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Yes (band)
Yes is an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire with Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, and Bill Bruford. Known for Fragile, Close to the Edge, 90125, and 24 studio albums across nearly 60 years.
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman (ARW): 2016–2018 touring band of three former Yes members playing Yes music, renamed in April 2017, with Live at the Apollo as its sole release.
YHWH Nailgun
YHWH Nailgun ("Yahweh Nailgun") is a New York experimental rock band formed 2020 in Philadelphia by Zack Borzone and Sam Pickard; albums 45 Pounds (2025, AD 93) and Magazine (2026, 4AD), a 10-song, 11-minute record.
Yin Yin (band)
Yin Yin is a Dutch four-piece band from Maastricht, Netherlands, formed in 2017, whose largely instrumental sound combines disco, funk, psychedelia, and surf with Southeast Asian and Japanese influences.
Ying Yang Twins
Ying Yang Twins: Atlanta crunk/rap duo of Kaine (Eric Jackson Jr.) and D-Roc (Deongelo Holmes), formed 2000, not actual twins or brothers. Known for "Wait (The Whisper Song)", "Salt Shaker", "Get Low" with Lil Jon, and five million records sold.
Yiruma (이루마)
Yiruma (이루마), born Lee Ru-ma in 1978, is a South Korean pianist-composer of new age-classical crossover piano music. Debut album Love Scene (2001); known for River Flows in You and Kiss the Rain; Billboard Classical No. 1 in 2020.
Ylvis
Ylvis, Norwegian comedy duo of brothers Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker formed in Bergen in 2000, best known for the 2013 viral hit "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" and their TV work.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen (Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, born 1963), Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist; founder of the style via 1984's Rising Force, ex-Steeler and Alcatrazz, signature scalloped-neck Fender Stratocaster.
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo: American indie rock trio formed 1984 in Hoboken, New Jersey, by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, with James McNew; 17 albums on Matador, named after a 1962 baseball phrase.
Yo-Yo Ma (马友友)
Yo-Yo Ma (马友友), born 1955 in Paris, is a Chinese-American cellist with 20 Grammy Awards, over 120 albums, and founder of the Silkroad collective; also known for Bach suites and the Bach Project.
Yoann Lemoine
Yoann Lemoine, known as Woodkid, is a French musician, video director and graphic designer born in 1983; creator of the albums The Golden Age (2013) and S16 (2020), director of videos for Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey and others, and a Grammy-nominated music video maker.
Yoasobi
YOASOBI (from Japanese for nightlife) is a J-pop duo formed October 1, 2019, composer Ayase plus vocalist ikura, turning monogatary.com novels into songs; debut "Yoru ni Kakeru" and "Idol" set Japanese chart records.
Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子)
Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, born 1963, Sendai) is a Japanese composer for anime, film, drama, and games, known for Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: SAC, Macross, and leading the Seatbelts.
Yola (singer)
Yola (Yolanda Quartey, also Yola Carter, born 1983, Bristol) is an English country-soul singer. Grammy-nominated for Walk Through Fire (2019) and Stand for Myself (2021); played Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Elvis.
Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams (Yolanda Yvette Adams, born 1961, Houston) is an American gospel singer with four Grammy wins from 16 nominations, known for Mountain High… Valley Low, her radio show, and 2024's Sunny Days.
Yoon Sang (이윤상)
Yoon Sang (윤상, Lee Yoon-sang, born 1968) is a South Korean singer, composer, and producer behind Kang Susie's "Violet Fragrance," IU's "The Story Only I Didn't Know," and Lovelyz, distinct from the footballer Hong Yoon-sang and film producer Yoon Sang-oh.
Yoriyos Adamos
Yoriyos Adamos, born 1985, is the professional name of Muhammad Yusuf Islam, British musician and manager, son of Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam); holds 12 UK directorships and design credits on Yusuf's albums.
Yoshiki (林佳樹) (musician)
Yoshiki (林佳樹, Yoshiki Hayashi, born 1965) is a Japanese composer, classically trained pianist, and rock drummer, founder and leader of X Japan and The Last Rockstars, with 30 million records sold and 18 sold-out Tokyo Dome shows.
Yothu Yindi
Yothu Yindi (Yolngu Matha for child and mother) is an Australian band formed in 1986 by Yolngu and non-Indigenous musicians from Arnhem Land and Darwin, famed for the 1991 protest hit Treaty, the Tribal Voice album, ARIA and NIMA Hall of Fame inductions, and fusing Yolngu language with rock and dance music.
You Am I
You Am I is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1989. They were the first Australian band to have three consecutive albums debut at number one on the ARIA charts.
You Me at Six
You Me at Six: English rock band formed 2004 in Weybridge, Surrey, fronted by Josh Franceschi; eight albums, two UK Number 1s (Cavalier Youth, SUCKAPUNCH), disbanded 2025 after the Final Nights of Six farewell tour.
Young Fathers
Young Fathers: Edinburgh experimental trio (Hastings, Massaquoi, Bankole) formed 2008; won 2014 Mercury Prize for debut Dead; albums White Men Are Black Men Too, Cocoa Sugar, Heavy Heavy; scored 28 Years Later.
Young Jonn
Young Jonn (John Saviours Udomboso, born 1995, Ibadan) is a Nigerian record producer and Afrobeats singer, "The Wicked Producer," known for Olamide's "Story for the Gods," Chocolate City EPs Love Is Not Enough, and albums Jiggy Forever (2024) and Blue Disco (2025).
Young the Giant
Young the Giant, originally the Jakes, is an American alternative rock band from Irvine, California, known for RIAA gold singles "My Body" and "Cough Syrup" and six albums through 2026's Victory Garden.
Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour (born 1959, Dakar) is a Senegalese singer, mbalax pioneer, Grammy winner for Egypt, "7 Seconds" hitmaker with Neneh Cherry, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and Senegal's former Minister of Tourism and Culture.
Youth of Today
Youth of Today, also called YOT, is a 1985 straight edge hardcore punk band formed in Connecticut by Ray Cappo and John Porcelly; its 1986 album Break Down the Walls and 1987 tour launched the youth crew scene.
Youth orchestra festivals and competitions
Youth orchestra festivals and competitions are performance events for school, regional, and national youth ensembles. The field spans three types: non-competitive festivals, rated festivals, and ranked competitions.
Yseult (singer)
Yseult (Yseult Onguenet, b. 1994) is a French singer-songwriter from Nouvelle Star 2014 who runs her own label, won Female Revelation at the 2021 Victoires de la musique, sang My Way at the Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony, and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Alibi".
Yuja Wang (王羽佳)
Yuja Wang (王羽佳), Chinese classical pianist born in Beijing in 1987, Curtis-trained under Gary Graffman; 2007 Boston Symphony breakthrough replacing Argerich, Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2009, Grammy winner for The American Project.
Yuka Honda
Yuka Honda (本田ゆか), born 1960 in Tokyo, is a Japanese keyboardist, producer, and composer in New York, co-founder of Cibo Matto, Tzadik solo artist as eucademix, and wife of Nels Cline.