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Meg White
Meg White (born 1974), American drummer and occasional vocalist of the White Stripes (1997–2011), formed with then-husband Jack White in Detroit; known for minimalist drumming, three Best Alternative Music Album Grammys, 2025 Rock Hall induction, and private life since 2011.
Megan Moroney
Megan Moroney (born 1997) is an American country singer-songwriter from Georgia, the "emo cowgirl" behind "Tennessee Orange," albums Lucky, Am I Okay?, and Cloud 9, and 2024 CMA/ACM new-artist awards.
Megan Woods (singer)
Megan Woods (singer): American contemporary Christian music artist from Northern Massachusetts, signed to Fair Trade Services. Debut single "The Truth" (2024) went Gold with 150 million streams; Billboard Best New Christian Artist 2025; debut album 2026.
Meghan Trainor
Meghan Trainor, American pop singer-songwriter born 1993 in Nantucket, Massachusetts; broke through with 2014's "All About That Bass" (8 weeks at Hot 100 No. 1), won the 2016 Best New Artist Grammy, and released her seventh album Toy With Me in 2026.
Mei Semones
Mei Semones (メイ・シモネス), born 2000 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a Brooklyn-based Japanese American guitarist and singer-songwriter blending jazz, bossa nova, and indie pop with bilingual English-Japanese lyrics; albums Animaru (2025, Bayonet) and Howl (2027, Verve/Interscope).
Meira Omar
Meira Omar (born 1993, Kabul) is a Swedish singer and dancer of Afghan background, known from Love Is Blind: Sverige and Melodifestivalen entries Hush Hush (2025, 10th) and Dooset Daram (2026, 9th).
Mekdes (singer)
Mekdes (Mekdes Vinholt Pedersen, born 1998 in Ethiopia) is a Danish-Ethiopian singer, songwriter and producer; P3 Talentet winner 2021, triple-platinum hit "Føles Godt" with URO, albums Greedy (2022) and The Boy I Am (2026).
Mel and Kim
Mel and Kim: English pop duo of sisters Melanie and Kim Appleby from Hackney, London. Signed to Supreme Records, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman; hits "Showing Out" (UK No. 3) and "Respectable" (UK No. 1, 1987). Mel died January 1990; Kim went solo on Parlophone.
Mel B
Mel B (Melanie Janine Brown, born 1975, Leeds), also Scary Spice, is an English singer and TV personality, a founding Spice Girls member; solo album Hot (2000), memoir Brutally Honest, domestic abuse campaigner.
Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis (Lonnie Melvin Tillis, 1932–2017), American country singer-songwriter and actor who wrote over 1,000 songs, won 1976 CMA Entertainer of the Year, and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame despite a lifelong stutter.
Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé (1925-1999), the Velvet Fog, American jazz singer, composer, and drummer; child star at 4, writer of The Christmas Song, only top 40 hit Comin' Home Baby, Grammy-winning George Shearing collaborations.
Melanie (singer)
Melanie, the professional name of Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (1947–2024), was an American singer-songwriter who played the 1969 Woodstock festival solo and had 1970s hits including "Brand New Key" and "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)".
Melanie Blatt
Melanie Blatt (born 1975, Camden, London) is an English singer, founding member of All Saints (1993), solo hit "TwentyFourSeven" with Artful Dodger, X Factor NZ judge, DJ, and burger-business owner.
Melanie C
Melanie C (Melanie Chisholm), Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls, is an English singer-songwriter with nine solo albums including Northern Star (1999) and Sweat (2026), two UK No. 1 singles, and her own label Red Girl Records.
Melanie Fiona
Melanie Fiona (Melanie Hallim, born 1983) is a Guyanese-Canadian R&B singer from Toronto; debut The Bridge (2009) with "It Kills Me," two Grammys for "Fool for You" with Cee Lo Green, Juno-winning 2025 EP Say Yes.
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez (born 1995, Queens, NY) is an American alt-pop singer, songwriter, and director, aka the "Cry Baby" persona. The Voice 2012 contestant; albums Cry Baby (2015), K-12 (2019), PORTALS (2023), HADES (2026) with Elysium planned.
Melanie Thornton
Melanie Janene Thornton, American singer (1967-2001) based in Germany, lead vocalist of Eurodance duo La Bouche with Lane McCray on "Sweet Dreams" and "Be My Lover"; died in Crossair Flight 3597 crash near Zurich while promoting her solo album Ready to Fly.
Melba Moore
Melba Moore (born Beatrice Melba Smith, 1945) is an American R&B singer and actress, Tony winner for Purlie (1970), first Black actress to replace a white lead on Broadway in Hair, and 1980s R&B hitmaker with A Little Bit More and Falling.
Melissa Auf der Maur
Melissa Auf der Maur (born 1972, Montreal) is a Canadian bassist and photographer, bassist for Hole (1994–1999) and the Smashing Pumpkins (1999–2000), solo albums Auf Der Maur (2004) and Bass Womb Room (2026), memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry.
Melissa Cross
Melissa Cross, the "Scream Queen," is a New York vocal coach who created The Zen of Screaming (2005), coined "fry screaming," and has trained over 250 rock and metal artists in safe distorted vocal technique.
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge, born 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas, is an American heartland rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known for her raspy vocals, she broke through with Yes I Am (1993), won two Grammys and an Oscar for "I Need to Wake Up," and released Rise in 2026.
Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester (born 1951, Bronx) is an American singer-songwriter and actress, ex-Harlette for Bette Midler, known for "Midnight Blue" (No. 6, 1975), the 1983 Grammy-winning "You Should Hear How She Talks About You," and her 2024 album RE:VIEW.
Melissa Molinaro
Melissa Molinaro, born Melissa Ann Smith in 1982, is a Canadian-American singer, actress, dancer, and model known for Honey 2, Hit the Floor, Command Performance, and dance-pop singles like Dance Floor.
Melissa Reese
Melissa Reese is an American keyboardist and composer who joined Guns N' Roses in 2016 as its first female member and, as half of Brain and Melissa with Bryan Mantia, scores games, film, and TV.
Melissa Schuman
Melissa Schuman, American singer and actress, original member of Bad Boy girl group Dream (It Was All a Dream, 2001); left in 2002, later accused Nick Carter of sexual assault in 2017 and sued him in 2023.
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal, or the Gothenburg sound, is a death metal subgenre from 1990s Gothenburg, Sweden (At The Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity), pairing growled vocals with melodic lead guitars, quasi-tonal harmony, and chorus-centered songwriting.
Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot, born 1985 in New Jersey, is an American jazz singer-songwriter and pianist based in Paris. After a near-fatal 2003 bicycle accident led to music therapy, she released Worrisome Heart (2008), My One and Only Thrill (2009), and chart-topping albums The Absence and Currency of Man.
Melody Thornton
Melody Thornton (born 1984, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American singer and dancer, a Pussycat Dolls member 2003–2010 behind lead Nicole Scherzinger, Grammy-nominated for "Stickwitu", later a solo independent artist and 2022 Masked Singer Australia winner.
Melos Ensemble
Melos Ensemble: London chamber group formed 1950 by Aronowitz, de Peyer, Adeney, and Weil for mixed string-wind repertory; took part in the 1962 premiere of Britten's War Requiem. Distinct from the Melos Quartet and Melos Choir.
Melt (band)
Melt (band): New York City indie band formed 2017, aka Melt the Band, known for viral single "Sour Candy" (#5 Billboard US Viral 50), EP West Side Highway (2021), debut album If There's a Heaven (2024), and horn-driven live shows.