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G.R.L. is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Britney Spears, Pitbull, The Pussycat Dolls and Simone Battle. Those roots explain a lot about how G.R.L. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Saturdays, Cher Lloyd, Neon Jungle, Nicole Scherzinger and Fifth Harmony, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Meghan Trainor, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around G.R.L., reaching back through Britney Spears and forward to Meghan Trainor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
G.R.L. were an American–Canadian–English girl group, consisting of members Simone Battle, Lauren Bennett, Emmalyn Estrada, Natasha Slayton and Paula van Oppen. The group rose to prominence after featuring on Pitbull's single "Wild Wild Love". The song peaked in the top ten in the United Kingdom, Norway, Australia, and reached the top thirty in the United States. It was certified silver, gold and platinum in various regions.
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G.R.L. connections
G.R.L. grew out of Britney Spears, Pitbull, The Pussycat Dolls and Simone Battle, shares an orbit with The Saturdays, Cher Lloyd, Neon Jungle and Nicole Scherzinger, went on to shape Meghan Trainor. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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