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Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee (Bonnie Leigh McKee, born 1984) is an American singer-songwriter who co-wrote Katy Perry hits like Teenage Dream and Roar, plus Dynamite and Hold It Against Me; solo albums Trouble and Hot City.
Bonnie Pointer
Bonnie Pointer (Patricia Eva Pointer, 1950-2020), American singer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, co-writer of Grammy-winning Fairytale, and Motown soloist behind the 1979 disco hit Heaven Must Have Sent You.
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, American blues-rock singer, songwriter, and slide guitarist; 13 Grammys from 31 nominations, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (2000), 21 albums from 1971's Bonnie Raitt to 2022's Just Like That…, which won Song of the Year in 2023; known for Delta-style slide on a 1965 Stratocaster.
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler (Gaynor Hopkins, 1951–2026), Welsh singer famed for her raspy voice and the hits "It's a Heartache", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and "Holding Out for a Hero"; 18 studio albums, Eurovision 2013, MBE.
Bono
Bono (Paul David Hewson, born 1960, Dublin) is the Irish lead singer and lyricist of U2, formed 1976 at Mount Temple school. Distinguished by his activism: co-founder of ONE and (RED), DATA founder, honorary knight, TIME Person of the Year 2005.
Bonobo (musician)
Bonobo is the alias of British producer and DJ Simon Green (born 1976), known for jazz-inflected downtempo electronic albums on Ninja Tune, including Black Sands, Migration, Fragments, and the 2026 release Distance in Static.
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, also the Bonzo Dog Dada Band and Bonzo Dog Band: British comedy rock group formed in London in 1962 by art students, led by Vivian Stanshall and Neil Innes, known for Gorilla, Do Not Adjust Your Set, and the UK number 5 hit I'm the Urban Spaceman.
Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin (Booker Telleferro Ervin II, 1930–1970) was a Texas-born tenor saxophonist of the Mingus Jazz Workshop, famed for the hard-toned Prestige Book series and Blue Note albums.
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones, born Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. in 1944, is an American musician best known as organist and leader of Booker T. & the MG's.
Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins (William Earl Collins, born 1951, Cincinnati) is an American funk bassist, singer, and producer who played in James Brown's J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic, and Bootsy's Rubber Band, known for the Spacebass, "Bootzilla," a 1997 Rock Hall induction, and a 2001 Grammy for "Weapon of Choice."
Børns
Børns (BØRNS), stage name of Garrett Borns (born 1992, Grand Haven, Michigan), is an American electropop singer-songwriter. Known for "Electric Love" (2015, platinum), albums Dopamine and Blue Madonna, and 2023-2025 EPs Suddenly and Honeybee; distinguishes him from other artists named Bor, BØRN, and Bor!s.
Borys Hmyria
Borys Hmyria (Борис Гмиря, 1903–1969) was a Ukrainian operatic and concert bass, longtime soloist of the Kyiv Theater of Opera and Ballet, named People's Artist of the USSR in 1951.
Boston (band)
Boston: American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, led by MIT-trained engineer Tom Scholz with singer Brad Delp. Its 1976 debut, recorded in Scholz's basement, was then the best-selling US debut album; six albums sold 31 million-plus nationally.
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), American orchestra founded 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson, based at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood. Music director Andris Nelsons' contract was not renewed in March 2026, ending his tenure in 2027 after 13 seasons.
Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow: English new wave band formed in London in 1980 by Malcolm McLaren with ex-Adam and the Ants members and teenage singer Annabella Lwin; known for the Burundi beat and "I Want Candy".
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup (BFS) is an American pop-punk band formed in 1994 in Wichita Falls, Texas, based in Denton. Known for "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" and "1985," it earned a Grammy nomination and still tours.
Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer: American rock side project of Blink-182's Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, formed 2001 in San Diego with David Kennedy and Anthony Celestino; one self-titled 2002 MCA album, Billboard 200 number 12, disbanded 2003, later source of Blink-182's "Terrified."
Boxcar Willie
Boxcar Willie (Lecil Travis Martin, 1931-1999) was an American country singer in hobo costume with a train-whistle imitation; a 1981 Grand Ole Opry member whose TV-advertised King of the Road album sold over 3 million copies.
Boy band
Boy band: an all-male pop vocal group of three to six young male singers who sing and dance, marketed chiefly to teenage female audiences; from Beatles-era prototypes through New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, One Direction, and K-pop acts like BTS.
Boy George
Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd, born 1961) is a British singer and DJ who fronted Culture Club, the New Romantic band behind "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" and "Karma Chameleon," later a solo artist, DJ, and Broadway performer.
Boy Meets Girl (band)
Boy Meets Girl: American pop duo of George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, formed Seattle 1982. Wrote Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"; their own hit was "Waiting for a Star to Fall" (1988).
Boy Pablo
Boy Pablo is the indie pop project of Nicolás Pablo Rivera Muñoz (born 1998, Bergen, Norway, Chilean parents). Viral via "Everytime" in 2017; EPs Roy Pablo, Soy Pablo; debut album Wachito Rico (2020) on his own label 777.
Boy Throb
Boy Throb is an American boy band formed in Los Angeles in October 2025 by Anthony Key, Darshan Magdum, Evan Papier, and Zachary Sobania, known for pink tracksuits, a TikTok campaign that won Magdum a U.S. O-1 visa, and singles including "Finger" and a Kesha collaboration.
Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue: acoustic rock band of the three Manzano brothers (Alejandro, Fabian, Daniel) of Sarasota, Florida, formed 2004, on their label 3 Peace Records; most viewed independent act on YouTube with billions of views.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley (born 1964, Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American classically trained violinist who joined Dave Matthews Band in 1992, played on six Platinum albums, released the 2003 solo album True Reflections, and left the band in 2018.
Boygenius
Boygenius (stylized boygenius) is the American indie-rock supergroup of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, formed in 2018; its 2023 debut album The Record won three Grammys including Best Alternative Music Album.
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls (BOYS LIKE GIRLS) is an American pop-rock band from Andover, Massachusetts, formed mid-2000s around Martin Johnson. Known for the 2006 debut, Love Drunk (2009, #1 Top Rock Albums), the Taylor Swift duet "Two Is Better Than One," and the 2023 comeback album Sunday at Foxwoods.
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal harmony group from Philadelphia, formed in 1985, whose ballads "End of the Road" and "One Sweet Day" set Hot 100 records.
Boyzone
Boyzone: Irish boy band formed in Dublin in November 1993 by Louis Walsh; members Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch; six UK number-one singles, five number-one albums, 25 million records.
Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs (born William Royce Scaggs, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose 1976 album Silk Degrees produced the hits "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle".