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Ambrose Akinmusire
Ambrose Akinmusire
Jazz Trumpeter

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Ambrose Akinmusire is an American jazz trumpeter. In 2014, he won the North Sea Jazz Festival's Paul Acket Award. His third album, entitled "The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint", was released on March 11, 2014.

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Amelia Moore
Actress, Author, and Journalist

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Amelia Moore (aka Ameliaismore) is an actress, author, and journalist. She has been A&R Assistant at Atlantic Records, Director of A&R at Gee Street, and General Manager at Ruff Ryders Records, leaving as President at Ruff Ryders Lifestyle.

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American Authors
Recording Group

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American Authors is an American rock band based in New York City. It currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Zac Barnett, lead guitarist and banjoist James Adam Shelley, bassist Dave Rublin, and drummer Matt Sanchez.

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Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Queen of Christian Pop

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Amy Grant is an American singer, songwriter, and media personality. As of 2009, she had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, 22 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album ever to go platinum.

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Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
6-Time Grammy Award Winner

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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.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · National Youth Jazz Orchestra · Soul Music · R&B · Jazz · 100 Greatest Women in Music · Best Pop Vocal Album · London, England · United Kingdom · RIP

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Anderson East
Recording Artist

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Anderson East is an American rhythm and blues musician from Athens, Alabama, later based in Nashville, Tennessee. His song "Satisfy Me" was released in March 2015 and received consistent radio airplay.

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Andra Day
Andra Day
Grammy Award Nominee

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Andra Day is an American singer and songwriter. Her debut album, "Cheers to the Fall", was nominated for Best R&B Album and the album's main single, "Rise Up", was nominated for Best R&B Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

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Andre Harrell
Andre Harrell
Founder, Uptown Records

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Andre Harrell was the founder of the record label Uptown Records. He also served as the President and CEO of Motown Records. He was the first half of the hip-hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde.

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Andrew Gold
Andrew Gold
Recording Artist

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Andrew Gold was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and arranger. He played and recorded with artists such as Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Roy Orbison, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, Freddie Mercury, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, and Cher.

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Andreya Triana
Andreya Triana
Recording Artist

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Andreya Triana is a British singer-songwriter from London. To date, she has collaborated with Flying Lotus, Mr. Scruff, and Bonobo. Her songs have been remixed by Flying Lotus, Mount Kimbie, and Tokimonsta.

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Andy Williams
Andy Williams
6-Time Grammy Award Nominee

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Andy Williams was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold-certified and three platinum-certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

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Angel Grant
Recording Artist

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Angel Grant is an R&B singer who scored minor chart success in the late 90's with the single "Lil Red Boat" produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, along with James "Big Jim" Wright, for their newly created label Flyte Tyme Records.

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Angela Bofill
Angela Bofill
Recording Artist

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Angela Bofill is an American singer-songwriter. A New York native, she began her professional career in the mid-1970s. Her career spans over four decades.

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Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush
Member, René & Angela

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Angela Winbush is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter who rose to fame first in the 1980s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits as a solo artist. To date, Winbush has sold over ten million albums and singles worldwide.

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Angelo Ellerbee
President and CEO, Double XXposure

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Double XXposure is a full service public relations and artist development firm founded by Angelo Ellerbee. He has worked with a wide array of clientele, ranging from Michael Jackson to Lionel Richie, Mary J. Blige, and DMX (whom he also managed).

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Angie Stone
Angie Stone
Recording Artist

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Angie Stone rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip-hop trio The Sequence. Stone has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. She has been most successful on the R&B charts, with four top 10 albums, including a number one, and 10 singles.

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Anita Baker
Anita Baker
8-Time Grammy Award Winner

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Anita Baker is regarded as one of the most popular singers of soulful romantic ballads. She has won eight Grammy Awards and has five platinum albums and one gold album to her credit. Her vocal range is contralto.

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Ann Nesby
Ann Nesby
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

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Ann Nesby is the former lead singer of Sounds of Blackness, a songwriter with credits including hits sung by Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight, plus she co-starred in the 2003 romance musical "The Fighting Temptations" with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé.

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Annabel Jones
Recording Artist

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When you listen to Annabel Jones' debut release, "Magnetic" (2015), this unique vision becomes crystalline. Her voice is a levitating marvel, the sort of thing that makes the hairs on your arm stand stiff as bayonets.

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Anne-Marie
Recording Artist

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Anne-Marie has attained five charting singles on the United Kingdom Singles Chart, with Clean Bandit's "Rockabye" featuring Sean Paul; Rudimental's "Rumour Mill" with Will Heard; "Do It Right"; "Alarm"; and "Ciao Adios".

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Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Member, Eurythmics

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Annie Lennox and fellow musician David A. Stewart went on to achieve major international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. As of June 2008, including her work within Eurythmics, Lennox had sold over 80 million records worldwide.

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Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton
Grammy Award Winner

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Anthony Hamilton is a singer, who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album "Comin' from Where I'm From" (2003). Nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, he is also known for the song "Freedom" from the soundtrack album of "Django Unchained".

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Anthrax
Anthrax
Recording Group

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Anthrax is a heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Anthrax sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, with worldwide sales of 10 million.

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Apollonia
Apollonia
Lead Singer, Apollonia 6

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Apollonia is an American actress, singer, former model, and talent manager. She is best known for co-starring in Prince's 1984 film "Purple Rain" and for having been the lead singer in the girl group Apollonia 6.

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Apollonia 6
Apollonia 6
Recording Group

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Apollonia 6 was a 1980s American female singing trio created by Prince.

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