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Billy Paul
Billy Paul (Paul Williams, 1934-2016) was a Philadelphia jazz and soul singer whose 1972 Grammy-winning No. 1 hit "Me and Mrs. Jones" made him a defining voice of Philadelphia International Records' Philly soul sound.
Billy Powell
Billy Powell (1952-2009), American keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd; former roadie who composed the Free Bird piano intro, survived the 1977 crash, played through the 1987 reunion.
Billy Preston
Billy Preston (William Everett Preston, 1946–2006), American keyboardist and singer; the only musician credited on a Beatles single ("Get Back"); Rolling Stones touring keyboardist; solo hits "Outa-Space" and "Nothing from Nothing"; Rock Hall 2021.
Billy Preston discography
Billy Preston discography: albums by the American soul keyboardist (1946–2006), from 1960s Vee-Jay organ records and Apple's That's the Way God Planned It and Encouraging Words to A&M hits "Outta Space," "Will It Go Round in Circles," and "Nothing from Nothing."
Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus, American country singer and actor from Flatwoods, Kentucky; "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992) and 17-week No. 1 debut album Some Gave All; later Hannah Montana and Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road."
Billy Sheehan
Billy Sheehan (born 1953, Buffalo, New York) is an American rock bassist of Talas, the David Lee Roth band, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs, known for two-handed tapping, three-finger plucking, and the Yamaha Attitude signature bass.
Billy Squier
Billy Squier (William Haislip Squier, born 1950, Wellesley, Massachusetts) is an American arena rock singer-guitarist whose 1981 album Don't Say No and hit "The Stroke" made him an early-1980s star; "The Big Beat" became hip-hop's most sampled song.
Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn (William Thomas Strayhorn, 1915-1967), American jazz composer, pianist, and arranger; Duke Ellington's collaborator for nearly 30 years; composer of Take the 'A' Train and Lush Life; papers at Library of Congress.
Billy Strings
Billy Strings (William Apostol, born 1992, Lansing, Michigan) is an American bluegrass guitarist and singer with three Grammy wins for Best Bluegrass Album; albums include Renewal, Highway Prayers, and the 2026 T Bone Burnett-produced So Much for Goodbyes.
Billy Talent
Billy Talent: Canadian punk rock band from Mississauga, Ontario, formed 1993 as Pezz; members Kowalewicz, D'Sa, Gallant, Solowoniuk; triple-platinum 2003 debut, three Junos, German chart success.
Billy Tipton
Billy Tipton (born Dorothy Lucille Tipton) was an American jazz pianist, saxophonist, and bandleader who lived as a man from about 1934 until his death in 1989.
Billy Vera
Billy Vera (William McCord, Jr., born 1944), American soul singer-songwriter of "At This Moment" (No. 1, 1987, via Family Ties), Judy Clay duets, Grammy-winning liner notes, actor and music historian.
Binaural (album)
Binaural is Pearl Jam's sixth studio album, released May 16, 2000 on Epic; first with drummer Matt Cameron, produced by Tchad Blake using binaural two-microphone recording, 13 tracks, 52:05, 226,000 first-week US sales.
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby, 1903–1977), American singer and actor, pioneer of intimate microphone crooning; best-selling "White Christmas," Oscar for Going My Way, 104 films, radio and tape-recording pioneer.
Bing Worthington
Bing Worthington (Bing Crosby Worthington Jr.), Snoop Dogg's younger brother, was an American music executive, tour manager, and producer who co-founded Dogg Records and died in February 2024 at 44.
Bingo (folk song)
Bingo (Roud 589), also "Bingo Was His Name-O" or "B-I-N-G-O", is an English children's folk song about a farmer's dog, first printed in 1780, with verses that replace spelled letters with claps.
Bingo Players
Bingo Players is a Dutch electro-house project founded in 2006 by Maarten Hoogstraten and Paul Bäumer, best known for the 2011 tracks "Rattle" and "Cry (Just a Little)".
Bini (group)
BINI (from 'binibini', young lady) is an eight-member Filipino P-pop girl group under Star Magic/Star Music, formed via ABS-CBN's Star Hunt Academy; known as the 'Nation's Girl Group', it topped Philippine charts in 2024 and passed one billion Spotify streams in 2025.
Binni Krishnakumar
Binni (Binny) Krishnakumar, born 1974 in Thodupuzha, Kerala, is a Carnatic classical vocalist and playback singer, half of a noted vocal duo with husband K. Krishnakumar, and singer of "Raa Raa" in Chandramukhi (2005).
Binomio de Oro
Binomio de Oro, also known as El Binomio de Oro, is a Colombian vallenato group founded in 1976 by Israel Romero and Rafael Orozco in Barranquilla.
Biohazard (band)
Biohazard is an American hardcore/metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1987 (some sources say 1988), pioneers of fusing hardcore, metal, and hip-hop; known for Urban Discipline (1992), State of the World Address (1994), and the 2025 reunion album Divided We Fall.
Bionic (Christina Aguilera album)
Bionic, Christina Aguilera's fourth studio album (RCA, June 8, 2010), an electro-pop departure after Back to Basics; Metascore 56, US Billboard 200 number three, UK number one, later reassessed as ahead of its time.
Biophilia (album)
Biophilia (2011) is Björk's eighth studio album, released via Nonesuch/One Little Indian as the first album issued as a suite of ten interactive iPad/iPhone apps, with custom instruments, a Grammy for Best Recording Package, and MoMA acquisition.
Biquini Cavadão
Biquini Cavadão is a Brazilian rock band formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1985, led by singer Bruno Gouveia and known for 'Tédio' and 'Vento Ventania'.
Bir Efsane
Bir Efsane is the 1989 debut album and title song of Turkish pop singer Hakan Peker, whose title track became a defining early Turkish pop hit.
Bird's Eye (album)
Bird's Eye is Ravyn Lenae's second album (Atlantic, August 9, 2024), 12 songs, 39 minutes, executive produced by Dahi, featuring Childish Gambino and Ty Dolla $ign, genre-blending R&B with a Metacritic score of 83.
Birdman (rapper)
Birdman (rapper), Bryan Williams, also known as Baby, American rapper and CEO who co-founded Cash Money Records in 1991 with Slim Williams; known for the Big Tymers, Like Father Like Son with Lil Wayne, and lawsuits over artist payments.
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight is Travis Scott's second studio album, released September 2, 2016 on Grand Hustle/Epic; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, was certified platinum, and spawned "Goosebumps" and "Pick Up the Phone."
Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish song)
"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" is a 2024 Billie Eilish song from HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, written with Finneas O'Connell. An album track that became the most streamed song of 2024, reaching number 2 in the UK and US and a 2025 Grammy nomination.
Birdy (singer)
Birdy is the stage name of Jasmine van den Bogaerde (born 1996), English singer-songwriter from Lymington, Hampshire; broke through at 14 covering Bon Iver's Skinny Love, then released five albums including Fire Within, Beautiful Lies, Young Heart, and Portraits.