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Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Richman (born 1951, Natick, Massachusetts) is an American singer-songwriter who founded proto-punk band the Modern Lovers in 1970, wrote "Roadrunner," then pursued a long acoustic solo career including I, Jonathan (1992) and Only Frozen Sky Anyway (2025).
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell (Roberta Joan Anderson, born 1943), Canadian singer-songwriter and painter of Blue and Court and Spark, known for open-tuned guitar, jazz turn, Gershwin Prize, Grammys, and Joni Jam comeback.
Joni Mitchell blackface controversy
Joni Mitchell blackface controversy: her 1976 Halloween appearance as a Black man, the Art Nouveau persona on the Don Juan's Reckless Daughter cover, and later criticism and scholarship.
Joni Sledge
Joni Sledge (Joan Elise Sledge, 1956-2017), American singer, co-founded Sister Sledge in Philadelphia in 1971 with sisters Debbie, Kim, and Kathy; sang lead on "Lost in Music" from the 1979 album We Are Family.
Jonny Buckland
Jonny Buckland (Jonathan Mark Buckland, born 1977) is Coldplay's English lead guitarist, a founding UCL bandmate of Chris Martin. Known for sparse, delay- and reverb-laden chiming parts compared to The Edge, Telecaster Thinline gear, and Martin's remark that there would be no Coldplay music without him.
Jonny Craig
Jonny Craig (born 1986, Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian-American post-hardcore vocalist ex-Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, Slaves, Isles & Glaciers, known for soul-influenced singing, the 2011 MacBook scam, and solo albums including The Places We'll Never Be.
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood (born 1971, Oxford) is Radiohead's lead guitarist and an Oscar-nominated film composer, scoring every Paul Thomas Anderson film since There Will Be Blood (2007), and a concert composer known for the ondes Martenot and works like Popcorn Superhet Receiver.
Jónsi
Jónsi (Jón Þór Birgisson, born 1975) is the Icelandic Sigur Rós frontman known for cello-bowed guitar and falsetto to B5; solo albums Go (2010) and Shiver (2020), film scores, and multimedia installations.
Jools Holland
Jools Holland (Julian Miles Holland, born 1958) is a British pianist, bandleader of the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, former Squeeze member, The Tube co-presenter, and host of BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland.
Jordan Davis (singer)
Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis (born 1988) is an American country singer-songwriter from Shreveport, Louisiana, signed to MCA Nashville, known for "Singles You Up," "Buy Dirt," and albums Home State, Bluebird Days, and Learn the Hard Way.
Jordan Fish
Jordan Fish is a British record producer, songwriter, and keyboardist; former Bring Me the Horizon member (2012 to late 2023) behind Sempiternal and That's the Spirit; since 2023 a go-to producer for Poppy, Architects, Beartooth, Evanescence, and BABYMETAL.
Jordan Knight
Jordan Knight (born 1970), falsetto lead vocalist of New Kids on the Block and later a solo artist; 1999 gold debut album with Top Ten hit "Give It to You", 2011 Unfinished, and 2014 Nick & Knight duet album with Nick Carter.
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess (born 1956, Great Neck, NY) is Dream Theater's keyboardist since 1999 and a Liquid Tension Experiment co-founder; Juilliard-trained, Wizdom Music app developer, MusicRadar's Best Keyboardist of All Time.
Jordan Smith (musician)
Jordan Smith, full name Jordan Mackenzie Smith, is an American gospel and pop singer from Harlan County, Kentucky, best known as the winner of season 9 of The Voice in 2015.
Jordana Bryant
Jordana Bryant (born 2005) is an American country pop singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania, formerly on Riser House Entertainment, now independent; her debut album Hopeless Romantic arrived September 4, 2026.
Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall (born 1941, Igualada) is a Catalan viola da gamba player and conductor, founder of Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, and Le Concert des Nations, and of the Alia Vox label.
Jorja Smith
Jorja Smith (Jorja Alice Smith), English R&B/soul singer-songwriter from Walsall; 'Blue Lights' (2016) led to Drake's More Life, Lost & Found (2018), falling or flying (2023), and What Are the Odds (2026), all on her label FAMM.
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen is an American guitarist and singer, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and his role in founding the Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio.
Jørn Lande
Jørn Lande, full name Jørn Marumsrud Lande, is a prolific Norwegian hard rock singer. He is best known for his vocal work with Masterplan, Jorn, and Avantasia.
José Carreras
José Carreras (Josep Carreras), Spanish Catalan lyric tenor born Barcelona 1946; one of the Three Tenors with Domingo and Pavarotti; 1987 acute leukemia survivor who founded the José Carreras Leukemia Foundation; over sixty operas in repertoire.
José González (singer)
José González, also Jose Gonzalez, Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and classical guitarist born 1978 in Gothenburg; known for the Sony Bravia-advertised Knife cover "Heartbeats", albums Veneer and In Our Nature, and the band Junip.
José Madero
José Madero Vizcaíno (Pepe Madero), born 1980 in Monterrey, Mexican singer-songwriter who founded and fronted pop-punk band PXNDX (Panda) from 1996, then built a solo career with color-titled albums from Carmesí (2016) onward, plus books and a 2026 US tour.
Jose Mari Chan
Jose Mari Chan (Jose Mari Lim Chan) is a Filipino singer-songwriter and sugar-industry businessman whose album Christmas in Our Hearts became an annual fixture of the Philippine holiday season.
Josef Slavík
Josef Slavík (1806–1833) was a Czech violin virtuoso and composer, nicknamed the "Czech Paganini", for whom Schubert wrote his Fantasie in C and whom Chopin predicted would surpass Paganini.
Josef Suk
Josef Suk (1874–1935) was a Czech composer, violinist, and teacher, the pupil and son-in-law of Antonín Dvořák, known for the Asrael Symphony and Serenade for Strings.
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn, also known as Franz Joseph Haydn, was an Austrian composer who served the Esterházy court. He wrote over 100 symphonies and the oratorio The Creation.
Joseph Williams (musician)
Joseph Stanley Williams (born 1960), American singer, son of composer John Williams. Toto lead vocalist 1986-1988 (Fahrenheit, The Seventh One) and again from 2010; sang adult Simba in The Lion King; Emmy-nominated composer; ten solo albums including Denizen Tenant (2021).
Josey Scott
Josey Scott (Joseph Sappington) is a founding lead vocalist for the Memphis band Saliva, known for hits like "Click Click Boom" and his performance of "Hero" in 2002.
Josh Beech
Josh Beech, English singer-songwriter and former model from Bromley, London; half of duo Beech ('Lovers', album Letters Written In The Sky, 2014), solo Fight Strong EP 2015, now a photographer on hiatus.
Josh Dun
Josh Dun (Joshua William Dun, born 1988, Columbus, Ohio) is the self-taught drummer of Twenty One Pilots, joined 2011, known for SJC custom kits, hybrid electronic rigs, and drum island crowd surfing.