In mid-June, hip-hop mogul Drake had a surprise: his seventh studio album, 'Honestly, Nevermind,' would drop the next day. Those who hit “play” were in for another revelation: Drake, normally a bellwether for incoming pop-music trends thanks to his ravenous appetite for the next big thing, was singing about his heartbreaks and haters over the syncopated rhythms and heavy beats of house music. Fast-forward a weekend and Beyoncé, a similar signpost for what’s coming in pop, released the first single from 'Renaissance,' her seventh album. “Break My Soul” is fueled by insistent synths and the feeling that the world is closing in, with Beyoncé “lookin’ for a new foundation/And I’m on that new vibration.” Two of pop’s most important artists shifting in similar musical directions might be one shy of an officially observable trend, but it is noteworthy. House music has been a force in pop since its ascent from underground clubs in the ’80s, but the genre has, in recent years, waned slightly in influence. Even at its most upbeat, the storming beats and fragmented instrumentation of house recall low-lit, sweaty clubs where people are in close proximity to one another—the perfect place in a near apocalypse to, as Beyoncé wails on “Break My Soul,” go “looking for something that lives inside me.” It might be too soon to declare that all of pop will be taken over by house’s harder-hitting beats, but plenty of other artists are forging similar pathways. Follow the link in our bio to read about how house music became the sound of the summer. Illustration by Autumn Newcomb (@autumnnewcombart) for TIME