Music is sport: London Vs LA artists battle it out
 Here are the Top Five MP3.com artists from London and LA. Let's see what styles are popular, as well as how much money these MP3 artists are making. Artists are picked by the current popularity of individual songs, not overall listens or downloads. We're trying to reflect what's happening now. In other words, if you recently released music on MP3.com you could get recognized in this column over someone who has amassed a huge amount of listens over the years - even if they haven't released a new song for months. London artists DarkUFO - Electronic
Total Plays: 385,216
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $15,243.34
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $15,703.91 DragonHeart - Metal
Total Plays: 110,988
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $5,964.36
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $6,529.63 Steel Pulse - World/Folk
Total Plays: 80,943
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $3,005.13
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $3,005.13 DJ Groove - Electronic
Total Plays: 10,963
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $227.45
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $255.42 Petula Clark - Easy Listening
Total Plays: 80,389
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $1,606.90
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $1,806.53 Los Angeles artists Madonna - Pop & Rock
This artist is not eligible for Payback for Playback. Note: We're not actually sure why Madonna is an LA artist. Liona Boyd - Classical
Total Plays: 937,736
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $26,638.23
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $28,624.69 Ernesto Cortazar - Easy Listening
Total Plays: 3,700,712
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $110,197.94
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $133,917.51 Rococo Quartet - Classical
Total Plays: 254,292
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $10,021.70
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $10,096.46 Fisher - Pop & Rock
Total Plays: 896,316
Total Payback for Playback Earnings: $24,924.49
Total Earnings (Product Sales and Payback for Playback): $30,193.75 | 
