Kelly Clarkson started the trend of uptempo melodic tracks
According to Billboard Kelly Clarkson started the trend of uptempo melodic tracks which subsequently lead to the huge popularity of dance/pop:
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For several years, dance/pop has reigned as the core sound at top 40. The movement could arguably be traced to 2005, when Kelly Clarkson set a current sonic format template with "Since U Been Gone,"spurring subsequent uptempo, melodic catalogs from the likes of Ke$ha, Perry and P!nk.
I mean...it is a Dr. Luke creation after all...it was him in his stage before he went full out dance. So elements of dance can be found. But Britney and Rihanna are the artists that solidified dance music in mainstream. Congrats to Kelly for getting Dr. Luke out there to be used by all the big pop stars though!