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Jaimoe
Jaimoe (Jai Johanny Johanson, born John Lee Johnson, 1944, Ocean Springs, Mississippi) is a founding drummer of the Allman Brothers Band (1969–1980, 1989–2014), later of Sea Level and Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Jain (singer)
Jain (Jeanne Louise Galice, born 1992, Toulouse) is a French pop singer of Zanaka, Souldier, and The Fool, known for Come and Makeba, her melting-pop blend of electro and African rhythms, and the 2023 TikTok revival.
Jair Rodrigues
Jair Rodrigues (1939–2014) was a Brazilian singer of samba, bossa nova, and MPB, best known for his celebrated duo with Elis Regina and the 1966 festival hit "Disparada".
Jairo Varela
Jairo Varela (1949–2012) was a Colombian salsa composer, singer, and bandleader from Quibdó who founded Grupo Niche in 1979; his "Cali Pachanguero" became Cali's unofficial anthem.
Jakatta
Jakatta is the house music alias of British DJ and producer Dave Lee, better known as Joey Negro, with UK Top 10 hits in 2001 and 2002.
Jake (musician)
Jake (제이크), also known as Sim Jae-yun, is a South Korean-Australian singer, dancer, and rapper in the K-pop boy group ENHYPEN, which he joined through the 2020 survival show I-LAND.
Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg (Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy, born 1994, Nottingham) is an English singer-songwriter whose 2012 self-titled debut topped the UK chart; seven albums through Alamo (2026).
Jake E. Lee
Jake E. Lee (Jakey Lou Williams, born 1957) is an American guitarist, Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist 1982-1987 on Bark at the Moon and The Ultimate Sin, later founder of Badlands and Red Dragon Cartel; shot in Las Vegas in 2024.
Jake Ewald
Jake Ewald (Jacob Ewald) is an American songwriter, co-frontman of Philadelphia emo band Modern Baseball (Sports, Holy Ghost, 2017 hiatus) and leader of the indie folk project Slaughter Beach, Dog, started 2014-2015 to overcome writer's block.
Jake Hess
Jake Hess (1927-2004), also recorded as William Jesse Hess, was an American southern gospel singer from Alabama, lead singer of the Statesmen Quartet, founder of the Imperials, four-time Grammy winner, and Elvis Presley's cited favorite singer.
Jake la Furia
Jake la Furia, real name Francesco Vigorelli (born 1979 in Milan), is an Italian rapper, a founding member of Club Dogo and a solo artist since 2013.
Jake Owen
Jake Owen (Joshua Ryan Owen, born 1981) is an American country singer from Vero Beach, Florida, known for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" and his 2025 independent outlaw-country album Dreams to Dream.
Jake Roche
Jake Roche (born 1992, Reigate, England) is an English actor and singer, son of Shane Richie and Coleen Nolan, lead singer of Rixton ("Me And My Broken Heart", UK number 1, 2014), later Push Baby; distinct from the Boston musician of the same name.
Jake Shears
Jake Shears (Jason Sellards, born 1978), American singer-songwriter and actor, frontman of Scissor Sisters (2004 UK best-selling debut) and solo artist (Jake Shears 2018, Last Man Dancing 2023), Broadway Kinky Boots and Tammy Faye lyricist.
Jake Sinclair (musician)
Jake Sinclair (Jacob Scott Sinclair, born 1985) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, and audio engineer known for Panic! At The Disco's Death of a Bachelor and Pray for the Wicked, Weezer's White Album, and Fall Out Boy; distinct from the Australian country singer of the same name.
Jake Wesley Rogers
Jake Wesley Rogers is an American pop singer-songwriter from Missouri whose piano-led, glam-influenced songs explore queerness and faith; his debut album, In the Key of Love, arrived in 2025.
Jake Worthington
Jake Worthington (born 1996, La Porte, Texas) is an American traditional country singer, runner-up on The Voice season 6 (2014), signed to Big Loud, with debut album Jake Worthington (2023) and When I Write the Song (2025).
Jake Zyrus
Jake Zyrus, born Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (Charice), born 1992, Filipino singer who was the first solo Asian artist with a Billboard 200 Top 10 album, starred on Glee, and came out as a trans man in 2017.
Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard (John Arthur Byard Jr., 1922-1999), American jazz pianist and multi-instrumentalist from Worcester, Massachusetts; Mingus's pianist 1962-64, eclectic Prestige leader albums, NEC teacher of Fred Hersch and Jason Moran; murdered in Queens, unsolved.
Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit (Hans Heinrich Liebezeit, 1938-2017), German drummer and founding member of Can; pioneer of repetitive, machine-like krautrock drumming; later worked with Jah Wobble, Drums Of Chaos, and Burnt Friedman's Secret Rhythms.
Jakob Dylan
Jakob Dylan (born 1969, New York City) is an American singer-songwriter, son of Bob Dylan, founder and frontman of the Wallflowers and solo artist on Seeing Things and Women + Country.
Jakob Nowell
Jakob Nowell (born 1995) is an American singer from Long Beach and son of Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell. He has fronted Sublime with Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh since 2023, leads Jakobs Castle, formerly fronted LAW, and sings on Sublime's 2026 album Until the Sun Explodes.
JAKONE, A.V.G
JAKONE, A.V.G, also known as JAKONE, is a Russian rap duo from Rostov-on-Don whose February 2022 track «Платина» went viral on TikTok and topped Russian charts, and whose debut album «Форс-мажоры» followed in June 2022.
Jakov Jozinović
Jakov Jozinović, Croatian pop singer born 2005 in Vinkovci, rose via TikTok covers of Balašević, Dragojević, and Čolić hits; debut album Ja za čuda letim (2026), Porin best new artist, sold-out Arena Zagreb and Belgrade Arena concerts.
Jakrapatr Kaewpanpong (จักรภัทร แก้วพันธุ์พงษ์)
Jakrapatr Kaewpanpong (จักรภัทร แก้วพันธุ์พงษ์), nicknamed William, born 2005 in Hat Yai, Thailand: T-pop singer, main vocalist of LYKN under Riser Music, Project Alpha winner (King of Alpha), and GMMTV actor known for ThamePo: Heart That Skips a Beat, Me and Thee, and You Maniac.
Jal (جل) (band)
Jal (جل) is a Pakistani pop rock band from Lahore, founded in 2002 by Goher Mumtaz. Known for "Aadat", with vocalists Atif Aslam and Farhan Saeed, and albums Aadat (2004), Boondh (2007), Pyaas (2013).
Jala Brat
Jala Brat (Jasmin Fazlić, born 1986 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian rapper known for his work with Buba Corelli and for performing Bosnia's 2016 Eurovision entry "Ljubav je".
Jalen Ngonda
Jalen Ngonda (born 1994, Wheaton, Maryland) is a US-born, UK-based soul singer signed to Daptone Records, known for Come Around and Love Me (2023) and Doctrine of Love (2026) and his soaring tenor falsetto.
Jam band
A jam band is a band whose live performances involve extended improvisation and experimentation; the term began with psychedelic rock bands such as the Grateful Dead and now spans many genres.
Jam Master Jay
Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell, 1965–2002) was the DJ of Run-DMC, the pioneering Queens hip-hop trio behind "Walk This Way" and Raising Hell; murdered in 2002, with convictions from 2024 onward.