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Elaine

Elaine is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lauryn Hill and Beyoncé. Those roots explain a lot about how Elaine arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as VanJess, Tems, Mahalia, Ella Mai and Alex Isley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Summer Walker, H.E.R. and Jhené Aiko, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Elaine, reaching back through Lauryn Hill and forward to Summer Walker. 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
ElaineLauryn HillBeyoncéSummer WalkerH.E.R.Jhené AikoVanJessTemsMahaliaElla MaiAlex IsleyKiana LedéJoyce WriceSabrina Claudio

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Elaine connections

Elaine grew out of Lauryn Hill and Beyoncé, shares an orbit with VanJess, Tems, Mahalia and Ella Mai, went on to shape Summer Walker, H.E.R. and Jhené Aiko. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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