England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are the primary regions of the British Isles, which originated the worldwide English language system, but also influence many other aspects anywhere.

The United States of America and Canada are the primary English-language countries located in North America, both of which influence many aspects anywhere.

Australia and New Zealand are the main English-language countries in the Southern Hemisphere, both being known as Down Under, but also infuence many aspects anywhere.

France and Germany influence many aspects anywhere.

Italy and Greece influence many aspects, like the English-language nations, France and Germany.

Spain originated the Spanish language, which, like the English and French languages, is being used all around the world, but also influences many other aspects anywhere.

The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are the core countries in a region named Benelux, but also influence many aspects anywhere.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland are some of the countries in a region in Europe called Scandinavia, some of which influence many aspects worldwide.

Austria and Switzerland join Germany in the DACH region and influence many aspects worldwide.

Portugal, which borders Spain, likewise influences many aspects around the world.

Mexico is America's friendly neighbour to the south, but also influences many aspects anywhere.

Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Paraguay, Bolivia and Ecuador are the primary nations in the southern portion of the Americas spoken in the Spanish language.

Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic are the Spanish-language nations of the Caribbean.

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Guatemala are the main Spanish-language nations in the Central America region.

Jamaica, the Bahamas, Bardados, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica are just some English-language countries in the Caribbean, but also influence many aspects anywhere.

Bermuda and the Cayman Islands are British territories.

Japan and South Korea are, like the core Anglosphere countries, plus France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain and others, some of the greatest and most influential nations in the world.

The Philippines and Thailand are some of the nations based in Southeast Asia, doubling as warm and friendly allies of the United States.

South Africa is Africa's largest and most technologically advanced economic power.

Israel is the sole democratic nation in the Middle East.

Lebanon and Syria are nations in the Levant region.

The First World, also known as the Western Bloc, features countries allied with the United States, the British Isles, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in many aspects.

Until 1990, Germany's western portion was West Germany, the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany, which was allied with the United States and other Western allies.

The Soviet Union, officially known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was the most frequent competitor of the United States.

In addition, the Soviet Union was a federation, consisting of fifteen national republics.

Russia is the largest and most populous of all the Soviet republics.

Until 1990, Germany's eastern portion was East Germany, the common English name for the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was allied with the Soviet Union and other Soviet allies.

Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Albania are former Soviet satellite states.

Czechia and Slovakia were forged into Czechoslovakia from 1918 to the late-1930's or after 1938, and again from 1945 until 1993.

The Second World, also known as the Eastern Bloc, featured many nations being allied with the Soviet Union in many aspects.

India is the world's most populous nation, but also influences many aspects anywhere.

Yugoslavia is a former communist nation in the Balkans.

Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Vojvodina are republics making up Yugoslavia.

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), has become the world's second-most populous country after India, since the mid-2020's and after 2022.

Vietnam, which borders China, is an S-shaped country based in the Southeast Asia region.

Music is an art form that arranges sound to create some mixture of melody, harmony, form, rhythm or otherwise expressive content.

Classical music is being defined as Western art music of (and growing out of) the European tradition, normally notated and normally intended for public performance.

On the other hand, modern music is Western art music of (and growing out of) the modern age.

Music composers are people who write and arrange music.

While the Western classical music tradition is associated with elegance, sophisication and intellectual pursuits, modern music is often associated with energy, simplicity and emotion.

Frequent instruments in the Western orchestra include brass, strings, woodwinds and percussion.

An orchestra is a group of instrumentalists usually playing classical music; a symphony is an elaborate music composition for a full orchestra.

Philharmonic orchestras are the same size (and appear the same) as symphony orchestras on stage.

The third common orchestra type is a chamber orchestra, which is a frequently smaller one than both symphony and philharmonic orchestras.

Chamber orchestras are performed in rooms other than large concert halls and scaled down in size.

Pop music is a contemporary music form that appeals to a wide audience, which includes a danceable tempo, easy lyrics to remember and simple notation.

Frequently found on mainstream radio stations and across countless nations and cultures, pop music's influence on culture is undeniable.

Vocal techniques include riffs, runs, embellishments, melismas and vibrato.

African-American music has blues, gospel, jazz, rhythm & blues/soul, funk and hip-hop.

Urban contemporary music or urban music is a term heavily associated with African-American music featuring genres like rhythm & blues/soul, funk and hip-hop.

Both blues and gospel are similarly African-American music genres, which are bound up in resillence, despair, sorrow, loss, dreams and others, but also influence much of the American music.

