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Kiss (band)

Kiss, the American hard rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Simmons, Stanley, Frehley and Criss, is known for face paint, personas like Spaceman and Catman, pyrotechnics, 100 million records, the 2014 Rock Hall induction and a 2024 $300 million Pophouse catalog sale.

Kiss (group)

Kiss is an American hard rock band formed in New York City in 1973, known for face paint, theatrical stage shows, and over 100 million records sold.

Kiss (Kiss album)

Kiss (1974) is the self-titled debut album by the rock band Kiss, recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York, produced by Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise on Casablanca Records; it peaked at No. 87 in the US despite containing Strutter, Deuce, Cold Gin, and Black Diamond.

Kiss (Prince song)

Kiss (Prince song): 1986 funk single by Prince and the Revolution from Parade, his third US number one; famously bass-less, falsetto-led, built on a gated acoustic guitar and Linn drum machine.

Kiss (UK radio station)

Kiss (KISS) is a Bauer Media UK dance and urban music radio station, founded as a London pirate by Gordon McNamee, licensed in 1990, later Emap, now a national digital brand with KISSTORY, KISS DANCE and KISS XTRA.

Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally

Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. is Harry Styles' fourth studio album, released March 6, 2026 on Erskine/Columbia. Twelve tracks produced with Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, recorded in Berlin; No. 1 in the US and UK.

Kiss discography

The Kiss discography is the recorded catalog of the American rock band Kiss, spanning 20 studio albums from their 1974 debut through Monster in 2012, plus the four simultaneous 1978 solo albums.

Kiss from a Rose

Kiss from a Rose, Seal ballad written circa 1986-87, produced by Trevor Horn, first released 1994, became a 1995 No. 1 via Batman Forever and won three 1996 Grammys.

Kiss Him, Not Me

Kiss Him, Not Me (私がモテてどうすんだ, Watashi ga Motete Dousunda) is a shōjo romantic comedy manga by Junko, serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend 2013–2018 in 14 volumes, about a fujoshi courted by four schoolboys; Kodansha Manga Award winner, with a 2016 TV anime and a 2020 live-action film.

Kiss It Better

Kiss It Better, also known as Kiss It Better (Kaytranada Edition) in remix form, is a 2016 Rihanna song from the album Anti, track 3, produced by Jeff Bhasker with Nuno Bettencourt guitar, peaking at UK No. 46.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), also styled Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, is Shane Black's directorial debut, a neo-noir comedy-thriller with Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan; $15M budget, $4.2M US gross, 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Kiss Land

Kiss Land is the debut studio album by Canadian singer The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), released September 10, 2013 on XO/Republic; a horror- and Japan-inspired concept record about touring fame, peaking at No. 2 in the US and Canada with a Metacritic score of 65.

Kiss Me (Ariana Grande song)

"Kiss me" (stylized lowercase) is the opening track of Ariana Grande's eighth studio album Petal, released July 31, 2026 via Republic Records; written and produced by Grande and Ilya Salmanzadeh, 3:39 long, peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer song)

"Kiss Me" is a 1997 song by Sixpence None the Richer, written by Matt Slocum in a Dutch motel room and sung by Leigh Nash; a 1999 She's All That placement drove it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a Grammy nomination.

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly (1955) is Robert Aldrich's film noir adaptation of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer novel, starring Ralph Meeker, with a famous atomic ending restored in 1997 after decades of circulation in a shortened cut.

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me, Kate is Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical comedy, book by the Spewacks, based on The Taming of the Shrew; it ran 1,077 performances, won the first Tony for Best Musical, and was filmed by MGM in 1953.

Kiss Me More

Kiss Me More, also known as KMM, is a 2021 disco-pop single by Doja Cat featuring SZA from Planet Her, produced by Yeti Beats, peaking at No. 6 on the Hot 100 and winning the 2022 Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Kiss Me, Kate

Kiss Me, Kate is Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical comedy, book by Sam and Bella Spewack, adapting The Taming of the Shrew as a backstage play-within-a-play; first Best Musical Tony winner, 1,077 performances, revived on Broadway in 1999 and 2019.

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is The Cure's seventh studio album, a double album released 25 May 1987 on Fiction/Elektra, produced by Robert Smith and David M. Allen; 18 tracks, UK No. 6, US platinum.

Kiss Me, Stupid

Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) is Billy Wilder's sex farce starring Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston, set in Climax, Nevada; condemned by the Legion of Decency, a box-office failure later reassessed.

Kiss n Tell (Aespa song)

KISS N TELL is a 2026 song by aespa and lead track of the group's first Japanese mini album of the same name on Warner Music Japan, promoted as title track at the members' request.

Kiss n Tell (EP)

KISS N TELL is aespa's first Japanese mini album (EP), released July 24, 2026 by Warner Music Japan: six all-Japanese-original tracks including the anime theme ATTITUDE, peaking at No. 1 on Oricon's daily album chart. Distinct from B. Bravo's 2011 Kiss n Tell EP.

Kiss nightclub fire

The Kiss nightclub fire, or incêndio da Boate Kiss, killed 241 people and injured 636 in Santa Maria, Brazil, on January 27, 2013, during a band performance.

Kiss of Death (1947 film)

Kiss of Death (1947) is a Henry Hathaway film noir for 20th Century Fox, starring Victor Mature as informant Nick Bianco and Richard Widmark, Oscar-nominated in his debut, as killer Tommy Udo; written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from Eleazar Lipsky's story.

Kiss of Death (1995 film)

Kiss of Death is a 1995 American crime thriller directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring David Caruso as an ex-convict forced to inform on Nicolas Cage's Queens crime boss.

Kiss of Judas

The Kiss of Judas, also known as the Betrayal of Christ, is the gesture by which Judas Iscariot identified Jesus to the armed party that arrested him in Gethsemane.

Kiss of Life (키스 오브 라이프) (group)

Kiss of Life (키스 오브 라이프, KIOF) is a four-member South Korean girl group under S2 Entertainment, debuted July 5, 2023 with Julie, Natty, Belle, and Haneul; known for early-2000s R&B-influenced K-pop, Rookie of the Year honors, the KISS ROAD world tour, and 2025 controversy.

Kiss of the Dragon

Kiss of the Dragon (Le Baiser mortel du dragon) is a 2001 action thriller directed by Chris Nahon, produced by Luc Besson, starring Jet Li as framed Chinese agent Liu Jian in Paris with Bridget Fonda and Tchéky Karyo; released July 6, 2001, banned in China.

Kiss of the Fur Queen

Kiss of the Fur Queen is a 1998 novel by Cree author Tomson Highway about two Cree brothers taken to a Catholic residential school in Manitoba.

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985 film)

Kiss of the Spider Woman (O Beijo da Mulher Aranha), 1985 Héctor Babenco drama adapted from Manuel Puig's novel, starring William Hurt and Raul Julia as cellmates; Hurt won Cannes and Oscar Best Actor.