For Those of you just learning about good music, the above photo is Swedish Popstar Robyn. She had a massive hit about 15 years ago called "Do You Know" and another in 2005 called "With Every Heartbeat". She has won 10 Swedish Grammies, which is a big deal because pop music in Sweden is like County-Western in Nashville. And in 2010 she released Body Talk Pt. 1 and Pt. 2. This was a two part album which had more singles than a strip club! I mean at least 10 of the 16 songs were strong enough to be released on their own. It even made my Top 50 Albums of 2010 list. She won an American Grammy nomination for her single "Dancing On Your Own". I am not a huge fan of the Grammy's for a majority of music genres, but they usually hit the nail on the head for Pop/Dance music.
She is a genuine triple-threat. She can obviously sing and dance, but she was an actor for a while and both her parents are actors. And, I know you are saying, "Kyle, that is great and all, but what about Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Brittany Spears, Usher, or the Black Eyed Peas. Well, this is what sets Robyn apart from all them. She is quintessentially an artist. The rest of them are performers making music. Maybe this will help make my point. If Picasso were a pop artist he would be Robyn. If Penn and Teller were to be pop artists, they would be the Black Eyed Peas. Robyn is only rivaled, in my opinion, by Justin Timberlake. I think she wins by a hair.
Rather then read my babble about my opinions. Watch this video she just put out for her latest single "Call Your Girlfriend". Pitchfork.com had this to say about it, "a true command performance, a hall-of-fame effort from an artist at the absolute peak of her powers." It is one of the greatest 3 and a half minute performances in history. That includes TV and Film. Enjoy!
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