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Brian McKnight

Music

Brian McKnight is a multi-instrumentalist, who plays eight instruments, including piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. His work has earned him 16 Grammy Awards nominations, though he has never won.

Usher

Music

Usher is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States. To date, his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall.

Johnny Gill

Music

Johnny Gill is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B/pop group New Edition, and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat.

Gregg Allman

Music

Gregg Allman was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for performing in The Allman Brothers Band. He has received numerous awards including several Grammys. Also, he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Allman Brothers Band

Music

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band. The band has been awarded seven gold and four platinum albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

The Kentucky Headhunters

Music

The Kentucky Headhunters have released eight studio albums, three compilations, and twenty-three singles. In addition, the band has won three Country Music Association awards, an Academy of Country Music award and a Grammy Award.

Nelly

Music

Nelly is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor. The RIAA ranks Nelly as the fourth best-selling rap artist in American music history, with 21 million albums sold in the United States.

Limp Bizkit

Music

Limp Bizkit is an American rap rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1994. The band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, have sold 40 million records worldwide, and won several other awards.

Drake

Music

Drake has the most charted songs (154) among solo artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, the most simultaneously charted Hot 100 songs in a single week (24), and the most Hot 100 debuts in a week (21).

Gloria Estefan

Music

Gloria Estefan started off her career as the lead singer in the group called Miami Latin Boys, which was eventually known as Miami Sound Machine. She has won seven Grammy Awards. Estefan also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Cher

Music

Cher has won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and a special CFDA Fashion Award. Throughout her career, she has sold 100 million records worldwide.

Imaj

Music

Dallas native Imaj began honing his craft at the age of 12. He is a quadruple threat, showcasing his rapping on "Dead Presidents", having a hand in all of his productions, writing on every single record, and singing with the best of them.

Bon Jovi

Music

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Thus far, Bon Jovi has released 13 studio albums, plus six compilations and three live albums. The band has sold more than 130 million records worldwide and performed more than 2,700 concerts.

Leona Lewis

Music

Leona Lewis is a British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner. Lewis' success continued with the release of her debut album, "Spirit" (2007). It went 10x platinum in the United Kingdom and became the fourth best selling album of the 2000s.

Crystal Penny

Music

Veteran vocalists and performers, Crystal Penny (Crystal and Penni Wilson) bring incomparable lead vocals and impeccable harmonic sounds to delight the ears of the most avid fans of real music.

Coldplay

Music

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist and keyboardist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland. They have sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's bestselling music artists.

Stevie Wonder

Music

Stevie Wonder has recorded more than 30 United States top ten hits and received 25 Grammy Awards. He is one of the most-awarded male solo artists, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the top 60 best-selling music artists.

Donna Lewis

Music

Donna Lewis is a singer-songwriter. She is best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", which peaked at number five on the United Kingdom Singles Chart, and also peaked within the top ten of the charts in eight other countries.

Amy Winehouse

Music

Amy Winehouse's debut album, "Frank" (2003), was a critical success. Her follow-up album, "Back to Black" (2006), led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night.

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Nick Ashford

Music

Nick Ashford was an American R&B singer and songwriter who formed the musical partnership Ashford & Simpson with his wife, Valerie Simpson. They began writing songs together, selling the first bunch for $64.

Valerie Simpson

Music

Ashford & Simpson were a husband and wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. As performers, Ashford & Simpson's best-known duets are "Solid" and "Found a Cure".

Ashford & Simpson

Music

Ashford & Simpson were a husband and wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. As performers, Ashford & Simpson's best-known duets are "Solid" and "Found a Cure".

3T

Music

3T is an American R&B/pop music group featuring the three sons of Tito Jackson (from The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons) and Delores "Dee Dee" Jackson. The band members include, from eldest, Taj, Taryll, and TJ.

Taj Jackson

Music

3T is an American R&B/pop music group featuring the three sons of Tito Jackson (from The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons) and Delores "Dee Dee" Jackson. The band members include, from eldest, Taj, Taryll, and TJ.

TJ Jackson

Music

3T is an American R&B/pop music group featuring the three sons of Tito Jackson (from The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons) and Delores "Dee Dee" Jackson. The band members include, from eldest, Taj, Taryll, and TJ.