Sexy pop didn’t start on TikTok. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are tapping into a lineage that runs through “The Philadelphia Sound,” with soul artists like Teddy Pendergrass and Marvin Gaye. https://theconversation.com/sabrina-carpenters-and-chapelle-roans-sexy-pop-hits-have-roots-in-the-bedroom-ballads-of-teddy-pendergrass-and-philly-soul-270035
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@TheConversationUS Don't forget The Three Degrees were also on Philly International.
https://consequence.net/2021/03/the-pioneering-women-of-philly-soul/
https://www.soundofphiladelphia.com/release/the-women-of-philadelphia-international-records-the-remixes/
And you name-checked Cyndi Lauper without noting her (admittedly less sexy) Philly connections: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" was a cover of a Robert Hazard song, and she co-wrote "Time After Time" with the Hooters' Rob Hyman.