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Instra:mental
Instra:mental are a British electronic music duo of Alex Green and Damon Kirkham, formed in London, best known for spearheading the Autonomic movement in drum'n'bass.
Intelligent dance music
Intelligent dance music (IDM) is an experimental electronic music genre from the early 1990s, tied to Warp's 1992 Artificial Intelligence compilation and the Alan Parry IDM mailing list; artists include Aphex Twin and Autechre.
Inter Arma
Inter Arma is an extreme metal band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 2006, blending doom, sludge, black metal, and death metal across six albums on Relapse Records.
International Deejay Gigolo Records
International Deejay Gigolo Records, also known as Gigolo Records, is a German electronic music label founded by DJ Hell (Helmut Geier) in Munich, closely associated with the electroclash genre.
Interplanetary Criminal
Interplanetary Criminal is Zach Bruce (born 1993), a Bolton-born, Manchester-based UK garage and speed garage DJ and producer, co-head of ATW Records with Main Phase, and co-producer of the 2022 UK number-one single B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All) with Eliza Rose.
Inthemix (Australia)
Inthemix, also known as ITM, was an Australian online electronic dance music publication founded in Sydney in 1999, known for its DJ poll and forums.
Introversion
Introversion is the stage name of Julius Debler, a German techno producer and DJ based in Berlin, known for the 2017 Dystopia EP on the label ARTS.
INZO
INZO, born Mike Inzano in 1994, is an American electronic music producer from Chicago, based in Denver, known for the 2018 single "Overthinker," which samples philosopher Alan Watts.
Iotunn
Iotunn is a Danish/Faroese progressive metal band formed in Copenhagen in 2015, whose name is Old Norse for "Giant"; its albums include Access All Worlds (2021) and Kinship (2024).
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in London in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, and the leading band of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
Ironman (Ghostface Killah album)
Ironman is Ghostface Killah's 1996 debut solo album on Razor Sharp/Epic, produced almost entirely by RZA, featuring Raekwon and Cappadonna, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 and later going platinum.
Isaiah Rashad
Isaiah Rashad, Chattanooga-born rapper signed to Top Dawg Entertainment in 2013; EP Cilvia Demo (2014), albums The Sun's Tirade (2016), The House Is Burning (2021), and It's Been Awful (2026).
Iseo & Dodosound
Iseo & Dodosound is a Spanish reggae and dub duo from Navarre, formed in 2014 by vocalist Leire Villanueva (Iseo) and producer Alberto García (Dodosound).
Isis (band)
Isis was an American post-metal band formed in Boston in 1997 by Aaron Turner, Jeff Caxide, and Aaron Harris, disbanded 2010; albums Oceanic (2002) and Panopticon (2004) defined the genre. Distinguished from the 1970s funk band and Colombian band of the same name.
Issues (band)
Issues: American nu-metalcore band from Atlanta, formed 2012 by ex-Woe, Is Me members; blended metalcore with R&B and pop on Rise Records. Albums Issues (#9 Billboard 200), Headspace, Beautiful Oblivion; disbanded with January 2024 farewell shows.
It Dies Today
It Dies Today is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 2001, blending death metal and post-hardcore; its 2004 debut The Caitiff Choir sold 90,000 copies.
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot is DMX's debut studio album (Earl Simmons of Yonkers), released May 12, 1998 on Def Jam; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 251,000 first-week copies and features "Ruff Ryders' Anthem."
Italo disco
Italo disco is Italian electronic dance music of the early 1980s, built on synthesizers, drum machines and accented English vocals. Labeled by Germany's ZYX, it produced thousands of releases, influenced house and techno, and became Italo house and Eurobeat.
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik is a Norwegian collaborative project formed in Bergen in 2014 by Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson and Wardruna's Einar Selvik, releasing the albums Skuggsjá (2016) and Hugsjá (2018).
Ivy Lab
Ivy Lab are a North London drum & bass and halftime project formed by producers Sabre and Stray, originally a trio with Halogenix, debuting on Critical Music in 2012.
Iwrestledabearonce
Iwrestledabearonce (IWABO), American metalcore/mathcore band from Shreveport, Louisiana (2007–2016), named for a Gary Busey quote; four albums, Heatseekers No. 1 debut, vocalist Courtney LaPlante later founded Spiritbox.
J Dilla
J Dilla (James Dewitt Yancey, aka Jay Dee, 1974–2006) was a Detroit hip-hop producer, rapper, and DJ of Slum Village and The Ummah, known for the 'Dilla Time' MPC rhythm style, Donuts, and lasting influence on hip-hop and neo-soul.
J Hus
J Hus (Momodou Jallow, born 1996) is a Stratford, east London rapper of Gambian heritage who pioneered Afroswing, fusing UK rap, grime, Afrobeats and dancehall; albums Common Sense (2017), Big Conspiracy (2020, UK No 1) and Beautiful and Brutal Yard (2023).
J. Cole
J. Cole, stage name of Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born 1985, Frankfurt, West Germany; raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina), is an American rapper and producer, first artist signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation, with consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, the Dreamville label, and the 2026 final album The Fall-Off.
J. Worra
J. Worra, born Jamie Sitter, is an American house and techno DJ and producer from Chicago based in Los Angeles, named DJ Mag's 2019 Breakthrough Producer of the Year.
Ja Rule
Ja Rule (Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, born 1976, Hollis, Queens) is an American rapper and actor, Murder Inc. flagship artist whose 2000-2002 albums Rule 3:36 and Pain Is Love topped the Billboard 200.
Jaarbeurs Utrecht
Jaarbeurs Utrecht, also known as Jaarbeurs, is an exhibition and event complex in Utrecht, the Netherlands, founded in 1917 and a major indoor rave venue hosting Thunderdome and Trance Energy.
Jack Beats
Jack Beats is an English electronic-music duo from London, formed in 2007 by DJs Niall Dailly and Ben Geffin, who released music on Cheap Thrills, OWSLA, and Night Bass.
Jack Harlow
Jack Harlow (Jackman Thomas Harlow, born 1998) is an American rapper from Louisville, Kentucky, signed to Generation Now/Atlantic. Known for 'Whats Poppin,' three Hot 100 No. 1s ('Industry Baby,' 'First Class,' 'Lovin On Me'), and albums through Monica (2026).
Jack Ü
Jack Ü: electronic music duo of Skrillex and Diplo, formed 2013. Debut album Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü (2015) with Where Are Ü Now won two 2016 Grammys.