"Sam Harris’ diversified career has run the gamut from singer and songwriter to actor on Broadway, film and television to writer, director, producer and now, author. After pulling a weekly audience of more than 25 million viewers and going on to win Star Search in it's premier season, Sam and his powerhouse pop, gospel and theater influenced vocals have never... read full bio
Fat Joe discovered rap music via the sounds of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five among other eternally great rappers. Eventually taking on the moniker Fat Joe, the rapper secured a recording contract with the Relativity Label, resulting in the release of his full-length debut Represent (1993). Fat Joe’s sophomore effort, Jealous One's Envy (1995), included production contributions by the... read full bio
Squeeze are a British band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s. They are known in the UK for their hit songs ""Cool for Cats"", ""Up the Junction"", ""Tempted"", ""Labelled With Love"", ""Black Coffee In Bed"", ""Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)"",... read full bio
Tyga is a rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. He first received recognition with his debut single ""Coconut Juice"", featuring his cousin Travis McCoy. His official single ""Rack City"" enjoyed instant success. It debuted at No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has peaked at No. 8 since then. The fourth official single,... read full bio
An alt/classic rock supergroup, Them Crooked Vultures feature Queens of the Stone Age's guitarist and vocalist Josh Homme, Nirvana/Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl on drums, and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones on bass. The trio first discussed collaborating in 2005, but not much more was heard of the project until summer 2009, when Them Crooked Vultures announced that they had been... read full bio
Paulina Rubio is a Mexican singer, actress, and television personality who has been a leading figure in the Latin American music scene for over two decades. Born in Mexico City in 1971, Rubio began her music career as a member of the popular Mexican pop group Timbiriche in the early 1980s. She went on to pursue a successful solo career,... read full bio
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
