The saxophone has been used in multiple top 40 songs in the decade. "The Edge of Glory" from Lady Gaga's 2011 album, Born This Way is credited with popularizing the use of saxophone in the early decade.
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The genres of Europop Eurodance music have also achieved a notable commercial success, mostly due to the release of Lady Gaga's debut album, The Fame (2008) and its follow-up EP, The Fame Monster (2009), which experimented heavily with europop and German house pop, which brought a new style to pop music formerly considered unmixable with dance music and traditional pop.