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JackBoys 2
JackBoys 2 (JACKBOYS 2) is the 2025 sequel compilation by JackBoys and Travis Scott's Cactus Jack label, released July 13, 2025 via Cactus Jack/Epic: 17 tracks, hosted by Bun B, guests Future, Playboi Carti, GloRilla, Tyla, and Kodak Black, and a number 1 chart peak.
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon (Sharon Lee Myers), American singer-songwriter born in Hazel, Kentucky; 1960s hits 'What the World Needs Now Is Love' and 'Put a Little Love in Your Heart'; co-wrote 'Bette Davis Eyes' (Grammy Song of the Year); Songwriters Hall of Fame 2010.
Jackie Edwards
Jackie Edwards, born Wilfred Gerald Edwards (1938–1992), was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who wrote the Spencer Davis Group's UK No. 1 hits 'Keep On Running' and 'Somebody Help Me'.
Jackie Evancho
Jackie Evancho (Jacqueline Marie Evancho) is an American classical crossover soprano born in 2000 in Pittsburgh, whose debut EP O Holy Night reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2010.
Jackie Fox
Jackie Fox, born Jacqueline Fuchs in 1959, is an American musician who played bass in the all-female hard rock band the Runaways from 1975 to 1977.
Jackie Jackson
Jackie Jackson (Sigmund Esco Jackson, born 1951), eldest Jackson brother, co-lead tenor of the Jackson 5 and the Jacksons; Motown 1969, Epic 1976, solo albums Jackie Jackson (1973) and Be the One (1989), Rock Hall 1997. Distinct from Jamaican bassist Clifton Jackie Jackson.
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson (Jack Leroy Wilson Jr.), "Mr. Excitement," Detroit-born R&B/soul singer (1934–1984); Dominoes lead 1953, hits "Lonely Teardrops" and "Higher and Higher"; heart attack on stage 1975; Rock Hall 1987.
Jackie-O Motherfucker
Jackie-O Motherfucker (JOMF): American experimental rock collective formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994 by Tom Greenwood, with rotating members; improvisational drone, free jazz, and space rock fusing American folk traditions, on labels Imp, Road Cone, ATP, and Fire Records.
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne, also known as Clyde Jackson Browne, is an American singer-songwriter from the Laurel Canyon scene whose albums have sold more than 22 million copies worldwide.
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank, also Jackson Carey Frank (1943-1999), American folk singer-songwriter from Buffalo, New York. Recorded one Paul Simon-produced 1965 album featuring "Blues Run the Game"; a childhood school fire and later mental illness ended his career, but his songs influenced Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, Bert Jansch, and Simon & Garfunkel.
Jackson family
Jackson family: American musical family of Joseph and Katherine Jackson's nine children from Gary, Indiana; the Jackson 5 (later the Jacksons) and soloists Michael and Janet Jackson.
Jackson Wang (王嘉尔)
Jackson Wang (王嘉爾), born 1994 in Hong Kong, is a sabre fencer turned K-pop rapper with GOT7 (2014) and solo artist behind Papillon, MIRRORS, MAGIC MAN (Billboard 200 No. 15), MAGICMAN 2 (No. 13), Coachella main stage 2022, and Team Wang Records and Design.
Jackson Yee (易烊千玺)
Jackson Yee (易烊千玺, Yi Yangqianxi), born 2000 in Huaihua, Hunan, is a Chinese actor, singer, and dancer who debuted with TFBOYS in 2013 and became the youngest Golden Rooster Best Actor (2025, Big World) and star of Cannes Special Prize winner Resurrection.
Jacky Cheung (张学友)
Jacky Cheung (张学友), born 1961, Hong Kong singer and actor nicknamed God of Songs, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop; 1984 amateur singing contest winner whose 1993 album 吻别 sold over 4 million copies.
