List of music areas in the United States explained

• Part of the U.S. South
• Muscle Shoals recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the center of a notable Southern soul scene

• Indigenous peoples: Inuit, Kwakiutl and Aleut music

• Traditional Polynesian music communicates history and culture through song and dance.
• Special events are commemorated by musical competitions called fiafia.

West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine can also be considered Appalachian, but musical texts generally use "Appalachian" to mean the Southern range)

• Old-time music

• Hardcore punk has been a notable part of a number of Arizona local scenes, especially including Phoenix, Arizona.
• The Tohono O'Odham of Southern Arizona have created a form of music called chicken scratch.

• Alternative rock
• Western swing
• Country music

• Spanish missions in California were important musical institutions throughout much of what is now California during the colonial era, leaving a lasting cultural impact.
• West Coast blues
• Bakersfield sound in Bakersfield, California
• Glam metal in Los Angeles
• Thrash metal in San Francisco
• Psychedelic rock in San Francisco
• Hardcore punk in San Francisco
• Cool jazz
• West Coast rap
• Gangsta rap, especially G-funk
• Hardcore punk in Southern California
• Paisley Underground
• Skacore
• Deathrock
• Surf music
• Cowpunk

• Cowboy music

• Las Vegas is home to many tourist attractions and popular stage shows that cater to the city's many visitors, with glitzy performances in a variety of styles. Lounge music is especially associated with some of these performances in Las Vegas.

• Lubbock Sound of country music

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington D.C.

• Cowboy music

• Nevada's largest city is Las Vegas, home to popular stage shows, lounge singers and others who cater to visiting tourists.

Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut

• Cowboy music
• Western swing in Tulsa

• Riot Grrl
• Indie rock
• Twee pop

• Portland, Oregon is home to a regionally important indie rock scene.

• Phoenix has been home to a vibrant hardcore punk scene.

• Indie rock

• Salt Lake City is home to a thriving Mormon pop industry.

• Grunge
• Garage rock

Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C.

• Corrido, conjunto and other styles of Mexican-derived music

• Western swing in Austin
• Tejano music of Southern Texas
• Alternative rock in Austin
• Cowboy music

• The international headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is in Salt Lake City, so Utah is a center for, including Mormon pop, Mormon folk music, and both the religious and secular music performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

• Olympia and Seattle are two most important centers for popular music; both are home to important alternative and indie rock scenes.

• Cowboy music