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Albums: For Your Entertainment, Trespassing
Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is a GRAMMY NOMINATED American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. The Times identified Lambert as one of the few openly gay mainstream pop artists to...
12,599 recent check-ins - Beyonce
Albums: I Am...Sasha Fierce, 4, Speak My Mind
Beyoncé (born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, September 4, 1981) is an American Pop/R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. Beyoncé was named Billboards' Top Female Artist of the 2000's on December, 2009 and the RIAAs top certified and best-selling overall artist of the decade on...
7,323 recent check-ins - Daughtry
Albums: Daughtry, Leave This Town, Break This Spell
In the course of only five years, Chris Daughtry has had more than his share of career highlights. The singer, songwriter, and musician from North Carolina has released back-to-back No. 1 albums, the 4x-platinumDAUGHTRY (which became the fastest-selling rock debut in Soundscan history) and 2009's...
4,680 recent check-ins - 30 Seconds to Mars
Albums: This is War, A Beautiful Lie, 30 Seconds to Mars
Created in 1998 by Jared Leto with his brother, Shannon, 30 Seconds to Mars began as a big family project. Joined by guitarist Tomo Milicevic, the band has toured near non-stop worldwide and released three studio albums -- 30 Seconds to Mars (2002); A Beautiful Lie (2005); This Is War (2009), as...
4,588 recent check-ins - Tyga
Albums: No Introduction, Careless World: Rise of the Last King
Michael Stevenson (born November 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Tyga, is a pop rap artist signed in 2008 by Young Money Entertainment and Decaydance. Tyga is also believed to be the cousin of Travis McCoy, lead vocalist of the group Gym Class Heroes, even though McCoy is of Latin Black...
4,505 recent check-ins - Rihanna
Albums: Talk That Talk, Loud, Rated R
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name, Rihanna, is a Bajan singer. Her song Umbrella was one of the highest-selling songs of 2007 and her 3rd album Good Girl Gone Bad was critically acclaimed, helping propel her to superstar status.
3,629 recent check-ins - Lady Gaga
Albums: Born This Way, The Fame Monster, The Fame
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), who performs under the stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She began her career as a songwriter for some of pop music's biggest stars, including Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the...
2,934 recent check-ins - Glee Cast
Albums: Glee: The Music Presents The Warblers, Glee: The Music, Vol. 5, Glee: the Music, The Power of Madonna
Glee is a musical comedy television series that airs on Fox. It focuses on a high school glee club set within a high school in Lima, OH. The series will have covers of many different songs sung on-screen by the characters. Among the songs featured in the pilot are "Respect" (sung by Amber Riley)...
2,781 recent check-ins - Seal
Albums: Seal II, Seal IV, System
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London, England) is an English soul singer and songwriter, professionally known only by his first name, Seal. He won three Grammy Awards for his 1995 single "Kiss from a Rose".
2,685 recent check-ins - Demi Lovato
Albums: Unbroken, Here We Go Again, Don't Forget
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Her earliest roles included Angela on Barney & Friends, before she became better known for her starring roles in the Camp Rock movies, as Sonny Munroe in Sonny with a Chance, and as the...
2,320 recent check-ins - Evanescence
Albums: Fallen, The Open Door, Origin
Evanescence is fronted by one of rock's most recognizable female voices, Amy Lee. Going into the release of their third studio album, the band has sold more than 20-million records world-wide and have amassed multiple music awards including 2 Grammys.
2,287 recent check-ins - Madonna
Albums: Confessions on a Dance Floor, Hard Candy, Ray of Light
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan, United States), known as Madonna, is an iconic dance-pop singer-songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author, philanthropist and fashion icon. She is noted for her ambitious music videos and stage...
2,221 recent check-ins - Adele
Albums: 21, 19
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (Born 5 May 1988) is an English soul/jazz singer/songwriter from Brixton, London. Signed to XL Recordings, a music label which primarily focuses on independent talents within Britain, Adele manages to incorporate a variety of flavours into her music, striking many people...
