Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Once again, if we want to know what good sounds like we also have have to know the bad. A look at various riffs and runs sung by some pop singers.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Riffs and runs, melisma, agility etc. - a double-edged sword?
1:18 Camila Cabello
1:51 Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, Normani, Ally Brooke (Fifth Harmony)
2:21 Demi Lovato
2:55 Tori Kelly
3:32 Lady Gaga
3:41 Scott Hoying (Pentatonix)
3:59 Justin Bieber
4:07 Ariana Grande
4:51 Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia
5:25 Jazmine Sullivan
6:03 Ailee
6:14 D.O. (EXO)
6:24 JoJo
7:05 Mariah Carey
7:22 Madison Beer
7:38 Faouzia
7:54 Ed Sheeran
8:05 Christina Aguilera
8:31 Beyoncé
8:45 Jessie J
9:05 Brandy
9:28 Whitney Houston
9:41 Chloe Bailey
9:50 Ava Max
10:17 Adam Levine
10:26 Morisette Amon
10:44 Celiné Dion
10:53 Outro, thank you!