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Merchant of pure gay chaos. Cult sensation in London’s underground music scene, named ‘one to watch’ by Lauren Laverne, The Guardian, Attitude Magazine, NME, Loud & Quiet, DIY, Time Out, Jack Saunders, Huw Stephens + Elton John. Their legendary live show has graced sold-out venues across the UK, from transforming the main stage of Latitude Festival, a secret set at Glastonbury festival and headlining London’s Heaven Nightclub into a pure queer dystopia of electro-punk excess. Read more on Last.fm

Doves is an alternative rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom consisting of Jimi Goodwin (vocals, bass) and twin brothers Jez Williams (guitar) and Andy Williams (drums). They are joined on stage by Martin Rebelski (keys). They are known for their large, epic sound, which combines dovetailing guitar lines with driving percussion and a penchant for atmospherics. Unusually, both Williams brothers have also contributed lead vocals. Originally formed in 1988 as Sub Sub Read more on Last.fm

OneDa is a British rapper from Manchester, United Kingdom. Her debut album, Formula OneDa, was released in 2024. Read more on Last.fm

Moin is an experimental music group consisting of Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead, known for their work as Raime under the Blackest Ever Black label, and long-time collaborator and percussionist Valentina Magaletti, who is also associated with Tomaga and Vanishing Twin. Moin is recognized for their innovative blend of post-punk, noise rock, post-hardcore, and electronic influences, creating a distinct sound that challenges traditional genre boundaries. Read more on Last.fm

Depeche Mode is an English synthpop band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The original lineup included Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Vince Clarke. The current lineup consists of Gahan and Gore. With Clarke as their primary songwriter, Depeche Mode released their debut album "Speak & Spell" in 1981 during the British new wave movement. Clarke left the band at the end of 1981 and later formed the groups Yazoo and Erasure. Following his departure Read more on Last.fm

Robyn is the stage name of the Swedish pop singer-songwriter Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden). She is best known for her critically acclaimed electropop music, her impressive live shows and the hits "With Every Heartbeat" (#1 UK) and "Dancing On My Own" (#8 UK, #1 Sweden). In 2011, the single "Dancing On My Own" was nominated at Grammy Awards for the category Best Dance Recording. She is the owner of Konichiwa Records, through which she releases her music, including Robyn and Body Talk. Read more on Last.fm

b. London, England. This UK vocalist grew up in a musical environment with his mother and father pursuing part-time jobs as a singer and a DJ respectively. Escoffery began writing and singing in his early teens and in the late 90s played a small part in the West End musical, Mama, I Want To Sing, which starred Doris Troy and Chaka Khan. His attempts to launch a recording career were going nowhere until, in 2001, a promo of his track "Space Rider" attracted the attention of the independent label Oyster Music. Read more on Last.fm

There are multiple artists tracked as "Nirvana" on Last.fm. Following are six, listed in order of prominence: 1) Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American grunge band. The band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, and it was part of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s, alongside bands like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. As their popularity rose, alternative rock became a dominant genre on American and Canadian radio and music television during the early-to-mid '90s. Read more on Last.fm

Rosalia Vila Tobella, known mononymously as ROSALÍA is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Born and raised in the outskirts of Barcelona, she has been described as an "untypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthralled by Spanish folk music at age 13, she studied musicology at Catalonia College of Music while also performing at musical bars and weddings. She completed her studies with honors by virtue of her collaborative cover album with Raül Refree, Los Ángeles and the baccalaureate project El Mal Querer. Read more on Last.fm

N*E*R*D are an alternative rock/funk/rap group which formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States in 2001. The group consists of lead singer Pharrell Williams (vocals, keys, guitar), Chad Hugo (guitar, bass) and Shay Haley (drums). Williams and Hugo are also known as the Grammy-winning production duo The Neptunes. N*E*R*D's sound is a blend of rock, hip-hop, and R&B. N*E*R*D stands for "No-one Ever Really Dies". Williams and Hugo originally recorded the band's debut album, In Search Of. Read more on Last.fm