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Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil, Australian rock band formed in Sydney (as Farm, 1971; renamed 1976) with Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Rob Hirst. Known for Beds Are Burning, Diesel and Dust, political activism, Garrett's Labor ministerial career, and 2016 reunion.
Miike Snow
Miike Snow: Swedish-American electropop trio (formed 2007, Stockholm) of Andrew Wyatt and Bloodshy & Avant producers Karlsson and Winnberg; albums Miike Snow (2009), Happy to You (2012), iii (2016) with hit Genghis Khan; jackalope mascot; not a person named Mike Snow.
Mike and the Mechanics
Mike and the Mechanics (Mike + The Mechanics) is an English pop rock band formed in 1985 by Genesis's Mike Rutherford, known for "The Living Years".
Milky Chance
Milky Chance: German folktronica duo from Kassel (Clemens Rehbein, Philipp Dausch), formed 2012; known for the viral 2013 hit Stolen Dance, albums Sadnecessary through Trip Tape III, Lichtdicht/Muggelig Records, and the Milky Change environmental initiative.
Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a German-French pop duo created by producer Frank Farian in 1988, fronted by dancers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan lip-syncing to uncredited session singers; three US No. 1 hits, a 1990 Best New Artist Grammy that became the award's first revoked prize, and a lasting shorthand for pop fraud.
Milo Greene
Milo Greene is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, formed around 2009 in Northern California, named after a fictional booking agent. Members share lead vocals; albums Milo Greene (2012), Control (2015), Adult Contemporary (2018).
Mindless Behavior
Mindless Behavior was an American pop-R&B boy band formed in Los Angeles in 2008 (Prodigy, Ray Ray, Princeton, Roc Royal). Debut single "My Girl" (2010); albums #1 Girl (No. 7 Billboard 200), All Around the World (No. 6), #OfficialMBmusic (2016); disbanded 2017.
Mindless Self Indulgence
Mindless Self Indulgence (MSI), American electropunk/industrial rock band formed 1997 in New York City, fronted by Jimmy Urine; albums Tight (1999) through How I Learned... (2013); on hiatus since 2013.
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C., active from 1980 to 1983, whose song "Straight Edge" named the drug-free straight edge lifestyle.
Minutemen (band)
Minutemen were an American punk trio from San Pedro, California, active 1980–1985: D. Boon, Mike Watt, George Hurley. SST Records band famed for 'jamming econo' brevity and the 1984 double album Double Nickels on the Dime; ended when Boon died in December 1985.
Miracle Legion
Miracle Legion: American alternative rock band formed 1983 in New Haven, Connecticut, led by Mark Mulcahy and Ray Neal; college radio hit The Backyard EP, Rough Trade and Morgan Creek albums, Polaris side project, and 2016 and 2024 reunions.
Mis-Teeq
Mis-Teeq was an English girl group, formed in 2000 by Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington, and Su-Elise Nash, whose blend of UK garage, R&B, and rap earned two UK Top 10 albums.
Misfits (band)
Misfits, American horror punk band formed April 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey by Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only; pioneers of horror punk with B-movie imagery, Static Age and Walk Among Us, 1983 breakup, 1995 legal settlement, and 2016 Original Misfits reunion.
Missing Persons (band)
Missing Persons: Los Angeles new wave band formed in 1980 (initially U.S. Drag) by ex-Frank Zappa players Dale and Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo, Patrick O'Hearn, and Chuck Wild; gold 1982 album Spring Session M, an anagram of the band name, with "Words," "Destination Unknown," and "Walking in L.A."
MisterWives
MisterWives is an American indie pop band formed in New York City in 2012, fronted by singer Mandy Lee with William Hehir and Etienne Bowler. Known for Our Own House (No. 31 Billboard 200, 2015), Superbloom (2020), and the post-punk-inflected Nosebleeds (2023).
Miyagi & Andy Panda
Miyagi & Andy Panda is a Russian hip-hop duo from Vladikavkaz, formed in 2015. Their 2016 track "I Got Love" was the most-watched video by Russian musicians.
MKTO
MKTO is an American pop/hip-hop duo formed in Los Angeles in 2010 by Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller after meeting on Nickelodeon's Gigantic; debut single Thank You, double-platinum Classic (Hot 100 #14), and 2014 self-titled album that hit #1 in Australia.
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep, the Queens hip hop duo of Prodigy (Albert Johnson) and Havoc, pioneered hardcore East Coast rap with The Infamous (1995), Hell on Earth, and Murda Muzik; ended by Prodigy's 2017 death, concluded by Infinite (2025).
Moby Grape
Moby Grape, American psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco in late 1966 by Spence, Miller, Lewis, Mosley, and Stevenson; acclaimed 1967 debut album on Columbia; decades of name litigation with Matthew Katz resolved in the band's favor in 2005-2006.
Modern Baseball
Modern Baseball (MoBo), Philadelphia pop-punk/emo band formed around 2011-2012 by Brendan Lukens and Jake Ewald with Ian Farmer and Sean Huber; albums Sports, You're Gonna Miss It All, and acclaimed Holy Ghost (2016) before a 2017 mental-health hiatus.
Modern English (band)
Modern English is an English post-punk/new wave band formed in 1979 in Colchester, Essex, signed early to 4AD. Known for the 1982 single "I Melt with You," a number-78 Billboard hit from After the Snow, featured in Valley Girl and later RIAA-certified gold.
Modern Talking
Modern Talking: German synth-pop/Eurodisco duo of Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders, formed Berlin 1983; hits "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" and "Brother Louie"; split 1987, reunited 1998-2003, over 120 million records sold.
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse, American indie rock band formed 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, and Eric Judy; known for The Lonesome Crowded West, The Moon & Antarctica, and the 2004 hit "Float On."
Mœnia
Mœnia (Moenia), Mexican synth-pop band from Mexico City formed by Alfonso Pichardo, Jorge Soto, and Alejandro "Midi" Ortega, with former member Juan Carlos Lozano; eleven studio albums from the 1996 debut to Temporal (2026), known for "Manto estelar" and "No puedo estar sin ti".
Mogwai
Mogwai: Scottish post-rock band formed in Glasgow in 1995 by Braithwaite, Aitchison, and Bulloch. Quiet/loud instrumental guitar rock, 11 studio albums, first UK No. 1 with As the Love Continues (2021), soundtracks to Zidane and Les Revenants, latest album The Bad Fire (2025).
Mojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon, born Neill Kirby McMillan Jr. (1957–2024), American cowpunk and psychobilly singer of "Elvis Is Everywhere" and "Don Henley Must Die," MTV figure, SiriusXM Outlaw Country host, died on the Outlaw Country Cruise.
Molchat Doma (Молчат дома)
Molchat Doma (Молчат дома, "Houses Are Silent") is a Belarusian post-punk trio formed 2017 in Minsk, now based in Los Angeles; Egor Shkutko, Roman Komogortsev, Pavel Kozlov. Viral via "Sudno" on TikTok; four albums on Sacred Bones.
Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet, Jacksonville, Florida Southern rock band formed in 1971, known for Flirtin' with Disaster (1979, 2x Platinum), a three-guitar attack, fantasy-warrior cover art, and the Ingram-led lineup touring and recording today.
Mono Inc.
Mono Inc. is a German dark-rock band from Hamburg, founded in 2000 around vocalist Martin Engler, known for three consecutive German number-one albums between 2020 and 2025.
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry, Kentucky country duo of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry; Southern rock-tinged hits, five No. 1 singles, 2000 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year, 2009 Grand Ole Opry induction, and Gentry's 2017 death.