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Vulfpeck
Vulfpeck is an American funk band formed in 2011 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Woody Goss, and Joe Dart; known for Sleepify, independent Vulf Records releases, and sold-out Madison Square Garden shows.
Vulgar Display of Power
Vulgar Display of Power, Pantera's sixth studio album (Atco, February 25, 1992), defined groove metal with Terry Date producing at Pantego Sound Studio; it peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and is certified 2x Platinum.
Vulnicura
Vulnicura, Björk's ninth album (One Little Indian, 20 January 2015), a breakup record about her split with Matthew Barney, arranged in a dated timeline, with strings by Björk and production by Arca and The Haxan Cloak.
Vultures 1
Vultures 1 is the 2024 debut album by ¥$, the duo of Ye (Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign; 15 tracks on YZY, Billboard 200 No. 1, hit CARNIVAL, FUGA distribution dispute, Donna Summer lawsuit.
Vultures 2
Vultures 2 (VULTURES 2), second studio album by ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign), surprise-released August 3, 2024 on YZY; 16 tracks, 49 minutes; debuted No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 107,000 units and was updated on streaming after release.
Vulvodynia (band)
Vulvodynia (band): South African deathcore/brutal death metal band from Durban, formed 2014, named for the vulvar pain condition. Albums include Psychosadistic Design, Mob Justice, Praenuntius Infiniti, Entabeni.
Vunzige Deuntjes
Vunzige Deuntjes is an Amsterdam-based Dutch event promoter of hip-hop, R&B, dancehall, and afro events since 2011, best known for its festival in the Amsterdamse Bos drawing 20,000 visitors annually.
Vybz Kartel
Vybz Kartel (Adidja Azim Palmer, also Worl' Boss), Jamaican dancehall artist from Portmore; 2003 breakthrough Up 2 Di Time, "Fever" RIAA gold, 1.58 billion U.S. streams; 2014 murder conviction quashed by the Privy Council in 2024, released 31 July 2024.
w-inds.
w-inds. (ウィンズ) is a Japanese dance-vocal boy group formed in 2000 that debuted in 2001 and became a duo of Ryohei Chiba and Keita Tachibana in 2020.
W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy (William Christopher Handy, 1873-1958), the "Father of the Blues," was an American composer, bandleader, and publisher who popularized blues through "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Blues" and founded Handy Brothers Music Co.
W.A.S.P. (band)
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, led by sole constant member Blackie Lawless. Known for shock rock, the PMRC Filthy Fifteen single Animal, gold albums W.A.S.P. and The Last Command, and the rock opera The Crimson Idol.
W.i.S.H.
W.i.S.H. ("World Inka Stage Hai") is an Indian I-pop girl group formed in 2024 by producer Mikey McCleary with Sony Music India: Ri, Sim, Zo, and Suchi, debuting with "Lazeez" as India's first girl group in 22 years since Viva.
Waad
Waad (وعد) is a Saudi singer, real name Hanan Bakr Younis, who began her career in 1999 and records in Gulf, Egyptian, Lebanese, and Iraqi dialects.
Waajeed
Waajeed, born Robert O'Bryant, is a Detroit producer and DJ who rose with hip-hop group Slum Village, co-founded Platinum Pied Pipers, and founded the Bling47 label.
Wable
Wable (와블) is a South Korean female ballad duo of sisters Lee Kirim and Lee Pureum, first seen on Superstar K 5 in 2013 and officially debuted in 2016.
WACK
WACK is a Japanese idol management and production company founded by Junnosuke Watanabe in 2014, known for the alternative idol scene groups BiSH and GANG PARADE.
Wack 100
Wack 100 (Cash Jones) is a Pacoima, California music manager and label owner behind 100 Entertainment, known for managing The Game and Blueface, releasing "Eazy" as a Spotify exclusive, and his trucking-to-mogul career.
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is a heavy metal festival held each August in the village of Wacken in northern Germany, founded in 1990 and among the world's largest.
Wadali Brothers
Wadali Brothers: Puranchand and Pyarelal Wadali, a Punjabi Sufi singing duo from Guru Ki Wadali, Amritsar, trained in the Patiala gharana, known for qawwali, kafi and gurbani, Bollywood songs like Rangrez, and the Padma Shri.
Waddy Wachtel
Waddy Wachtel (born Robert Wachtel, 1947, New York) is an American session guitarist, songwriter, and producer of the L.A. rock scene, co-writer of 'Werewolves of London', guitarist for Stevie Nicks and Keith Richards' X-Pensive Winos, and founder of The Immediate Family.
Wade Forster
Wade Forster is an Australian country singer-songwriter and professional rodeo cowboy from Winton, outback Queensland. Known as the Aussie Cowboy, 44th Toyota Star Maker winner (2024), albums The Beginning, Gooseneck Party, The Aftermath, not the designer Wade Forst.
Wade in the Water
Wade in the Water is a traditional African American spiritual with no known author, first published in the 1901 Fisk Jubilee Singers songbook. Its refrain draws on John 5:4; its Underground Railroad code-song reputation lacks historical evidence.
Wade Morissette
Wade Imre Morissette, also Wade Morissette (born 1974, Ottawa), is a Canadian kirtan singer, yoga teacher, and author, twin brother of Alanis Morissette; albums include Sargam Scales of Music, Strong as Diamonds, and Maha Moha.
Wael Kfoury
Wael Kfoury (وائل كفوري), born Michel Émile Kfoury in 1974, is a Lebanese singer and songwriter known across the Arab world as "The King of Romance" for his ballad style.
Wagakki Band (和楽器バンド)
Wagakki Band (和楽器バンド, Wagakki Bando) is a Tokyo-formed 2013 eight-piece rock band fusing shigin vocals, koto, shakuhachi, shamisen, and wadaiko with rock; known for the 100-million-view Senbonzakura cover, Oricon No. 1 Yasou Emaki, and its 2024 hiatus.
WAgg
WAgg, short for WACK Egg, was a Japanese trainee idol group under WACK, active 2018 to 2022, whose members aimed to join acts like BiS and BiSH.
Wagon Wheel (song)
"Wagon Wheel" is a country-folk song co-written by Bob Dylan (1973 chorus "Rock Me Mama") and Ketch Secor; recorded by Old Crow Medicine Show in 2004, and taken to No. 1 and RIAA Diamond certification by Darius Rucker's 2013 cover.
Waheshni
Waheshni (وحشتيني), meaning "you made me miss you", is a Khaleeji ballad by Saudi and Bahraini singer Rashed Al-Majed, a notable track on his 1996 album Al-Musafir.
Waiata
Waiata, the Māori word for song, are sung compositions of Aotearoa New Zealand ranging from ancient laments and love songs to action songs performed in kapa haka today.
Waiata aroha
Waiata aroha are traditional Māori songs of love and longing, composed exclusively by women, that voice the distress of love: absent husbands, lost lovers, desertion, and enforced separation from family or home.