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Warpaint (band)
Warpaint is an American indie rock band formed in Los Angeles on Valentine's Day 2004, known for ethereal guitar-driven dream pop and post-punk; albums The Fool (2010), Warpaint (2014), Heads Up (2016), Radiate Like This (2022).
Warrant (American band)
Warrant: American glam metal/hard rock band formed 1984 on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, not to be confused with the German speed metal Warrant. Hits "Heaven" and "Cherry Pie"; over 10 million albums sold 1989–1996; fronted by Jani Lane until his 2011 death, then Robert Mason.
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was), American funk-pop band formed 1979 in Detroit by Don Was (Donald Fagenson) and David Was (David Weiss), known for surreal lyrics, guest vocalists like Ozzy Osbourne and Mel Tormé, and 1988 hits Walk the Dinosaur and Spy in the House of Love.
Waterparks (band)
Waterparks (Parx) is an American pop-rock trio from Houston, Texas, formed in 2011: Awsten Knight, Geoff Wigington, Otto Wood. Six albums from Double Dare (2016) to JINX (2026), genre-hopping pop-punk with charting Billboard albums.
Wavves
Wavves (also styled Wavvves for the 2009 album) is a San Diego rock band formed in 2008 by Nathan Williams, known for lo-fi surf punk, the Fat Possum albums Wavvves and King of the Beach, and later records through Ghost Ramp.
Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee is the alt-country and indie rock project of Alabama singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield, also of Plains and Snocaps; known for American Weekend (2012), Saint Cloud (2020), and the Grammy-nominated Tigers Blood (2024).
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, also known as the Electric Chairs, were a London punk/new wave band led by American singer Wayne (later Jayne) County, active 1977–1979, known for the single "Fuck Off" and the album Things Your Mother Never Told You.
We the Kings
We the Kings: American pop punk/emo pop band formed 2005 in Bradenton, Florida, named for King Middle School. Known for "Check Yes Juliet" (2007, platinum), the 2007 self-titled debut, "Sad Song", and a long Warped Tour history; six studio albums, still touring.
Ween
Ween, the experimental rock duo of Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) and Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo) from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984; known for the Boognish mythology, "Brown" aesthetic, and albums like The Mollusk and Chocolate and Cheese.
Weezer
Weezer is a Los Angeles alternative rock band formed in 1992, fronted by Rivers Cuomo; the 1994 Blue Album sold over three million, Pinkerton flopped then became beloved, and the band is known for color-titled albums and its viral 2018 Toto 'Africa' cover.
Weezer discography
Weezer discography: catalog of the Los Angeles alternative rock band Weezer, from the 1994 Blue Album through Pinkerton, the color-coded self-titled albums, and the 2026 Gold Album, its 20th studio record.
Wendy & Lisa
Wendy & Lisa (Girl Bros.) are an American pop-rock duo of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, ex-members of Prince's Revolution, known for Purple Rain, the 1987 hit "Waterfall," and film and TV scoring.
Westlife
Westlife: Irish pop vocal group formed in Sligo, 3 July 1998, managed by Louis Walsh; 14 UK Number 1 singles (behind only the Beatles and Elvis), 8 Number 1 albums, 55 million records; split 2012, reunited 2018.
Westside Connection
Westside Connection, the Los Angeles gangsta rap supergroup of Ice Cube, Mack 10, and WC, released Bow Down (1996, platinum) and Terrorist Threats (2003, gold) before disbanding in 2005 after a feud between Mack 10 and Ice Cube's brother-in-law.
Westside Cowboy
Westside Cowboy: Manchester indie rock four-piece formed 2023 (Bradbury, Haycocks, O'Connell, Murphy), winners of Glastonbury's 2025 Emerging Talent Competition; creators of the "Britainicana" sound; debut album It Goes On released August 2026 on Island Records.
Wet Leg
Wet Leg: English indie rock band formed 2019 on the Isle of Wight by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers; viral 2021 single "Chaise Longue," 2022 UK No. 1 debut, Grammy and BRIT winner, five-piece since moisturizer (2025).
Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet, Scottish pop-soul band formed in Glasgow in 1982 (Graeme Clark, Tommy Cunningham, Neil Mitchell, Marti Pellow, Graeme Duffin), best known for the 15-week UK No. 1 cover "Love Is All Around" from Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Wham!
Wham! is an English pop duo formed in 1981 by schoolmates George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, known for "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" and "Last Christmas".
What Is This?
What Is This? (formerly Anthym) was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, active from 1980 to 1986. It was founded by Alain Johannes and Hillel Slovak.
Whatmore (band)
WHATMORE is a five-member New York rap collective, LaGuardia High School classmates (Cisco Swank, Yoshi T., Elijah Judah, Jackson August, Sebastiano), formed around 2024; genre-blending hip-hop, alt-R&B and indie rock; self-titled debut album October 2025; distinct from the boyband WeWantMore.
Wheatus
Wheatus is an American alternative rock and power-pop band from Northport, New York, formed by Brendan B. Brown, known for the 2000 hit "Teenage Dirtbag".
Where We Are Tour (One Direction)
The Where We Are Tour was the third concert tour by One Direction, opening in Bogotá in April 2014 and grossing $290 million across 69 shows, the highest of 2014.
White Lies (band)
White Lies are an English indie rock trio from west London (formerly Fear of Flying) of Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave, and Jack Lawrence-Brown, whose 2009 debut To Lose My Life… hit UK number one; seven albums through Night Light (2025).
White Reaper
White Reaper is a Louisville, Kentucky rock band formed in 2012, known for garage punk with power pop hooks. Albums include White Reaper Does It Again, The World's Best American Band, You Deserve Love, and Only Slightly Empty.
Whitesnake
Whitesnake is the British hard rock band founded in 1978 by former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale; its blues rock era gave way to MTV-era success with Slide It In and the eight-million-selling 1987 album before Coverdale's 2025 retirement.
Whom Gods Destroy (band)
Whom Gods Destroy is an American progressive metal supergroup formed in 2020 by Derek Sherinian and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal after Sons of Apollo, with Dino Jelusick, Yas Nomura, and Bruno Valverde; debut album Insanium (2024) on InsideOut Music, named after a Star Trek episode.
Whoomp! (There It Is)
"Whoomp! (There It Is)" is Tag Team's 1993 Miami bass debut single, sampling Kano's "I'm Ready"; it hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, went 4x Platinum, and rivaled 95 South's "Whoot, There It Is."
Why Don't We
Why Don't We: American boy band formed in 2016 (Daniel Seavey, Zach Herron, Corbyn Besson, Jonah Marais, Jack Avery), signed to Atlantic, debut album 8 Letters (2018); later lost band name in management lawsuit.
Wicked Lester
Wicked Lester, also known by its original name Rainbow, was Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's pre-Kiss New York band; its 1971-1972 Epic album, recorded at Electric Lady Studios, was rejected, bought back in 1977, and remains officially unreleased.
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an Athens, Georgia jam rock band formed in the mid-1980s by John Bell, Michael Houser, and Dave Schools, named for Houser's nickname. Known for Space Wrangler (1988), 60 straight Red Rocks sell-outs, and 3 million albums sold.