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Roots (Sepultura album)
Roots (1996, Roadrunner) is Sepultura's sixth studio album, its last with Max Cavalera, blending downtuned groove metal, Brazilian percussion, and Xavante field recordings; it hit Billboard 200 #27, sold over 2 million copies, and prefigured nu metal.
Roots Manuva
Roots Manuva, real name Rodney Hylton Smith (born 1972), is an English rapper and producer from Stockwell, South London, a pioneer of British hip hop on Big Dada, known for Brand New Second Hand, Run Come Save Me, and the classic single Witness (1 Hope).
Roots rock
Roots rock: American rock style blending country, blues, R&B, rock and roll, and folk; arose late 1960s (CCR, Dylan, The Band), revived mid-1980s, overlaps alt-country and Americana.
Roozbeh Bemani
Roozbeh Bemani (روزبه بمانی) is an Iranian poet, lyricist, songwriter, and singer born in Tehran in 1978, first known for writing songs for Dariush, Googoosh, and Mohsen Chavoshi.
Rophnan
Rophnan, also known as Rophnan Nuri, is an Ethiopian DJ, singer-songwriter, and producer from Addis Ababa whose 2018 debut Reflection was the first electronic music LP in Ethiopia.
Rory Feek
Rory Feek (born 1965, Atchison, Kansas), American country singer-songwriter, half of Grammy-winning duo Joey + Rory; wrote "Some Beach"; blog and memoir This Life I Live; solo album Gentle Man (2021); remarried Rebecca 2024.
Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher, born William Rory Gallagher, was an Irish blues-rock guitarist and singer who led the trio Taste before recording eleven solo albums from 1971 to 1990.
Ros Serey Sothea
Ros Serey Sothea was a Cambodian singer and songwriter, the country's most famous female star of the 1960s and early 1970s. She was granted the title "Queen with the Golden Voice."
Rosa López
Rosa López, born Rosa María López Cortés in 1981, is a Spanish singer who won the first Operación Triunfo in 2002 and represented Spain at Eurovision 2002.
Rosa Ree
Rosa Ree, born Rosary Robert Iwole, is a Tanzanian rapper known for the singles "One Time" and "Up in the Air" and the 2022 album Goddess.
Rosalía
Rosalía (Rosalía Vila Tobella, born 1992) is a Spanish singer from Barcelona known for fusing flamenco with pop, reggaetón, and orchestral music on Los Ángeles, El Mal Querer, Motomami, and Lux, winning Grammy and Latin Grammy Album of the Year awards.
Rosanna (song)
Rosanna (Toto song): 1982 David Paich song, lead single of Toto IV on Columbia; peaked No. 2 Billboard, No. 12 UK; won 1983 Record of the Year Grammy; famous for Jeff Porcaro's half-time shuffle.
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash (born 1955, Memphis) is an American singer-songwriter and author, eldest daughter of Johnny Cash. Known for Seven Year Ache, The List, The River & the Thread, 4 Grammys, and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction.
Rosé (박채영) (singer)
Rosé (박채영, Roseanne Park, born 1997) is a Korean-New Zealand singer, BLACKPINK main vocalist since 2016 and soloist behind the 2024 album rosie and the Bruno Mars duet "APT.", a Billboard Hot 100 top-10 first for a female Korean artist.
Rosé & Bruno Mars (musician)
Rosé & Bruno Mars are a one-off collaboration between BLACKPINK's Rosé and American singer Bruno Mars, formed around "APT.", their 2024 hit single named after a Korean drinking game.
Rose Betts
Rose Betts is an English singer-songwriter from Chipperfield, England, based in Los Angeles, known for Celtic-tinged indie pop. Her cover of "Song to the Siren" on Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) launched her; albums White Orchids (2022) and There Is No Ship (2025) feature viral hits "Driving Myself Home," "Irish Eyes," and "Doodles."
Rose Gray
Rose Gray (Rosie May Hudson-Edmonds, born 1996) is an English dance-pop singer from London; after a failed teen record deal and Fabric door work she released the mixtape Dancing, Drinking, Talking, Thinking (2021), EPs Synchronicity and Higher Than the Sun, and the 2025 debut album Louder, Please.
Rose Muhando
Rose Muhando is a Tanzanian gospel singer, songwriter, and choreographer born in 1976, described as East Africa's most acclaimed gospel singer-songwriter, with over 7 million albums sold.
Rose of Tralee (festival)
The Rose of Tralee International Festival, held each August in Tralee, County Kerry since 1959, selects the Rose of Tralee, an ambassador for Ireland chosen from young women of Irish birth or ancestry worldwide; televised live on RTÉ over two nights.
Rose Royce
Rose Royce: Los Angeles soul/funk band formed 1973 as Total Concept Unlimited, renamed by producer Norman Whitfield; Gwen Dickey (Rose Norwalt) sang the 1976 chart-topping "Car Wash" and Grammy-winning soundtrack.
Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo: Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney in 1976, fronted by Angry Anderson (died 21 September 2026), known for slide-guitar blues rock, the song "Nice Boys" covered by Guns N' Roses, and 2006 ARIA Hall of Fame induction.
Roseanna Brown
Roseanna Brown, British-Irish singer-songwriter and actor, former frontwoman of sibling band The Rua; solo singles premiered by BBC Introducing; stars as Eisenhower's lead operator in the 2026 WWII film Pressure; niece of Eurovision winner Dana.
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002), American singer and actress from Maysville, Kentucky; hit "Come On-a My House" (1951), star of White Christmas (1954), later Concord jazz songbook career, 8 Grammy nominations, aunt of George Clooney.
Rosenrot
Rosenrot, Rammstein's fifth studio album (Vertigo Berlin, October 28, 2005), 11 tracks largely from Reise, Reise outtakes plus six new songs; number 1 in Germany, Austria, Estonia, Finland, and Mexico.
Rosenstolz
Rosenstolz was a German-language pop duo formed in Berlin in 1991 by singer AnNa R. and keyboardist Peter Plate, whose six number-one albums made them Deutschpop stars.
Roses (Imanbek Remix)
"Roses (Imanbek Remix)" is a 2019 dance remix of SAINt JHN's "Roses" by Kazakh producer Imanbek, a UK number one that won Kazakhstan's first Grammy.
Roshan (music director)
Roshan, born Roshan Lal Nagrath (1917–1967), was an Indian music director for Hindi films who was known as the King of Qawwalis and father of Rakesh Roshan.
Rosie (Rosé album)
rosie is the debut studio album by BLACKPINK's Rosé, released December 6, 2024 via Atlantic Records and THEBLACKLABEL. The 12-track, 36-minute English-language breakup album, whose lead single "APT." with Bruno Mars was the first female K-pop Hot 100 Top 10 hit, earned a Metacritic score of 70.
Rosie Rivera
Rosie Rivera, born Rosa Amelia Rivera in 1981, is an American businesswoman and author who managed singer Jenni Rivera's estate, Jenni Rivera Enterprises, from 2012 to 2021.
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival: Danish non-profit music and cultural festival held annually at Dyrskuepladsen, Roskilde, since 1971 (originally Sound Festival). Founded by students Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller; all profits, DKK 476 million since 1972, go to charity, with about 130,000 attendees and 30,000 volunteers.