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Blurred Lines

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Blurred Lines is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Marvin Gaye. Those roots explain a lot about how Blurred Lines arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as I'm Not the Only One, Take Me to Church, Shake It Off, Bad Romance and Habits, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Will Sparks, Daft Punk, Miley Cyrus, J Balvin and Laidback Luke, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Blurred Lines, reaching back through Marvin Gaye and forward to Will Sparks. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Blurred LinesMarvin GayeWill SparksDaft PunkMiley CyrusJ BalvinLaidback LukeI'm Not the Only OneTake Me to ChurchShake It OffBad RomanceHabitsCan't Hold Us

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Blurred Lines connections

Blurred Lines grew out of Marvin Gaye, shares an orbit with I'm Not the Only One, Take Me to Church, Shake It Off and Bad Romance, went on to shape Will Sparks, Daft Punk, Miley Cyrus and J Balvin. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Blurred Lines

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Blurred Lines.

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Kindred6

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Blurred Lines.

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