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Build your taste profile and get better suggestions. You've rated 0 of 100 recording artists. Want more suggestions? Launch Quick Rate- 1One Direction
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...
7,965 recent check-ins - 2Rihanna
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.
7,231 recent check-ins - 3Adam Lambert
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...
4,764 recent check-ins - 4Carrie Underwood
Albums: Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Enchanted
With more than 14 million albums sold worldwide, 14 No. 1 singles, with six as co-writes, five Grammys, and countless other accoladesall achieved with three albums in less than seven years--Carrie Underwood remains ever-passionate, fueled by a restless creative spirit, good-natured competitive...
4,269 recent check-ins - 530 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...
2,874 recent check-ins - 6Lady 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...
2,687 recent check-ins - 7Glee 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)...
2,469 recent check-ins - 8Taylor 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...
2,466 recent check-ins - 9Karmin
Albums: Hello, Karmin Covers Volume 1
Nick and Amy met at Berklee College of Music in Boston by way of small town lives in Old Town, Maine and Seward, Nebraska. They began writing songs together to meet the demands of school projects, but later took on the name Karmin to put an identity to their distinct writing style.
2,104 recent check-ins - 10Kris Allen
Albums: Kris Allen, Thank You Camellia
Kristopher Neil "Kris" Allen (born June 21, 1985) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, he self-released a 2007 album entitled Brand New Shoes.
1,862 recent check-ins - 11Demi 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...
1,686 recent check-ins - 12Guns N' Roses
Albums: Appetite for Destruction, Use Your Illusion I, Chinese Democracy
Guns N' Roses are an influential American hard rock band founded in Los Angeles in 1985. They are often credited with bringing rock 'n' roll back into the mainstream during the late 1980s, resurrecting the styles of bands such as Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones during a time when hair metal and...
1,532 recent check-ins - 13Beyonce
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...
1,483 recent check-ins - 14Maroon 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...
1,376 recent check-ins - 15The 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.
1,287 recent check-ins - 16Evanescence
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.
994 recent check-ins - 17Kelly 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...
939 recent check-ins - 18Adele
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...
913 recent check-ins - 19Florence 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...
896 recent check-ins - 20Katy 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...
875 recent check-ins - 21Nicki 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...
857 recent check-ins - 22Johnny Cash
Albums: American IV: The Man Comes Around, At San Quentin, At Folsom Prison
John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003), A.K.A. "The Man In Black", was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs...
742 recent check-ins - 23Madonna
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...
742 recent check-ins - 24Elvis Presley
Albums: Elvis: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley, The All Time Greatest Hits
Elvis Aaron Presley (Tupelo, Mississippi, 8 January 1935 - Memphis, Tennessee, 16 August 1977). It is estimated that Elvis has sold over one billion record units worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history. In America alone, Elvis has had over 150 different albums and singles that have...
705 recent check-ins - 25Miranda Lambert
Albums: Four The Record, Revolution, Kerosene
Miranda Lambert is a country singer/songwriter who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of USA Network's talent competition Nashville Star. Her first album, "Kerosene ," debuted at number one on the country album charts in March 2005. Miranda Lambert was born on November 10, 1983 in...
701 recent check-ins - 26Avenged 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...
670 recent check-ins - 27Coldplay
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...
665 recent check-ins - 28Britney 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...
658 recent check-ins - 29John Mayer
Albums: Continuum, Room for Squares, Heavier Things
John Clayton Mayer is an American musician. Raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well...
651 recent check-ins - 30Linkin 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...
650 recent check-ins - 31The 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...
630 recent check-ins - 32My 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...
618 recent check-ins - 33The Used
Albums: The Used, Lies For The Liars, In Love and Death
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. Their sound has been classified under many sub-genres of rock. They signed with Reprise Records in late 2001 and rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their debut self-titled album, The Used. Soon after a CD/DVD package named "Maybe Memories"...
608 recent check-ins - 34Gavin 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...
594 recent check-ins - 35Bruno 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...
572 recent check-ins - 36Chris Brown
Albums: Exclusive, Chris Brown, Graffiti
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) from Tappahannock, Virginia. In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, 'Run It!' which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana.
566 recent check-ins - 37Queen
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...
533 recent check-ins - 38Lana 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...
