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Big & Rich
Big & Rich: American country duo of Big Kenny (William Kenneth Alphin) and John Rich, formed in Nashville in 2003, known for "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", the MuzikMafia, and the triple-platinum debut Horse of a Different Color.
Big Audio Dynamite
Big Audio Dynamite (B.A.D.), London rock band formed in 1984 by ex-Clash guitarist Mick Jones with Don Letts, Greg Roberts, Dan Donovan, and Leo Williams; early rock samplers behind 'E=MC2', from This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985) to F-Punk (1995), reunited 2011.
Big Black
Big Black: American noise rock band founded by Steve Albini in Evanston, Illinois (1981 or 1982 per sources), active to 1987; Roland TR-606 drum machine, albums Atomizer (1986) and Songs About Fucking (1987), key influence on industrial and noise rock.
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company, formed in San Francisco in late 1965, is the psychedelic rock band that launched Janis Joplin; its 1968 album Cheap Thrills topped the Billboard chart for eight weeks.
Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz: South London hip hop/R&B sextet (Cherise, Dion, Nadia, Flawless, J-Rock, Randy) produced by Skillz and Fingaz; "Nu Flow" hit UK No. 3 in 2002 and the group won 2003 MOBO Best Newcomer.
Big Country
Big Country: Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1981 by ex-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson, famed for bagpipe-like twin guitars and the 1983 platinum album The Crossing with In a Big Country; renamed Big Country Redux in 2026.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Big Head Todd and the Monsters, also BHTM, is a rock band formed in 1986 in Boulder, Colorado, by Todd Park Mohr, Rob Squires, and Brian Nevin. Known for the platinum 1993 album Sister Sweetly, recorded at Paisley Park, 35 Red Rocks headlining shows, and 2023 Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction.
Big Special
Big Special are an English rock duo from the Black Country, West Midlands, of Joe Hicklin and Callum Moloney, blending post-punk, blues, and spoken word on the albums Postindustrial Hometown Blues (2024) and National Average (2025).
Big Star
Big Star, an American power pop band formed in Memphis in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, and Andy Hummel, made #1 Record, Radio City, and Third, cult albums that shaped alternative rock.
Big Thief
Big Thief: Brooklyn indie folk-rock band formed 2015, led by Adrianne Lenker with Buck Meek and James Krivchenia; six albums on Saddle Creek and 4AD, Grammy-nominated, Oleartchik departed 2024.
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush (BTR) is an American boy band formed in 2009 for a Nickelodeon TV series, with Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos PenaVega, and Logan Henderson; three Billboard Top 20 albums, 2014 hiatus, 2021 reunion, and 2023 album Another Life.
Big Time Rush (group)
Big Time Rush (BTR), American boy band formed in Los Angeles in 2009 for the Nickelodeon series of the same name; members Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos PenaVega, Logan Henderson; albums BTR, Elevate, 24/Seven, Another Life; 2021 reunion.
Big Tymers
Big Tymers were a New Orleans hip hop duo of Birdman (Brian Williams) and producer Mannie Fresh on Cash Money Records, active 1998-2005, with platinum albums I Got That Work and Hood Rich and the Grammy-nominated single Still Fly.
Bijelo Dugme
Bijelo Dugme is a Yugoslav rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1974, led by guitarist Goran Bregović, fusing hard rock with folk motifs in what critics called shepherd rock.
Bikini Kill
Bikini Kill, American feminist punk band formed 1990 in Olympia, Washington, active to 1997 and reunited since 2019; Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, Billy Karren; instigators of the riot grrrl movement and the phrase "girl power."
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets, American rock and roll band (1952–1981) fronted by Bill Haley (1925–1981); their 1954 "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" became in 1955 the first rock and roll Number One pop hit, selling about 25 million copies.
Billy Talent
Billy Talent: Canadian punk rock band from Mississauga, Ontario, formed 1993 as Pezz; members Kowalewicz, D'Sa, Gallant, Solowoniuk; triple-platinum 2003 debut, three Junos, German chart success.
Björn Again
Björn Again, the Australian ABBA tribute show founded in Melbourne in 1988 by Rod Stephen and John Tyrrell, first performed 6 May 1989 at The Tote Hotel; famous for Swenglish parody, Reading 1992 with Nirvana, and over 5,300 shows worldwide.
Black Box (band)
Black Box (also Blackbox) is an Italian house trio of Daniele Davoli, Mirko Limoni, and Valerio Semplici, formed 1988, behind "Ride on Time," a six-week UK number 1 sampled from Loleatta Holloway, distinct from Black Box Recorder.
Black Country Communion
Black Country Communion is an English-American hard rock supergroup formed in 2009 by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, and Derek Sherinian with producer Kevin Shirley, named after the West Midlands Black Country, with five studio albums (2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2024).
Black Country, New Road
Black Country, New Road is an English experimental rock band formed in 2018. The group is known for its blend of post-punk, math rock, and klezmer influences.
Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas: Los Angeles pop-rap group (ex-Atban Klann) of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and formerly Fergie; six Grammys, record 26-week 2009 Hot 100 run, The E.N.D., Translation.
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag is an American hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California by guitarist Greg Ginn. Founders of SST Records, makers of Damaged (1981), disbanded 1986, now touring with a rebuilt lineup.
Black Grape
Black Grape: Manchester rock-dance band formed in 1993 by Shaun Ryder and Bez after Happy Mondays; debut It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah hit UK number one in 1995; later albums Pop Voodoo (2017) and Orange Head (2023).
Black Hippy
Black Hippy: American hip hop supergroup from South Los Angeles on Top Dawg Entertainment, members Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul; active 2008–2022 with a 2024 reunion, never released a group album.
Black Midi
Black Midi (stylised black midi): English experimental rock band from London formed in 2017 at the BRIT School, known for the Windmill scene, math rock and post-punk fusion, Rough Trade albums Schlagenheim, Cavalcade, Hellfire, 2019 Mercury Prize shortlisting, and 2024 hiatus.
Black Oak Arkansas
Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band formed in 1965 as the Knowbody Else, fronted by Jim Dandy Mangrum; its 1973 hit "Jim Dandy" and high-grossing 1970s tours made it Arkansas's first commercially successful rock band.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1998, now a trio of Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been, and Leah Shapiro, named after the biker gang in The Wild One, with eight studio albums including Howl (2005) and Wrong Creatures (2018).
Black Star (rap duo)
Black Star is an American hip hop duo from Brooklyn formed by rappers Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, known for their acclaimed 1998 debut album.
Black Stone Cherry
Black Stone Cherry is an American southern rock and hard rock band formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky, by Chris Robertson, Ben Wells, Jon Lawhon, and John Fred Young. Eight albums, multiple UK rock chart #1s, Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 2024.