Artist Biographies
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Rihanna
Pop and R&B - Barbados
From Barbados to a global pop and beauty mogul, with 14 Hot 100 number ones.
Read the full profile →Eminem
Hip-Hop - United States
The Detroit rapper whose rapid-fire wordplay made him one of the best-selling artists ever.
Read the full profile →Adele
Soul and Pop - United Kingdom
A London singer whose plain-spoken heartbreak ballads became record-breaking hits.
Read the full profile →Taylor Swift
Pop and Country - United States
A songwriter who moved from Nashville country to global pop and reshaped artist rights.
Read the full profile →The Weeknd
R&B and Pop - Canada
A Toronto artist who turned moody alt-R&B into stadium-sized synth-pop.
Read the full profile →Dua Lipa
Pop - United Kingdom
A British pop star who brought nu-disco back to the top of the charts.
Read the full profile →Lady Gaga
Pop - United States
A boundary-pushing pop performer turned Oscar-winning artist and actor.
Read the full profile →Olivia Rodrigo
Pop and Rock - United States
A young songwriter whose debut turned teenage heartbreak into chart records.
Read the full profile →Ariana Grande
Pop and R&B - United States
A powerhouse vocalist and one of streaming most-played pop artists.
Read the full profile →Ed Sheeran
Pop and Folk - United Kingdom
The loop-pedal singer-songwriter behind some of the most-streamed songs of the era.
Read the full profile →Harry Styles
Pop and Rock - United Kingdom
From boy-band fame to a solo career built on retro pop and showmanship.
Read the full profile →Miley Cyrus
Pop and Rock - United States
A former child star who reinvented herself across pop, rock and country.
Read the full profile →Justin Bieber
Pop and R&B - Canada
Discovered on the internet as a teen, now a long-running pop hitmaker.
Read the full profile →Selena Gomez
Pop - United States
An actor turned pop star with a string of crossover hits.
Read the full profile →Lewis Capaldi
Pop and Soul - United Kingdom
A Scottish singer known for raw, emotional piano ballads.
Read the full profile →Shakira
Latin Pop - Colombia
A Colombian superstar who fused Latin pop, rock and global rhythms.
Read the full profile →Luis Fonsi
Latin Pop - Puerto Rico
A Puerto Rican singer behind one of the biggest Latin crossover hits.
Read the full profile →Pharrell Williams
Pop and Hip-Hop - United States
A producer and artist behind decades of genre-defining hits.
Read the full profile →Imagine Dragons
Rock and Pop - United States
A Las Vegas band whose anthemic rock filled arenas and playlists.
Read the full profile →Lord Huron
Indie Folk - United States
An indie-folk band known for cinematic, atmospheric storytelling.
Read the full profile →Radiohead
Alternative Rock - United Kingdom
One of the most influential and experimental rock bands of the modern era.
Read the full profile →OutKast
Hip-Hop - United States
The Atlanta duo who pushed Southern hip-hop into bold, genre-blending pop.
Read the full profile →PSY
K-pop - South Korea
The South Korean artist whose viral hit broke global records.
Read the full profile →Bradley Cooper
Soundtrack - United States
An actor whose film role brought an award-winning musical duet.
Read the full profile →Elton John
Pop and Rock - United Kingdom
A piano-driven hitmaker with one of the longest careers in pop.
Read the full profile →Whitney Houston
Pop and R&B - United States
One of the most awarded vocalists of all time, with a peerless voice.
Read the full profile →Johnny Cash
Country - United States
The Man in Black, a country icon whose voice carried grit and grace.
Read the full profile →Elvis Presley
Rock and Roll - United States
The King of Rock and Roll, who reshaped popular music in the 1950s.
Read the full profile →Bing Crosby
Traditional Pop - United States
A crooner whose relaxed style defined mid-century popular song.
Read the full profile →Bill Haley
Rock and Roll - United States
An early rock and roll pioneer who helped launch the genre.
Read the full profile →Mungo Jerry
Rock - United Kingdom
A British group remembered for a sing-along summer classic.
Read the full profile →Los del Rio
Latin - Spain
The Spanish duo behind a 1990s global dance phenomenon.
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