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A-RISE
A-RISE is a fictional three-member school idol group in the Love Live! franchise, the reigning champions and chief rivals of μ's across the 2013 and 2014 anime seasons.
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side: the two faces of a vinyl or cassette single, A being the promoted song and B the bonus track; includes double A-sides from the Beatles (1965) to streaming-era dual singles.
A-Teens
A*Teens (A-Teens, originally ABBA Teens) was a Swedish pop group formed 1998 in Stockholm with Marie Serneholt, Sara Lumholdt, Dhani Lennevald, and Amit Paul; ABBA covers group turned pop act, active 1998–2006, reunited 2024, competing in Melodifestivalen 2026 with "Iconic".
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
A-Tisket, A-Tasket: 1938 swing song by Ella Fitzgerald and Al Feldman (Van Alexander), based on a 19th-century nursery rhyme, recorded by Chick Webb's orchestra for Decca; a number-one Hit Parade hit and million seller.
A-Trak
A-Trak (Alain Macklovitch, born 1982, Montreal) is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, and producer; youngest DMC World Champion (1997, age 15), Kanye West's tour DJ, Fool's Gold Records co-founder, and Grammy-nominated Duck Sauce member.
A. G. Cook
A. G. Cook (Alexander Guy Cook, b. 1990), also DJ Lifeline, is an English producer, PC Music founder (2013), hyperpop pioneer, Charli XCX's creative director, and Grammy-winning producer of Brat.
A. J. Croce
A.J. Croce (Adrian James Croce, born 1971) is an American blues, roots, and pop singer-pianist, son of Jim Croce, with eleven studio albums and the Croce Plays Croce tribute tour.
A. L. Lloyd
A. L. (Bert) Lloyd (1908–1982), English folk singer, collector, and folklorist; author of The Singing Englishman and Folk Song in England; founder and artistic director of Topic Records and leading figure of the British folk revival.
A. Nayyar
A. Nayyar, born Arthur Nayyar (اے نیر), was a Pakistani playback singer, the leading male voice of Pakistani films from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s.
A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer and singer-songwriter known for fusing South Asian traditions with Western music. He won two Academy Awards in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire.
A. R. Rahman concert tours (Chennai homecoming shows)
A. R. Rahman's concert tours are the live performances of the Chennai-born Oscar-winning composer, whose homecoming shows in Chennai have drawn crowds up to nearly 50,000.
A. R. Rahman discography
The A. R. Rahman discography catalogs the film scores, albums, and singles composed by the Indian composer A. R. Rahman, beginning with the 1992 Tamil film Roja.
A. R. Reihana
A. R. Reihana, also credited as A. R. Raihanah, is an Indian playback singer, composer, and producer in Tamil cinema, sister of A. R. Rahman and mother of G. V. Prakash Kumar; her playback debut was "Malai Malai" in Chocolate (2001), and she sang "Balleilakka" in Sivaji and "Ponni Nadhi" in Ponniyin Selvan: Part I.
A.B. Quintanilla
A.B. Quintanilla III (born 1963, Toppenish, Washington) is Selena's brother, a bassist, producer, and songwriter who wrote her hits and later led Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz; in 2026 he sued sister Suzette and Q Productions for over $1 million.
A.B.C-Z
A.B.C-Z (エービーシーズィー) is a Japanese acrobatic male idol group formed in 2008, known for acrobatic dance; it debuted in 2012 with the first DVD debut in Johnny's Entertainment history.
A.C.E (group)
A.C.E (에이스) is a five-member South Korean boy group formed by Beat Interactive, which debuted in 2017 with "Cactus" after building a following busking in Hongdae, Seoul.
A.CHAL
A.CHAL, known offstage as Alejandro Chal, is a Peruvian-born singer, rapper, and producer based in Los Angeles whose bilingual R&B and Latin trap includes "Love N Hennessy" and the GAZI albums.
A.K.A. (album)
A.K.A. (Also Known As) is Jennifer Lopez's eighth studio album, released June 13, 2014, on Capitol Records; RedOne executive-produced this urban-pop return, which debuted with 33,000 copies at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
A.Skillz
A.Skillz, the professional name of Adam Mills, is an English breaks DJ and producer who broke through with the 2003 album Tricka Technology with Krafty Kuts.
A&M Records
A&M Records, American label founded 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss; Carnival Records renamed A&M; sold to PolyGram 1989 for ~$500 million; now a UMG brand under Interscope Geffen A&M.
A1 (group)
A1 is a British-Norwegian pop group formed in 1998 by Tim Byrne. Featuring Ben Adams, the band scored eight UK Top 10 singles and a 2001 BRIT Award.
A1 Bentley
A1 Bentley is the stage name of Floyd Eugene Bentley III (born 1987), an American record producer, songwriter, and rapper from Kansas City known for Chris Brown collaborations.
A3C Festival
A3C Festival, short for All Three Coasts, is an annual hip hop festival and conference in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2005 and among the country's largest.
A440 (pitch standard)
A440 (pitch standard): ISO 16 concert pitch fixing A4 at 440 Hz, agreed in London 1939, adopted by ISO 1955, confirmed 1975; orchestras often tune 442–443 Hz, Baroque ensembles 415 Hz.
Aacayipsin
Aacayipsin is a 1994 studio album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan, released in Turkey on the İstanbul Plak label, that sold millions of copies and made him a stadium-scale star.
Aadesh Shrivastava (आदेश श्रीवास्तव)
Aadesh Shrivastava (आदेश श्रीवास्तव), also credited as Adesh Shrivastava, was an Indian Hindi-film composer and playback singer (died 5 September 2015, Mumbai, of cancer) known for Refugee, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Baghban, Chalte Chalte, and Raajneeti's "Mora piya"; birth year reported as 1964 or 1966.
Aaj Ki Raat (आज की रात) (Stree 2 song)
Aaj Ki Raat (आज की रात) is a 2024 Hindi item number from Stree 2 by Sachin-Jigar, sung by Madhubanti Bagchi and Divya Kumar with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, picturized on Tamannaah Bhatia and topping Billboard India Songs for 13 weeks.
Aak
Aak (아악) is the ritual court music of Korea, used in state sacrificial rites and combining instruments, song, and dance; it was adopted from Song China in 1116.
Aaliyah
Aaliyah (Aaliyah Dana Haughton, 1979-2001), American R&B singer and actress, the "Princess of R&B"; three albums including One in a Million with Timbaland and Missy Elliott, five Grammy nominations, died at 22 in a 2001 Bahamas plane crash.
Aaliyah (album)
Aaliyah (2001), self-titled final studio album by Aaliyah, on Blackground/Virgin; produced with Timbaland and Static Major; singles "We Need A Resolution," "Rock the Boat"; released weeks before her death.