The bands and musicians who completely switched music genres

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.

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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.

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The bands and musicians who completely switched music genres

Kylie Minogue, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry are just a few

11/09/20 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Artists

Some artists experiment with new sounds throughout their career. Kylie Minogue, for instance, released an album in 2018 with country influences. Taylor Swift, who started off in country, 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!