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Litteris et Artibus

Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal instituted in 1853 by Crown Prince Carl, later King Karl XV, for outstanding artistic achievement, chiefly in music and literature.

Little Anthony

Little Anthony is Jerome Anthony Gourdine (born 1941), Brooklyn-born lead singer of Little Anthony and the Imperials, known for "Tears on My Pillow," "Goin' Out of My Head," and his high falsetto; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (2009), still performing at 85.

Little Anthony and the Imperials

Little Anthony and the Imperials, also billed as Little Anthony & The Original Imperials, are a Brooklyn doo-wop and soul vocal group formed in 1958, known for "Tears on My Pillow," "Goin' Out of My Head," and 2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Little Big Town

Little Big Town is an American country vocal quartet formed in 1998 in Homewood, Alabama: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook. Known for four-part rotating-lead harmonies, three Grammy wins, hits "Pontoon" and "Girl Crush", Grand Ole Opry membership since 2014, and 12th album It's A Dying Art (2026).

Little Boxes

Little Boxes is a 1962 satirical folk song by Malvina Reynolds mocking suburban conformity, popularized by Pete Seeger (Billboard No. 70, 1964) and later the Weeds theme song, with Spanish and French versions by Victor Jara and Graeme Allwright.

Little Bunny Foo Foo

Little Bunny Foo Foo (also Little Rabbit Foo Foo) is a modern American children's song, first attested in 1970, sung to the 1879 tune of "Alouette": a bunny bops field mice, ignores the Good Fairy's three warnings, and is turned into a goon.

Little Dark Age

Little Dark Age is MGMT's fourth studio album, released February 9, 2018 on Columbia Records; produced with Patrick Wimberly and Dave Fridmann, it returned the band to 1980s-style synth-pop and later went viral on TikTok.

Little Deuce Coupe

Little Deuce Coupe is a 1963 Beach Boys car song by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian about a hot-rodded 1932 Ford, and the title track of the October 1963 album of the same name; its B-side peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album reached No. 4.

Little Dragon

Little Dragon: Swedish electronic pop quartet from Gothenburg (Yukimi Nagano, Erik Bodin, Fredrik Wallin, Håkan Wirenstrand), formed 1996; seven albums including Grammy-nominated Nabuma Rubberband and Gorillaz collaborations.

Little Eva

Little Eva (Eva Narcissus Boyd, 1943 or 1945–2003) was an American singer from Belhaven, North Carolina, whose "The Loco-Motion" hit No. 1 in 1962 while she babysat for songwriters Goffin and King.

Little Feat

Little Feat, American rock band formed 1969 in Los Angeles by Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Bill Payne, and Richie Hayward; known for Dixie Chicken, Waiting for Columbus, George's 1979 death, 1988 re-formation, and the Last Farewell Tour from 2026.

Little Jimmy Dickens

Little Jimmy Dickens, James Cecil Dickens, was a country singer who joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was the first to wear rhinestone suits.

Little Lies

Little Lies is a 1987 Fleetwood Mac song written by Christine McVie and Eddy Quintela for Tango in the Night; its third single, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 in the UK, distinct from the film, brand, and novels of the same name.

Little Miss Drama Tour

The Little Miss Drama Tour was a 2026 North American arena tour by American rapper Cardi B, her first headline arena run, supporting Am I the Drama?.

Little Miss Muffet

Little Miss Muffet is a traditional English nursery rhyme, first printed in 1805 in Songs for the Nursery (Roud 12902), about a girl frightened from her curds and whey by a spider; the Thomas Muffet origin story is unproven.

Little Miss Twain

Little Miss Twain is Shania Twain's seventh studio album, released July 24, 2026 on Republic Records, produced by Zach Dawes. A rootsy, autobiographical return to country after Queen of Me, featuring Tanya Tucker, Josh Homme, and The War and Treaty.

Little Mix

Little Mix are a British girl group formed on The X Factor in 2011 (originally Rhythmix), the first girl band to win the show; members Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson sold 45 million records with five UK No. 1 singles before a 2022 hiatus.

Little Mix discography

Little Mix discography: six studio albums (DNA 2012 to Confetti 2020), compilation Between Us (2021), and five UK Number 1 singles including Black Magic and Sweet Melody.

Little Queen

Little Queen is Heart's second studio album, released May 14, 1977 on Portrait Records. Produced by Mike Flicker in Seattle, it contains Barracuda (US #11) and earned Canadian double platinum certification.

Little Red Corvette

Little Red Corvette is a 1982 Prince song from the album 1999, released as a single in February 1983; it reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first Top 10 hit, inspired by Lisa Coleman's pink 1964 Mercury Montclair.

Little Richard

Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman, 1932-2020), Macon, Georgia-born singer, pianist, and songwriter; architect of rock and roll via 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and Specialty Records hits; 1986 Rock Hall inaugural inductee; queer Black pioneer of 1950s pop.

Little River Band

Little River Band is an Australian soft rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975, the first Australian group with sustained commercial success in the United States.

Little Shop of Horrors (musical)

Little Shop of Horrors is a 1982 horror comedy rock musical by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, based on Roger Corman's 1960 film, about Seymour Krelborn and his man-eating plant Audrey II; it ran 2,209 off-Broadway performances and spawned the 1986 Frank Oz film.

Little Simz

Little Simz, born Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo in 1994, is a British rapper and actress from north London. Known for Grey Area and the Mercury Prize-winning Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, she records on her own AGE 101 label.

Little Stranger (band)

Little Stranger: American alternative hip-hop duo of John and Kevin Shields (unrelated), formed 2015, Philadelphia roots, based in Charleston, South Carolina; albums Buddha the Beast, Trip Around Saturn, Sat Around Trippin, Broken Hearted Boys Club.

Little Walter

Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs, 1930–1968), American Chicago blues harmonica virtuoso with Muddy Waters and solo on Chess/Checker; pioneered amplified, distorted harp; hits "Juke" and "My Babe"; Rock and Blues Hall of Fame inductee.

Little Wide Open

Little Wide Open is Kevin Morby's eighth studio album, released May 15, 2026 on Dead Oceans, produced by Aaron Dessner at Long Pond Studio; a 13-track, 59-minute Midwest-rooted Americana record closing his trilogy with Sundowner and This Is a Photograph, scoring 85 on Metacritic.

Little Wing

"Little Wing" is a 1967 Jimi Hendrix song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, recorded October 25–28, 1967 for Axis: Bold as Love; a 2:26 ballad built on an Em-to-D progression, widely covered by Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sting, and others.

Little Women (musical)

Little Women is a 2005 Broadway musical, book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, based on Alcott's novel. Ran 137 performances at the Virginia Theatre, starring Sutton Foster, later licensed by MTI; distinct from the Kim Oler version and Jo – The Little Women Musical.

Little Yachty (album)

Little Yachty is the sixth album by the American rock band Sugar Ray, released July 26, 2019, and named for yacht rock and the rapper Lil Yachty.