I'm taking a break from Project 2025 to post the Sunday entertainment feature. My choice right now is between Tiana's Bayou Adventure or the BET Awards. Decisions, decisions. Any preference from my readers?Since no one chimed in, both projects would take more time than I want to spend, and neither ended up appealing to me when I woke up, I changed my mind, so I'm embedding CityNerd's Music Is Urbanist & These Are the Top 10 Cities instead, an entertainment topic that intersects with sustainability.
Whatever kind of music you listen to, it's almost certain it was developed and produced in a city. The way cities nurture and develop artists is vastly under-discussed, so today we're discussing it! In the guise of a top ten list, of course.When Ray "CityNerd" Delahanty asked "If the question is who's your favorite band or artist, there's really no wrong answer, is there?" and then showed Insane Clown Posse, I smirked. Detroit represent! Speaking of which, Motown is number six on CityNerd's list. I'm not going to complain about its placement, given what cities are ahead and behind of it.
Here's the top ten along with the artists Delahanty gave the most credit for each city's position.
10. Atlanta, Ray Charles
9. Houston, Beyoncé, who just won the Viewer’s Choice Award for “Texas Hold ‘Em” at the BET Awards — see, I actually followed through on one of my ideas!
8. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Prince
7. Seattle, Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix
6. Detroit, Stevie Wonder and other Motown artists
5. Liverpool, The Beatles (plus a Rickroll)
4. Chicago, multiple acts, including Michael Jackson
3. Los Angeles (my original home town), multiple acts, also including Michael Jackson
2. London, multiple acts, including The Who and The Rolling Stones
1. New York, too many acts to pick out.
Honorable Mentions include New Orleans, Memphis, San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area, Philadelphia, Toronto, Manchester, Oxford, Reykjavik, Jacksonville, Nashville, and Austin.
Did your city make the list?
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