Sigur Ros　

Named in part after a sister of one of the bandmembers, Reykjavik, Iceland’s Sigur Ros (Victory Rose) was formed by guitarist and vocalist Jon Por Birgisson (who later went by the name Jonsi) ..more

CNBLUE　

South Korean pop/rock boy band CNBLUE formed in Seoul in 2009, but got their start in Japan, perhaps choosing to debut there because of rock’s greater mainstream presence. Essentially a boy band wi ..more

SID　

Aya Shimazu　

Shakira　

After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop’s biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez. Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced a ..more

Jun Shibata　

Shania Twain　

Emerging in the mid-’90s, Shania Twain became the most popular country music artist since Garth Brooks. Skillfully fusing mainstream, AOR rock production with country-pop, Twain and her produ ..more

Shakatak　

British crossover jazz, funk, and pop outfit Shakatak are a sophisticated ensemble who have enjoyed a long career. With a sound steeped in contemporary jazz and R＆B, they found success with both in ..more

Cher　

Cyndi Lauper　

Cyndi Lauper began her career as a playful rebel, and matured into one of the best respected artists in American music. Lauper rose to fame in 1983 with the release of She’s So Unusual, an al ..more

Cigarettes After Sex　

SHOW-YA　

Sheila E　

During the mid-’80s, Sheila E. was the biggest and brightest of Prince’s protegees, unique in seeming that she could stand toe to toe with the Purple One. Certainly during his post-Revoluti ..more

Shota Shimizu　

Cinderella　

Hard rock band Cinderella gained success in the mid-’80s, turning out a series of million-selling albums and hit singles while placing music videos in heavy rotation on MTV. By the mid-’90s, ..more

Sisters Of Mercy　

One of England’s leading goth bands of the 1980s, the Sisters of Mercy play a slow, gloomy, ponderous hybrid of metal and psychedelia, often incorporating dance beats; the one constant ..more

Girls Generation　

A nine-piece girl group from South Korea, Girls’ Generation -- also known as SNSD or So Nyeo Shi Dae -- was an SM Entertainment creation, to go along with that company’s other dance-pop gr ..more

Shonen Knife　

シャチフレ (Team Shachi & カミングフレーバー)　

Shabazz Palaces　

The first hip-hop crew signed to the Sub Pop label, Shabazz Palaces is the brainchild of Ishmael Butterfly Butler, although the Digable Planets member wasn稚 so quick to admit it. In 200 ..more