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AronChupa

AronChupa is the stage name of Swedish DJ and producer Aron Michael Ekberg (born 1991, Borås), member of Albatraoz; his 2014 single "I'm an Albatraoz", sung by sister Little Sis Nora, hit number 1 in Sweden and Denmark and has about 702 million Spotify streams.

Arooj Aftab

Arooj Aftab is a Pakistani-American singer, songwriter, and composer based in Brooklyn, New York, who sets Urdu and Sufi poetry within jazz; she won the 2022 Grammy for Best Global Music Performance.

Arp Frique

Arp Frique is the musical project of Niels Nieuborg, a Rotterdam-born, Amsterdam-based multi-instrumentalist whose funk, disco, and Cape Verdean records debuted in 2018 on Rotterdam's Rush Hour label.

Arraial do Pavulagem (Belém)

Arraial do Pavulagem is a musical and cultural collective from Belém, Pará, founded in 1987, best known for the Arrastão, free June street corteges opening with a fluvial procession.

Arranged Marriage (music)

"Arranged Marriage" is a 1992 single by Birmingham's Apache Indian, fusing bhangra with ragga reggae in his bhangramuffin style; it peaked at number 16 on the UK chart in 1993.

ArrDee

ArrDee is the stage name of Riley Jason Davies (born 2002), a British rapper from Brighton known for the viral Body remix verse, the number 2 mixtape Pier Pressure (2022), and multiple UK Top 10 singles.

Arrow Boy

Arrow Bwoy, born Ali Yusuf, is a Kenyan singer and songwriter from Huruma, Nairobi, whose Afropop, dancehall, and reggae blend broke through with 'Digi Digi' in 2017.

ARS Company

ARS Company (АРС) is a Russian music and show-business holding founded by composer Igor Krutoy in January 1989, covering artist management, concerts, radio, and the annual Pesnya Goda festival.

Arsen Dedić

Arsen Dedić (1938–2015) was a Croatian singer-songwriter, composer, and poet, the central figure of the Zagreb chanson scene, known for "Kuća pored mora" and "Moderato cantabile".

Arsenal Mikebe & Valentina Magaletti

Arsenal Mikebe & Valentina Magaletti is a music collaboration between the Ugandan percussion trio Arsenal Mikebe, from the Nyege Nyege collective, and drummer Valentina Magaletti.

Ärsenik

Ärsenik is a French rap duo formed in Villiers-le-Bel in 1992 by the Congolese-origin brothers Lino and Calbo, best known for their 1998 double-gold debut album Quelques gouttes suffisent.

Arslan Naseer

Arslan Naseer, known as CBA (Comics By Arslan), is a Pakistani comedian and actor who rose through satirical YouTube videos before his 2021 acting debut in Chupke Chupke.

Art Popular

Art Popular is a pagode group from São Paulo, Brazil, that rose with the 1990s romantic pagode wave, selling over 1 million copies of Samba Pop Brasil (1998).

Artbat

ARTBAT is a Ukrainian electronic duo from Kyiv formed in 2014 by Artur Kryvenko and Vitaliy "Batish" Limarenko; their melodic tech-house and progressive house records topped Beatport in 2019, and they run the UPPERGROUND label.

Arthur Baker

Arthur Baker, born 1955 in Boston, is an American record producer and DJ whose 1982 production of Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" is widely described as the birth of electro.

Arthur Mafokate (musician)

Arthur Mafokate, born Sello Arthur Mafokate, is a South African kwaito singer, producer, and record label owner who founded 999 Music in 1992 and boosted the careers of more than 50 artists, including Mandoza and Lira.

Artillery (band)

Artillery is a Danish thrash metal band formed in 1982 in Taastrup, Copenhagen, around the Stützer brothers. Known for By Inheritance (1990), clean melodic vocals, and albums on Neat, Roadrunner, and Metal Blade including X (2021).

Artms

Artms (아르테미스) is a South Korean girl group formed by Modhaus, known for reuniting five former Loona members. They debuted on May 31, 2024, with the album DALL.

Arular

Arular is the 2005 debut studio album by British Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., blending dancehall and baile funk with references to the Sri Lankan civil war.

Aruna

Aruna, born Aruna Beth Abrams, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ, and producer based in Los Angeles who spent a decade as a leading trance vocalist before shifting to pop and drum & bass production.

Arushi Jain

Arushi Jain is an Indian-born composer and modular synthesist living between New York and New Delhi, known for fusing Hindustani classical raga with ambient synthesizer music.

ARY Musik

ARY Musik is a 24-hour Pakistani music and entertainment channel of the ARY Digital Network, launched from Dubai in 2003 as The Musik, airing songs, reality shows, and concerts.

Aryam

Aryam (أريام) is an Emirati female pop singer, born Reem Shaban Ibrahim Hassan, who has performed khaleeji music since 1995, known for "Ya Ma'zil", written by Sheikh Zayed.

As I Lay Dying (band)

As I Lay Dying: San Diego metalcore band formed 2001, fronted by Tim Lambesis; eight albums, two Billboard 200 Top 10 debuts, shattered by his 2014 murder-for-hire conviction and rebuilt lineups.

ASA (Japanese rapper)

ASA (아사; born Enami Asa, 2006) is a Japanese rapper and songwriter in BABYMONSTER, the YG Entertainment girl group that debuted in 2023 with 'BATTER UP'.

Asa Bantan

Asa Bantan, born Asa Edwards, is a bouyon artist from Grand Bay, Dominica, whose hits include "Wet Fete" and who pioneered the solo path in the genre.

Asa de Águia

Asa de Águia is a Brazilian axé band formed in Salvador, Bahia, in 1987 and led by Durval Lelys, a defining act of the Carnival of Salvador until 2014.

Asal Kolaar

Asal Kolaar (அசல் கோலார்), born Vasanthakumar Bakthavachalam in 1996 in Chennai, is an Indian Tamil rapper, singer, and lyricist known for the viral 2020 song Jorthaale, the film hits Naa Ready (Leo) and Monica (Coolie), and Trappang, a tappang-trap fusion.

Asala

Asala, also known as Asala Nasri (أصالة نصري), is a Syrian singer born in Damascus in 1969, known as the "Crown of the Gulf Song".

ASAP Ferg

A$AP Ferg, born Darold Ferguson Jr., is a Harlem rapper and founding member of A$AP Mob, known for Trap Lord (2013), Always Strive and Prosper (2016), and songs like "Work" and "Plain Jane", plus fashion ventures.