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Kevin Rowland

Kevin Rowland (born 1953, Wolverhampton) is the British singer-songwriter who founded and leads Dexys Midnight Runners, known for "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", solo albums The Wanderer and My Beauty, and the 2025 memoir Bless Me Father.

Kevin Rudolf

Kevin Rudolf (Kevin Winston) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer who blends rap and rock. He was the first white artist signed to Cash Money Records.

Kevin Shields

Kevin Shields, guitarist, singer, and producer of My Bloody Valentine, creator of the glide guitar technique (Jazzmaster tremolo, reverse reverb) central to shoegaze, known for Loveless (1991), Primal Scream work, and the Fender Shields Bender pedal.

Kevin Simm

Kevin Simm, English pop singer (birth year reported as 1969 or 1980), Liberty X member from Popstars 2001, winner of The Voice UK 2016 with "All You Good Friends", and lead singer of Wet Wet Wet since 2018.

Keyshia Cole

Keyshia Cole (born Keyshia Myeshia Johnson, 1981) is an American R&B singer from Oakland, California, one of the most successful R&B artists of the mid-2000s with three consecutive platinum albums.

Khaled (خالد حاج إبراهيم) (musician)

Cheb Khaled (خالد حاج إبراهيم), Algerian raï singer born 1960 in Oran, nicknamed King of Raï; his 1992 album Khaled and single Didi made him the first Arabic-language artist in the French Top 10.

Khatia Buniatishvili (ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი)

Khatia Buniatishvili (ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი), Georgian-French pianist born 1987, Sony Classical recording artist since 2011 with ten albums including Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and a 2024 conductorless Mozart concertos recording.

Khruangbin (เครื่องบิน)

Khruangbin (เครื่องบิน), Thai for airplane, is a Houston, Texas instrumental funk trio formed in 2010: Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer, DJ Johnson. Known for Thai-funk-inspired global groove albums and a 2025 Grammy Best New Artist nomination.

Kian Egan

Kian Egan (born 1980, Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish singer, Westlife founding member (55 million records, 14 UK No. 1 singles), Voice of Ireland coach, I'm a Celebrity 2013 winner, and 2014 solo album Home artist.

Kid 'n Play

Kid 'n Play: American hip-hop duo of Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin, New York party rappers behind 2 Hype (1988), the House Party films, the Kick Step dance, and an NBC cartoon.

Kid Congo Powers

Kid Congo Powers, stage name of Brian Tristan (born 1959), American punk-blues guitarist in the Gun Club, the Cramps, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, now fronting the Pink Monkey Birds from Tucson.

Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Kid Creole and the Coconuts, also known as the Tropical Gangsters, is a New York band formed in 1980 by August Darnell after Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, fusing calypso, funk, disco, and big band, with hits like I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby.

Kid Francescoli

Kid Francescoli is the electronic pop project of Mathieu Hocine from Marseille, France, best known for the 2017 track "Moon (And It Went Like)", a TikTok viral hit.

Kid Harpoon

Kid Harpoon (Thomas Edward Percy Hull, born 1982, Chatham, Kent) is a British songwriter and producer behind Harry Styles' Harry's House and As It Was, Miley Cyrus' Flowers, and David Byrne's Who Is the Sky?.

Kid Rock

Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie, born 1971, Romeo, Michigan) is an American rap-rock and country-rock musician whose 1998 album Devil Without a Cause sold millions and whose hits include Bawitdaba, Cowboy, and All Summer Long.

Kids See Ghosts

Kids See Ghosts: the only studio album by the Kanye West and Kid Cudi hip-hop duo, released June 8, 2018 on G.O.O.D. Music; seven tracks, 23 minutes, Metascore 84, mental-health themes.

Kids See Ghosts (album)

Kids See Ghosts is the 2018 debut album by the Kanye West and Kid Cudi duo, released June 8, 2018 on G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam. Seven tracks, about 23 minutes, Murakami cover, Metascore 84, samples Cobain, Louis Prima, and Marcus Garvey.

Kids United

Kids United, a French children's pop group also known as Kids United Nouvelle Génération, formed in 2015 with UNICEF; six kids aged 8-15, three chart-topping albums, 2.5 million records sold, ~2.9 million euros raised for UNICEF.

Kiely Williams

Kiely Alexis Williams (born 1986, Alexandria, Virginia), American singer and actress; co-founder of 3LW (platinum 2000 album, "No More") and member of Disney's The Cheetah Girls; later solo tracks, acting, and 2021's BluPrint supergroup.

Kierra Sheard

Kierra "Kiki" Sheard-Kelly, American gospel singer from Detroit, daughter of Karen Clark-Sheard; first new artist to debut at No. 1 on Billboard Top Gospel Albums with I Owe You (2004); Grammy-winning, BMI Impact Award honoree.

Kiesza

Kiesza, born Kiesa Rae Ellestad, is a Canadian singer and dancer known for her house-pop sound. Her 2014 single "Hideaway" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Kiiara

Kiiara (Kiara Saulters, born 1995, Wilmington, Illinois) is an American pop singer signed to Atlantic, best known for the 2015 single "Gold" (Hot 100 No. 13), the EP Low Kii Savage, Linkin Park's "Heavy", and the 2020 debut album lil kiiwi.

Kiki Dee

Kiki Dee, stage name of Pauline Matthews, is a British pop and soul singer best known for the 1976 chart-topping duet "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Elton John.

Kiki Ebsen

Kiki Ebsen (born 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist, daughter of actor Buddy Ebsen; sideman for Christopher Cross, Al Jarreau, and others; albums include Red, Scarecrow Sessions, and Fill Me Up.

Kiki Wong

Kiki Wong, American guitarist, touring guitarist of the Smashing Pumpkins since 2024, chosen from over 10,000 applicants; formerly of Nylon Pink, a session musician, and a metal-focused TikTok guitarist.

Kiko Loureiro

Kiko Loureiro (Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro, born 1972) is a Brazilian guitarist and composer, a former member of Angra and Megadeth's lead guitarist from 2015 to 2023.

Kikuo (きくお) (musician)

Kikuo (きくお), born 1988, is a Japanese independent Vocaloid producer and electronic musician. Known for "Aishite Aishite Aishite" (2013), the first Vocaloid song to surpass 100 million Spotify streams, his sweet-but-dark toylike sound, and pioneering international Vocaloid-P tours.

Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!

Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!, Megadeth's 1985 Combat Records thrash debut by Dave Mustaine, featuring Mechanix, Vic Rattlehead cover art, the These Boots dispute, and the 2025 Final Kill reissue.

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk/industrial rock band formed in London around Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Paul Ferguson, and Youth; debut EP Turn to Red (1979), Gold-selling Night Time (1985) with "Love Like Blood", Dave Grohl drummed on the 2003 album, and Walker died in 2023.

Kim Appleby

Kim Appleby (born 1961), English singer-songwriter from Hackney, half of Mel & Kim, four UK Top Ten hits 1986-88 including "Respectable"; solo after sister Mel's 1990 death, with "Don't Worry" at UK No. 2 and albums Kim Appleby (1990) and Breakaway (1993).