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Lindsay Ell

Lindsay Ell, born 1989 in Calgary, Alberta, is a Canadian country-to-pop singer-guitarist discovered by Randy Bachman, known for The Project, Heart Theory, three #1 hits, and Shania Twain's Come on Over tour.

Lindsay Lou

Lindsay Lou (Lindsay Rachel Petroff), Michigan-born, Nashville-based bluegrass and Americana singer-songwriter; Flatbellys and Sweet Water Warblers founder; albums A Different Tune (2010), Southland (2018), Queen of Time (2023, Kill Rock Stars).

Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born 1949, Palo Alto) is an American guitarist, singer, and producer, the creative force behind Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tango in the Night, and a solo artist across seven albums including Law and Order and Out of the Cradle.

Lindsey Stirling

Lindsey Stirling (リンジー・スターリング), American violinist born 1986 in Santa Ana, California, blends classical violin with EDM and dance; AGT quarter-finalist whose Crystallize video topped 100 million views and whose albums earned gold and platinum certifications.

Link Wray

Link Wray (Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr., 1929–2005) was a Shawnee-heritage American rock guitarist from Dunn, North Carolina, whose 1958 instrumental "Rumble" pioneered power chords and deliberate amp distortion, was banned by US radio, and led to his 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Linkin Park

Linkin Park (also Xero, Hybrid Theory): American rock band formed 1996 in Agoura Hills, California, blending nu metal, rap-rock, and electronics. Diamond-certified debut Hybrid Theory (2000), over 100 million records sold, five Billboard 200 #1 debuts; returned in 2024 with Emily Armstrong and From Zero.

Linn Berggren

Malin "Linn" Berggren, born 1970 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish former singer, founding lead vocalist and keyboardist of Ace of Base (1990–2007), heard on "All That She Wants" and "The Sign"; she withdrew from public life and left the band in 2007.

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton (1908-2002), American jazz vibraphonist, drummer, and bandleader known as King of the Vibes; pioneered jazz vibraphone with Louis Armstrong, joined the integrated Benny Goodman Quartet in 1936, and led the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, famous for Flying Home.

Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie (Lionel Brockman Richie Jr., born 1949, Tuskegee, Alabama), Commodores singer-songwriter and 1980s pop-R&B solo star; 125M+ albums, four Grammys, Oscar for "Say You, Say Me," co-wrote "We Are the World," Gershwin Prize 2022.

Lip Critic

Lip Critic is a Brooklyn electropunk band formed in 2018, using two drummers, samplers, and synths instead of bass or guitars. Albums: Hex Dealer (2024) and Theft World (2026) on Partisan Records.

Lipps Inc.

Lipps, Inc. (Lipps Inc., pun on lip sync) was a Minneapolis disco-funk group formed in 1979 by Steven Greenberg with vocalist Cynthia Johnson, famous for the 1980 four-week Billboard number one "Funkytown", a No. 1 hit in 28 countries.

Liquid Mike

Liquid Mike is an indie rock/power pop band from Marquette, Michigan, formed around 2020 by Mike Maple, also known as the USPS letter carrier frontman. Six albums including S/T (2023), Paul Bunyan's Slingshot (2024), and Hell Is an Airport (2025); distinct from the Hawaii metal band liquid.

Liquid Tension Experiment

Liquid Tension Experiment (LTE), American instrumental progressive metal supergroup formed 1997 by Mike Portnoy with John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, and Tony Levin; albums on Magna Carta (1998, 1999) and LTE3 on InsideOut (2021).

Lisa Coleman (musician)

Lisa Coleman, American keyboardist (born in the 1960s), member of Prince's the Revolution 1980-1986 on Dirty Mind through Sign O' the Times; half of Wendy & Lisa with Wendy Melvoin; Emmy-winning TV composer for Heroes.

Lisa Fischer

Lisa Fischer, full name Lisa Melonie Fischer, is an American R&B vocalist from Brooklyn whose single "How Can I Ease the Pain" won a 1992 Grammy.

Lisa Gerrard

Lisa Gerrard, Australian contralto singer and film composer, co-founder of Dead Can Dance with Brendan Perry; Golden Globe winner for the Gladiator score with Hans Zimmer, vocalist on Dune, and no longer in Dead Can Dance as of 2026.

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan (born 1981, Kilcloon, County Meath) is an Irish singer-songwriter, ex-vocal partner of Damien Rice, Mercury Prize-nominated for Sea Sew (2008), with albums Passenger and At Swim, and voice roles in Song of the Sea and Steven Universe.

Lisa Lisa

Lisa Lisa, born Lisa Velez (1967), is the American freestyle singer fronting Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, produced by Full Force; hits include "I Wonder if I Take You Home," "Head to Toe," and "Lost in Emotion," with solo album LL 77. Distinct from Japanese singer LiSA and Blackpink's Lisa.

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam: New York freestyle-dance-pop trio (Lisa Velez, Mike Hughes, Alex "Spanador" Moseley), 1984-1991, behind "I Wonder if I Take You Home," "Head to Toe," "Lost in Emotion."

Lisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb is an American singer-songwriter whose 1994 single "Stay (I Missed You)" made her the first unsigned artist to top the Billboard Hot 100.

Lisa Maffia

Lisa Maffia (born 1979, Brixton, London) is a British singer and rapper, the only woman in UK garage collective So Solid Crew, known for "21 Seconds" and her 2003 Gold solo album First Lady.

Lisa Marie Presley

Lisa Marie Presley was an American singer-songwriter and sole heir of Elvis Presley, releasing three albums including the gold-certified To Whom It May Concern in 2003.

Lisa Moorish

Lisa Moorish (born 1972), also known as Lisa M, English singer-songwriter of Rock To The Beat and I'm Your Man with George Michael, Britpop backing vocalist, and Kill City frontwoman.

Lisa Origliasso

Lisa Origliasso (Lisa Marie Origliasso, born 1984, Brisbane) is an Australian singer-songwriter, twin sister of Jessica Origliasso; together they are the pop duo The Veronicas.

Lisa Scott-Lee

Lisa Scott-Lee (born 1975, St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh singer, Steps member from 1997, and solo artist whose 2003 single "Lately" hit UK No.6; her album Never or Now finally surfaced in 2007 and 2023.

Lisa Stansfield

Lisa Stansfield (born 1966) is an English soul and R&B singer from Rochdale, formerly of Blue Zone, whose 1989 hit "All Around the World" topped UK and US R&B charts; she has sold over 20 million records and won three BRIT Awards.

Lissie

Lissie (Elisabeth Corrin Maurus, born 1982, Rock Island, Illinois) is an American folk-rock singer-songwriter whose 2010 debut Catching a Tiger went Gold in the UK; later albums include Castles and Carving Canyons.

List of 1950s musical artists

1950s musical artists: rock and roll pioneers (Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Bill Haley), R&B figures (Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Big Mama Thornton), and the pop and jazz acts they displaced on the charts between 1954 and 1956.

List of AC/DC members

List of AC/DC members: founding November 1973 lineup of Malcolm and Angus Young, Dave Evans, Larry Van Kriedt, Colin Burgess; Bon Scott era, Brian Johnson since 1980, current lineup with Stevie Young, Matt Laug, Chris Chaney.

List of all-female bands

The list of all-female bands, also called the list of all-women bands, is an alphabetized reference list of notable all-female bands of every genre and country.