531 recent check-ins - 39blink-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...
503 recent check-ins - 40The 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...
485 recent check-ins - 41Beastie Boys
Albums: Ill Communication, Check Your Head, Licensed to Ill
The Beastie Boys are an American hip hop group from Manhattan/Brooklyn, New York City. The group consisted of Mike D (Michael Diamond) (vocals, drums), MCA (Adam Yauch) (vocals, bass), and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) (vocals, guitar) and Mix Master Mike (Michael Schwartz) (turntablist).
473 recent check-ins - 42Gotye
Albums: Making Mirrors, Boardface, Like Drawing Blood
Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), also known professionally by his stage name Gotye (pronounced GOH-tee-ay) is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is derived from "Gaultier" (or "Gautier" or "Gauthier",) the French equivalent of...
471 recent check-ins - 43Selena 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...
463 recent check-ins - 44Fun.
Albums: Some Nights, Aim And Ignite
Fun. (stylized fun.) is an American indie pop band based in New York, New York that was formed by Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format. After the 2008 breakup of The Format, Ruess left Arizona to develop his career in New York City. Ruess then formed Fun with Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Jack...
459 recent check-ins - 45Kylie Minogue
Albums: Aphrodite, X, Fever
Kylie Minogue (born May 28, 1968, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer who rose to fame after starring in the Australian TV soap Neighbours. Whilst her cover of The Loco-Motion in 1987 reached the Australian #1 spot, it was the Stock Aitken Waterman 'hit factory' which produced her...
453 recent check-ins - 46Justin Bieber
Albums: My World, My World 2.0, Believe
Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon...
442 recent check-ins - 47Colbie 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.
428 recent check-ins - 48Arctic 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.
420 recent check-ins - 49Blake Shelton
Albums: Blake Shelton, Pure BS, Red River Blue
Blake Shelton may have chosen the amusing title "Pure BS" for his fourth album, but it's the "pure" part of the name that most aptly describes the music. Traditional-minded but produced with a contemporary edge, "Pure BS" perfectly showcases Shelton as a powerful and expressive vocalist while also...
411 recent check-ins - 50Jennifer Lopez
Albums: Love?, Brave, Rebirth
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, model, fashion and perfume designer and film and television producer. She is the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood according to Forbes, and the most...
410 recent check-ins - 51Garbage
Albums: Version 2.0, Garbage, Bleed Like Me
Garbage is an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson (vocals, guitar) and American musicians Duke Erikson (bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion), Steve Marker (guitar, keyboards) and Butch Vig (drums, percussion).
410 recent check-ins - 52Eminem
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...
406 recent check-ins - 53Foo 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...
397 recent check-ins - 54Neon 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.
391 recent check-ins - 55Staind
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).
369 recent check-ins - 56Hot 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...
358 recent check-ins - 57Simple 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.
339 recent check-ins - 58The 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...
336 recent check-ins - 59Metallica
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...
334 recent check-ins - 60Pink Floyd
Albums: Wish You Were Here, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall
Pink Floyd were a psychedelic/progressive rock band formed in Cambridge, England in 1965. They are one of rock's most successful and influential acts, having sold over 300 million albums worldwide. The band's classic lineup was Roger Waters (vocals, bass), David Gilmour (vocals, guitar), Rick...
299 recent check-ins - 61The 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...
294 recent check-ins - 62Carly Rae Jepsen
Albums: Tug Of War, Sunshine On My Shoulders
Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Mission, British Columbia. She competed on the fifth season of Canadian Idol, where she finished in third place. She was also a part of the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour.
293 recent check-ins - 63Sara 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...
291 recent check-ins - 64Michael 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...
290 recent check-ins - 65Daughtry
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...
287 recent check-ins - 66Paramore
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...
285 recent check-ins - 67Jason Derulo
Albums: Jason Derulo, Future History
Jason Derulo (born Jason Desrouleaux; September 21, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper Diddy, Derülo...
284 recent check-ins - 68Shinedown
Albums: Amaryllis, Somewhere in the Stratosphere, Us and Them
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...
281 recent check-ins - 69Aerosmith
Albums: Get a Grip, Permanent Vacation, Get Your Wings
Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band. Although they are known as a Boston, Massachusetts band, none of the members are actually from that city. Three of the members, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton had originally met in Sunapee, New Hampshire in the late 60's, but had not yet...
