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June Pointer

June Pointer (June Antoinette Pointer, 1953-2006), American singer, youngest of the four Pointer Sisters; lead vocalist on "He's So Shy" and "Jump (For My Love)", solo albums Baby Sister and June Pointer, died of cancer in Santa Monica.

June Tabor

June Tabor (born 1947, Warwick, England) is an English folk singer of the British revival, solo artist since Airs and Graces (1976), Silly Sisters partner of Maddy Prior, and Oysterband collaborator on Freedom and Rain and Ragged Kingdom.

Junior Senior

Junior Senior were a Danish pop duo from Thisted, formed in 1998 by Jesper "Junior" Mortensen and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen; their 2002 debut D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat and single "Move Your Feet" made the dance-pop pair international hits.

Junior Varsity (band)

Junior Varsity (JV), an American alternative pop band formed in Los Angeles in 2019 by Greg Varteresian (Greg Aram) and Zach Michel; EPs Junior Varsity, SIDE B, My Star, and Ready, formerly on Warner Records, now on Key Records.

Junior Vasquez

Junior Vasquez (Donald Mattern, born 1946 or 1949, Lancaster, PA) is an American DJ, producer, and remixer, resident DJ and co-founder of New York's Sound Factory, famed for ten-hour sets, Madonna's Vogue-era collaboration, and club hits like Get Your Hands Off My Man.

Justice Tripp

Justice Tripp is a Baltimore-area hardcore musician, frontman of Trapped Under Ice and founder of Angel Du$t, cofounder of Pop Wig Records, and a co-writer and guest vocalist on Turnstile albums including Glow On.

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber (born 1994) is a Canadian pop singer discovered on YouTube in 2007 by Scooter Braun, signed via Usher, with eight Hot 100 No. 1s, albums Purpose, Justice, Swag and Swag II, a 2026 Coachella headline set, and no tour announced as of late 2026.

Justin Chancellor

Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born 1971, London) is the British bassist of Tool since 1995, replacing Paul D'Amour; known for Wal basses, effects-driven pick playing, Grammy-winning "7empest", and the MTVoid side project.

Justin Furstenfeld

Justin Furstenfeld (born 1975, Houston, Texas) is the American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who fronts Blue October, the band he founded in 1995; its 2006 album Foiled went platinum, and he also records solo acoustic albums and hosts the Open Book storytelling show.

Justin Guarini

Justin Guarini (Justin Eldrin Bell, born 1978) is an American singer-actor, runner-up to Kelly Clarkson on American Idol season 1 (2002), later a seven-show Broadway performer, Lil' Sweet in Diet Dr Pepper ads, and author of Center Stage Confidence.

Justin Hawkins

Justin Hawkins (born 1975, Chertsey, Surrey) is the English founder, lead singer and guitarist of The Darkness, known for his falsetto and catsuit stage persona; also fronted Hot Leg and British Whale, and runs the YouTube channel Justin Hawkins Rides Again.

Justin Hayward

Justin Hayward (born 1946, Swindon, England) is the English singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Moody Blues, writer of Nights in White Satin, and since 2025 the band's sole surviving member, still touring solo.

Justin Moore

Justin Moore (born 1984, Poyen, Arkansas) is an American country singer signed to Blue Highway Records, formerly Valory. Known for "Small Town USA," ACM New Artist of the Year 2014, and 11 Billboard Country Airplay No. 1s.

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake (born 1981, Memphis) is an American singer and actor, NSYNC lead singer, solo star of Justified and FutureSex/LoveSounds, ten-time Grammy and four-time Emmy winner.

Justin Townes Earle

Justin Townes Earle (1982–2020), American Americana singer-songwriter, son of Steve Earle and namesake of Townes Van Zandt; eight albums including Harlem River Blues, 2009 Emerging Artist of the Year.

Justin Tranter

Justin Tranter (born 1980), also Justin Drew Tranter, American songwriter, singer, and activist; former Semi Precious Weapons frontman turned Grammy-nominated writer of "Sorry", "Believer", and "Good Luck, Babe!", cofounder of Facet Records.

Justin Vernon

Justin Vernon (born 1981), full name Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon, American singer-songwriter from Eau Claire, Wisconsin; founder of Bon Iver, maker of For Emma, Forever Ago, Grammy winner, Kanye West and Taylor Swift collaborator, Eaux Claires festival founder.

Justin Vivian Bond

Justin Vivian Bond (born 1963), Mx., pronoun v, American cabaret singer and performance artist; co-creator of Kiki and Herb with Kenny Mellman; solo albums Dendrophile, Silver Wells, Only an Octave Apart; 2024 MacArthur Fellow.

Justin Young (singer, born 1978)

Justin Kawika Young, also known as Justin Young or Kawika Young, is a Hawaiian singer-songwriter from Kailua, Oahu, with eleven number-one Hawaii radio hits, a decade touring with Colbie Caillat, the country band Gone West, and the band Seven Suns.

Justine Frischmann

Justine Frischmann, born 1969 in London, is an English painter and former musician who co-founded Suede, then fronted Britpop band Elastica, whose 1995 debut hit UK No. 1; since 2005 she has worked as a visual artist.

Justine Skye

Justine Skye (Justine Indira Skyers, born 1995) is a Brooklyn-born American R&B and dance singer of Jamaican descent, Tumblr-famous for purple hair and covers, known for "Collide" with Tyga, the albums Ultraviolet, Space & Time, and the Warner dance album CANDY.

Jutes (musician)

Jutes (Jordan Lutes, born 1991) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Ottawa blending emo, pop-punk, trap, and nu metal; albums Sleepyhead (2024), Dilworth (2025), Chin Up, Beautiful (2026); co-wrote Demi Lovato's Holy Fvck and married her in 2025.

Jvke

JVKE (Jacob Dodge Lawson, born 2001) is an American pop singer-songwriter and producer from Rhode Island who rose via TikTok with "Upside Down" and scored "golden hour", a Billboard Hot 100 top-10 hit; he stayed independent on AWAL after rejecting major-label offers.

K Foundation Burn a Million Quid

K Foundation Burn a Million Quid was the burning of £1 million by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, formerly the KLF, on the Isle of Jura in 1994.

K-Ci & JoJo

K-Ci & JoJo: American R&B duo of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" and Joel "JoJo" Hailey from North Carolina, formerly of Jodeci; debut album Love Always (1997) and the chart-topping ballad "All My Life" (1998).

K. K. Downing

K.K. Downing (Kenneth Keith Downing Jr., born 1951, West Bromwich) is an English guitarist and founding member of Judas Priest, whose twin-lead partnership with Glenn Tipton defined the band's sound from 1970 until his 2011 departure; he now leads KK's Priest.

K. Michelle

K. Michelle (Kimberly Michelle Pate, born 1982, Memphis) is an American R&B-turned-country singer, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta original cast member, and RHOA cast member; her albums include Rebellious Soul (2013, Billboard 200 No. 2) and the 2026 country debut Jesus & Whiskey.

K. P. Udayabhanu

K. P. Udayabhanu (കെ.പി. ഉദയഭാനു; 1936–2014) was an Indian playback singer and music composer for Malayalam cinema, known for songs from Ramanan and honored with the Padma Shri in 2009.

K. T. Oslin

K. T. Oslin, born Kay Toinette Oslin, was an American country singer-songwriter who became a star in her mid-forties with the 1987 hit "80's Ladies" and won three Grammy Awards.

K.d. lang

k.d. lang (Kathryn Dawn Lang, born 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Consort, Alberta, known for Ingénue, "Constant Craving," and "Hallelujah," with four Grammys, eight Junos, and the Order of Canada.