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Padam Padam (song)

Padam Padam: 2023 dance-pop single by Kylie Minogue, written by Lostboy (Peter Rycroft) and Ina Wroldsen, lead single from Tension; UK peak No. 8, US Dance No. 7, 2024 Grammy winner for Best Pop Dance Recording.

Paean

A paean was originally a Greek healing god later equated with Apollo and Asclepius, and the choral song addressed to them, from which English derives its word for joyful praise.

Paedae

Paedae, born Faisal Hakeem and also recording as Omar Sterling, is a Ghanaian rapper from Tema who co-founded and leads the hip hop and hiplife duo R2Bees with his cousin Mugeez.

Paffendorf

Paffendorf is a German dance act from Cologne, formed in 1998 by Ramon Zenker and Gottfried Engels, best known for the hits "Where Are You" and "Be Cool".

Pagan Altar

Pagan Altar is an English doom metal band formed in Brockley, London in 1978 around the father-and-son core of vocalist Terry Jones and guitarist Alan Jones.

Pagliacci

Pagliacci (Clowns) is Ruggero Leoncavallo's 1892 two-act verismo opera, premiered at Milan's Teatro Dal Verme under Toscanini, about troupe leader Canio murdering his unfaithful wife Nedda on stage, famous for "Vesti la giubba" and its Cav/Pag double bill with Cavalleria rusticana.

Pagode

Pagode is a samba subgenre that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1970s from backyard parties, led by Fundo de Quintal and commercially expanded by Raça Negra's romantic pagode in the 1990s.

Paid Dues

Paid Dues was an independent hip hop festival founded by rapper Murs 3:16 and Guerilla Union in 2006, held annually in California until 2013 and briefly revived in 2017.

Paid in Full (album)

Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim's 1987 debut on 4th & B'way, recorded in a week at Marley Marl's studio; a million-selling landmark of hip hop rhyme and funk sampling.

Pain of Truth

Pain of Truth is a Long Island, New York hardcore band formed in 2020 by Michael Smith. Known for guest-vocal features on No Blame… Just Facts and Not Through Blood, and the feature-free self-titled 2026 LP on DAZE Records.

Painkiller (group)

Painkiller is an avant-jazz and grindcore supergroup formed in New York in 1991 by John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris, reuniting in 2024.

Painkiller (Judas Priest album)

Painkiller is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in 1990 and Rob Halford's last with the band for 13 years.

Paint It Black

Paint It Black (printed "Paint It, Black" on some releases) is a 1966 Rolling Stones single by Jagger and Richards, featuring Brian Jones's sitar, that hit number 1 in the US and UK and became a Vietnam War film staple.

Paisley Park Records

Paisley Park Records: Prince's first record label, a Warner Bros. co-venture founded February 1985 in Chanhassen, Minnesota; released Around The World In A Day and artists like The Family and Sheila E.; disbanded February 1994, succeeded by NPG Records.

Paisley Underground

Paisley Underground was an early-to-mid-1980s Los Angeles rock scene known for blending 1960s psychedelic sounds with punk energy. Core bands included The Dream Syndicate and The Bangles.

Paket aranžman

Paket aranžman (Пакет аранжман) is a 1981 Jugoton compilation album by three Belgrade bands, Šarlo Akrobata, Idoli, and Električni Orgazam, proclaimed the manifesto of the Yugoslav new wave.

Pakistani hip hop

Pakistani hip hop, also called Desi hip hop, is the Urdu- and Punjabi-language rap scene of Pakistan, anchored in Karachi and led by Young Stunners and Bohemia.

Pala Alpitour

The Pala Alpitour, also known as the Inalpi Arena or Palasport Olimpico, is Turin's largest indoor arena, built in 2005 for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Palacio de Bellas Artes: Mexico City's main opera house, begun 1904 by Adamo Boari and completed 1934 by Federico Mariscal, mixing Art Nouveau and Art Deco, Tiffany curtain, 1,590-seat Sala Principal, home of INBAL and national companies.

Palais des Sports (Paris)

The Palais des Sports (Palais des Sports de Paris), today the Dôme de Paris, is an indoor arena at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, opened in 1960.

Palais Garnier

Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier), the 1875 Beaux-Arts opera house of Paris by Charles Garnier at the head of the Avenue de l'Opéra; Second Empire monument historique with Chagall's 1964 auditorium ceiling; since 1989 chiefly home of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Palais Theatre

Palais Theatre (also Palais Pictures), St Kilda, Melbourne: 1927 Henry E. White art deco picture palace on leased Crown land, Victorian Heritage Register H0947, about 2,888 seats, Live Nation-operated since 2017 after a $26.9 million restoration.

Palak Muchhal

Palak Muchhal (पलक मुच्छल), born 1992 in Indore, is an Indian playback singer of Hindi hits like "Kaun Tujhe" and "Chahun Main Ya Naa" whose Save Little Hearts concerts fund children's heart surgery.

Palana

Palana (पाळणा), also written palna, is the Marathi word for a cradle and for the improvised lullabies women sing in Maharashtra, at naming ceremonies and Krishna Janmashtami.

Palash Sen

Palash Sen (पलाश सेन) is an Indian singer-songwriter and orthopedic surgeon, best known as founder and frontman of the Hindi rock band Euphoria, known for "Dhoom Pichak Dhoom" and "Maeri".

Palau de la Música Catalana

Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona concert hall built 1905-1908 by Lluís Domènech i Montaner for the Orfeó Català; only UNESCO World Heritage concert hall (1997), Catalan Modernism landmark.

Palaye Royale

Palaye Royale (formerly Kropp Circle) is a Las Vegas fashion-art rock band of brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig, and Emerson Barrett, signed to Sumerian Records, known for Boom Boom Room, The Bastards, Fever Dream, and Death or Glory.

Pale Communion

Pale Communion is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish band Opeth, released on August 26, 2014 by Roadrunner Records, moving fully into 1970s-style progressive rock.

Pale Waves

Pale Waves: Manchester indie pop band formed 2014 (Baron-Gracie, Doran, Silvani, Wood), signed to Dirty Hit, known for goth aesthetics, four albums including My Mind Makes Noises and Smitten.

Paleface Swiss

Paleface Swiss is a Swiss deathcore and beatdown band formed in Zurich in 2017, fronted by Marc "Zelli" Zellweger. Formerly just Paleface, renamed in 2023; albums include Fear & Dagger and the self-released Cursed (2025), followed by The Wilted EP (2026).