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Bach family
The Bach family was a German lineage of musicians tracing its line to 16th-century miller Veit Bach. It included Johann Sebastian Bach and several of his composer sons.
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV), the standard thematic catalogue of Johann Sebastian Bach's works, compiled by Wolfgang Schmieder (1950; 2nd ed. 1990; BWV³ 2022 by Blanken, Wolff, Wollny). Organized by genre, not chronology; BWV numbers identify all Bach compositions.
Bachata (music)
Bachata is a Dominican music genre and partner dance born in the early 1960s from guitar-based bolero, first recorded by José Manuel Calderón in 1962, long marginalized, internationally recognized after Juan Luis Guerra's Bachata Rosa (1992), and UNESCO-inscribed in 2019.
Bachata dominicana
Bachata dominicana, also called bachata tradicional, is the guitar-based Dominican song style built on guitars, bongó, and güira, first recorded by José Manuel Calderón in 1962.
Bachata urbana
Bachata urbana, or urban bachata, is a style of bachata developed by Dominican musicians in New York City that blends traditional bachata with R&B, hip-hop, and pop.
Bachir Attar
Bachir Attar is a Moroccan musician and bandleader who has led the Master Musicians of Jajouka since 1982, collaborating with the Rolling Stones and Ornette Coleman.
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO), Canadian hard rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, formed 1972 by Randy Bachman, Fred Turner, and the Bachman brothers. Hits 'Takin' Care of Business' and 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'; Not Fragile topped US charts; over 7 million 1970s albums sold.
Back in Black
Back in Black is AC/DC's 1980 album, the first with singer Brian Johnson after Bon Scott's death, recorded at Compass Point, Nassau with producer Mutt Lange; it sold about 50 million copies, second only to Thriller.
Back in Black (song)
"Back in Black" (AC/DC song, 1980), title track of the band's seventh album, first with singer Brian Johnson after Bon Scott's death; written by Johnson and the Young brothers, recorded at Compass Point, Bahamas, with Mutt Lange.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Back in the U.S.S.R., 1968 Beatles song by Paul McCartney (credited Lennon–McCartney), opening the White Album; a Chuck Berry and Beach Boys parody recorded without Ringo Starr, later a 1976 UK single.
Back Number
Back number (バックナンバー) is a Japanese three-piece rock band from Gunma, formed 2004, known for sentimental love-song tie-ups, the 2015 No. 1 album Chandelier, "Suiheisen", writing BTS's "Film out", and the first five-stadium Grateful Yesterdays Tour 2026.
Back to Back (Drake song)
"Back to Back" is Drake's July 29, 2015 diss track aimed at Meek Mill over ghostwriting allegations, his second response after "Charged Up". It became a hit, was nominated for the 2016 Grammy for Best Rap Performance, and is known for its "world tour or your girl's tour" line.
Back to Badlands Tour
Back to Badlands Tour: Halsey's 2025-2026 international tour marking the 10th anniversary of her debut album BADLANDS, opened October 14, 2025 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, played small GA venues worldwide with a 30-song setlist.
Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)
Back to Basics is Christina Aguilera's fifth studio album, a 22-song double album released by RCA on August 15, 2006, drawing on 1920s-1940s blues, jazz, and swing; Metascore 69, with Candyman and Hurt among its songs.
Back to Black
Back to Black is the second studio album by English singer Amy Winehouse, released in 2006; it won five Grammys and was the UK's best-selling album of 2007.
Back to Black (song)
"Back to Black" (2006) is the title track of Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black, written by Winehouse with producer Mark Ronson after he composed the verse chords overnight in March 2006; the breakup song about Blake Fielder-Civil was recorded with the Dap-Kings and charted in the UK in April 2007.
Back to December
Back to December: Taylor Swift song from Speak Now (2010), written solo and produced with Nathan Chapman; an apology ballad linked to Taylor Lautner, re-recorded as Back To December (Taylor's Version) in 2023.
Back to Friends
Back to Friends is a song by sombr, released December 27, 2024. It became a breakout hit after spreading on TikTok and topping the Spotify global chart.
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) is a 1989 Soul II Soul single featuring Caron Wheeler, produced by Jazzie B and Nellee Hooper; UK number one for four weeks, US Billboard number four, Grammy-winning, recorded at Brittania Row, Islington.
Back to the Beginning
Back to the Beginning: Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne farewell benefit concert, 5 July 2025, Villa Park, Birmingham; original lineup's first show since 2005; Osbourne's final performance before his death 17 days later.
Back to the Egg
Back to the Egg, Wings' ninth and final studio album by Paul McCartney, released June 8, 1979 (UK) with Laurence Juber and Steve Holly, Rockestra guest sessions, and a 1980 Grammy for Rockestra Theme.
Backrooms (soundtrack)
Backrooms (Original Soundtrack) is the dark-ambient score album for A24's 2026 horror film Backrooms, composed by director Kane Parsons and Edo Van Breemen, released May 29, 2026 on A24 Music, 28 tracks, with licensed Boards of Canada and The Caretaker cues.
Backspacer
Backspacer is Pearl Jam's ninth studio album, released September 20, 2009, produced by Brendan O'Brien and named for a key on Eddie Vedder's typewriter. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 189,000 first-week copies, the band's first chart-topper since No Code (1996).
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys, American pop vocal group formed in Orlando in 1993 by Lou Pearlman; members Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson; best-selling boy band with over 130 million albums, famous for Millennium and I Want It That Way.
Backstreet Boys (1996 album)
Backstreet Boys (1996 album): self-titled international debut studio album of the American boy band Backstreet Boys, released May 6, 1996 in Europe and Asia; produced with Max Martin in Stockholm; basis of the 1997 US debut.
Backstreet Boys (1997 album)
Backstreet Boys (US, 1997) is the American boy band's second self-titled album, released August 12, 1997 on Jive; a 12-track US debut compiling songs from the 1996 international debut and Backstreet's Back, featuring Quit Playing Games (No. 2 Hot 100).
Backstreet Boys discography
Backstreet Boys discography: studio albums, compilations, and singles by the American pop group, from Backstreet Boys (1996 EU, 1997 US) and Millennium (1999, 24 million sold) to DNA (2019), A Very Backstreet Christmas (2022), and Millennium 2.0 (2025).
Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies are a Swedish glam-punk and sleaze rock band formed in Nässjö in 1987 (originally Tyrant), with the unchanged lineup of Nicke Borg, Dregen, Johan Blomqvist, and Peder Carlsson; eight albums, two Grammis Awards, and number-one Swedish chart albums.
Baco Exu do Blues
Baco Exu do Blues, stage name of Diogo Álvaro Ferreira Moncorvo, is a Brazilian rapper from Salvador, Bahia, who broke through nationally with the 2017 album Esú.
BacTHAFU*UP
BacTHAFU*UP, also released as B.T.F.U, is the debut studio album by Punjabi singer and rapper Karan Aujla, produced by Tru Skool and released in 2021.