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Sublime (band)
Sublime: Long Beach, California ska-punk/reggae band formed 1988 by Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson, Bud Gaugh; albums 40oz. to Freedom, Robbin' the Hood, self-titled 1996 (over 5 million copies), and 2026's Until the Sun Explodes with Jakob Nowell.
Sublime with Rome
Sublime with Rome was a Long Beach, California rock band formed in 2009 by Sublime's Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh with singer Rome Ramirez, renamed for legal reasons; it released four albums, 2011-2024, before ending as Sublime reformed with Jakob Nowell.
Suede (band)
Suede (the London Suede in the US) are an English rock band formed in London in 1989 by Brett Anderson and Mat Osman; their 1993 debut was the fastest-selling in UK history, won the Mercury Prize, and launched Britpop.
Sugababes
Sugababes: English pop trio formed in London in 1998 (Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Siobhán Donaghy), aka MKS. Six UK No. 1 singles across four lineups; original trio regained the name in 2019.
Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray is an American pop-rock band from Newport Beach, California, co-founded by Mark McGrath and Rodney Sheppard; formerly The Tories/Shrinky Dinx, funk-metal on Lemonade and Brownies (1995), known for "Fly" (1997) and "Every Morning".
Sugarland
Sugarland is an American country music duo formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2002, consisting of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, known for "Stay" and five straight CMA Vocal Duo of the Year awards.
Suicide (band)
Suicide: American electronic duo formed in New York around 1970 by Alan Vega and Martin Rev; December 1977 self-titled debut on Red Star Records; godfathers of no wave and pioneers of synth punk.
Suicideboys
$uicideboy$ (Suicideboys) are a New Orleans rap duo of cousins Ruby da Cherry and $crim, formed 2014, on their own G*59 Records; known for Memphis-influenced punk rap, 27 billion streams, and the Grey Day Tour.
Sum 41
Sum 41, Canadian pop-punk band from Ajax, Ontario, formed 1996 (originally Kaspir), named for the 41st day of summer; broke through with All Killer No Filler and "Fat Lip," sold 15 million albums, disbanded in 2025 after Heaven :x: Hell.
Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon is Mark Kozelek's indie folk project, with Anthony Koutsos and Geoff Stanfield, on Caldo Verde Records. Known for Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003) and the acclaimed Benji (2014).
Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate (SDRE), Seattle rock band formed 1992, emo and post-hardcore pioneers. Diary (1994) sold 230,000+ copies on Sub Pop; broke up 1995, reunited 1997, 2009, and 2022; members joined Foo Fighters.
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band formed in Cardiff in 1993, known for Fuzzy Logic, the Welsh-language Mwng (top-selling Welsh album ever), and their 2026 Supacabra reunion tour.
Superchick
Superchick (Superchic[k]) was a Chicago Christian pop-rock band formed 1999 by Max Hsu, fronted by Tricia Brock; albums Karaoke Superstars through Reinvention, hit "Stand in the Rain," disbanded 2016.
Superdrag
Superdrag is a power pop band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 1992 by John Davis, known for the 1996 hit "Sucked Out" from Regretfully Yours on Elektra, later Arena Rock albums, breakups, and reunions.
Supergrass
Supergrass: English rock band formed 1993 in Oxford (Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey, later Rob Coombes). Not to be confused with the informal legal term "supergrass" (police informer). Britpop band whose 1995 debut I Should Coco topped the UK chart; split 2010, reunited 2019.
Supergroup (music)
Supergroup: a band formed by already-famous musicians from other bands or solo careers. Term coined in the late 1960s after the 1968 album Super Session; Cream is the standard first example; usually short-lived and often critiqued as less than the sum of its parts.
Superorganism (band)
Superorganism is an eight-member London-based indie pop collective formed in early 2017, fronted by Japanese vocalist Orono Noguchi and rooted in the Eversons; known for the viral 2017 single "Something for Your M.I.N.D." and the albums Superorganism (2018) and World Wide Pop (2022) on Domino.
Supertramp
Supertramp: British rock band formed 1969 by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, funded by Stanley Miesegaes; breakthrough Crime of the Century (1974), peak Breakfast in America (1979), 18 million copies, two Grammys.
Surf Gang
Surf Gang is a New York record label and music collective founded by producer Evilgiane with Eera and Harrison, starting as a 2017 skate crew; known for At Least We Tried (2022) and plugg-influenced underground rap.
Survivor (band)
Survivor, the American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978 by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan, is known for the AOR hits "Eye of the Tiger" (Rocky III, 1982, six weeks at number one, Grammy winner) and "Burning Heart" (Rocky IV), with singers Dave Bickler and Jimi Jamison.
Swans (band)
Swans are an American experimental rock band formed in New York in 1982 by Michael Gira, spanning no wave, noise rock and industrial; key albums Filth, Soundtracks for the Blind, To Be Kind and Birthing.
Swapmeet (band)
Swapmeet are an Australian indie rock four-piece from Adelaide on Kaurna Country: Venus O'Broin, Joshua Doherty, Maxwell Elphick, Jack Medlyn. Formerly Soursob; EP Oxalis (2024), debut album Mount Zero (2026) on Winspear.
Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia, also abbreviated SHM, is a Swedish house trio of Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso, formed 2008, first electronic act to headline Madison Square Garden, split 2013, reunited 2018, album Paradise Again (2022).
Sweeping Promises
Sweeping Promises: American post-punk duo of Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug, formed in Boston in 2019, based in Lawrence, Kansas; albums on Feel It and Sub Pop, including You Say I Romanticize (2026).
Swing music
Swing music, also called swing jazz, is a style of jazz played by big dance bands that dominated American popular music from the mid-1930s to the mid-1940s.
Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Sister are a British sophisti-pop duo (Corinne Drewery, Andy Connell; originally a trio with Martin Jackson) formed in Manchester in 1985, known for "Breakout" (UK top 5, US #6) and the 1987 chart-topping debut It's Better to Travel.
Swing revival
The swing revival, also known as neo-swing or retro swing, revived 1930s and 1940s swing music beginning in 1989, usually fused with rock, rockabilly, punk, and ska, peaking in 1998.
Switch (band)
Switch (band): American soul-funk band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1976 by Gregory Williams; Gordy/Motown act whose hits "There'll Never Be," "I Call Your Name," and "Love Over and Over Again" featured Bobby DeBarge's falsetto; distinct from the Life.Church worship band and the electronic producer Switch.
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American alternative rock band from San Diego, formed in 1996 by brothers Jon and Tim Foreman, best known for The Beautiful Letdown and a 2009 Grammy.
SWMRS
SWMRS ("swimmers"), formerly Emily's Army, is an Oakland punk rock band of the Becker brothers, ex-Green Day drummer's son Joey Armstrong; albums Drive North, Berkeley's on Fire, Sonic Tonic, Becker.