"ISSN 1044-2197."

Includes bibliographical references, discographies and indexes.

A Place to Bury Strangers : Shoe-gazing rockers -- Acoustic Alchemy : Band that fused jazz with New Age -- Yolanda Adams : Blender of gospel and jazz pop -- Barry Adamson : Rock bassist and film composer -- Omar Akram : New Age instrumentalist -- The All-American Rejects : Creators of emotional power pop -- Steve Aoki : Dance-party DJ -- Avicii : DJ who melds house music with pop melodies -- Rose Bampton : Respected operatic soprano -- Band of Heathens : Roots rockers -- The Bangles : New-wave pop group -- Boyz II Men : Mega-selling R&B singing group -- Shemekia Copeland : Soul singer with powerful vocals -- Crystal Castles : Indie electronic duo -- Cursive : Conceptual art-rock band -- Krishna Das : Artist who blends the spirituality of India with electronic influences -- Roscoe Dash : Party rapper -- The dB's : Tuneful songsmiths -- Assi El Helani : The "knight of Arab singing" -- Yvonne Elliman : Disco songstress -- Fanfarlo : Multi-instrument, eclectic band -- 50 Cent : Hit-making rapper -- Francis and the Lights : Musician who mixes blue-eyed soul with electronica -- French Montana : Rapper known for his popular mixtapes -- Glenn Frey : Longtime rock singer and guitarist -- John Fullbright : Singer/songwriter with an Americana sound -- Kenny Garrett : Post-bop jazz saxophonist -- Freddie Gibbs : Rapper known for his social and political commentary -- Leonid Hambro : Versatile pianist -- I See Stars : Hardcore rockers -- Luke James : R&B crooner -- Carly Rae Jepsen : Pop singer with a worldwide hit single -- Zola Jesus : Musician who blends electronic, classical, and Goth elements -- Lamb of God : Heavy metal group -- Maroon 5 : Blenders of classic pop and R&B -- Loreena McKennitt : Singer/songwriter with a Celtic twist -- Pat Metheny : Jazz guitarist -- Nas : One of the East Coast's leading rap voices -- Frank Ocean : Singer known for unique lyrics and genre-spanning sound -- Octopus Project : Post-punk group -- One Direction : Chart-topping boy band -- Noam Pikelny : A master at the banjo -- Gregory Porter : Contemporary jazz vocalist -- John Rich : Country singer/songwriter and television personality -- Rumer : Velvet-voiced singer/songwriter -- Scuba : Innovative electronic music artist -- Duncan Sheik : Versatile pop singer and composer -- Son Volt : Alt-country group -- Dave Stewart : Hard-rocking guitarist and producer -- Barbra Streisand : Multi-platinum selling singer and actress -- Sweet Billy Pilgrim : Experimental folk rock group -- Swell Season : Creators of lush, romantic folk rock songs -- Thousand Foot Krutch : Hard-rocking Christian group -- 311 : Band that blends rock, reggae, and hip-hop -- 12 Stones : Hard rock group with a driving sound and soulful lyrics -- Twilight Sad : Scottish trio with an industrial sound -- 2 Chainz : Rapper with a laconic style -- Gordon Waller : Singer and one half of Peter & Gordon -- Jack White : Influential multi-band and solo artist -- Matt White : Light-hearted pop singer -- Don Williams : Country music hitmaker -- Brian Wilson : Crafter of much-loved pop tunes -- Wire : Subversive and idiosyncratic rock band -- Wolf Parade : Band that merged merged indie rock with post-punk -- World Party : Multi-instrumentalist and singer -- Michelle Wright : Contemporary country singer -- Trisha Yearwood : Country singer with a powerful voice -- Yonder Mountain String Band : Band with three-part harmonies and intricate melodies -- Pete Yorn : Rock and folk tunesmith -- John Zorn : Prolific composer, performer, and producer.

Provides biographical information on important figures in today's musical arena, covering artists working in all genres of modern music, including rock, jazz, pop, rap, rhythm and blues, folk, New Age, country, gospel and reggae.

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