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Jaymes Young
Jaymes Young
Recording Artist

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Jaymes Young is an American singer-songwriter and musician. On September 9, 2013, he debuted his first extended play, "Dark Star EP". His debut album "Feel Something" was released on June 23, 2017.

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Billy Preston
Billy Preston
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

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Billy Preston was a musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. He was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles.

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Jeezy
Jeezy
4-Time Grammy Award Nominee

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Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy), is a rapper. Signed to Def Jam Recordings, his major label debut, "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101", was released the following year and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in its first week.

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Precise
Precise
Recording Artist

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Precise is a recording artist who was featured on the track "Nights in Harlem" with Luther Vandross.

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Cheb Mami
Cheb Mami
Recording Artist

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Mohamed Khelifati, better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (Arabic: شاب مامي‎, shābb māmī, born July 11, 1966), is an Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in French or Eastern Arabic dialects.

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Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Bobby Womack was a singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. His career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel. In 2009, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Weeknd
The Weeknd
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

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The Weeknd is a singer. His album, "Beauty Behind the Madness", with the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

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Leela James
Leela James
Recording Artist

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Leela James is a R&B and soul singer-songwriter. She made her debut on the soundtrack to the 2000 Jamie Foxx film "Bait on the Roots" song "Work", credited as Alechia James. In 2004, James toured as an opening act for The Black Eyed Peas and Macy Gray.

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BEAM
BEAM
Recording Artist

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Tyshane Thompson, currently known as BEAM (stylized in all caps) and formerly as Tyshane and Elite, is a record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is the son of dancehall and gospel reggae pioneer Papa San. He was half of the production duo 808&Elite.

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Prince and The New Power Generation
Prince and The New Power Generation
2-Time Grammy Award Nominee

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The New Power Generation, also known as The NPG, was the backing band of musician Prince from 1990 to 2013. In 2015, The New Power Generation reunited as Prince's backing band for his final studio album before his death, "HITnRUN Phase Two".

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Terri Lyne Carrington
Terri Lyne Carrington
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

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Terri Lyne Carrington is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and many others.

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Howard Hewett
Howard Hewett
Lead Singer, Shalamar

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Howard Hewett is a Grammy Award winning American singer–songwriter. He rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the Grammy Award winning R&B/soul vocal group Shalamar. In 1990, he released his platinum self-titled album, which included the hit "Show Me".

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Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Fictional Recording Artist

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Miley Ray Stewart is the fictional main character in the Disney Channel television series "Hannah Montana", portrayed by Miley Cyrus. She is a normal teenage girl who, as her alter ego Hannah Montana, secretly leads a double life as a famous pop star.

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The Stooges
The Stooges
Recording Group

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The Stooges, also known as Iggy and The Stooges, were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander.

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Nico Vega
Nico Vega
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Nico Vega was an American Alternative Rock band formed in 2005 in Los Angeles, California, United States. They consisted of lead vocalist Aja Volkman, lead guitarist Rich Koehler, and drummer Dan Epand.

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AJR
AJR
Recording Group

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AJR is an American pop trio composed of multi-instrumentalist brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met. In 2019, their third album "Neotheater" debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, and hit number one on the Top Rock Albums chart.

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The Killers
The Killers
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

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The Killers are an American rock band formed in 2001. The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, and the most successful act to ever emerge from Nevada, selling more than 28 million albums.

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King Princess
King Princess
Recording Artist

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King Princess is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer from Brooklyn, New York. In February 2018, King Princess released her debut single "1950". The song was a commercial success, charting in multiple territories.

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K.T. Oslin
K.T. Oslin
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

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K.T. Oslin was an American country music singer and songwriter. Best known for her 1987 top-ten hit country single "80s Ladies", she also had a series of other top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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FKA twigs
FKA twigs
Grammy Award Nominee

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FKA Twigs (stylised as FKA twigs) is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress. She made her musical debut with the extended plays "EP1" (2012) and "EP2" (2013).

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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Mother of the Blues

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Ma Rainey was one of the earliest African-American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of blues singers to record. The "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues.

Collections: Black Music Month

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Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Recording Artist

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Branford Marsalis is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles.

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James Blunt
James Blunt
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

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James Blunt is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He has since sold over 20 million records worldwide. He has received several awards, including two Brit Awards, winning Best British Male in 2006.

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Kate Bush
Kate Bush
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

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Kate Bush is an English singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and record producer. She was the first British solo female artist to top the United Kingdom album charts and the first female artist to enter the album chart at number one.

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Men at Large
Men at Large
Recording Group

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Men at Large is an American R&B group. They were discovered by soul singer Gerald Levert. The group's current members are original founders Dave Tolliver and Jason Champion. Former group member Edgar “Gemini” Porter passed away on January 17, 2021.

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