The bands and musicians who completely changed music genres - Some artists experiment with new sounds throughout their career. Most recently, Kylie Minogue has announced that her next album, scheduled for release in 2018, will have country influences. And what about Taylor Swift, who started off in this genre but became a huge name when she switched over to pop? Katy Perry is yet another curious example: the singer began her career singing Christian music, then did a complete U-turn and morphed into a pop star!

Check out the other bands and musicians who have completely switched up their musical style throughout their career!

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Kylie Minogue - Has the pop diva become a country singer? The artist's new album, which is set to be released in 2018, was recorded in Nashville, the American city considered the birthplace of the genre.

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Kylie Minogue - In an e-mail to The Guardian, the star announced that her album was a mash up of elements from country and dance music.

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Katy Perry - Few will remember that the artist, whose parents were evangelical ministers, used to sing in churches and even released an album of Christian music in a rock gospel style.

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Katy Perry - But success only came in 2007, when Perry turned her music genre to pop. She took off after releasing 'I Kissed a Girl,' 'California Gurls,' and 'Last Friday Night.'

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Taylor Swift - In 2010, the singer became the youngest artist ever to win the Grammy for Album of the Year, the main award of the ceremony. She was just 20 years old and her 'Fearless' album was country music.

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Taylor Swift - But Swift, who now has a ton of Grammys to her name, has never been afraid to go above and beyond. In 2014, her smash-hit '1989' album was all pop, crowning her as a real pop diva!

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Shakira - The Colombian singer has undergone a huge transformation over her career so far. Shakira used to make pop rock music, sing in Spanish and play the guitar.

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Shakira - But to win success in countries outside of Latin America, Shakira began to explore the Latin genre. She mixed pop and dance styles, and began to sing in English. More recently she's gone back to her routes, singing in Spanish and exploring the reggaeton genre.

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Lady Gaga - The eccentric singer became an overnight pop sensation, with her electronic beat dance tracks, wacky clothing and highly stylized music videos.

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Lady Gaga - Her change in style came with the release of her album 'Joanne' (2016), which featured country and soul music. The change of genre was lapped up by fans and critics, proving Gaga's versatility as a star.

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Coldplay - When they first burst onto the music scene, Coldplay were popular for their melodic alternative rock style of music. Later, however, the band turned more towards pop.

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Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida' was the first warning sign that the band's alliance to the soft rock genre was waning. Their transformation was complete with the release of the 'Mylo Xyloto' album, which even featured Rihanna. Some fans complained that Coldplay's sound was unrecognizable. The band is hugely successful nowadays.

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Bee Gees - It's shocking to realize that the iconic disco band from the 70s actually started out as a mildly successful group who mixed rock, psychedelic tones, and country music!

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Bee Gees - If the group had never moved away from their original styles, we'd never have had those 70s hits such as 'Staying Alive,' 'How Deep Is Your Love?,' 'Night Fever,' and 'You Should Be Dancing!'

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Avril Lavigne - The Canadian hit the music scene as a rebel rocker and skater. Who doesn't remember her punchy track 'Sk8er Boy,' from 2002?

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Avril Lavigne - But over 15 years later, Lavigne has begun to turn her focus to pop. Her new 2018 album is expected to be a big step away from her original music genre.

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Alanis Morissette - Before hitting the big time, the Canadian was a dance pop singer. She launched 'Alanis' (1991) and 'Now Is The Time' (1992).

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Alanis Morissette - But her rock phase came with the success of 'Jagged Little Pill' (1995).

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Radiohead - The alternative rock band, led by Thom Yorke, started to become successful at the beginning of the 90s. 'Creep' and 'Fake Plastic Trees'came from this phase of their career.

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Radiohead - But the guitar lines began to drop out of their music in the track 'Ok Computer' (1997), as electronic elements came into play. The group's sound is best described as conceptual and experimental, which, while it may have weirded out their fans at the beginning, is now widely accepted as art.

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Paramore - This band rose to prominence on the wave of the emocore genre.

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Paramore - But after many years of rock and pop punk, the group completely changed their style with the album, 'After Laughter' (2017), which used synthesizers and dance beats.

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Gwen Stefani - The singer rose to fame as part of the band No Doubt, whose musical style was overwhelmingly ska punk.

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Gwen Stefani - In her solo career, the artist has gone from rock to electronic pop.

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Beastie Boys - Before becoming one of the world's biggest hip hop groups, Mike D, MCA and AdRock were big into punk and heavy rock!

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Beastie Boys - Some of their songs from this era became hits, but their biggest successes came in the hip hop genre.

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Goo Goo Dolls - The group became big in the 90s for their song 'Iris,' which was on the soundtrack of the movie 'City of Angels' (1998).

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Goo Goo Dolls - Who could have guessed that the band would suddenly explode in the punk rock genre?!

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Amy Lee - The singer became known for being the powerful voice of Evanescence, a rock band.

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Amy Lee - But on a solo project in 2016, the artist launched the kids' album, 'Dream Too Much'. Lee said that the new phase of her career had been inspired by her son, Jack, who is three years old.

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