1,873 recent check-ins - Kelly Clarkson
Albums: Stronger, All I Ever Wanted, My December
Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has released 5 studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted, Stronger), sold over 20 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the US and has had 9 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles...
1,441 recent check-ins - Bruno Mars
Albums: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Peter Gene Hernandez (born 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. He is known for lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, as well as his own Billboard Hot...
1,404 recent check-ins - Black Veil Brides
Albums: We Stitch These Wounds, Set The World on Fire
"Nothing's gonna stop us." That's what Black Veil Brides founder Andy Biersack proclaims on "Rebel Love Song," one of the 11 tracks on the group's sophomore album, SET THE WORLD ON FIRE. He's not kidding, and there's every reason to believe that will indeed be the case as time goes on.
1,344 recent check-ins - Lana Del Rey
Albums: An album
Lana Del Rey is an American singer-songwriter. She describes her own music as ‘Hollywood Sad Core’, referring to herself as a ‘Gangster Nancy Sinatra’. Not only does she have a very pretty face, her voice and sound are very pretty as well. Apart from that, very little is known about this...
1,336 recent check-ins - Florence and The Machine
Albums: Lungs, Ceremonials, A Lot of Love, A Lot of Blood
Florence And The Machine (tagged on iTunes as Florence The Machine) is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Florence is an art- college dropout from Camberwell, London, who was discovered singing Motown covers in a...
1,306 recent check-ins - Maroon 5
Albums: Songs About Jane, It Won't Be Soon Before Long, Hands All Over
Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award-winning American pop rock band. Formed in Los Angeles, the group comprises five members: Adam Levine (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Valentine (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Mickey Madden (bass guitar), and...
1,228 recent check-ins - Katy Perry
Albums: Katy Hudson, One of the Boys, Teenage Dream
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Santa Barbara, California she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church.The middle child of two siblings, she has an older sister and younger...
1,055 recent check-ins - The Wanted
Albums: The Wanted, Battleground
The Wanted are a British and Irish boy band based in London, England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week.
1,041 recent check-ins - Coldplay
Albums: A Rush of Blood to the Head, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Parachutes
Coldplay is a British alternative rock band, formed in London, United Kingdom in 1997. The band comprises vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion. Having released four successful albums, (all of which debuted at #1 on the UK...
916 recent check-ins - blink-182
Albums: Enema of the State, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, blink-182
Blink-182 is an alternative band from Poway, California formed in 1992 by Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Scott Raynor. In 1998, Raynor was replaced by Travis Barker, and in early 2005 DeLonge left the group, initiating an indefinite hiatus. DeLonge went on to form Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and...
877 recent check-ins - Snow Patrol
Albums: Eyes Open, A Hundred Million Suns, Fallen Empires
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow. The band's first three records, the EP Starfighter Pilot (1997), and the studio albums Songs for Polarbears (1998)...
820 recent check-ins - Avenged Sevenfold
Albums: Avenged Sevenfold, City of Evil, Waking the Fallen
Avenged Sevenfold is a band from Huntington Beach, California, United States. They started out as a metalcore band, but have since moved towards hard rock. The band was formed in 1999. Avenged Sevenfold's first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were eighteen...
792 recent check-ins - Foo Fighters
Albums: The Colour and the Shape, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, One by One
Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock/post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 in Seattle, USA. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate...
787 recent check-ins - Queen
Albums: Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits II, A Night at the Opera
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury, (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's initial works were chiefly glam rock, heavy metal and progressive rock...
771 recent check-ins - My Chemical Romance
Albums: The Black Parade, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
My Chemical Romance (also known as MCR) are an American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001 by Gerard Way and ex-member Matt Pelissier, who plays drums on the first two records. Its current members include Gerard Way (vocals), Ray Toro (lead guitar), Frank Iero (rhythm guitar), Mikey Way...
