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Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. Known for his deep, gravelly voice, his lyrics often explore the lives of marginalized and overlooked individuals. Beginning in the folk scene of the 1970s, Waits’ music has since incorporated influences from rock, jazz, Delta blues, opera, vaudeville, cabaret, funk, and experimental techniques. Waits was born in Pomona, California, and later moved to Whittier, where his early experiences on Kentucky Avenue shaped much of his later work. Read more on Last.fm

RIP Magic are a London-based dance-punk and post-punk band formed in 2024. The quartet consists of Marco Pini, Felix Bayley-Higgins, Beth Boswell-Knight and Pedro Takahashi. The project began with Pini, a DJ, sound designer and member of the London band Sorry, and Bayley-Higgins, a visual artist who had been Pini's friend since their school years. Having previously collaborated on music, the pair established RIP Magic as a joint project before expanding the lineup with bassist Takahashi and drummer Boswell-Knight. Read more on Last.fm

Claire Elise Boucher, known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director and visual artist. Her music incorporates elements of varied styles and genres including dream pop, synth-pop, art pop, electronic, experimental pop, R&B and hip hop. Throughout her career, she has released five studio albums, two extended plays, eleven singles, and four promotional singles. Born and raised in Vancouver Read more on Last.fm

There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) SOAK is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson from Derry. 2) Soak was a 1990s American industrial rock band from Texas. 3) SOAK was a Spanish punk band. 4) Soak was an instrumental Christian Worship Band. 1) SOAK is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson (born in Derry on 2 May 1996). They broke onto Derry’s music scene at 14, recording demos and gigging. Read more on Last.fm

Echo & the Bunnymen is a British post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson. There are many stories, probably apocryphal, that the quartet was completed by a drum machine known as "Echo". Their debut album is 1980's Crocodiles, and their next, the critically-acclaimed Heaven Up Here, reached the Top Ten in 1981. So did 1983's Porcupine and '84's Ocean Rain. Singles Read more on Last.fm

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They formed in Grangemouth, Scotland, with Robin Guthrie on guitar and drum machine and Will Heggie on bass. Elizabeth Fraser joined as vocalist in 1981, and Simon Raymonde replaced Heggie in 1983. The band became known for its atmospheric, effects-heavy sound and Fraser's soprano vocals, which often featured lyrics that did not correspond to any recognisable language. They were influential Read more on Last.fm

Dacoury Dahi Natche (born March 10, 1983), known professionally as DJ Dahi (or simply Dahi), is an American record producer, songwriter, disc jockey and singer from Inglewood, California. Working primarily in hip hop and R&B music, he has been credited on commercially successful singles including "Money Trees" by Kendrick Lamar, "Worst Behavior" by Drake, and "I Don't Fuck with You" by Big Sean. He made his vocal debut on Lamar's 2018 single "Loyalty", which he also produced. Read more on Last.fm

James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American entertainer, record producer, and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honorific nicknames "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Read more on Last.fm

There are 3 artists who have recorded as Goldie: 1. Goldie is a UK drum & bass/jungle producer. 2. Goldie is a 1970s British pop/rock band. 3. Goldie, a.k.a. Goldie Zelkowitz was the stage name of Genya Zelkowitz (later Genya Ravan) of Goldie & The Gingerbreads. 1 - Clifford Price, better known as Goldie (born September, 1965 in Wolverhampton) is a British electronic music artist, disc jockey, and actor. As a musician he works mainly within the jungle and drum and bass genres, and has helped to promote these styles globally. Read more on Last.fm