Yu Ho-Jin is a magician who is best known for being apart of the international Broadway show ‘The Illusionists’. He is known for his award-winning card manipulation and has been the first Asian performer to win the Grand Prix Award at the FISM World Championships of Magic. He’s also been the youngest person to win the Magician of the Year... read full bio
Yu Darvish is a Japanese starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Darvish pitched in the Beijing Olympics as well as the World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team. He was considered by many to be the best pitcher in Japanese professional baseball prior to his arrival in Major League Baseball. Darvish finished... read full bio
Spanish and Latin American music have undergone significant change thanks to YSY A, the pioneering figure of the Argentine Trap genre. His career got off to a fast start when he founded the renowned rap contests "El Quinto Escalon" at the age of just 13; this served as a springboard for other greats like Ducki, WOS, Paulo Londra and Trueno. The... read full bio
The singer, whose parents are from Cameroon and who was born in Quessy, north of Paris, initially came to public attention as a finalist on the French singing competition Nouvelle Star before signing with a big label. When she finally decided to break free from her contract and become an independent artist, she experimented with a more sensual trap-beat sound... read full bio
Yppah (pronounced "Yippah"), also known as Joe Corrales, Jr., released his debut album You Are Beautiful At All Times in 2006. His magnificent debut is a luscious blend of beautiful, often melancholy electronica, breakbeat drum samples, and shoegazed melodies arranged in an evocative soundscape. Yppah’s music frequently combines guitars shoved through massive reverbs/delays, keyboards/synthesizers, live drums, and other techniques, drawing on... read full bio
An upcoming musician named YOVNGCHIMI has been making waves in the music world. YOVNGCHIMI, who was born Samuel Oluwadare in Nigeria, has been making music since he was a young adult. Hip-hop, R&B and Afrobeat are just a few of the genres from which he gets his inspiration. His distinctive sound combines his African heritage with contemporary music production. Beginning his career... read full bio
The music of Brighton-based Youth Sector is a coiled spring of urgency and erratic energy, while the band's lyrics provide some catharsis for the complexity of contemporary adult life. The Brighton quartet, who draw inspiration from art school greats DEVO and Talking Heads, never indulge in melancholy; instead, they manage to turn commonplace stories into joyful, energetic music with catchy choruses... read full bio
Youssou N'Dour has served as the Senegal Minister of Tourism and Culture since April 2012. He is historically one of the most celebrated African musicians,actors and businessmen. In early 2012, when civil unrest broke out in Senegal, Youssou decided to use his background and popularity in support of the opposition to defend democracy, freedom and young people, and took to... read full bio
Yousef is a DJ and producer who is the label owner of Circus Recordings. Over the course of his career, Yousef has released tracks through labels such as Desolat, Bpitch Control, Cocoon, Crosstown Rebels, Knee Deep in Sound, Hot Creations, and This & That. Yousef has previously remixed music for artists such as Chaka Khan, The Glitz, Diego, and Frank... read full bio
With the release of their anthem-filled debut EP, Too Late for Apologies, the Australian underground was blasted by the sun-drenched punk of Yours Truly. The Sydney-based band, which includes vocalist Mikaila Delgado, guitarists Teddie Winder-Haron and Lachlan Cronin and drummer Bradley Cronon, soon built a following by touring nonstop throughout Australia to perform their brand of anthemic pop-punk with emo influences. Yours... read full bio
Your Grandparents is an up-and-coming musical group that performs music that isn’t just one genre but blends between RnB, rock, blues, funk, soul, and rap music. Your Grandparents consists of the trio DaCosta, Jean Carter, and the producer ghettoblasterman. The trio founded the band and used the name Your Grandparents as a tribute to their elders who showed them all... read full bio
Youngr is a gifted British singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who was given the name Dario Younger Brigham-Bowes. The son of August Darnell, a.k.a. Kid Creole of Kid Creole and the Coconuts, he was born on February 27, 1989 in Urmston, close to Manchester, England. Youngr began his musical career in 2012 when he and his brother Lorne Ashley Brigham-Bowes... read full bio
Dissolver, Younghusband's second album, had a long list of notable artists when it was published. It was published by ATP, produced by Robert Hampson of Loop, recorded at Geoff Barrow's Invada Studios and featured the expansive viola playing of Warren Ellis from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. The end result was an album that gently rejected the neo-psych label that... read full bio
YoungBoy Never Broke Again, born Kentrell DeSean Gaulden on October 20, 1999, is an American rapper. Eight independent mixtapes helped him gain a loyal audience between 2015 and 2017. After signing to Atlantic Records in late 2017, he released "Outside Today" in January 2018, which reached at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The lead single off his debut... read full bio
By transforming a New Orleans brass band into a punked-out hip-hop giant of groove and purpose, Youngblood Brass Band defies convention in an exuberant, loud and fiery way. The ten-person band, which has its roots in Madison, Wisconsin, has been spreading its crash course in genre-bending all over the world. What other band can boast that their music has been played... read full bio
Young@Heart Chorus was started in the 1980’s in a Western Massachusetts elderly housing project, The Walter Salvo House, to pass the time and do something that made them happy and let them have fun. The group consists of various members that change over time and can hold people that have previously had music experience, theater experience, or some that have... read full bio
Young Thug, celebrated by fans for his eccentric music and fashion style, rose to popularity with his collaborations with fellow Southern rappers Rich Homie Quan, Cash Out, Shawty Lo, and Gucci Mane. After releasing a series of independent mixtapes, beginning with I Came From Nothing, he signed with Gucci Mane’s 1017 Records. He released his label debut mixtape, 1017 Thug,... read full bio
Californian indie rock group Young the Giant has won the hearts of music fans all around the world. Amazon.com named their self-titled first album the third-best rock album of the year. The album reached new heights thanks to the group's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, landing at number 42 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Their debut single,... read full bio
Young T & Bugsey first crossed paths as teenagers after becoming aware of one another's home recordings in different parts of the city. When they finally got together, first as a collective before settling on their chemistry as a duo, they discovered that their musical and non-musical interests were very compatible. A debut single, "1st Quarter," launched the project, which was... read full bio
The New Jersey based quartet, Young Rising Sons, is a band to watch. Their debut single, High, showcases the group’s summery spirit and feel good outlook. The group delivers an uplifting alternative rock style that comes off undeniably honest. Radio broadcasting critics such as SiriusXM’s Alt Nation and BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe greet the debut single with lavish praise.... read full bio
