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Old Mervs
Old Mervs: Australian indie rock duo from Kojonup, Western Australia, of David House (guitar, vocals) and Henry Carrington-Jones (drums); debut album Old Mervs (2025) topped the ARIA Australian chart, second album Carparks released 2026.
Old-time music
Old-time music: pre-1940s American fiddle-and-banjo string-band dance music, rooted in Anglo-Irish melody and African-American rhythm, distinct from bluegrass (no solo breaks), recorded as 'hillbilly' music in the 1920s and sustained today by jams and festivals.
Ole 60
Ole 60 is an American country band from Kentucky founded by Jacob Young and Tristan Roby, who broke out with the 2023 EP three twenty four.
OMC (band)
OMC (Otara Millionaires Club) was a New Zealand act built around singer Pauly Fuemana and producer Alan Jansson, whose 1995 single "How Bizarre" topped charts worldwide, sold over 1.5 million albums, and became the biggest-selling New Zealand record.
One Direction
One Direction (ワン・ダイレクション), Anglo-Irish boy band formed on The X Factor in 2010 by Simon Cowell's Syco; members Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson; five albums, four straight Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts, hiatus since 2016.
One Direction discography
One Direction discography: the British-Irish boy band's five studio albums (2011-2015), four UK No. 1 singles and four consecutive No. 1 albums, and their US Billboard 200 record of four straight No. 1 debuts.
One Ok Rock (ワンオクロック)
One Ok Rock (ワンオクロック) is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 2005, now Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya; known for the 10969 name origin, No. 1 Oricon album 35xxxv, bilingual releases, and Fueled by Ramen international deals.
One Voice Children's Choir
One Voice Children's Choir (OVCC) is a Utah-based 501(c)(3) children's choir founded around the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics by composer Masa Fukuda; known for its viral 'Let It Go' cover, America's Got Talent Season 9 quarterfinal run, over 4.6 million YouTube subscribers, and annual New Year tours to China.
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado in 2002, fronted by Ryan Tedder. Known for "Apologize" (2007), "Counting Stars" (2013), and "I Ain't Worried" (2022), with six studio albums including Native and Artificial Paradise (2024).
OneRepublic discography
OneRepublic (ワンリパブリック) discography: six Mosley/Interscope studio albums 2007–2024, hits 'Apologize', 'Counting Stars', 'I Ain't Worried', BMG deal 2025, seventh album era and The Collection.
Operation Ivy (band)
Operation Ivy: Berkeley, California ska-punk band (1987–1989) with Jesse Michaels, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello; released Hectic EP and Energy on Lookout Records; forerunner of Rancid.
Opus Kink
Opus Kink: Brighton, England jazz-punk six-piece formed 2017 (Angus Rogers, Sam and Fin Abbo, Jazz Pope, Jed Morgans, Jack Banjo Courtney). Debut album The Sweet Goodbye, 31 July 2026, SO Recordings; runs Hideous Mink Records.
Orchestra
Orchestra: large Western instrumental ensemble of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion; symphony and philharmonic orchestras exceed 100 players, standardized since the mid-18th century, conducted, fan-shaped seating.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), English synthpop band formed 1978 on the Wirral by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys; Kraftwerk-influenced, 14 albums from 1980 debut to Bauhaus Staircase (2023), hits Enola Gay and If You Leave.
Organized Noize
Organized Noize is an Atlanta-based hip-hop and R&B production trio formed in 1992, comprising Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Sleepy Brown, best known for TLC's "Waterfalls" and OutKast's early albums.
Orishas (band)
Orishas, Cuban hip-hop group formed in Paris (1998/1999) by ex-Amenaza members Yotuel Romero, Ruzzo, Roldán González, and Flaco-Pro; debut A lo Cubano fused son, rumba, and rap, going platinum in Europe.
Orleans (band)
Orleans (band): American pop/rock band formed in Woodstock, NY, in 1972 by John Hall, Larry Hoppen, and Wells Kelly; known for "Dance With Me", "Still the One", and "Love Takes Time"; 2026 is its final touring year.
Osibisa
Osibisa: British Afro-rock band formed in London in 1969 by Ghanaian saxophonist Teddy Osei with Mac Tontoh, Sol Amarfio, Nigerian and Caribbean members; hits "Sunshine Day" and "Music for Gong Gong"; pioneered world music.
Ottoman military band
Mehter (مهتر, mehteran), the Ottoman military band or mehterhane, is among the world's oldest military bands: wind and percussion ensemble of the Janissary corps, abolished 1826, revived 1914 and 1952, source of alla turca style.
Otyken
Otyken (OTYKEN) is a Siberian folk-pop group from Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, founded by producer Andrey Medonos, singing in Khakas, Chulym, and Dolgan with throat singing and traditional instruments.
Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace (OLP) is a Canadian alternative rock band from Toronto formed in the early 1990s, named after a 1943 Mark Van Doren poem, known for Naveed, Clumsy, Spiritual Machines, four JUNO Awards, and the OLP30 anniversary tour.
Outkast
OutKast, Atlanta hip-hop duo of André 3000 and Big Boi formed in 1992, pioneers of Southern rap's Dirty South sound; eight albums, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below sold over 10 million, first hip-hop group to win the Album of the Year Grammy (2004), Rock Hall inductees 2025.
Outlaws (band)
The Outlaws: Tampa, Florida Southern rock band (also 'Florida Guitar Army'), formed 1972, triple-guitar attack and country harmonies, first act signed to Arista by Clive Davis; hits 'Green Grass & High Tides' and 'There Goes Another Love Song'.
Outlawz
Outlawz (The Outlawz, originally Outlaw Immortalz) was an American hip hop group formed in late 1995 by Tupac Shakur and Yaki Kadafi, featured on the Makaveli album and Still I Rise, with albums Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us and Novakane.
Ozomatli
Ozomatli is a Los Angeles band formed in 1995, fusing salsa, hip-hop, funk, cumbia, and rock. Known for activist origins, Grammy-winning Street Signs, and US Cultural Ambassador tours.
P-Square
P-Square, Nigerian Afrobeats/R&B duo of identical twins Peter and Paul Okoye from Jos, formed via the Smooth Criminals; albums Get Squared through Double Trouble; split 2017, reunited 2021, split again 2024; Mr P and Rudeboy now solo.
P.M. Dawn
P.M. Dawn, hip-hop/R&B duo formed 1988 in Jersey City by brothers Attrell Cordes (Prince Be) and Jarrett Cordes (DJ Minutemix); 1991 hit "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" sampled Spandau Ballet's "True" and topped the Hot 100; Prince Be died 2016.
P.S. Eliot
P.S. Eliot, the DIY feminist pop punk band formed in Birmingham, Alabama by twin sisters Katie and Allison Crutchfield (later Waxahatchee and Swearin'), released two Salinas Records albums before disbanding in 2011; the 2016 anthology 2007-2011 collected their recordings.
Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise is an American soft rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973, best known for the Top Ten hits "Whatcha Gonna Do?" and "Love Will Find a Way."
Pain of Truth
Pain of Truth is a Long Island, New York hardcore band formed in 2020 by Michael Smith. Known for guest-vocal features on No Blame… Just Facts and Not Through Blood, and the feature-free self-titled 2026 LP on DAZE Records.