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Idiophone

Idiophone: class 1 of the Hornbostel-Sachs system; instruments sounding by vibration of their own solid body (bells, gongs, xylophones, mbira), no strings, membranes, or air column.

Idioteque

Idioteque: Radiohead song, track 8 of Kid A (2000), 5:09, built on a loop from Paul Lansky's Mild und Leise (seconds 44-53) plus Arthur Kreiger's Short Piece, created by Jonny Greenwood's homemade drum machine; a permanent live staple.

Idles

Idles (IDLES) are a Bristol, England post-punk/punk rock band formed in 2009, fronted by Joe Talbot. Albums: Brutalism (2017), Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018), Ultra Mono (2020, UK No. 1), Crawler (2021), TANGK (2024), on Partisan Records.

Idlewild (Outkast album)

Idlewild (2006) is the sixth and final studio album by OutKast, also the soundtrack to their musical film of the same name; singles "Mighty O," "Idlewild Blue," "Morris Brown"; Metascore 72, RIAA platinum.

Idlewild South

Idlewild South is the Allman Brothers Band's second studio album, released September 23, 1970 on Atco/Capricorn, produced by Tom Dowd, featuring Midnight Rider, Revival, and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.

Idntt

idntt (아이덴티티) is a 24-member South Korean boy group under Modhaus, the agency behind tripleS, debuting in stages through units unevermet, yesweare, and itsnotover; 20 members active as of 2026, with street hip-hop sound and fan-voted Gravity lineups.

Idol pop (music genre)

Idol pop is a style of Japanese popular music organized around performers called idols and their interaction with fans, exemplified by AKB48 and its sister groups.

Idol Producer (偶像练习生)

Idol Producer (偶像练习生) is a 2018 Chinese survival reality series on iQIYI, hosted by Zhang Yixing (Lay), in which 100 trainees competed for nine spots in a boy band.

Idol Room (아이돌룸)

Idol Room (아이돌룸) was a JTBC Korean idol variety talk show (May 12, 2018 to February 11, 2020, 87 episodes) hosted by Jung Hyung-don and Defconn, made by the former Weekly Idol season 1 team, ending with SechsKies and the Idol 999 project.

Idolish7

IDOLiSH7 (アイドリッシュセブン, Ainana) is a 2015 Bandai Namco media mix franchise centered on a women-oriented smartphone rhythm game about idols growing together, featuring four groups (IDOLiSH7, TRIGGER, Re:vale, ŹOOĻ), character design by Arina Tanemura, three anime seasons, and a 2025 10th-anniversary 7-disc album CARILLON.

Idols (album)

Idols is the fourth studio album by English musician YUNGBLUD (Dominic Harrison), released 20 June 2025 on Capitol Records; the 12-track first half of a double-album project recorded over four years in Leeds, it topped the UK Albums Chart and was nominated for the 2026 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.

Ievan polkka

Ievan polkka (Ieva's polka) is a Finnish song with 1928 Savonian-dialect lyrics by Eino Kettunen set to a traditional polka melody, also called Savitaipaleen polkka; Loituma's 1995 a cappella version became the 2006 Leekspin meme and a Hatsune Miku hit.

If I Ain't Got You

"If I Ain't Got You" is a 2003 Alicia Keys song from The Diary of Alicia Keys, written after Aaliyah's death; it hit number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the R&B chart, and won a 2005 Grammy.

If I Can Dream

"If I Can Dream" is a song written by Walter Earl Brown and recorded by Elvis Presley in 1968 to close his NBC Comeback Special.

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (IICHLIWP) is Halsey's fourth studio album, released August 27, 2021 on Capitol Records, produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross; a pregnancy-themed concept album with a companion IMAX/HBO Max film.

If I Could Turn Back Time

"If I Could Turn Back Time" is a 1989 Cher pop rock single from Heart of Stone, written by Diane Warren, produced with Guy Roche; US Hot 100 No. 3, Australian No. 1, with a controversial USS Missouri music video banned for daytime MTV viewing.

If I Should Fall from Grace with God

If I Should Fall from Grace with God is the Pogues' 1988 studio album. It marked the band's peak commercial success, entering the UK charts at number 3.

If I Were a Boy

If I Were a Boy, Beyoncé's 2008 R&B power ballad from I Am... Sasha Fierce, written by BC Jean and Toby Gad, released as a double A-side with Single Ladies; UK number one and her best-selling single there.

If U Seek Amy

"If U Seek Amy" is a 2009 Britney Spears single from Circus, written by Max Martin and others, whose title puns on "F-U-C-K me", prompting PTC protests, a radio edit retitled "If U See Amy", and a No. 19 Billboard Hot 100 peak.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride: an English proverb and nursery rhyme dismissing wishful thinking. Recorded 1605 by Camden as a thrushes form, in horses form in Carmichaell's Scots proverbs (d. 1628), standardized by James Kelly in 1721.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears is the 1966 debut studio album by the Mamas & the Papas, featuring "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday".

If You Could Read My Mind

"If You Could Read My Mind," Gordon Lightfoot's 1969 song about his failing marriage, recorded 1970 for Sit Down Young Stranger; 1971 hit at No. 5 Hot 100, No. 1 in Canada, with 100-plus covers.

If You Don't Know Me by Now

"If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a 1972 Gamble and Huff soul ballad recorded by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes with Teddy Pendergrass on lead; it topped the Billboard R&B chart, hit number three pop, and Simply Red's 1989 cover reached number one.

If You Hadn't Been There

"If You Hadn't Been There": Dolly Parton country ballad single, also staged as "I Wouldn't Be Here If You Hadn't Been There" for Dolly: An Original Musical. Released March 2025 for her late husband Carl Dean; hit No. 1 on Billboard Country Digital Song Sales.

If You Leave Me Now

"If You Leave Me Now" is a 1976 Chicago soft rock ballad from Chicago X, written and sung by Peter Cetera. It became Chicago's first Billboard Hot 100 #1, its sole UK #1, and won two 1977 Grammys.

If You Want Blood You've Got It

If You Want Blood You've Got It is AC/DC's first live album and the only one with singer Bon Scott, recorded April 30, 1978 at the Glasgow Apollo on the Powerage tour, released October 1978, peaking at UK No. 13.

If You're Reading This It's Too Late

If You're Reading This It's Too Late is Drake's surprise commercial mixtape, released February 12, 2015 via Cash Money; 17 tracks, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 495,000 first-week copies.

If/Then

If/Then is a 2014 original Broadway musical by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), directed by Michael Greif, showing city planner Elizabeth's two parallel lives as Liz and Beth after a single park choice; it ran at the Richard Rodgers Theatre and later toured.

Ifeye

Ifeye (이프아이) is a six-member South Korean girl group under Hi-Hat Entertainment, produced by RyuD, that debuted April 8, 2025 with the EP ERLU BLUE and title track NERDY, followed by sweet tang (2025) and As if (2026).

Iftin Band

Iftin Band (Kooxda Iftin) was a Somali funk and R&B group of the 1970s and 1980s, based in Mogadishu and known for its Al-Uruba hotel gigs.