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Bomfunk MC's
Bomfunk MC's, also written Bomfunk MCs, is a Finnish breakbeat and hip-hop group of Raymond Ebanks, DJ Gismo, and producer JS16, best known for the 1999 single Freestyler, Europe's best-selling single of 2000, and the albums In Stereo and Burnin' Sneakers.
Bon Iver
Bon Iver is Justin Vernon's Eau Claire, Wisconsin indie folk project, founded 2006 after DeYarmond Edison broke up. Debut For Emma, Forever Ago (2008, Jagjaguwar) was cabin-recorded on one SM57; later albums include Bon Iver, Bon Iver (2011 Grammys), 22 A Million, i,i, and SABLE, fABLE.
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi: American rock band formed 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey, fronted by Jon Bon Jovi. Breakthrough album Slippery When Wet (1986), 130 million albums sold, Rock Hall 2018, Forever Tour 2026-2027.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, also called Bone Thugs, is a Cleveland hip-hop group formed in the early 1990s by Krayzie, Layzie, Bizzy, Wish, and Flesh-N-Bone, known for chopper rap with vocal harmonies, E. 1999 Eternal, and the Grammy-winning "Tha Crossroads."
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, also the Bonzo Dog Dada Band and Bonzo Dog Band: British comedy rock group formed in London in 1962 by art students, led by Vivian Stanshall and Neil Innes, known for Gorilla, Do Not Adjust Your Set, and the UK number 5 hit I'm the Urban Spaceman.
Boston (band)
Boston: American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, led by MIT-trained engineer Tom Scholz with singer Brad Delp. Its 1976 debut, recorded in Scholz's basement, was then the best-selling US debut album; six albums sold 31 million-plus nationally.
Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow: English new wave band formed in London in 1980 by Malcolm McLaren with ex-Adam and the Ants members and teenage singer Annabella Lwin; known for the Burundi beat and "I Want Candy".
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup (BFS) is an American pop-punk band formed in 1994 in Wichita Falls, Texas, based in Denton. Known for "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" and "1985," it earned a Grammy nomination and still tours.
Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer: American rock side project of Blink-182's Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, formed 2001 in San Diego with David Kennedy and Anthony Celestino; one self-titled 2002 MCA album, Billboard 200 number 12, disbanded 2003, later source of Blink-182's "Terrified."
Boy band
Boy band: an all-male pop vocal group of three to six young male singers who sing and dance, marketed chiefly to teenage female audiences; from Beatles-era prototypes through New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, One Direction, and K-pop acts like BTS.
Boy Meets Girl (band)
Boy Meets Girl: American pop duo of George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, formed Seattle 1982. Wrote Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"; their own hit was "Waiting for a Star to Fall" (1988).
Boy Pablo
Boy Pablo is the indie pop project of Nicolás Pablo Rivera Muñoz (born 1998, Bergen, Norway, Chilean parents). Viral via "Everytime" in 2017; EPs Roy Pablo, Soy Pablo; debut album Wachito Rico (2020) on his own label 777.
Boy Throb
Boy Throb is an American boy band formed in Los Angeles in October 2025 by Anthony Key, Darshan Magdum, Evan Papier, and Zachary Sobania, known for pink tracksuits, a TikTok campaign that won Magdum a U.S. O-1 visa, and singles including "Finger" and a Kesha collaboration.
Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue: acoustic rock band of the three Manzano brothers (Alejandro, Fabian, Daniel) of Sarasota, Florida, formed 2004, on their label 3 Peace Records; most viewed independent act on YouTube with billions of views.
Boygenius
Boygenius (stylized boygenius) is the American indie-rock supergroup of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, formed in 2018; its 2023 debut album The Record won three Grammys including Best Alternative Music Album.
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls (BOYS LIKE GIRLS) is an American pop-rock band from Andover, Massachusetts, formed mid-2000s around Martin Johnson. Known for the 2006 debut, Love Drunk (2009, #1 Top Rock Albums), the Taylor Swift duet "Two Is Better Than One," and the 2023 comeback album Sunday at Foxwoods.
Boyzone
Boyzone: Irish boy band formed in Dublin in November 1993 by Louis Walsh; members Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch; six UK number-one singles, five number-one albums, 25 million records.
Bran Van 3000
Bran Van 3000 (BV3) is a Montreal, Quebec musical collective founded by DJ James Di Salvio, known for Glee (1997), the hit Drinking in L.A. (UK No. 3), the 1998 Juno-winning alternative album, and Discosis (2001) on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label.
Brand New (band)
Brand New: American rock band formed 2000 on Long Island, New York, by Jesse Lacey, Vincent Accardi, Garrett Tierney, and Brian Lane; five studio albums from Your Favorite Weapon (2001) to Science Fiction (2017), each reinventing its sound, ending after 2017 allegations against Lacey.
Brand Nubian
Brand Nubian is an Afrocentric East Coast hip-hop group formed in 1989 in New Rochelle, New York, whose members include Grand Puba, Sadat X, and Lord Jamar.
Brandon & Leah
Brandon & Leah were a Malibu-based American husband-and-wife music duo, Brandon Jenner and Leah Jenner (nee Felder), formed 2012. They released the EPs Cronies (2013) and Together (2014) and appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Bread (band)
Bread (band): American soft rock group formed 1968 in Los Angeles by David Gates, James Griffin, Robb Royer; Elektra act whose hits "Make It with You" (No. 1) and "If" defined early-1970s soft rock; disbanded 1973, reunited 1976-1977 and 1996-1997.
Break-up of the Beatles
Break-up of the Beatles: the 1969–1974 dissolution of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr, from Lennon's secret September 1969 departure and McCartney's April 10, 1970 announcement to the 1971 High Court lawsuit and 1974 Beatles Agreement.
Breakfast Club (band)
Breakfast Club was an American dance-pop and new wave band from New York, best known for the 1987 hit "Right On Track" and for Madonna's early stint as its drummer.
Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is an American post-grunge/alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, founded by Benjamin Burnley; known for Phobia, Dear Agony, the Billboard 200-topping Dark Before Dawn, ten No. 1 rock radio hits, and a 2014 lineup rebuild.
Breathe (British band)
Breathe (British band) was an English pop group formed in London in 1984. They were the first British act to place three Top 10 pop hits from their 1988 debut album.
Brian Wilson Band
Brian Wilson Band: the backing group, formed 1999 around the Wondermints, that supported Beach Boy Brian Wilson's solo tours, Pet Sounds Symphony Tour, and Live at the Roxy Theatre.
Bright Eyes (band)
Bright Eyes is an Omaha, Nebraska indie rock band founded in 1995 by singer-songwriter Conor Oberst with Mike Mogis and later Nate Walcott, known for sad, poetic albums on Saddle Creek and, since 2020, Dead Oceans.
Brigitte Calls Me Baby
Brigitte Calls Me Baby is a Chicago alt-rock band formed in 2022, fronted by Wes Leavins, named for his pen-pal letters to Brigitte Bardot; albums The Future Is Our Way Out (2024) and Irreversible (2026) on ATO Records.
Brit Floyd
Brit Floyd, a Liverpool-formed (2011, pre-history 2010 as The British Pink Floyd Show) British Pink Floyd tribute band led by Damian Darlington, ex-The Australian Pink Floyd Show; over 1,500 shows in 40+ countries with lasers, circular screen and inflatables.