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Iyaz is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sean Kingston, Jake Zyrus, Hannah Montana, He Is We and Stevie Hoang. Those roots explain a lot about how Iyaz arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ne-Yo, Flo Rida, Taio Cruz, Lil Eddie and Jordin Sparks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jake Zyrus, Miley Cyrus, Big Time Rush, New Boyz and Akon, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Iyaz, reaching back through Sean Kingston and forward to Jake Zyrus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Iyaz connections
Iyaz grew out of Sean Kingston, Jake Zyrus, Hannah Montana and He Is We, shares an orbit with Ne-Yo, Flo Rida, Taio Cruz and Lil Eddie, went on to shape Jake Zyrus, Miley Cyrus, Big Time Rush and New Boyz. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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