755 recent check-ins - Nicki Minaj
Albums: Pink Friday
Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1984 in Trinidad and Tobago but now lives in New York City, New York, United States), better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-American, rapper and singer-songwriter signed to a joint venture between Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment and...
751 recent check-ins - The Black Keys
Albums: Brothers, El Camino, Attack & Release
The Black Keys are a two-man blues-rock group from Akron, Ohio which formed in 2001, consisting of singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. The band name was inspired by a schizophrenic artist and friend in Akron, who used the term "black keys" to describe things he disliked or...
747 recent check-ins - Britney Spears
Albums: Blackout, Circus, In the Zone
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy-winning multi-platinum American pop singer, songwriter, dancer and occasional actress, author and director. Having sold more than 83 million records worldwide, she appears as one of the most influential and popular post-2000 icons of music...
716 recent check-ins - Selena Gomez
Albums: Another Cinderella Story, Wizards Of Waverly Place
Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. She subsequently ventured into feature films and has starred in the...
632 recent check-ins - Bon Iver
Albums: Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago, Calgary
Bon Iver is indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon's current band and most notable music project to date. The band also consists of Mike Noyce, Sean Carey and Matt MacCaughan. The name 'Bon Iver' (pronounced "bon ee-VER") is a play on the French phrase 'bon hiver' for 'good winter'.
630 recent check-ins - Disturbed
Albums: The Sickness, Believe, Ten Thousand Fists
Disturbed is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired David Draiman as their singer. Since the band's formation, they have sold over 11 million albums worldwide, making them one of the largest grossing rock...
613 recent check-ins - Taylor Swift
Albums: Speak Now, Fearless, Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country-pop singer-songwriter. In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw," which peaked at number six on the Billboard country charts. Later in October 2006, she released her self-titled debut album, which produced five hit...
601 recent check-ins - Neon Trees
Albums: Habits, Picture Show
Neon Trees is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, with origins in Murrieta, California. Their lineup includes Tyler Glenn as lead vocals/keyboards, Chris Allen on guitars, Branden Campbell on bass, and Elaine Bradley on drums and vocals.
598 recent check-ins - Simple Plan
Albums: Still Not Getting Any, Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On!
French Canadian pop/rock band SimplePlan formed in Montreal, Quebec are ready to release their new album titled Get Your Heart On!. The album will be released on June 21st and features "Can't Keep My Hands Off You" ft. Rivers Cuomo and "Jet Lag" ft. Natasha Bedingfield.
570 recent check-ins - Michael Buble
Albums: Crazy Love, Call Me Irresponsible, It's Time
For starters, Michael Bublé wanted the doors of the studio left open during the recording sessions for "Crazy Love." He wanted to hear the drums bleed into the horn section. He wanted his fans to feel what it was like in the studio - to feel like they were sitting with him - to have them be part...
559 recent check-ins - Grateful Dead
Albums: Dead Set, American Beauty, Skeletons From the Closet: The Best of the Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead is a psychedelic/jam/country rock band which formed in 1965 in San Francisco, California, United States from the remnants of another band, "Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions," the Grateful Dead were known for their unique and eclectic songwriting style which fused elements of...
557 recent check-ins - Shinedown
Albums: Somewhere in the Stratosphere, Us and Them, Devour
Shinedown is an American Rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 2001, with then members Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, and Barry Kerch. In 2005, lead singer, Brent Smith, asked Zach Myers to fill in as bass player for 2 weeks. Eventually Myers's place in the band became...
540 recent check-ins - Ani DiFranco
Albums: Which Side Are You On?, Not a Pretty Girl, Little Plastic Castle
After 20 years in the music biz, self-described "Little Folksinger" Ani DiFranco is still technically little, although her influence on fellow musicians, activists, and indie-minded people the world over has been huge. She still proudly identifies as a folksinger, too, but her understanding of that...
540 recent check-ins - Colbie Caillat
Albums: Coco, Breakthrough, All of You
Colbie Marie Caillat (born May 28, 1985) is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy.
536 recent check-ins - The Beatles
Albums: Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Revolver
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. From 1962, the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison...
