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Crass
Crass: English anarcho-punk band and art collective formed 1977 at Dial House, Essex, by Penny Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant; ran Crass Records, sold about two million records, disbanded 1984 as pledged.
Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog (The Annoying Thing): Swedish computer-animated frog built on Daniel Malmedahl's 1997 moped-imitation sound, animated by Erik Wernquist; Jamster ringtone, 2005 'Axel F' number 1 in 23 countries, revived since 2021.
Crazy Horse (band)
Crazy Horse, American rock band formed 1969 from the Rockets (via Danny and the Memories), Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina's constant core; Neil Young's intermittent backing band from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) to F##IN' UP (2024), plus six own studio albums.
Cream (band)
Cream: British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966 by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker; the prototypical power trio whose four albums, including Wheels of Fire, the first platinum double album, made them the yardstick for later supergroups.
Creed (band)
Creed, American post-grunge rock band from Tallahassee, Florida (Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, Scott Phillips); albums My Own Prison, Human Clay, Weathered; 28 million US albums, 2001 Grammy, 2023 reunion.
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, also called CCR Revisited, was the 1995 band founded by Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford to perform CCR hits live without John Fogerty, surviving a name lawsuit, releasing the platinum live album Recollection, and playing 1,755 shows before retiring in 2020.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), American swamp rock/roots rock band from El Cerrito, California, active 1968–1972; seven albums, nine consecutive top-10 singles, none No. 1; broke up 1972; Hall of Fame 1993.
Creepy Nuts
Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip hop duo of three-time UMB champion rapper R-Shitei and DMC World 2019 champion DJ Matsunaga, formed 2013, known for the 2024 viral anime theme Bling-Bang-Bang-Born.
Crispian Mills
Crispian Mills (Crispian John David Boulting, born 1973), English singer-songwriter and frontman of psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, whose 1996 debut K topped the UK chart; later film director of A Fantastic Fear of Everything and Slaughterhouse Rulez.
Cristina Scabbia
Cristina Scabbia, born 1972 in Milan, is co-lead vocalist of gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, known for Comalies, the Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence" cover, and The Voice of Italy coaching.
Cristina Scuccia
Cristina Scuccia (Suor Cristina, born 1988) is the Sicilian Ursuline nun who won The Voice of Italy 2014 singing Alicia Keys' 'No One'; she released albums with Universal Music, left religious life in 2022, and now performs as Cristina Scuccia.
Crooner
Crooner: a singer, usually male, performing sentimental songs or jazz standards in a soft, intimate, close-miked voice. Style born with the 1920s electrical microphone and radio; peak era late 1920s to early 1950s; figures include Rudy Vallée, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSN&Y), the 1968 Los Angeles supergroup of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Neil Young, famed for vocal harmonies, Déjà Vu (7x platinum), 'Ohio,' and repeated breakups and reunions until 2015.
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed: Oklahoma Red Dirt band formed 1994 (Cody Canada, Grady Cross, Jeremy Plato, Randy Ragsdale); Soul Gravy hit No. 5 country; split 2010; 2025 reunion sold 180,000+ tickets.
Crosses (band)
Crosses (†††/‡‡‡) is the American dark wave electronic side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno and Far's Shaun Lopez, formed 2011; EPs, a 2014 self-titled album, then the 2023 Robert Smith- and El-P-featuring second album.
Crossover thrash
Crossover thrash, also called punk metal, is a fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk that emerged in the mid-1980s; the name comes from D.R.I.'s 1987 album Crossover, with key bands including Suicidal Tendencies, S.O.D., Municipal Waste, and Power Trip.
Crowded House
Crowded House is an Australian-New Zealand rock band formed in Melbourne in 1985 by Neil Finn, Paul Hester, and Nick Seymour, known for "Don't Dream It's Over," the 1996 Sydney Opera House farewell, the 2007 reformation, and albums Dreamers Are Waiting (2021) and Gravity Stairs (2024).
Crowder (musician)
Crowder is the stage name of David Crowder (born 1971, Texarkana, Texas), a contemporary Christian musician, formerly frontman of the David Crowder*Band (1996–2012), now a solo artist on sixstepsrecords known for country-gospel crossover albums like Neon Steeple and Milk & Honey.
Crust punk
Crust punk is an extreme subgenre of punk rock defined by a dark, political sound. It fuses anarcho-punk and d-beat, drawing on a DIY ethic and themes of environmental collapse.
Cruz Beckham
Cruz Beckham, born 2005 in Madrid, is the youngest son of David and Victoria Beckham and fronts indie band Cruz Beckham and the Breakers; debut EP Wear & Tear (2026) on Republic Records.
Crystal Castles
The Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles, formed in 2004 by Ethan Kath and Alice Glass, is known for abrasive, 8-bit-influenced music featuring vintage video-game sound chips.
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle (Brenda Gail Webb, born 1951) is an American country-pop singer, Loretta Lynn's youngest sister, known for "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," 17 country number ones, and the first platinum album by a female country artist.
Crywank
Crywank are an English anti-folk band from Manchester, formed in 2009 by James Clayton with drummer Dan Watson. Known for Tomorrow Is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday Is Stupid (2013), self-managed DIY releases, and a 2019 breakup tour canceled by Covid.
Cultural impact of Britney Spears
Britney Spears is an American pop star who rose to fame in the late 1990s. Her career is a case study in media culture and digital feminist activism.
Cultural impact of Celine Dion
Cultural impact of Celine Dion (Céline Dion): Quebec-born singer (born 1968) whose English breakthrough, D'eux, and the $400-million A New Day Las Vegas residency reshaped pop, Vegas entertainment, and Quebec identity, culminating in her 2026 Paris comeback.
Cultural impact of Cher
Cultural impact of Cher: the American singer and actress (born 1946) whose six-decade career spans folk-pop, disco, rock, and dance. Known for the "Cher effect" Auto-Tune innovation on "Believe," Bob Mackie fashion, the 1988 Moonstruck Oscar, and seven consecutive decades of Billboard No. 1 singles.
Cultural impact of Elvis Presley
Cultural impact of Elvis Presley (1935-1977), the King of Rock and Roll: his 1954 Sun Records debut, 1956 television controversies, race and borrowing debates, and posthumous Graceland and impersonator legacy.
Cultural impact of Harry Styles
Cultural impact of Harry Styles: fashion and gender expression, fandom politics, the queerbaiting debate, and chart and touring records including the 12-show Wembley and 30-show Madison Square Garden residencies of the 2026 Together, Together tour.
Cultural impact of Mariah Carey
Cultural impact of Mariah Carey: the singer's five-octave voice, melisma, pop-hip-hop fusion, Christmas chart dominance with All I Want for Christmas Is You, and influence on later artists.
Cultural impact of the Beatles
Cultural impact of the Beatles: the Liverpool band's influence from the 1964 Ed Sullivan breakthrough (40% US viewership) and Billboard top-five sweep through globalized youth culture, studio innovation, counterculture, and lasting legacy.