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Thank U, Next

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BTrap

Thank U, Next is a Contemporary R&B and Trap act. Their sound grew out of Mac Miller, NSYNC, David Guetta and Sia. Those roots explain a lot about how Thank U, Next arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as No Tears Left to Cry, 7 Rings, Kiss Me More, Sweet but Psycho and Dangerous Woman, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Beatles, Drake, Mariah Carey and Rihanna, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Thank U, Next, reaching back through Mac Miller and forward to The Beatles. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Thank U, Next is the fifth studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on February 8, 2019, by Republic Records, six months after her fourth studio album, Sweetener (2018). Songwriters and producers that collaborated with Grande on the album included Tommy Brown, Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Pop Wansel.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Thank U, NextMac MillerNSYNCDavid GuettaSiaThe BeatlesDrakeMariah CareyRihannaNo Tears Left to Cry7 RingsKiss Me MoreSweet but PsychoDangerous WomanLet You Love MeImagineLove on the Brain

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Thank U, Next connections

Thank U, Next grew out of Mac Miller, NSYNC, David Guetta and Sia, shares an orbit with No Tears Left to Cry, 7 Rings, Kiss Me More and Sweet but Psycho, went on to shape The Beatles, Drake, Mariah Carey and Rihanna. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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