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Westside Connection
Westside Connection, the Los Angeles gangsta rap supergroup of Ice Cube, Mack 10, and WC, released Bow Down (1996, platinum) and Terrorist Threats (2003, gold) before disbanding in 2005 after a feud between Mack 10 and Ice Cube's brother-in-law.
Westside Cowboy
Westside Cowboy: Manchester indie rock four-piece formed 2023 (Bradbury, Haycocks, O'Connell, Murphy), winners of Glastonbury's 2025 Emerging Talent Competition; creators of the "Britainicana" sound; debut album It Goes On released August 2026 on Island Records.
Wet Leg
Wet Leg: English indie rock band formed 2019 on the Isle of Wight by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers; viral 2021 single "Chaise Longue," 2022 UK No. 1 debut, Grammy and BRIT winner, five-piece since moisturizer (2025).
Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet, Scottish pop-soul band formed in Glasgow in 1982 (Graeme Clark, Tommy Cunningham, Neil Mitchell, Marti Pellow, Graeme Duffin), best known for the 15-week UK No. 1 cover "Love Is All Around" from Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Weyes Blood
Weyes Blood is the musical project of American singer-songwriter Natalie Mering, known for orchestral folk-pop and the acclaimed albums Titanic Rising (2019) and And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (2022).
Wham!
Wham! is an English pop duo formed in 1981 by schoolmates George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, known for "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" and "Last Christmas".
What Is This?
What Is This? (formerly Anthym) was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, active from 1980 to 1986. It was founded by Alain Johannes and Hillel Slovak.
Whatmore (band)
WHATMORE is a five-member New York rap collective, LaGuardia High School classmates (Cisco Swank, Yoshi T., Elijah Judah, Jackson August, Sebastiano), formed around 2024; genre-blending hip-hop, alt-R&B and indie rock; self-titled debut album October 2025; distinct from the boyband WeWantMore.
Wheatus
Wheatus is an American alternative rock and power-pop band from Northport, New York, formed by Brendan B. Brown, known for the 2000 hit "Teenage Dirtbag".
Where We Are Tour (One Direction)
The Where We Are Tour was the third concert tour by One Direction, opening in Bogotá in April 2014 and grossing $290 million across 69 shows, the highest of 2014.
Whiskey Myers
Whiskey Myers: American Southern rock band from Palestine, Texas, formed 2007, also once named Lucky Southern. Independent on Wiggy Thump Records; seven albums including the No. 1 Billboard country self-titled 2019 record and 2025's Whomp Whack Thunder.
White Lies (band)
White Lies are an English indie rock trio from west London (formerly Fear of Flying) of Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave, and Jack Lawrence-Brown, whose 2009 debut To Lose My Life… hit UK number one; seven albums through Night Light (2025).
White Reaper
White Reaper is a Louisville, Kentucky rock band formed in 2012, known for garage punk with power pop hooks. Albums include White Reaper Does It Again, The World's Best American Band, You Deserve Love, and Only Slightly Empty.
White Town
White Town is the solo synth-pop project of Jyoti Mishra, born 1966 in Rourkela, India, and based in Derby, England; its 1997 bedroom-recorded single "Your Woman", built on a 1932 Al Bowlly trumpet sample, topped the UK chart.
Whitearmor
Whitearmor (Ludwig Rosenberg) is a Swedish producer and member of Drain Gang with Bladee, Ecco2k, and Thaiboy Digital, formed 2013. Known for cloud-rap production, the 2022 solo album In the Abyss: Music for Weddings, and producing Bladee's Sulfur Surfer.
Whitesnake
Whitesnake is the British hard rock band founded in 1978 by former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale; its blues rock era gave way to MTV-era success with Slide It In and the eight-million-selling 1987 album before Coverdale's 2025 retirement.
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston, "The Voice" (1963–2012), American singer from Newark, New Jersey; six Grammys, 200+ million records, seven consecutive No. 1 singles, The Bodyguard soundtrack, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Whom Gods Destroy (band)
Whom Gods Destroy is an American progressive metal supergroup formed in 2020 by Derek Sherinian and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal after Sons of Apollo, with Dino Jelusick, Yas Nomura, and Bruno Valverde; debut album Insanium (2024) on InsideOut Music, named after a Star Trek episode.
Whoomp! (There It Is)
"Whoomp! (There It Is)" is Tag Team's 1993 Miami bass debut single, sampling Kano's "I'm Ready"; it hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, went 4x Platinum, and rivaled 95 South's "Whoot, There It Is."
Why Don't We
Why Don't We: American boy band formed in 2016 (Daniel Seavey, Zach Herron, Corbyn Besson, Jonah Marais, Jack Avery), signed to Atlantic, debut album 8 Letters (2018); later lost band name in management lawsuit.
Wicked Lester
Wicked Lester, also known by its original name Rainbow, was Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's pre-Kiss New York band; its 1971-1972 Epic album, recorded at Electric Lady Studios, was rejected, bought back in 1977, and remains officially unreleased.
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an Athens, Georgia jam rock band formed in the mid-1980s by John Bell, Michael Houser, and Dave Schools, named for Houser's nickname. Known for Space Wrangler (1988), 60 straight Red Rocks sell-outs, and 3 million albums sold.
Wifiskeleton
Wifiskeleton, aka Jeremiah Justin Simms (2003-2025), American emo rap/sigilkore artist from Atlanta; aliases 67, Cyrus; died in Miami; hit Hot 100 at 91 with "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died."
Wilco
Wilco is an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1994 by Jeff Tweedy after Uncle Tupelo split. Known for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), rejected by Reprise, streamed free, then released on Nonesuch; 13 albums, one Grammy win.
Wild Cherry (band)
Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band formed in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio, by Rob Parissi, remembered for the 1976 chart-topping single "Play That Funky Music".
Wilko Johnson
Wilko Johnson (John Peter Wilkinson, 1947-2022), Canvey Island guitarist and Dr Feelgood founder whose choppy rhythm-and-lead style shaped punk; later a Blockhead, Game of Thrones executioner, and pancreatic cancer survivor.
Will Champion
Will Champion (William Champion, born 1978, Southampton, England) is the English drummer and backing vocalist of Coldplay; he joined the band in 1997 at University College London with no drum-kit experience and holds 7 Grammy wins and 9 BRIT Awards with the group.
Will Oldham
Will Oldham (b. 1970, Louisville), aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy and formerly Palace/Palace Brothers, is an American singer-songwriter and actor with 22 solo albums, recorded mainly for Drag City and Domino.
Will Putney
Will Putney (born 1983, Sayreville, New Jersey) is an American metal and hardcore producer, engineer, mixer, and guitarist who owns Graphic Nature Audio in Kinnelon, NJ, won a 2021 Grammy with Body Count, and plays in Fit for an Autopsy, END, and Better Lovers.
Will Swan (musician)
Will Swan (born 1985) is the American lead guitarist, composer, and co-founder of Dance Gavin Dance, founder of Blue Swan Records, and member of Sianvar, Secret Band, and Royal Coda; his riff style spawned the swancore post-hardcore subgenre.