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Originally posted by Ressti
Are they not popular? Bey's XO was clearly an influence on Out of the Woods. Lord also influenced the 1989 album. I think they count.
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This.
BEYONCÉ has always been R&B, but she still makes pop music. The album opens up with a Sia track after all. I'd argue that 4 isn't really pop, especially given the type of music it contains and what was pop at the time, but urban is much more popular now.
And as for Lorde, she is the definition of pop 2013. And 1989 has clear influences from that.