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Robin Thicke

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BHousePop

Robin Thicke is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their catalogue also touches Pop and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Yma Sumac, Blake Lewis, George Michael, Can't Hold Us and The Neptunes. Those roots explain a lot about how Robin Thicke arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jon B., Musiq, John Legend, Usher and Omarion, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brian McKnight, Brandy Norwood, Color Me Badd, Brownstone and 3T, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Robin Thicke, reaching back through Yma Sumac and forward to Brian McKnight. 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
Robin ThickeYma SumacBlake LewisGeorge MichaelCan't Hold UsThe NeptunesWe Belong TogetherGot to Give It UpRixtonBrian McKnightBrandy NorwoodColor Me BaddBrownstone3TChanté MooreKevon EdmondsChristina AguileraJon B.MusiqJohn LegendUsherOmarionFantasiaDru HillTyrese

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Robin Thicke connections

Robin Thicke grew out of Yma Sumac, Blake Lewis, George Michael and Can't Hold Us, shares an orbit with Jon B., Musiq, John Legend and Usher, went on to shape Brian McKnight, Brandy Norwood, Color Me Badd and Brownstone. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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