519 recent check-ins - As I Lay Dying
Albums: An Ocean Between Us, Shadows Are Security, Frail Words Collapse
The members of AS I LAY DYING are the kind of musicians that refuse to be measured solely by their most recent accomplishments. The latest album, "The Powerless Rise", is evidence of this fact, proving once again that these guys are not afraid to push the limits of their sound and always keep...
513 recent check-ins - Lights
Albums: Siberia, Lights, The Listening
Lyrically, Siberia is light years from her last, which was written when the singer, who spent much of her childhood travelling to... places like the Philippines and Jamaica with her missionary parents, had left the nest and landed in Toronto. "A lot of those songs came from a sad but hopeful place.
501 recent check-ins - The Doors
Albums: Greatest Hits, The Doors, Morrison Hotel
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. The band took its name from Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception, the title of which was a reference to a...
497 recent check-ins - J. Cole
Albums: Cole World: The Sideline Story
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American rapper, singer and record producer. In 2009, he was the first rap artist signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation. His long-awaited debut album titled Cole World: The Sideline Story was released on...
477 recent check-ins - Insane Clown Posse
Albums: The Great Milenko, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers, Bizzar
Insane Clown Posse is an American rap duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the wicked clowns Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore rap known as horrorcore and is known...
475 recent check-ins - Josh Groban
Albums: Illuminations, Closer, Awake
Joshua Winslow Groban (born in Los Angeles, CA, on February 27, 1981) is an American singer known for his mature, dusky baritone voice. His musical style ranges from classical to pop. After only one year in the music department at Carnegie Mellon University, his choice school, Groban left when he...
470 recent check-ins - Kanye West
Albums: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, 808s & Heartbreak, Graduation
Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Grammy award winning rapper, producer, author, designer and singer. He began making beats and rapping in the early 90s in Chicago, IL, United States when he formed the rap group GO GETTERS with Chicago natives GLC and Really Doe.
462 recent check-ins - Linkin Park
Albums: Hybrid Theory, Meteora, Minutes To Midnight
Linkin Park is a band from Agoura Hills, California. The band consists of Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Dave Farrell (Phoenix), Chester Bennington, Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon. Linkin Park has sold over 50 million albums worldwide which includes "Hybrid Theory," "Meteora," "Minutes to...
460 recent check-ins - Staind
Albums: The Illusion of Progress, Break the Cycle, Dysfunction
Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki (who left in May 2011).
451 recent check-ins - Flogging Molly
Albums: Drunken Lullabies, Swagger, Within a Mile of Home
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American celtic punk band that formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1997 and is currently signed to SideOneDummy Records. The band consists of Dave King (vocals, guitar, banjo, bodhrán), Bridget Regan-King (fiddle, uillean pipes, vocals)...
430 recent check-ins - Mumford & Sons
Albums: Sigh No More
Mumford & Sons are a folk/bluegrass group formed in London in September 2007. Having received critical acclaim from The Guardian on their "Band of the Day" online forum, and resounding praise from nearly everyone who has witnessed them supporting The Maccabees and Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons...
429 recent check-ins - INXS
Albums: Original Sin, X, Definitive
One of the most successful rock bands of all time, INXS has sold over 35 million albums worldwide with the group's music remaining in constant radio rotation and in DJ sets nightly across the globe. To this day, the group's multi-platinum landmark albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, and X are all...
411 recent check-ins - Incubus
Albums: Make Yourself, Morning View, Light Grenades
Incubus is a five-man alternative rock band based in Calabasas, California. Members include Brandon Boyd (vocals and percussion), Mike Einziger (guitar), Ben Kenney (bass), Jose Pasillas II (drums) and DJ Chris Kilmore (turntables). Former members of the band include Gavin Koppel (a.k.a. DJ Lyfe)...
410 recent check-ins - The Roots
Albums: Iladelph Halflife, The Tipping Point, Phrenology
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals. Malik B.
