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Black Holes and Revelations
Black Holes and Revelations is Muse's fourth studio album (2006, Warner Bros.), co-produced with Rich Costey. It debuted at UK No. 1 with 115,144 first-week copies, went double platinum, hit US No. 9, and spawned Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight, and Knights of Cydonia.
Black Ice (album)
Black Ice (2008) is AC/DC's fifteenth studio album, produced by Brendan O'Brien in Vancouver, their debut Columbia/Sony BMG release, first UK/US chart-topper in decades, and Malcolm Young's final album.
Black Kray
Black Kray (Sickboyrari), stage name of Timothy O'Neal Mills, born 1994, Richmond, Virginia rapper, producer, and filmmaker; founder of Goth Money Records, early Raider Klan member, and influential figure in cloud rap, emo rap, and tread.
Black Label Society
Black Label Society is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1998 by guitarist and vocalist Zakk Wylde, best known as Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist.
Black M (musician)
Black M, also known as Black Mesrimes, is a French rapper-singer born Alpha Diallo in Paris in 1984, known for Sexion d'Assaut and his solo debut Les yeux plus gros que le monde.
Black Magic Woman
Black Magic Woman: 1968 Peter Green song for Fleetwood Mac (UK No. 37), written about Sandra Elsdon; Santana's 1970 Abraxas version with Gregg Rolie and Gábor Szabó's Gypsy Queen hit US No. 4.
Black Market (Rick Ross album)
Black Market is Rick Ross's eighth studio album, released December 4, 2015 on Def Jam. A mellower, R&B-guest-heavy record featuring Chris Brown's "Sorry," it scored 61 on Metacritic and peaked at No. 88 on the UK Albums Chart.
Black Messiah (album)
Black Messiah is the third studio album by D'Angelo, credited to D'Angelo and the Vanguard, released December 15, 2014 on RCA, 14 years after Voodoo, rushed out after the Ferguson protests, recorded fully on analogue tape, and met with a 95 Metascore.
Black metal
Black metal: extreme metal subgenre named after Venom's 1982 album; first wave (Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Celtic Frost), Norwegian second wave 1990–1994 with Mayhem, Burzum, church burnings, corpse paint, tremolo riffs, blast beats.
Black Midi
Black Midi (stylised black midi): English experimental rock band from London formed in 2017 at the BRIT School, known for the Windmill scene, math rock and post-punk fusion, Rough Trade albums Schlagenheim, Cavalcade, Hellfire, 2019 Mercury Prize shortlisting, and 2024 hiatus.
Black MIDI
Black MIDI is a music genre of MIDI files packed with millions of notes, so dense the score looks black. Originating in Japan around 2009 on Nico Nico Douga with Touhou arrangements, it spread via YouTube; composers are called blackers. Distinct from the English band black midi.
Black Motion LIVE
Black Motion is a South African Afro-house duo from the Soshanguve township near Pretoria, formed around 2010, known for combining electronic production with live traditional drumming and vocals.
Black Nut
Black Nut (블랙넛), real name Kim Dae-woong, is a South Korean rapper known for explicit diss lyrics and his 2015 Show Me the Money 4 run.
Black Oak Arkansas
Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band formed in 1965 as the Knowbody Else, fronted by Jim Dandy Mangrum; its 1973 hit "Jim Dandy" and high-grossing 1970s tours made it Arkansas's first commercially successful rock band.
Black ocean
A black ocean is a K-pop protest in which fans turn off lightsticks and withhold cheers during a performer's set, first seen at the 2008 Dream Concert.
Black on Both Sides
Black on Both Sides is the 1999 debut solo studio album by American rapper Mos Def. It was released by Rawkus Records and features 17 tracks.
Black or White
Black or White is Michael Jackson's 1991 single, the first from Dangerous, written with producer Bill Bottrell. Its John Landis short film premiered to 500 million viewers; the censored panther-dance ending stirred controversy.
Black Panther (soundtrack)
Black Panther (soundtrack) covers the music for Marvel's 2018 film: Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther: The Album and Ludwig Göransson's Oscar-winning Original Score, plus Wakanda Forever's Rihanna single Lift Me Up and its Grammy nominations.
Black Point
Black Point, billed as Black Jonas Point, is the stage name of Dominican rapper Jonás Joaquín Ortiz Alberto, born 1989 in Santo Domingo, known for "Watagatapitusberry" with Pitbull.
Black Prada Dress
"Black Prada Dress" is a 2026 song by Ellie Goulding, lead single of her sixth album I Know Too Much, written with James Essien and Evan Blair, produced by Jack Rochon, debuted at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.
Black Pumas
Black Pumas: Austin, Texas psychedelic soul duo of singer Eric Burton and guitarist-producer Adrian Quesada. Debut album 2019 on ATO; seven Grammy nominations including Best New Artist (2020); second album Chronicles of a Diamond (2023).
Black Rave Culture
Black Rave Culture (BRC) is a DJ and production collective from Washington, D.C., formed in 2020 by Amal, James Bangura, and Nativesun to promote Black dance music.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1998, now a trio of Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been, and Leah Shapiro, named after the biker gang in The Wild One, with eight studio albums including Howl (2005) and Wrong Creatures (2018).
Black Rob
Black Rob (Robert Ross, also Bacardi Rob), Harlem rapper on Bad Boy Records; platinum debut Life Story with hit "Whoa!" (No. 43 Hot 100); later prison, illness, died 2021 in Atlanta at 52.
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath is an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, credited with creating heavy metal.
Black Sabbath (album)
Black Sabbath is the 1970 debut studio album by the English band of the same name, widely regarded as the first heavy metal album and a landmark of the genre.
Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman
Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman (2025) is a collaborative album by Wu-Tang Clan and producer Mathematics, released as a 5,000-copy Record Store Day exclusive featuring all nine surviving members.
Black Sea (XTC album)
Black Sea is the fourth studio album by English band XTC, released 12 September 1980 on Virgin (V2173), produced by Steve Lillywhite. It peaked at number 16 in the UK, number 1 in New Zealand, and number 41 in the US, and was XTC's most commercial album to that point.
Black Skinhead
Black Skinhead (BLKKK SKKKN HEAD), 2013 Kanye West song from Yeezus, produced with Daft Punk; SNL debut May 18, 2013; three-times US platinum; interactive Nick Knight video.
Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 is Public Enemy's sixteenth studio album, surprise-dropped on Bandcamp June 27, 2025 with a 72-hour pay-what-you-want window; 12 tracks, about 40 minutes, addressing ageism, technology, and gun violence.