Aesop Rock, mischievous underground rapper
Kiran Ahluwalia, India-born Canadian world musician
Allo Darlin', London-based indie rockers
Allstar Weekend, emo pop group from California
Ayo, stylish world musician
The Band Perry, country trio and siblings
Bassnectar, electronic DJ, producer, and remixer
Dierks Bentley, self-taught country musician
Big Boi, influential in defining Atlanta-based "Dirty South" hip-hop sound
Big Freedia, the "Queen of Bounce"
James Blake, leading artist of the electronic sub-genre of dubstep
Blondie, successful New Wave group formed in NYC
Blues Traveler, jam band formed in Princton, New Jersey
Brandy, talented singer and actress
Mariah Carey, pop diva with enduring career
Kenny Chesney, hard-core country vocalist
Ravi Coltrane, sax player with a family history of musicial influence
Tom Connors, put Canada on the map with "The Hockey Song"
Dailey and Vincent, masters of bluegrass music
Alexandre Desplat, French film composer
Luther Dickinson, blues/roots rock guitarist
Tom Dowd, one of the first producers to exploit the possibilities of multi-track recording
Paloma Faith, British singer with vintage style
Fountians of Wayne, American power pop group
The Grascals, six-member bluegrass band
Steven halpern, a major founder of New Age music
Imagine Dragons, alternative rock group
R. Kelly, singer, songwriter, and music producer
Kendrick Lamar, rapper born and raised in Compton
The Lumineers, notable for their rustic folk pop hit "Ho Hey"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, rapper and producer who had hit with "Thrift Shop"
The Magnetic Fields, pop-eccentric collaborative
Stephen Marley, acclaimed reggae artist and son of Bob Marley
James Morrison, British singer-songwriter
Jason Mraz, pop-rocker with the smash hit "I'm Yours"
Neon Trees, sample 1980s post-punk pop to create danceable tunes
Oneohtrix Point Never, electronic and ambient musician
Para One, French producer and electronic music artist
Passion Pit, Boston alternative rock group
Sam Phillips, singer songwriter with an enduring career
Ariel Pink, Los Angeles musician with lo-fi/chillwave' sound
Plan B, British guitarist and rapper
Porcupine Tree, British-based progressive rock band
The Postal Service, American electronic musical supergroup
Lisa Marie Presley, independent singer songwriter
Emeli Sande, R&B singer-songwriter of Zambian and English heritage
Scarface, admired Southern rapper
Schoolboy Q, rapper from the streets
Ryan Shaw, smooth-soul singer
Shovels & Rope, country/folk duo with a high-octane vibe
Cody Simpson, singer of summery pop songs
Todd Snider, roots rocker
Joan Soriano, Dominican singer of bachata songs
The Special Consensus, longtime bluegrass performers
Sum 41, creators of catchy pop-punk tunes
Third Day, Christian rockers
J. Tillman, singer/songwriter of moody songs
Richard Van Allan, bass-baritone opera singer
Elle Varner, R&B singer from a musical family
The Verve Pipe, band that switched from rock to kids' tunes
The Virgins, blenders of new wave and indie rock
Waterdeep, Christian folk rockers
Weezer, alternative-rock pioneers
White Denim, rock band with a energetic sound
Emily Jane White, Gothic-folk-rock artist
Betty Wright, Grammy-winning gospel singer
The xx, trio that melds rock with dance music
Weird Al Yankovic, pop-music parodist
Neil Young, influential singer/songwriter
Maher Zain, singer/songwriter of modern Islamic music.
