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Riley

Riley is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tyler Carter. Those roots explain a lot about how Riley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chase Atlantic, Always Never, Arthur Nery, Chlöe and Sevyn Streeter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Saturdays, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Riley, reaching back through Tyler Carter and forward to The Saturdays. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Amber Patrice Riley, sometimes known mononymously as Riley, is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee (2009–2015), for which she was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards, and won a shared Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. As a member of the Glee cast, Riley charted over 200 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
RileyTyler CarterThe SaturdaysChase AtlanticAlways NeverArthur NeryChlöeSevyn StreeterSaint Jhn88risingJennifer Hudson

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Riley connections

Riley grew out of Tyler Carter, shares an orbit with Chase Atlantic, Always Never, Arthur Nery and Chlöe, went on to shape The Saturdays. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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