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Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares, also known as Aaron Funk, is a Canadian electronic musician from Winnipeg, credited with pioneering breakcore through complex, brutally fast drum programming in unusual time signatures.
Venom (band)
Venom, English heavy metal band formed 1978 in Newcastle (also dated 1979), classic trio Cronos, Mantas, Abaddon; 1982 album Black Metal named the black metal genre; sixteenth album Into Oblivion released 2026 before Cronos's death.
Venom Inc.
Venom Inc. is a Newcastle upon Tyne heavy metal band formed in 2015 by former Venom members Mantas, Demolition Man Dolan, and Abaddon, distinct from Cronos's Venom; albums Avé (2017) and There's Only Black (2022).
Vera Blue
Vera Blue is the stage name of Celia Pavey, an Australian singer-songwriter from Forbes who blends folk-trained vocals with electronic production, known for "Papercuts" and "Rushing Back".
Vernon (최한솔) (rapper)
Vernon (최한솔, Hansol Vernon Chwe, born 1998) is an American-South Korean rapper in SEVENTEEN's hip-hop unit, solo artist behind Black Eye and I'll Be Back, and V8 member with THE 8.
Versa
Versa is an American dubstep producer based in Florida who has released bass music since 2019, appearing at festivals including Lost Lands, EDC Mexico, and Bass Canyon.
Vexxed
Vexxed is the stage name of Dijck Dessens, a Dutch raw hardstyle DJ and producer affiliated with APEX Records, who made his stage debut in 2022.
Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa (Victor Kwesi Mensah, born 1993) is a Chicago rapper and singer, member of Kids These Days, founder of SAVEMONEY with Chance the Rapper, Roc Nation artist behind INNANETAPE, The Autobiography, 16 Shots, 93PUNX, and Victor.
Video vixen
Video vixen: a scantily clad female model appearing as eye candy in music videos, chiefly hip-hop and R&B, also called video girl or hip-hop honey. Emerged with 2 Live Crew's 1989 "Me So Horny," peaked in the early 2000s, declined with Instagram and smaller budgets.
Villa (musician)
VILLA is the stage name of Elisa Villafana, an American trap and bass music DJ and producer in Los Angeles who releases on Sable Valley and Bassrush.
Vince Staples
Vince Staples (born 1993, Long Beach, California) is an American rapper of West Coast, alternative, and contemporary rap; debut Summertime '06 (2015), later Big Fish Theory, FM!, and the rock album Cry Baby (2026), plus the Netflix series The Vince Staples Show.
Vini Vici
Vini Vici is an Israeli psytrance duo formed in 2013 by Aviram Saharai and Matan Kadosh, whose 'Free Tibet' remix became the first psytrance track in Beatport's Main Top 10.
Vinnie Paz
Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri, born 1977), also Ikon the Verbal Hologram, is a Philadelphia underground rapper fronting Jedi Mind Tricks, Army of the Pharaohs, and Heavy Metal Kings, with solo albums from Season of the Assassin (2010) onward on Enemy Soil.
Vinny Da Vinci
Vinny Da Vinci, born Vincent Motshegoa, is a South African deep house DJ and co-owner of House Afrika Records, known for the Deep House Sounds compilations.
Violent J
Violent J (Joseph Frank Bruce, b. 1972, Berkley, Michigan) is the Detroit rapper who co-founded Insane Clown Posse, created the Dark Carnival mythology, and runs Psychopathic Records and Juggalo Championship Wrestling.
Viper (rapper)
Viper (rapper), stage name of Lee Carter (born 1971), is a Houston, Texas underground rapper from El Dorado, Arkansas, known for the viral album You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack, thousands of self-released songs, and RhymeTyme Records.
Virgo Four (group)
Virgo Four, also released as Virgo, is an American house duo from Chicago formed by Merwyn Sanders and Eric Lewis, whose 1989 album Virgo became a deep house landmark.
Virtual Riot
Virtual Riot, real name Valentin Brunn, is a German dubstep producer and DJ active since 2011, known for genre-defining sound design and as Beatport's best-selling dubstep artist.
Virtual Riot b2b Barely Alive
Virtual Riot b2b Barely Alive is a back-to-back DJ pairing of German dubstep producer Virtual Riot (Valentin Brunn) and American act Barely Alive, longtime artists on Disciple Recordings.
Vision Recordings
Vision Recordings, usually shortened to VISION, is a Dutch drum and bass record label founded in 2005 by Noisia, best known as the outlet for the trio's own productions.
Visions of Atlantis
Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian symphonic power metal band formed in 2000 in Bruck an der Mur, built around paired male and female lead vocals and nautical, Atlantean themes.
Vista Chino
Vista Chino, formerly Kyuss Lives!, is an American stoner rock band formed in 2010 in Palm Desert, California, by former Kyuss members; it released the album Peace in 2013.
Vitalic
Vitalic, born Pascal Arbez-Nicolas, is a French electronic music producer from Dijon whose 2001 Poney EP and 2005 album OK Cowboy made him a leading figure.
Voivod (band)
Voivod is a Canadian progressive thrash metal band formed in 1982 in Jonquière, Quebec, known for its science-fiction concept and albums including Killing Technology and Nothingface (1989).
Volac (group)
Volac is a Russian-formed bass house and g-house duo of Sasha Gorohov and Stas Moskalev, producing since 2014, signed to Night Bass in 2015, and now based in Brazil.
Volbeat
Volbeat is a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001 by Michael Poulsen, fusing metal, rockabilly, and Elvis and Johnny Cash influences, known for God of Angels Trust (2025) and selling out Parken Stadium.
Volen Sentir
Volen Sentir (Волен Сентир) is a Moscow-based organic and melodic deep-house producer and DJ duo formed in 2017 by Andrey Lemeshko (Anjei) and Davit Patvakanyan (Dave Pad).
Volt (musician)
Volt is an Australian, Los Angeles-based bass-music producer working in dubstep, riddim, neurofunk, and glitch hop, with festival sets at Wobbleland and Forbidden Kingdom in 2022.
Volumes (band)
Volumes is an American metalcore and djent band formed in 2009 in Los Angeles, tagged progressive metalcore, with dual lead vocalists, five albums from Via (2011) to Mirror Touch (2025), and bassist Raad Soudani as sole constant member.
Voodoo Experience Music Festival 2016
The 2016 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience was a Halloween-weekend music festival in New Orleans' City Park, headlined by the Weeknd, Tool, and Arcade Fire.