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BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO): London orchestra founded 1930 as the BBC's principal broadcasting orchestra, resident at the BBC Proms and Barbican; chief conductor Sakari Oramo; also the name of Spitfire Audio's sample library.
BC Jean
BC Jean (Brittany Jean Carlson, born 1987, San Diego) is an American singer-songwriter who co-wrote Beyoncé's "If I Were a Boy" and forms the indie pop duo Alexander Jean with husband Mark Ballas.
Bea and her Business
Bea and her Business, also searchable as Bea, is the former stage name of Bea Wheeler (born 2004), an English pop singer-songwriter behind the 2023 single "Born to Be Alive."
Bea Miller
Bea Miller (Beatrice Annika Miller, born 1999) is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress from Maplewood, New Jersey; X Factor US season 2, albums Not an Apology, aurora, and Mr. Peaked In High School; known for "I Wanna Know" with NOTD and "Playground" from Arcane.
Beabadoobee
Beabadoobee, born Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus in 2000, is a Filipino-British indie rock and bedroom pop singer-songwriter signed to Dirty Hit, known for "Coffee", the Powfu-sampled "Death Bed", and albums Fake It Flowers, Beatopia, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, and Pylon.
Beach House
Beach House is an American dream pop duo from Baltimore, Maryland, formed by Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, known for hazy, organ- and drum-machine-driven songs since 2006.
Beady Eye
Beady Eye: English rock band (2009-2014) formed by Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Chris Sharrock after Oasis split; albums Different Gear, Still Speeding (2011) and BE (2013).
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys: New York trio (Mike D, MCA, Ad-Rock), 1981–2012, hardcore punk band turned pioneering hip-hop group; Licensed to Ill was the first rap album to top the Billboard 200, Paul's Boutique a sampling landmark, Rock Hall inductees 2012.
Beat (American band)
BEAT is an American rock supergroup formed in 2024 by ex-King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin with Steve Vai and Tool's Danny Carey, performing the 1980s King Crimson albums Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair with Robert Fripp's blessing; Terry Bozzio replaced Carey for the 2026 tour.
Beata MonaLisa
Beata MonaLisa, real name Beata Mona Lisa Ernman Andersson (born 2005), is a Swedish pop singer and actress, sister of Greta Thunberg and daughter of Malena Ernman; known for Forever Piaf and her debut album as BEA.
Beauty School Dropout (band)
Beauty School Dropout (BSD) is a Los Angeles rock band formed in 2020 by Cole Hutzler, Brent Burdett, and Bardo, blending pop, punk, alt-rock, and hip hop as "Renegade-Pop"; first signing to Mark Hoppus's Verswire label.
Beaux Arts Trio
Beaux Arts Trio: American piano trio (1955–2008) founded by Daniel Guilet, Bernard Greenhouse, and Menahem Pressler; famed for its complete Philips Haydn, Beethoven, and Brahms trio recordings.
Bebe Buell
Bebe Buell (born 1953, Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American singer, model, and author: Playboy's Miss November 1974, mother of actress Liv Tyler with Steven Tyler, frontwoman of the B-Sides and the Gargoyles, and author of the memoir Rebel Heart.
Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha (Bleta Rexha, born 1989, New York) is an American pop singer-songwriter who wrote "The Monster" for Eminem and Rihanna, then scored solo hits with "Meant to Be" and "I'm Good (Blue)"; albums Expectations, Better Mistakes, Bebe, and Dirty Blonde.
BeBe Winans
BeBe Winans (Benjamin Winans, born 1962, Detroit), six-time Grammy-winning gospel and R&B singer of the Winans family; half of BeBe & CeCe Winans, solo artist, Broadway actor, and author of Born For This.
Beck
Beck (Beck Hansen, born Bek David Campbell, 1970, Los Angeles) is an American genre-shifting singer and multi-instrumentalist; 'Loser' (1994), Odelay, Sea Change, and the Album-of-the-Year Grammy for Morning Phase.
Becky G
Becky G (Rebbeca Marie Gomez, born 1997, Inglewood, California) is a Mexican-American singer and actress known for "Shower," "Mayores," "Sin Pijama," and "MAMIII," her regional Mexican albums Esquinas and Encuentros, and over 28 billion career streams.
Becky Hill
Becky Hill (Rebecca Claire Hill, born 1994, Bewdley) is an English dance-pop singer, first Voice UK series 1 semi-finalist and its first contestant to reach UK number one (Gecko, 2014), two-time BRIT dance winner.
Bedouine
Bedouine is the folk project of Syrian-born, Armenian-descent songwriter Azniv Korkejian of Los Angeles; her self-titled 2017 Spacebomb debut scored 85 on Metacritic, followed by Bird Songs of a Killjoy, Waysides, and Neon Summer Skin.
Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), Czech composer regarded as founder of Czech national music; creator of The Bartered Bride and the Má vlast cycle, composed while deaf; first conductor of the Provisional Theatre.
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees were the Gibb brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a harmony pop and disco group known for Barry's falsetto, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, six straight US number ones, and over 200 million records sold.
Begum Akhtar (اختری بائی فیض آبادی)
Begum Akhtar (Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, 1914–1974), Indian ghazal, thumri and dadra singer titled Malika-e-Ghazal; born Faizabad, famous for "Deewana banana hai toh deewana bana de", Padma Shri 1968, Padma Bhushan 1975.
Beirut (band)
Beirut is an American indie band formed in 2006 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the solo project of Zach Condon, blending Balkan brass and French chanson; albums include Gulag Orkestar, The Rip Tide, Hadsel, and A Study of Losses.
Béla Bartók
Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist; with Kodaly collected folk songs, wrote Bluebeard's Castle, Mikrokosmos, Concerto for Orchestra, and researched Turkish-Hungarian folk music links.
Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck, born 1958, is an American banjo virtuoso and 19-time Grammy winner who plays bluegrass, jazz, classical, and world music; he led Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, played in New Grass Revival, and recorded Throw Down Your Heart, My Bluegrass Heart, and Rhapsody in Blue.
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle (born 1958) is an American singer, lead vocalist of the Go-Go's and a solo pop star known for "Heaven Is a Place on Earth," "Mad About You," and "I Get Weak," still touring in 2026–27.
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD), the Boston R&B trio of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe spun off from New Edition in 1988; their 1990 debut album Poison went quadruple platinum and defined new jack swing.
Bella Kay
Bella Kay (Bella K. Williams, b. 2006) is an American indie/alternative pop singer-songwriter from Texas, based in Orlando, signed to Atlantic Records; viral 2025 single "The Sick," Hot 100 No. 17 hit "iloveitiloveitiloveit," debut album My Reckless Abandon (2026).
Bella White
Bella White (Isabel Farley White) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary blending bluegrass, Americana, and country. Albums: Just Like Leaving (2020), Among Other Things (2023), A Sign In The Weather (2026), all on Rounder Records; "Burn Me Once" appears on The Hunger Games soundtrack.
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian, also styled Belle & Sebastian, are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996 around Stuart Murdoch, known for Tigermilk, If You're Feeling Sinister, and literate chamber pop.