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Aperture (song)
Aperture (song): 2026 Harry Styles single, lead and opening track of Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., written and produced with Kid Harpoon; 5:11 minimal techno-influenced electro-pop that debuted at UK number 1.
Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin is the main alias of Richard David James (born 1971, Limerick; raised in Cornwall), an electronic musician behind Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Drukqs, and Avril 14th, on Warp and R&S, also recording as AFX and Polygon Window.
Aphrodite's Child
Aphrodite's Child: Greek rock band formed May 1968 in Paris by Vangelis Papathanassiou, Demis Roussos, and Lucas Sideras, with guitarist Silver Koulouris. Hits "Rain and Tears" and "It's Five O'Clock"; final 1972 double concept album 666, based on Revelation, became a progressive rock landmark.
Apink (에이핑크)
Apink (에이핑크) is a South Korean girl group that debuted April 19, 2011 with Seven Springs of Apink; current members Park Chorong, Yoon Bomi, Jung Eunji, Kim Namjoo, Oh Hayoung; known for NoNoNo, Mr. Chu, and 15-year longevity.
Apl.de.ap
Apl.de.ap (Allan Pineda Lindo Jr., born 1974, Angeles City, Pampanga) is a Filipino-American rapper, Black Eyed Peas co-founder, BMBX label founder, and philanthropist via the Apl.de.Ap Foundation.
Apna Sangeet
Apna Sangeet is a Birmingham-based British bhangra band formed in the 1980s, led by KS Bhamrah and Sardara Gill, and known for the anthem "Apna Sangeet Vaje Apna Sangeet".
Apocalypse Now (soundtrack)
Apocalypse Now (soundtrack): the 1979 electronic score by Carmine and Francis Coppola, realized by synthesists under David Rubinson, mixed by Walter Murch's team in pioneering 5.1 surround, with The Doors and Wagner, plus album releases and later Redux and Final Cut remixes.
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a Finnish cello-metal band formed 1993 at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, debuting with Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (1996), selling about six million records, now Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso on cellos.
Apollonia 6
Apollonia 6, Prince's all-female trio formed in 1983 from Vanity 6 after Denise Matthews left, with Patricia Kotero (Apollonia), Brenda Bennett, and Susan Moonsie; one 1984 Warner Bros. album, "Sex Shooter" hit, Purple Rain appearance, disbanded 1985.
Apostrophe (')
The apostrophe (') is an English punctuation mark for contractions and possessives, not plurals. Guides differ on names ending in s (Styles's vs Styles'); Unicode distinguishes U+0027, U+2019, and U+02BC.
Appalachian dulcimer
Appalachian dulcimer, also called mountain or lap dulcimer: a three- or four-string fretted zither played on the lap in Appalachia, descended from the German scheitholt, with diatonic frets and drone strings, revived in the mid-1900s folk revival.
Appetite for Destruction
Appetite for Destruction is the 1987 Geffen Records debut album by Guns N' Roses, produced by Mike Clink, No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1988, 18x Platinum in the US, with over 30 million copies sold and the banned Robert Williams cover art.
Applause (Lady Gaga song)
"Applause" is a 2013 dance-pop song by Lady Gaga, lead single of ARTPOP, rush-released August 19 after leaks, produced with DJ White Shadow, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 in the UK.
Apple (song)
"Apple" (song) by Charli xcx: eleventh track on brat (June 7, 2024, Atlantic), not a pre-release single. Went viral via Kelley Heyer's TikTok dance; UK chart peak No. 8, 18 weeks on chart. Distinct from A. G. Cook's 2020 album Apple.
Apple Corps
Apple Corps Ltd., London company founded by The Beatles in January 1968 to manage the band's creative and business interests; owned by McCartney, Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, and the Harrison estate; survived the Apple Inc. trademark disputes and now runs Beatles legacy projects.
Apple Music
Apple Music is Apple's subscription music streaming service, launched June 30, 2015 on the acquired Beats Music platform, with Beats 1 radio, Connect, lossless and Dolby Atmos audio, and a 100-million-song catalog.
Apple Music 100 Best Albums
Apple Music 100 Best Albums is Apple Music's 2024 ranked list of the greatest albums ever made, topped by Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, followed by Thriller and Abbey Road, chosen by weighted voting among Apple editors and outside artists and experts.
Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem
Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem (MAYHEM Requiem) is Lady Gaga's 2026 live album and concert film for Apple Music Live, reimagining her album Mayhem, recorded at The Wiltern, Los Angeles, released May 14, 2026 on Interscope in Spatial Audio.
Apple Records
Apple Records is the record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd, home of the green Granny Smith apple logo, the first release "Hey Jude" (1968), artists such as Mary Hopkin, Badfinger, and James Taylor, and today the Beatles' catalog.
APRA AMCOS
APRA AMCOS is the trading identity of two Australian music collecting societies, APRA and AMCOS, which license music and pay royalties to over 128,000 members.
APRA Awards (Australia)
APRA Music Awards, annual Australian songwriting awards by APRA AMCOS, also called APRA Awards; 18 awards via Most Performed statistics, peer-voted Song of the Year, and Board selection; 2026 marked APRA's centenary.
Apres-Ski
Apres-Ski is German-language party music played in Alpine ski huts after a day on the slopes: simple singalong schlager, party evergreens, and club music, with DJ Ötzi as its defining star.
April (에이프릴) (girl group)
APRIL (에이프릴) was a South Korean girl group under DSP Media, debuting August 24, 2015 with Dreaming and disbanding January 28, 2022 after a bullying controversy; final lineup Chaekyung, Chaewon, Naeun, Yena, Rachel, Jinsol.
April 29, 1992 (Miami)
"April 29, 1992 (Miami)" is a 1996 Sublime song from their self-titled album about the Los Angeles riots, sung from a looter's viewpoint; its lyrics mistakenly say April 26, an error kept in the take.
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in Nova Scotia in late 1969, known for platinum albums and hits like "Roller" and "Just Between You and Me."
APT. (song)
"APT." (아파트) is a 2024 pop-punk single by Blackpink's Rosé and Bruno Mars, built on the Korean apartment drinking game and interpolating "Mickey"; it topped the IFPI and Apple Music 2025 global charts and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100.
Aqua (band)
Aqua: Danish-Norwegian Europop band behind 1997's "Barbie Girl" (Aquarium, Aquarius, Megalomania). Won the Mattel parody lawsuit, sampled in Barbie (2023), ended as a live band in May 2026.
Aqua Timez
Aqua Timez (アクアタイムズ) is a five-piece Japanese rock band formed in 2003, known for anime theme songs such as the Bleach openings "ALONES" and "Velonica"; it disbanded in 2018 and reunited in 2024.
Aquamarine (song)
"Aquamarine" is a 2024 dance-pop single by Addison Rae, released via Columbia Records on October 25, 2024, following "Diet Pepsi"; produced with Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjärd, compared to Madonna's Ray of Light, later remixed by Arca and included on her 2025 album Addison.
Aquarius Records (Canada)
Aquarius Records (Canada): Montreal independent record label founded 1969 by Terry Flood, Donald Tarlton and partners; home of April Wine, Corey Hart, Sass Jordan, Sum 41; distinct from the Croatian label and San Francisco record store.