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Ladyhawke (musician)
Ladyhawke is Phillipa "Pip" Brown (born 1981, Wellington), a New Zealand synth-pop singer-songwriter whose 2008 debut hit No. 1 in NZ; albums include Anxiety, Wild Things, and Time Flies.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male a cappella choir founded by Joseph Shabalala, singing Zulu isicathamiya. Known for Paul Simon's Graceland, five Grammy wins, and the name meaning strongest axes from Ladysmith.
Lagwagon
Lagwagon, punk band from Goleta, California (formed 1989 or 1991), first act signed to Fat Wreck Chords; skate punk and melodic hardcore pioneers whose albums run from Duh (1992) through Hoss (1995) and Railer (2019).
Laibach
Laibach, Slovenian avant-garde industrial band founded 1980 in Trbovlje, named after Ljubljana's German name; musical wing of NSK, banned in 1983, Mute-signed, first Western band to play North Korea (2015).
Laila!
Laila! (Laila Smith, alias Laila Smith) is a Brooklyn-born American bedroom R&B singer-songwriter-producer, daughter of Yasiin Bey (Mos Def); debut album Gap Year! (2024), sophomore We'll Never Be This Young Again (2026), 300M+ streams.
Laine Hardy
Laine Hardy is an American country singer from Livingston, Louisiana, born in 2000, who won the seventeenth season of American Idol in 2019 and released the album Here's to Anyone in 2021.
Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson (born 1992, Baskin, Louisiana) is an American country singer-songwriter and actress; albums Bell Bottom Country and Whirlwind, CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year, Opry member, Abby on Yellowstone.
Lake Street Dive
Lake Street Dive is an American pop-soul band formed in 2004 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston by singer Rachael Price and three bandmates.
Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway (Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway), Chicago-born R&B/soul singer, pianist, and daughter of Donny Hathaway; five-time Grammy winner known for multiphonic singing, the 1990 debut "Heaven Knows," Lalah Hathaway Live, and the 2026 album Made In Chicago.
Lali Espósito
Lali Espósito (born Mariana Espósito, 1991) is an Argentine pop singer, songwriter, and actress who began in children's television and has released six studio albums.
Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin (Boris Claudio Schifrin, 1932–2025), Argentine-American composer and jazz pianist; wrote the 5/4 Mission: Impossible theme, scored Bullitt, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, and Rush Hour; honorary Oscar 2018.
Lambrini Girls
Lambrini Girls: Brighton, England punk duo of Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira; debut album Who Let the Dogs Out (2025, City Slang) hit UK No. 16; second album No Refunds due January 2027.
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier (1941-2022), Detroit-born Motown songwriter, producer, and singer; middle name of Holland-Dozier-Holland, co-writer of "Baby Love," "You Can't Hurry Love," and "Two Hearts"; Rock and Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame inductee.
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey, stage name of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born 1985, New York City; raised in Lake Placid), is the American singer-songwriter of Born to Die (2012), Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019) and Ocean Blvd (2023), known for cinematic Americana pop.
Lance Bass
Lance Bass (James Lance Bass, born 1979, Laurel, Mississippi) is the bass singer of NSYNC, formed 1995 in Orlando; later an actor, producer, SiriusXM and podcast host, 2006 coming out, 2002 cosmonaut trainee, and Cocktail Wars co-host.
Lang Lang (郎朗)
Lang Lang (郎朗), born 1982 in Shenyang, is a Chinese classical pianist who broke through at 17 with the Chicago Symphony, plays 12 concertos worldwide, and founded the Lang Lang International Music Foundation.
Lani Hall
Lani Hall (Lani Hall Alpert), American vocalist born in Chicago, original lead singer of Sergio Mendes' Brasil '66 on "Mas Que Nada"; two-time Grammy winner for Es Fácil Amar and Herb Alpert's Steppin' Out.
LANY
LANY ("lay-nee", Los Angeles New York) is an American synth-pop band formed in Nashville in 2014, now the duo of Paul Jason Klein and Jake Goss; known for ILYSB (platinum), Malibu Nights, and albums LANY (2017) through Soft (2025).
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian (Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert), Belgian-Canadian pop singer born 1970 in Etterbeek, Brussels; francophone star of "Je t'aime" and "I Will Love Again," 20 million albums, touring 2026.
Lara Raj
Lara Raj, born Lara Rajagopalan in 2005, is an American singer of Tamil descent who finished second on The Debut: Dream Academy and joined the girl group KATSEYE.
Lari White
Lari White (1965–2018), American country singer, songwriter, producer, and actress; RCA hits 'That's My Baby' and 'Now I Know'; first woman to produce a male country superstar's platinum album (Toby Keith); appeared in Cast Away.
Larkin Poe
Larkin Poe are Rebecca and Megan Lovell, an Atlanta-born, Nashville-based sister duo playing self-produced Southern blues and roots rock on Tricki-Woo Records, formed in 2010 after the Lovell Sisters, with 2024 Grammy winner Blood Harmony and 2025 album Bloom.
Larry Graham
Larry Graham (born 1946), American funk bassist and baritone singer of Sly & the Family Stone and founder of Graham Central Station; inventor of slap bass, which he calls "thumpin' and pluckin'".
Larry LaLonde
Larry "Ler" LaLonde is an American guitarist for Primus, formerly of Possessed and Blind Illusion. Joined Primus in 1989 after Todd Huth; studied under Joe Satriani; PRS Angry Larry signature model announced in 2021.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr. (born 1961, Dublin) is the Irish drummer who founded U2 with a 1976 school noticeboard ad. Known for martial drumming, dyscalculia, a neck injury that sidelined him from Sphere, and his return for Carnaval De Luz.
Larry Wallis
Larry Wallis (1949–2019), English guitarist, songwriter, and producer; founding Motörhead guitarist on On Parole, Pink Fairies member on Kings of Oblivion, and Stiff Records house producer behind the 1977 single Police Car.
Lars Frederiksen
Lars Frederiksen (Lars Everett/Erik Dapello, b. 1971, Campbell, California), American punk guitarist and co-vocalist of Rancid since 1993; also Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, Old Firm Casuals, Stomper 98, producer.
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich, Danish-born drummer, songwriter, and businessman, co-founded Metallica with James Hetfield in Los Angeles in 1981; his riff-centric drumming, Napster activism, and debated technique define him.
Las Ketchup
Las Ketchup is a Spanish girl group formed in 2001 in Córdoba by producer Manuel "Queco" Ruiz. The group consists of sisters Lucía, Lola, Pilar, and Rocío.
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson, born 1981 in Houston, is an American R&B singer and founding member of Destiny's Child, co-writer of "Say My Name" and "Bills, Bills, Bills," two-time Grammy winner, dismissed in 2000, later actress, author-in-progress, and nonprofit founder.