◇ image via WikipediaKim Petras
Kim Petras is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Madonna, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Sophie and Studio Killers. Those roots explain a lot about how Kim Petras arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Slayyyter, Charli XCX, Cobrah, ADÉLA and Bebe Rexha, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fergie, JoJo, Twice, Charli XCX and The Kid Laroi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Kim Petras, reaching back through Madonna and forward to Fergie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. After attracting international attention for transitioning as a teenager, she released her debut EP, One Piece of Tape (2011), and wrote tracks for Fergie, JoJo, Skylar Simone, and Twice. In August 2017, Petras released her debut single "I Don't Want It at All", followed by the single "Heart to Break" (2018), which charted at No. 52 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart. She followed this with her second EP, Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1 (2018), the mixtapes Clarity and Turn Off the Light, and the single "How It's Done" (2019); the last of these featured on the soundtrack of Charlie's Angels. A further track with Kygo, "Broken Glass" (2020), charted at No. 13 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
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Kim Petras connections
Kim Petras grew out of Madonna, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and Sophie, shares an orbit with Slayyyter, Charli XCX, Cobrah and ADÉLA, went on to shape Fergie, JoJo, Twice and Charli XCX. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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