• Amy Winehouse

    You Sent Me Flying Amy Winehouse

    Amy Winehouse

    Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was a British singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman. She was known for her contralto vocals, autobiographical songwriting, and fusion of genres including soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz. Winehouse’s music, style, and public life made her an influential figure in popular culture. Born in Enfield, London, to a Jewish family, Winehouse grew up in a jazz-influenced household. She was Read more on Last.fm

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  • Janet Jackson

    Together Again Janet Jackson

    Janet Jackson

    Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is recognized for her contributions to pop music, including socially conscious and provocative themes in her recordings, as well as her choreography and stage performances. Her work has been influential in the development of MTV and has contributed to breaking gender and racial barriers in the music industry. Jackson’s lyrics often address social issues and personal experiences, appealing to a broad youth audience. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Lyn Collins

    Think (About It) Lyn Collins

    Lyn Collins

    Lyn Collins (Gloria Lavern Collins, June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005), was an African-American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single "Think (About It)". Born in Lee County, Texas, U.S.A., she began her recording career aged 14. Her biggest solo hit was the James Brown-produced gospel-style song "Think (About It)", from her 1972 album of the same name on People Records. The song contains five breaks which have been widely sampled in hip-hop and drum and bass Read more on Last.fm

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  • Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me to the Moon Frank Sinatra

    Frank Sinatra

    Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943 Read more on Last.fm

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  • Alewya

    Maktoub Alewya

    Alewya

    Alewya Demmisse, known artistically as Alewya, is a British singer-songwriter, producer, multidisciplinary artist, and model. Demmisse was born in Saudi Arabia to a Sudanese-raised Egyptian father and an Ethiopian mother. She was brought up in Sudan before her family relocated to the UK as refugees when she was five and then grew up in West London. She is heavily influenced by her African and Arab roots. Her name means "the highest" in Amharic. She released her debut single "Sweating" in mid-2020. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Arlo Parks

    Caroline Arlo Parks

    Arlo Parks

    Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet from West London. Parks chose her stage name as a distinctive personal pseudonym. Her music blends touches of indie pop, R&B, folk and bedroom pop and she has named Sylvia Plath, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell as some of her influences. In 2018, she began uploading demos to BBC Music Introducing. This caught the attention Read more on Last.fm

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  • Ms. Lauryn Hill

    When It Hurts So Bad Ms. Lauryn Hill

    Ms. Lauryn Hill

    Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is celebrated as one of the most influential musical artists of her generation. Hill is credited with breaking barriers for female rappers, contributing to the mainstream success of both hip-hop and neo soul, and blending rap with melodic vocals. She has been honored as one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, and one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Massive Attack

    Safe From Harm Massive Attack

    Massive Attack

    Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles. The group consists of Del Naja and Marshall. Their debut album, "Blue Lines" (1991), is frequently cited as the first major work of the trip hop genre. The single "Unfinished Sympathy" achieved chart success in Europe, including reaching number one on the Dutch Top 40. Their second album Read more on Last.fm

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  • Etta James

    I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James

    Etta James

    Etta James (January 25, 1938-January 20, 2012) was a U.S. blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll, and jazz singer and songwriter. She is the winner of four Grammies, seventeen Blues Music Awards, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (in 1993), the Blues Hall of Fame (in 2001), and the Grammy Hall of Fame (in both 1999 and 2008). James was born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles, California, on 25th January 1938, to an unmarried fourteen-year-old mother, Dorothy Hawkins. Read more on Last.fm

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