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Lynn Anderson

Lynn René Anderson was an American country singer whose 1970 crossover hit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" won her a Grammy Award in 1971.

Lynsey de Paul

Lynsey de Paul (Lynsey Monckton Rubin, 1948–2014), English singer-songwriter and pianist; hits "Sugar Me" (UK No. 5), "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"; first woman to win an Ivor Novello Award; UK Eurovision 1977 entrant.

Lyrica Anderson

Lyrica Anderson, also Lyrica Nasha Anderson, is a Los Angeles-born R&B singer-songwriter who co-wrote Charice's "Pyramid" and Beyoncé's "Jealous," released Hello (2015), and starred on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.

Lzzy Hale

Lzzy Hale (Elizabeth Mae Hale, born 1983, Red Lion, Pennsylvania) is the American singer-guitarist and frontwoman of Halestorm, the Grammy-winning hard rock band she co-founded with brother Arejay in 1997; first female-fronted band to win Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (2013).

M Lamar

M. Lamar, born 1984 in Mobile, Alabama, is an American composer and countertenor, twin brother of Laverne Cox, known for Negrogothic works spanning opera, metal, and performance art.

M. Balamuralikrishna (మంగళంపల్లి బాలమురళీకృష్ణ)

M. Balamuralikrishna (మంగళంపల్లి బాలమురళీకృష్ణ, 1930–2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who composed in all 72 Melakarta ragas, created new ragas like Lavangi and Mahathi, and received the Padma Vibhushan.

M. Pokora

M. Pokora, also known as Matt Pokora (born Matthieu Tota in 1985), is a French pop and R&B singer who won Popstars in 2003 and has recorded ten albums.

M. S. Subbulakshmi (மதுரை சண்முகவடிவு சுப்புலட்சுமி)

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, known as M.S., Carnatic vocalist (1916–2004); first musician to win the Bharat Ratna (1998), first woman Sangita Kalanidhi (1968), first Indian musician to sing at the UN General Assembly (1966).

M. Shadows

M. Shadows, born Matthew Charles Sanders in 1981, is the American lead vocalist of Avenged Sevenfold, known for vocal surgeries, hematoma injuries in 2017 and 2025, Seth Riggs training, and two No. 1 Billboard albums.

M. Ward

M. Ward (Matthew Stephen Ward, b. 1973), American indie folk singer-songwriter-guitarist from Portland, Oregon; 12 solo albums mainly on Merge, plus She & Him with Zooey Deschanel and Monsters of Folk.

Maalavika Sundar

Maalavika Sundar is a Chennai-born Carnatic-trained playback singer known as "Dang Dang Maalavika" after her 2014 debut in Manam Kothi Paravai, a Super Singer and Indian Idol finalist, and the 2026 viral Vaazha 2 singer.

Maayan Licht (מַעֲיִין לִיכט)

Maayan Licht (מַעֲיִין לִיכט) is an Israeli sopranista, or male soprano, winner of the Oper! Award Best Newcomer 2025, known for Baroque roles such as Vinci's Alessandro and Handel's Xerxes and for the Technopera project.

Mabel (singer)

Mabel (Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey) is a British-Swedish pop/R&B singer, daughter of Neneh Cherry and Cameron McVey; hits "Finders Keepers" and "Don't Call Me Up", debut album High Expectations (2019), 2020 Brit Award winner.

Mac Davis

Mac Davis (1942–2020), American songwriter, singer, and actor from Lubbock, Texas; wrote Elvis Presley hits In the Ghetto, A Little Less Conversation, and Don't Cry Daddy, and scored his own No. 1 with Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me (1972).

Mac DeMarco

Mac DeMarco (born 1990, Duncan, British Columbia) is a Canadian indie singer-songwriter, birth name Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV, known for Salad Days, jizz jazz, Mac's Record Label, and the 2025 album Guitar.

