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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Amber
Amber
Recording Group

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Amber is a Dutch-born German singer, songwriter, label owner, and executive producer. She is best known for her hits "This Is Your Night", "If You Could Read My Mind", and "Sexual (Li Da Di)".

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Alvaro Alencar
13-Time Latin Grammy Award Winner

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Alvaro Alencar has over 140 records in his career spanning 20+ years. In this time, he has won 13 Latin Grammy Awards, over 25 Latin Grammy nominations, and over 30 platinum or gold certificates for CD and DVD sales, which total approximately 10 million.

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Altered Five
Recording Group

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For many years, Altered Five has been winning audiences with a swaggering stomp of bruising, barrelhouse grit. For the band's fourth album, "Charmed & Dangerous", the quintet joined forces with Blind Pig Records, one of the world's premiere blues labels.

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alt-J
Recording Group

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alt-J, stylised as ∆, are an English indie rock band formed in 2007 in Leeds, by Gwil Sainsbury (guitar/bass), Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Thom Sonny Green (drums) and Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals). The band have sold over 4 million records.

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Alonzo Brown
Alonzo Brown
Member, Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde

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Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde was an American 1980s hip-hop group consisting of Andre "Dr. Jeckyll" Harrell and Alonzo "Mr. Hyde" Brown. The group was known for its corporate business image, wearing designer suits and ties while they rapped.

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Almighty Jahwel
Member, Son of Bazerk and No Self Control

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Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is an American hip-hop group consisting of Son of Bazerk, Almighty Jahwel, and ½ Pint. The group was formed by Hank Shocklee, a member of the production team Bomb Squad.

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Allure
Recording Group

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Allure formed in the early 1990s as a quartet, now a trio, best known for their hit single "All Cried Out" with 112, which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Original members were Alia Davis, Linnie Belcher, Lalisha Sanders, and Akissa Mendez.

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All-4-One
Grammy Award Winner and American Music Award Winner

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All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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All Saints
All Saints
Recording Group

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All Saints are a girl group formed in London in 1993. The group's debut album, "All Saints" (1997) went on to become the third best-selling girl group album of all-time in the United Kingdom. As of January 2016, All Saints have sold 12 million records.

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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
15-Time Grammy Award Winner

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Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and actress. She has won numerous awards such as 15 Grammy Awards and 17 NAACP Image Awards. She has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide.

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Alfred Nevarez
Member, All-4-One

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All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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Alfa Anderson
Alfa Anderson
Lead Singer, Chic (1978 - 1983)

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Alfa Anderson is a soul and dance music icon whose voice defines an entire era of popular music. She is of the original lead vocalists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated group Chic.

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Alex & Sierra
Alex & Sierra
Recording Group

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Alex & Sierra is an American duo consisting of Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton, who won the third and final season of "The X Factor US". They were mentored by Simon Cowell and became the first and only group to win the American version of the show.

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