But it takes more than that to stay relevant.

Therefore,understanding howsuccessful musicians think, process, feel, and executetheir music is invaluable.

And what better way to achieve this than by having one of them as your mentor?

Billie Eilish on ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman’.

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As you scroll down andget closer to the top mentions,itll become crystal clear what I mean.

Think Grenade or maybe Just The Way You Areor perhaps Uptown Funk?

Having to talk to, data pipe with, and learn from someone like Rihanna can never go wrong.

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Her career trajectory couldve gone sideways.

But it didnt and theres a reason for it.

She has been in the industry for decades and knows the nitty-gritty like no one other.

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She understands what it takes to maintain a career through personal and professional challenges.

He started the same.

Hes walking proof thatan authentic, heartfelt songcan take you all the way to the top.

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One of Shawns greatest strengths is his ability towrite songs that resonateon a personal level.

For contestants onThe Voice, having Shawn as a mentor would be a lesson inemotional honesty and simplicity.

She is thedefinition of breaking the mold.

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Beyonce singing onstage during her tour in Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce.

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Adele sings into a handheld microphone in Adele: Live in London.

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Bruno Mars during an appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Justin Timberlake stands on stage and performs on Saturday Night Live.

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Lady Gaga celebrates Thanksgiving on ‘A Very Gaga Thanksgiving.'

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Rihanna as Bubbles, performing and wearing a bowler hat in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

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John Mayer plays a guitar and performs on Late Night with Seth Meyers with a band in the background.

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Selena Gomez looking shocked wearing a gold sequin outfit in Only Murders in the Building Season 3 finale.

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Shawn Mendes looking down at his guitar in the Netflix Documentary Wonder.

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Billie Eilish in a chair holding a handheld microphone and looking into the camera on Saturday Night Live.

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