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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd, also styled Leonard Skinnerd or Lynard Skynard, is a Jacksonville, Florida Southern rock band formed in 1964, known for "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama," the fatal 1977 plane crash, its 1987 reunion under Johnny Van Zant, and 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
M People
M People: English house/dance-pop band formed 1990 in Manchester by Mike Pickering, Heather Small, and Paul Heard; won the 1994 Mercury Prize for Elegant Slumming and BRIT Best British Dance Act 1994 and 1995.
M-Flo
M-flo (エム-フロウ) is a Japanese hip-hop and electronic group formed in 1998 by ☆Taku Takahashi and VERBAL with vocalist LISA; known for the tripod e.p. debut, the 800,000-selling EXPO EXPO, the 41-artist m-flo loves series, and the 2026 album SUPERLIMINAL.
M.O.P.
M.O.P. (Mash Out Posse), American hardcore hip-hop duo of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame from Brownsville, Brooklyn, formed 1992; best known for "Ante Up" and "Cold As Ice" and albums To the Death through Sparta.
M2M (band)
M2M, also Marion & Marit, a Norwegian pop duo of Marit Larsen and Marion Raven; hit "Don't Say You Love Me" (Pokémon movie), albums Shades of Purple (2000) and The Big Room (2002), 12 million sales, split 2002, reunited 2024.
M83 (band)
M83 is a French electronic project formed in 1999 in Antibes by Anthony Gonzalez and Nicolas Fromageau, named after the Messier 83 galaxy; known for Hurry Up, We're Dreaming and Midnight City.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Seattle hip hop duo (formed 2008) of rapper Ben Haggerty and producer Ryan Lewis; self-released The Heist (2012) with Thrift Shop, won four 2014 Grammys including Best Rap Album over Kendrick Lamar, then released This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016).
Mad Season (band)
Mad Season was a Seattle grunge supergroup formed in 1994, originally The Gacy Bunch, uniting Layne Staley, Mike McCready, Barrett Martin, and John Baker Saunders; one gold album, Above (1995), six shows.
Madchester
Madchester: late 1980s to early 1990s Manchester and Salford music scene, also called baggy, fusing indie rock, acid house, and psychedelia around the Haçienda, Factory Records, Happy Mondays, and the Stone Roses.
Maddie & Tae
Maddie & Tae, the country duo of Maddie Marlow Font and Taylor Dye Kerr, formed in 2010, topped Country Airplay with "Girl in a Country Song" (2014) and "Die from a Broken Heart," and split in December 2025.
Madness (band)
Madness are an English ska-pop band formed in Camden, London in 1976, also known as the North London Invaders. Nine consecutive UK Top 10 singles 1979 to 1981, only number one "House of Fun" (1982), 2023 album C'est la Vie hit number one.
Madvillain
Madvillain is an American underground hip-hop duo formed in 2002 in Los Angeles. The pair released Madvillainy in 2004, an album that received high critical praise.
Magazine (band)
Magazine were an English post-punk band formed in Manchester in 1977 by Howard Devoto after he left Buzzcocks, known for art-rock elements and prominent keyboards, and reunited in 2009.
Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt is an Australian alternative rock band formed in Geelong, Victoria, in 1991. It won four ARIA Awards in 1995 and is known for the song "Dirty Jeans".
Magic!
Magic! (MAGIC!) is a Canadian reggae fusion band from Toronto, formed 2012 by Nasri Atweh, Mark Pellizzer, Ben Spivak, and Alex Tanas. Their debut single "Rude" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in 2014; distinct from Disney MagicBands and the MAGIC gamma-ray telescopes.
Magma (band)
Magma, also briefly Uniweria Zekt (The Unnamables, 1972), is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by Christian Vander, creator of the zeuhl style, singing in the invented Kobaïan language across the Kobaïa album cycle.
Magna Carta Cartel
Magna Carta Cartel, often shortened to MCC, is a Swedish rock band from Linköping, formed in 2006, whose members included Ghost frontman Tobias Forge on bass.
Magnum (band)
Magnum, Birmingham melodic hard rock band formed 1972 by Tony Clarkin and Bob Catley; 23 studio albums, breakthrough On a Storyteller's Night (1985), peak Wings of Heaven (1988), final Clarkin album Here Comes the Rain (2024).
Majid Jordan
Majid Jordan: Toronto R&B duo of Bahraini singer Majid Al Maskati and producer Jordan Ullman, formed 2011, formerly Good People, signed to OVO Sound; known for Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" and five albums through Two Roads (2026).
Major Lazer
Major Lazer is an electronic dancehall project formed in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, fronted by a fictional one-armed Jamaican commando; known for Guns Don't Kill People… Lazers Do, Lean On, and Cold Water.
Making the Band
Making the Band is an American reality music-competition franchise that premiered on ABC March 24, 2000 with Lou Pearlman forming O-Town, then ran on MTV under Sean Combs until 2009, creating Da Band, Danity Kane, and Day 26.
Malice Mizer
Malice Mizer (マリスミゼル), Japanese visual kei band 1992–2001 founded by Mana and Közi, with vocalists Tetsu, Gackt, and Klaha; Merveilles hit Oricon number 2, Kami died 1999, band on hiatus since December 2001.
Man with a Mission
MAN WITH A MISSION (マン・ウィズ・ア・ミッション, MWAM) is a Japanese rock band formed in Shibuya, Tokyo in 2010, five members in wolf masks blending rock, nu metal, pop-punk, rap, and electronica, known for anime themes like Kizuna no Kiseki (Demon Slayer) and database (Log Horizon).
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: London six-piece art rock/post-punk band (art-punk) around vocalists Billy Ward and Vera Leppänen; released Eazy Peazy (2024, Fat Possum) and debut album Cannonball (2026, Fiction Records), Metascore 83.
Maná
Maná is a Mexican rock band from Guadalajara formed in 1986 (roots in Sombrero Verde), known for rock en español hits like Rayando el Sol, over 40 million records sold, four Grammys, and a 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination.
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2004 by singer-songwriter Andy Hull. Known for I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child, Mean Everything to Nothing, A Black Mile to the Surface, and the Swiss Army Man soundtrack.
Mando Diao
Mando Diao, Swedish rock band from Borlänge formed 1999 from the band Butler; garage rock act led by Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén; known for Bring 'Em In, Give Me Fire, and the quadruple-platinum Swedish album Infruset.
Måneskin
Måneskin, Italian glam-pop-rock band from Rome (Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi, Ethan Torchio), won Sanremo and Eurovision 2021 with Zitti e buoni; albums Il ballo della vita, Teatro d'ira vol. I, Rush!; hiatus since 2024.
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann: 1960s British R&B and pop band named after South African keyboardist Manfred Lubowitz (born 21 October 1940, Johannesburg), with 13 UK Top 10 singles, US number one "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and later the Earth Band.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band: British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by South African keyboardist Manfred Mann after Chapter Three; known for the 1976 US No.1 cover of Springsteen's Blinded by the Light and albums Solar Fire and The Roaring Silence.