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Dystinct

Dystinct (Iliass Mansouri, born 1998) is a Belgian-Moroccan singer blending pop, raï, and Afrobeat. Known for "Ghazali", the 2022 World Cup anthem, albums Mon Voyage, Layali, and Bababa World, and over 2 billion Spotify streams.

E Street Band

The E Street Band, formed in Belmar, New Jersey in late 1972, is Bruce Springsteen's longtime backing band, known for Clarence Clemons, the 1999 reunion, and 2014 Rock Hall induction.

Eagle-Eye Cherry

Eagle-Eye Cherry (Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry), Swedish singer-songwriter born 1968, son of Don Cherry; his 1997 debut single "Save Tonight" from Desireless was a platinum international hit.

Eagles (band)

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971 from Linda Ronstadt's backing band (Frey, Henley, Leadon, Meisner), signed by David Geffen to Asylum Records; creators of Hotel California and the best-selling US album, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975.

Eagles of Death Metal

Eagles of Death Metal, also EODM, is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Palm Desert, California by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme; known for tongue-in-cheek riff-rock, four albums including Peace Love Death Metal, and the 2015 Bataclan attack.

Eamon (singer)

Eamon (Eamon Doyle, born 1983, Staten Island) is an American R&B singer whose profane 2003 debut single "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" topped charts in the UK, Germany, Italy, and Australia; not the podcaster Eamon of Eamon and Bec.

Ear (band)

Ear (stylized ear) is an American electronic duo of Jonah Paz and Yaelle Avtan, formed 2024 at Bard College; laptop twee act behind "Nerves," The Most Dear and The Future (2025), and A24 Music's Rumspringa (2026).

Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs (1924-2012), North Carolina five-string banjo player, perfected the three-finger 'Scruggs style'; joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1945, co-led Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, and recorded 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' and 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett'.

Earl Slick

Earl Slick (Frank Madeloni, born 1952), American rock guitarist, David Bowie's lead guitarist on Diamond Dogs tour, David Live, Young Americans, Station to Station, Heathen, Reality, The Next Day; also John Lennon's Double Fantasy and Yoko Ono's Season of Glass.

Earl Thomas Conley

Earl Thomas Conley (1941-2019), American country singer-songwriter known as ETC, scored 18 Billboard country No. 1 hits in the 1980s and was the first artist in any genre with four No. 1 singles from one album, Don't Make It Easy for Me.

Early life of Elvis Presley

Early life of Elvis Presley: born Elvis Aron Presley January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi; twin brother stillborn; gospel, country, blues influences; guitar at 11; Memphis 1948; Sun Records demos 1953–54.

Early life of Frank Sinatra

Early life of Frank Sinatra: the singer's Hoboken, New Jersey childhood, born Francis Albert Sinatra December 12, 1915 at 415 Monroe Street to Italian immigrants Marty and Dolly Sinatra, covering his schooling, Jersey Observer jobs, the 1935 Hoboken Four radio debut, and the 1939 Rustic Cabin and Harry James break.

Early music ensembles of the Danish national scene

The early music ensembles of the Danish national scene are professional Danish groups performing medieval, Renaissance, and baroque repertoire on historical instruments, led by Concerto Copenhagen.

Early music ensembles of the Iberian revival

Early music ensembles of the Iberian revival are Spanish and Portuguese groups performing medieval, Renaissance, and baroque Iberian repertoire on historical principles from manuscript sources.

Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire: American funk, soul, and R&B band founded in Chicago in 1969 by Maurice White; hits "Shining Star" and "September" (1978); over 90 million albums sold; Rock Hall 2000.

EarthGang

EarthGang (EARTHGANG) is an Atlanta hip-hop duo of Olu (Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (Doctur Dot), formed in 2008, signed to Dreamville in 2017, part of Spillage Village, known for Mirrorland, Ghetto Gods, and the independent Perfect Fantasy.

East 17

East 17: English boy band formed 1991 in Walthamstow, London, named after postcode E17; members Mortimer, Harvey, Hendy, Coldwell; 1994 Christmas Number 1 Stay Another Day; 18 million records sold.

Easton Corbin

Easton Corbin (born 1982, Trenton, Florida), American neotraditional country singer; first male artist since Dierks Bentley to take a debut single to No. 1 with 'A Little More Country Than That.'

Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen, Liverpool post-punk band formed 1978 by Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant; albums Crocodiles and Ocean Rain, hit The Killing Moon; reformed 1997, new album Apples for Isaac 2026.

Echosmith

Echosmith, American alt-pop band formed 2009 in Chino, California, by the Sierota siblings; formerly Ready, Set, Go!. Known for triple-platinum "Cool Kids" (No. 13 Hot 100), "Bright," albums Talking Dreams, Lonely Generation, Echosmith.

Ed Ames

Ed Ames (Edmund Dantes Urick, 1927–2023), American baritone singer and actor: lead of the Ames Brothers, Mingo on Daniel Boone, gold 1967 hit "My Cup Runneth Over".

Ed King

Ed King (1949–2018) was an American guitarist from Glendale, California, a founding member of psychedelic rockers Strawberry Alarm Clock and later guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, co-writing "Incense and Peppermints" and "Sweet Home Alabama" and entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

Ed Kowalczyk

Edward Joel Kowalczyk, born in 1971, is an American singer and songwriter, lead vocalist and main songwriter of the band Live, famous for the 1994 album Throwing Copper.

Ed O'Brien

Ed O'Brien (Edward John O'Brien) is the English guitarist and backing vocalist of Radiohead, co-founded at Abingdon school as On a Friday in 1985. Known for textural, effects-driven guitar, he released solo albums Earth (2020, as EOB) and Blue Morpho (2026).

Ed Robertson

Ed Robertson (Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson, born 1970, Scarborough, Ontario) is the Canadian co-founder, lead singer, and guitarist of Barenaked Ladies, writer of "One Week" and The Big Bang Theory theme.

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran (Edward Christopher Sheeran) is a British singer-songwriter, born 1991 in Halifax, England, named the UK's Official Number 1 Artist of the Decade for 2010 to 2019.

Eddi Reader

Eddi Reader (Sadenia Reader, born 1959, Glasgow) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, frontwoman of Fairground Attraction ("Perfect," 1988 UK number one) and a solo artist whose 1994 album won a BRIT Award; MBE 2006; Burns interpreter; band reunited 2024.

Eddie and the Hot Rods

Eddie and the Hot Rods, English pub rock band from Southend, Essex, formed 1975, bridging pub rock and UK punk. Biggest hit: "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (UK number 9, 1977). Frontman Barrie Masters died 2019; the band continues with Ian Dean on vocals.

Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran (Ray Edward Cochran, 1938-1960), American rockabilly and rock and roll guitarist-singer of "Summertime Blues" and "Twenty Flight Rock"; died in a 1960 English car crash; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee 1987, distinct from Hank and Wayne Cochran.

Eddie Fisher

Eddie Fisher names two mid-century American figures: Edwin Jack Fisher (1928–2010), the Philadelphia-born traditional pop vocalist with 22 Top Ten hits who married Debbie Reynolds then Elizabeth Taylor, and Eddie Gene Fisher (1936–2025), a knuckleball MLB reliever and 1965 All-Star.