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===Other niche styles and Latin American music===
{{See also|Latin American music in the United States}}

[[File:Map of USA showing Latin music.png|thumb|right|[[Latin music (genre)|Latin music]] in the United States]]
The American music industry is dominated by large companies that produce, market, and distribute certain kinds of music. Generally, these companies do not produce, or produce in only very limited quantities, recordings in styles that do not appeal to very large audiences. Smaller companies often fill in the void, offering a wide variety of recordings in styles ranging from [[polka]] to [[salsa music|salsa]]. Many small music industries are built around a core fanbase who may be based largely in one region, such as [[Tejano music|Tejano]] or [[music of Hawaii|Hawaiian music]], or they may be widely dispersed, such as the audience for Jewish [[klezmer]].

[[File:Christina_Aguilera_Sanremo.jpg|left|upright|thumb|Christina Aguilera's album {{Lang|es|[[Mi Reflejo]]}} peaked at number-one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts where it spent 19 weeks at the top of both charts. The album was the best-selling Latin pop album of 2000.|alt=]]
Among the Hispanic American musicians who were pioneers in the early stages of [[rock and roll]] were [[Ritchie Valens]], who scored several hits, most notably "[[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]" and [[Herman Santiago]] wrote the lyrics to the iconic rock and roll song "[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]". Songs that became popular in the United States and are heard during the Holiday/Christmas season are "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" is a novelty Christmas song with 12-year-old Augie Ríos was a record hit in 1959 which featured the Mark Jeffrey Orchestra. "{{Lang|es|[[Feliz Navidad (song)|Feliz Navidad]]|italic=no}}"(1970) by [[José Feliciano]] is another famous Latin song.

The single largest niche industry is based on Latin music. Latin music has long influenced American popular music, and was an especially crucial part of the development of jazz. Modern pop Latin styles include a wide array of genres imported from across Latin America, including Colombian [[cumbia]], Puerto Rican [[reggaeton]], and Mexican [[corrido]]. Latin popular music in the United States began with a wave of dance bands in the 1930s and 1950s. The most popular styles included the [[conga]], [[Cuban Rumba|rumba]], and [[mambo (music)|mambo]]. In the 1950s [[Perez Prado]] made the [[cha-cha-cha (music)|cha-cha-cha]] famous, and the rise of [[Afro-Cuban jazz]] opened many ears to the harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic possibilities of Latin music. The most famous American form of Latin music, however, is [[salsa music|salsa]]. Salsa incorporates many styles and variations; the term can be used to describe most forms of popular Cuban-derived genres. Most specifically, however, ''salsa'' refers to a particular style that was developed by mid-1970s groups of New York City-area Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants, and stylistic descendants like 1980s [[salsa romantica]].<ref>Morales.</ref> Salsa rhythms are complicated, with several patterns played simultaneously. The [[clave (rhythm)|clave rhythm]] forms the basis of salsa songs and is used by the performers as a common rhythmic ground for their own [[phrase (music)|phrases]].<ref>Rough Guide.</ref>

[[File:Together Demi Lovato.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Demi Lovato]] rose to prominence in 2008 when they starred in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records.|alt=]]
[[Latin American music]] has long influenced American popular music, [[jazz]], [[rhythm and blues]], and even [[country music]]. This includes music from Spanish, Portuguese, and (sometimes) French-speaking countries and territories of Latin America.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQPXAQAAQBAJ&q=latin%20music%20spanish%20portuguese&pg=PA639|title=Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture|last=Edmondson|first=Jacqueline|year=2013|publisher=ABC-CLIO|page=639|isbn=9780313393488}}</ref>

Today, the American record industry defines Latin music as any type of release with lyrics mostly in Spanish.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Arenas|first1=Fernando|title=Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence|date=2011|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|location=Minneapolis|isbn=9780816669837|page=220|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eThbx7A_mEEC&pg=PA220|access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Barkley|first1=Elizabeth F.|title=Crossroads: the multicultural roots of America's popular music|date=2007|publisher=Pearson Prentice Hall|location=Upper Saddle River, NJ|isbn=9780131930735|page=232|edition=2.|quote=The U.S. record industry defines Latin music as simply any release with lvrics that are mostly in Spanish.}}</ref> Mainstream artists and producers tend to feature more on songs from Latin artists and it has also become more likely that English language songs crossover to Spanish radio and vice versa.

The United States played a significant role in the development of [[electronic dance music]], specifically [[house music|house]] and [[techno]], which originated in [[Chicago]] and [[Detroit]], respectively.

Today Latin American music has become a term for music performed by Latinos regardless of whether it has a Latin element or not. Acts such as [[Shakira]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Enrique Iglesias]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Demi Lovato]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Becky G]], [[Paulina Rubio]], and [[Camila Cabello]] are prominent on the pop charts. Iglesias who holds the record for most #1s on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks released a bilingual album, inspired by urban acts he releases two completely different songs to Latin and pop formats at the same time.