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Hiroyuki Sawano (澤野弘之)

Hiroyuki Sawano (澤野弘之), born 1980 in Tokyo, is a Japanese composer for anime, drama, film, and games (Attack on Titan, Gundam UC, Xenoblade X) and creator of the vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], known for the "Sawano Drop".

Hirut Bekele

Hirut Bekele (ሂሩት በቀለ) was an Ethiopian singer, active from 1958 to 1994, who recorded more than 200 songs and spent 35 years with the Police Orchestra in Addis Ababa.

His Master's Voice

His Master's Voice (HMV) is a trademark showing a fox terrier named Nipper listening to a gramophone, adopted in 1899 and used by the Victor Talking Machine Company and RCA Victor.

Hispavox

Hispavox was a Spanish record label founded in Madrid in 1953 by the Vidal Zapater brothers, one of Spain's most important labels until its 1985 merger with EMI.

Hiss (song)

Hiss (song): Megan Thee Stallion single released January 26, 2024 on Hot Girl Productions; its Megan's Law line sparked a feud with Nicki Minaj, whose response "Big Foot" followed, and the track debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Historical song

A historical song (историческая песня) is a Russian folk song devoted to real events and figures of Russian history, flourishing in the 16th to 18th centuries.

History of country music award ceremonies

The history of country music award ceremonies traces the CMA Awards, on network television since 1968, the ACM Awards, first held in 1966, and the fan-voted CMT Music Awards.

History of disco

Disco is a style of dance music that emerged in the early 1970s among Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ club communities in New York City and Philadelphia, peaking commercially from 1977 to 1979.

History of music

History of music: the record of humanly organized sound across societies, plus its historiography. Covers notation from 9th-century neumes, comparative musicology, ethnomusicology, the global turn, and 2025's 5.1-trillion-stream industry.

History of the major record labels

The history of the major record labels traces consolidation from one global company in the 1940s to six by the late 1990s and three after 2012.

HIStory World Tour

HIStory World Tour: Michael Jackson's third and final solo world tour, 1996–1997, 82 shows in 35 countries promoting the HIStory album; grossed over $165 million, the 1990s' highest-grossing solo tour.

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I is Michael Jackson's 1995 double album: 15 greatest hits plus 15 new songs including Scream with Janet Jackson, released after his legal controversies became public.

Hit 'Em Up

Hit 'Em Up: 1996 diss track by 2Pac featuring the Outlawz, B-side of 'How Do U Want It' on Death Row/Interscope, produced by Johnny 'J', targeting The Notorious B.I.G., Bad Boy, Mobb Deep, and Chino XL.

Hit Me Hard and Soft

Hit Me Hard and Soft is Billie Eilish's third studio album, also abbreviated as HIT ME HARD AND SOFT or HMHAS. Released May 17, 2024 on Darkroom/Interscope with no advance singles, produced solely with brother Finneas, it earned Metacritic 89 and 2025 Album of the Year nomination.

Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour

Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour is Billie Eilish's headlining concert tour supporting her third album. It ran from September 2024 to November 2025 across 106 sold-out shows.

Hit n Run Phase Two

Hit n Run Phase Two is Prince's final studio album released in his lifetime, issued on Tidal December 12, 2015, with 12 funk and soul tracks including "Baltimore," peaking at number 3 on the Top R&B Albums chart in May 2016.

Hit the Road Jack

Hit the Road Jack: Percy Mayfield's 1960 a cappella R&B song made famous by Ray Charles with the Raelettes; #1 Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1961 and 1962 Grammy winner for Best R&B Recording.

Hit the Wall

"Hit the Wall" (2026) is a synth-pop song by Gracie Abrams, lead single of Daughter from Hell, co-written with Aaron Dessner, peaking at No. 26 on the Hot 100; distinct from Brendan Canning's 2008 single.

Hit-Boy

Hit-Boy (Chauncey Hollis II, born 1987, Fontana, California) is an American producer and rapper, not to be confused with Haitiboy. Three-time Grammy winner behind 'Niggas in Paris,' 'Sicko Mode,' and Nas's King's Disease albums; founder of Surf Club and HS87.

HITGS

HITGS (히트지에스), Hip, Innocent, Teenager, Girls, Story, is a five-member South Korean girl group under H Music Entertainment that debuted April 28, 2025 with Things We Love : H and SOURPATCH; members VV, Seojin, Seohee, Hyerin, Iyoo.

Hitler Has Only Got One Ball

Hitler Has Only Got One Ball, also known as The River Kwai March lyrics, is a 1939 British parody of the Colonel Bogey March mocking Nazi leaders' testicles; authorship is disputed, and the one-testicle claim gained partial support from 1923 medical records and 2025 DNA findings.

Hitmaka

Hitmaka, born Christian Ward (1985, Chicago), formerly rapper Yung Berg and Iceberg, is an American record producer, songwriter, and Atlantic A&R executive behind hits like Big Sean's "Bounce Back" and A Boogie's "Look Back At It."

Hitomi (singer)

hitomi (Furuya Hitomi, born 1976), Japanese J-pop singer-songwriter; debuted 1994 produced by Tetsuya Komuro with 'Let's Play Winter'; known for 'CANDY GIRL', 'LOVE 2000' (Sydney Olympics link), and 'SAMURAI DRIVE'; distinct from Hitomi Shimatani, Hitomi Yaida, and Honda Hitomi.

Hitoto Yo

Hitoto Yo (一青窈), born 1976 in Tokyo to a Taiwanese father and Japanese mother, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter whose 2004 single Hanamizuki became a widely covered standard.

Hitradio Ö3

Hitradio Ö3, usually shortened to Ö3, is the national pop music station of Austrian public broadcaster ORF and the most-listened radio station in Austria, with over 2.4 million daily listeners.

Hits FM Music Awards

The Hits FM Music Awards, also known as the Hits FM 91.2 Awards, are annual honors for Nepali music presented by the Kathmandu radio station Hits FM 91.2 since 1997.

Hitsujibungaku (羊文学)

Hitsujibungaku (羊文学) is a Japanese alternative rock trio formed around 2011 by Moeka Shiotsuka, with Yurika Kasai on bass; major debut 2020 on F.C.L.S., known for "more than words" (Jujutsu Kaisen) and the album our hope.

Hitsville U.S.A.

Hitsville U.S.A. is the Detroit house at 2648 West Grand Boulevard, bought by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959 with an $800 family loan, that housed Motown Records' Studio A until 1972 and is now the Motown Museum.

Hitz FM Ghana

Hitz FM (Hitz 103.9 FM) is an Accra-based Ghanaian radio station on 103.9 MHz, owned by Multimedia Group Limited and known for its music and entertainment format.

Hiver

Hiver is an Italian production and DJ duo from Milan, formed in 2012 by Giuseppe Albrizio and Sergio Caio, with releases on Vidab, Curle, Gudu, and CircoLoco Records.