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Jutes (musician)

Jutes (Jordan Lutes, born 1991) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Ottawa blending emo, pop-punk, trap, and nu metal; albums Sleepyhead (2024), Dilworth (2025), Chin Up, Beautiful (2026); co-wrote Demi Lovato's Holy Fvck and married her in 2025.

Juvenile (rapper)

Juvenile (Terius Gray, born 1975) is a New Orleans rapper central to Cash Money Records and bounce music, leader of the Hot Boys; his 1998 album 400 Degreez, with "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up," went 4x platinum.

JVC

JVC, short for Japan Victor Company and once branded Nivico abroad, is a Japanese electronics maker founded in 1927, best known for creating the VHS video format.

JVC Kenwood Victor

JVC Kenwood Victor, operating as Victor Entertainment (ビクターエンタテインメント), is a major Japanese record label owned by JVCKenwood and headquartered in Tokyo, distributing artists including Southern All Stars and sakanaction.

Jvke

JVKE (Jacob Dodge Lawson, born 2001) is an American pop singer-songwriter and producer from Rhode Island who rose via TikTok with "Upside Down" and scored "golden hour", a Billboard Hot 100 top-10 hit; he stayed independent on AWAL after rejecting major-label offers.

Jxggi

Jxggi, real name Jagsir Singh, is a Punjabi-Canadian rapper and singer from Brampton, Ontario, who broke out in 2024 with the EP Breakin Boundaries and the single "They Don't Know".

JYJ

JYJ is a South Korean trio (Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu) formed in 2010 by former TVXQ members after their landmark contract lawsuit against SM Entertainment, signed with C-Jes, and released The Beginning and In Heaven; two members later reunited as JX.

Jyoti Sangeet

Jyoti Sangeet (জ্যোতি সংগীত) is a genre of over 300 songs written and set to self-composed melodies by Assamese poet and composer Jyotiprasad Agarwala (1903–1951).

Jyotica Tangri

Jyotica Tangri (ਜੋਤੀਕਾ ਟਾਂਗਰੀ) is an Indian playback singer from Jalandhar, Punjab, who debuted in 2017 and became known for Bollywood songs including "Pallo Latke" and "O Meri Laila".

Jyotirmayee Nayak

Jyotirmayee Nayak (ज्योतिर्मयी नायक), Odia playback singer from Odisha with 1,000+ recordings, music therapist, and Indian Idol Season 16 winner (2026), first Odisha contestant to win the main title.

JYP Entertainment

JYP Entertainment, also JYPE, is a South Korean entertainment company founded by producer Park Jin-young (J.Y. Park) in 1996, distinct from peers SM, YG, and HYBE as the first Korean agency to adopt a multi-label system (2018), with artists including TWICE, Stray Kids, ITZY, DAY6, and NiziU and overseas subsidiaries in Japan, China, and the US.

K (Japanese singer)

K (케이), real name Koga Yudai (古賀祐大, born 1997), is a Japanese singer-dancer, eldest member and choreography leader of HYBE Japan's YX Labels group &TEAM (debut 2022), an I-LAND finalist known for marathon roots and acting.

K Camp

K Camp (Kristopher Thomas Campbell, born 1990, Milwaukee) is an Atlanta-based rapper behind platinum hits Money Baby and Cut Her Off, the viral TikTok hit Lottery (Renegade), and the KISS album series.

K Foundation Burn a Million Quid

K Foundation Burn a Million Quid was the burning of £1 million by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, formerly the KLF, on the Isle of Jura in 1994.

K-ballad

K-ballad, known in South Korea simply as ballad (발라드), is a style of Korean popular music reshaping soul and R&B to Korean sentiment, popular since the 1980s.

K-Ci & JoJo

K-Ci & JoJo: American R&B duo of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" and Joel "JoJo" Hailey from North Carolina, formerly of Jodeci; debut album Love Always (1997) and the chart-topping ballad "All My Life" (1998).

K-indie

K-indie, also called Korean indie, is the independent popular-music scene of South Korea, anchored in Seoul's Hongdae district since the 1990s, with a 2000s surge and growing global streaming.

K-pop (케이팝)

K-pop (케이팝) is South Korean popular music built on an idol trainee system and five-phase agency production model (SM, YG, JYP, HYBE). Key facts: 1992 Seo Taiji and Boys origins, ~180 million Hallyu fans by 2024, seven of IFPI's 2025 top-10 albums, and China's 2016 entertainment ban.

K-Tino

K-Tino, born Catherine Edoa Ngoa in 1966 in Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian bikutsi singer known as "la femme du peuple" and the mother of modern bikutsi.

K-Trap

K-Trap is the stage name of Devonte Perkins, a South London UK drill and trap rapper. Known for his early balaclava persona, 2017 mixtape The Last Whip, Headie One collaboration Strength to Strength, and 2024 album SMILE?; distinct from other artists named K-Trap.

K. J. Yesudas (കാട്ടാശ്ശേരി ജോസഫ് യേശുദാസ്)

K. J. Yesudas (കാട്ടാശ്ശേരി ജോസഫ് യേശുദാസ്), the Gaanagandharvan, is an Indian playback and Carnatic singer born 1940 in Fort Kochi; first film song 1961, thousands of songs across Indian languages, multiple national and state awards.

K. K. Downing

K.K. Downing (Kenneth Keith Downing Jr., born 1951, West Bromwich) is an English guitarist and founding member of Judas Priest, whose twin-lead partnership with Glenn Tipton defined the band's sound from 1970 until his 2011 departure; he now leads KK's Priest.

K. L. Saigal (कुंदन लाल सैगल)

Kundan Lal Saigal (कुंदन लाल सैगल), a pioneering Indian singer-actor based in Calcutta, is recognized as the first superstar of Hindi cinema. He recorded about 185 songs in various languages.

K. Michelle

K. Michelle (Kimberly Michelle Pate, born 1982, Memphis) is an American R&B-turned-country singer, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta original cast member, and RHOA cast member; her albums include Rebellious Soul (2013, Billboard 200 No. 2) and the 2026 country debut Jesus & Whiskey.

K. P. Udayabhanu

K. P. Udayabhanu (കെ.പി. ഉദയഭാനു; 1936–2014) was an Indian playback singer and music composer for Malayalam cinema, known for songs from Ramanan and honored with the Padma Shri in 2009.

K. S. Chithra (കെ. എസ്. ചിത്ര)

K. S. Chithra (കെ. എസ്. ചിത്ര), Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, born 1963, is an Indian playback singer, the 'Chinna Kuyil' or Little Nightingale of South India, with six National Film Awards, the Padma Shri (2005), and songs recorded across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi cinema.

K. S. Harisankar

K. S. Harisankar is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, known for 'Jeevamshamayi' from Theevandi (2018) and winner of the Kerala State Film Award for 'Kiliye' from ARM.

K. T. Oslin

K. T. Oslin, born Kay Toinette Oslin, was an American country singer-songwriter who became a star in her mid-forties with the 1987 hit "80's Ladies" and won three Grammy Awards.

K. V. Mahadevan

K. V. Mahadevan (Krishnancoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan), South Indian film music composer, 1918-2001, scored 600+ films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam; won National Film Awards for Kandan Karunai and Sankarabharanam.

K.d. lang

k.d. lang (Kathryn Dawn Lang, born 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Consort, Alberta, known for Ingénue, "Constant Craving," and "Hallelujah," with four Grammys, eight Junos, and the Order of Canada.