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Röyksopp
Röyksopp, Norwegian electronic duo of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland formed 1998 in Bergen, known for Melody A.M. (2001), The Understanding, Junior, Senior, The Inevitable End, Do It Again with Robyn, and Profound Mysteries.
Roza Terenzi
Roza Terenzi is the alias of Katie Campbell, an Australian DJ and producer from Perth whose playful blend of breaks, house, electro, and trance made her a leftfield club fixture.
Rozonda Thomas
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas (born 1971), American singer, dancer, and actress; member of TLC with T-Boz and Left Eye; four Grammys, 65 million records, RIAA diamond; later TV host of Second Chance Love.
Rozz Williams
Rozz Williams (Roger Alan Painter, 1963–1998), American singer and artist, founder of deathrock band Christian Death (Only Theatre of Pain, 1982), later Shadow Project, Premature Ejaculation, and solo spoken-word work; died by suicide at 34.
RPM (Brazilian band)
RPM, short for Revoluções Por Minuto, was a Brazilian new wave band from São Paulo, at its 1986 peak the most successful rock band in Brazil.
rRoxymore
rRoxymore is the alias of Hermione Frank, a French electronic music producer and DJ from Montpellier who spent a decade in Berlin and released the 2025 album Juggling Dualities.
RSO Records
RSO Records (Robert Stigwood Organisation), a British record label founded by Robert Stigwood in 1973, home of the Bee Gees and Eric Clapton and of the Saturday Night Fever and Grease soundtracks; absorbed into PolyGram in the early 1980s.
RTÉ Folk Music Awards
The RTÉ Folk Music Awards, also known as the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, honor Irish folk musicians; RTÉ Radio 1 has run them annually since 2018.
Rub-a-dub (music genre)
Rub-a-dub is a stripped-down, bass-heavy, echo-laden style of reggae built on deejay toasting over instrumental riddims, the early 1980s phase of Jamaican dancehall that ended when digital riddims arrived in 1985.
Ruban Nielson
Ruban Nielson is a New Zealand musician and guitarist known for the noise pop band The Mint Chicks and for founding the psych-rock collective Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul: The Beatles' sixth studio album, released 3 December 1965 on Parlophone. Recorded in 113 hours at Abbey Road, it introduced the sitar on "Norwegian Wood", topped UK/US charts, inspired Pet Sounds, and received a 2026 Dolby Atmos Special Edition.
Rubber Soul: Special Edition
Rubber Soul: Special Edition is the 2 October 2026 expanded reissue of the Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul, newly mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo and Dolby Atmos, with original mono and Capitol US mixes, unreleased sessions, and the unheard Lennon demo Little Girl.
Rubberz
"Rubberz" (also RUBBERZ) is a June 5, 2026 synth-pop single by Fenix Flexin and Purps On The Beat on EMPIRE, peaking at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the subject of AI-generation allegations that Fenix admitted in August 2026. Distinct from unrelated songs titled Rubberz by blu, One Thatz Dope, and YNU Shi.
Rubel
Rubel, full name Rubel Brisolla, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter from Volta Redonda who has released four albums since 2013, including "Quando Bate Aquela Saudade" and "Partilhar" with ANAVITÓRIA.
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades (born 1948, Panama) is a Panamanian salsa singer-songwriter, actor, and politician of the Fania era; his 1978 album Siembra with Willie Colón defined socially conscious salsa, and he won 12 Grammy and 13 Latin Grammy Awards and served as Panama's Minister of Tourism 2004-2009.
Ruben de Ronde
Ruben de Ronde is a Dutch trance DJ, producer, and radio host, co-host of Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance and founder of Statement! Recordings.
Rubén Gómez (singer)
Rubén Gómez (born Brooklyn, New York; 1974 or 1975, sources differ) is an American Latin pop singer of Puerto Rican heritage, a Menudo member 1987–1990, later a solo artist on Arista, Broadway actor, Evoluxion member, and 2026 Menudo reunion participant.
Rubén González
Rubén González (1919–2003) was a Cuban pianist from Encrucijada, a founding musician of the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club who released two late solo albums on World Circuit.
Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard (Christopher Ruben Studdard), the "Velvet Teddy Bear," is an American R&B and gospel singer who won American Idol season 2 in 2003, beating Clay Aiken, and recorded Soulful and I Need an Angel.
Rubi Rose
Rubi Rose (Rubi Rose Benton), American rapper and model from Lexington, Kentucky; broke out via Migos' "Bad and Boujee" video, 2019 single "Big Mouth," 2020 mixtape For the Streets, 2021 XXL Freshman, later signed to Interscope via Mogul Vision.
Ruby (Jennie album)
Ruby is the 2025 debut studio album by Blackpink's Jennie, released via Odd Atelier and Columbia with 15 English-language tracks, guests Dua Lipa, Doechii, and Dominic Fike, a Billboard 200 debut at No. 7, and a 2026 Complete Collection reissue.
Ruby Tuesday (song)
"Ruby Tuesday" is a 1967 Rolling Stones song, written mostly by Keith Richards about Linda Keith, released in January 1967 and a number-one hit in the United States.
Rucka Rucka Ali
Rucka Rucka Ali (born 1987) is an American parody rap artist and comedian from Michigan, known for YouTube song parodies like "Ching Chang Chong" and "Ima Korean," repeated hate-speech takedowns, and Billboard Top Comedy Albums charting releases.
Rude (song)
Rude (song): debut 2014 reggae-pop single by Canadian band Magic! (distinct from the 2026 Hearts2Hearts track "RUDE!"); six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, UK No. 1, Juno winner, 8.6 million units in 2014.
Rude boy
Rude boy (rudie, rudy): Jamaican youth subculture from 1960s Kingston, unemployed young men in sharp tonic suits and pork-pie hats, subject of ska and rocksteady records, later influencing British skinheads and two-tone ska.
Rude Boy (Rihanna song)
Rude Boy, Rihanna dancehall-pop single from Rated R (2009), written with Ester Dean and produced by Stargate; five weeks at Billboard Hot 100 number one in 2010, 4x Platinum, last dancehall chart-topper before Work.
Rudeboy Plays Urban Dance Squad ft DJ DNA
Rudeboy Plays Urban Dance Squad ft DJ DNA is a live band formed in 2022 by two Urban Dance Squad members to perform the band's catalog.
Rudeboyz
Rudeboyz are a South African production and DJ group from Durban, recording as the duo Andile T and Masive Q, whose 2015 EP helped carry gqom beyond South Africa.
Rudi Schuricke
Rudi Schuricke (1913–1973) was a German Schlager singer and tenor whose 1943 recording "Capri-Fischer" became the first great postwar hit and earned him the first gold record given a postwar performer.
Rudimental
Rudimental: Hackney, East London drum and bass band (Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Amor, DJ Locksmith; now a trio). Known for Feel the Love, Waiting All Night, two UK No. 1 albums (Home, We the Generation), five albums, BRIT Award.