Azhar Usman is a comedian, actor, writer, playwright, and producer. He has earned the title of Americas Funniest Muslim by CNN and been named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World by Georgetown University. Azhar has been praised by Dave Chappelle, The New York Times, BBC, NPR, Fox News, and more. Azhar has collaborated with comedians like... read full bio
Aziya was raised on a steady diet of System of a Down, Green Day and No Doubt before discovering her love of guitar bands. Aziya was born into a family of music fans who always welcomed the eclectic and never felt constrained by any genre. Naturally, this resulted in an emo phase when she was in elementary school, but she definitely... read full bio
Aziz Ansari is a standup comedian who gained mainstream fame as Tom Haverford on Parks & Recreation. He received considerable praise for the role and was named as one of the show’s breakout stars. He now stars in his own original Netflix series Master of None, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a comedy or... read full bio
Azure Ryder is an Australian-Lebanese singer-songwriter who rose to fame after representing Lebanon in the 34th edition of the North Vision Song Contest, which was held in Bratislava. During her time performing at the North Vision Song Contest, Ryder performed the song “Stronger,” which was co-written with Dylan Nash and won her the competition in Mahrajan al’aghnia 34 and led... read full bio
Azzecca can be found in the crowd at one of Chicago's underground clubs when she isn't controlling the dance floor with her own varied library of music or organizing her rapidly expanding event series "Dirty Disco," which supports ground-breaking musicians from all over the world. As a DJ and producer, Azzecca is motivated by her love of house, techno and the sinister... read full bio
Mak is an art pop duo hailing from Dublin, Ireland, and the songwriting team behind the project is comprised of Ellie McMahon and Aoife McCann. During their time at BIMM Dublin studying Vocals, they became acquainted. The remaining members of the band are former Songwriting student Colm Rogan on guitar and keys, current Songwriting student Sean Leonard on guitar and keys,... read full bio
B Boys are an up-and-coming indie band that consists of members Andrew Kerr, Brendon Avalos, and Britton Walker. They are from Brooklyn, New York, and have released two albums, Dada, and No Worry No Mind. B Boys often play around the US and have performed alongside bands such as, Merchandise, Hoops, PILL, Parquet Courts, Bonny Doon, Yowler, and more. Some... read full bio
The Dublin band started 2019 on a positive note following the success of their debut album Drench. They were selected for a headline performance at Whelan's Ones to Watch showcase for the second year in a row and were recognized by Hot Press Magazine as one of the up-and-coming Irish groups that is set to take the world by storm. BODIES... read full bio
Rapper, singer, and composer Bertan Jafer, better known by his stage name B Young, hails from Hackney, London. B Young worked as a sound engineer for a number of years prior to starting his rap career, where he developed his melodic rap sound. His breakout track, "Jumanji," from Columbia Records, which peaked at number 13 on the U.K. singles list,... read full bio
Future soul musician B-ahwe, who was reared in Nottingham and now calls London home, takes her sound to new heights on her 26% Mixtape. The project examines topics of growth, femininity and mental health as well as challenging the social stigma associated with attaining things by a specific age. It was inspired by moving to a new city, living in lockdown and... read full bio
Better known as the lead rapper in hip-hop trio Cypress Hill, B-Real (Louise Freese) leads his own successful solo and producing career. Aside from his MC work (Smoke N Mirrors [2009]) he is a producer with clients like Proof of D12 and the WWE. Aside from his solo album, he has released several mixtape, titles Gunslinger, Gunslinger Vol. II, and... read full bio
B. Cool-Aid, a duo consisting of rapper Pink Siifu and producer Ahwlee, specializes in sophisticated, slick music that falls halfway between Butcher Brown's live-band jazz and A Tribe Called Quest-style boom-bap. Their most recent song, which serves as the album's lead single, is about maintaining faith: Siifu sings, "Everything's gonna turn around someday/Everything gonna make sense, let's pray," over a... read full bio
B. Simone is an American comedian who has gained popularity through the MTV television series “Wild ‘N Out.” Simone grew up in Dallas, Texas, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to pursue a career in comedy. She first began gaining attention releasing videos through social media which led her to gain millions of fans throughout all of her outlets. She then... read full bio
B.I, a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, created his own label, 131LABEL, in partnership with the entertainment behemoth IOK Music earlier this year. The company has already had tremendous success. His debut album, Waterfall, marked the beginning of a new adventure as a solo artist, reached #1 on the iTunes charts in 18 different countries and was one of the... read full bio
B.o.B. is an American rapper and has a signed venture with Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. B.o.B. is also a singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for his autobiographical tales about his early struggles and the lessons of success over tightly arranged melodic tracks. His debut single “Nothin' on You” reached number one in both... read full bio
Brianna Price, better known as B.Traits, is more than just a triple threat. This Canadian DJ is also a record producer, remixer, and formally a BBC 1 radio broadcaster. Brianna began her career by performing at drum and bass nightclubs throughout Vancouver. She became the first female to sign with Digital Soundboy after impressing founder, Shy FX. Her debut single... read full bio
Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist from Podor, French West Africa. Maal followed his love for music as he was influenced by his family friend Mansour Seck to learn music in school. He then went on to study music in Dakar before going on to study in Paris. After coming back from Paris, Maal began studying traditional... read full bio
Indian duo Baalti, located in San Francisco, is skilled in enhancing vintage South Asian tracks to become dance floor hits. Mihir Chauhan and Jaiveer Singh started Baalti as a way to experiment with vintage Indian recordings and international sounds that they thought were absent from dance music. They found and developed their own distinct style over the course of several late-night... read full bio
Best known for his hit song ‘Harlem Shake’, Baauer is a producer of trap and bass music. Upon releasing his track ‘Harlem Shake’, he received critical acclaim with Pitchfork as well as winning Dance Song of the Year and EDM Song of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards. The song started a viral video craze on YouTube and across... read full bio
Brice Bottin and Yousra Mansour founded Bab L'Bluz in Marrakech. This French-Moroccan foursome combines Moroccan musical traditions such as Gnawa and Chaabi with more contemporary rhythms such as rock, blues, and funk. In addition to drums and guitars, the lineup includes traditional Gnawa instruments such as qraqabs (metal castanets), guembri (bass lute with a camel hide body), and awisha (a smaller,... read full bio
