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Alicia has mentioned that Aretha's style in emotive story-telling songwriting inspired her to do the same (Akin Ojumu, 2003). The inspiration can be heard in the dynamism of her songs when it comes to creating tension before a big vocal release or hooks (Weaver, 2018). Songs compared would be A Natural Woman and If I Ain't Got You (Weaver, 2018). Alicia has also been inspired by Aretha's piano playing, gospel, soul musical style and admires the vulnerable, and honest emotionality her music brings forth to the world. The song Ain't No Way by Aretha, Alicia comments "it captures an honest moment!" (Kenner, 2012)

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- His music allowed for Alicias's creative expansion through the form of experimentation (Kenner, 2012).
She mentions a couple of songs of his she's used as inspiration such as  'Superwoman', an 'All in love is fair' (Kenner, 2012)

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It has been stated that Nina Simone introduced Alicia to the musical style of integrating classical piano with the unique emotive vocal style of singing (Kenner, 2012). She referred to 'Sinnerman' influencing her to be authentic and brave with her music (Kenner, 2012).

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H.E.R has mentioned that Alicia Keys has played a big part in her journey as an artist (Staff, 2021). H.E.R was is awe of Alicia as she was also the only woman she saw on television at the time who integrated keys and incredible vocals (Staff, 2021). Even her style was an inspiration to H.E.R, from the way Alicia did her hair to the arrangement of her Unplugged musical sessions. H.E.R says that Alicia was someone she wanted to be as an artist (Staff, 2021).
She further mentions that watching artists like Alicia keys inspired her to be more confident in becoming a musician (Lakes, 2022).

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Gabrielle Wilson, also known as H.E.R, watched a B.B.King concert at the age of 7 and got inspired by the way a single note B.B.King played on the guitar moved the audience including herself (Hiatt, 2019). She further states that from then on it has inspired her to feel the music more and not just play (Hiatt, 2019)

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Growing up, Gabi Wilson's father would put on Prince's concert on DVD every weekend and that inspired her to want to perform (Lakes, 2022). The videos made her go "Man, I want to be a rock star" (Lakes, 2022). Their performance inspired H.E.R to be confident in becoming a musician (Lakes, 2022). She also states that she was inspired by the distorted sound of their live performances and wanted to replicate it (Center, 2020). That then led her to becoming the first black female to have a Stratocaster and collaborate with Fender (Center, 2020).

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A.R.Rahman mentions a few of his inspirations including the late singer and music director S.D. Burnam Sahab (IANS, 2022). He follows up in the interview saying " I have been discovering the old music now like Madan Mohan sahab, SD Burman sahab, Hridaynath Mangeshkar and all the greats" (IANS,2022). He states that their music lyrically and tonally resembles the 50's and 60's era which is where is gains inspiration from. (IANS, 2022).

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An Indian film director, Mani Ratnam, has worked alongside A.R.Rahman for many years and have mentioned that he has contributed to A.R.Rahman's musical career (etimes.in, 2022).
The magazine has also informed that A.R Rahman mentions that he has always just been a musician that thought about music in relation to how chords of different instruments integrates with the ragas and Mani Ratnam has thought him how to selectively cut and organize the musical patterns intentionally(etimes.in, 2022).

Raga is a melodic structure for ad-libing and composition in Indian classical music (Bruno Netll, 2023). A.R.Rahman has also stated in the business Insider India magazine that Mani Ratnam has opened him up to producing pieces of work that would touch the people (Kapoor, 2023).

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A.R.Rahman has always seen himself as a composer/musician, and he has never taken the art of singing seriously until he met and collaborated with the late Lata Mangeshkar (Bureau, 2022). She was an Indian Marathi playback singer that has inspired A.R.Rahman to be more meticulous, passionate and dedicated when it comes to singing and performing (Bureau, 2022). He recalls in an interview that by accident he witnessed Lata reciting the lyrics to her songs very slowly with her assistant after a show, and that inspired a thought in him and that is to be more serious when it comes to singing (Bureau,2022).

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I grew up with my parents listening to hindi and tamil songs and a lot of the songs were produced by A.R.Rahman. The instrumental compositions in his music stood out to me in-comparison to other types of music. He's integration of sitar, flute and classical Indian sounding melodies made modern has always given me this sense of calm, nostalgia and inspiration. It has always inspired me to merge the unique melodic composition when I'm making songs today especially from the slower, ballet songs that he producers.

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Her actual name is Gabriella Wilson and she has a very vast music range that includes indie, pop, and Rnb, which I resonate with in terms of my own genre of music when it comes to songwriting and composing. She was also the only woman of colour that I had seen on media at that time that played a Stratocaster! That inspired me to start playing the guitar. I was a very soft and quiet singer growing up, and her techniques with falsettos and strength in her intimate mezzo-soprano vocal style, inspired me to be more confident and grow in my own way as a singer-songwriter, especially during a time when more belt-y singers were celebrated and seen within my circle of friends and family at least. Her authenticity not only in songwriting but also clothing style, and constantly having a kind and graceful demeanor has inspired me to accept more of my way of wanting to expand and perform as a musician.

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I resonate with her way of songwriting that is very vivid and personal. She has a constant theme in her songs with combining keys with layers of her harmonic vocals that is unique in the way that she does it as it reflects her vast vocal range. I admired the clarity in her voice and pronunciation of words as she sang. Her live performances including the one in 2005 for the Grammys, she did one of her classic "If I ain't got you" and it showcased her ability to mix classical sounding keys and melody with RnB/Soul (ultraviolet027, 2010). It always felt like spoken word or poetry in motion. It inspired me to expand to be more intentional with every tone, without straining my vocal chords by simply being louder.