List of art pop musicians
Appearance
This is a list of artists who have been described as general purveyors of art pop. Individuals are alphabetized by surname.
Notes
[edit]- ≈ indicates a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, whether individually, as part of a group or altogether
A–M
[edit]- 10cc[1]
- Damon Albarn[2]
- alt-J[3]
- Tori Amos[4]
- Laurie Anderson[5]
- Angel Olsen[6]
- Anohni[7]
- Anohni and the Johnsons[8]
- AURORA[9]
- The B-52's[10]
- Bat for Lashes[11]
- The Beach Boys[12]≈
- The Beatles[13]≈
- Beck[5]
- Beyoncé[14]
- Björk[15]
- Dean Blunt[16]
- Blur[17]
- David Bowie[18]≈
- The Buggles[19]
- Kate Bush[20]≈
- Cardiacs[21]
- Charli XCX[22]
- Christine and the Queens[23]
- Douglas Dare[24]
- Lana Del Rey[25]
- Devo[26]
- Django Django[27]
- Eartheater[28]
- Billie Eilish[29]
- Enerate[30]
- Brian Eno[31]≈
- Everything Everything[32]
- Fiona Apple[33]
- FKA twigs[34]
- Fleetwood Mac[35]≈
- Florence and the Machine[36]
- Freur[37]
- f(x)[38]
- Peter Gabriel[5]
- Gorillaz[39]
- Grimes[40][41][42]
- iamamiwhoami[43]
- Imogen Heap[44]
- Julia Holter[45]
- Jenny Hval[46]
- The Human League[47]
- Jakarta[48]
- Japan[31]
- Zola Jesus[49]
- Jockstrap[50]
- Grace Jones[51]
- Lorde[52]
- John Lennon[13]≈
- Kanye West[53]
- Kimbra[54]
- Kilo Kish[55]
- Kraftwerk[56]≈
- Madonna[57][58]≈
- Majical Cloudz[59]
- Marina Diamandis[60]
- Melanie Martinez[61]
- Micachu & the Shapes[62]
- Mitski[63]
- Janelle Monáe[64]
- Róisín Murphy[65]
N–Z
[edit]- OnlyOneOf[66]
- Van Dyke Parks[67]
- Pavement[5]
- Perfume Genius[68]
- Pet Shop Boys[69]
- Poppy[70]
- Ariel Pink[71]
- Caroline Polachek[72]
- P.M. Dawn[73]
- Dawn Richard[74]
- Radiohead[75]≈
- Roxy Music[31][76]≈
- Arthur Russell[77]
- Ringo Sheena[78]
- Duncan Sheik[5]
- Solange[79]
- Sophie[80]
- Sparks[81]
- Spookey Ruben[82]
- St. Vincent[83]
- Stereolab[84]
- Susanne Sundfør[85]
- Talk Talk[86]
- Talking Heads[5]
- Tune-yards[87]
- U.S. Girls[88]
- Scott Walker[89]
- Weyes Blood[90]
- Hayley Williams[91]
- Brian Wilson[92]≈
- XTC[93]
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