Pop artists on the Suede Cosmos map

Artists in the Pop cluster

Ordered by how many connections each artist has on the map. Names link to the artist's MusicBrainz page, the source of the genre tags listed here.

1. BeyoncéUnited States · 11 connections

   pop, r&b, contemporary r&b, pop rap, soul, dance-pop

2. Dua LipaUnited Kingdom · 10 connections

   dance-pop, pop, contemporary r&b, electropop, synth-pop, nu disco

3. Ariana GrandeUnited States · 8 connections

   pop, r&b, dance-pop, contemporary r&b, trap soul

4. Lady GagaUnited States · 8 connections

   pop, dance-pop, electropop, pop rock, electronic, synth-pop

5. MadonnaUnited States · 8 connections

   pop, dance-pop, art pop, electropop, contemporary r&b, synth-pop

6. Billie EilishUnited States · 5 connections

   alternative pop, electropop, pop, alternative r&b, art pop, contemporary r&b

7. Bruno MarsUnited States · 5 connections

   pop, funk, r&b, rock, soul

8. Carly Rae JepsenCanada · 5 connections

   pop, electropop, folk, synth-pop, dance, dance-pop

9. Charli xcxUnited Kingdom · 5 connections

   electropop, dance-pop, hyperpop, electronic, synth-pop, pop

10. Cyndi LauperUnited States · 5 connections

    pop, blues, pop rock, dance-pop, new wave, rock

11. Taylor SwiftUnited States · 5 connections

    pop, country, country pop, singer-songwriter, pop rock, contemporary country

12. Harry StylesUnited Kingdom · 4 connections

    pop, funk, new wave, rock, soft rock, soul

13. Lana Del ReyUnited States · 4 connections

    indie pop, dream pop, electronic, pop, alternative pop, art pop

14. LordeNew Zealand · 4 connections

    pop, alternative pop, indie pop, synth-pop, art pop, alternative rock

15. Michael JacksonUnited States · 4 connections

    pop, dance-pop, disco, contemporary r&b, pop soul, soul

16. Olivia RodrigoUnited States · 4 connections

    pop, pop rock, pop punk, power pop, singer-songwriter, folk pop

17. RobynSweden · 4 connections

    dance-pop, pop, alternative dance, club, contemporary r&b, dance

18. Sabrina CarpenterUnited States · 4 connections

    pop, dance-pop, electropop

19. SiaAustralia · 4 connections

    pop, electropop, dance-pop, indie pop, alternative pop, art pop

20. ABBASweden · 2 connections

    pop, disco, europop, glam rock, pop rock, euro-disco

Strongest connections inside Pop

The score is the overlap between two artists' MusicBrainz genre and tag sets: shared labels divided by all distinct labels across both. The shared tags listed come from the genre tags shown for each artist above. The 10 highest of the cluster's 40 connections:

1. Charli xcx and Lady Gaga71%

   Shared tags: electropop, dance-pop, electronic, synth-pop, pop

2. Dua Lipa and Madonna71%

   Shared tags: dance-pop, pop, contemporary r&b, electropop, synth-pop

3. Beyoncé and Ariana Grande50%

   Shared tags: pop, r&b, contemporary r&b, dance-pop

4. Carly Rae Jepsen and Charli xcx50%

   Shared tags: pop, electropop, synth-pop, dance-pop

5. Carly Rae Jepsen and Dua Lipa50%

   Shared tags: pop, electropop, synth-pop, dance-pop

6. Carly Rae Jepsen and Lady Gaga50%

   Shared tags: pop, electropop, synth-pop, dance-pop

7. Carly Rae Jepsen and Madonna50%

   Shared tags: pop, electropop, synth-pop, dance-pop

8. Charli xcx and Dua Lipa50%

   Shared tags: electropop, dance-pop, synth-pop, pop

9. Charli xcx and Madonna50%

   Shared tags: electropop, dance-pop, synth-pop, pop

10. Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa50%

    Shared tags: pop, dance-pop, electropop, synth-pop

Where Pop meets other genres

29 connections cross out of the cluster, 17 of them into R&B and Soul. These are the artists whose tags reach across genre lines.

Most common tags in Pop

How many of the 20 artists carry each label among the top MusicBrainz genre tags stored for them on the map.

• pop 20
• dance-pop 12
• electropop 8
• contemporary r&b 7
• synth-pop 6
• art pop 5
• pop rock 5
• alternative pop 4
• soul 4
• electronic 3
• indie pop 3
• r&b 3

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• Rock 30 artists
• Hip-Hop 22 artists
• Electronic 25 artists
• Jazz 23 artists
• Classical 17 artists
• Folk and Country 22 artists
• R&B and Soul 21 artists