278 recent check-ins - 70Sugarland
Albums: The Incredible Machine, Gold And Green, Love On The Inside
Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush make up country duo Sugarland who exploded onto the music scene in '04 with Twice The Speed Of Life ("Baby Girl", "Something More"). Enjoy the Ride ("Want To", "Settlin" and "Stay") quickly followed in '06. Their third studio album Love On The Inside ("It...
275 recent check-ins - 71Foster 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...
274 recent check-ins - 72Insane 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...
274 recent check-ins - 73James Morrison
Albums: Undiscovered, Knuffelrock 16, Live at the Sydney Opera House
There are multiple artists by the name of James Morrison: 1) James Morrison (born James Morrison Catchpole in 1984) is a singer/songwriter from Rugby, Warwickshire, England. He says that his musical influences include Al Green, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens and The Kinks.
272 recent check-ins - 74Phillip Phillips
Phillip Phillips (born September 20, 1990 in Leesburg, Georgia, United States) is an American singer. He was the winner of American Idol's 11th season. .
270 recent check-ins - 75All 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"...
268 recent check-ins - 76Seal
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".
261 recent check-ins - 77Incubus
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)...
258 recent check-ins - 78Radiohead
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...
256 recent check-ins - 79Michael 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...
256 recent check-ins - 80Red Hot Chili Peppers
Albums: I'm With You, Stadium Arcadium, Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers are a funk rock band that is based in Hollywood, California and was formed in 1983, near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Since 1998, the band has consisted of founding members Anthony Kiedis (vocals) and Michael 'Flea' Balzary (bass) along with longtime members Josh Klinghoffer...
255 recent check-ins - 81Janis 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...
253 recent check-ins - 82Avril 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.
251 recent check-ins - 83Kanye 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.
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Albums: From Chaos, 311, Greatest Hits '93-'03
311 was formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska by singer/guitarist Nick Hexum, singer S.A. Martinez, guitarist Tim Mahoney, drummer Chad Sexton and bassist P-Nut. The band now resides in Los Angeles, California. 311 mix rock, reggae, hip hop and funk into their own unique sound.
249 recent check-ins - 853 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...
244 recent check-ins - 86Brad 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.
243 recent check-ins - 87Muse
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...
237 recent check-ins - 88Gorillaz
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...
236 recent check-ins - 89Kings 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).
234 recent check-ins - 90Led Zeppelin
Albums: Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin was originally formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name "The New Yardbirds," based on Page's previous band, The Yardbirds. While The New Yardbirds arose at first simply to fulfill some performance commitments booked in Scandinavia before the original band's break-up, Page...
232 recent check-ins - 91Lights
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.
229 recent check-ins - 92Regina Spektor
Albums: Begin to Hope, Soviet Kitsch, Far
Regina Spektor was born on February 18th, 1980, in Moscow, Soviet Union, to a musical family. Her father, a photographer, was also an amateur violinist. Her mother was a music professor in a Russian conservatory and now teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York.
227 recent check-ins - 93The Killers
Albums: Hot Fuss, Sam's Town, Day & Age
The Killers are an alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002 and made up of Brandon Flowers (vocals, keyboards), Dave Keuning (guitar, backing vocals), Mark Stoermer (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion).
221 recent check-ins - 94Green 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...
221 recent check-ins - 95Disturbed
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...
219 recent check-ins - 96Black 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.
218 recent check-ins - 97Hunter Hayes
Albums: Through My Eyes, Make a Wish
Hunter Hayes (born 1991 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American country music artist and songwriter. With a publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group in Nashville, this talented multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter is currently finishing his Atlantic Records debut.
216 recent check-ins - 98Nirvana
Albums: Nevermind, In Utero, Nirvana
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. The band established itself as part of the...
211 recent check-ins - 99Arcade Fire
Albums: The Suburbs, Neon Bible, Funeral
Arcade Fire is an orchestral indie rock band which formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2003. The band consists of Win Butler (vocals, guitar), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, keyboards, hurdy gurdy), Richard Reed Parry (bass, guitar), William Butler (keyboards, guitar), Tim Kingsbury...
210 recent check-ins - 100Grateful 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...
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