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X Ambassadors
X Ambassadors (XA), American alt-rock band formed 2009 in Ithaca, New York; members Sam Nelson Harris, Casey Harris, Adam Levin, Noah Feldshuh. Albums VHS (2015, Billboard 200 No. 7), Orion, The Beautiful Liar, Townie; hits "Renegades" and "Unsteady."
X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976 and fronted by Poly Styrene, distinguished by prominent saxophone and lyrics satirizing consumer culture.
Xania Monet
Xania Monet is a fully AI-generated R&B artist persona, also called a virtual singer, created by Mississippi poet Telisha "Nikki" Jones using Suno; signed a $3 million Hallwood Media deal in September 2025 and was the first AI artist to debut on a Billboard radio chart.
Xav
Xav (Xavier James Trudeau) is a Canadian pop and R&B singer, eldest son of former PM Justin Trudeau. Debut single "Til The Nights Done" (2025), EP When Does It End?, and 2026 chart entry "Downtown"; distinct from xaviersobased.
Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd (born 1978, Torquay, Victoria) is an Australian roots, folk, and world music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, also known as Xavier Rudd & Izintaba and Xavier Rudd & the United Nations, famed for one-man-band didgeridoo performances and environmental activism.
XCOMM
XCOMM (short for Excommunication) is a teenage hardcore punk band from Venice, Los Angeles, formed in 2023 by drummer Revel Ian, son of Anthrax's Scott Ian. Its Ross Robinson-produced debut album Time To Burn (2026) is on Blowed Out Records; ages 14-20, Fake ID most streamed.
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu (pronounced shoo shoo) is an American experimental rock band led by Jamie Stewart with Angela Seo and David Kendrick; known for dark, genre-shifting albums on Polyvinyl and leaving Spotify in 2025.
XO (group)
XO is a five-piece British girl group (Summer Askew, Shali Bordoni, Zoë Miller, Emmy Statham, Reanna Sujeewon) formed via a 2024 Stage ad, signed to Polydor, with EP Fashionably Late (2025) and mini-album Need to Know (2026).
Xscape (group)
Xscape: Atlanta R&B girl group formed 1990 (LaTocha, Tamika Scott, Kandi Burruss, Tiny Cottle), discovered by Jermaine Dupri; three platinum 1990s albums, 2017 reunion, Bravo series, later trio Xscap3.
XTC
XTC were an English new wave band from Swindon led by Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, formed mid-1970s, known for Drums and Wires, Skylarking, Dear God, and ceasing touring in 1982.
Y&T
Y&T is an American hard rock band formed in Oakland, California, in 1974, originally named after the Beatles album Yesterday and Today and fronted throughout by Dave Meniketti.
Yaelokre
Yaelokre, also known as Keath Ósk, is the Filipino-Icelandic artist's folk storytelling project set in the fictional world of Meadowlark, featuring the masked quartet The Lark; debut song Harpy Hare went viral in 2024, leading to an Atlantic Records deal.
Yakiv Stepovy
Yakiv Stepovy (Яків Степовий), born Yakiv Yakymenko, was a Ukrainian composer and music critic who helped found a national Ukrainian musical school, dying in Kyiv in 1921.
Yale Symphony Orchestra
The Yale Symphony Orchestra (YSO) is Yale University's undergraduate orchestra, founded in 1965, with 80–90 mostly non-music-major Yale College students, six concerts yearly in Woolsey Hall, a midnight Halloween show, tours to 13 countries, and directors from John Mauceri to Elizabeth Askren.
Yami Safdie
Yami Safdie (Yamila Safdie, born 1997), Argentine Latin pop singer-songwriter signed to Warner Music in 2021; albums Dije Que No Me Iba a Enamorar, SUR, Querida Yo; hits En Otra Vida with Lasso and Querida Yo with Camilo.
Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen, French minimalist composer and multi-instrumentalist born 1970 in Brest, known for the Amélie (2001) and Good Bye, Lenin! soundtracks, albums Le Phare and Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour, and sustainable sailboat touring.
Yanni (Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης)
Yanni (Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born 1954, Kalamata) is a Greek-American composer and keyboardist of contemporary instrumental music; his 1993 Live at the Acropolis video is the second highest-selling music video ever, with 25 million-plus albums sold.
Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Philippakis, Greek-born British musician, lead singer and guitarist of Foals and of Yannis & The Yaw; formed Foals at Oxford in 2005, seven albums, three Mercury Prize nominations, Tony Allen collaboration Lagos Paris London (2024).
Yazoo (band)
Yazoo, released as Yaz in North America, was an English synth-pop duo formed in 1981 by Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet, known for "Only You" and "Don't Go".
Yazz
Yazz (Yasmin Evans, born 1960, Shepherd's Bush, London) is a British dance-pop singer; her 1988 Coldcut-produced single "The Only Way Is Up" topped the UK chart for five weeks, and her album Wanted reached number 3.
YBN (collective)
YBN (Young Boss Niggas, later Young Bosses Only) was an American hip-hop collective formed in 2014 by YBN Nahmir, YBN Almighty Jay, and YBN Cordae from Xbox Live Grand Theft Auto sessions; its only release, YBN: The Mixtape (2018), went RIAA Gold before the 2020 disbanding.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: New York indie rock trio (Karen O, Nick Zinner, Brian Chase) formed in Williamsburg in 2000; breakout Fever to Tell (2003) with "Maps"; albums through Cool It Down (2022).
Years & Years
Years & Years: London synth-pop act formed 2010 by Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen with singer Olly Alexander; UK number ones Communion, King, Night Call; became Alexander's solo project in 2021, ended 2024.
Yebba
Yebba (Abigail Elizabeth Smith), Arkansas-born R&B and soul singer; viral 2016 Sofar Sounds "My Mind" performance; albums Dawn (2021) and Jean (2026) on RCA; features for Drake, Ed Sheeran, Mark Ronson.
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), American-born British violinist, conductor, and humanitarian; child prodigy, 1929 Berlin breakthrough, 1932 Elgar recording, founder of the Gstaad Festival, Menuhin School, Live Music Now, and MUS-E.
Yeison Jiménez
Yeison Jiménez (Yeison Orlando Jiménez Galeano, 1991-2026), Colombian música popular singer-songwriter from Manzanares, Caldas; breakthrough "¿Por qué la envidia?" (2014); first genre artist to sell out Bogotá's El Campín stadium; died in a 2026 plane crash near Paipa.
Yello
Yello: Swiss electronic duo of Boris Blank and Dieter Meier, formed in Zurich in 1979 (with Carlos Peron until 1983). Known for "Oh Yeah" (1985, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and "The Race" (1988); 14 albums from Solid Pleasure to Point, with Time Lab due 2026.
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra (イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ, YMO), Japanese technopop trio of Hosono, Sakamoto, and Takahashi formed 1978; early TR-808 adopters, Solid State Survivor (1979), 1983 breakup, 2007 revival, major electro and hip-hop influence.
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is a pop-punk band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, known for the violin-driven 2003 platinum album Ocean Avenue. It broke up in 2016, reunited at Riot Fest 2022, and released Better Days (2025) with drummer-producer Travis Barker.
Yemi Alade
Yemi Alade, also Yemi Eberechi Alade, Nigerian Afropop singer born 1989 in Abia State; Peak Talent Show 2009 winner whose hit "Johnny" passed 110 million views; Queen of Afrobeats label, MAMAs Best Female 2015–2016, Beyoncé's Lion King: The Gift, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador.