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Aaliyah is a Contemporary R&B and Pop act. Their sound grew out of Got to Give It Up, Someone to Call My Lover, Tweet, Blackground Records and Masters at Work. Those roots explain a lot about how Aaliyah arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as TLC, Mary J. Blige, SWV, Destiny's Child and Ciara, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into TiaCorine, Can't Take Me Home, If I Ain't Got You, Kelela and Chelsea Wolfe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 114 connections around Aaliyah, reaching back through Got to Give It Up and forward to TiaCorine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Aaliyah connections
Aaliyah grew out of Got to Give It Up, Someone to Call My Lover, Tweet and Blackground Records, shares an orbit with TLC, Mary J. Blige, SWV and Destiny's Child, went on to shape TiaCorine, Can't Take Me Home, If I Ain't Got You and Kelela. 114 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Aaliyah
Sounds and acts that shaped Aaliyah.
- Got to Give It Upartist
- Someone to Call My Loverartist
- Tweetartist
- Blackground Recordsartist
- Masters at Workartist
- R. Kelly & Public Announcementartist
- Zhanéartist
- Junior M.A.F.I.A.artist
- Johnta Austinartist
- Mad Skillzartist
- R. Kellyartist
- Gladys Knightartist
- En Vogueartist
- Timbalandartist
- Missy Elliottartist
- Banksartist
- The Isley Brothersartist
Artists similar to Aaliyah
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Aaliyah.
- TLCartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- SWVartist
- Destiny's Childartist
- Ciaraartist
- Toni Braxtonartist
- Foxy Brownartist
- Niveaartist
- Blaqueartist
- LeToyaartist
- Usherartist
- En Vogueartist
- Donell Jonesartist
- Whitney Houstonartist
- Missy Elliottartist
- Blackstreetartist
- Zhanéartist
- Cassieartist
- Kelly Rowlandartist
- Jon B.artist
- Kelly Priceartist
- Dru Hillartist
Bands Aaliyah shaped
Where the influence of Aaliyah travelled next.
- TiaCorineartist
- Can't Take Me Homeartist
- If I Ain't Got Youartist
- Kelelaartist
- Chelsea Wolfeartist
- Crystal Kayartist
- AlunaGeorgeartist
- Keshia Chantéartist
- Saluteartist
- Chloe Baileyartist
- Taller in More Waysartist
- Sean Garrettartist
- Cassieartist
- Look at Her Nowartist
- Kaliiiartist
- JasonMartinartist
- Hiatus Kaiyoteartist
- Ann Marieartist
- CLartist
- The xxartist
- FLOartist
- Paloma Mamiartist
- Ari Lennoxartist
- Sevyn Streeterartist
- Erika de Casierartist
- Kreayshawnartist
- Coco Jonesartist
- DaniLeighartist
- Joyce Wriceartist
- LIZartist
- Tinkartist
- Temsartist
- Alex Isleyartist
- INOJartist
- Brandyartist
- Kamaiyahartist
- Natalie La Roseartist
- Tayla Parxartist
- Paula DeAndaartist
- Snow Tha Productartist
- Robb Bank$artist
- Teairra Maríartist
- Delilahartist
- Janineartist
- Iamsu!artist
- Chlöeartist
- Katieartist
- Dafina Zeqiriartist
- Layton Greeneartist
- Sterling Simmsartist
- Wallenartist
- Nikki Floresartist
- Denise Juliaartist
- Drakeartist
- Kylie Cantrallartist
- M.Oartist
- Maroon 5artist
- Junior M.A.F.I.A.artist
- Kris Krossartist
- Jermaine Dupriartist
- Da Bratartist
- Timbalandartist
- Missy Elliottartist
- Timbaland & Magooartist
- Brandy Norwoodartist
- Keke Palmerartist
- Tylaartist
- Amerieartist
- Azealia Banksartist
- Cassie Venturaartist
- Kevin Federlineartist
- Tori Kellyartist
- Xx (The xx album)artist
- Lattoartist
- Victoria Monétartist
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