Pop is built so the hook arrives early, which makes it the friendliest genre to guess from a short clip. The catch is that big pop records share a lot: bright synths, stacked vocals, a chorus that lands on the title. What separates them in five seconds is usually the voice. Adele, Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran are hard to mistake once they start singing, while an instrumental intro from Dua Lipa or Harry Styles could belong to several artists.
When the clip is all production, listen for the era. Drum sounds and synth patches date a pop song faster than anything else. Taylor Swift is her own challenge, since her catalogue moves from country to synth-pop to folk, and the clue you need depends on which album the clip came from.
Pick an artist below, listen to a five-second clip from one of their songs, and choose the right title from four options before the timer runs out.
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