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Aluna Festival

The Aluna Festival, also called Ardèche Aluna Festival, is a three-day pop, rock, electro, and rap music festival held at Ruoms in Ardèche, France, since 2008.

AlunaGeorge

AlunaGeorge is an English electronic music duo from London, made up of singer Aluna Francis and producer George Reid, known for "White Noise" with Disclosure.

Aly & Fila vs John O'Callaghan

Aly & Fila vs John O'Callaghan was a billed head-to-head set pairing the Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila with Irish producer John O'Callaghan at Dreamstate SoCal in November 2022.

Alyssa Jolee

Alyssa Jolee is an American hard techno DJ and producer from Los Angeles whose festival bookings include EDC Las Vegas 2026 and Basscon Wasteland 2025 and 2026.

AM Only

AM Only is an American electronic dance music booking agency founded by Paul Morris in 1996 in New York, representing more than 200 artists including Tiësto and Skrillex.

Amapiano

Amapiano is a South African electronic dance music genre whose name means "the pianos" in isiZulu, blending house, jazz, and kwaito; it emerged in Gauteng townships in the early 2010s.

Amaranthe

Amaranthe, Swedish metal band formed 2008 in Gothenburg (originally Avalanche), known for a three-vocalist setup blending melodic metal, pop, and electronica; albums from Amaranthe (2011) to The Catalyst (2024).

Ameer Vann

Ameer Vann (born 1996) is an American rapper from Houston, Texas, a founding member of BROCKHAMPTON, removed from the group in May 2018 over sexual misconduct allegations; solo EP EMMANUEL (2019), album WOOF (2024).

Amelie Lens

Amelie Lens is a Belgian techno DJ and producer from Vilvoorde who founded the Lenske label and EXHALE, and released her debut album AURA in 2026.

American Gangster (album)

American Gangster is Jay-Z's tenth studio album and first concept album, released November 6, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella, inspired scene-by-scene by Ridley Scott's 2007 film, produced by the Hitmen, Neptunes, Just Blaze, and No I.D., scoring 83 on Metacritic.

Amine Edge

Amine Edge is a French DJ and record producer from Marseille, one half of the house duo Amine Edge & DANCE, credited with creating the g-house style and founding the label CUFF.

Amine Edge & DANCE

Amine Edge & DANCE are a French house music duo from Marseille, pioneers of G-house, whose 2012 track "Rack City Bitch" broke out and who founded the CUFF label.

Amnesia Ibiza

Amnesia Ibiza is a nightclub in San Rafael on the Spanish island of Ibiza, founded in 1976 and known as the birthplace of the Balearic beat style.

Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed 1992 and named after Tolkien's Mount Doom. Led by Johan Hegg, it pairs death metal with Viking/Norse lyrics across 13 albums including Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) and The Allfather Awakens (2026), and is famous for festival crowd rowing.

Amor Satyr

Amor Satyr is the performing name of Gaspar Cornuel, a French DJ and producer based in Paris who co-runs the Wajang label and helped coin "speed dembow."

Amorphis

Amorphis is a Finnish metal band formed in Helsinki in 1990, also called a Kalevala metal band. Founded by Jan Rechberger, Esa Holopainen, and Tomi Koivusaari, it evolved from death metal on The Karelian Isthmus (1992) to progressive folk metal, with lyrics from the Finnish epic Kalevala and 15 albums through Borderland (2025).

AN21

AN21, the professional name of Antoine Josefsson (born 1989), is a Greek-Swedish DJ and producer who released the album People of the Night (2012) with Max Vangeli.

Anabel Englund

Anabel Englund (born 1992, New York) is an American house singer-songwriter and DJ, voice of Hot Natured's "Reverse Skydiving" and Pleasure State, and solo artist behind the 2020 album Messing with Magic.

Anaïs

Anaïs, full name Anaïs Jan, is a Bristol-based drum and bass producer and DJ signed to Hospital Records and a core member of the crew Invicta Audio.

Anal Cunt

Anal Cunt (A.C., AxCx), American grindcore/noisecore band formed March 1, 1988 in Newton, Massachusetts by Seth Putnam; disbanded 2011 after his death; known for sub-minute songs and offensive titles; albums on Relapse and Earache.

Anastasia Kristensen

Anastasia Kristensen is a Danish DJ and producer, born in Moscow and based in Copenhagen, who plays techno, breaks, and electro and released her debut album Bestiarium Sombre in 2026.

Anathema (band)

Anathema were a Liverpool band formed in 1990, one of the Peaceville Three pioneers of death/doom metal with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride, who transformed into atmospheric progressive rock before their 2020 indefinite hiatus.

Ancient (Norwegian black metal band)

Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band formed in Bergen in 1992 by guitarist Aphazel, later adding gothic and melodic elements across seven studio albums.

Ancient Methods

Ancient Methods is the industrial techno project of German producer Michael Wollenhaupt, founded in Berlin in 2007, tagged "pitch black techno war funk", and known for nine Berghain Klubnacht performances.

Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak, born Brandon Paak Anderson (1986, Oxnard, California), is an American singer, rapper, drummer, and producer; also Breezy Lovejoy and half of Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars; 9 Grammy wins from 15 nominations.

André 3000

André 3000 (André Lauren Benjamin, born 1975) is an Atlanta rapper, flutist, and actor, one half of OutKast; debut solo album New Blue Sun (2023) and EP 7 Piano Sketches (2025).

Andre Crom

Andre Crom is a German techno and house producer and DJ who founded OFF Recordings, a Berlin-based techno label, in 2008 and moved to Barcelona in 2016.

Andre Nickatina

Andre Nickatina (Andre Adams, formerly Dre Dog) is an American underground hardcore rapper from San Francisco's Fillmore district who debuted in 1993 and has released almost twenty albums.

André Troutman

André Lavern Troutman (born 1989) is a Jacksonville-born American singer, producer, and talk box artist, younger cousin of Roger Troutman of Zapp & Roger; music director for Ye, producer and featured vocalist on Bully (2026), known for "All the Love."

Andrés

Andrés, also known as DJ Dez, is the recording alias of Humberto Hernandez, a Detroit house producer active since 1997 on Moodymann's KDJ and Mahogani labels.