Curated Artist Library
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Backstreet Boys
1993-present; classic peak 1996-2001
Anthemic, harmonized, teen-pop-template — pop as Orlando-Florida-boy-band ritual.
Genres
teen poppopboy banddance-pop
Vocal character
Five-member group (AJ, Howie, Brian, Nick, Kevin) with rotating leads + multi-tracked harmony stacks. Brian Littrell + Nick Carter high tenor leads; AJ McLean baritone-tenor leads; Howie Dorough + Kevin Richardson harmonies.
Production markers
Max Martin / Cheiron Studios production (Sweden)multi-tracked vocal harmony stacks 8+ voices (the boy-band signature)four-on-the-floor dance-pop foundationchoreography-implied beat-breaksorchestral overdubs on power ballads (I Want It That Way)
Lyrical themes
romantic devotion + heartbreak (I Want It That Way, Everybody, Quit Playing Games)celebration of love + dance-floorobservation of fame + outsider perspectivespecific named situations
Signature moves
multi-tracked vocal harmony stack (the BSB signature)rotating lead between members within one songsing-along chorus hookchoreography-implied beat-break
Avoid — off-brand for this artist
EDM dropsrap features as dominantmetal guitarauto-tune as crutchcountry productionlo-fi indie production
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1995-2002
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1998-present
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1998-present
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2012-present (Fifth Harmony 2012-2016, solo 2017-present)
popLatin popdance-pop - Demi Lovato
2008-present
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