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Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine, RATM, American rap-metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1991 by Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk; three politically charged studio albums plus Renegades (2000), 2023 Rock Hall induction, final live retirement announced 2024.

Rage Against the Machine (album)

Rage Against the Machine is the 1992 debut album by the American rock band of the same name, blending rap vocals, heavy metal riffs, and political lyrics.

Rage Against the Machine discography

Rage Against the Machine discography: four Epic studio albums, Rage Against the Machine (1992), Evil Empire (1996), The Battle of Los Angeles (1999), and the covers album Renegades (2000), plus live albums, videos, and the 2012 XX reissue.

Raghu Dixit

Raghu Dixit (Raghupathi Dixit), Indian folk-rock singer-songwriter from Mysore and Bengaluru, frontman of The Raghu Dixit Project; former microbiologist and Bharatanatyam dancer; debut album was 2008's top non-Bollywood seller; first Indian artist on Glastonbury's John Peel stage.

Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram (रघुपति राघव राजा राम)

Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram (रघुपति राघव राजा राम), also called the Ram Dhun, is a Hindu devotional chant adapted by Gandhi and sung on the 1930 Salt March.

Ragtime

Ragtime is a syncopated American piano music genre popular c. 1890-1917, originating in African American communities; led by Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, it preceded jazz and also names Doctorow's 1975 novel and the 1998 and 2025 Broadway musical.

Rah Digga

Rah Digga (Rashia Fisher, born 1974, Newark, NJ) is an American rapper, Flipmode Squad and Outsidaz member, whose 2000 debut Dirty Harriet and 2010 Classic made her one of hip hop's most respected female lyricists; also an educator via Lyrics Matter and Peabody Institute.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (born 1974, Faisalabad) is a Pakistani qawwali and playback singer, nephew and heir of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, known for Bollywood hits, Filmfare Award, Sitar-i-Imtiaz, and Oxford honorary degree.

Rahim Redcar

Rahim Redcar, born Héloïse Letissier in 1988 and formerly Christine and the Queens, is a French electro-pop musician and producer who adopted the name in 2024.

Rahul Sipligunj (రాహుల్ సిప్లిగుంజ్)

Rahul Sipligunj (రాహుల్ సిప్లిగుంజ్), Telugu playback singer and independent musician, Bigg Boss Telugu 3 winner, vocalist of "Naatu Naatu" from RRR, the Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning song, from Dhoolpet, Hyderabad.

Rahul Vaidya (राहुल वैद्य)

Rahul Vaidya (राहुल वैद्य), Indian singer and music composer born 1987, second runner-up of Indian Idol season 1, debut album Tera Intezar, runner-up of Bigg Boss 14, married to Disha Parmar.

Rai (music genre)

Rai (Raï, راي) is a popular folk song genre from Algeria, born in the cities of western Algeria in the 1920s and made internationally famous by Khaled's 1992 hit "Didi".

Rai Radio 2

Rai Radio 2, also known as Radio Due, is the entertainment and music network of Italian public broadcaster RAI and the official radio of the Sanremo Music Festival.

Raiden (musician)

Raiden, real name Han Seok-hyun (한석현), is a South Korean DJ and producer who debuted in 2017, signed with SM Entertainment in 2019, and played the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics closing ceremony.

Raim Laode

Raim Laode is the stage name of La Ode Raimudin, an Indonesian singer-songwriter and former stand-up comedian from Wakatobi whose 2022 song "Komang" set Indonesian streaming records and won him two AMI Awards.

Raimundos (1994 debut)

Raimundos is the 1994 self-titled debut album by the Brasília band Raimundos, which fused forró with hardcore punk into forró-core, went gold, and launched the band nationally.

Rain (비) (entertainer)

Rain (비, Jung Ji-hoon, born 1982) is a South Korean K-pop and R&B singer, actor, and producer; solo debut 2002, hit album It's Raining (2004), Hollywood films Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin, founder of R.A.I.N Company.

Rain Dogs

Rain Dogs is Tom Waits' eighth studio album, released September 30, 1985 on Island Records; the second of his Frank trilogy, recorded in New York with Marc Ribot and Keith Richards, best known for Downtown Train. Also an HBO/BBC 2023 series named after it.

Rain on Me (Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song)

Rain on Me is a 2020 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande dance-pop single from Chromatica, produced by BloodPop and BURNS, that debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and UK chart and won an MTV VMA for Best Cinematography.

Raina

Raina (Райна), born Raina Kirilova Terziyska in 1981 in Sandanski, is a Bulgarian pop-folk (chalga) singer who has recorded for the Payner label since about 2001.

RaiNao

RaiNao is the stage name of Naomi Ramírez Rivera, a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter from Santurce, San Juan, blending reggaeton, jazz, R&B, and alternative pop; albums CAPICÚ (2024) and Marcriá (2026), featured on Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Rainbow (group)

Rainbow (레인보우) was a seven-member South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media, which debuted in 2009 with Gossip Girl, disbanded in 2016, and reunited in 2019.

Rainbow (Kesha album)

Rainbow (Kesha album, 雨後彩虹 in Taiwan release) is Kesha's 2017 third studio album on Kemosabe/RCA, first since Warrior, with Praying, Dolly Parton, Eagles of Death Metal; Billboard 200 No. 1, Metascore 81, two 2018 Grammy nominations.

Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)

Rainbow (1999) is Mariah Carey's seventh studio album, her last for Columbia, recorded in Capri in three months. It yielded the Hot 100 number-ones Heartbreaker and Thank God I Found You, sold about eight million copies, and peaked at US number two.

Rainbow (rock band)

Rainbow, also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, is a British hard rock band formed in 1975 by Ritchie Blackmore after leaving Deep Purple, built around vocalist Ronnie James Dio.

Rainbow Bar and Grill

Rainbow Bar and Grill (The Rainbow Bar & Grill), a 1972 rock hangout restaurant at 9015 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, founded by Valentine, Adler, and Maglieri; home of the Lemmy Lounge and Hollywood Vampires lore.

Rainbow Connection

Rainbow Connection: 1979 ballad by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, sung by Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson) as the opening song of The Muppet Movie. Oscar-nominated, Billboard number 25, National Recording Registry 2020.

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Rainbow Kitten Surprise (RKS) is an American indie rock band formed in 2013 at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, fronted by Ela Melo; known for "It's Called: Freefall" and albums How To: Friend, Love, Freefall (2018), Love Hate Music Box (2024), and bones (2025).

Raindance (song)

Raindance is a 2025 song by British rapper Dave and Nigerian singer Tems from the album The Boy Who Played the Harp; it topped the UK Singles Chart in January 2026 and is distinct from earlier songs of the same name by David Lasley and others.

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head: Bacharach-David song sung by B.J. Thomas for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969); 1970 Oscar for Best Original Song and four weeks at US No. 1.