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Son Lux
Son Lux is an American experimental post-rock trio formed in 2007 in New York by Ryan Lott, later joined by Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang; Oscar-nominated for scoring Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth, American experimental rock band formed in New York in 1981 by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, and Richard Edson; known for alternate tunings, prepared guitars, and Daydream Nation; signed to Geffen in 1990, broke up in 2011.
Sonny & Cher
Sonny & Cher: American pop duo of Sonny Bono and Cher, formed 1964 in Los Angeles, famous for "I Got You Babe" (No. 1, 1965) and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971–74); divorced 1975, reunited on TV in 1979 and 1987.
Sons of Apollo
Sons of Apollo: American progressive metal supergroup formed 2017 by ex-Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian with Billy Sheehan, Bumblefoot, and Jeff Scott Soto; albums Psychotic Symphony (2017) and MMXX (2020), later split up.
Sons of Sunday
Sons of Sunday is a Christian worship supergroup of Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Leeland Mooring, and Pat Barrett, whose self-titled 2025 debut album hit No. 3 on Billboard Top Christian Albums.
Sophia Grace & Rosie
Sophia Grace & Rosie: British cousins Sophia Grace Brownlee (b. 2003) and Rosie McClelland (b. 2006) from Essex, viral in 2011 for a 'Super Bass' cover, Ellen Show regulars, later film, books, and solo careers.
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum, originally Loud Fast Rules, is an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1981. Its 1992 album Grave Dancers Union and the Grammy-winning hit "Runaway Train" brought mainstream success; Dave Pirner still leads the band.
Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing, also M. Doughty's band, was a New York alternative rock quartet (1992-2000) blending jazz, hip-hop, samples, and spoken word on Ruby Vroom, Irresistible Bliss, and El Oso, reuniting in 2024.
Soulidified
Soulidified (briefly Iconyx) is an American R&B-pop boy band of Shade Jenifer, Malik Heard, Bradley Rittmann, and Landon Boyce, formed third-place on Netflix's Building the Band, later signed to Atlantic Records.
Soulquarians
Soulquarians: loose hip-hop/R&B collective (Questlove, D'Angelo, J Dilla, James Poyser, plus Badu, Common, Q-Tip) recording at Electric Lady Studios, late 1990s to early 2000s; named for shared Aquarius sign; produced Voodoo, Things Fall Apart, Mama's Gun; no group album released.
Sound system (DJ)
Sound system (DJ): a crew-built rig of turntables, amplifiers and custom speaker stacks, born in 1950s Kingston with Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, spread to the UK via the Windrush generation, and central to clash, dubplate and club culture.
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984, fronted by Chris Cornell. Among the first grunge bands, it peaked with Superunknown in 1994.
South Arcade
South Arcade: Oxford, England alternative rock quartet (Harmony Cavelle, Harry Winks, Ollie Green, Cody Jones) formed 2021; self-described Y2K-core act blending 2000s pop-punk and nu-metal; breakout TikTok single DANGER; EPs 2005 (2024) and PLAY! (2025) on BKM/LAB Records.
Southern rock
Southern rock: American rock genre fusing blues rock with country, pioneered by the Allman Brothers Band (1969, Macon) and defined by Lynyrd Skynyrd's three-guitar sound, "Free Bird," and "Sweet Home Alabama."
Space (English band)
Space are an English alternative rock band formed in Liverpool in 1993, known for "Female of the Species" and the albums Spiders (1996) and Tin Planet (1998); distinct from the French disco band Space.
Spacehog
Spacehog: English alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1994 by Leeds musicians Royston and Antony Langdon, Jonny Cragg, and Richard Steel; glam-influenced debut Resident Alien (1995) yielded the hit In the Meantime, later featured in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Spacemen 3
Spacemen 3: English neo-psychedelic drone rock band formed 1982 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) and Jason Pierce (J Spaceman), motto "taking drugs to make music to take drugs to"; four albums, disbanded 1991.
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet: English pop band formed in Islington in 1976 (earlier names The Makers, The Gentry), leading New Romantic act from London's Blitz club; lineup Hadley, Kemp brothers, Norman, Keeble; 1983 hit "True".
Spanky and Our Gang
Spanky and Our Gang, an American sunshine pop and folk-rock group formed in Chicago in 1966, led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane; hits included "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" (number 9, 1967) and "Lazy Day."
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse was the indie rock project of Virginia songwriter Mark Linkous (1995-2010), known for Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, It's a Wonderful Life, Dark Night of the Soul, and the 2023 posthumous Bird Machine.
Sparks (band)
Sparks: American art-pop band of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, formed in Los Angeles as Halfnelson, known for "This Town Ain't Big Enough", the Moroder-produced No. 1 in Heaven, 28 studio albums, and lasting synth-pop influence.
Spice (album)
Spice is the 1996 debut album by the Spice Girls (Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Adams) on Virgin Records; it topped UK and US charts, sold over 31 million copies, and is the best-selling album by a female group.
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls is a successful British pop group formed in 1994, who achieved nine Number 1 UK singles and sold 85 million records worldwide.
Spice Girls discography
Spice Girls discography: three studio albums, Spice (1996, over 23 million sold), Spiceworld (1997) and Forever (2000); nine UK number-one singles, plus The Singles Collection box set of 2026.
Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors, American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1988, grew from the Trucking Company with John Popper. Known for the 1991 multi-platinum Pocket Full of Kryptonite and hits "Two Princes" and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"; still active with Face Full of Cake (2025).
Spinal Tap (band)
Spinal Tap (Spin̈al Tap) is a fictional English heavy metal band created by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Rob Reiner in 1978, made famous by the 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap and its 2025 sequel; the actors really tour and record under the name.
Spiral Tribe
Spiral Tribe (SP23) is a London-formed 1990 nomadic free party sound system collective that staged illegal techno raves, headlined the 1992 Castlemorton festival, faced conspiracy charges, and seeded Europe's teknival movement via its Network 23 label.
Spirit (band)
Spirit was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967, led by Randy California and his stepfather Ed Cassidy, known for fusing rock with jazz, blues, folk, and classical, the 1970 album Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, and the Taurus–Stairway to Heaven dispute.
Spiritual Healing (album)
Spiritual Healing is Death's third studio album (1990, Relativity/Combat), recorded at Morrisound in Tampa with Scott Burns. It shifted the band toward technical songwriting and social-issue lyrics, bridging early death metal and 1991's Human.
Spiritualized
Spiritualized is an English rock band formed in 1990 by Jason Pierce (J Spaceman) after Spacemen 3 split. Known for Lazer Guided Melodies (1992) and Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997); albums through Everything Was Beautiful (2022).