2,782 articles
Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay: American country pop duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, formed in Nashville in 2013. Three consecutive Best Country Duo/Group Performance Grammys for "Tequila," "Speechless," and "10,000 Hours" with Justin Bieber.
Dance band
A dance band was a professional orchestra of the 1920s and 1930s playing primarily for dancers, with standard instrumentation set by Paul Whiteman in 1920.
Dance Gavin Dance
Dance Gavin Dance is a Sacramento post-hardcore band formed in 2005, on Rise Records since 2006, known for dual vocalists, math rock intricacy, swancore, eleven albums through Pantheon (2025), and constant lineup changes.
Dance Hall Crashers
Dance Hall Crashers, also DHC, is an American ska-punk band formed in 1989 in Berkeley, California, briefly started by Operation Ivy's Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman. Defined by dual frontwomen Elyse Rogers and Karina Deniké, known for Lockjaw (1995) and Honey, I'm Homely! (1997), on hiatus since 2004 and reunited in 2025.
Danity Kane
Danity Kane: American pop/R&B girl group formed in 2005 on MTV's Making the Band 3 by Sean Combs; members O'Day, Fimbres, D. Woods, Richard, Bex; first two albums debuted at No. 1.
Dansband
A dansband (danseband in Norwegian and Danish) is a Scandinavian ensemble that plays dance music for partner dancing, with short, chorus-driven songs in foxtrot, waltz, and bugg tempos.
Dare (band)
Dare is a British melodic rock/AOR band founded by ex-Thin Lizzy keyboardist Darren Wharton (name suggested by Lemmy). Debut Out of the Silence (1988); tenth album Road to Eden (2022); Celtic-infused sound since 1998.
Das Racist
Das Racist was a Brooklyn alternative hip-hop trio (Heems, Kool A.D., Dapwell), 2008-2012, known for the viral "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell", the mixtapes Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man, and the 2011 album Relax, before splitting in December 2012.
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American emo band formed in Florida in 2000 by Chris Carrabba. The Swiss Army Romance (2000) and hits like Screaming Infidelities and Hands Down made it the commercial face of early-2000s emo, with two Billboard 200 number-2 albums.
Daughter (band)
Daughter is a London indie folk trio formed in 2010 by Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli, and Remi Aguilella, distinct from other acts named Daughter. Known for "Youth", the albums If You Leave, Not to Disappear, and Stereo Mind Game, and the Life Is Strange: Before the Storm soundtrack on 4AD.
Daughters (band)
Daughters: Providence, Rhode Island noise rock band formed 2001 from As the Sun Sets, fronted by Alexis Marshall; four albums from grindcore EP and Canada Songs (2003) to You Won't Get What You Want (2018) on Ipecac.
Daughtry (band)
Daughtry: American rock band formed 2006, fronted by Chris Daughtry, fourth-place finalist on American Idol season 5. Debut was the fastest-selling rock debut in SoundScan history, top album of 2007, six-times platinum; over 11 million records sold.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: English pop quintet formed 1961 in Salisbury, Wiltshire (also Dave Dee and the Bostons, later DBM&T). Ten consecutive UK Top 10 singles 1966-68; "The Legend of Xanadu" was their only No. 1; no US breakthrough.
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band (DMB), American rock band formed 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia, led by South African-born Dave Matthews; known for jazz-inflected acoustic rock, seven consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts, and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
David Benoit (musician)
David Benoit (born 1953, Bakersfield, California) is an American contemporary jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, a GRAMMY nominee known for Freedom at Midnight, Peanuts/Guaraldi tributes, and conducting the Asia America Symphony; distinct from Yes singer Benoit David.
Dawes (band)
Dawes is an American folk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2009, centered on brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith and known for a Laurel Canyon-inspired vintage sound.
Days of the New
Days of the New: American acoustic post-grunge band formed 1995 in Charlestown, Indiana, led by Travis Meeks; debut hit "Touch, Peel and Stand" topped Billboard rock for 17 weeks; offshoot band Tantric.
DC Talk
dc Talk, American Christian rap and rock trio (Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, Kevin Max) formed at Liberty University, Virginia; albums Free at Last (1992) and Jesus Freak (1995), four Grammys, paused in 2000.
Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue: Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow in 1985, named after the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". Known for the 1989 UK number 1 album When the World Knows Your Name, the single Real Gone Kid, and the 2025 album The Great Western Road.
Dead & Company
Dead & Company, the Grateful Dead offshoot formed in 2015 by Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti; known for Dead-songbook jam concerts, Sphere residencies, and 2025 60th-anniversary shows.
Dead Boys
Dead Boys: Cleveland, Ohio punk rock band (1975) from Rocket from the Tombs, featuring Stiv Bators and Cheetah Chrome; famed for the 1977 debut Young, Loud and Snotty and "Sonic Reducer" at CBGB.
Dead by Sunrise
Dead by Sunrise: American rock band formed 2005 in Los Angeles as Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington's side project, originally called Snow White Tan; with Julien-K members it released one album, Out of Ashes (2009).
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance: Australian duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, formed 1981 in Melbourne, signed to 4AD, blending medieval, world, and ambient music; albums 1984-2018, 2026 singles, Gerrard's Gladiator Golden Globe.
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys: San Francisco hardcore punk band formed 1978 by East Bay Ray, fronted by Jello Biafra until the 1986 breakup; known for Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables and the Giger poster obscenity case, touring since a 2001 reform without Biafra.
Dead Man's Bones
Dead Man's Bones: Los Angeles indie duo of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields. One self-titled 2009 album on Anti- with the Silverlake children's choir, Halloween-themed songs, no second record.
Dead or Alive (band)
Dead or Alive (デッド・オア・アライヴ), English pop band formed 1980 in Liverpool by Pete Burns; ex-Nightmares in Wax; Stock Aitken Waterman's first UK No. 1 with "You Spin Me Round" (1985); disbanded after Burns died in 2016.
Dead Pony
Dead Pony are a Glasgow, Scotland rock band (formerly Crystal, renamed 2020): Anna Shields, Blair Crichton, Liam Adams, Euan Lyons. Debut album IGNORE THIS (2024, SAY Award shortlist); EP Eat My Dust! (2026) via ADA.
Dead Prez
dead prez (lowercase styling) is an American political hip-hop duo of M-1 and stic.man, formed through Florida A&M activism, best known for the 2000 Loud Records debut Let's Get Free and the single "Hip-Hop."
Dead Sara
Dead Sara is a Los Angeles hard rock band formed in the early 2000s by Emily Armstrong and Siouxsie Medley, known for the 2012 single Weatherman, albums Dead Sara, Pleasure to Meet You, and Ain't It Tragic, and Armstrong's 2024 move to Linkin Park.
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997, fronted by Ben Gibbard. Known for Transatlanticism, Plans, and The Postal Service connection, its eleventh album I Built You a Tower arrived in 2026 on ANTI-.