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Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel, Australian pub rock band formed in Adelaide in 1973 (initially Orange), classic lineup Barnes, Moss, Walker, Small, Prestwich; over six million albums sold in Australia, breakup 1983, reunion 1998, Big Five-0 tour 2024-25.
Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids: American indie rock band formed 2004 in Fullerton, California, by Matt Aveiro, Matt Maust, Jonnie Russell, and Nathan Willett; debut Robbers & Cowards (2006), Gold single "First" (2015), ten studio albums.
Coldplay
Coldplay (earlier Pectoralz, then Starfish): English rock band formed at University College London, with Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion; ten UK No. 1 albums, eight Grammys, and record-grossing world tours.
Coldplay discography
Coldplay discography: catalog of the British band Coldplay, ten studio albums from Parachutes (2000) to Moon Music (2024), all UK Number 1s, plus EPs like Safety and Blue Room and singles from Yellow to All My Love.
Collabro
Collabro: British musical theatre vocal group formed in London in 2014; won Britain's Got Talent series 8; debut album Stars hit UK number 1; quartet since Richard Hadfield left in 2016; new album The Return due 2026. Not the CollaBro music collaboration software.
Collective Soul
Collective Soul, American rock band formed 1992 in Stockbridge, Georgia, led by Ed Roland; broke out with the demo-driven hit "Shine," then multi-platinum 1995 self-titled album with "December" and "The World I Know."
Collegium Musicum
Collegium musicum (collegia musica): associations of amateur musicians, first named in the 16th century, especially in German university towns; most famous is the Leipzig ensemble founded by Telemann and led by Bach from 1729 at Café Zimmermann; the name was revived after 1900 for university ensembles.
Colonel Bogey March
Colonel Bogey March (ボギー大佐マーチ), by Kenneth J. Alford, pseudonym of F. J. Ricketts: British military march, composed 1913, published 1914, from a golfing colonel's whistled descending minor third; theme of The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Color Me Badd
Color Me Badd, American R&B vocal group ("hip-hop doo-wop") formed 1985 in Oklahoma City by Abrams, Calderon, Watters, Thornton; hits "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor", "All 4 Love"; triple-platinum C.M.B.; now fronted by Calderon.
Colorblind (band)
Colorblind is an American dreamcore/post-hardcore band from Austin, Texas, formed in 2017 as The Night Of, fronted by Travis Moseley, signed to Solid State/Tooth & Nail, debut album released 2026.
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, formed 1967 in Ann Arbor by George Frayne IV, was an American country rock/bar band blending rockabilly, Western swing, and R&B; known for the 1972 Top Ten hit "Hot Rod Lincoln" and broke up after its 1976 European tour.
Commodores
The Commodores are an American funk, soul, and R&B band formed in 1968 at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, best known for Motown hits like "Easy" and "Brick House."
Community band
Community band: an amateur wind band (also concert band, town band, windband) of volunteer woodwind, brass, and percussion players. Roots in 19th-century civic and military band traditions; Sousa shaped the format; New Horizons serves 10,000 adult musicians.
Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted (CMW) is an American gangsta rap group formed in 1987 in Compton, California, led by MC Eiht with Tha Chill, DJ Mike T, DJ Slip, and the Unknown DJ. Known for the 1990 debut It's a Compton Thang, the 1991 hit "Growin' Up in the Hood," and a laid-back, soul-sampling West Coast sound distinct from N.W.A.
Concert band
A concert band, also known as a wind symphony, symphonic band, or wind ensemble, is a large ensemble of woodwinds, brass, and percussion that performs in auditorium concerts, distinct from a marching band.
Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde: Los Angeles alternative rock band (formed 1982) of Johnette Napolitano and James Mankey, formerly Dream 6; known for "Joey," Bloodletting (1990), and "Everybody Knows."
Confidence Man (band)
Confidence Man is an Australian electropop and dance-pop band formed in Brisbane in 2016, fronted by vocalists Janet Planet and Sugar Bones and known for playful dance anthems.
Contemporary classical ensemble
A contemporary classical ensemble is a professional group dedicated to performing and premiering newly composed art music, exemplified by the Ensemble intercontemporain, founded by Pierre Boulez in 1976.
Cornershop
Cornershop is an English indie rock band formed in Leicester in 1993, led by Tjinder Singh, known for fusing British indie with Punjabi and Indian styles; its 1997 album When I Was Born for the 7th Time and single Brimful of Asha brought international acclaim. Distinct from the Cornershop grocery delivery app.
Couch (American band)
Couch: Boston-based American seven-piece soul/funk-pop band (Tema Siegel, Zach Blankstein, and others) formed from college friendships; released debut album Big Talk in 2025. Distinct from the Munich post-rock Couch and the Ann Arbor noise rock duo of the same name.
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra, American jazz big band founded 1935 in Kansas City by Count Basie as the Barons of Rhythm; known for "One O'Clock Jump," the All-American Rhythm Section, nine Basie Grammys, and continued performance under director Scotty Barnhart.
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band formed in 1991 in Berkeley, California, known for Adam Duritz's songwriting and the 1993 debut August and Everything After.
Country Joe and the Fish
Country Joe and the Fish was an American psychedelic folk-rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965 by Joe McDonald and Barry "The Fish" Melton, known for the antiwar "Fixin' to Die Rag."
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Nashville nonprofit museum (chartered 1964, opened 1967 on Music Row, downtown since 2001) preserving country music history and administering the CMA-elected Hall of Fame, 158 members as of 2025.
Country rock
Country rock is a music genre fusing country and western with rock and roll, pioneered around 1967-1969 by the Byrds, Gram Parsons, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, smoothed into 1970s mainstream success by the Eagles and Poco, and later feeding alt-country and Americana.
Covet
Covet: American instrumental math rock band formed 2014 in the San Francisco Bay Area, led by guitarist Yvette Young. Also tagged post-rock; albums Effloresce (2018), Technicolor (2020), catharsis (2023) on Triple Crown Records; not the word or other bands named Covet.
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies, Canadian alt-country/folk rock band formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo, Michael, and Peter Timmins and Alan Anton; known for The Trinity Session (1988), recorded on one microphone in a church, and over four million albums sold.
Cowpunk
Cowpunk, sometimes known as country punk, is a punk rock offshoot fusing punk rock or new wave with country, folk, and blues, begun in the late 1970s.
Cracker (band)
Cracker (band): American alternative rock band formed 1990 in Richmond, Virginia, by David Lowery (ex-Camper Van Beethoven) and Johnny Hickman; known for "Low" and "Teen Angst", ten studio albums, Americana leanings.
Crash Adams
Crash Adams is a Canadian pop duo from Toronto: vocalist Rafaele "Crash" Massarelli and guitarist Vince "Adams" Sasso, formed 2019, signed to Warner Music Canada/Warner Records, known for viral TikTok red-couch and "Can You Rap in Public" videos and the hit "Give Me a Kiss".