407 recent check-ins - Gavin DeGraw
Albums: Chariot, Gavin DeGraw, Free
Beloved by fans for his blue-eyed soul vocals, freewheeling melodies, and earthy charm, singer, songwriter, and musician Gavin DeGraw has enjoyed success since breaking through in 2003 with his debut album, Chariot, which sold over a million copies, earned platinum certification, and yielded three...
389 recent check-ins - Eminem
Albums: The Eminem Show, Relapse, The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem, (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972), is one of today's most popular and controversial rappers. His first album, entitled Infinite was highly acclaimed after its release. Before releasing the album, Eminem had already produced many underground tracks, which spanned...
379 recent check-ins - Rebelution
Albums: Courage To Grow, Rebelution, Bright Side of Life
Rebelution first united in Santa Barbara, California, built from a wide array of musical backgrounds. With Reggae as the focus, the group set out to create a fresh and vibrant sound which they dub California Reggae. The band released their highly anticipated full-length album in June of 2007 and...
379 recent check-ins - All Time Low
Albums: Dirty Work, So Wrong, It's Right, Put Up Or Shut Up
All Time Low is a pop punk band from Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, that formed in 2003. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Gaskarth, guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist Zack Merrick and drummer Rian Dawson. The name All Time Low is taken from lyrics in the song "Head on Collision"...
376 recent check-ins - The Monkees
Albums: Monkees, More of the Monkees, Headquarters
The Monkees were a four-man musical band created to be the stars of an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. The members were: Micky Dolenz (drums, vocals), Michael Nesmith (guitar, vocals), David Jones (percussion, vocals) and Peter Tork (bass, keyboards...
374 recent check-ins - Gorillaz
Albums: Plastic Beach, Demon Days, Gorillaz
Gorillaz (originally known as Gorilla) is a is British virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band members: 2-D (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar...
363 recent check-ins - Paramore
Albums: Brand New Eyes, Riot!, All We Know Is Falling
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York. The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, and its second album Riot! in 2007, which was certified...
363 recent check-ins - Foster the People
Albums: Torches
Foster the People is an indie pop/indie rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band first played together in October 2009. Members Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Mark Pontius (drums and extra percussion), and Vanguard graduate Cubbie...
360 recent check-ins - Romeo Santos
Albums: Formula
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is a Dominican-Puerto Rican American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin...
353 recent check-ins - 100 Monkeys
Albums: Liquid Zoo, Live & Kickin': Part One, Grape
100 Monkeys are an unsigned band from Los Angeles, California. Members include Ben Graupner (Ben G.), Jackson Rathbone (J. Action), Jerad Anderson (J. Rad), Ben Johnson (Ben J.), and Lawrence Abrams (Uncle Larry). 100 Monkeys jest that their music is purely "onomatopoetic, but for the sake of...
352 recent check-ins - The Black Dahlia Murder
Albums: Nocturnal, Miasma, Unhallowed
The face-melting Detroit quintet has made a career out of being unpredictable, as well as unhinged, unclassifiable and unrepentant, all in the best possible ways. But with RITUAL, its fifth full-length album, the extreme metal troupe found fertile territory in the wide world of those prescribed...
346 recent check-ins - Arctic Monkeys
Albums: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Beneath the Boardwalk
Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band who formed in High Green, Sheffield, England in 2002. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie 'Cookie' Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006.
343 recent check-ins - The Fray
Albums: How to Save a Life, The Fray, Reason
From the sleepy sprawl of America's Mile-High City, Denver, comes The Fray, a foursome whose melodic pop-rock songs and soaring vocals resonate with sprawling tapestries and tales of hopefulness and heartache. Formed in 2002 by Isaac Slade (vocals, piano) and Joe King (guitar, vocals), The Fray...
342 recent check-ins - Metallica
Albums: Master of Puppets, Metallica, Ride the Lightning
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett...
