List of art pop musicians
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This is a list of artists who have been described as general purveyors of art pop. Individuals are alphabetized by surname.
A–M
- 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]
- Austra[10][11]
- The B-52's[12]
- Bat for Lashes[13]
- The Beach Boys[14]
- The Beatles[15]
- Beck[5]
- Beyoncé[16]
- Björk[17]
- Dean Blunt[18]
- Blur[19]
- David Bowie[20]
- The Buggles[21]
- Kate Bush[22]
- Cardiacs[23]
- Chairlift[24]
- Charli XCX[25]
- Christine and the Queens[26]
- Douglas Dare[27]
- Lana Del Rey[28]
- Devo[29]
- Django Django[30]
- Eartheater[31]
- Billie Eilish[32]
- Enerate[33]
- Brian Eno[34]
- Everything Everything[35]
- Faux Real[36]
- Freur[37]
- Fiona Apple[38]
- FKA twigs[39]
- Fleetwood Mac[40]
- Florence and the Machine[41]
- Franz Ferdinand[42]
- Freur[43]
- f(x)[44]
- Peter Gabriel[5]
- Gorillaz[45]
- Grimes[46][47][48]
- iamamiwhoami[49]
- Imogen Heap[50]
- Julia Holter[51]
- Jenny Hval[52]
- The Human League[53]
- Jakarta[54]
- Japan[34]
- Zola Jesus[55]
- Jockstrap[56]
- Grace Jones[57]
- Daniela Lalita[58][59]
- John Lennon[15]
- Let's Eat Grandma[60]
- Little Fuss[61]
- Lorde[62]
- Kanye West[63]
- Kimbra[64]
- Kilo Kish[65]
- Kraftwerk[66][67][68][69]
- Madonna[70][71]
- Majical Cloudz[72]
- Marina Diamandis[73]
- Melanie Martinez[74]
- Micachu & the Shapes[75]
- Mitski[76]
- Janelle Monáe[77]
- Róisín Murphy[78]
N–Z
- OnlyOneOf[79]
- Van Dyke Parks[80]
- Pavement[5]
- Perfume Genius[81]
- Pet Shop Boys[82]
- Poppy[83]
- Ariel Pink[84]
- Caroline Polachek[85]
- P.M. Dawn[86]
- Dawn Richard[87]
- Radiohead[88]
- Roxy Music[34][89][90]
- Arthur Russell[91]
- Ringo Sheena[92]
- Duncan Sheik[5]
- Solange[93]
- Sophie[94]
- Sparks[95]
- Spookey Ruben[96]
- St. Vincent[97]
- Stereolab[98]
- Susanne Sundfør[99]
- Talk Talk[100]
- Talking Heads[5][101]
- Tune-yards[102]
- U.S. Girls[103]
- Scott Walker[104]
- Weyes Blood[105]
- Hayley Williams[106]
- Brian Wilson[107]
- XTC[108]
- Yellow Magic Orchestra[109]
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