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Ethel Cain

Ethel Cain is the Southern Gothic alter ego of Hayden Silas Anhedönia (born 1998), a trans American singer-songwriter from Florida; albums Preacher's Daughter (2022), Perverts (2025), and Willoughby Tucker (2025).

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters (1896–1977), American blues, jazz, and gospel singer and actress; star of "Stormy Weather," Cabin in the Sky, and Beulah; first Black woman with equal Broadway billing and an Emmy nomination.

Ether (song)

Ether (2001) is Nas's diss track aimed at Jay-Z on Stillmatic, answering "Takeover"; produced by Ron Browz, opening with a 2Pac "Fuck Jay-Z" sample, released on Jay-Z's birthday, and the source of the slang verb "ethered".

Ethic Entertainment

Ethic Entertainment, often shortened to Ethic, is a Kenyan gengetone group formed in 2018 in Nairobi's Eastlands, whose debut song "Lamba Lolo" is credited with launching gengetone.

Ethnomusicology

Ethnomusicology, formerly known as comparative musicology and musical ethnology, is the study of music in its social and cultural contexts; Jaap Kunst coined the name in 1950.

Etihad Park, Yas Island

Etihad Park, formerly du Arena and Yas Arena, is an open-air events venue on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, opened in 2009, hosting up to 40,000 people and home to the Yasalam After-Race Concerts.

Etran de L'Aïr

Etran de L'Aïr, "Stars of the Aïr" in Tamasheq, is a Tuareg family band formed in 1995 in Agadez, Niger, rooted in the wedding circuit; albums No. 1, Agadez, and 100% Sahara Guitar on Sahel Sounds.

Etta James

Etta James (Jamesetta Hawkins, 1938–2012) was an American blues, R&B, and soul singer famous for "At Last," "Tell Mama," and "I'd Rather Go Blind," a 1993 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and three-time Grammy winner.

Étude

An étude (French for "study") is a short instrumental piece, most often for solo piano, each exploring one technique such as scales, trills, or octaves.

Eugene Hütz

Eugene Hütz is a Ukrainian-born musician, songwriter, and actor best known as frontman of New York's Gogol Bordello, and for roles in Everything Is Illuminated and Filth and Wisdom.

Eugene Onegin (opera)

Eugene Onegin (Евгений Онегин), Op. 24, Tchaikovsky's "lyrical scenes" opera after Pushkin's verse novel, premiered 1879 in Moscow; famous for the Letter Scene and Lensky's Aria.

Eumir Deodato

Eumir Deodato (Eumir Deodato de Almeida), Brazilian pianist, arranger, and producer born 1942 in Rio de Janeiro; famous for the 1973 funk-jazz hit "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" from Prelude, Grammy winner, and producer of Kool & the Gang's Ladies' Night and Celebrate!.

Eun Ji-won (은지원)

Eun Ji-won (은지원), born 1978, is a South Korean singer and TV personality; leader and lead rapper of first-generation idol group Sechskies (1997–2000), solo hip hop artist behind Drunk in Melody and the 2019 album G1, and star of 1 Night 2 Days and New Journey to the West.

Eunha (singer)

Eunha (정은비, real name Jung Eun-bi) is a South Korean singer born in 1997 in Seoul, known as lead vocalist of GFRIEND and since 2022 main vocalist of VIVIZ.

Eunhyuk (이혁재)

Eunhyuk (은혁, Lee Hyuk-jae, born 1986) is a South Korean rapper, dancer, and host, main rapper and main dancer of Super Junior, member of subunits T, H, M, and D&E, radio DJ, stage director, and solo artist since 2021.

Euphonium

The euphonium is a conical-bore B-flat valved brass instrument, pitched an octave above the tuba, invented by Ferdinand Sommer of Weimar in the early 1840s; distinguished from the baritone horn by its wider conical bore and darker tone, and central to the British brass band.

Euphoria (Kendrick Lamar song)

"euphoria" is a 6:24 Kendrick Lamar diss track aimed at Drake, released April 30, 2024 on Interscope in response to "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made Freestyle"; it hit number one on US Spotify and Apple Music and was later performed at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.

Euphoria (Loreen song)

Euphoria is a 2012 electropop song by Swedish singer Loreen, written by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström. It won Eurovision 2012 in Baku with 372 points, topped charts in 17 countries, and preceded her 2023 win with Tattoo.

Euro-Country

Euro-Country (EURO-COUNTRY) is CMAT's third studio album, Irish country-pop, released 29 August 2025 on CMATBaby/AWAL; UK chart peak number 2, Mercury Prize nominee, Ivor Novello Best Album winner.

Euro-Country (song)

Euro-Country is the 2025 title track of Irish artist CMAT's third album EURO-COUNTRY, a 4:56 song about Irish identity, the Celtic Tiger boom, and post-crash suicide rates, praised as the album's peak.

Eurobeat

Eurobeat: high-energy dance genre from Italo-disco and Hi-NRG, made in Italy mainly for Japan; term first recorded 1985 in Record Mirror; Avex's Super Eurobeat series since 1990.

Eurodance

Eurodance is a European electronic dance-pop genre that emerged in the late 1980s and peaked in the 1990s, known for synthesized bass, four-on-the-floor beats, female vocal hooks with male rap verses, and acts like Snap! and 2 Unlimited.

Euronymous

Euronymous, stage name of Øystein Aarseth (1968–1993), Norwegian guitarist who co-founded Mayhem, ran Oslo's Helvete shop and Deathlike Silence Productions, and was murdered by Varg Vikernes in 1993.

Europapa

Europapa, Dutch happy hardcore and gabber song by Joost Klein, the Netherlands' entry at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, a tribute to his late father, released 29 February 2024 and disqualified after the semi-final.

Europe '72

Europe '72 is the Grateful Dead's November 1972 triple live album (Warner Bros. 3WS-2668), from their 22-show April-May 1972 European tour. Alembic-recorded with post-tour overdubs; Billboard no. 24, double platinum; Pigpen's last release, the Godchauxs' first.

Europe (band)

Europe (band): Swedish rock band formed 1979 in Upplands Väsby as Force, famous for the 1986 hit The Final Countdown. Lineup Joey Tempest, John Norum, Mic Michaeli, John Levén, Ian Haugland; 12th album Come This Madness released 2026.

Europe 1

Europe 1 is a French national radio station launched on 1 January 1955, whose Salut les copains defined postwar youth before it became a news-and-talk station.

European Border Breakers Award

European Border Breakers Award (EBBA), an annual EU prize from 2004 rewarding ten emerging European artists for first international release success; organised at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, renamed Music Moves Europe Awards in 2019/2022.

European Orchestra Federation

The European Orchestra Federation (EOFed) is a European umbrella organization uniting amateur and youth orchestras through national federations, founded in 2009 and known for its triennial European Orchestra Festival.

Eurovision Choir

Eurovision Choir, formerly Eurovision Choir of the Year, is a defunct EBU televised competition for amateur choirs, held in Riga in 2017 and Gothenburg in 2019.