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Shay

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Shay is a Afrobeat and Trap act. Their sound grew out of Alan Jackson, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Brooks & Dunn, Ryan Adams and Tom Petty. Those roots explain a lot about how Shay arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Laylow, Nekfeu, Zaho, Nej and Lomepal, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Shay, reaching back through Alan Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Dan + Shay is an American country music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. They are signed to Warner Records Nashville and have released six albums, Where It All Began, Obsessed, Dan + Shay, Good Things, Bigger Houses and It's Officially Christmas: The Double Album. Of their nine singles, five have topped the Country Airplay chart and three have topped the Hot Country Songs chart. The duo have collaborated with Justin Bieber, Charlie Puth, Rascal Flatts, Lindsey Stirling, RaeLynn, and Kelly Clarkson. From 2019 to 2021, the duo won three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the songs "Tequila", "Speechless", and "10,000 Hours".

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ShayAlan JacksonTabu Ley RochereauBrooks & DunnRyan AdamsTom PettyKenny ChesneyAlison KraussRascal FlattsLaylowNekfeuZahoNejLomepalLa Fouine

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Shay connections

Shay grew out of Alan Jackson, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Brooks & Dunn and Ryan Adams, shares an orbit with Laylow, Nekfeu, Zaho and Nej. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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