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James Arthur

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James Arthur is a Pop act. Their sound grew out of Eminem, Cheryl, Shontelle, Lorde and Michael Calfan. Those roots explain a lot about how James Arthur arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dean Lewis, Lewis Capaldi, Calum Scott, JP Saxe and Sam Smith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alexandra Burke, Marshmello and Chike, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around James Arthur, reaching back through Eminem and forward to Alexandra Burke. 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
James ArthurEminemCherylShontelleLordeMichael CalfanCheryl ColeSigalaElla HendersonAlexandra BurkeMarshmelloChikeDean LewisLewis CapaldiCalum ScottJP SaxeSam SmithBANNERSJames BayTom Walker

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James Arthur connections

James Arthur grew out of Eminem, Cheryl, Shontelle and Lorde, shares an orbit with Dean Lewis, Lewis Capaldi, Calum Scott and JP Saxe, went on to shape Alexandra Burke, Marshmello and Chike. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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