Jazz is more lively and upbeat than blues.

Rhythm & blues combines pop, blues, gospel, jazz with a strong back beat; soul music uses a stronger gospel vocal style, though the lyrics are usually secular.

Soul music combines both blues and gospel.

Funk music is an aggressive African-American dance music form driven by syncopated bass lines and drumbeats and accented by instruments in rhythmic counterplay, all working toward a groove.

Rapping is a rhythmic delivery of poetic speech in rhyme.

Hip-hop is characterized by strong drumbeats and a rapping delivery.

Blue-eyed soul is rhythm & blues/soul music by Caucasians; brown-eyed soul is rhythm & blues/soul music by Hispanics.

Electronic music is a group of genres employing electronic music instruments.

Some electronic music genres include dance-pop, house, techno, electro, trance, electronica, electronic dance music (EDM), etc.

Progressive rock blends classical music with rock, jazz and others.

Teen pop is a pop music subgenre created and oriented towards teenagers and pre-teens.

Singers in soul music utilize big belt powerful voices, projecting far and giving off a more emotional contrast to a more technical sounding voice.

Oversinging is a term aimed at vocal styles that dominate the music they are performed in, including soulful riffs/runs, embellishments, melismas, vibrato, etc.

Independent music, also known as indie music or indie, is a music genre generally describing music circumventing mainstream conventions.

Krautrock is a rock music genre developed in Germany in the 1960's decade, which circumvents the rhythm & blues roots and song structure found in traditional Anglo-American rock music.

Post-punk, new age music, post-rock and others are influenced by krautrock.

Film scores are original music works written to accompany a film.

While many film scores are orchestral works rooted in Western classical music, many scores are also influenced by jazz, rock, pop, blues, new age and ambient music, plus ethnic and world styles.

Constantly, film scores are characterized by dramatic themes, sweeping melodies and lush orchestral arrangements and written by a composer.

Plus, film scores are performed by a group of musicians, like an orchestra, band or choir.

A march is an occasion in which large crowds of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something.

Plus, a march is a music piece with a jaunty, strong and regular beat written for marching to.

News music utilizes the rhythm of a teletype machine or ticker tape, together with two of the loudest instrumental groups in the Western orchestra: brass and percussion.

In short, news music uses the teletype rhythm, mixed with the clarion call of lively, piercing tones.

Stock music, also known as production music or library music, is recorded music being licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and audio-visual presentations.

Usually, music is produced and owned by stock music libraries all around the world.

The corporate/industrial stock music category, which is either fully or semi orchestrated, captures the spirit of technology, enterprise and strength characteristic of the industrial community.

Plus, stock music's sports genre is powerful music that suggests competition; this includes traditional orchestrated pieces and more contemporary ones.

For larger stock music labels protected by copyright, they make copyrighted pieces.

With the production music industry experiencing proliferation in recent years, along with increasing competition, smaller stock music labels evolve the royalty-free music model.

Background music (BGM) is a music mode frequently played when there is no audience at all.

Corporate music, furniture music, incidental music, muzak and others are some BGM types.

Music videos are videotaped performances of a recorded popular song, frequently accompanied by dancing and visual images interpreting the lyrics.

Girls/women who are involved in urban contemporary music (rhythm & blues, soul, funk) use soulful riffs/runs, embelishments, melisma, growls, moans, breathy coos, belting and vocal cracks.

Plus, boys/men being involved in urban contemporary music (rhythm & blues, soul, funk) use soulful riffs/runs, embelishments, melisma, growls, moans, breathy coos, belting and vocal cracks.

What the top forty format means is that, in music, it is forty of the newest and most popular tunes in a particular genre, which is also used in radio; record charts have consisted of a list of forty tunes.

Frequent variants of the top forty include Top 10, Top 30, Top 50, Top 75, Top 100 and Top 200.

Plus, top forty/CHR is deemed suitable simply for young girls/women, but also positive, upbeat and flashy; young yuppies are likewise top forty/CHR fans.

In addition, though its precursor is the hit parade, top forty/CHR counters television's popularity.

Before the 1950's, many radio stations utilized a generalist network concept, but since the 1950's, they switched to the music-focused top forty/CHR format due to the high popularity of television.

Several events propelled early developments for this top forty/CHR radio concept, such as a portable transistor radio device, the baby boom generation reaching their teens, and the rock music boom.

Others propelled recent developments for top forty/CHR, including vehicle audio/car stereo.

Music licensing organizations include ASCAP, BMI, PRS, SOCAN, APRA, SACEM, GEMA, STIM, KODA, SIAE, SUISA, etc.

