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LL Cool J
LL Cool J (James Todd Smith, born 1968), stage name from "Ladies Love Cool James," American rapper and actor; Def Jam's first artist with Radio (1985), pioneer of the rap ballad, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2021 inductee.
LL Cool J discography
LL Cool J discography: 14 studio albums by Queens rapper James Todd Smith on Def Jam, from Radio (1985) and Mama Said Knock You Out (1990, 2 million sold) to Q-Tip-produced The FORCE (2024), plus All World compilations and 62 singles.
Llona
Llona, born Michael Ajuma Attah in Kogi State and formerly the rapper TooClassiq, is a Nigerian emo-afrobeats singer whose debut album Homeless (2024) he toured across 23 states in 2025.
Lloyd (singer)
Lloyd (Lloyd Harlin Polite Jr., born 1986, New Orleans) is an American R&B singer from Decatur, Georgia, ex-N-Toon, known for 'Southside,' 'You,' 'Get It Shawty,' 'Lay It Down,' and the Platinum single 'Tru.'
Lloyd Banks
Lloyd Banks (Christopher Lloyd, born 1982) is an American rapper from Queens, New York, G-Unit co-founder with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo, solo debut The Hunger for More (2004), later The Course of the Inevitable trilogy; distinct from Lloyds Bank.
Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole (born 1961, Buxton, England) is an English singer-songwriter, frontman of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (Rattlesnakes, 1984) and solo artist from Lloyd Cole (1990) to On Pain (2023), known for literate lyrics and genre shifts.
LM.C
LM.C, short for Lovely-Mocochang.com, is a Japanese visual kei rock duo of vocalist maya and guitarist Aiji, whose single "88" reached number 3 on Oricon in 2008.
LM5 (album)
LM5 is the fifth studio album by British girl group Little Mix, released 16 November 2018 on Syco/Columbia. Known for feminist themes, the Nicki Minaj single Woman Like Me, a UK Number 3 peak, and the group's split from Syco days before release.
LMFAO
LMFAO: American electro-rap duo of uncle Redfoo and nephew SkyBlu, grandsons of Berry Gordy, formed 2006 in Los Angeles; known for 2011's "Party Rock Anthem" (six weeks at Hot 100 No. 1) and hiatus since September 2012 amid a royalty feud.
LMYK
LMYK is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Osaka who debuted in 2020 with "Unity" and sings anime ending themes produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Lngshot
Lngshot (롱샷, LNGSHOT) is a four-member South Korean boy group under Jay Park's label More Vision, debuting January 13, 2026 with EP Shot Callers and "Moonwalkin'". Not to be confused with Shot Scope's LM1 golf launch monitor or LNG energy topics.
Lo & Leduc
Lo & Leduc are a Swiss dialect rap and pop duo from Bern, best known for their 2018 single "079", which spent 21 weeks at number 1.
Lo Fidelity Allstars
Lo Fidelity Allstars (also Lo-Fidelity Allstars) are an English big beat group formed in London in 1996, known for their 1998 debut album and the hit "Battleflag".
Lo Nuestro Awards
Premio Lo Nuestro (Lo Nuestro Awards): Univision's annual Spanish-language Latin music awards, first held May 31, 1989 in Miami with Billboard; winners are chosen by public fan vote, and Bad Bunny led the 38th 2026 edition with six wins.
Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii
Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii is a 2025 Bad Bunny protest song from Debí Tirar Más Fotos, a jíbara-style warning that Puerto Rico not repeat Hawaii's displacement and cultural loss; performed by Ricky Martin at the 2026 Super Bowl.
Lo-fi music
Lo-fi music: music or production aesthetic celebrating low-fidelity imperfections like noise, distortion, and vinyl crackle; from WFMU's 1986 "Lo-Fi" show and home four-track recording to lofi hip hop study streams such as Lofi Girl's ChilledCow channel.
Lo-fi production
Lo-fi production, in black metal also called raw or necro production, is the deliberate use of rough, low-fidelity recording as an aesthetic, exemplified by Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger (1994).
Lo-files
Lo-files is Bring Me The Horizon's 23-track lo-fi reinterpretation album, released 11 July 2025 via RCA/Sony, reworking songs from Sempiternal to POST HUMAN: NeX Gen with producers Casiio, No Spirit, Lophiile, Drxnk, and HM Surf; a 2xLP Record Store Day 2026 vinyl edition followed.
Load (album)
Load (1996) is Metallica's sixth studio album, produced by Bob Rock, a hard rock turn after the Black Album with 14 tracks over nearly 80 minutes, five million US sales, and the companion ReLoad in 1997.
Loathe
Loathe are an English experimental heavy metal band from Liverpool, formed in 2014 and signed to SharpTone Records, known for blending metalcore with shoegaze, ambient, and industrial textures.
Lobo (musician)
Lobo is the stage name of Roland Kent LaVoie (born 1943, Tallahassee, Florida), an American soft rock singer-songwriter. Known for "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" (US No. 5, 1971) and "I'd Love You to Want Me" (US No. 2, 1972); distinct from Los Lobos and other artists named Lobo.
Local H
Local H is an American alternative rock duo from Zion, Illinois, formed in 1990, known for Scott Lucas's combined guitar-bass setup, the gold 1996 album As Good as Dead, and the hit "Bound for the Floor."
Locked Away
Locked Away is a 2015 reggae-pop single by Virgin Islands duo R. City (Theron and Timothy Thomas, formerly Rock City) featuring Adam Levine, produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut; it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK, inspired by the brothers' father's five-year imprisonment.
Locked Out of Heaven
Locked Out of Heaven, Bruno Mars song (2012), lead single of Unorthodox Jukebox; written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine; new wave/reggae-rock hit, six weeks at Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, UK No. 2, Record and Song of the Year Grammy nominations.
Locket (album)
locket (stylized lowercase) is Madison Beer's third studio album, released January 16, 2026 on Epic Records; 11 tracks, 33 minutes, first Billboard 200 top-ten, distinct from albums by Mr Jukes and Frog Eyes.
Loco Dice
Loco Dice, born Yassine Ben Achour in 1974, is a German DJ and producer of Tunisian descent from Düsseldorf who works between house and techno.
Locrian mode
Locrian mode, also called the Locrian scale: the seventh diatonic mode, the B-to-B octave species with degrees 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 and a diminished tonic triad, used in jazz over half-diminished chords.
Lodger (album)
Lodger is David Bowie's thirteenth studio album, released May 1979 on RCA and produced with Tony Visconti; the final Berlin Trilogy album with Brian Eno, recorded in Montreux and New York, all-vocal, UK number 4.
Loe Shimmy
Loe Shimmy (Shamar Williams Cox, born 1999) is a rapper from Pompano Beach, Florida; albums include Zuper PowerZ, Nardy World, Rockstar Junkie, and Pretty Girlz Run The World, with Drake feature "I'm Spent" reaching No. 34 on the Hot 100.
Lofsöngur
Lofsöngur, also known as "Ó Guð vors lands" (O, God of Our Land), is the national anthem of Iceland, written by Matthías Jochumsson and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.