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Blind Melon
Blind Melon: American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1990, also called Blind Melon (self-titled debut). Multi-platinum 1992 debut, 1993 hit "No Rain", singer Shannon Hoon's 1995 death, 2008 reunion with Travis Warren.
Blind Tom Wiggins
Blind Tom Wiggins (Thomas Greene Wiggins, Thomas Bethune, 1849-1908), blind enslaved-born American pianist and composer from Columbus, Georgia; performed for Buchanan in 1860, composed The Battle of Manassas, mastered some 7,000 pieces, and remained under Bethune-family guardianship his whole life.
Blink-182
Blink-182 (also Blink One Eighty Two), American pop-punk band formed 1992 in Poway, California; classic lineup Hoppus, DeLonge, Barker; multi-platinum Enema of the State, 2005 hiatus, 2009 reunion, 2023 chart-topping One More Time.
Blink-182 discography
Blink-182 is an American pop punk band with nine studio albums and a catalog of singles issued between 1993 and the present. They achieved mainstream success with Enema of the State in 1999.
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld (Christian Emmerich, born 1959, West Berlin), German experimental musician; co-founder and frontman of Einstürzende Neubauten (1980) and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds guitarist 1984–2003; early crowdfunding pioneer.
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English indie rock band formed in London in 1999 by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, key figures of the 2000s post-punk revival. Known for Silent Alarm (2005) and seven studio albums through Anatomy of a Brief Romance (2026).
Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock trio formed in New York City in 1993, built around singer Kazu Makino and the Italian-born twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace.
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band formed in New York City in the mid-1970s, led by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, with over 40 million records sold worldwide.
Blondie Chaplin
Blondie Chaplin (Terrence William Chaplin, born 1951, Durban) is a South African singer-guitarist of the Flames, a 1972–73 Beach Boys member and lead singer of "Sail On, Sailor," a 15-year Rolling Stones touring sideman, and a Brian Wilson touring collaborator since 2013.
Blood on the Dance Floor (band)
Blood on the Dance Floor is an American electronic music group formed in Orlando, Florida, in 2006. The longest lineup featured Dahvie Vanity and Jayy Von Monroe.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears (BS&T) is an American jazz-rock band formed in New York in 1967 around a rock rhythm section fused to a horn section.
Bloodhound Gang
Bloodhound Gang: American comedy rock/rap-rock band formed 1992 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, led by Jimmy Pop. Known for "Fire Water Burn", "The Bad Touch" and Hooray for Boobies; over 6 million albums sold; albums through Hard-Off (2015).
Bloods & Crips
Bloods & Crips was a 1993 Los Angeles gangsta rap collective of actual Bloods and Crips gang members, organized by producer Ronnie Phillips with rapper Tweedy Bird Loc to record Bangin' on Wax on Quality Records, which sold over 400,000 copies; a 1994 follow-up ended the collaboration.
Blossom Dearie
Blossom Dearie was an American jazz singer and pianist known for a light, childlike soprano voice, six Verve albums, and her own label, Daffodil Records.
Blossoms (band)
Blossoms are an English indie-pop quintet formed in 2013 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, by Tom Ogden and Joe Donovan. Known for synth-forward Brit-pop and five UK Number 1 albums including Blossoms (2016) and Gary (2024).
Blu Cantrell
Blu Cantrell (Tiffany Cobb, born 1976, Providence RI), American R&B singer; hits 'Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)' (US No. 2, 2001) and 'Breathe' with Sean Paul (UK No. 1, 3x Platinum); two albums, two Grammy nominations.
Blue (English group)
Blue is an English pop/R&B boy band formed in London in 2000 by Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, and Simon Webbe. Three UK number 1 albums (All Rise, One Love, Guilty), three number 1 singles, two BRIT Awards, and a 2011 Eurovision entry.
Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer: San Francisco power trio (Dickie Peterson, Leigh Stephens, Paul Whaley) formed 1966, named after Owsley LSD. Debut Vincebus Eruptum (1968, Billboard #11) and hit cover Summertime Blues made them proto-heavy metal pioneers; ended with Peterson's 2009 death.
Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps
Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, Concord, California World Class junior drum corps founded 1957 by Ann and Tony Odello; record 21 DCI World Championships (1976–2023), 99.650 record score in 2014, 2026 runner-up at 97.500.
Blue Ivy Carter
Blue Ivy Carter (born 2012), daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, is an American singer, dancer, and voice actor; youngest BET Award winner (2020), Grammy winner for "Brown Skin Girl" (2021), and dancer on the Renaissance and Cowboy Carter tours.
Blue October
Blue October is an American alternative rock band formed in 1995 in Houston, Texas, known for the platinum 2006 album Foiled and the hit "Hate Me".
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult is an American hard rock band from Long Island, New York, formed in the late 1960s and known for "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Godzilla."
Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo, Canadian country-rock band formed in Toronto in 1984 by Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor; debut album Outskirts (1987), hit Try, biggest seller Five Days in July (1993), 12 JUNO wins, Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2012, over four million albums sold.
Blue Swede
Blue Swede (Blåblus) was a Swedish pop/rock band formed 1973 in Stockholm, fronted by Björn Skifs. Its cover of "Hooked on a Feeling" topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 6 April 1974, the first Swedish act to do so, and later featured in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno (born 1971) is an American guitarist from Connecticut, ex-Poison (1993–1996), who toured with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker and now composes TV and film production music.
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is an American blues-rock jam band formed in Princeton, NJ, led by John Popper. Known for the six-times-platinum album Four (1994), the Grammy-winning hit "Run-Around," and the H.O.R.D.E. festival.
Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree, central to the 1990s Britpop movement.
Bo Bice
Bo Bice (Harold Elwin Bice Jr., born 1975) is an American Southern rock singer from Huntsville, Alabama, runner-up to Carrie Underwood on American Idol season 4, with the Gold album The Real Thing, three Gold records, and five years fronting Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Bôa
Bôa is a British alternative rock band formed in London in 1993, fronted by Jasmine Rodgers and known for "Duvet," the opening theme of Serial Experiments Lain.
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada, Scottish electronic duo of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin on Warp Records, known for Music Has the Right to Children, Geogaddi, and the 2026 comeback album Inferno.