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Jam session
Jam session: an informal, unrehearsed musical gathering, rooted in 1920s jazz (also called jamming), in which a house band hosts improvised playing by guests on well-known standards; historically tied to cutting contests, bebop's development, mentoring, and racial border crossing.
Jamaica Festival Song Competition
The Jamaica Festival Song Competition is an annual song contest organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission since 1966, held ahead of Independence Day on August 6.
Jamaica Music Industry Awards
Jamaica Music Industry Awards is a name covering Jamaican music honors: the defunct JAMI Awards (1986–1993), the JaRIA Honour Awards since 2009, and the diaspora-based JIMA since 2022.
Jamaican (Bam Bam)
"Jamaican (Bam Bam)" is a 2025 Afro house single by French producers HUGEL and SOLTO that reworks Sister Nancy's 1982 dancehall classic "Bam Bam", reaching number one in Greece.
Jamal Edwards
Jamal Edwards (1990-2022), British entrepreneur and DJ, founded SBTV (SmokeyBarz TV), the YouTube music platform that launched Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, and Dave; MBE 2014; died aged 31.
Jamal Roberts
Jamal Roberts, American soul and gospel singer from Meridian, Mississippi; won American Idol season 23 in 2025 with 26 million votes, second Black male winner after Ruben Studdard; debut single Heal topped Billboard gospel charts; debut album The Journey (2026).
Jamal Woolard
Jamal Woolard, also known as Gravy, is an American actor and rapper born 1975, best known for playing The Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009) and All Eyez on Me (2017).
Jamala (Джамала)
Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova), born 1983 in Osh, is a Ukrainian Crimean Tatar singer-songwriter who won Eurovision 2016 with "1944", the first partly Crimean Tatar entry, about the 1944 deportation; albums include Qırım (2023).
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a country song written and recorded by Hank Williams, released in 1952 and number one on the country chart for 14 weeks.
Jamelia
Jamelia, born Jamelia Niela Davis in 1981, is a British singer-songwriter from Birmingham whose hits "Superstar" and "Money" made her a leading 2000s UK R&B artist.
James "J.T." Taylor
James "J.T." Taylor (James Warren Taylor), born 1953 in Laurens, South Carolina, is the American R&B singer who fronted Kool & the Gang 1979-1988 on hits like "Celebration" and "Ladies' Night," then went solo.
James (band)
James: English rock band from Manchester, formed early 1980s, fronted by Tim Booth with Jim Glennie; known for "Sit Down" and "Laid"; Brian Eno collaborations; first UK No 1 album Yummy (2024); distinct from James Gang and James Tonic.
James (ফারুক মাহফুজ আনাম জেমস) (musician)
Faruq Mahfuz Anam James (ফারুক মাহফুজ আনাম জেমস), known as James or Guru, is a Bangladeshi rock singer-guitarist, frontman of Nagar Baul (formerly Feelings), Bollywood singer of "Bheegi Bheegi", and two-time National Film Award winner.
James Arthur
James Andrew Arthur (born 1988, Middlesbrough), English pop/R&B singer-songwriter, X Factor 2012 winner whose 'Impossible' sold 2.5 million; 'Say You Won't Let Go' hit 4 billion streams and RIAA Diamond; six albums including Bitter Sweet Love (2024).
James Bay (singer)
James Bay (ジェイムズ・ベイ), English singer-songwriter born 1990 in Hitchin; debut Chaos and the Calm hit UK No. 1 with "Hold Back the River" and "Let It Go", earning Brit and Grammy nominations.
James Blake (musician)
James Blake (James Blake Litherland, born 1988, Enfield, London) is an English singer-producer of post-dubstep; Mercury Prize 2013 for Overgrown, Ivor Novello for Retrograde, seventh album Trying Times (2026). Not the Belfast TV presenter of the same name.
James Blood Ulmer
James Blood Ulmer (Willie James Ulmer, 1940 or 1942, St. Matthews, SC, to June 3, 2026) was an American free jazz, blues, and free funk guitarist who adapted Ornette Coleman's harmolodics to electric guitar, led Music Revelation Ensemble and Phalanx, and earned a 2001 Grammy nomination.
James Blunt
James Blunt (Hillier Blount) is a British singer-songwriter and former British Army officer, best known for his 2004 debut Back to Bedlam and the hit single "You're Beautiful".
James Bond music
James Bond music: the theme songs and scores of the 007 film series since Dr. No (1962), including the Monty Norman/John Barry James Bond Theme and hit title songs by Bassey, McCartney, Duran Duran, and Adele.
James Bond Theme
The James Bond Theme is the signature instrumental of the Eon Bond films, composed by Monty Norman, arranged by John Barry, with Vic Flick's guitar riff; first heard in Dr. No (1962) and confirmed as Norman's by a 2001 libel verdict.
James Bourne
James Elliot Bourne (born 1983), English songwriter from Busted (with Matt Willis, Charlie Simpson), wrote "Year 3000"; also Son of Dork, McBusted, Loserville, and solo albums Safe Journey Home and Sugar Beach.
James Brown
James Brown (1933-2006), the Godfather of Soul, was an American singer and bandleader who created funk with "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "Cold Sweat," scored civil-rights anthem "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud," and was a 1986 charter Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
James Brown discography
James Brown discography: the recorded catalog of the Godfather of Soul (1933–2006), spanning Federal, King, Smash, and Polydor releases from "Please, Please, Please" (1956) to Live at the Apollo, The Payback, and the Star Time box set.
James Burton
James Burton, born James Edward Burton in 1939, is an American guitarist from Louisiana who invented chicken pickin' and played for Ricky Nelson and Elvis Presley.
James Carr (singer)
James Carr (1942–2001) was an American Southern soul singer on Memphis's Goldwax label, known for the original 'The Dark End of the Street' and nine 1966–1969 R&B hits; mental illness curtailed a career admired by connoisseurs.
James Cleveland
James Cleveland (1932–1991) was an American gospel singer, pianist, and choir director known as the "King of Gospel", who founded the Gospel Music Workshop of America.
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield (born 1969, Pontypool, Wales) is lead singer and guitarist of Manic Street Preachers and a solo artist (The Great Western 2006; Even in Exile 2020, on Víctor Jara).
James DeBarge
James DeBarge (born 1963), Grand Rapids R&B singer, keyboardist of Motown family group DeBarge on All This Love and Rhythm of the Night; Janet Jackson's first husband (1984–85); later addiction, 2026 drug arrest with brother Chico.
James Fauntleroy
James Fauntleroy (James Edward Fauntleroy II, born 1984) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer from Inglewood, California, a four-time Grammy winner known for 24K Magic, The 20/20 Experience, and the Nova EP with Terrace Martin.
James Ford (musician)
James Ellis Ford (born 1978, Leek, England), also James Ford, is an English producer, Simian Mobile Disco and Last Shadow Puppets member, and Arctic Monkeys producer; his 2026 solo album Lost in Another World was recorded from a hospital bed during leukemia treatment.