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Drum'n Bass but make it Pop? I've been building a playlist inspired by Drum'n Bass/Liquid DnB. I've noticed in the last two years a few (mainstream) artist or pop girls take on the genre have put their spin on it. Artist like Tinashe with “Tightrope” and most recently Ariana on her Petal album with "oh well" and "nowhere, nobody" these tracks have that fast paced DnB sound but more dreamy like. I have Pinkpantheress on the playlist already cause she is deep in the genre. What other songs would ya'll recommend that have a similar sound?

Happy 15 years of Little Mix.

For years, British pop had been defined by Girl Groups, the Spice Girls, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, All Saints & The Saturdays (to only name a few) had spent years dominating the charts.

By 2011, it was feeling pretty quiet enter Little Mix, originally known as Rhythmix. A group of individual X Factor auditionees became one, and given that is was solely by Kelly Rowland, a girl group icon, they were destined for success. It wasn't long after that they would become the first group to win the show. A feat that remarkably previous high ranking groups One Direction and JLS didn't do.

Within their first year as a group, Little Mix's first two singles 'Canonball' and 'Wings' hit Number One in the UK. Kickstarting a career which over the next ten years would lead to 5 Number Ones,​ 19 Top 10s and a combined total of every week they were in the top 40 equates to 6.6 years! 2 years of that in the Top 10.

In 2021, the group became the first girl group to win British Group at the BRIT Awards. After previous wins in the British Single and British Video categories.

During their ten years on top they collaborated with legends such as Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, Jason Derulo, Cheat Codes, CNCO, Stormzy, Saweetie, MGK & Sean Paul as well as performances and support slots with Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato.

From hosting their own TV Talent Show on BBC1, to being invited to host the MTV EMAs, in 2020 Little Mix were inescapable. And the members all continue to thrive to this day. Whether through their solo music careers and speaking up for incredible causes.

Their legacy is unmatched and there will never be another Little Mix.

A place to discuss rumors, gossip, and articles that would not be approved as their own post.

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• Entertaining drama/amusing but non-newsworthy situations involving celebrities or fandoms (ex. social media beefs, celebs being spotted together, sufficiently large fandom drama)
• Substantial rumors/speculation (ex. "because of ___, fans think that...," social media wipes or cryptic posts)
• Pop culture news/stories unrelated to pop music (film/tv/theatre/video games/major brands/etc.)
• Questions about current tea (ex. "what's going on with...?")

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• News completely unrelated to pop culture (ex. viral crime videos)
• Nudity or NSFW content (ex. leaks, revenge porn)
• War updates/political news not involving a non-political celebrity (ex. no Trump updates)
• Intentional misinformation/joke tea

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Welcome to r/popheads monthly Pop Genie Game, where all your wishes are granted... kind of.

What is this? The Pop Genie Game is a game where users can make a wish, and other users will assume the role of a devious genie who technically grants the wish, but twists it in a way that ruins it.

How to Play:

• Make a wish related to pop music / Grant someone's wish but ruin it.
• When granting someone else's wish, get creative! Is the path to getting their wish more complicated than they wanted? Is there an unintended consequence? Or is the thing that they want actually something bad?
• If you don't understand the concept, here are a couple examples:
• I wish that Carly Rae Jepsen would finally get another #1 hit!: "She does, but it's a duet with Chris Brown produced by Dr. Luke."
• I wish that pop music was more respected!: "Ava Max stages a global military junta and instates herself as supreme dictator of the planet- pop music is now a state mandated religion, and failure to properly stan will get you sent to a gulag."

And join us next week for another (Popheads Edition) game!