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Shivkumar Sharma (शिवकुमार शर्मा)
Shivkumar Sharma (शिवकुमार शर्मा, 1938–2022), Indian santoor maestro who made the Kashmiri folk hammered dulcimer a Hindustani classical solo instrument; also half of the Bollywood composing duo Shiv-Hari (Silsila, Chandni, Darr).
Shlohmo
Shlohmo is the stage name of Henry Laufer, a Los Angeles electronic musician and producer who co-founded Wedidit Records and released albums including Dark Red (2015).
Sho Madjozi
Sho Madjozi (Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif, born 1992) is a South African rapper from Limpopo rapping in Xitsonga, Swahili and English; known for "Huku", "John Cena", Limpopo Champions League, SAMAs and a BET Award.
Shoba Chandrasekhar
Shoba Chandrasekhar (ஷோபா சந்திரசேகர்), born 1948 in Chennai, is a Tamil playback singer, story writer, producer and director, wife of S.A. Chandrasekhar and mother of actor-politician Vijay; first film song in Iru Malargal (1967), devotional albums including Vinayagar Agaval (2025).
Shock (music)
"Shock" (쇼크) is a 2010 song by the South Korean boy group Beast, released as the lead track of their EP Shock of the New Era and their breakthrough hit.
Shock G
Shock G (Gregory Edward Jacobs, 1963-2021), also known as Humpty Hump, founded Oakland's Digital Underground, scored 1990's "The Humpty Dance" and platinum Sex Packets, and co-produced Tupac Shakur's debut.
Shock rock
Shock rock is a rock genre defined by theatrical shock value in live performance, not by sound. Alice Cooper, its godfather, founded it after the 1969 Toronto chicken incident; Kiss, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, GWAR, and Slipknot continued it.
Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue, Dutch rock band from The Hague (1967–1974) founded by Robbie van Leeuwen, fronted by Mariska Veres; "Venus" hit US number 1 in 1970, first Dutch act to do so.
Shoegaze
Shoegaze (shoegazing) is a late-1980s British indie rock genre named for performers staring at their effects pedals, defined by walls of distorted, reverberant guitar and buried vocals, with My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, and Lush as core acts.
Shogun Audio
Shogun Audio is a drum & bass record label based in Brighton, England, founded in 2004 by DJ and producer Friction and business partner K-Tee, credited with shaping modern drum & bass.
Shojo A
"Shojo A" (少女A) is a 1982 single by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, her second, whose dark delinquent image broke with her debut and reached No. 5 on the Oricon chart.
Shokichi
Shokichi (Yagi Shokichi, 八木将吉), born 1985 in Hokkaido, is a Japanese singer, dancer, and songwriter, a Vocal & Performer of the group EXILE and member of EXILE THE SECOND.
Shoko Aida
Shoko Aida (相田翔子) is a Japanese singer and actress, born in 1970, who debuted in 1988 as half of the pop duo Wink and went solo in 1996.
Shonentai
Shonentai (少年隊) is a three-member Japanese male idol group formed by Johnny & Associates, made up of Nishikiori, Uekusa, and Higashiyama, which debuted in 1985.
Shontelle
Shontelle (Shontelle Delia Layne) is a Barbadian singer-songwriter from Saint James, Barbados, known for "T-Shirt" (2008), "Impossible" (2010), writing "Roll It Gal" for Alison Hinds, and co-writing Rihanna's "Man Down". She later became an independent artist with the 2022 EP Boomerang.
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon: Pop Smoke's posthumous debut album, released July 3, 2020, executive produced by 50 Cent; 19 songs, debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 251,000 units.
Shooter Jennings
Shooter Jennings, born Waylon Albright Jennings (1979), is an American outlaw country and rock singer-songwriter and Grammy-winning producer, son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter; albums include Put the O Back in Country, Black Ribbons, and Songbird-era Waylon archive work.
Shooting Star (band)
Shooting Star is a Kansas City hard rock band formed 1978 by Van McLain and Ron Verlin, first American act signed to Virgin (1979), five albums 1980-1985 including Hang On for Your Life, re-formed with later singers Kevin Chalfant and Ronnie Platt.
Shoreline Mafia
Shoreline Mafia, Los Angeles trap-rap group formed 2012 by Fenix Flexin, OhGeesy, Rob Vicious, and Master Kato; Atlantic-signed, gold album Mafia Bidness (2020), disbanded, then reunited as the duo OhGeesy and Fenix Flexin in 2024.
Short n' Sweet
Short n' Sweet is Sabrina Carpenter's sixth studio album (Island Records, August 23, 2024), 12 tracks in 36 minutes. Singles "Espresso" and "Please Please Please" made her a pop superstar; Amy Allen co-wrote all tracks; Metacritic 82.
Short n' Sweet Tour
Short n' Sweet Tour, Sabrina Carpenter's first arena-headlining world tour (2024-2025), supporting Short n' Sweet and Man's Best Friend; 72 shows over 14 months, Barbie-house set, viral nightly "Juno" arrests, Cash App café pop-ups.
Short People
"Short People" is Randy Newman's 1977 satirical song from Little Criminals, his first hit and only top-10 single at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, widely misread as anti-short bigotry despite mocking prejudice.
Shoshana Bean
Shoshana Bean (born 1977, Olympia, Washington) is an American Broadway actress and retro-soul singer: first Elphaba replacement in Wicked, 2026 Tony winner for The Lost Boys, and 2025 Grammy winner for Hell's Kitchen.
Shōsōin five-stringed biwa
The Shōsōin five-stringed biwa (Raden Shitan no Gogen Biwa) is an eighth-century Tang-dynasty lute preserved in Nara, Japan, and is the only surviving five-stringed biwa in the world.
Shota Aoi
Shota Aoi (蒼井翔太), also romanized Shouta Aoi and formerly known as SHOWTA., is a Japanese singer and voice actor from Fukui Prefecture known for Ai Mikaze in Uta no Prince-sama.
Shota Shimizu
Shota Shimizu (清水翔太) is a Japanese R&B singer-songwriter from Osaka, born in 1989, who debuted in 2008 with "HOME" and became the first Heisei-born artist to top the Oricon album chart.
Shotaro (大崎 将太郎) (rapper)
Shotaro (Osaki Shotaro, 大﨑 将太郎; born 2000) is a Japanese rapper and dancer, eldest member of SM's RIIZE after debuting with NCT U's Make A Wish in 2020.
Should I Stay or Should I Go
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" is a 1982 song by The Clash from Combat Rock, written mainly by Mick Jones, sung by Jones with Spanish backing vocals. It hit UK No. 17 in 1982 and No. 1 in 1991 after a Levi's 501 commercial, the band's only chart-topper.
Shout (Tears for Fears song)
"Shout" (Tears for Fears song), written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley, produced by Chris Hughes; released 23 November 1984, second single from Songs from the Big Chair; UK No. 4, US No. 1 for three weeks.
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is Mötley Crüe's second studio album, released September 1983 on Elektra, produced by Tom Werman. Certified 4x platinum, it peaked around #17 in the US and defined early glam metal with its Satanic Panic-era imagery.