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Green Lung

Green Lung is a London-based occult doom and stoner metal five-piece formed in 2017, whose albums include Woodland Rites, This Heathen Land, and Necropolitan (2026).

Green Velvet (musician)

Green Velvet is the stage name of Curtis Alan Jones, an American DJ and producer from Chicago, also recording as Cajmere, known for "Flash" and "La La Land".

Gridkiller

Gridkiller is the stage name of Tim Jonkman, a Dutch hardcore producer and DJ on Neophyte Records, whose debut single "Revenge" earned him a record deal in 2019.

Grillz

Grillz are removable metal coverings that snap over the teeth, often gold or diamond-set, popularized in hip hop after Eddie Plein brought the trade to Atlanta in 1992.

Grime music

Grime: Black British rap genre born in early-2000s East London from UK garage and pirate radio; MC-led, ~140 BPM, eskibeat sound pioneered by Wiley, with Dizzee Rascal and Skepta its Mercury Prize winners.

Griz (musician)

GRiZ is the stage name of Grant Kwiecinski (born 1990), a Michigan-born electronic producer and saxophonist whose "future funk" blends bass music with live instrumentation, from End of the World Party (2011) to Future Funk Volume 1.

GRiZ B2B Subtronics (group)

GRiZ B2B Subtronics, billed as Griztronics, is the back-to-back pairing of bass producers GRiZ and Subtronics, whose 2019 track "Griztronics" reached No. 9 on Billboard's dance chart.

Groove Armada

Groove Armada: English electronic duo of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, formed in London in 1996 from a club night named Captain Sensual at the Helm of the Groove Armada. Known for At the River, I See You Baby, and Superstylin'; three Grammy nominations; albums from Vertigo (1999) to Edge of the Horizon (2020).

Groove Cruise

Groove Cruise is a dance-music cruise festival series founded by Jason Beukema in 2004 and produced by Whet Travel, billed as the world's largest floating music festival.

Grouch in Dub

Grouch in Dub is the dub and reggae-inflected live project launched in 2018 by Oscar Allison, a New Zealand electronic producer who records psytrance as Grouch.

GROUND (musician)

GROUND, also known as DJ Ground, is the alias of Pascal Schubert, a Swiss drum and bass producer signed to Overview Music and Flexout Audio.

Gryffin

Gryffin (Dan Griffith), American melodic bass/future bass DJ and producer; USC engineering graduate behind Gravity, Alive, Pulse, RIAA Platinum 'Feel Good' and 'Tie Me Down', Red Rocks and Coachella headliner.

GTA

GTA, also known as Good Times Ahead, is an American electronic DJ duo from Miami formed by Julio Mejia and Matt Van Toth in 2010.

Guano Apes

Guano Apes: German alternative rock/crossover band formed 1994 in Göttingen, fronted by Sandra Nasić. Debut Proud Like a God (1997) with "Open Your Eyes"; broke up mid-2000s, reformed 2009.

Guilherme Peixoto

Guilherme Peixoto, known as Padre Guilherme, is a Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ who blends melodic techno and house with Gregorian chants and papal speeches.

Guilt Trip (group)

Guilt Trip is a British metallic hardcore band from Manchester, England, formed in 2015 and signed to Roadrunner Records, whose albums include Severance (2023) and Armour of Angels (2026).

Gunna (rapper)

Gunna (born Sergio Giavanni Kitchens in 1993) is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia, whose melodic Atlanta trap albums include the Billboard 200 chart-toppers Wunna and DS4Ever.

Gunplay (rapper)

Gunplay is the stage name of Richard Morales Jr. (born 1979), an American gangsta rapper from Carol City, Florida; a Triple C's founding member and Maybach Music affiliate whose albums include Living Legend (2015) and ACTIVE (2018).

Guru (rapper)

Guru (Keith Edward Elam, 1962–2010), also Bald Head Slick of Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal, was the Boston-born rapper of Gang Starr with DJ Premier and creator of the Jazzmatazz jazz-rap series.

Gutalax

Gutalax is a Czech goregrind band from Křemže formed in 2009, led by vocalist Maty, known for toilet-humor lyrics, pig-squeal vocals, and albums Shit Beast, Shit Happens!, and The Shitpendables.

Guy J

Guy J (Guy Judah) is an Israeli progressive house producer and DJ who founded the Lost & Found label and is especially popular in Argentina.

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born 1974, Paris) is a French musician and producer, one half of Daft Punk with Thomas Bangalter, and co-founder of Le Knight Club and the Crydamoure label.

Gwar

Gwar (GWAR) is a satirical thrash metal and punk band formed in 1984 in Richmond, Virginia, whose costumed members play alien warlords in blood-soaked theatrical shows; founded by Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus), now fronted by Michael Bishop as Blothar the Berserker.

GZA

GZA (Gary Grice), the Genius of the Wu-Tang Clan, is an American rapper born in 1966 or 1967 whose RZA-produced 1995 album Liquid Swords sold 1 million US copies, was RIAA-certified platinum in 2015, and defined his literate, chess-themed style.

GZR

GZR (also G//Z/R or G/Z/R) is the heavy metal band founded by Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and his nephew Pedro Howse, releasing Plastic Planet (1995), Black Science (1997), and Ohmwork (2005).

Gzuz

Gzuz (Ghetto-Zeug unzensiert) is the stage name of Kristoffer Jonas Klauß, a Hamburg gangsta rapper of 187 Strassenbande, with chart-topping albums Wolke 7, Gzuz, Große Freiheit, and Scherbenhaus.

Haçienda Classical (w/ CeCe Rogers, Alison Limerick & Robert Owens)

Haçienda Classical is a live show reinterpreting late-1980s and early-1990s Haçienda dance anthems with the Manchester Camerata orchestra, curated by Graeme Park and debuting in 2016.

Hagane (band)

HAGANE (鋼, "steel") is a Tokyo all-female melodic speed metal band formed June 23, 2018 by guitarist Sakura. After a 2023 lineup collapse, it restarted in 2024 with vocalist Nagi and drummer JUNNA, releasing Top of the Tower and debuting internationally in 2026.

Haggard (band)

Haggard is a German symphonic metal ensemble founded in 1989 in Halle (Saale), led by Asis Nasseri, that merges classical, baroque, medieval, and metal music with a large live orchestra; albums include And Thou Shalt Trust... The Seer (1997) through Tales of Ithiria (2008).

Haken (band)

Haken are a London progressive metal band formed in 2007 by Richard Henshall of To-Mera. Seven albums from Aquarius (2010) to Fauna (2023), the Vector/Virus concept diptych, Peter Jones's 2021 return, and the 2026 departures of Griffiths and Green define the band.