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Albert Lee
Albert Lee, born 1943 in Leominster, England, is a British country-rock and rockabilly guitarist known for the Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Heads Hands & Feet's "Country Boy", two Grammy wins, and his Ernie Ball Music Man signature guitar.
Albert Productions
Albert Productions, Australian independent record label and production company founded by Ted Albert in Sydney in the 1960s under J. Albert & Son; home of AC/DC, The Easybeats, Rose Tattoo, and The Angels; sold to BMG in 2016.
Alberta Balsam
Alberta Balsam is the alias of Aniek de Rooij, a Rotterdam-based electronic producer and DJ working across techno, IDM, and electro, who debuted on Dekmantel in 2021.
Alberto Vázquez
Alberto Vázquez (Alberto Vázquez Gurrola), born in Guaymas, Sonora in 1940, is a Mexican singer and actor whose bolero ranchero and ballad recordings sold in the millions over six decades.
Album
Album: a collection of music released as a single item; also called LP or record album. Defined by the 1948 Columbia 33 1/3 rpm LP, later CD, and streaming-era track-count rules (7+ tracks).
Album cover
Album cover: the square printed or digital artwork wrapping a music release. Originated with Alex Steinweiss's Columbia Records designs in 1939-1940; functions as protection, advertisement, paratext, and collectible; now standardized at 3000x3000 pixels for streaming.
Album-equivalent unit
Album-equivalent unit (AEU): the music-industry measure combining album sales, track-equivalent albums (10 tracks = 1) and streaming-equivalent albums (1,250 paid / 3,750 ad-supported streams; 1,000 / 2,500 from 2026) used to rank the Billboard 200, RIAA certifications and IFPI global charts.
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally album-oriented radio) is a US FM radio format from the late 1960s playing rock album tracks and deep cuts instead of Top 40 singles; it peaked in the 1970s, helped shift listeners from AM to FM, and evolved into classic rock radio in the 1980s. Distinct from adult-oriented rock, which shares the initialism.
Alcazar (group)
Alcazar is a Swedish nu-disco group formed in Stockholm by Andreas Lundstedt, Tess Merkel, and Lina Hedlund. The group was active across four periods, ending its run in 2018.
Alcest
Alcest is a French blackgaze band founded by Neige (Stéphane Paut), with drummer Winterhalter, formed around 2000 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze. Pioneers of fusing black metal with shoegaze from the 2005 Le Secret EP, with seven albums through Les Chants de l'Aurore (2024).
Alchemical: Volume 1
Alchemical: Volume 1 is Dove Cameron's debut EP, released December 1, 2023 on Disruptor/Columbia as the first half of a two-part debut album; eight tracks, 22:45, including Boyfriend, Breakfast, Lethal Woman, and Sand.
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, Dire Straits' first live album, a 1984 double recorded 22–23 July 1983 at London's Hammersmith Odeon on the Love Over Gold tour, released without overdubs, UK No. 3.
Alcione
Alcione, also known as Alcione Nazaré, is a Brazilian samba singer born in 1947 in São Luís, Maranhão, best known for the 1975 hit "Não Deixe o Samba Morrer".
Alcover
Alcover, born Milton Restituyo in La Vega, Dominican Republic, is a reggaeton producer and singer who produced Don Omar's "Danza Kuduro" as half of A&X.
ALDA
ALDA, also known as ALDA Events, is a Dutch producer and promoter of electronic music events based in Amsterdam, founded in 2007 by Allan Hardenberg and David Lewis.
Aldo Nova
Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio, 1956) is a Canadian rock singer-guitarist from Montreal whose 1982 debut produced "Fantasy"; later a Grammy-winning songwriter for Celine Dion and Jon Bon Jovi.
Aleatoric music
Aleatoric music, also called aleatory or chance music, leaves some element of composition or performance to chance; coined by Werner Meyer-Eppler in 1955 and central to the postwar avant-garde.
Alec Benjamin
Alec Benjamin, full name Alec Shane Benjamin, is an American pop singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona, whose narrative single "Let Me Down Slowly" (2018) went multi-platinum and drove his international breakthrough.
Alec Hanley Bemis
Alec Hanley Bemis is a Brooklyn-based writer, manager, and creative producer who co-founded the Brassland record label in 2001 with Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, and formerly wrote for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and LA Weekly.
Alec John Such
Alec John Such (Alexander John Such, 1951-2022) was the American founding bassist of Bon Jovi, 1983-1994, who recruited Tico Torres and Richie Sambora, played on the band's first five albums, and rejoined for the 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Aled Jones
Aled Jones (born 1970) is a Welsh singer and broadcaster, a boy soprano famous for "Walking in the Air" (1985, UK No. 5), later a baritone with over 40 albums and 10 million sales, host of Songs of Praise and Classic FM's weekday morning show.
Alejandra Guzmán
Alejandra Guzmán (Alejandra Gabriela Guzmán Pinal), born 1968, Mexican rock singer and actress called "La Reina del Rock"; daughter of Silvia Pinal and Enrique Guzmán; "Bye Mamá" (1988), Eternamente Bella, Latin Grammy winner, Los Que Nos Quedamos Tour 2026.
Alejandro (song)
"Alejandro" is a 2009 Lady Gaga and RedOne song from The Fame Monster, released April 20, 2010 as its third single; it peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and its Steven Klein-directed religious-imagery video drew controversy.
Alejandro Aramburú (singer)
Alejandro Aramburú (Alejandro Aramburú Senno), Peruvian singer, songwriter, and actor born in Lima in 2004; solo artist behind "Besarte" and member of the HYBE Latin boy band Santos Bravos, debuted 21 October 2025.
Alejandro Aranda
Alejandro Aranda, also known as Scarypoolparty, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born 1994 in Pomona, California; American Idol season 17 runner-up (2019) who performed seven original songs and later released Exit Form through Baroque.
Alejandro Durán
Alejandro Durán, known as Alejo Durán, was a Colombian vallenato accordionist, singer, and composer, crowned the first Rey Vallenato at the 1968 festival in Valledupar.
Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández, known as "El Potrillo", is a Mexican singer born in 1971 who built his career on ranchera and mariachi music and is the son of Vicente Fernández.
Alejandro Fernández y Alex Fernández (festival)
Alejandro Fernández y Alex Fernández is the father-and-son concert billing of Mexican ranchera singers, which debuted at the Feria de León palenque in February 2023.
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz (Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, born 1968, Madrid) is a Spanish pop singer-songwriter fusing flamenco and pop; his 1997 album Más is Spain's best-selling record, and he has won 4 Grammys and over 20 Latin Grammys.
Aleksandar Aca Ilić
Aleksandar Aca Ilić, known as Aca Ilić, is a Serbian folk singer born in 1961 in Gornji Milanovac, known for hits like "Ne daj se, generacijo".