Mac McAnally

Mac McAnally (Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr., born 1957), American country/Americana singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, record 10-time CMA Musician of the Year, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and longtime guitarist in Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band.

Mack David

Mack David (1912–1993) was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist and songwriter, older brother of Hal David, known for Disney's Cinderella songs, "La Vie en Rose" English lyrics, TV themes, and eight Oscar nominations.

Mack Geiger

Mack Geiger is an Australian country singer-songwriter-guitarist from Mount Larcom, Queensland, in the neo-traditional honky tonk style. Breakout single "String By" (2025) led to RECORDS Nashville/Columbia, the debut EP "Walk a Straight Line" (2026), and a Grand Ole Opry debut.

Mackenzie Carpenter

Mackenzie Carpenter (born 1999, Hull, Georgia) is an American country singer-songwriter signed to The Valory Music Co. in 2022; debut album Hey Country Queen (2025), co-writer of Megan Moroney's "I'm Not Pretty" and Lily Rose's "Villain." Not the Dance Moms singer Mackenzie Ziegler.

MacKenzie Porter

MacKenzie Porter, based in Nashville since 2014, is a country singer-songwriter known for six Canadian country number-one singles and her role in the Netflix series Travelers.

Macy Gray

Macy Gray (Natalie Renée McIntyre, born 1967, Canton, Ohio) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and actress; her 1999 hit "I Try" and album On How Life Is brought a 2001 Grammy and two 2000 BRIT Awards.

Mad Tsai

Mad Tsai (Jonathan Tsai/Chai, born 2002) is a Chinese-Taiwanese-Peruvian American pop singer-songwriter from Orange County, California, who rose via TikTok with "boy bi" and "stacy's brother", stayed independent five years, and signed to Rebellion Records in 2025.

Maddie Poppe

Maddie Poppe (Madeline Mae Poppe, born 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Clarksville, Iowa, winner of American Idol season 16 (2018), first Iowan to win, known for Whirlwind and Going Going Gone.

Maddox Batson

Maddox Batson (born 2009) is an American country-pop singer-songwriter from Tennessee and Alabama, signed to Warner Records, known for "Tears in the River," the First Dance EP, a co-write on Lana Del Rey and Quavo's "Tough," and his 2026 worldwide tour.

Maddy Prior

Maddy Prior (Madelaine Edith Prior, born 1947) is the English folk singer who co-founded and fronts Steeleye Span, known for Gaudete and All Around My Hat, plus Silly Sisters, the Carnival Band, and a solo career.

Madeleine Peyroux

Madeleine Peyroux, American jazz singer-songwriter and guitarist born 1974 in Athens, Georgia, raised in Paris; debut Dreamland 1996, breakthrough Careless Love 2004, ninth album Let's Walk 2024.

Madhan Karky (மதன் கார்க்கி வைரமுத்து)

Madhan Karky (மதன் கார்க்கி வைரமுத்து), born 1980 in Chennai, is a Tamil film lyricist, dialogue writer, and computer scientist, son of Vairamuthu, creator of "lyric engineering", Kiliki, and KaReFo.

Madison Beer

Madison Beer (Madison Elle Beer), American pop singer discovered by Justin Bieber via a 2012 YouTube cover of "At Last"; albums Life Support, Silence Between Songs, and locket (2026); two Grammy nominations; engaged to Justin Herbert.

Madison McFerrin

Madison McFerrin, also Maddie McFerrin, American independent singer-songwriter and daughter of Bobby McFerrin; known for looped a cappella soul (Finding Foundations EPs), You + I (2019), I Hope You Can Forgive Me (2023), and SCORPIO (2025).

Madison Ryann Ward

Madison Ryann Ward (born 1995, Lawton, Oklahoma) is an American faith-based singer-songwriter of pop, R&B, gospel, and blues; former OU volleyball player, ex-American Recordings artist, now independent on Zelda House Records with albums A New Thing and Purified Love.