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Zac Brown

Zac Brown (born 1978) is an American country/southern rock singer-songwriter, founder and frontman of the Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band, known for "Chicken Fried," Camp Southern Ground, and his 2026 marriage to Kendra Scott.

Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band, a Georgia-formed American country/southern rock group led by Zac Brown, broke through with 2008's "Chicken Fried", won three Grammys including Best New Artist, and has sold over seven million albums.

Zac Farro

Zac Farro (born 1990, Voorhees, New Jersey) is the American drummer and co-founder of Paramore and the solo artist behind HalfNoise (Volcano Crowe, Sudden Feeling, City Talk); he left Paramore in 2010, rejoined in 2017, founded Congrats Records, and released Operator under his own name.

Zach Bryan

Zach Bryan (Zachary Lane Bryan, born 1996) is an American country-folk singer-songwriter from Oologah, Oklahoma, and former Navy Aviation Ordnanceman; known for "Something in the Orange," the Grammy-winning "I Remember Everything," and albums American Heartbreak and Zach Bryan.

Zach Dawes

Zach Dawes (Zachary Edwin Dawes, born 1982) is an American bassist, producer, and screen composer, founding member of Mini Mansions and bassist of The Last Shadow Puppets, known for producing Lana Del Rey's Grammy-nominated albums and scoring The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Zach Goode

Zach Goode, also known as Zachary Goode, is an American singer who has been the lead singer of the rock band Smash Mouth since 2022.

Zach Hill

Zach Hill, Sacramento-based experimental drummer and producer, co-founded math-rock duo Hella (2001, with Spencer Seim) and co-produces Death Grips with Andy Morin and Stefan Burnett; also solo albums Face Tat and Astrological Straits, Drumgasm, and over 100 releases.

Zach John King

Zach John King is an American country singer-songwriter from Fayetteville, Georgia, signed to Sony Music Nashville and known for blending country storytelling with indie-rock production.

Zach Sobiech

Zach Sobiech, Minnesota teen singer-songwriter who wrote the farewell song "Clouds" while dying of osteosarcoma; viral 2012-2013 hit, No. 1 on iTunes, inspired the 2020 Disney+ film Clouds and a cancer research fund.

Zach Top

Zach Top (Zachary Dirk Top), born 1997 in Sunnyside, Washington, is an American neotraditional country singer-guitarist; albums Cold Beer & Country Music (2024) and Ain't In It For My Health (2025), the first Best Traditional Country Album Grammy winner.

Zach Williams (musician)

Zach Williams, born Zachary Stephen Williams, is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter whose debut single "Chain Breaker" won him two Grammy Awards and platinum records.

Zachary Cole Smith

Zachary Cole Smith, also known as Cole, is the American founder, singer, and guitarist of shoegaze band DIIV (formerly Dive), ex-Soft Black and Beach Fossils member; known for Oshin, his 2013 heroin arrest, recovery, and Is the Is Are.

Zack de la Rocha

Zack de la Rocha (born 1970, Long Beach, California) is the American vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine, who left in 2000, recorded an unreleased solo album with Trent Reznor and DJ Shadow, formed One Day as a Lion with Jon Theodore, and rejoined RATM for the 2007 and 2022 reunion tours.

Zack Knight

Zack Knight (born 1991, Grimsby, England), also known as Zeekay, is a British-Pakistani R&B/pop singer-songwriter and producer whose 2017 single Bom Diggy (Diggy) with Jasmin Walia featured in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and topped the Official Asian Music Chart, which he has led 17 times.

Zack Tabudlo

Zack Tabudlo is a Filipino singer-songwriter and producer from Manila whose hits "Binibini" and "Pano" made him Spotify's most-streamed local artist in the Philippines in 2022.

Zacky Vengeance

Zacky Vengeance (Zachary James Baker, born 1981) is the left-handed rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and co-founder of Avenged Sevenfold, known for the Unholy Confessions riff, Schecter signature guitars, and the solo country album Dark Horse.

Zadok the Priest

Zadok the Priest (HWV 258) is Handel's 1727 coronation anthem for George II, setting 1 Kings 1:38-40; sung at every British coronation since, at the Anointing, and the basis of the UEFA Champions League anthem.

Zagrebfest

Zagrebfest, since 1984 the short name of the Zagrebački festival, is a Croatian festival of pop and rock music held in Zagreb since 1953, the oldest popular-music festival in Croatia.

Zah1de

Zah1de (Zahide Kayaci, born 2010, Berlin) is a German rapper and TikTok dancer signed to Universal Music; debut album Pretty Privilege (2025) hit German number 2; youngest-ever Bambi winner.

Zahara (South African musician)

Zahara (Bulelwa Mkutukana, 1988-2023) was a South African Afro-soul singer from the Eastern Cape whose isiXhosa-language debut album Loliwe (2011) went double platinum in 17 days; she won 17 SAMAs and died aged 36.

Zahir Howaida

Zahir Howaida (ظاهر هویدا) was an Afghan singer from Daykundi province, a leading voice of the Radio Kabul golden age of the 1960s and 1970s.

Zaho de Sagazan

Zaho de Sagazan (born 1999, Saint-Nazaire) is a French singer-songwriter blending chanson and electronic music; debut album La Symphonie des éclairs (2023), four 2024 Victoires de la musique, 2025 female artist of the year, second album VERSATILE.

Zak Starkey

Zak Richard Starkey (born 1965, London), English rock drummer, son of Ringo Starr; drummer for the Who 1996–2025, Oasis 2004–2008, Johnny Marr & the Healers, and Mantra of the Cosmos.

Zakaria Ghafouli

Zakaria Ghafouli (Zakaria El Ghafouli) is a Moroccan pop singer who modernizes Moroccan heritage styles, from Amazigh melodies to chaabi and rai, and became nationally known with his 2018 hit "Hobino".

Zakir Hussain (ज़ाकिर हुसैन) (musician)

Zakir Hussain (ज़ाकिर हुसैन), 1951–2024, Indian tabla virtuoso, son of Alla Rakha, Punjab gharana; Shakti co-founder with John McLaughlin, Planet Drum with Mickey Hart, first Indian musician to win three Grammys in one year (2024).

Zakk Wylde

Zakk Wylde, American metal guitarist, Ozzy Osbourne's axeman from No Rest for the Wicked (1988) and founder of Black Label Society; known for pinch harmonics, bullseye Les Pauls, Marshall JCM800 tone, Zakk Sabbath, and Pantera celebration tours.

Zambetas

Giorgos Zambetas (Γιώργος Ζαμπέτας) was a Greek laiko composer, singer, and bouzouki virtuoso, born in Athens in 1925 and died there in 1992. He wrote more than 250 songs and music for over 100 films.

Zamil

Zamil (Arabic: زامل) is a traditional Saudi group chanting art from Aseer and Najran provinces, in which five to sixty performers chant occasion-specific poems in call-and-response.

Zanku Records

Zanku Records is a Nigerian record label founded by rapper and singer Zlatan Ibile, launched on January 1, 2020, named after the Zanku dance, with signees Papisnoop, Oberz, and Jamopyper.

Zanzibar International Film Festival

The Zanzibar International Film Festival, formally the Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film and arts festival in Stone Town, Zanzibar, founded in 1998.