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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Mark Wahlberg's early-1990s Boston hip-hop group produced by brother Donnie, scored the 1991 Billboard number-one hit "Good Vibrations" before disbanding in 1993.
Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone, born Marc Bell, is an American drummer best known for playing in the punk band the Ramones from 1978 until they disbanded in 1996.
Marlon Jackson
Marlon David Jackson, born 1957 in Gary, Indiana, is a singer, dancer, and original member of the Jackson 5 and the Jacksons; solo album Baby Tonight (1987) with the R&B hit Don't Go, later cable-network founder.
Marmalade (band)
Marmalade, also The Marmalade, formerly Dean Ford and The Gaylords: Scottish pop rock band from Glasgow formed 1961. First Scottish group to top the UK chart with "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (1969); also known for "Reflections of My Life".
Marni Nixon
Marni Nixon (Margaret Nixon McEathron, 1930-2016), American soprano and Hollywood ghost singer who dubbed Deborah Kerr in The King and I, Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, uncredited.
Maroon 5
Maroon 5, formerly Kara's Flowers, is a Los Angeles pop rock band with eight studio albums from Songs About Jane (2002) to Love Is Like (2025), three Grammys, 96+ million albums sold, and four Hot 100 number-ones.
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston, American R&B singer and actor (born 1981, Los Angeles), founding member of Immature/IMx and solo artist behind MH, Naked, and the chart-topping Veteran (2007); also Roger on Sister, Sister and star of You Got Served.
Mars Argo
Mars Argo (Brittany Alexandria Sheets), American singer-songwriter and YouTube musician; led the alternative pop band Mars Argo with Titanic Sinclair, released Technology Is a Dead Bird (2009) and Linden Place (2011), sued Sinclair and Poppy in 2018, regained the name, and returned solo with the I Can Only Be Me EP (2024).
Marsha Ambrosius
Marsha Ambrosius (born 1977, Liverpool) is an English singer-songwriter, "The Songstress" of neo-soul duo Floetry, writer of Michael Jackson's "Butterflies," and a 10-time Grammy nominee whose solo albums include Late Nights & Early Mornings (2011) and Dr. Dre-produced Casablanco (2024).
Marshall Allen
Marshall Allen, born Marshall Belford Allen in 1924, is an American jazz saxophonist who joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1958 and has led it since 1995.
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw (born 1953, Detroit) is an American power-pop singer-songwriter and guitarist behind "Someday, Someway" (1982 Top 40), the Gin Blossoms' "Til I Hear It from You," and the films La Bamba and Walk Hard.
Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas: Detroit Motown girl group led by Martha Reeves (Vandellas = Van Dyke street + Della Reese), active 1962-1972; hits "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street"; Rock Hall 1995, second female group inducted.
Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich (born 1941, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine concert pianist, 1965 Chopin Competition winner, known for virtuosic technique, chamber music partnerships, and festivals in Beppu, Buenos Aires, and Lugano.
Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves, born 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama, is the Motown lead singer of Martha and the Vandellas ('Dancing in the Street', 'Heat Wave'), a 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, former Detroit city council member (2005-2009), and 2026 album Searching.
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright (born 1976, Montreal) is a Canadian-American folk singer-songwriter, daughter of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, sister of Rufus; known for her 2005 debut album and 2022 memoir.
Martha Wash
Martha Wash, San Francisco-born gospel-rooted dance vocalist of Two Tons of Fun/The Weather Girls ('It's Raining Men'), whose uncredited vocals for Black Box and C+C Music Factory led to landmark 1990s lawsuits that changed vocal credit rules.
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow, born Mark McLachlan in 1965, is the Scottish former frontman of Wet Wet Wet, whose "Love Is All Around" topped the UK chart, and a solo artist and musical theatre star in Chicago, Chess, and Evita.
Martie Maguire
Martie Maguire (Martha Elenor Erwin, born 1969) is an American fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, founding member of the Dixie Chicks/the Chicks and of Court Yard Hounds with sister Emily Strayer; eight-time Grammy winner.
Martika
Martika (Marta Marrero, born 1969, Whittier, California) is an American pop singer and actress of Cuban descent, known for the 1989 Billboard No. 1 "Toy Soldiers", the Prince collaboration "Love... Thy Will Be Done", and the 2004 Eminem sample; distinct from artists named Martija, Martika con K, or Martik.
Martin Barre
Martin Barre, English rock guitarist born 1946 in Birmingham, lead guitarist of Jethro Tull 1968–2011, played on every Tull album from Stand Up (1969) to The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003); his Aqualung solo ranked 25th in the USA, and Crest of a Knave won a 1989 Grammy.
Martin Fröst
Martin Fröst (born 1970, Sundsvall, Sweden) is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor, principal conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, 2014 Léonie Sonning Music Prize winner, and Sony Classical and BIS recording artist known for theatrical premieres like Hillborg's Peacock Tales.
Martin Fry
Martin Fry (born 1958, Manchester) is the English lead singer and songwriter of new wave band ABC, formed in Sheffield around 1980; The Lexicon of Love (1982) topped the UK chart, and he remains ABC's only permanent member.
Martin Gore
Martin Lee Gore (born 1961, London) is the English songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist of Depeche Mode, primary songwriter since Vince Clarke's 1981 exit; solo work includes Counterfeit (1989), Counterfeit² (2003), MG (2015) and VCMG's Ssss (2012).
Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp (Martin John Kemp), born 1961 in Islington, London, is an English bassist, actor, and presenter: Spandau Ballet's bassist, Reggie Kray in The Krays (1990), and Steve Owen in EastEnders, later a TV and radio host.
Martin Newell (musician)
Martin Newell (born 1953, Wivenhoe, Essex) is an English songwriter and poet, founder of cult lo-fi pop band Cleaners from Venus (1980), pioneer of UK DIY cassette culture, and solo artist behind The Greatest Living Englishman (1993).
Martin Rinckart
Martin Rinckart (1586–1649) was a Lutheran pastor, dramatist, and hymn writer who served as archdeacon of St. Nikolai in Eilenburg, Saxony, and wrote "Nun danket alle God."
Martin Taylor (guitarist)
Martin Taylor (born 1956) is a British jazz fingerstyle guitarist from Harlow, Essex, who toured with Stephane Grappelli 1979-1990, holds a record 14 British Jazz Awards, an MBE, and runs the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy. Not the guitar brand Taylor or Martin Guitars.
Martina McBride
Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, 1966) is an American country singer from Kansas known for "Independence Day," five No. 1 country hits, 14 Grammy nominations, and CMA/ACM Female Vocalist awards.
Martina Topley-Bird
Martina Topley-Bird (born 1975, London) is a British singer-songwriter, vocalist on Tricky's Maxinquaye (1995), and solo artist behind Quixotic, The Blue God, Some Place Simple, and Forever I Wait (2021).
Marty Balin
Marty Balin (Martyn Jerel Buchwald, 1942–2018), American singer-songwriter who founded Jefferson Airplane in 1965, co-owned the Matrix club, wrote "Miracles" and "Volunteers," sang with Jefferson Starship, and had the 1981 solo hit "Hearts."