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Barry Can't Swim

Barry Can't Swim is the stage name of Joshua Mainnie, an Edinburgh-born, London-based Scottish house producer. Known for When Will We Land? (2023 Mercury shortlist), Loner (2025), and the 2026 Atlantic single Return To Bhibo.

Bart Skils

Bart Skils, the stage name of Bart Schils, is a Dutch techno DJ and producer based in Amsterdam, best known for his releases on Drumcode Records.

Barter 6

Barter 6 (also Barter VI) is Young Thug's April 17, 2015 mixtape on 300 Entertainment/Atlantic, originally titled Carter 6 until Lil Wayne's legal threats forced a Bloods-affiliated rename; guests include Birdman, T.I., and Boosie Badazz.

Barthélémy Attisso

Barthélémy Attisso (1945–2021) was a Togolese guitarist and lawyer who co-founded Senegal's Orchestra Baobab in 1970, blending Cuban son with jazz guitar, and died in Lomé in 2021.

Bas (rapper)

Bas (Abbas Hamad, born 1987) is a Paris-born, Queens-raised Sudanese-American rapper on J. Cole's Dreamville label, known for Last Winter, Too High to Riot, Milky Way, "Tribe," and Sudan activism.

Bas Mooy

Bas Mooy, born in Rotterdam in 1976, is a Dutch techno producer and DJ active since 1999, known for a dark, industrial sound and for founding the Rotterdam label Mord.

Basement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx, the English house duo of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, formed in London in 1994. Known for Remedy, Rooty, Kish Kash (first Best Electronic/Dance Album Grammy), Brit Awards, and Glastonbury 2005.

Bashar Al Shatty

Bashar Al Shatty, also known as Bashar Al Shatti (بشار الشطي), is a Kuwaiti pop singer who finished second in the first Star Academy Arab World in 2004.

Bashy

Bashy, performance name of Ashley Thomas (born 1985), is a British grime and UK rap artist from London known for "Black Boys", the 2009 album Catch Me If You Can, acting roles, and the 2024 comeback album Being Poor Is Expensive.

Basick

Basick (베이식; born Lee Cheol-joo, 1986) is a South Korean rapper who won the Mnet rap competition Show Me the Money 4 in 2015, defeating Song Mino, then signed with RBW.

Basketmouth

Basketmouth, born Bright Okpocha, is a Nigerian comedian and actor who became one of Nigeria's foremost stand-up comedians and later released the albums Yabasi, Horoscopes, and Uburu.

Bass Canyon

Bass Canyon is an annual three-day bass music festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, founded, curated, and headlined by dubstep producer Excision since 2018.

Bass house

Bass house is a subgenre of house music fusing four-on-the-floor grooves with distorted bass music low-end, at 124 to 128 BPM, with Jauz, AC Slater, and Tchami among its central figures.

Bass Modulators

Bass Modulators is a Dutch hardstyle act founded in 2007 by Rick Buijtenhek and Roland Evers, known for a euphoric sound and festival sets at Defqon.1 and Qlimax.

Bass-D

Bass-D (Eugenio Dorwart, 1973–2026) was a Dutch hardcore DJ and producer who won the 1992 Dutch DJ Championship, formed the duo Bass-D & King Matthew, and co-founded Masters of Hardcore.

Basscon Wasteland

Basscon Wasteland, known since 2026 as the Wasteland Festival, is an annual hard dance festival presented by Insomniac's Basscon brand at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California.

Bassekou Kouyaté

Bassekou Kouyaté, born 1966 in the Ségou region of Mali, is a ngoni player and bandleader who leads the amplified ngoni quartet Ngoni Ba.

Basshunter

Basshunter, real name Jonas Erik Altberg, is a Swedish singer, producer, and DJ whose 2008 single "Now You're Gone" spent five weeks at number one on the UK chart.

Bassivity Digital

Bassivity Digital, also known as Bassivity Music, is a Belgrade-based hip-hop and urban music label, described as the largest urban music platform in the Balkans.

Bassline

Bassline, also called bassline house or Niche, is a UK garage sub-genre that emerged in Yorkshire and the Midlands in the early 2000s, known for heavy bass.

Bassnectar

Bassnectar, the stage name of Lorin Ashton, is an American DJ and electronic music producer from Santa Cruz, California, known for a bass-heavy blend of dubstep, breakbeat, and drum 'n' bass.

Bassrush Massive

Bassrush Massive is a recurring bass music event series by Insomniac's Bassrush brand, held since the early 2010s in Las Vegas, San Bernardino, and Phoenix.

Bassrush Massive 2014

Bassrush Massive 2014 was a series of bass-music events under Bassrush, Insomniac Events' bass brand, including an April 5 show at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino.

Bassrush Massive 2017

Bassrush Massive 2017 was a one-night bass music show at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on June 15, 2017, during EDC Week, with Datsik, Flux Pavilion, and Zomboy.

Bassrush Massive 2018

Bassrush Massive 2018 was a two-day bass music festival staged by Insomniac's Bassrush brand at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California, on July 20 and 21, 2018.

Bassrush Massive 2025

Bassrush Massive 2025 was a one-night bass music show at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on May 15, 2025, presented by Insomniac's Bassrush brand as the kickoff of EDC Week.

Bassrush Miami Music Week

Bassrush Miami Music Week is Insomniac's Bassrush-brand showcase of bass music, dubstep, and drum & bass during Miami Music Week, first held at The Stage in Miami in 2014.

Bassvictim

Bassvictim is a London electronic duo (Maria Manow, Ike Clateman) formed in 2022, known for self-described "basspunk" electroclash and the acclaimed 2025 debut album Forever on Warner Records.

Basswell

Basswell, the stage name of French producer Mathias Boitel, is a hard techno DJ based in Lyon known for fast rave tracks at 150 to 165 BPM.

Basta (rapper)

Basta (Баста), real name Vasily Vakulenko (born 1980, Rostov-on-Don), is a Russian rapper, Gazgolder co-founder, and creator of Noggano and N1NT3ND0; known for Moya Igra, the Basta album series, and stadium concerts.