what are some good bands?

Brand New (pop punk)

Blink-182 (pop punk)

Cassadee Pope (country)

Casey James (country)

We Are The In Crowd (pop punk, lead singer is a girl)

Paramore (pop punk lead singer is a girl)

1975 (British pop)

Jon Connor (a lot like Eminem, go to datpiff.com and you can download his mixtapes for free) it's 100% legal

Kid CuDi (rap)

B.o.B's old stuff (also on datpiff)

Alkaline (Pop punk)

Angels and Airwaves (Space rock)

Bayside (Pop punk)

Bastille (a lot like Imagine Dragons)

Box Car Racer (punk)

Cady Groves (not sure what to call her)

Chase Coy (acoustic)

Coldplay (pop)

Colton Dixon (popish)

Coming Clean (half hardcore half pop punk)

Death Cab for Cutie (pop punk)

Diana DeGarmo (?)

Kidd Russell (rap)

Everfound (rock)

Fall Out Boy (pop punk)

Green Day (pop punk)

fun. (pop)

The Format (pop, if you like Fun. you'll love Format)

Go Radio (pop punk)

Mayday Parade (pop punk)

Grey Gordon (a little rock, a little acoustic, go to bandcamp.com to get his stuff)

Jimmy Eat World (pop punk)

Jason Mraz (pop/ acoustic)

John Mayer (acoustic)

Josh Pyke (acoustic go on Mp3boo.com)

Keaton Simons (acoustic)

Lazlo Bane (uhhhmmmm lol. If you've ever watch the show Scrubs you'll know his song Superman)

Lee DeWyze (pop/acoustic)

Lightheat (pop)

The Lone Bellows (similar to Phillip Phillips and the Lumineers)

Lupe Fiasco (rap)

The Maine (pop punk)

Matt Hires (acoustic/pop)

Matt Nathanson (pop acoustic) You should know his song "Come on get higher" (Loosen my lips, faith and desire and the swing of your hips)

Michael Henry and Justin Robinett (acoustic/piano rock/pop)

The Mowgli's (acoustic pop)

My Chemical Romance (pop punk)

Neon Tree's (pop)

Neutral Milk Hotel (indie)

Hinder (similar to nickelback)

3 Doors Down (also similar to Nickelback and Hinder. NB took 3DD's drummer)

Oasis (british pop)

Phantom Planet (You should know their song California)

Radical Something (happy california rap, amazing group)

Real Friends (pop punk and they do some acoustic)

Rookie of the Year (pop punk)

The Saving Pointe (pop punk)

Say Anything (punk, also played on tv show scrubs)

Senses Fail (pop punk, now hardcore) (Don't knock them if you don't like Hardcore, their early stuff is brilliant)

Simple Plan (pop punk)

Sparks the Rescue (Pop Punk)

Teddy Geiger (pop acoustic, similar to The Fray)

Train (acoustic pop)

We The Kings (pop punk)

Within Temptation (like Evanescence, see song All I Need)

Yellowcard (pop punk)

2Pac (rap)

+44 (punk)

As you can see I listen to a lot of Pop punk. It's a brilliant genre in my opinion. If you need anymore just let me know.

Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, Green Day, Bruno Mars, Billy Joel, The Grateful Dead, The Who

You might like these:

The Replacements

Brand New

Pity Sex

Descendents

Bjork

Against Me! (first couple albums)

Tigers Jaw

If you want some hip-hop:

Eyedea

Flatbush Zombies

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

GZA

Blink 182

Sum 41 (******* best!!)

Nirvana

Treble charger

Gob

Iron maiden

Green day (Dookie era)

Three days grace

Elvis costello

The beatles

System of a down

Weezer

Smashing pumpkins

if you like Evanescence you migh like Flyleaf, Renfue, and if you life Avril Lavigne you might find some of Kelly Clarkson's songs cool :)

Since you like Evanescence, you could try...

We Are The Fallen (actually ex-members of Evanescence with former American Idol contestant Carly Smithson on vocals)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzTZeeMCUBk

Lacuna Coil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB9LXpO6yWo

also older Nightwish, Epica, After Forever, Within Temptation, Leaves' Eyes, UnSun and The Birthday Massacre.

Since you like Avril Lavigne, you could try...

Skye Sweetnam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItk22hBtEU

Katy Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpP1Mrh1o0g

Fefe Dobson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeJ9Nvzp8VY

Michelle Branch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxb6RFh3BCw

also Vanessa Carlton

Since you like Alanis Morisette, you could try...

Tori Amos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weWtRqoSUOI

also Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Liz Phair and PJ Harvey.

Since you like Carrie Underwood, you could try

Kellie Pickler (also from American Idol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Ri8GY57SI

also Miranda Lambert, Dixie Chicks, Danielle Bradbery, Danielle Peck and Gretchen Wilson.

Since you like Nickelback, you could try...

Stone Sour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrv6sa0PrtU

also Three Days Grace, 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd, Fuel, The Verve Pipe, Shinedown and Alter Bridge.

Since you like Elton John, you could try...

Billy Joel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVKtL9VU8rQ

Hopefully, you can find something here that you like.

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