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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a swing revival band formed in Ventura, California, in 1989 by Scotty Morris, named after an Albert Collins autograph; it broke out via the 1996 film Swingers, went gold in 1998, and played Super Bowl XXXIII.
Big band
Big band: a large jazz ensemble of ten to twenty-plus players in saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm sections playing written arrangements; dominant in the 1935–1945 swing era under Ellington, Basie, and Goodman, declining in the late 1940s and continuing as a concert format.
Big band bandleaders
Big band bandleaders are the leaders of large jazz orchestras, from 1920s dance bands through the 1935–1945 swing era to today. Key figures include Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and modern leaders like Maria Schneider.
Big beat
Big beat is a UK electronic dance music genre of the mid-to-late 1990s, named after Fatboy Slim's Brighton club night, built on sped-up breakbeats, funk and soul samples, and popularized by the Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, and Fatboy Slim.
Big Black
Big Black: American noise rock band founded by Steve Albini in Evanston, Illinois (1981 or 1982 per sources), active to 1987; Roland TR-606 drum machine, albums Atomizer (1986) and Songs About Fucking (1987), key influence on industrial and noise rock.
Big Boi
Big Boi, born Antwan André Patton in Savannah, Georgia, is the OutKast rapper and solo artist behind Sir Lucious Left Foot (2010), Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, and Boomiverse.
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company, formed in San Francisco in late 1965, is the psychedelic rock band that launched Janis Joplin; its 1968 album Cheap Thrills topped the Billboard chart for eight weeks.
Big Brother Brasil
Big Brother Brasil (BBB) is a reality competition show produced by Brazil's Globo network, the Brazilian adaptation of the Dutch Big Brother format, airing since 2002.
Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz: South London hip hop/R&B sextet (Cherise, Dion, Nadia, Flawless, J-Rock, Randy) produced by Skillz and Fingaz; "Nu Flow" hit UK No. 3 in 2002 and the group won 2003 MOBO Best Newcomer.
Big Country
Big Country: Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1981 by ex-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson, famed for bagpipe-like twin guitars and the 1983 platinum album The Crossing with In a Big Country; renamed Big Country Redux in 2026.
Big Daddy (Notorious B1 song)
"Big Daddy" (1993) is a single by Notorious B1, a Mississippi rapper on Dragon Productions' Mississippi Doug$ Boyz album, sampling Mtume's "Juicy Fruit"; it is known for his unresolved claim that Biggie's "Juicy" and name were taken from him.
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy, born 1968, Brooklyn) is an American rapper and Juice Crew member, a Golden Age hip-hop icon known for "Ain't No Half-Steppin'", the Gold albums Long Live the Kane (1988) and It's a Big Daddy Thing (1989), and a 1991 Grammy for "Back on the Block".
Big Dawgs
Big Dawgs: 2024 rap single by Indian rapper Hanumankind (Sooraj Cherukat) with producer Kalmi, released July 9, 2024 via Def Jam India; its Well of Death music video made it a global hit peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out, also known as the Big Day Out festival, was an annual rock and alternative music festival touring Australia and New Zealand from 1992 until 2014.
Big Day Out lineups by year
Big Day Out lineups by year: the annual artist bills of the Sydney-founded alternative music festival (1992-2014), from Nirvana's 1992 debut through Soundgarden, Metallica, Tool and Kanye West to the final 2014 Pearl Jam and Arcade Fire line-up.
Big Fish (musical)
Big Fish is a 2013 stage musical by Andrew Lippa (music and lyrics) and John August (book), adapted from Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel and Tim Burton's 2003 film; it ran 98 performances on Broadway and later played London and Sydney.
Big Fish Theory
Big Fish Theory is Vince Staples's second studio album, released June 23, 2017 on Blacksmith/Def Jam. A 36-minute, 12-track hip hop record built on house, Detroit techno, and UK garage production from Zack Sekoff, SOPHIE, Flume, and others, it debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and earned a Metacritic score of 89.
Big Five (orchestras)
The Big Five is a traditional grouping of five leading American symphony orchestras: Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, the New York Philharmonic, and Philadelphia, first named in the 1950s.
Big Foot (Nicki Minaj song)
Big Foot (BIGFOOT) is Nicki Minaj's January 29, 2024 Republic Records diss track answering Megan Thee Stallion's "Hiss"; produced by Tate Kobang and ZellTooTrill, it broke Apple Music and YouTube solo female rap debut records but drew negative reviews.
Big Freedia
Big Freedia (Freddie Ross Jr., born 1978) is the New Orleans "Queen of Bounce" hip-hop artist and TV personality behind Just Be Free (2014), Central City (2023), gospel album Pressing Onward (2025), and features on Beyoncé's Formation and Break My Soul.
Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)
"Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)" is a 2006 pop song by Fergie from The Dutchess, written with Toby Gad and produced by will.i.am and Ron Fair; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 on September 8, 2007, her third number one from one album, distinct from the Four Seasons song of the same name.
Big Grrrl Small World
Big GRRRL Small World (BGSW album) is Lizzo's second studio album, self-released December 11, 2015 on her own BGSW label. Produced mainly by BJ Burton at Bon Iver's April Base studio with Justin Vernon guesting; its critical acclaim led to her Atlantic Records deal.
Big Guy (song)
"Big Guy" is a 2025 Ice Spice single from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants soundtrack, released November 14, 2025; its "SpongeBob big guy pants okay" hook went viral, peaking at number 7 in the UK and number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Big Hawk
Big Hawk (John Edward Hawkins, 1969-2006) was a Houston rapper, Screwed Up Click original, and brother of Fat Pat; his albums include Under Hawk's Wings and HAWK, and his 2006 murder remains unsolved.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Big Head Todd and the Monsters, also BHTM, is a rock band formed in 1986 in Boulder, Colorado, by Todd Park Mohr, Rob Squires, and Brian Nevin. Known for the platinum 1993 album Sister Sweetly, recorded at Paisley Park, 35 Red Rocks headlining shows, and 2023 Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction.
Big Hit Music
Big Hit Music (빅히트 뮤직, BIGHIT MUSIC) is the South Korean label founded by Bang Si-hyuk in 2005 as Big Hit Entertainment. Reorganized in 2021 as a wholly owned HYBE subsidiary, it manages BTS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Lee Hyun, and CORTIS.
Big Ideas (album)
Big Ideas is Remi Wolf's second studio album, released 12 July 2024 on Island Records; distinct from LCD Soundsystem's 2008 single and Radiohead's working title. Recorded mainly at Electric Lady Studios, it scored 80 on Metacritic.
Big in Japan (Alphaville song)
"Big in Japan" is a 1984 song by the German synth-pop band Alphaville that reached number one in Germany and the top ten in the UK.
Big Iron
Big Iron is a 1959 Western ballad written and performed by Marty Robbins on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, telling of an Arizona Ranger who outdraws outlaw Texas Red in Agua Fria; a 1960 country Top Ten hit later popularized by Fallout: New Vegas.
Big K.R.I.T.
Big K.R.I.T. (Justin Lewis Scott, born 1986, Meridian, Mississippi) is an American rapper and producer; K.R.I.T. means King Remembered In Time. Def Jam Top Ten albums Live from the Underground and Cadillactica, then independent on his Multi Alumni label.