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Blaqbonez

Blaqbonez (Akumefule Chukwuemeka George) is a Nigerian rapper and singer-songwriter signed to Chocolate City Music, known for his "Best Rapper in Africa" persona and his 2018 breakthrough Bad Boy Blaq.

Blaque

Blaque (Blaque Ivory), Atlanta R&B girl group formed 1996 with Shamari DeVoe, Natina Reed, and Brandi Williams, mentored by TLC's Left Eye; platinum 1999 debut with "808" and "Bring It All to Me."

Blas de Otero

Blas de Otero (1916–1979) was a Spanish poet from Bilbao whose work moved from tormented existential verse to the socially committed poetry of the postwar generation.

Blast (2026 film)

Blast (பிளாஸ்ட்), also released in Telugu as Blast Zone, is a 2026 Tamil martial arts action thriller directed by debutant Subash K Raj, starring Arjun Sarja, Abhirami, and Preity Mukhundhan; AGS Entertainment released it on 28 May 2026, with Ravi Basrur's music and Netflix streaming from 25 June 2026.

Blast from the Past (film)

Blast from the Past is a 1999 American romantic comedy directed by Hugh Wilson, starring Brendan Fraser as a man raised in a fallout shelter.

Blast of Tempest

Blast of Tempest (絶園のテンペスト, Zetsuen no Tempest, The Civilization Blaster) is a 2009-2013 shōnen manga by Kyo Shirodaira, Arihide Sano, and Ren Saizaki in 10 volumes, plus a 24-episode 2012-2013 Bones anime, about Mahiro Fuwa's revenge for his murdered sister Aika with the exiled sorceress Hakaze Kusaribe.

Blasted

Blasted is the first full-length play by British playwright Sarah Kane, premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre in 1995 and now a defining work of in-yer-face theater.

Blawan (musician)

Blawan is the alias of Jamie Roberts, a British techno producer and live performer from Yorkshire, known for the 2012 track 'Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?'.

Blaxploitation

Blaxploitation: 1970s US film genre of low-budget black-cast action and crime films for black audiences, from Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) and Shaft to Super Fly, coined by Variety and ended mid-1970s.

Blaze and the Monster Machines

Blaze and the Monster Machines (also marketed as Blaze y los Monster Machines) is a Nickelodeon CGI preschool series (2014-2025) by Jeff Borkin and Ellen Martin about monster truck Blaze and driver AJ solving problems with STEM in Axle City.

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley (Bayley Alexander Cooke, born 1963) is an English heavy metal singer, frontman of Wolfsbane from 1984 and Iron Maiden's vocalist 1994-1999 on The X Factor and Virtual XI, later a prolific independent solo artist.

Blaze Foley

Blaze Foley (Michael David Fuller, 1949-1989), Austin country-folk songwriter of "If I Could Only Fly" and "Clay Pigeons"; no lifetime albums, posthumous legend via Lost Art Records, Duct Tape Messiah, and Hawke's Blaze.

Blaze of Perdition

Blaze of Perdition is a Polish black metal band from Lublin, formed in 2004 as Perdition and renamed in 2007, known for its ritualistic, occult-driven orthodox black metal.

Blazer

Blazer: a lightweight semi-tailored jacket, usually navy, with metal buttons and patch pockets, worn with contrasting trousers. Origins in HMS Blazer 1837 and Lady Margaret Boat Club; distinct from suit jacket and sport coat.

Blazin' Squad

Blazin' Squad is a ten-piece British pop/R&B-rap group from Chingford, London, whose 2002 cover "Crossroads" topped the UK chart; other hits include Flip Reverse. Known for Love Island's Marcel Somerville and their later four-piece revival.

Blazing Fists

Blazing Fists (BLUE FIGHT ~蒼き若者たちのブレイキングダウン~) is a 2025 Japanese action drama by Takashi Miike, written by Shin Kibayashi from Mikuru Asakura's autobiography, about two juvenile-detention youths training for the Breaking Down fight event; released January 31, 2025, 119 minutes.

