Martin Short's appearance as a cast member on SNL launched his successful career in film and television. Short starred in the one-hour Showtime special, Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas, and headlined another one-hour comedy special, this time for HBO, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood, Short's classic send-up of all things Hollywood. After doing sketch comedy for several years,... read full bio
In both critical respect and global commercial success, Juanes has become the leading all-Spanish language music artist in the world. Both an electrifying guitarist and gifted songwriter, Juanes is now often mentioned alongside artists such as Bono and Bruce Springsteen for his belief in the possibility of social change through music. Juanes’ musical message of peace confronts conflict while... read full bio
The story of Maze's rise to fame and consistent success has been well documented but, for the record, the band - under Frankie's creative direction and leadership - has enjoyed a run of close to thirty hit singles, nine of which have been Top 10 R&B charted singles including the classics Running Away," "Love Is The Key," "Back In Stride,"... read full bio
For 20 years, Dunn was extremely proud and thankful to be a big part of the single most successful duo in country music history -- and one of the most popular performing acts in recent music history. When my musical partnership with Kix happened, lightning just struck. All of a sudden, all that success took us both by surprise, and... read full bio
Since Coca-Cola, Ludacris is Atlanta's most popular export, and on June 10, 2002, Def Jam South/Mercury Records will release his brand-new single, "Rollout (My Business)." This immediate classic, which Timbaland produced, is from his second album, "Word Of Mouf," which has been a smash hit in the United States. After its debut at the end of 2001, "Word Of Mouf"... read full bio
Baritone Gianluca Ginoble, Tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto, and Tenor Ignazio Boschetto make up Il Volo, an Italian operatic pop trio that was formed in Italy and hails from that country. The vocalists first collaborated on the music competition show Ti Lascio una Canzone, which was broadcast on Italian RAI TV and won by Gianluca Ginoble. The trio gave... read full bio
Zedd is a Grammy Award-winning EDM producer and DJ from Kaiserslautern, Germany. He primarily produces in the electro house genre, but has branched out, pioneering what is known as 'Zedd style', which draws influences from Progressive house, Complextro and Dubstep. He has performed at several major music festivals including Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, The Electric Forest, Global... read full bio
Pet Shop Boys were formed in 1981 by ex-Smash Hits editor Neil Tennant (vocals) and Chris Lowe (music). Since 1985, the group has had four number one singles in England and five Top Ten hits in America: ""West End Girls"" (#1 in the States and eight other countries), ""Always On My Mind,"" ""It's A Sin,"" the highly ironic '80s anthem... read full bio
Rock group Shinedown was founded in 2002 by Brent Smith (vocals), Brad Stewart (bass), Jasin Todd (guitar), and Barry Kerch in Jacksonville, Florida (drums). Smith and Kerch, the only two surviving original members, are currently on the band's lineup, along with Zach Myers on guitar and Eric Bass on bass and piano. Shinedown has produced four studio albums, including "Leave a... read full bio
Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress from Mission, British Columbia. She is best known for her breakthrough single “Call Me Maybe” which was the best-selling single of the year it was released and it peaked at number 1 on the charts of 18 countries. She has received three Juno Awards over the years, a Billboard Music Award,... read full bio
His true name is Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, but he goes by the stage name Logic. The American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer got his start in the music industry when he was just a young teenager. Kill Bill: Volume 1 is the film that first piqued Logic's interest in hip hop music. The film was directed by... read full bio
Passion Pit is an electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. All of the band members, with the exception of the singer, attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The band's first full-length studio album is titled Manners. Manners features; “The Reeling”, the first single to be released from the album, along with “Little Secrets”, the third single to be released,... read full bio
Called the Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop by the music channel VH1, Gloria Trevi left home at the age of twelve to pursue a musical career in Mexico City. The pop-rock singer songwriter has sold more than 20 million records and her style has often been referred to as the Madonna of Mexico. Trevi’s lyrics deal with gutsy taboos such... read full bio
Amy Schumer is an American comedian, actress, and writer who entered the spotlight by placing fourth on the fifth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. She has several Comedy Central Specials and comedy albums under her belt and in 2013 she debuted her own television series on Comedy Central. “Inside Amy Schumer” is a weekly single camera sketch show featuring... read full bio
Gary Clark Jr. is an American blues artist from Austin, Texas. He started playing guitar when he was only 12 years old and he played gigs in Austin while growing up until he met Clifford Antone, who helped him start playing with artists such as Jimmie Vaughan who helped him get his name out there. Since then, Clark has released... read full bio
When Steve was a young child, his father introduced him to the marvels and delights of Athens' club scene and criminal underground. Thoroughly inspired by everything and, it soon became clear, extraordinarily gifted, Steve sharpened his turntablism abilities, merging hip-hop, breakbeats, and classic songs from the 1970s, until he secured his first club residency in Stockholm. While still a minor... read full bio
Midnight Oil was, without a doubt, Australia’s premier rock band and with international sales exceeding multi-multi platinum a few times over, it’s hard to deny their place in Australian music history. With a career spanning across two decades, the Oils have given Australians some of the best music of their lives. Unquestionably unique, Midnight Oil could never, ever be mistaken... read full bio
The Corrs are a folk pop band from Dundalk, Ireland, consisting of three sisters and one brother from the Corr family, who rose to prominence in the late 1990s and have since sold more than 55 million albums worldwide. The band consists of siblings Jim Corr, Sharon Corr, Caroline Corr and Andrea Corr. They released their first album Forgiven, Not... read full bio
Exotic, gaudy and lavish, Empire Of The Sun brings together two unlikely collaborators from Australian pop. Luke Steele, the enigmatic wunderkind behind The Sleepy Jackson, first met Pnau’s Nick Littlemore via a mundane hook-up instigated by the latter’s record company. Thus began a friendship that Luke describes as “this fireball of electricity”, and which eventually resulted in Walking On A... read full bio
After Road Rules, Von competed on three seasons of its spin-off show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, the last one in 2005. In 2006, he appeared on season 4 of NBC's Last Comic Standing, winning the title of Last Comic Downloaded. In the summer of 2008, Von was cast in Comedy Central's Reality Bites Back, a one-season series where a cast... read full bio