Famous music charts are the Billboard Hot 100, the RPM Top Singles, the UK Singles Chart, the Irish Singles Chart, the ARIA Charts, the Kent Music Report, Recorded Music NZ, etc.

The Production Music Association (PMA) represents all stock music labels.

New York, often called New York City to distinguish it from the state in which it is based, is the most populous city in the United States, but also one of the major global cities in the world.

In addition, New York is also the world's most premier financial and fintech centre.

Manhattan, which is New York's main borough, is also the cultural, financial, media and entertainment centre of the world.

Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, besides Manhattan, are the other New York boroughs.

London is Europe's most economically powerful city, but also one of the world's major global cities.

Greater London has most of the continuous urban area of London with Central London as its innermost portion.

Paris is, like both New York and London, one of the major global cities in the world.

Tokyo is one of the major world cities ever.

Hong Kong and Singapore are, like New York, London, Paris and Tokyo, the major global cities.

The word NyLon integrates New York and London together as the financial, commercial and cultural capitals of the Anglo-American world.

Plus, Nylonkong binds New York, London and Hong Kong together as the financial, commercial and cultural capitals of the Americas, the EMEA region and the Asia-Pacific region.

Both Hong Kong and Singapore are Asian city-state economies; the earlier is a regional international financial centre, while the latter is a functional international financial centre within ASEAN.

Sydney and Melbourne are two of the main cities of Australia.

Auckland is New Zealand's largest city.

Los Angeles, California is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York.

Hollywood, located in Los Angeles, serves as the centre of the American entertainment industry.

Chicago, Illinois had long been nicknamed the Second City, because it was formerly the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York.

The Loop (located in downtown Chicago) is North America's second-largest financial district, behind Midtown Manhattan in New York.

San Francisco is, like New York City, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Los Angeles and Chicago, one of the world's major global cities.

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.

Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, both in Texas, are also some of the best cities in the world.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida is likewise one of the major global cities.

Toronto, Ontario is the largest and most populous city in Canada.

Montreal, Quebec is the second-largest city in Canada after Toronto.

Vancouver, British Columbia is the third-largest city in Canada after both Toronto and Montreal.

Calgary and Edmonton are two of the major cities in Alberta.

Winnipeg, Manitoba is "the Gateway to the West."

Detroit, Michigan is the largest city in the United States on the Canadian border.

Buffalo, New York is also one of the best US cities on the Canadian border.

Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart are the primary cities in Germany's American occupation zone.

Rome, Milan, Turin and Venice are some of Italy's major cities.

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland.

Vienna is Austria's capital city, doubling as its largest.

Quezon City is the largest city in the Philippines

Manila is the Philippines' capital.

Jozi is the largest and most populous city in South Africa.

Cape Town and Pretoria are the other cities in South Africa.

Saigon is the largest and most populous city in Vietnam.

Da Nang is the greenest and cleanest city in Vietnam, but also one of its best.

Can Tho, Nha Trang, Hue, Hanoi and Haiphong are also in Vietnam.

Old Hollywood

Old Hollywood is a term utilized in film criticism to describe both a narrative and a visual style of the filmmaking business, which first developed during the latter stages of the silent film era.

The Old Hollywood term, however, became particularly characteristic of American cinema during the Golden Age of Hollywood period.

Italian neorealism is a movement characterized by stories set among the poor and working-class; they were filmed on location, usually with non-professional actors.

Meanwhile, Indian parallel cinema embraced elements like serious content, realism and naturalism; it usually rejected typical song-and-dance routines inserted in mainstream Indian films as well.

The Academy Awards are awards for merit for the film industry, artistic and technical.

Having been the most prestigious film awards ever, the Academy Awards have honoured artists and technicians whose work has left a lasting mark on the film industry.

Plus, the Academy Awards are the oldest of the four major American entertainment awards.

As always, the major categories of the Academy Awards are being presented during a live Hollywood ceremony, which is also the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony ever.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises countless stars earned by celebrities.

Still in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the equally-famous Chinese Theatre uses concrete blocks in the forecourt, bearing the signatures, footprints and handprints of personalities.

Just two hours from Hollywood's Walk of Fame is the similar Palm Springs Walk of Stars, comprising countless stars earned by celebrities likewise.

Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars is based on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Golden Raspberry Awards, also called the Razzies, have honoured the worst of cinematic failures.

Since its 1981 inception, the Razzies have been the counterbalance to the Oscars.