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Massive Attack

Massive Attack, the Bristol band formed in 1988 by Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, and Andrew Vowles, pioneered trip-hop with Blue Lines (1991) and Mezzanine (1998), while rejecting the genre label.

Master KG

Master KG, born Kgaogelo Moagi in 1996 in Tzaneen, Limpopo, is a South African DJ and producer behind "Jerusalema" and bolobedu house.

Masters of Reality

Masters of Reality: American rock band formed 1981 in Syracuse, New York by Chris Goss and Tim Harrington, named after a misprinted Black Sabbath Master of Reality label; Rick Rubin-produced 1989 debut, Ginger Baker era, Palm Desert Scene ties, 2025 album The Archer.

Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney (born 1978, Eugene, Oregon) is a Nashville-based American singer-songwriter blending acoustic pop, folk, hip-hop beats, and spoken word; known for "Nothing Left to Lose" (2006), Top 20 Billboard 200 albums, and 2.5 billion streams.

Mat Osman

Mat Osman (Matthew David Osman) is an English bassist, co-founder of Britpop band Suede (formed 1989 with Brett Anderson), later a journalist and author of the 2020 novel The Ruins; brother of presenter Richard Osman.

Matchbox Twenty

Matchbox Twenty, also known as Matchbox 20, is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Orlando, Florida, known for hits such as "Push," "3AM," and "Unwell."

Material (band)

Material was an American experimental band formed in New York City in 1979 by Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, and Fred Maher, fusing jazz, funk, punk, and hip-hop.

Mathcore

Mathcore, also called noisecore or chaotic hardcore, is a chaotic 1990s metalcore and hardcore punk subgenre with odd time signatures, polyrhythms, and dissonant riffing, pioneered by Converge, Botch, Coalesce, Candiria, and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Mathis Lussy

Mathis Lussy (1828–1910) was a Swiss musicologist and organist who spent his working life teaching piano in Paris, publishing the Traité de l'expression musicale in 1874.

Matt and Kim

Matt and Kim are a Brooklyn indie pop duo formed in 2004, Matt Johnson on keys and Kim Schifino on drums, known for upbeat party anthems, the viral hit "Daylight," and the MTV VMA-winning "Lessons Learned" video.

Matt Barlow

Matt Barlow (Matthew Barlow, born 1970, Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American heavy metal vocalist, longtime singer of Iced Earth and since 2012 of Ashes of Ares, who left music in 2003 after 9/11 to become a police officer.

Matt Bellamy

Matt Bellamy (born 1978, Cambridge) is the English lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and main songwriter of Muse, formed in Teignmouth in 1994; known for his D2-C♯6 falsetto-led range and owner of Manson Guitar Works since 2019.

Matt Berninger

Matt Berninger (born 1970) is the American baritone frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National, Grammy winner for Sleep Well Beast, and solo artist behind Serpentine Prison (2020) and Get Sunk (2025).

Matt Cameron

Matt Cameron (born 1962, San Diego) is an American rock drummer, drummer of Soundgarden 1986-1997 and 2010-2017 and Pearl Jam 1998-2025, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, known for odd-metered grunge drumming and Soundgarden songwriting.

Matt Cardle

Matt Cardle (Matthew Sheridan Cardle, born 1983) is an English singer-songwriter who won X Factor 2010; debut single "When We Collide" was Christmas number one, albums Letters and The Fire, and West End roles.

Matt Chamberlain

Matt Chamberlain (born 1967, San Pedro, CA) is an American session drummer, producer, and engineer; brief Pearl Jam/SNL stints, Critters Buggin' founder, Tori Amos, Bowie, and Soundgarden touring work.

Matt Colton

Matt Colton (Matthew Colton, born 1975) is a London mastering engineer at Metropolis Studios, three-time MPG Mastering Engineer of the Year and 2025 Grammy winner for Peter Gabriel's i/o, known for half-speed and pure analogue vinyl cutting.

Matt Corby

Matt Corby (Matthew John Corby, born 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter and producer, Australian Idol 2007 runner-up. Known for Into the Flame, Brother, #1 debut Telluric (2016), and four top-10 albums through 2026's Tragic Magic; three ARIA Awards.

Matt Goss

Matt Goss (born 1968, Lewisham, London) is an English singer, frontman of 1980s band Bros with twin Luke and Craig Logan, and a Las Vegas residency headliner whose solo albums include The Beautiful Unknown (2022).

Matt Heafy

Matt Heafy, Matthew Kiichi Heafy, Japanese-born American singer-guitarist and frontman of Florida metal band Trivium since age 13; led Ascendancy (2005), rebuilt voice after 2013 injury, streams on Twitch.

Matt Helders

Matt Helders is the English drummer and founding member of Arctic Monkeys, formed in Sheffield in 2002. Known for energetic, fill-led, hip-hop-influenced drumming, Zildjian and Premier endorsements, and side work including a Late Night Tales mix and Diddy's Dirty Money.

Matt Jardine

Matt Jardine (born 1966) is an American singer and percussionist, eldest son of Beach Boy Al Jardine, who performs Brian Wilson's falsetto parts and leads such as God Only Knows with the Pet Sounds Band.

Matt Johnson (singer)

Matt Johnson (born 1961, London) is the English singer-songwriter who founded The The in 1979; albums Soul Mining, Infected, Mind Bomb, NakedSelf, and the 2024 comeback Ensoulment, plus film soundtracks.

Matt Kean (musician)

Matt Kean (born 1986), nicknamed Vegan, is the British bassist and founding member of Bring Me the Horizon since 2004, self-taught, formerly co-manager with Carol Sykes until 2008, Gibson-endorsed and based in Los Angeles.

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin was an English musician and co-founding lead guitarist of the experimental rock band Black Midi, playing on their 2019 debut album Schlagenheim before leaving in 2021; he died in January 2026 at age 26.

Matt Monro

Matt Monro (Terence Edward Parsons, 1930–1985) was an English traditional pop ballad singer, 'The Singer's Singer,' voice of From Russia With Love and Born Free, UK Eurovision runner-up 1964.

Matt Nathanson

Matt Nathanson, full name Matthew Adam Nathanson, is a California-based American singer-songwriter born in 1973, best known for the platinum-selling 2008 single "Come On Get Higher."

Matt Nicholls

Matt Nicholls (also Mat Nicholls) is the English drummer and founding member of Bring Me The Horizon, formed 2004 with Oli Sykes; self-taught, from Rotherham, drummer on Count Your Blessings onward.

Matt Sharp

Matt Sharp (born 1969, Arlington, Virginia) is an American bassist and songwriter, founding bassist of Weezer (1992–1998, Blue Album and Pinkerton) and frontman of the synth-pop band the Rentals.

Matt Skiba

Matt Skiba, born Matthew Thomas Skiba in 1976 in Chicago, is the founding lead vocalist and guitarist of Alkaline Trio and was blink-182's guitarist from 2015 to 2022.