The Stone Roses　

Meshing ’60s-styled guitar pop with an understated ’80s dance beat, the Stone Roses defined the British guitar pop scene of the late ’80s and early ’90s. After their eponymous 1989 debut a ..more

Squarepusher　

Tom Squarepusher Jenkinson makes manic, schizoid, experimental drum’n’bass with a heavy progressive jazz influence and a lean toward pushing the cliches of the genre out the proverbial window. Ri ..more

Stanley Turrentine　

A legend of the tenor saxophone, Stanley Turrentine was renowned for his distinctively thick, rippling tone, an earthy grounding in the blues, and his ability to work a groove with soul and imag ..more

SUPER JUNIOR　

South Korean boy band Super Junior is best known for their breakthrough 2009 hit K-pop single, Sorry, Sorry. Formed under the production and management group SM Entertainment, Super Junior (ak ..more

SAY MY NAME (Korea)　

Simply Red　

Led by the vocalist Mick Hucknall, the English blue-eyed soul band Simply Red became international stars with their debut album, Picture Book. On the hit ballad Holding Back the Years, Hu ..more

Simple Minds　

Best known in the U.S. for their 1985 number one hit Don’t You (Forget About Me) from the film The Breakfast Club, Scotland’s Simple Minds evolved from a post-punk art rock band influenced ..more

SMAP　

Sora Amamiya　

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

Supertramp　

Supertramp followed an unusual path to commercial success in the 1970s, fusing the stylistic ambition and instrumental dexterity of progressive rock with the wit and tuneful melodies of British pop ..more

The Smile　

SODOM　

This German black metal band’s early lineup consisted of Tom Angelripper (bass/vocals), Aggressor (guitar/vocals), and Chris Witchhunter Dudek (drums). They were heavily influenced by thras ..more

Shizuka Kudo　

SeishungaokaToshimitsu　

Sex Pistols　

The Sex Pistols may have only been together for two years in the late ’70s, but they changed the face of popular music. Through their raw, nihilistic singles and violent performances, the band revo ..more

Summer Walker　

Soutaiseiriron　

Saucy Dog　

Stiff Little Fingers　

A taut, explosive Belfast-based punk band, Stiff Little Fingers (named after a Vibrators song) had the dubious distinction of being referred to as The Irish Clash. What must have seemed ..more