338 recent check-ins - Kings of Leon
Albums: Only by the Night, Because of the Times, Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon are a Grammy Award-winning alternative/garage rock band formed in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee in 2000. The band consists of brothers Nathan Followill (drums/backing vocals), Caleb Followill (vocals/rhythm guitar), Jared Followill (bass) and their cousin Matthew Followill (lead guitar).
332 recent check-ins - LMFAO
Albums: Party Rock, Sorry For Party Rocking
As Hollywood locals, Blu and Foo already rocked the beat as experimental Djs, who had a knack for rockin' the show by bringing electro into the commercial club scene. With their own musical aspirations, they continued to produce their own hollywood brand of hip hop and electro while constantly...
330 recent check-ins - Hot Chelle Rae
Albums: Lovesick Electric
Hot Chelle Rae (pronounced "Hot Shell Ray"), a four-piece pop/rock band based in Nashville, has been building a dedicated fanbase via ongoing touring plus extensive online and offline media exposure over the last two years. Their debut album Lovesick Electric introduced them as ones to watch, and...
327 recent check-ins - 3 Doors Down
Albums: Away From the Sun, The Better Life, Seventeen Days
3 Doors Down is a rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, United States, formed in 1996, consisting of Brad Arnold (vocals), Matt Roberts (guitars), Todd Harrell (bass), Chris Henderson (guitar), and Greg Upchurch (drums). The band signed to Universal Records in 2000 for their first album, The...
323 recent check-ins - Ricky Martin
Albums: Música + Alma + Sexo, Life, Almas del Silencio
Ricky Martin (born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 24, 1971 as Enrique Martin Morales), is a successful Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1990. He has sold over 70 million records since the start of his career.
320 recent check-ins - OneRepublic
Albums: Waking Up, Dreaming Out Loud, Stop And Stare
OneRepublic is an American Rock band formed in Colorado. After a few years of moderate success, they have since drawn mainstream attention with the release of their single "Apologize," which has sold in excess of 7 million singles worldwide. The song, according to SoundScan Data, is one of only...
320 recent check-ins - One Direction
Albums: An album
One Direction is a five-member boy band made up of Liam Payne, a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College (born in Wolverhampton on 29 August 1993), Louis Tomlinson, 18, (from Doncaster), a student at Hall Cross School, Niall Horan, 16, (from Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland), a...
307 recent check-ins - Band of Horses
Albums: Cease to Begin, Everything All the Time, Musikexpress 121
Band of Horses from Mt. Pleasant, SC - USA, known early in its life as simply Horses, is an American folk-rock band formed in Seattle by ben bridwell, Mat Brooke, Creighton Barrett and Rob Hampton, who were joined in February 2006 by Joe Arnone. They are currently signed to Sub Pop Records.
299 recent check-ins - Sara Bareilles
Albums: Kaleidoscope Heart, Little Voice, Careful Confessions
Sara Beth Bareilles (born December 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the hit single "Love Song", which brought her into the number one spot on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. Bareilles' vocal range registers from contralto to...
297 recent check-ins - Pitbull
Armando Christian Perez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. (short...
295 recent check-ins - The Band Perry
Albums: An album
The Band Perry, an American country music group, is composed of Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano) and her two brothers: Reid Perry (bass guitar, background vocals) and Neil Perry (mandolin, drums, accordion, background vocals). The group signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009...
287 recent check-ins - Weezer
Albums: Hurley, Make Believe, Pinkerton
Weezer is an American alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1992. The band now consists of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals, keyboards).
283 recent check-ins - Van Halen
Albums: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Van Halen, Van Halen II
Van Halen is an international hard rock band formed in the early-1970s, originally called Mammoth (before being called Van Halen, one of the band's ideas for a name was Rat Salade). The band's first studio album,
282 recent check-ins - Michael Jackson
Albums: Thriller, Bad, Off The Wall
Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, died June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California), often referred to as The King of Pop, is the biggest-selling solo artist of all time, with over 750,000,000 sales. Jackson is an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and double...
