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Creed (band)
Creed, American post-grunge rock band from Tallahassee, Florida (Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, Scott Phillips); albums My Own Prison, Human Clay, Weathered; 28 million US albums, 2001 Grammy, 2023 reunion.
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, also called CCR Revisited, was the 1995 band founded by Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford to perform CCR hits live without John Fogerty, surviving a name lawsuit, releasing the platinum live album Recollection, and playing 1,755 shows before retiring in 2020.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), American swamp rock/roots rock band from El Cerrito, California, active 1968–1972; seven albums, nine consecutive top-10 singles, none No. 1; broke up 1972; Hall of Fame 1993.
Creepy Nuts
Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip hop duo of three-time UMB champion rapper R-Shitei and DMC World 2019 champion DJ Matsunaga, formed 2013, known for the 2024 viral anime theme Bling-Bang-Bang-Born.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSN&Y), the 1968 Los Angeles supergroup of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Neil Young, famed for vocal harmonies, Déjà Vu (7x platinum), 'Ohio,' and repeated breakups and reunions until 2015.
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed: Oklahoma Red Dirt band formed 1994 (Cody Canada, Grady Cross, Jeremy Plato, Randy Ragsdale); Soul Gravy hit No. 5 country; split 2010; 2025 reunion sold 180,000+ tickets.
Crosses (band)
Crosses (†††/‡‡‡) is the American dark wave electronic side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno and Far's Shaun Lopez, formed 2011; EPs, a 2014 self-titled album, then the 2023 Robert Smith- and El-P-featuring second album.
Crossover thrash
Crossover thrash, also called punk metal, is a fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk that emerged in the mid-1980s; the name comes from D.R.I.'s 1987 album Crossover, with key bands including Suicidal Tendencies, S.O.D., Municipal Waste, and Power Trip.
Crowded House
Crowded House is an Australian-New Zealand rock band formed in Melbourne in 1985 by Neil Finn, Paul Hester, and Nick Seymour, known for "Don't Dream It's Over," the 1996 Sydney Opera House farewell, the 2007 reformation, and albums Dreamers Are Waiting (2021) and Gravity Stairs (2024).
Crust punk
Crust punk is an extreme subgenre of punk rock defined by a dark, political sound. It fuses anarcho-punk and d-beat, drawing on a DIY ethic and themes of environmental collapse.
Crystal Castles
The Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles, formed in 2004 by Ethan Kath and Alice Glass, is known for abrasive, 8-bit-influenced music featuring vintage video-game sound chips.
Cultural impact of the Beatles
Cultural impact of the Beatles: the Liverpool band's influence from the 1964 Ed Sullivan breakthrough (40% US viewership) and Billboard top-five sweep through globalized youth culture, studio innovation, counterculture, and lasting legacy.
Culture Club
Culture Club: English new wave band formed in London, 1981, by Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss; new wave, blue-eyed soul hits "Karma Chameleon" and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"; 1984 Grammy Best New Artist.
Cup of Joe (band)
Cup of Joe is a Filipino pop rock band formed in Baguio in November 2018, signed to Viva Records, known for "Multo" and the debut album Silakbo, with five sold-out Araneta Coliseum nights and OPM chart records.
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat is a British pop group formed in London in 1984. They released the number one UK album Keep Your Distance in 1987.
Current 93
Current 93 is an English experimental music project founded in London in 1982 by David Tibet (David Michael Bunting, born 1960), named after Aleister Crowley's 93 Current; it moved from industrial noise to apocalyptic folk, with Black Ships Ate the Sky (2006) its best-known album.
Cursive (band)
Cursive (band): Omaha, Nebraska indie rock/emo band formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Stephen Pedersen, and Clint Schnase on Saddle Creek, known for Domestica (2000) and The Ugly Organ (2003).
Curved Air
Curved Air: English progressive rock band formed in London in 1970, named after Terry Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air. Fronted by Sonja Kristina; debut Air Conditioning was rock's first picture disc; Back Street Luv hit UK No. 4; Stewart Copeland drummed 1974-76.
Cutting Crew
Cutting Crew, English pop rock band formed in London in 1985 by Nick Van Eede and Kevin Scott MacMichael, known for the 1987 US number-one single "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and albums Broadcast, The Scattering, and Compus Mentus.
D Ream
D:Ream, British dance-pop duo of Peter Cunnah and DJ Al Mackenzie, formed 1992 in London; hit "Things Can Only Get Better" topped the UK chart in 1994 and became Labour's 1997 election anthem; Brian Cox was an early keyboardist.
Da Lench Mob
Da Lench Mob: Los Angeles political hip-hop trio (J-Dee, Shorty, T-Bone) formed 1990 with Ice Cube; debut Guerillas in tha Mist (1992) went gold; disbanded after Planet of da Apes (1994).
Damn Yankees (band)
Damn Yankees: American hard rock supergroup formed 1989 by Tommy Shaw (Styx), Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Ted Nugent, and Michael Cartellone; 1990 debut went platinum with the hit "High Enough"; disbanded mid-1990s.
Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay: American country pop duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, formed in Nashville in 2013. Three consecutive Best Country Duo/Group Performance Grammys for "Tequila," "Speechless," and "10,000 Hours" with Justin Bieber.
Dance Gavin Dance
Dance Gavin Dance is a Sacramento post-hardcore band formed in 2005, on Rise Records since 2006, known for dual vocalists, math rock intricacy, swancore, eleven albums through Pantheon (2025), and constant lineup changes.
Dance Hall Crashers
Dance Hall Crashers, also DHC, is an American ska-punk band formed in 1989 in Berkeley, California, briefly started by Operation Ivy's Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman. Defined by dual frontwomen Elyse Rogers and Karina Deniké, known for Lockjaw (1995) and Honey, I'm Homely! (1997), on hiatus since 2004 and reunited in 2025.
Danity Kane
Danity Kane: American pop/R&B girl group formed in 2005 on MTV's Making the Band 3 by Sean Combs; members O'Day, Fimbres, D. Woods, Richard, Bex; first two albums debuted at No. 1.
Dare (band)
Dare is a British melodic rock/AOR band founded by ex-Thin Lizzy keyboardist Darren Wharton (name suggested by Lemmy). Debut Out of the Silence (1988); tenth album Road to Eden (2022); Celtic-infused sound since 1998.
Das Racist
Das Racist was a Brooklyn alternative hip-hop trio (Heems, Kool A.D., Dapwell), 2008-2012, known for the viral "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell", the mixtapes Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man, and the 2011 album Relax, before splitting in December 2012.
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American emo band formed in Florida in 2000 by Chris Carrabba. The Swiss Army Romance (2000) and hits like Screaming Infidelities and Hands Down made it the commercial face of early-2000s emo, with two Billboard 200 number-2 albums.
Daughter (band)
Daughter is a London indie folk trio formed in 2010 by Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli, and Remi Aguilella, distinct from other acts named Daughter. Known for "Youth", the albums If You Leave, Not to Disappear, and Stereo Mind Game, and the Life Is Strange: Before the Storm soundtrack on 4AD.