6 Successful Musicians Who Changed Genre at the Peak of Their Career, From Skrillex to Taylor Swift

Kapanlagi.com - What would happen if a beloved musician suddenly changed their musical style? This has certainly happened many times in the world of music.

The creative process, fan service, and personal calling have all been the background for many world-renowned musicians who have switched their musical style. Many fans have warmly welcomed their idols' fresh new style.

So, who are the successful musicians who have transformed and changed their musical genre?

1. Bring Me The Horizon

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When they debuted in 2004, a group of young men from Sheffield who called themselves Bring Me The Horizon found success in the underground scene with their metalcore and alternative rock music filled with distortion. Their emotional musical style propelled Oliver Sykes and his bandmates to fame, producing albums like COUNT YOUR BLESSING and SEMPITERNAL.

However, BMTH slowly softened when they released their album THAT'S THE SPIRIT in 2015. Since then, Bring Me The Horizon has showcased their pop side, resulting in the release of AMO in 2018.

To this day, Bring Me The Horizon is comfortable with their pop-rock style and still loved by fans. They even recently became a featured artist of Ed Sheeran in the remix of BAD HABITS.

2. Miley Cyrus

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Not only in appearance, but changes have also been made by Miley Cyrus towards her music. If teenage Miley Cyrus grew up with her father Billy Ray Cyrus' country style, maturity made the 29-year-old musician change her music direction towards pop.

Albums like BANGERZ in 2013 and PLASTIC HEARTS released in 2020 are certainly very different from Miley Cyrus' appearance when she starred in Hannah Montana.

3. Machine Gun Kelly

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Known as a rapper, Machine Gun Kelly suddenly changed direction and switched his music towards rock and pop-punk. After arguing with hip-hop artist Eminem through diss-tracks, Machine Gun Kelly solidly migrated to rock through the album TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL released in 2020.

It is not impossible that his friendship with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker as well as the series of films he starred in influenced the musical style of the singer of BAD THINGS with Camila Cabello.

4. Skrillex

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Who would have thought, the famous producer and DJ Skrillex is also a rockstar? You heard it right, KLovers.

Skrillex is the leader as well as the vocalist of the post-hardcore band named From First To Last. The Florida-based band became Skrillex's first serious project in the music world before switching to electronic dance music production. In 2017, From First To Last released a single titled MAKE WAR which explored the vocals of Sonny John Moore aka Skrillex.

5. Gwen Stefani

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Singer Gwen Stefani, aged 52, has achieved many hit singles and music awards in the pop and RnB genres she performs. However, before that, Gwen Stefani was a different person when she was the vocalist for the band No Doubt. In that musical project, No Doubt tended to be multi-genre by playing music with elements of pop rock, new wave, and even ska. No Doubt and Gwen Stefani also achieved great success through the single DON'T SPEAK, which is still being played on the radio today.

Interestingly, Gwen Stefani, who is now married to Blake Shelton, has also performed several times with the same music as her husband, namely country.

6. Taylor Swift

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In the period of 2010-2012, millions of teenage girls around the world were highly inspired by a talented young soloist named Taylor Swift. The Pennsylvania-born soloist became an idol thanks to her pop country music and lyrics that were relevant to teenage life. She even won the highest music awards such as Grammy.

Taylor Swift, who was originally a country singer, slowly changed her music direction to pop with the release of her album RED in 2013. Her three other albums, 1989, REPUTATION, and LOVER, seemed to erase Taylor Swift's image as a country musician.

After her dispute with Big Machine Records, Taylor Swift appeared with two albums titled FOLKLORE and EVERMORE, which showcased folk music.

The change in music style displayed by the above musicians is proof that every work presented will always be remembered by fans. For you music lovers, make sure to listen to your favorite songs through True Wireless Stereo, which has 3D sound and noise reduction features for the most perfect music experience.

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