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Saygrace

Saygrace (Grace Sewell, born 1997, Brisbane) is an Australian R&B singer formerly known as Grace, famous for the 2015 Quincy Jones-produced cover "You Don't Own Me" with G-Eazy, which topped the Australian chart, plus albums FMA (2016), Deep Rest, and New Age (2024).

Scandal (American band)

Scandal is an American pop-rock band formed in New York City in 1981 by Zack Smith with singer Patty Smyth, known for the 1982 Columbia EP and the 1984 platinum album The Warrior; disbanded 1985, reunited 2004.

Scandal (スキャンダル) (Japanese band)

Scandal (スキャンダル) is a Japanese all-female rock band formed in Osaka in 2006, certified by Guinness World Records as the longest-active female rock band with the same members.

Scarlet Rivera

Scarlet Rivera (born 1950, Chicago) is an American violinist discovered by Bob Dylan on a New York street in 1975; she played on every track of Desire, including Hurricane, toured in the Rolling Thunder Revue, and later recorded solo and with Tracy Chapman, Indigo Girls, and Keb' Mo'.

Scary Pockets

Scary Pockets is a Los Angeles funk band founded in 2017 by Ryan Lerman and Jack Conte (Patreon co-founder, Pomplamoose), releasing weekly live-in-studio funk covers of pop songs on YouTube with rotating session musicians.

Scatman John

Scatman John, born John Paul Larkin (1942-1999), American jazz pianist turned eurodance star; lifelong stutterer whose hits "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" and "Scatman's World" made him a 1995 global phenomenon and stuttering advocate.

School of Fish

School of Fish was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989, disbanded 1994, led by Josh Clayton-Felt and Michael Ward; known for the 1991 Capitol debut and the single "3 Strange Days."

Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters: American pop band formed 2001 in New York (Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Babydaddy, Del Marquis); disco-glam act whose 2004 debut topped UK sales (9x platinum) yet peaked at US number 102; reunited as a trio in 2025.

Scooter (band)

Scooter (also known as Ratty) is a German happy hardcore, rave and techno band founded in Hamburg in 1993, fronted by H.P. Baxxter. Known for 'Hyper Hyper' and 'Ramp! (The Logical Song)', it has sold over 30 million records.

Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965, best known for 1980s melodic arena rock, the ballad "Wind of Change", and over 100,000,000 records sold.

Scot Halpin

Scot Halpin (Thomas Scot Halpin, 1954–2008), American artist and musician from Muscatine, Iowa, replaced an unconscious Keith Moon on drums at The Who's 20 November 1973 Cow Palace concert, playing Smokestack Lightning, Spoonful, and Naked Eye.

Scott Avett

Scott Yancey Avett (born 1976, Cheyenne, Wyoming) is an American singer, banjo player, and painter, co-founder and lead vocalist of The Avett Brothers, and a visual artist exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Scott Gorham

Scott Gorham (born 1951, Glendale, California) is an American rock guitarist, longest-serving Thin Lizzy guitarist 1974-1983, co-architect of its twin-lead sound with Brian Robertson, later of 21 Guns and Black Star Riders.

Scott Hoying

Scott Richard Hoying, born 1991 in Arlington, Texas, is an American singer, songwriter, and founding baritone of Pentatonix, winners of The Sing-Off in 2011 with three Grammy Awards.

Scott Hutchison

Scott Hutchison (1981–2018), Selkirk-born Scottish singer-songwriter and illustrator, fronted Frightened Rabbit (five albums, 2006–2016), Owl John, and Mastersystem; died by suicide in South Queensferry on 10 May 2018.

Scott Ian

Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld, 1963) is an American rhythm guitarist, founding and only continuous member of thrash band Anthrax (1981), co-founder of S.O.D., Big Four figure, Jackson signature artist, and author of I'm the Man.

Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin (c. 1868–1917) was an American composer and pianist known as the "King of Ragtime," who wrote "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer" and won a posthumous 1976 Pulitzer Prize.

Scott McKenzie

Scott McKenzie (Philip Wallach Blondheim, 1939-2012) was an American singer whose 1967 John Phillips-written hit 'San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)' reached No. 4 in the US and No. 1 in the UK, becoming the Summer of Love anthem; also a Journeymen member and Kokomo co-writer.

Scott Putesky

Scott Mitchell Putesky (1968-2017), stage name Daisy Berkowitz, American guitarist who co-founded Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids with Brian Warner; wrote the band's early music, left during Antichrist Superstar recording, later played with Jack Off Jill and as Three Ton Gate.

Scott Raynor

Scott William Raynor Jr. (born 1978, Poway, California) is the original drummer of Blink-182, 1992-1998, playing on Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch before being replaced by Travis Barker in 1998; later played in The Axidentals, Grimby, Spazms, and Wraith.

Scott Shriner

Scott Shriner (born 1965, Toledo, Ohio) is an American bassist and vocalist, Weezer's third and longest-serving bass player since 2001, debuting on Maladroit (2002), known for pick-and-fingers playing, vintage Fender gear, and lead vocals on Red Album tracks.

Scott Travis

Scott Travis (Mark Scott Travis, born 1961, Norfolk, Virginia) is the American drummer of Judas Priest since 1989, its first American member, famed for the Painkiller intro; also of Racer X, Fight, and Thin Lizzy.

Scott Walker

Scott Walker (Noel Scott Engel, 1943–2019) was an American-born singer-songwriter, Walker Brothers frontman with UK No. 1 hits, then a reclusive avant-garde solo artist behind Tilt, The Drift, and Bish Bosch.

Scott Walker (singer)

Scott Walker (Noel Scott Engel, 1943–2019), American-born British singer-songwriter and Walker Brothers frontman, later an avant-garde solo artist behind Scott 1–4, Tilt, The Drift, and Bish Bosch.

Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline, 1967) was an American rock singer, lead vocalist of Stone Temple Pilots and supergroup Velvet Revolver, whose albums Core and Purple went multi-platinum; he died in 2015 aged 48.

Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery, American country singer born 1993 in Garner, North Carolina; won American Idol season 10 in 2011; debut Clear as Day hit Billboard 200 No. 1; seven country No. 1 singles; Grand Ole Opry member since 2024.

Scotty Moore

Scotty Moore (Winfield Scott Moore III, 1931–2016), American guitarist and engineer, Elvis Presley's Sun Records guitarist and first manager; pioneer of rockabilly guitar, Rock Hall's first sideman inductee (2000).

Scratch Orchestra

Scratch Orchestra: London experimental music ensemble founded 1969 by Cornelius Cardew, Michael Parsons, and Howard Skempton, open to musicians and non-musicians, disbanded early 1970s after Maoist political turn.

Scream (band)

Scream is an American hardcore punk band from the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Virginia. They released Still Screaming in 1983 on Dischord Records and later featured Dave Grohl.

Screaming Lord Sutch

Screaming Lord Sutch (David Edward Sutch, 1940-1999) was a British shock-rock singer and founder-leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, standing in about 40 UK parliamentary elections from 1963 to 1999.