"Pop rock/alternative rock band The Fray is known for their music filled with haunting vocals and passionate melodies. The Fray's Grammy-nominated third album, Scars & Stories debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, creating a huge buzz on the band. The band’s first single, “Over My Head (Cable Car)” was a huge hit in the United States, and their... read full bio
Salt-n-Pepa are an iconic all-female rap group who rose to fame in the 1980s and went on to sell over 10 million albums worldwide. Their debut album, "Hot, Cool & Vicious" was released in 1986 and received some airplay on R&B stations due to popular tracks such as "My Mic Sound Nice" and "Tramp." However, it was the remix of... read full bio
Natalie Merchant first achieved success as the leader of the well-liked folk-rock group 10,000 Maniacs, but she later saw even greater success as a solo performer as her literate, socially concerned compositions made her one of the leading female artists in modern pop. Being a well-known social crusader, Merchant frequently runs campaigns in support of contentious subjects including animal rights,... read full bio
Kansas is one of the most highly successful American bands in history. Kansas’s music style combines both British progressive rock with their elements of heavy metal and classical music. They are well known for maintaining a hard rock edge throughout. Instrumentally, the music of Kansas is noted for the ubiquitous presence of violin as a lead instrument, dual lead guitars,... read full bio
Hailing from Seneca, South Carolina and led by brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart, Needtobreathe has earned a fervent following since signing with Atlantic/Lava Records and the release of their debut full-length album, Daylight, one year later. Tours with Train, Collective Soul, Will Hoge, and Taylor Swift followed the release. The album's first radio single, You Are Here, was released. The... read full bio
Seth Meyers graduated from Northwestern University and soon joined the improv/sketch comedy group Boom Chicago, which performed in Chicago, London, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Singapore. Meyers also performed with Chicago's Improv Olympic, which has been used as a springboard by many other SNL cast members and writers. During a performance at the Chicago Improv Festival, he caught the eye of SNL... read full bio
Toby McKeehan better known by his stage name tobyMac, is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author. He was first known for being a member of the Christian singing trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until their announced hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of four... read full bio
Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD, is an American R&B group that was formed from members of New Edition and consists of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. The group is best known for their single “Poison” that was released in the early 90’s and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard US charts and reached US certified... read full bio
Alan Parsons is an influential rock musician and producer. Best known for his production of the The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Let It Be, and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. He has also engineered albums for Ambrosia, Paul McCartney and The Hollies. He began the band ‘The Alan Parsons Project’, who’s debut album, ‘Tales Of Mystery And... read full bio
Academy Award-winning writer, actor, director, and musician, Billy Bob Thornton has an extensive and impressive career in motion pictures, television, and music. He gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. After writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won... read full bio
"Hard Core", Lil' Kim's debut album on Undead/Big Beat/Atlantic, was the one that got her most noticed by the public early on in her career, but she has since blown up in a very big way. Kim fashioned "Hard Core" as an exotic black-light soundtrack that smashes through the constraints of uncut funk and banned profanity. This is comparable to the experience... read full bio
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals’ self-made 2005 debut album, Nothing But The Water, revealed a musically sophisticated young band inspired by the music of the late ’60s/early ’70s and fronted by a dynamo whose nuanced singing, organ playing and songwriting belied her age. The follow-up, 2007’s This Is Somewhere, confirmed that the band had no interest in following trends but... read full bio
Bush found immediate success with the release of their debut album Sixteen Stone, which is certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA. They went on to become one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990s, selling over 10 million records in the United States. Bush has had numerous top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, and one... read full bio
Cypress Hill's Skull & Bones, the group's first full-length studio album since the worldwide million-selling IV, is in stores now from Columbia Records. Released on April 30, 2000, Skull & Bones debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 Album chart and has, according to SoundScan, already sold a quarter-of-a-million copies, driven, in part, by the success of (Rock) Superstar and... read full bio
As the former front man for the very popular 90’s boy band 98 Degrees, Nick Lachey is now a multiplatinum recording artist, television personality and host. With the band 98 Degrees he sold over 10 million albums worldwide and charted many top-forty hits. He also has released three solo albums called SoulO, What’s Left of Me, and Soundtrack of My... read full bio
The extraordinary mezzo-soprano opera vocalist Marilyn Horne has received four Grammy Awards, confirming her position as a true musical legend. She has made a name for herself as a performer of the magnificent works of Rossini and Handel throughout her distinguished career, exhibiting her amazing vocal abilities and making an enduring impression on the operatic world. Horne began her career as... read full bio
Being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease didn't stop her realizing an ambition to be a dancer, and soon she was a regular on Club MTV and appearing in videos with rappers Salt-n-Pepa. After showcasing that throaty, soulful voice on the MTV talent show The Cut in 1999, she signed to Epic and released her debut album 'Not That Kind' a year... read full bio
Grammy-nominated rapper Wiz Khalifia began to produce and record his own albums at the young age of twelve. Wiz released his first mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pitsolvania, which brought so much success outside of Pittsburgh, he was able to release his first commercial album, Show and Prove. Wiz went on to release three highly acclaimed mixtapes, “Flight... read full bio
Idina Menzel is an American Broadway performer and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as the Snow Queen, Elsa, in the Disney animated movie Frozen. Idina performed the Academy Award winning song, Let It Go, for Frozen and the movie came to be the highest grossing animated film of all time. Before Frozen, Idina became popular in the... read full bio
A true pop and country music phenomenon since breaking through to the mainstream in the early 90’s, Billy Ray Cyrus has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and has had three No. 1 hit singles. Over the course of 14 studio albums he has earned 35 chart singles, including 16 Top 40 hits. His hit single, “Achy Breaky Heart”,... read full bio