Jackyl
Jackyl is an American hard rock band formed in 1991 in Kennesaw, Georgia, led by chainsaw-wielding frontman Jesse James Dupree. Its 1992 Geffen debut went platinum on "Down on Me" (Hot 100 No. 10) and "The Lumberjack," and the band holds Guinness records for 100 shows in 50 days and 21 shows in 24 hours.
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius, born John Francis Anthony Pastorius III (1951–1987), was an American jazz-fusion electric bassist and composer renowned for his fretless Fender Jazz Bass, his Weather Report work, and albums like Word of Mouth.
Jacob Alon
Jacob Alon is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Dunfermline, Fife, whose debut album In Limerence (2025) was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and won them BRITs Critics' Choice and two Ivor Novello Awards in 2026.
Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier (born 1994) is a British singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from London, discovered via YouTube by Quincy Jones. Known for In My Room, the four-volume Djesse series, a custom MIT vocal harmonizer, audience choirs, and seven Grammy wins.
Jacob Desvarieux
Jacob Desvarieux (1955–2021) was a French guitarist, singer, arranger, and producer who co-founded the Antillean group Kassav' in 1979, and composed the 1984 hit that gave zouk its name.
Jacob Hoggard
Jacob William Hoggard (born 1984, Burnaby, B.C.) is the former frontman of Canadian pop-rock band Hedley and a 2004 Canadian Idol third-place finisher; convicted in 2022 of sexual assault causing bodily harm, sentenced to five years, granted day parole in 2026.
Jacob Sartorius
Jacob Sartorius (Rolf Jacob Sartorius), American pop singer and actor born 2002 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; rose to fame on Musical.ly, debuted with "Sweatshirt" (2016), released The Last Text EP (2017), and acted in The Loneliest Boy in the World.
Jacoby Shaddix
Jacoby Shaddix, also known as Coby Dick, is an American singer born in 1976 in Vacaville, California, lead vocalist and founding member of Papa Roach since the mid-1990s.
Jacquees
Jacquees (Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax, born 1994, Decatur, Georgia) is an American R&B singer signed to Cash Money Records, known for "B.E.D.", the gold 2018 debut album 4275, his 2018 self-proclaimed King of R&B title, and later albums Sincerely for You, Baby Making, and Mood 2.
Jacqueline du Pré
Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987), British cellist, wife of Daniel Barenboim, famed for her 1965 Barbirolli recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto; career ended by multiple sclerosis in 1973 at age 28.
Jacques Agnant
Jacques Agnant, "Haitian Jack", hip-hop figure and FX Hip Hop Uncovered contributor; sued Tupac Shakur's estate for $200 million over informant claims; subject of 1994 Quad Studios reporting.
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel (1929-1978), Belgian singer-songwriter of French chanson, 'Ne me quitte pas' and 'Amsterdam'; retired 1967, died on Hiva Oa, Marquesas; covered worldwide.
Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc, French singer, composer, and actor born 1943 in Paris; 1960s hits with lyricist Jacques Lanzmann (Et moi, et moi, et moi; Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille), César-winning actor in Van Gogh, partner of Françoise Hardy, father of Thomas Dutronc.
Jacques Morali
Jacques Morali (1947-1991) was a French disco composer and producer who, with Henri Belolo as Can't Stop Productions, created the Village People and co-wrote Y.M.C.A., Macho Man, In the Navy, and Go West; he earlier produced the Ritchie Family and later Eartha Kitt's Where Is My Man, and died of AIDS in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1991.
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach (Jacob Offenbach, 1819-1880), German-born French composer and cellist, creator of French operetta. Founded the Bouffes-Parisiens (1855); wrote Orphée aux Enfers, La Belle Hélène, and the unfinished Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
Jacqui Abbott
Jacqui Abbott, English singer from St Helens, was vocalist of The Beautiful South 1994-2000 (Rotterdam, Don't Marry Her, Perfect 10; Blue Is the Colour) and records as Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, with No 1 albums Manchester Calling (2020) and N.K.-Pop (2022).