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Sly and the Family Stone

Sly and the Family Stone was an American funk rock band from San Francisco, led by Sly Stone and active from the late 1960s to 1975.

Sly Stone

Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart, 1943–2025), American funk pioneer, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, the first major racially integrated, mixed-gender band; hits "Everyday People" and "Family Affair"; died of COPD.

Small Faces

Small Faces: English mod/psychedelic rock band formed in East London in 1965 by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (later Ian McLagan). Known for "All Or Nothing", "Itchycoo Park", and the 1968 chart-topping Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake; became Faces after Marriott left, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

Smash Mouth

Smash Mouth (スマッシュ・マウス), San Jose rock band formed 1994 by Steve Harwell, Greg Camp, Kevin Coleman, and Paul De Lisle; hits "Walkin' on the Sun" and "All Star"; continued after Harwell's 2023 death with Zach Goode.

Smile (band)

Smile (band): the 1968-1970 British trio of Brian May, Tim Staffell, and Roger Taylor, precursor to Queen; recorded six songs including "Earth" and "Doin' Alright"; distinct from The Smile (Yorke/Greenwood) and a California punk-pop Smile.

Smile.dk

Smile.dk (SMiLE.dk) is a Swedish bubblegum eurodance project formed in 1998, known for "Butterfly" from Dance Dance Revolution; now a solo project of Veronica Almqvist.

Smiley (singer)

Smiley is the stage name of Andrei Tiberiu Maria, a Romanian pop singer and songwriter born in 1983, first known as a member of the band Simplu.

Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson (William Robinson Jr., b. 1940), Detroit-born R&B singer, songwriter, and producer; founder of the Miracles and Motown vice president; wrote "My Girl" and "My Guy"; known for A Quiet Storm, "Cruisin'", and the 1987 Grammy-winning "Just to See Her".

Smokie (band)

Smokie is an English pop-rock band from Bradford, formed in the 1960s, whose run of mid-to-late 1970s hits was led by "Living Next Door to Alice" (1976).

Smothers Brothers

The Smothers Brothers, Tom (1937-2023) and Dick Smothers, American folk-comedy duo; their CBS variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1969) brought political satire to prime time and was canceled after censorship battles with CBS.

Snail Mail (musician)

Snail Mail is the indie rock project of Baltimore guitarist Lindsey Jordan (born 1999): EP Habit (2016), albums Lush (2018) and Valentine (2021) on Matador, vocal polyp surgery, and third album Ricochet (2026).

Snap!

Snap! is a German Eurodance project formed by Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti, known for "The Power" (1990) and "Rhythm Is a Dancer" (1992).

Snarky Puppy

Snarky Puppy: American instrumental collective led by bassist Michael League, formed 2004 at the University of North Texas in Denton. Five Grammy-winning genre-fluid band, GroundUP Music label, Somni with Metropole Orkest.

Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps: English trip-hop/electronic band formed 1994 in Hartlepool, England, led by Liam Howe and Chris Corner, also known for debut album Becoming X and the hit "6 Underground," and for vocalist changes from Kelli Ali to Chris Corner to Simonne Jones.

Snehan

Snehan (சினேகன்), born Sivaselvam, is a Tamil poet, lyricist, actor, and politician who has written over 2,500 film songs since his 1997 debut in Putham Pudhu Poove and finished runner-up on Bigg Boss Tamil season 1.

Snocaps

Snocaps: American indie rock band formed 2025 by twin sisters Allison and Katie Crutchfield (Swearin', Waxahatchee), formerly of P.S. Eliot. Self-titled debut on ANTI- (Oct 31, 2025) with Brad Cook and MJ Lenderman; 80/100 critical consensus.

Snoh Aalegra (شهرزاد فولادی)

Snoh Aalegra (شهرزاد فولادی), born Shahrzad Fooladi in 1987 in Uppsala, Sweden, is a Swedish-Iranian R&B singer-songwriter of "cinematic soul" known for Feels, Ugh Those Feels Again, the Grammy-nominated Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies, and the 2026 album Legendary Love.

Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol: Northern Irish-Scottish rock band formed 1994 in Dundee by Gary Lightbody and Mark McClelland; breakthrough Final Straw (2003), Eyes Open (2006) with Chasing Cars, eight studio albums through The Forest Is the Path (2024).

Snow Strippers

Snow Strippers: American electronic duo of vocalist Tatiana Schwaninger and producer Graham Perez, formed in Detroit in 2021. Fuses electropop, EDM, witch house, and electroclash; known for April Mixtape 3, Night Killaz EPs, Lil Uzi Vert collaborations, and indie sleaze aesthetics.

Snow Wife

Snow Wife is the stage name of Emily Leann Snow (born 2002, Houston), an American pop singer and former professional dancer. Known for "American Horror Show" (2023), the EPs Queen Degenerate and Bodyology, and queer, sex-positive hyper-pop.

Snowy White

Snowy White (Terence Charles White, born 1948) is a British blues-rock guitarist who toured with Pink Floyd (Animals, The Wall), played in Thin Lizzy 1980-82, hit the UK top ten with "Bird of Paradise" (1983), and toured with Roger Waters 1999-2013.

So Solid Crew

So Solid Crew, a Battersea, south London UK garage collective of up to 32 MCs, DJs and producers, reached No 1 in 2001 with "21 Seconds" and released They Don't Know before violence and controversy curtailed its career.

Soccer Mommy

Soccer Mommy is the indie rock project of Swiss-born, Nashville-raised singer-songwriter Sophie Allison, known for Clean (2018), Color Theory (2020), Sometimes, Forever (2022), and Evergreen (2024) on Fat Possum Records.

Social Distortion

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California, around Mike Ness. Known for blending punk with country and blues, it was the first original Orange County punk band to sign with a major label, Epic.

Soda Stereo

Soda Stereo, Argentine rock trio formed in Buenos Aires in 1982 by Gustavo Cerati, Zeta Bosio, and Charly Alberti, a defining band of rock en español across Latin America; split in 1997, reunited 2007, Cerati died 2014, ECOS hologram tour since 2026.

Sofia Camara

Sofia Camara (born 2002) is a Portuguese-Canadian pop singer from Toronto; breakout "Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent)", "Girls Like You", three EPs 2025-2026, 2026 JUNO Breakthrough nominee.

Sofia Isella

Sofia Isella, Los Angeles-born dark alt-pop singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer; EPs I'm Not Yours, I Can Be Your Mother, I'm camera ., Something is a shell .; opened for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour; independent artist, daughter of cinematographer Claudio Miranda.

Sofia Rotaru (Софія Ротару)

Sofia Rotaru (Софія Ротару), born 1947 in Marshyntsi, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian estrada singer of Moldovan origin, People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Ukraine, famed for the ensemble Chervona Ruta and over 400 songs; she has lived privately near Kyiv since 2022.

Sofia Toufa

Sofia Toufa, stage name SOFI (Some Other Female Interest), is a German-born Greek-German singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor, the voice and writer of Deadmau5's 'Sofi Needs a Ladder' and 'One Trick Pony' on 4x4=12, a 2011 Juno winner, and a 2024 Monstercat collaborator with No Mana.

Sofronio Vasquez

Sofronio Vasquez III (born 1992, Ozamiz, Philippines) is a Filipino pop-R&B singer based in Utica, New York, and winner of The Voice USA Season 26 in December 2024, the first Filipino and first Asian champion, coached by Michael Bublé.