280 recent check-ins - Seether
Albums: Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray, Karma & Effect, Disclaimer
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records. Originally named Saron Gas and signed to Musketeer Records in South Africa, they changed their name in 2002, coinciding with the release of their second...
278 recent check-ins - David Cook
Albums: This Loud Morning, Analog Heart, David Cook
David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) won American Idol's seventh season. During his senior year of college at Central Missouri State, Cook recorded a solo CD called Analog Heart, which sold well regionally. In 2006, after obtaining a degree in graphic arts, Cook had to decide whether he...
275 recent check-ins - Drake
Albums: Thank Me Later, Take Care, So Far Gone
Aubrey "Drake" Graham (born October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Grammy award nominated Canadian actor, rapper and singer signed to Young Money/Universal Motown. Drake shot to global fame upon the release of his critically acclaimed 2009 mixtape So Far Gone and Best I Ever Had, a single from...
273 recent check-ins - Taking Back Sunday
Albums: Tell All Your Friends, Where You Want to Be, Louder Now
This is the record that a lot of people never thought would happen: A brand new Taking Back Sunday album that features the same line-up as the band's platinum-selling 2002 debut Tell All Your Friends. Although the players here--frontman Adam Lazzara, guitarists Eddie Reyes and John Nolan, drummer...
273 recent check-ins - The Ready Set
Albums: I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming, Tantrum Castle
The Ready set is Jordan Witzigreuter. Raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 20-year-old singer spent his early adolescence locked in his bedroom methodically analyzing stacks of CDs. By his mid-teens, he'd started writing songs and booking his own shows under the moniker The Ready Set.
269 recent check-ins - Green Day
Albums: American Idiot, Dookie, Nimrod
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987 and consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool. They have sold over 65 million records worldwide and 25 million in the US alone and have won four Grammy Awards...
266 recent check-ins - Avril Lavigne
Albums: The Best Damn Thing, Let Go, Under My Skin
Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley, better known simply as Avril Lavigne (born September 27, 1984 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and raised in nearby Napanee) is a pop singer, songwriter, actress, and model. She is married to Deryck Whibley, the lead singer of Sum 41.
266 recent check-ins - Janis Joplin
Albums: Pearl, Greatest Hits, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Blues-rock musician Janis Joplin's screaming soulful voice in many ways is a personification of the Flower Power Era (along with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Burdon, Grace Slick and many others). She came to symbolize energy of the Psychedelic, Haight Ashbury, love beads, love ins, free love, flower...
266 recent check-ins - Radiohead
Albums: In Rainbows, OK Computer, The Bends
Radiohead is an English alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The band is composed of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, beats), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboard, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass guitar) and Phil Selway...
265 recent check-ins - Muse
Albums: Absolution, Black Holes and Revelations, Origin Of Symmetry
Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, keytar), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion...
262 recent check-ins - Christina Aguilera
Albums: Back to Basics, Stripped, Christina Aguilera
Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980 on Staten Island, New York) is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter. Aguilera's work has earned her numerous awards, including four Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award, amongst eighteen nominations.
259 recent check-ins - Beastie Boys
Albums: Hot Sauce Committee Part 2, Hello Nasty, Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys are an American hip-hop trio from New York City: Brooklyn and Manhattan. The members are Mike D (real name Michael Diamond), MCA (Adam Yauch), and Adrock (Adam Horovitz). The Beastie Boys were the first successful white rap group and one of the few acts from the early days of hip-hop...
259 recent check-ins - Brad Paisley
Albums: Mud on the Tires, 5th Gear, Time Well Wasted
Brad Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Glen Dale, West Virginia. Brad Paisley has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, who gave Paisley his first guitar at age 8 and taught him how to play.
247 recent check-ins - Sia
Albums: We Are One, Colour the Small One, Some People Have Real Problems
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born 18 December 1975) or simply Sia, is an Australian pop, downtempo, and jazz singer and songwriter. In 2000, her single, "Taken for Granted" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Her 2008 album, Some People Have Real Problems peaked in the top 30 on the Billboard 200.
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