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Black Tiger Sex Machine
Black Tiger Sex Machine (BTSM) is a Montreal electronic trio, Marc-André Chagnon, Julien Maranda, Patrick Barry, known for LED tiger helmets, Kannibalen Records, and albums Welcome to Our Church and New Worlds.
Blackfoot (band)
Blackfoot, also known as Rick Medlocke and Blackfoot, is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida, best known as a southern hard rock act.
Blackgaze
Blackgaze, also known as blackened shoegaze, is a fusion genre combining black metal techniques like blast beats and shrieked vocals with the layered, reverb-drenched guitars of shoegaze.
Blancmange (band)
Blancmange: English synth-pop band formed in Harrow, London, 1979 by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe; hits 'Living on the Ceiling' (UK No. 7), 'Blind Vision', 'Don't Tell Me'; split 1986, revived 2011; the band, not the dessert.
Blaque
Blaque (Blaque Ivory), Atlanta R&B girl group formed 1996 with Shamari DeVoe, Natina Reed, and Brandi Williams, mentored by TLC's Left Eye; platinum 1999 debut with "808" and "Bring It All to Me."
Blazin' Squad
Blazin' Squad is a ten-piece British pop/R&B-rap group from Chingford, London, whose 2002 cover "Crossroads" topped the UK chart; other hits include Flip Reverse. Known for Love Island's Marcel Somerville and their later four-piece revival.
Bleachers (band)
Bleachers is the American indie pop band founded by Jack Antonoff (born 1984) of Steel Train and fun. Known for "I Wanna Get Better," Springsteen-influenced anthemic pop, and five albums including Bleachers (2024) and everyone for ten minutes (2026) on Dirty Hit.
Blind Faith
Blind Faith, the 1969 English blues-rock supergroup of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech from Cream and Traffic; one album, a 100,000-person Hyde Park debut, a seven-week US tour, then breakup.
Blind Melon
Blind Melon: American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1990, also called Blind Melon (self-titled debut). Multi-platinum 1992 debut, 1993 hit "No Rain", singer Shannon Hoon's 1995 death, 2008 reunion with Travis Warren.
Blink-182
Blink-182 (also Blink One Eighty Two), American pop-punk band formed 1992 in Poway, California; classic lineup Hoppus, DeLonge, Barker; multi-platinum Enema of the State, 2005 hiatus, 2009 reunion, 2023 chart-topping One More Time.
Blink-182 discography
Blink-182 is an American pop punk band with nine studio albums and a catalog of singles issued between 1993 and the present. They achieved mainstream success with Enema of the State in 1999.
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English indie rock band formed in London in 1999 by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, key figures of the 2000s post-punk revival. Known for Silent Alarm (2005) and seven studio albums through Anatomy of a Brief Romance (2026).
Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock trio formed in New York City in 1993, built around singer Kazu Makino and the Italian-born twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace.
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band formed in New York City in the mid-1970s, led by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, with over 40 million records sold worldwide.
Blood on the Dance Floor (band)
Blood on the Dance Floor is an American electronic music group formed in Orlando, Florida, in 2006. The longest lineup featured Dahvie Vanity and Jayy Von Monroe.
Bloodhound Gang
Bloodhound Gang: American comedy rock/rap-rock band formed 1992 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, led by Jimmy Pop. Known for "Fire Water Burn", "The Bad Touch" and Hooray for Boobies; over 6 million albums sold; albums through Hard-Off (2015).
Bloods & Crips
Bloods & Crips was a 1993 Los Angeles gangsta rap collective of actual Bloods and Crips gang members, organized by producer Ronnie Phillips with rapper Tweedy Bird Loc to record Bangin' on Wax on Quality Records, which sold over 400,000 copies; a 1994 follow-up ended the collaboration.
Blossoms (band)
Blossoms are an English indie-pop quintet formed in 2013 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, by Tom Ogden and Joe Donovan. Known for synth-forward Brit-pop and five UK Number 1 albums including Blossoms (2016) and Gary (2024).
Blue (English group)
Blue is an English pop/R&B boy band formed in London in 2000 by Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, and Simon Webbe. Three UK number 1 albums (All Rise, One Love, Guilty), three number 1 singles, two BRIT Awards, and a 2011 Eurovision entry.
Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer: San Francisco power trio (Dickie Peterson, Leigh Stephens, Paul Whaley) formed 1966, named after Owsley LSD. Debut Vincebus Eruptum (1968, Billboard #11) and hit cover Summertime Blues made them proto-heavy metal pioneers; ended with Peterson's 2009 death.
Blue October
Blue October is an American alternative rock band formed in 1995 in Houston, Texas, known for the platinum 2006 album Foiled and the hit "Hate Me".
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult is an American hard rock band from Long Island, New York, formed in the late 1960s and known for "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Godzilla."
Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo, Canadian country-rock band formed in Toronto in 1984 by Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor; debut album Outskirts (1987), hit Try, biggest seller Five Days in July (1993), 12 JUNO wins, Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2012, over four million albums sold.
Blue Swede
Blue Swede (Blåblus) was a Swedish pop/rock band formed 1973 in Stockholm, fronted by Björn Skifs. Its cover of "Hooked on a Feeling" topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 6 April 1974, the first Swedish act to do so, and later featured in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree, central to the 1990s Britpop movement.
Bôa
Bôa is a British alternative rock band formed in London in 1993, fronted by Jasmine Rodgers and known for "Duvet," the opening theme of Serial Experiments Lain.
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada, Scottish electronic duo of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin on Warp Records, known for Music Has the Right to Children, Geogaddi, and the 2026 comeback album Inferno.
Bob Vylan
Bob Vylan: London punk-rap duo (Bobby and Bobbie Vylan, stage names), formed 2017, fusing grime, punk, and hip-hop; albums Dread, We Live Here, The Price of Life (UK No. 18), Humble As The Sun; independent on Ghost Theatre; 2025 Glastonbury 'Death to the IDF' controversy.
Bodyjar
Bodyjar: Melbourne, Australia pop punk/skate punk band formed in 1994 from Helium (earlier Damnation). Known for "Not The Same" (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3) and the gold-selling 2000 album How It Works; still touring and recording in 2026.
Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club: English indie rock band formed in Crouch End, London in 2005 (Steadman, MacColl, Nash, de Saram). Six albums 2009-2023; So Long, See You Tomorrow hit UK number one in 2014 and was Mercury Prize-nominated; hiatus 2016-2019.