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Kacey Musgraves　

Songwriter and country singer Kacey Musgraves was born in East Texas, and made her stage debut at eight years old. One year later, she was writing her own songs and learning to play several instrum ..more

Kendra Morris　

Karl Bartos　

As Kraftwerk grew to be perfectionists, their release schedule became quite slow, a byproduct that frustrated member Karl Bartos enough to leave the group and launch a solo career. Born in Berch ..more

Kyte　

Another side project of the confusing world that revolves around Damien Youth, Kyte is the duo of Damien Youth and Robyn Nice. The confusion? Well, they bill themselves as the Kyte Brother ..more

Kingdom Come　

Few new bands have caused as much of a stir with the release of their debut single and few have, simultaneously, generated so much backlash as German hard rockers Kingdom Come did with Get It On. ..more

Kate Nash　

Like simpatico songwriter Lily Allen, Kate Nash launched her career on MySpace, where her piano-driven pop songs and lyrics (delivered in a distinctive London accent) found a number of listeners ..more

Knife　

A brother-and-sister duo hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, the Knife take inspiration from vintage synth pop and forward-thinking electronic music, crafting a sound that is equally unsettling, playfu ..more

Kamelot　

Formed in 1991, the American metal outfit Kamelot did not record its debut album, Eternity, until four years later; Dominion followed shortly thereafter. For 1998’s Siege Perilous, the ban ..more

Ke$ha　

Keith Urban　

Although born in New Zealand and raised in nearby Australia, Keith Urban made his biggest splash in Nashville, where he helped rewrite the rules of contemporary country music. By embracing drum loo ..more

Kreator　

Arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band ever, Germany’s Kreator is also by far the most enduring. Like many of their European speed metal brethren, Kreato ..more

Krokus　

Switzerland’s most successful hard rock band, Krokus enjoyed international popularity in the 1980s and onward for their aggressive, straightforward variety of European metal. Hailing from the Swiss ..more

Kmfdm　

Such industrial alt-metal outfits as Nine Inch Nails and Ministry received the lion’s share of press and commercial success during the ’90s, but a handful of other bands slugged it out for just ..more

Killswitch Engage　

The four bandmembers who came together and created Killswitch Engage already had strong fan followings. Mike D’Antonio (bass) was formerly the leader and principal songwriter of Overcast, the ..more

King Diamond　

Widely regarded as the finest vocalist in all of metal (who possesses a multi-octave range), theatrical rocker King Diamond first rose to prominence as a member of Mercyful Fate before launching ..more

KEANE　

Keane’s piano-driven pop/rock is created by vocalist Tom Chaplin, drummer Richard Hughes, and pianist Tim Rice-Oxley, three childhood friends from the small town of Battle in East Sussex, ..more

Killers　

Few bands in the mid-2000s rose so quickly to the forefront of pop music as the Killers. The band’s debut, Hot Fuss, became one of 2004’s biggest releases, spawning four singles and catapulting the ..more

Kelly Clarkson　

The winner of Fox TV’s first American Idol competition during the summer of 2002, Kelly Clarkson went from an anonymous talent to a nationally known singer in a matter of months, performi ..more

Kevin Ayers　

Kevin Ayers was one of rock’s oddest and more likable enigmas, even if he often seemed not to operate at his highest potential. Perhaps that’s because he never seemed to have taken his music too se ..more

Katy Perry　

A former Christian artist, Katy Perry rebranded herself as a larger-than-life pop star and rose to prominence during the summer of 2008. Before she topped the charts with songs like I Kissed a Gir ..more