DJ and Producer Steve Aoki has released numerous Billboard-charting albums, most notably the Grammy-nominated Wonderland. Neon Future I achieved No. 1 status on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Aoki's follow-up, Neon Future II featuring artists like Snoop Lion and Rivers Cuomo, emerged among the Ultratop 200 Albums chart in Belgium. The horror film The Hive, for which Steve Aoki created... read full bio
Being named as one of Rolling Stone’s “Artists To Watch In 2009” is just one of the notable places that Californian 11 piece Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros earned, appearing within a plethora of music press and pop culture blog’s “Best Of 2009” lists. They have drawn comparison to any number of hippy family bands from the 60’s and... read full bio
Of Monsters and Men is a band from Reyknavik, Iceland, and they are known for their poppy, folksy beats and loveable lyrics. The band released their first EP, "Into the Woods", along with their debut album, "My Head is an Animal", which debuted at number 2 in Iceland, Australia, and on the United States Rock and Alternative Charts; it ranked... read full bio
Paquita la del Barrio (""Franny from the neighborhood"") is the stage name of Francisca Viveros Barradas, a Mexican singer of rancheras and other Mexican styles. She was born in Alto Lucero, Veracruz and started her career in Mexico City in 1970. Her songs usually take a stance against Mexico's sexist “macho Latino” male culture, which has made her popular among... read full bio
Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk band that consists of Dave 1 and P-Thugg. The duo met in school and started making music when Dave joined P-Thugg’s band. They left the band after awhile and started producing hip-hop music together. Since then, Chromeo has released five studio albums, their fourth album, “White Women” gained the most popularity peaking in the top... read full bio
Fitz and the Tantrums are an American indie pop band from Los Angeles that consists of members Michael Fitzpatrick, Noelle Scaggs, Joe Karnes, James King, Jeremy Ruzumna, and John Wicks. The band received critical acclaim after the release of their debut album “Pickin’ Up the Pieces” which peaked at number 1 on the US Heatseekers charts. Their debut album contained... read full bio
Hailing from California, Seven Lions blends pop, trance and dubstep to create some of EDM’s best productions. His Days to Come EP was included on Vibe’s Top Electronic Albums, and rose to No. 10 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Seven Lions’ Worlds Apart EP was another success, featuring “Don’t Leave” with Ellie Goulding. It appeared on the Billboard 200, and... read full bio
A multiplatinum rapper, entrepreneur, and actor Nelly has made a very successful career. Starting the city of St. Louis, Missouri he began his career as an underground hip-hop artist with a group called St. Lunatics. When he began his solo-rapping career. He released his first album, Country Grammar and debuted as No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Country Grammar sold... read full bio
As the Swedish House Mafia and Axwell Ingrosso co-founder, DJ, producer, and two-time GRAMMY® Award nominee, Sebastian Ingrosso has continually enthralled audiences. He grew up in Stockholm and as a teenager founded his own record label, Refune Records. His Mode Machine EP and hits like "Yo Yo Kidz" and "Click" caused a stir. He joined the Swedish House Mafia alongside Axwell... read full bio
The Raconteurs—Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler—were semi-hibernating when they put together the collection of killer tracks that became HELP US STRANGER, their third studio album and first release of new material in over ten years. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week of release. Benson and White serve... read full bio
"Coheed and Cambria is a band completely different than any other. Their songs tell a very long story. Their story is an ""ongoing saga of an alternate intergalactic netherworld, its main characters being an archetypal husband and wife named Coheed and Cambria"". Their two albums ""The Second Stage Turbine Blade"" and ""In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3"" have sold... read full bio
Singer Jessie J was born and reared in London, where she made her stage debut at age 11 in the West End production of Whistle Down the Wind. Before signing with Gut Records and negotiating a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, she attended the BRIT School. Jessie J gained notoriety after the release of her first single, "Do It... read full bio
Chelsea Peretti is a comedian who has performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and on Comedy Central's ""Live at Gotham."" She is a regular on Tru TV's ""The Smoking Gun Presents."" She is especially well known for her portrayal of Gina Linetti on Fox’s detective/police comedy series Brooklyn... read full bio
Billy Talent is a punk revival/punk rock band from Canada comprised of Ben Kowalewicz, Aaron Solowoniuk, and Ian D’sa. The band is both critically and commercially successful, and has sold over one million albums in Canada and almost 3 million albums internationally. The band used to be known as Pezz, and Pezz formed while the founding members were in high... read full bio
"R&B singer/songwriter and producer Terius Youngdell Nash, better known as the-Dream, was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, but moved to Atlanta, Georgia at age 3. His singing career didn't pick up right away, but he found success in selling song lyrics after he met R&B producer Laney Stewart. He wrote songs for many artists including Britney Spears/Madonna with their... read full bio
The Andy Summers Band is led by the dynamic guitarist of the legendary and iconic rock group The Police. The Police toured the world, performing for more than 4 million fans. One of the three biggest tours in music history, the tour demonstrated beyond any doubt that the popularity of The Police has never diminished. His playing in... read full bio
Nicole Scherzinger rose to worldwide stardom as the powerhouse lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. After an incredibly successful career with the PCD, selling 54 million albums with the group and earning a Grammy nomination for Stickwitu, Nicole set off on her solo endeavors, becoming one of the highest-selling female... read full bio
American singer, rapper, and songwriter Frank Ocean is known for his individualized, melodious musical style. He began his career in music as a ghostwriter for other musicians. His debut studio album, Channel Orange, rose quickly on the charts, ranking number 2 on the Billboard 200. Three of Oceans major singles were on Channel Orange, including Thinkin Bout You, Sweet Life,... read full bio
The music of GRiZ, an artist from Michigan who is constantly pushing musical boundaries, combines elements such as soul, futuristic funk, and electronic music, and finishes with a dash of saxophone. At the early age of 26, his enthusiasm for music is evident in the lively and soulful take on the electronic style that he performs. GRiZ has embarked on... read full bio
The Flaming Lips are an American rock band from Oklahoma City. Their sound contains lush psychedelic rock but their lyrics include more of a space rock feel to them. They are known for having very strange album and song titles including one called ""What Is the Light (An Untested Hypothesis Suggesting That the Chemical [In Our Brains] by Which We... read full bio
