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Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton is an American gospel and soul singer from New Orleans, best known for her guest vocal on the Rolling Stones' 1969 song "Gimme Shelter."

Merry Xmas Everybody

Merry Xmas Everybody, Slade's 1973 glam rock Christmas single written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, was Christmas Number 1 1973, Slade's sixth UK Number 1, and has re-charted nearly every holiday season since.

Mert Demir (musician)

Mert Demir, born 1993 in Istanbul, is a Turkish singer and songwriter whose 2022 duet "Antidepresan" with Mabel Matiz set a Spotify Turkey streaming record.

Mert Yazıcıoğlu

Mert Yazıcıoğlu (born 1993 in Istanbul) is a Turkish screen actor known for Karagül, Netflix's Love 101, and the historical series Kuruluş Orhan.

Merzbow

Merzbow (メルツバウ) is the noise music project of Masami Akita, founded in Tokyo in 1979; named after Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau, with over 400 albums including the 50-CD Merzbox and the 13 Japanese Birds series.

Meshell Ndegeocello

Meshell Ndegeocello, born Michelle Lynn Johnson (1968, Berlin), is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter, pioneer of neo-soul with Plantation Lullabies (1993), and three-time Grammy winner including two Best Alternative Jazz Album awards on Blue Note.

Meshuggah

Meshuggah: Swedish avant-garde metal band formed 1987 in Umeå, name from Yiddish for 'insane'. Nine albums 1991–2022; polymetric 4/4 riffing, eight-string guitars, credited with inspiring djent.

Mesmerizer (メズマライザー) (song)

Mesmerizer (メズマライザー) is a 2024 happy hardcore vocal-synth song by producer 32ki (Satsuki), sung by Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto; fastest Vocaloid song to 100 million YouTube views (204 days) and a Billboard Japan chart-topper.

Messi Martin

Messi Martin, also known as Martin Messi Me Nkonda (1946–2005), was a Cameroonian guitarist, singer, composer, and bandleader of Los Camaroes, considered the father of modern bikutsi.

Messiah (Handel)

Messiah (HWV 56) is Handel's 1741 English oratorio on a biblical libretto by Charles Jennens, premiered in Dublin on 13 April 1742 as a charity benefit, coolly received in London in 1743, and established as a choral staple through the Foundling Hospital performances.

Messy (Lola Young song)

"Messy" (Lola Young song), from This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway, went viral via Sofia Richie Grainge's TikTok dance, topped the UK chart for four weeks, won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2026 Grammys, and an Ivor Novello Most Performed Work award.

Messy (Rosé song)

Rosé song "Messy" (2025), a pop ballad by BLACKPINK's Rosé, released May 8, 2025 by Atlantic as the fifth track on F1 The Album; produced by Lostboy & Burns; distinct from Lola Young's "Messy".

Mestiza (DJs)

Mëstiza is a Spanish electronic music duo formed in 2021 by DJs and producers Pitty Bernad and Belah, known for fusing flamenco with melodic techno, house, and Afro house.

Mestre Ambrósio

Mestre Ambrósio is a six-member Brazilian band formed in Recife, Pernambuco, in 1992, blending northeastern rhythms such as maracatu and forró with pop and rock.

Mesut İktu

Mesut İktu (1947–2026) was a Turkish baritone opera singer, administrator, and educator, known for the title role in Turkey's first staged Don Giovanni and for leading the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet.

Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records, founded 1982 by Brian Slagel from his mother's garage in Woodland Hills, California, is a US independent heavy metal label. Its Metal Massacre compilation carried Metallica's debut recording; it released early Slayer, signed Cannibal Corpse, and was never sold.

Metal Box

Metal Box is the 1979 second album by Public Image Ltd, released by Virgin as three 12-inch 45 rpm records in a metal film canister, reissued as Second Edition in 1980, peaking at UK number 18.

Metal Church

Metal Church is an American heavy metal band formed in San Francisco in 1980 by guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, later based in Aberdeen, Washington, and known for its 1984 self-titled debut.

Metal Forth

Metal Forth is BABYMETAL's fourth original album, released August 8, 2025 on Capitol Records; a 10-track, 35-minute collaboration-heavy record with Poppy, Electric Callboy, Spiritbox, and Tom Morello that debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, a first for a Japanese act.

Metal Galaxy

Metal Galaxy is Babymetal's third studio album, released worldwide October 11, 2019, its first as a duo after Yuimetal's 2018 departure. A concept album about a spaceship odyssey to the metal galaxies, it features guests F. Hero, Alissa White-Gluz, Joakim Brodén, and Polyphia's Tim Henson and Scott LePage.

Metal Health

Metal Health (1983) is Quiet Riot's third album, produced by Spencer Proffer at Pasha Music House, Hollywood. First heavy metal album to top the Billboard 200, displacing Synchronicity; sold about 5.5 million copies.

Metal Injection

Metal Injection is an American heavy metal news and video media platform, launched online in 2004 by co-founders Frank Godla and Robert Pasbani and operated by Sony Music's The Orchard since 2022.

Metal Machine Music

Metal Machine Music: Lou Reed's 1975 RCA double album of pure guitar feedback, 64 minutes with no songs or vocals, initially panned and withdrawn, later a noise-music touchstone.

Metalcore

Metalcore: fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk, rooted in 1980s US crossover hardcore, defined by breakdowns and screamed vocals; melodic second wave (Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying) and modern electronic strands distinguish it.

Metalite

Metalite is a Swedish modern power/melodic metal band formed in Stockholm in 2015 by Edwin Premberg, fronted by vocalist Erica Ohlsson since 2019, with albums Heroes in Time, Biomechanicals, A Virtual World, Expedition One, and Discovery.

Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band that became a defining force in thrash metal. The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

Metallica (album)

Metallica (The Black Album), Metallica's self-titled fifth studio album, released August 12, 1991, produced by Bob Rock; debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, 2x Diamond RIAA, about 30 million copies sold.

Metallica discography

Metallica discography: the American heavy metal band's catalog, from Kill 'Em All (1983, Megaforce) through 72 Seasons (2023), plus S&M2, Lulu, and Load/ReLoad remasters (2025–2026). Black Album sold 15–16 million worldwide, 16× platinum.

Metamorphosis (Interworld song)

METAMORPHOSIS is a 2021 drift phonk single by Russian producer INTERWORLD (Ivan Belozerov), sampling DJ Livewire's "Deep Throat" (1993). A TikTok viral hit that reached No. 7 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and went platinum in the US.

Meteora (album)

Meteora is Linkin Park's second studio album, released March 25, 2003 on Warner Bros. Produced with Don Gilmore, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with over 810,000 copies, spawned "Numb" and "Somewhere I Belong", and has sold over 8 million US copies.