genre-busting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Currently on the road supporting her genre-busting album “Motomami,” the Spanish superstar hits Boston on Sept. 15, then cities including New York, Toronto and Chicago before heading to California.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
Thierry Mugler, 73, the outrageous, genre-busting French designer who dominated European runways in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died Jan. 23.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
Mitchell has spent much of the pandemic curating a series of archival releases that will span her genre-busting career.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2021
The trio had its most acclaimed LP in 1984 with “Escape,” a genre-busting album that helped expand hip-hop’s audience while sowing seeds for dance and electronic music as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2020
Others followed the genre-busting trajectory of current pop to expand their own home bases: A favorite, for me, is country up-and-comer Tiera’s tender take on Halsey and Marshmello’s banger-ballad “Be Kind.”
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2020
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