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Jane McDonald

Jane McDonald, born 1963 in Wakefield, is an English singer and TV presenter who rose to fame on BBC's The Cruise (1998), scored a number one platinum debut album, won a BAFTA for Cruising with Jane McDonald, and released the Nashville-recorded album Living the Dream in 2026.

Jane Wiedlin

Jane Wiedlin (Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin) is an American musician who played rhythm guitar for the new wave band the Go-Go's and co-wrote "Our Lips Are Sealed".

Jane Zhang (张靓颖)

Jane Zhang (张靓颖), the "Dolphin Princess," is a Chinese pop singer born 1984 in Chengdu, third-place finisher on Super Girl 2005, known for "画心", "Dust My Shoulders Off", first Asian Victoria's Secret performer, and the "追" world tour.

Jane!

Jane! is a 2018 alternative rock single by the English band The Long Faces, inspired by serial killer Jane Toppan. It became a TikTok viral hit in 2026, reaching Billboard Hot 100 No. 74 and the UK Singles Chart after the band had disbanded.

Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction: Los Angeles alternative rock band formed 1985 by Perry Farrell and Eric Avery, with Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins; albums Nothing's Shocking (1988) and Ritual de lo Habitual (1990); founded Lollapalooza; split after 2024 onstage fight.

Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe (Janelle Monáe Robinson), American singer, rapper, and actress born 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas; creator of the Cindi Mayweather Metropolis concept albums and an Afrofuturism figure; four studio albums, ten Grammy nominations, and film roles in Moonlight, Hidden Figures, and Glass Onion.

Janet (album)

janet. is Janet Jackson's fifth studio album, released May 18, 1993 on Virgin Records under a $40 million contract, produced with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Known for "That's the Way Love Goes," it debuted at number one and spent 106 weeks on the Billboard 200.

Janet Devlin

Janet Devlin (born 1994, Gortin, County Tyrone) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter who finished fifth on The X Factor 2011. Albums: Running With Scissors (2014), Confessional (2020), country-leaning Emotional Rodeo (2024).

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson (Janet Damita Jo Jackson), born 1966, is an American singer and actress, youngest of the Jackson family, known for Control (1986) and Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

Janet Jackson: Las Vegas

Janet Jackson: Las Vegas is a concert residency by the American singer Janet Jackson at Resorts World Las Vegas, her second, with 22 shows from December 2024 to September 2025.

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, also called Rhythm Nation 1814, is Janet Jackson's 1989 A&M concept album with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; seven top-five Hot 100 singles, over seven million U.S. copies, 2021 National Recording Registry.

Jang Hyun-seung

Jang Hyun-seung (장현승), born 1989, South Korean singer, former BEAST member (2009 debut) and Trouble Maker duo partner of HyunA; left BEAST April 2016, solo artist since, later nicknamed the "exorcism idol". Distinct from actor Jang Hyun-sung.

Jang Jaein

Jang Jaein (장재인) is a South Korean singer-songwriter born in 1991, known for a divisive folk-based vocal style, who finished in the top three of Superstar K2 in 2010.

Jang Min-ho

Jang Min-ho (장민호) is a South Korean trot singer who debuted in 1997 with idol group U-Bes and rose to fame on Mr. Trot in 2020.

Jang Won-young (장원영)

Jang Won-young (장원영), also Wonyoung, born 2004, South Korean singer under Starship Entertainment; IZ*ONE member via Produce 48 (2018), then IVE (2021) with ELEVEN, LOVE DIVE, After LIKE, I AM; known for the Sojang defamation lawsuit win.

Jang Wooyoung

Jang Wooyoung (장우영), born 1989, is a member of K-pop boy band 2PM (debut 2008, JYP Entertainment) and a solo singer since the 2012 EP 23, Male, Single; he returned in 2025 with Simple Dance and the mini album I'm into.

Jang Yoon-jeong

Jang Yoon-jeong (장윤정) is a South Korean trot singer who debuted in 1999 and led trot's 2000s revival with "Eomeona", later serving as a judge on the Miss Trot and Mr. Trot audition shows.

Jangle pop

Jangle pop, also known as jangle rock, is a pop rock subgenre built on jangly guitars and 1960s-style melodies, peaking in American college rock around 1984 to 1987.

Jani Lane

Jani Lane (John Kennedy Oswald, 1964–2011), American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of glam metal band Warrant; wrote "Heaven" and "Cherry Pie", left Warrant in 2002, died in Los Angeles at 47.

Janice STFU

Janice STFU is a 2026 Drake song from Iceman, interpolating Lykke Li's I Follow Rivers and titled after a Sopranos line; it debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100, his 14th chart-topper, and drew a plagiarism lawsuit.

Janick Gers

Janick Gers (born 1957, Hartlepool) is an English guitarist and Iron Maiden member since 1990; previously of White Spirit, Gillan, Gogmagog, Fish, and Bruce Dickinson's solo band; known for spontaneous solos and a signature Fender Stratocaster.

Janie's Got a Gun

"Janie's Got a Gun" is a 1989 Aerosmith song from Pump, written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton, about a girl who kills her sexually abusive father; a No. 4 Billboard hit, Grammy winner, and David Fincher video that inspired Janie's Fund.

Janis Ian

Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter of "Society's Child" and "At Seventeen," a two-time Grammy winner who came out in 1993 with Breaking Silence.

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin (Janis Lyn Joplin, 1943–1970), American blues-rock singer from Port Arthur, Texas, fronted Big Brother and the Holding Company, went solo with the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie, and died of an accidental heroin and alcohol overdose at 27 after recording Pearl.

Jann Arden

Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary, Alberta, born 1962; 16 albums, 19 top-ten singles, "Insensitive"; 8 Junos, Order of Canada, sitcom JANN, author of six books.

Japan (band)

Japan: English art rock/new wave band formed in London, 1974 (Sylvian, Karn, Barbieri, Jansen, Dean). Five albums from glam rock to synth art pop, peaking with Tin Drum (1981, UK No. 12) and the hit "Ghosts"; split 1982, reunited as Rain Tree Crow 1991.

Japan Gold Disc Award

The Japan Gold Disc Award (日本ゴールドディスク大賞) is an annual Japanese music award, founded in 1987 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and decided by sales.

Japan Gold Disc Awards

The Japan Gold Disc Awards are annual music awards run by Japan's Recording Industry Association of Japan since 1987, judged entirely by sales and streaming data.

Japan Home Video (ジャパンホームビデオ)

Japan Home Video (ジャパンホームビデオ株式会社, JHV) is a Tokyo video production and distribution company founded 26 May 1984, known for the JHV, V-Movie, and Alice Japan labels and titles such as Shiryō no Wana and Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi.

Japan Jam

Japan Jam (ジャパンジャム) is a Japanese rock and pop festival held during Golden Week at Chiba City Soga Sports Park in Chiba Prefecture, first held in 2010.