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Jason Evigan

Jason Gregory Evigan, American Grammy-winning songwriter and producer behind "Girls Like You", "Physical", and Rüfüs Du Sol's "Alive"; former frontman of Dillusion and After Midnight Project; co-founder of Elephant Heart and Chumba Music.

Jason Hook

Jason Hook (Thomas Jason Grinstead, born 1970, Toronto) is a Canadian guitarist, lead player of Five Finger Death Punch 2009-2020 after stints with Alice Cooper, BulletBoys, and Vince Neil, now fronting Flat Black.

Jason Isbell

Jason Isbell (born 1979), Alabama Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist; Drive-By Truckers member 2001-2007, then solo with the 400 Unit; six Grammy wins; albums include Southeastern (2013) and Foxes in the Snow (2025).

Jason McCaslin

Jason "Cone" McCaslin (born 1980) is a Canadian bassist, producer, and radio host, longtime bassist of punk band Sum 41, founder of The Operation M.D., and host of Cone's Cave.

Jason Molina

Jason Molina (1973-2013), also known as Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co., was an American singer-songwriter from Lorain, Ohio, whose alt-country and indie rock catalog, including The Magnolia Electric Co. (2003), was released mainly on Secretly Canadian; he died of alcoholism-related organ failure at 39.

Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz (born 1977) is an American singer-songwriter from Mechanicsville, Virginia, known for 'I'm Yours,' 'The Remedy,' and 'Lucky.' Two-time Grammy winner whose 'I'm Yours' held the Billboard Hot 100 longevity record at 76 weeks; also founder of the Jason Mraz Foundation.

Jason Newsted

Jason Newsted (born 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American metal bassist, Flotsam & Jetsam founder and Metallica's bassist 1986-2001, later of Echobrain, Voivod, Newsted, and the Chophouse Band.

Jason Orange

Jason Thomas Orange is an English singer and actor, founding member of Take That from 1990 until 2014. He was recruited as a dancer and sang lead on several tracks.

Jason Richardson (musician)

Jason Richardson (ジェイソン・リチャードソン, born 1991) is an American technical metal guitarist from Born of Osiris and Chelsea Grin, All That Remains guitarist 2018–2025, and solo artist behind I (2016) and II (2022).

Jason Scheff

Jason Scheff (born 1962, San Diego) is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist, son of Jerry Scheff, who fronted Chicago from 1985 to 2016 after replacing Peter Cetera, singing "Will You Still Love Me?" and later leading Generation Radio.

Jason Stollsteimer

Jason Stollsteimer (born 1978, Southfield, Michigan) is an American rock singer-guitarist, frontman of Detroit garage rock band the Von Bondies ("C'mon C'mon") and later the Hounds Below, known for his 2003 bar fight with Jack White.

Jasraj

Pandit Jasraj (पंडित जसराज, 1930–2020), Mewati gharana Hindustani classical vocalist, creator of Jasrangi jugalbandi, winner of all three Padma awards, subject of minor planet 300128 Panditjasraj.

Javine Hylton

Javine Hylton (Javine), English R&B singer born 1981, Popstars: The Rivals finalist who missed Girls Aloud, scored five UK top 20 hits, released Surrender (2004), and represented the UK at Eurovision 2005 with "Touch My Fire", finishing 22nd.

Jawbreaker (band)

Jawbreaker: American punk rock trio of Blake Schwarzenbach, Chris Bauermeister, and Adam Pfahler, formed at NYU in the late 1980s; albums Unfun through Dear You (1995), 1996 breakup, 2017 Riot Fest reunion.

Jawny

Jawny, the stage name of Jacob Sullenger, is an American bedroom pop and indie pop singer-songwriter from California, known for his viral 2019 single "Honeypie".

Jax (singer)

Jax (Jaclyn Cole Miskanic, born 1996) is an American pop singer-songwriter from New York, an American Idol season 14 third-place finisher known for TikTok parodies, "Victoria's Secret", and the 2024 debut album Dear Joe,.

Jay and the Americans

Jay and the Americans, formed 1961 in Brooklyn, is a 1960s doo-wop-rooted vocal group on United Artists, led successively by Jay Traynor, Jay Black, and Jay Reincke, known for "Cara Mia," "Come a Little Bit Closer," and "This Magic Moment."

Jay Aston

Jay Aston, full name Jay Hilda Aston, is an English singer and the youngest member of Bucks Fizz, who won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with "Making Your Mind Up".

Jay Black

Jay Black (David Blatt, 1938-2021), American singer, second lead vocalist of Jay and the Americans; hits Cara Mia, Come a Little Bit Closer, This Magic Moment; known as The Voice; distinct from the Jamaican dancehall artist Jay Blacks.

Jay Buchanan

Jay Buchanan (born 1975, San Bernardino, California) is an American singer-songwriter, frontman of blues-rock band Rival Sons, and solo artist whose debut album Weapons of Beauty was released February 6, 2026.

Jay DeMarcus

Jay DeMarcus (Stanley Wayne DeMarcus Jr., born 1971, Columbus, Ohio), not to be confused with Jay De'Marco or Jay Marquis, is the Rascal Flatts bassist, pianist, producer, Red Street Records founder, and Generation Radio member.

Jay Ferguson (American musician)

Jay Ferguson (John Arden Ferguson, born 1947) is an American rock singer and keyboardist from Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, solo hitmaker behind "Thunder Island," and later a film and TV composer.

Jay Kay

Jay Kay, stage name of Jason Luís Cheetham (born 1969, Stretford), English singer who founded and fronts Jamiroquai; 26 million albums sold, hits "Virtual Insanity" and "Cosmic Girl", ninth album due 2027 on BMG.

Jay McGuiness

Jay McGuiness (James McGuiness, born 1990) is an English singer, dancer, actor and author, a member of The Wanted, Strictly Come Dancing 2015 winner, West End performer, and author of Blood Flowers (2024).

Jay Osmond

Jay Osmond (born 1955, Ogden, Utah) is the drummer of The Osmonds, also called Jay Wesley Osmond, lead vocalist on Crazy Horses, producer of Donny & Marie, author of Stages, and creator of The Osmonds: A New Musical.

Jay Sean

Jay Sean, born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti in 1981, is a British R&B singer from Hounslow, London, whose single "Down" featuring Lil Wayne topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009.

Jay Weinberg

Jay Weinberg (born 1990, New Jersey), American drummer, son of Max Weinberg; Slipknot drummer 2013-2023 on three albums, E Street Band stand-in, now with Suicidal Tendencies and solo projects.

Jaye P. Morgan

Jaye P. Morgan (Mary Margaret Morgan, 1931-2026), American singer, actress, and Gong Show panelist; 1950s hitmaker whose "That's All I Want From You" reached No. 3 on the Billboard chart in 1955.

Jāzeps Vītols

Jāzeps Vītols (1863–1948) was a Latvian composer, choir conductor, and founder of Latvian national music who taught Prokofiev in St Petersburg and led the Latvian Conservatory in Riga.

Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan (born 1987) is an American R&B singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, known for Fearless, Reality Show, and Heaux Tales. Two-time Grammy winner with 18 nominations; won Best R&B Album for Heaux Tales and sang the 2021 Super Bowl national anthem with Eric Church.