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Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones (born 1954, Chicago) is an American singer-songwriter blending jazz, folk, and pop; her 1979 debut won the Best New Artist Grammy and featured the top 5 hit "Chuck E's in Love."
Ricky Bell (singer)
Ricky Bell (born 1967, Roxbury, Boston) is an American R&B singer, founding member of New Edition (1978) and lead singer of Bell Biv DeVoe (Poison), with solo albums Ricardo Campana and Shallow.
Ricky Fataar
Ricky Fataar, born 1952 in Durban, is a South African multi-instrumentalist: The Flames drummer, Beach Boys member 1972-1974 ("Sail On, Sailor"), the Rutles' Stig O'Hara, and Bonnie Raitt's longtime drummer.
Ricky Nelson
Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson, 1940–1985), American singer and actor, first rock star created by TV on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; rockabilly and pop hit-maker, Stone Canyon Band, "Garden Party," 1987 Rock Hall inductee.
Ricky Ross (musician)
Ricky Ross (Richard Alexander Ross, born 1957, Dundee) is the Scottish singer-songwriter who founded and fronts Deacon Blue, whose 1989 album When the World Knows Your Name hit UK No. 1; also a solo artist, songwriter for James Blunt and others, and BBC Radio Scotland presenter.
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs (Ricky Lee Skaggs, born 1954, Kentucky) is an American bluegrass and country mandolinist, 15-time Grammy winner, 1980s country star with 12 #1 singles, and 2018 Country Music and IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductee.
Ricky Van Shelton
Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952, Danville, Virginia) is an American country singer, a new traditionalist star of the late 1980s with ten No. 1 hits, CMA Male Vocalist 1989, Opry member 1988, retired from touring in 2006.
Rico Blanco
Rico Blanco (Rico Rene Granados Blanco), Filipino singer-songwriter and producer, born 1973 in Manila; Rivermaya founding member and chief songwriter until 2007, then solo artist behind Your Universe and head of Balcony Entertainment.
Ride (band)
Ride: Oxford shoegaze band formed 1988 by Gardener, Bell, Queralt, Colbert on Creation Records; albums Nowhere (1990), Going Blank Again (1992); split 1996, reformed 2014.
Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred: English pop band formed in London in 1989 by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass; 'I'm Too Sexy' (1991) hit No. 2 in the UK and No. 1 in the US, 'Deeply Dippy' their sole UK No. 1.
Rihanna
Rihanna, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur who rose to fame in 2005 and became one of the best-selling recording artists in history.
Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett (born 1953, Toronto) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist of Triumph (1975–1988) on a dozen platinum albums, then a prolific solo artist, author, and educator.
Riker Lynch
Riker Lynch (Riker Anthony Lynch), American actor, musician, and director born 1991 in Littleton, Colorado; bassist-singer of R5, Warbler Jeff on Glee, runner-up on Dancing with the Stars season 20, and Colorado's 2022 American Song Contest artist.
Rikki Rockett
Rikki Rockett (born 1961, Richard Allan Ream) is the co-founding drummer of glam metal band Poison, creator of Rockett Drum Works, leader of the Rockett Mafia, and author of the 2026 memoir Ghost Notes.
Riley Gale
Riley Gale (died 2020), Dallas-born frontman and main songwriter of crossover thrash band Power Trip, which he co-founded in 2008; led the band through Nightmare Logic (2017, Billboard Hard Rock No. 22) and 'Executioner's Tax' before dying at 34 of fentanyl toxicity.
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley: Los Angeles indie rock band (formed 1998) fronted by former child actors Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett with Pierre de Reeder and Jason Boesel; albums on Barsuk, Saddle Creek, and Warner; split 2011, reunited 2025.
Rina Sawayama
Rina Sawayama (リナ・サワヤマ), Japanese-British pop singer-songwriter born 1990 in Niigata, based in London on Dirty Hit. Debut SAWAYAMA (2020, Metascore 89) and Hold the Girl (2022); led BPI eligibility rule change; acted in John Wick: Chapter 4.
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey, 1940, Liverpool) is the Beatles' drummer from August 1962 and a solo artist; known for left-handed playing on a right-handed Ludwig kit, No. 1 solo hits "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen," the All-Starr Band, and 2018 knighthood.
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (founded 1989, concept by David Fishof) is Ringo Starr's rotating touring supergroup. Members perform their own hits alongside Beatles and Starr solo songs; the lineup unchanged since 2024 includes Lukather, Hay, Ham, Stuart, Bissonette, and Johnson.
Rio Romeo
Rio Romeo is an American piano-based alt-pop singer-songwriter and butch non-binary lesbian artist from Los Angeles, known for TikTok-viral singles "Butch 4 Butch" and "Nothing's New," the 2022 EP Good God!, and the 2025 debut album Good Grief!.
Ripe (American band)
Ripe: American funk-pop band formed in Boston in 2011 by Berklee College of Music students, led by singer Robbie Wulfsohn; distinct from Danish metal bands and Australian indie rock acts of the same name; albums Joy in the Wild Unknown, Bright Blues, Play the Game.
Rise Against
Rise Against (Chicago punk rock band, formed 1999) plays melodic hardcore with political lyrics. Members Tim McIlrath, Zach Blair, Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes; ten albums from The Unraveling (2001) to Ricochet (2025).
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge, American two-time Grammy-winning singer born 1944 in Lafayette, Tennessee; backup vocalist for Clapton and Cocker, platinum 1977 album Anytime...Anywhere, founder of the Native American trio Walela.
Rita Ora
Rita Ora (Rita Sahatçiu Ora), British-Kosovar pop singer born 1990 in Pristina; Roc Nation signee, UK number ones "Hot Right Now" and "R.I.P.", albums Ora, Phoenix, You & I, most UK Top 10 singles by a British female artist.
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore (Richard Hugh Blackmore), English guitarist born 1945, founding guitarist of Deep Purple, founder of Rainbow and Blackmore's Night; known for Stratocaster with scalloped fretboard, neoclassical influence, 2016 Rock Hall induction, 2026 Purple reunion.
Ritchie Neville
Ritchie Neville is the stage name of Richard Neville Dobson (born 1979), an English singer, sommelier, and original member of the British boy band Five.
Rival Sons
Rival Sons are an American blues-rock band formed in 2008 in Long Beach, California, fronted by Jay Buchanan with guitarist Scott Holiday. Known for Pressure & Time (2011), two Grammy nominations for Feral Roots, the #1 rock radio hit "Do Your Worst", and the 2023 companion albums Darkfighter and Lightbringer.
Rivermaya
Rivermaya is a Filipino alternative rock band formed in Manila in 1993, one of the most successful acts in Original Pilipino Music with 12 studio albums.
Riverside (band)
Riverside (band): Polish progressive rock band formed in Warsaw in 2001 by Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki, and Michał Łapaj; eight albums from Out of Myself (2003) to ID.Entity (2023); Duda announced its end in April 2026. Distinct from Riverside USA and other namesakes.
Rizzle Kicks
Rizzle Kicks: English pop-rap duo from Brighton, Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, formed 2008. Hits include Mama Do the Hump and Lost Generation; albums Stereo Typical, Roaring 20s, Competition Is for Losers (2025).