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B Howard
B Howard (Brandon Alexander Howard) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer, son of Miki Howard; produced Ne-Yo's In My Own Words, released Genesis (2010) in Japan, and was the USA's slated Intervision 2025 entrant.
B. J. Thomas
B.J. Thomas (Billy Joe Thomas, 1942-2021) was an American pop, country, and gospel singer of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling," a five-time Grammy winner whose 1976 album Home Where I Belong was the first gospel record to go platinum.
B*Witched
B*Witched is an Irish girl group formed in Dublin in 1997 with Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sinéad O'Carroll, and Lindsay Armaou, whose first four singles all hit UK number one; dropped in 2002, they reunited in 2012 and still tour.
B2K
B2K (Boys of the New Millennium) was a Los Angeles R&B boy band of Omarion, Lil Fizz, Raz-B, and J-Boog, active 2001–2004, known for "Bump, Bump, Bump" and You Got Served, reunited for 2019 and 2026 tours.
Babes in Toyland (band)
Babes in Toyland: Minneapolis punk band formed 1987 by Kat Bjelland and Lori Barbero; three albums, Spanking Machine, Fontanelle, Nemesisters; riot grrrl influence, kinderwhore image, broke up in 2001 after a 2014–2015 reunion.
Baby Esther
Baby Esther (Esther Lee Jones, born Chicago circa 1919) was an African American child scat singer billed as Miniature Florence Mills. Her 1928 performances featured in the 1934 Helen Kane v. Fleischer Betty Boop lawsuit; she vanished from public record in 1934.
Baby Huey (singer)
Baby Huey, born James Thomas Ramey (1944–1970), was a Chicago soul singer fronting Baby Huey & the Babysitters; his posthumous 1971 Curtis Mayfield-produced Curtom album became a heavily sampled hip-hop source.
Baby Lasagna
Baby Lasagna is the stage name of Croatian musician Marko Purišić (born 1995) from Umag, formerly of Manntra. His song Rim Tim Tagi Dim placed second with 547 points at Eurovision 2024, Croatia's best result, winning the televote.
Babydaddy
Babydaddy is the stage name of Scott Hoffman, American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist of Scissor Sisters; co-wrote Kylie Minogue's I Believe in You, recorded the 2004 debut in his Manhattan flat, writes comics.
Babyface (musician)
Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds, born 1959, Indianapolis) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer, LaFace Records co-founder, 12-time Grammy winner per Grammy.com, 2024 BMI Icon, and writer of hits for Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, and Madonna.
Babylon Zoo
Babylon Zoo, Wolverhampton rock band founded 1992, fronted by Jas Mann; debut single Spaceman (1996), from the Levi's Planet ad, was the fastest-selling UK debut single ever, topping charts in 23 countries.
Babymorocco
Babymorocco, real name Clayton Pettet, is a British-Moroccan experimental pop and club musician from Bournemouth, London-based, known for The Sound EP (2023), the debut album Amour (2024), the Jean Paul alias, and the 2026 mixtape The Summer Fables.
Babyshambles
Babyshambles: English indie rock/post-punk revival band formed in London in 2003 by Pete Doherty as a Libertines side-project; three albums, Down in Albion (2005), Shotter's Nation (2007), Sequel to the Prequel (2013); 2025 reunion tour after Patrick Walden's death.
Baccara
Baccara, Spanish disco vocal duo formed in 1977 by Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola, famous for "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", the first Spanish act to top the UK chart; represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 1978.
Bach family
The Bach family was a German lineage of musicians tracing its line to 16th-century miller Veit Bach. It included Johann Sebastian Bach and several of his composer sons.
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO), Canadian hard rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, formed 1972 by Randy Bachman, Fred Turner, and the Bachman brothers. Hits 'Takin' Care of Business' and 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'; Not Fragile topped US charts; over 7 million 1970s albums sold.
Back Number
Back number (バックナンバー) is a Japanese three-piece rock band from Gunma, formed 2004, known for sentimental love-song tie-ups, the 2015 No. 1 album Chandelier, "Suiheisen", writing BTS's "Film out", and the first five-stadium Grateful Yesterdays Tour 2026.
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys, American pop vocal group formed in Orlando in 1993 by Lou Pearlman; members Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson; best-selling boy band with over 130 million albums, famous for Millennium and I Want It That Way.
Backstreet Boys (1996 album)
Backstreet Boys (1996 album): self-titled international debut studio album of the American boy band Backstreet Boys, released May 6, 1996 in Europe and Asia; produced with Max Martin in Stockholm; basis of the 1997 US debut.
Backstreet Boys (1997 album)
Backstreet Boys (US, 1997) is the American boy band's second self-titled album, released August 12, 1997 on Jive; a 12-track US debut compiling songs from the 1996 international debut and Backstreet's Back, featuring Quit Playing Games (No. 2 Hot 100).
Backstreet Boys discography
Backstreet Boys discography: studio albums, compilations, and singles by the American pop group, from Backstreet Boys (1996 EU, 1997 US) and Millennium (1999, 24 million sold) to DNA (2019), A Very Backstreet Christmas (2022), and Millennium 2.0 (2025).
Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies are a Swedish glam-punk and sleaze rock band formed in Nässjö in 1987 (originally Tyrant), with the unchanged lineup of Nicke Borg, Dregen, Johan Blomqvist, and Peder Carlsson; eight albums, two Grammis Awards, and number-one Swedish chart albums.
Bad Brains
Bad Brains: Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band (formed 1978) from the jazz-fusion group Mind Power; H.R., Dr. Know, Darryl Jenifer, Earl Hudson; fused breakneck punk with reggae and Rastafarian PMA; "Pay to Cum" (1980), ROIR cassette (1982), I Against I (1986).
Bad Company
Bad Company: English hard rock supergroup formed in London in 1973 by Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, and Boz Burrell; first band on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label, five-times-platinum 1974 debut, Rock Hall inductee 2025.
Bad Credit
Bad credit is a negative creditworthiness classification based on defaults, late payments, and collections. Covers its use in credit risk modeling, borrower costs, the Ards-Myers race study, and the San Diego band, songs, and game sharing the name.
Bad English
Bad English, American hard rock supergroup formed 1988 from Journey (Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain) and The Babys (John Waite, Ricky Phillips) plus Deen Castronovo; hit #1 with Diane Warren's "When I See You Smile" in 1989, released two albums, broke up 1991.
Bad Manners
Bad Manners: English ska band formed 1976 in London, fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (Douglas Trendle). Key 2 Tone-era ska revival act, never signed to 2 Tone; hits "Special Brew" and "Can Can" reached UK number 3.
Bad Meets Evil
Bad Meets Evil is an American hip hop duo of Detroit rappers Royce da 5'9" and Eminem, named for a 1999 song and known for 2011's Hell: The Sequel.
Bad Religion
Bad Religion: Los Angeles punk rock band formed 1980 in the San Fernando Valley, fronted by Greg Graffin with Brett Gurewitz, founders of Epitaph Records; known for Suffer (1988), melodic hardcore, and the Crossbuster logo.
BadBadNotGood
BadBadNotGood (BBNG) is a Canadian instrumental jazz and hip-hop band from Toronto, founded in 2010 at Humber College; known for viral Odd Future covers, the Sour Soul album with Ghostface Killah, IV, Talk Memory, and the 2024 album Mid Spiral.