Jewel made her mark as a singer and songwriter with her debut album, Pieces of You, which featured the hit songs, Who Will Save Your Soul, and You Were Meant For Me. After moving to California from Alaska, she lived in a van and sang in coffeehouses, gaining a following and eventually a record deal. Jewels introspective folk-pop songs and... read full bio
One of the last and most popular in a long line of traditional male vocalists who emerged before the rock-dominated 1960s, Johnny Mathis concentrated on romantic readings of jazz and pop standards for the adult contemporary audience of the '60s and '70s. Though he debuted with a flurry of singles-chart activity, Mathis later made it big in the album market,... read full bio
Paul Anka was unique among late-'50s teen idols in that he was also a successful songwriter. After his string of early hits Paul Anka concentrated on composing film scores and writing and performing more adult-oriented works. His first success “Diana” was a #1 hit. Throughout his career, Paul Anka composed many of his hits, including “You Are My Destiny”, “Crazy... read full bio
REO Speedwagon is a legendary American rock band that has been entertaining audiences for over 45 years. With a career spanning several decades, the band has recorded 17 critically acclaimed albums and sold over 40 million records worldwide. They have 13 Top 40 hit singles to their name, including two Billboard #1s, with classics such as "Keep On Lovin' You",... read full bio
American singer, guitarist, and actress Joan Jett is also a record producer and has worked in the music industry. Jett is best recognized for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, as well as for her earlier work in creating and performing with the Runaways, who are best known for their recording and release... read full bio
Kesha is one of the most actively popular musicians working today. She has an endless supply of creativity and is truly one of a kind. Kesha began her career in the music industry in a manner that is typical of the majority of the great acts in the annals of music: she provided background vocals and wrote songs for other... read full bio
Ciara made her breakthrough with the smash song "Goodies," which reached number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. She is known for the delicate, breathy vocal quality that she brings to her performances. Her first album, which bore the same name, was such a hit that it went on to sell over 5 million copies all... read full bio
Lee Brice is an American country music artist. Brice has released 12 singles to country radio, four of which have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-charting single is “A Woman Like You”, reached No. 1. He also had Billboard's Top Country Song with “Love Like Crazy”, the title track to his debut album; the song spent... read full bio
Simple Minds is a Scottish rock band that rose to prominence in the mid-1980s and early 1990s with their critically acclaimed albums. The band hails from the South Side of Glasgow and has produced a string of successful hit singles, including the worldwide #1 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast... read full bio
Giants of the early alternative metal post-grunge scene, with Black Sabbath-style riffing and an unconventional vocal style, Godsmack has become one of the most prevalent heavy metal acts of the last decade in the United States, selling over twenty million records worldwide in just over a decade. Since its formation, Godsmack has released five studio albums and have toured with... read full bio
Straight No Chaser is a professional a cappella group that formed at Indiana University. They made their debut at a 36-hour dance marathon and went on to perform at Wrigley Field, Navy Pier, and even opened for Lou Rawls. After performing for a few years they went on to continue as a collegiate group and after the original group reformed... read full bio
Anthony Hamilton is best known for “Freedom,” a track from the Django Unchained soundtrack, co-wrote and performed with indie singer Elayna Boynton. Despite this recent spike in fame, Hamilton has been on the R&B radar for years. Hamilton sang the chorus on the Nappy Roots Grammy nominated single “Po’ Folks.” He ultimately collaborated with Nappy Roots on several songs on... read full bio
Scottish singer-songwriter Emily Sandé rose to fame when she collaborated with rapper Chipmunk on the song “Diamond Rings”, which emerged within the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The following year, she was featured on another top ten hit- rapper Wiley’s “Never Be Your Woman”. Sandé has three number one singles across the UK and Ireland: “Read All About... read full bio
American actress and singer-songwriter Victoria Loren Kelly, better known by her stage name Tori Kelly, first rose to prominence as a teen thanks to her YouTube videos. Kelly, who was born in California on December 14, 1992, reached Hollywood Week in 2010's eighth season of American Idol. Then, in 2012, she independently published Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly, her self-produced... read full bio
Sabrina Carpenter is best known for playing Maya Hart on Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World, a show she landed after playing bit parts in shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and lent her voice to animated Disney shows such as Sofia the First and Phineas and Ferb. Carpenter was cast in Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World, and was... read full bio
A Day to Remember, also known as ADTR, is an American rock band that consists of members Jeremy McKinnon, Neil Westfall, Joshua Woodard, Alex Shelnutt, and Kevin Skaff. Their sound is a mixture of pop punk, metal core, and alternative rock. Their most popular songs include, “I’m Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of”, “The Downfall of Us... read full bio
Nile Rodgers and Chic is an American disco funk band that started with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. Chic is known for songs like “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)”, “Everybody Dance”, “Le Freak”, “I Want Your Love”, “Good Times”, and “My Forbidden Love”. Chic has had the honor of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... read full bio
Ava Max is an American singer-songwriter who is best known for her pop song “Sweet but Psycho” that topped the charts in several countries. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Albanian immigrants. She had a passion for singing since a young age and often competed in singing competitions before she even entered high school. After graduating from high school,... read full bio
Rick Ross is an American hip-hop artist, rapper, entrepreneur and record executive who is also known as The Boss, and Rozay. He is founder of the record label Maybach Music Group. Ross has released 10 studio albums with his debut album, “Port of Miami” reaching RIAA certified Platinum and three more of which, “Trilla”, “Teflon Don” and “God Forgives, I... read full bio
In his 1999 memoir, A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage, Joe Jackson writes approvingly of George Gershwin as a musician who kept one foot in the popular and one in the classical realms of music. Like Gershwin, Jackson possesses a restless musical imagination that has found him straddling musical genres unapologetically, disinclined to pick one style and stick to... read full bio
