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The Buckinghams

The Buckinghams: Chicago pop-rock band (formed 1965) behind "Kind of a Drag", #1 in February 1967; also "Don't You Care" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"; disbanded 1970, touring again since 1980 under Giammarese and Fortuna.

The Buffet

The Buffet is R. Kelly's thirteenth studio album, released December 11, 2015 on RCA Records; 13 standard tracks (18 deluxe), guests include Lil Wayne, Jhené Aiko, and Tinashe; peaked at number 16, Metascore 60.

The Bug (musician)

The Bug is the performing name of Kevin Richard Martin, an English electronic producer whose work fuses dancehall and ragga vocals with industrial noise and dub.

The Bug Club

The Bug Club: Welsh indie rock duo from Caldicot, Monmouthshire, formed 2016 by Sam Willmett and Tilly Harris; named after a childhood insect-collecting club; prolific garage-pop act signed to Sub Pop.

The Buggles

The Buggles were an English synth-pop duo formed in 1977 by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Their 1979 hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" topped charts in 16 countries and was MTV's first video.

The Bullitts

The Bullitts is the musical moniker of London-born producer and filmmaker Jeymes Samuel (born 1979), also known for directing The Harder They Fall; his 2013 concept album They Die by Dawn & Other Short Stories featured Lucy Liu as Amelia Sparks and Jay Electronica, named after the 1968 Bullitt film.

The Bunnys

The Bunnys, known in Japan as 寺内タケシとバニーズ (Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys), were a Japanese Group Sounds band formed by guitarist Takeshi Terauchi in 1966 that scored hits on King Records before disbanding in 1971.

The Burning Up Tour All Over Again

The Burning Up Tour All Over Again is the Jonas Brothers' 2026 45-city North American tour recreating their 2008-2009 Burning Up Tour, launched after sold-out Madison Square Garden shows, with guests Magnus Ferrell, Deleasa, Franklin Jonas, and All Time Low.

The Business (music)

"The Business" is a 2020 single by Dutch DJ and producer Tiësto, released on his Musical Freedom label, which peaked at number 3 in the UK and earned a 2022 Grammy nomination.

The Byrds

The Byrds: Los Angeles rock band formed 1964 by McGuinn, Gene Clark, Crosby, Clarke, and Hillman; folk-rock pioneers via "Mr. Tambourine Man," later psychedelic and country rock (Sweetheart of the Rodeo).

The Byrds discography

The Byrds discography: twelve studio albums (1965–1973) by the Los Angeles folk-rock band of McGuinn, Clark, Crosby, Hillman, and Clarke, from Mr. Tambourine Man to the 1973 Asylum reunion, plus singles, compilations, and reissues.

The Cadillac Three

The Cadillac Three are a three-piece southern rock and country band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2011 from the band American Bang and signed to Big Machine Records.

The Candy Man

"The Candy Man" is a song by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, made famous by Sammy Davis Jr.'s number-one 1972 recording.

The Captain and Me

The Captain and Me is The Doobie Brothers' third studio album, released March 2, 1973 on Warner Bros., produced by Ted Templeman, with hits "Long Train Runnin'" (#8) and "China Grove" (#15), double platinum.

The Car (album)

The Car (2022) is Arctic Monkeys' seventh studio album, released 21 October 2022 on Domino; written by Alex Turner, produced by James Ford, recorded at Butley Priory, La Frette, and RAK Studios; a strings-led follow-up to Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino that peaked at UK number 2.

The Cardigans

The Cardigans: Swedish pop band formed in Jönköping in 1992, fronted by Nina Persson. Known for "Lovefool" (1996) from First Band on the Moon and the 3-million-selling Gran Turismo; six albums, last in 2005.

The Caretaker (musician)

The Caretaker is the 1999–2019 project of British electronic musician Leyland James Kirby (also V/Vm), degrading 78 rpm ballroom recordings to evoke memory loss; its six-stage, 6.5-hour Everywhere at the End of Time depicts dementia and went viral on TikTok.

The Carnival of the Animals

Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique), Saint-Saëns's 14-movement comic suite for eleven instruments, composed February 1886, suppressed until its 1922 publication; famous for The Swan, Aquarium, and Fossils.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops

Grammy-winning Black string band founded in 2005 in North Carolina by Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson, reviving Piedmont African-American old-time string-band music; won a 2010 Grammy for Genuine Negro Jig.

The Carpenters

The Carpenters: American brother-sister pop duo of Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums) and Richard Carpenter (arranger, producer), also called Carpenters. Signed to A&M in 1969; three Grammys, over 100 million records; Karen died in 1983.

The Carpenters discography

The Carpenters discography: the A&M Records catalog of Karen and Richard Carpenter, 13 studio albums from Offering (1969) to Lovelines (1989), plus Karen's 1996 solo album, compilations, and 2018-2026 reissues.

The Cars

The Cars were an American new wave rock band formed in Boston in 1976 by Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, and David Robinson. Known for "Just What I Needed" and "Drive," six Elektra albums, 23 million US sales, and 2018 Rock Hall induction.

The Cars (album)

The Cars (1978) is the American new wave band's self-titled debut on Elektra, produced by Roy Thomas Baker at London's AIR Studios in about 12-14 days; it stayed on the Billboard 200 139 weeks, went six-times platinum, and yielded "Just What I Needed" and "My Best Friend's Girl."

The Carters

The Carters are the joint alias of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Their only album, Everything Is Love (2018), a nine-song Tidal exclusive with the Louvre-filmed APESHIT video, won a 2019 Grammy.

The Casualties

The Casualties is an American street punk band formed in New York City in 1990. They aim to revive the style of late-1970s and 1980s street punk.

The Cat Empire

The Cat Empire is an Australian band formed in Melbourne in 1999, fusing jazz, funk, ska, Latin, and hip-hop. Known for live shows, ARIA number-one albums Two Shoes (2005) and Rising with the Sun (2016), and a 2023 lineup rebuild led by Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill.

The Catacombs Tour

The Catacombs Tour was Queens of the Stone Age's 2025–2026 theater tour supporting the EP Alive in the Catacombs, recorded in the Paris Catacombs in July 2024; 24 shows with strings, horns, and new arrangements.

The Cathedral School, Llandaff

The Cathedral School, Llandaff is an independent Anglican choir school in Cardiff, Wales, for ages 3–18, refounded in 1880 by Dean Henry Vaughan, the only remaining Anglican Cathedral School in Wales, providing choristers to Llandaff Cathedral.

The Cavern Club

The Cavern Club is a brick-arched cellar music venue on Mathew Street, Liverpool, opened 16 January 1957 as a jazz club. The Beatles played 292 shows there (1961-63); demolished 1973, rebuilt 1984, reopened 1991.

The Caverns

The Caverns is a subterranean cave concert venue and campground in Pelham, Tennessee, opened in 2018 as home of the PBS series The Caverns Sessions, formerly Bluegrass Underground.