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Bathory (band)
Bathory, Swedish extreme metal band from Vällingby, Stockholm, founded 16 March 1983 by Quorthon (Thomas Forsberg), Jonas Åkerlund, and Frederick Melander; pioneered first-wave black metal and Viking metal with Bathory (1984), Blood Fire Death (1988), and Hammerheart (1990); ended with Quorthon's death in June 2004.
Battle Beast (band)
Battle Beast is a Finnish heavy/power metal band formed in Helsinki in 2008, known for seven studio albums through Steelbound (2025), four consecutive Finnish number-ones, frontwomen Nitte Valo, Noora Louhimo, and Marina La Torraca, and founding guitarist Anton Kabanen's spin-off band Beast in Black.
Batu
Batu is the stage name of Omar McCutcheon, a Bristol-based DJ, producer, and founder of the Timedance label, active in UK bass and techno since 2013.
Batushka (БАТЮШКА)
Batushka (БАТЮШКА), Polish black metal band formed 2015 by Krzysztof Drabikowski and Bartłomiej Krysiuk; debut Litourgiya fused black metal with Orthodox chant. A 2024 Warsaw court ruling left the name with Drabikowski; Krysiuk's version became Patriarkh.
Bay Area thrash
Bay Area thrash is the thrash metal scene centered on San Francisco and the East Bay, home to Metallica, Exodus, and Testament from the early 1980s.
BB Trickz
BB Trickz, stage name of Belize Kazi (born 2000, Barcelona), Spanish rapper; TikTok viral hits "Bambi" and "Missionsuicida", EPs Trickstar and Sadtrickz, first album 80'z (2025), Charli XCX Brat remix feature.
Bbno$
Bbno$ (baby no money), real name Alexander Leon Gumuchian, is a Canadian rapper from Vancouver born 1995. Independent artist behind the viral 2019 hit "Lalala" with Y2K, albums eat ya veggies and bbno$, and Yung Gravy collaborations.
BCUC
BCUC, short for Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness, is a seven-piece Afro-psychedelic band from Soweto, Johannesburg, formed in 2003 and known for singing in all 12 official South African languages.
Beach, Please! Festival
Beach, Please! Festival: Romanian hip-hop and trap festival founded 2022 by Selly (Andrei Șelaru) and George Carabelea at Costinești, Black Sea; grew to 500,000+ attendees by 2025 at Nibiru Resort.
Beanie Sigel
Beanie Sigel (Dwight Grant, born 1974) is a Philadelphia rapper of Roc-A-Fella Records and leader of State Property; albums The Truth, The B.Coming; prison terms for weapons and tax charges.
Beartooth (band)
Beartooth is an American metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2012 by Caleb Shomo of Attack Attack!. Six albums on Red Bull and Fearless Records, including Disgusting, Below, The Surface, and Pure Ecstasy; known for aggressive live shows and Shomo's one-man-studio songwriting.
Beatmatching
Beatmatching is the DJ technique of adjusting a track's playback speed so its beats align with a track already playing, pioneered by Francis Grasso in 1960s New York clubs.
Beats Antique
Beats Antique is an American experimental world-fusion and electronic trio formed in 2007 in the San Francisco Bay Area, blending bellydance music, folk, and global sounds with electronic production.
Becoming the Archetype
Becoming the Archetype is an American Christian progressive and melodic death metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, whose six albums on Solid State Records span 2005 to 2022.
Bedrock (electronic music duo)
Bedrock is a British electronic music duo formed in London in 1992, made up of DJ John Digweed and producer Nick Muir, known for 'Heaven Scent'.
Bedroom producer
A bedroom producer is a musician who produces music, especially electronic music, at home on affordable software and equipment rather than in a professional studio.
Behemoth (band)
Behemoth is a Polish extreme metal band formed in 1991 in Gdansk, fronted by Nergal; it began as black metal, evolved into blackened death metal (The Satanist, 2014), and has 13 albums including The Shit Ov God (2025).
Being as an Ocean
Being as an Ocean is an American melodic hardcore band formed in 2011 in Alpine, California, known for post-rock atmospheres and spoken word, fronted by Joel Quartuccio.
Belly (rapper)
Belly (rapper): Ahmad Balshe, born 1984 in Jenin, West Bank; Palestinian-Canadian rapper from Ottawa behind The Revolution, Might Not, and Weeknd songwriting including Earned It. Not the Atlanta rapper Belly Gang Kushington.
Belly Gang Kushington
Belly Gang Kushington is the stage name of Victor Thomas, an Atlanta trap rapper from the Adamsville neighborhood who released his debut album The Streets Is Yours in 2025.
Belters Only
Belters Only are an Irish dance and house music duo from Dublin, made up of the DJs and producers Bissett and Robbie G, best known for "Make Me Feel Good".
Beltran
Beltran is the professional name of Juliano Beltran, a Brazilian tech house DJ and producer from Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, whose 2022 single 'Smack Yo' reached number one on Beatport.
Ben Klock
Ben Klock, born 1972 in Berlin, is a German techno DJ and producer, a Berghain resident since 2005 famed for ten-hour sets, with debut album One in 2009.
Ben Liebrand
Ben Liebrand is a Dutch DJ, remixer, and producer, a European pioneer of mixing dance music who created "In The Mix" in 1983 and the annual Grandmix year-end megamix.
Ben Nicky presents Emotional Havoc
Ben Nicky presents Emotional Havoc, often shortened to Emotional Havoc, is a hard trance and hardstyle concept show created and performed by British DJ Ben Nicky, touring since 2022.
Ben Nicky vs Darren Styles
Ben Nicky vs Darren Styles is a festival billing pairing hard-dance and trance DJ Ben Nicky with UK hardcore producer Darren Styles, first booked together at Beyond Wonderland SoCal 2025.
Ben UFO
Ben UFO (Ben Thomson), British DJ and co-founder of Hessle Audio (Leeds, 2007, with Pearson Sound and Pangaea); known for genre-crossing house, techno, bass and jungle sets, Rinse FM radio, and DJ-only output.
Beneath the Remains
Beneath the Remains is the third studio album by Brazilian band Sepultura, released in 1989 and credited with carrying the band into the international extreme metal scene.
Benedikt Frey
Benedikt Frey is a German producer and DJ based in Berlin whose releases span labels like ESP Institute and Live At Robert Johnson, and who co-runs the imprints Lopasura, Serious Trouble, and R.i.O.
Benga
Benga is a British dubstep producer and DJ from Croydon, South London, a founding figure of the genre whose 2007 single 'Night' with Coki was dubstep's biggest seller.