slew of celebrities from every corner of entertainment, along with the numerous guest stars appearing in the show, including Big Sean, Travi$ Scott, Pusha T and 2 Chainz. Amidst all this, Kanye West decides to give a little stage time to 24-year-old Fetty Wap, who at the time is still largely unknown. According to Billboard, Wap’s performance of “Trap Queen" had West beaming onstage, Jay Z and Beyonce dancing along in the audience, and thousands of onlookers at the show and on the live stream asking, “Who is this guy?”

By the next week, Fetty Wap was everywhere. Magazines wanted to profile him, blogs made listicles about his life, and radio stations all over the country began to receive a demand for “Trap Queen” to be added into regular rotation. The song was added not long after, and it quickly began to climb the charts. Right now, “Trap Queen” is the third most played song in America, but at the beginning of April it actually cracked the top spot on Billboard’s hip-hop chart. Whether or not it returns to that position is a question no one can answer, but for a song that was out nearly a full year before a single radio station cared at all, one week atop the chart is certainly nothing to scoff at.

There is no denying that there are many differences between the worlds of rock, rap, pop, country, dance, and every genre in between, but the fact remains that as long as you’re putting your best work into the world and doing as much as you are able to promote it there is always a possibility that someone capable of changing your life will hear it. All you can do is keep pushing, keep writing, and keep telling every person you meet about the art you create. I can’t promise you things will work out in the end, but if you’re doing everything you are able to have your work be as visible as possible then you have a better chance than most at finding success. There is always an element of luck to how things play out in the world of entertainment, but that does not mean you should rely on chance to give you the career you want. You have to build it yourself, and as long as you continue to work on that there will be people who keep an eye on what you’re doing. One day, if you’re lucky, it will all pay off. If not, at least you did your absolute best.