Johnny Cash 18 Aug 2013 | 07:33 am

You might consider Johnny Cash the original gangster. He sang a song about killing a man "just to watch him die" long before young men began to wear big pants and cap their teeth in gold. His trademar...

Lady Gaga 17 Aug 2013 | 07:49 am

Raised on a musical diet of Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, Lady Gaga brings a sense of theatrical fashion and attitude to her dance-inspired, electro-rock performan...

Katy Perry 17 Aug 2013 | 07:49 am

The California Gurl first generated a heaping helping of online buzz in 2007 with "Ur So Gay," in which she accuses a disappointing boyfriend who "doesn't even like boys" of being, well, take a guess....

K. Michelle 12 Aug 2013 | 10:51 am

Memphis native K. Michelle credits her hometown with giving her the toughness to succeed in the music business, and though her career is still very young, she has certainly proven to be both tenacious...

Elvis Presley 7 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm

Elvis Presley is rock 'n' roll. He sang like a dream, he was sexy enough to send girls swooning, and he exuded enough cool not to have the boys resent him. Adults worried about his rebellious nature, ...

Tye Tribbett 6 Aug 2013 | 10:11 am

KT Tunstall 5 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am

KT Tunstall was born just knowing she was meant for big things. The adopted child of two academics, born in the college town-cum-golf Mecca of St. Andrews, Scotland, the singer first tried her hand at...

Five Finger Death Punch 1 Aug 2013 | 07:59 am

Groove-metal guitars and the basso vocals of Ivan "Ghost" Moody mark the music of this LA-based 5-piece modern radio metal band. Formed by Hungarian guitarist Zoltan Bathory and ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist ...

Lana Del Rey 31 Jul 2013 | 08:02 am

Lana Del Rey plays the seductress lusting after bling and bad boys. She purrs and pouts over big strings and trip-hop beats. - SBENSON

Tech N9ne 29 Jul 2013 | 04:09 pm

One of the foremost practitioners of Midwest horrorcore, Kansas City's Tech N9ne has been frightening listeners with his warped ghetto tales for nearly a decade, though casual listeners wouldn't know ...