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles (1974) is Mel Brooks's Warner Bros. satirical comedy Western starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, written with Richard Pryor and Andrew Bergman from Bergman's Tex X; a National Film Registry entry and AFI's funniest film of all time.

Bleach (Nirvana album)

Bleach, Nirvana's 1989 Sub Pop debut album, recorded for $606.17 with Jack Endino, initially sold about 35,000 copies, later 1.7 million in the US after Nevermind.

Bleach (TV series)

Bleach (TV series): Studio Pierrot anime adaptation of Tite Kubo's manga, 366 episodes 2004-2012 with about 45% filler, followed by the filler-free Thousand-Year Blood War sequel from 2022.

Bleach (ブリーチ) (2018 film)

Bleach (ブリーチ) is a 2018 Japanese live-action film directed by Shinsuke Sato, starring Sota Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki, adapting the Substitute Soul Reaper arc of Tite Kubo's manga, released July 20, 2018 by Warner Bros. Japan.

Bleach (ブリーチ) (manga)

Bleach (ブリーチ) is Tite Kubo's supernatural action manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 2001-2016, 74 volumes, over 130 million copies, about Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki; Big Three member with One Piece and Naruto.

Bleach: Hell Verse (劇場版BLEACH 地獄篇)

Bleach: Hell Verse (劇場版BLEACH 地獄篇) is the fourth Bleach theatrical anime film, released by Toho on December 4, 2010. Directed by Noriyuki Abe at Studio Pierrot for the manga's tenth anniversary, it follows Ichigo Kurosaki into Hell against revolting sinners; it is non-canon.

Bleach: Memories of Nobody (劇場版BLEACH MEMORIES OF NOBODY)

Bleach: Memories of Nobody (劇場版BLEACH MEMORIES OF NOBODY) is the first Bleach theatrical anime film, released December 16, 2006 by Toho, directed by Noriyuki Abe, following Ichigo, Rukia, and the shinigami Senna against a banished clan.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (BLEACH 千年血戦篇)

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (BLEACH 千年血戦篇) is the four-cour Studio Pierrot anime adapting the final arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga, aired 2022-2026 with Tomohisa Taguchi directing and expanded anime-original content.

Bleached (漂白_)

Bleached (漂白, international title Bleaching) is a 2025 iQIYI Mist Theatre crime series directed by Cao Kai, written by Chen Ping from her novel, starring Guo Jingfei, Wang Qianyuan, and Zhao Jinmai, adapted from the Yang Shubin gang case and hit by plagiarism claims.

Bleachers (album)

Bleachers (2024) is the self-titled fourth studio album by Jack Antonoff's band Bleachers, released March 8, 2024 on Dirty Hit; it peaked at number 5 in the UK and features Lana Del Rey, Florence Welch, Matty Healy, and Aaron Dessner.

Bleachers (band)

Bleachers is the American indie pop band founded by Jack Antonoff (born 1984) of Steel Train and fun. Known for "I Wanna Get Better," Springsteen-influenced anthemic pop, and five albums including Bleachers (2024) and everyone for ten minutes (2026) on Dirty Hit.

Bleak House

Bleak House, Charles Dickens's 1852-1853 novel serialized in 20 parts by Bradbury and Evans, satirizes Chancery through Jarndyce and Jarndyce and uses dual narration by an anonymous narrator and Esther Summerson.

Bleak House (2005 TV serial)

Bleak House (2005 TV serial), BBC1 adaptation of Dickens's novel by Andrew Davies, produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark; 15 episodes after EastEnders, first major British drama shot in HD, Peabody Award, about six million viewers.

Bleak Moments

Bleak Moments (1971) is Mike Leigh's debut feature film, adapted from his 1970 stage play, about secretary Sylvia caring for her disabled sister in South London; made for about £18,000 on 35mm.