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Kodaline
Kodaline, Irish rock band from Swords, Dublin (formerly 21 Demands), members Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Vinny May, Jason Boland; debut In a Perfect World (2013) went platinum in Ireland; final album We Were Only Young (2026).
Kody Nielson
Kody Nielson (Carl Kody Nielson, born 1982) is a New Zealand multi-instrumentalist: Mint Chicks frontman, Unknown Mortal Orchestra drummer, Opossom and Silicon leader, and Taite Music Prize winner for Personal Computer.
Koffi Olomide
Koffi Olomidé (Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, born 1956, Kisangani) is a Congolese rumba and soukous singer, founder of Quartier Latin International, creator of tcha tcho, first African artist to fill Bercy, and mentor of Fally Ipupa.
Komitas (Կոմիտաս)
Komitas (Կոմիտաս), born Soghomon Soghomonyan (1869–1935), Armenian priest, composer, and pioneer ethnomusicologist; founder of the Armenian national school, collector of thousands of folk songs, composer of the 1914 Patarag liturgy.
Kommunity FK
Kommunity FK, Los Angeles deathrock/post-punk band founded by Patrik Mata (conceived 1978, live from 1980); albums The Vision and the Voice (1983), Close One Sad Eye (1985), reformed 2008.
Kongos (band)
Kongos, also styled KONGOS, is an American alternative rock band of four brothers, sons of singer John Kongos, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Known for the 2014 platinum number-one Billboard Alternative hit "Come with Me Now" and albums Lunatic, Egomaniac, and 1929.
Koo Koo (duo)
Koo Koo, formerly Koo Koo Kanga Roo, is a Minneapolis comedy dance duo of Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad, founded 2008, known for call-and-response dance-along songs like Dinosaur Stomp and GoNoodle classroom videos.
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang: Jersey City funk, soul, and R&B band formed 1964 as the Jazziacs by Robert 'Kool' and Ronald Bell; known for Celebration, Jungle Boogie, Ladies' Night; 70M records, over 1,850 samples, Rock Hall 2024.
Koos Kombuis
Koos Kombuis is the stage name of André le Roux du Toit (born 1954), an Afrikaans singer, poet, and writer known for 1980s anti-apartheid protest music.
Kostiantyn Dankevych
Kostiantyn Fedorovych Dankevych (Костянтин Данькевич; 1905, Odesa – 1984, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian and Soviet composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher, named People's Artist of the USSR in 1954.
Kottonmouth Kings
Kottonmouth Kings, also called KMK, are an Orange County, California rap rock and rip-hop group formed in 1994, known for marijuana-themed lyrics, the Suburban Noize label, and over 2 million independent records sold.
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (German for 'power station') is a German electronic band founded 1970 in Düsseldorf by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider; Autobahn (1974) and the 1974–1981 canon pioneered synth-pop, techno, house, and hip-hop influence.
Krept and Konan
Krept and Konan are a British hip hop duo from South London, Casyo 'Krept' Johnson and Karl 'Konan' Wilson, son of Delroy Wilson. Known for Young Kingz (2013), The Long Way Home, Freak of the Week, and The Rap Game UK.
Kris Allen
Kris Allen (Kristopher Neil Allen, born 1985) is an American singer-songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, winner of American Idol season 8 in 2009 over Adam Lambert; known for the platinum single Live Like We're Dying and six studio albums.
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson, born Kristoffer Kristofferson, was an American singer-songwriter and actor whose songs "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night" redefined country music.
Kris Kross
Kris Kross (not to be confused with Kris Kross Amsterdam) was an Atlanta rap duo, Chris Kelly and Chris Smith, whose 1992 Jermaine Dupri-produced hit "Jump" topped the Hot 100 for eight weeks.
Krish (singer)
Krish (கிரிஷ்), born Vijay Balakrishnan in 1977, is an Indian playback singer in Tamil cinema, debuting with "Manjal Veyil" (Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, 2006) under Harris Jayaraj; also an actor and music director, distinct from other artists named Krish.
Krist Novoselic
Krist Novoselic, born Krist Anthony Novoselic in 1965, is an American musician best known as the bassist and a founding member of the rock band Nirvana.
Kristen Pfaff
Kristen Marie Pfaff (1967–1994), American bassist from Amherst, New York, in Minneapolis noise-rock band Janitor Joe and Seattle's Hole; bassist on Live Through This, died June 1994.
Kristian Bush
Kristian Bush (born 1970, Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founder of country duo Sugarland with Jennifer Nettles and folk-rock duo Billy Pilgrim, Grammy winner for "Stay," and producer of Megan Moroney.
Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh (born 1966, Atlanta) is an American singer-songwriter, Throwing Muses co-founder and 4AD's first American signing, also of 50 Foot Wave; her 13th solo album Sugar On Blackstone appeared on Fire Records in 2026.
Kristinia DeBarge
Kristinia DeBarge, born 1990 in Pasadena, California, is an American pop-R&B singer and actress, daughter of James DeBarge of the group DeBarge. Her 2009 single "Goodbye" hit No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and her debut album Exposed was released on Babyface's Soda Pop label.
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet: American string quartet founded by David Harrington in Seattle, 1973, now San Francisco-based. Distinguished by 1,100+ commissions, 70+ Nonesuch recordings, three Grammys, and the free Fifty for the Future repertoire.
Krystal Keith
Krystal Keith (Krystal Ladawn Covel Sandubrae, born 1985), American country singer-songwriter from Norman, Oklahoma, daughter of Toby Keith; debut album Whiskey & Lace (2013) on Show Dog-Universal, known for "Daddy Dance with Me" and the Boulder EP.
Krzysztof Penderecki
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020), Polish composer and conductor, pioneer of sonorism with Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima and St Luke Passion, later neo-romantic symphonist, five-time Grammy winner.
KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall (Kate Victoria Tunstall, born 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from St Andrews whose loop-pedal hit Black Horse and the Cherry Tree and album Eye to the Telescope (over 5 million sold) won her a 2006 BRIT Award; she now also writes musicals.
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker: English psychedelic rock band formed in London in 1995, led by Crispian Mills; debut album K (1996) hit UK No. 1 with sitars and Sanskrit lyrics; split 1999, reformed 2006, eighth album Wormslayer in 2026.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain (Kurt Donald Cobain), born 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington, was Nirvana's singer, guitarist, and songwriter, leader of grunge; Nevermind hit No. 1 in 1992; he died in Seattle April 5, 1994.
Kurt Hugo Schneider
Kurt Hugo Schneider, born in Baltimore in 1988, is an American music producer and director best known for YouTube music videos combining cover arrangements with inventive editing.
Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile (born 1980, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania) is an American indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, ex-War on Drugs co-founder, known for hypnotic fingerpicked guitar. Tenth album Philadelphia's been good to me released May 29, 2026 on Verve Records.