Music
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
Polka and silly song parodies made the career of this onetime UHF star. Go »
21 Savage
For a rapper who lied about being American, he was very honest by saying of his first album, "It's an album." Go »
50 Cent
D0n't d13 try1n' t0 g3t r1ch 1f y0ur d3f1n1t10n 0f "r1ch" 1s h4lf 4 d0ll4r. Go »
6ix9ine
He's named after a sexual number (and has it tattooed all over his face and hands), but his position on the charts is a lot higher. Go »
A$AP Rocky
You better hurry up and name this Harlem rapper who shares his name with a boxer from Philadelphia. Go »
Ace Frehley
This spacey guitarist has something up his sleeve, and it's not lipstick. Go »
Adam Granduciel
This indie rocker's grand creative partnership with Kurt Vile ended when they couldn't wage war together. Go »
Adam Lambert
He might have beaten Kris Allen if he had kissed Ryan Seacrest during a song... then again, maybe not. Go »
Adam Levine
This singer can dance as well as the frontman from the Rolling Stones. Go »
Adam Schlesinger
Before his death from COVID, he tried impressing Stacy's mom with his bass playing, but his list of TV theme song compositions might have been more of an accomplishment. Go »
Adele
This singer is rumoured to have a fiery temper in private. Go »
Adele
This big-haired, big-voiced chanteuse is still greeting new fans years after a falling out with a famous spy. Go »
Adolphe Sax
This Belgian designer of musical instruments is most famous for his eponymous brass invention. Go »
Aesop Rock
It's not possible that this kid being a rapper is nothing more than a fable. Go »
Ahmet Ertegun
a musical giant on both sides of the ocean Go »
Ahmet Zappa
This Californian is the son of a famous singer. He always answers his own question and that is, can they still sing? But, the zap is, the odd life of Tim Green was electrifying. Go »
Aim
Like an American dubstep star, this British DJ does not use ICQ or Skype. Go »
Aimee Mann
Her voice has carried her across a long-shot solo career after a 2000 Oscar nominee about flowers saved her. Go »
Akon
This Senegalese hip-hop star has stayed out of trouble since being convicted and locked up. Go »
Al Green
you oughta be with him, 'cause he's still in love with you Go »
Alan Jackson
This Georgia-born singer and his signature white hat have created three albums' worth of greatest hits. Go »
Alanis Morissette
Supposedly, this former little pill junkie is infatuated with sweeping under jagged rugs. Go »
Alessia Cara
She had the must "hear" song of 2015 and a beautiful follow-up the next year. Go »
Alex Day
I enjoy Doctor Who too, but I don't think the day will ever come when I parlay that into a singing career online. Go »
Alfredo Casero
You'd be out of your mind to expect a Japanese pop song to win an Argentine Grammy or become the Argentine football team's theme music. Go »
Ali Campbell
This longtime frontman's band, who put a British spin on reggae, was helpless to fall in love with their favorite color of wine. Go »
Alice Cooper
Welcome to a goo game nightmare: Playing against an eighteen-year-old who just got out of school. Go »
Alicia Keys
If this Manhattan-born singer and musician keeps winning Grammys, would Mayor Bloomberg still give her a key to the city? Go »
Alison Wonderland
It's always tea time until someone steals the queen's tarts. Go »
Amerie
You can't touch this goo's rapid career rise (and fall). Go »
Amy Grant
She is known for marrying Christian music with pop music, despite being married to a country musician. Go »
Amy Lee
This fallen alt-metal star refuses to fade away. Go »
Amy Winehouse
You know I'm no good, because when this singer gets out of rehab, she'll still be stronger than me. Go »
Amy Winehouse
You don't have to be a TOPER to join music's infamous "27 Club," but refusing in song form to go to rehab might be a sign that you're taking the drinking too far. Go »
Anderson .Paak
This artist so adores his native Los Angeles that he has named all four of his albums after cities in its metro area. Go »
Andrea Bocelli
Come può l'opera essere bella ad un uomo cieco? Go »
Andrew Wood
After suffering a fatal malfunction in his love of life, he was beatified in the temple of grunge rock. Go »
Andy Grammer
He keeps assuring you that he's fine, he's good, he's yours, and meanwhile you're thinking that he's missing a conjunction and overusing the present participle. Go »
Andy Williams
The most wonderful time of the year is when this singer belts out some of his classic hits, which could be re-imagined for our game as "Goo River," "(Where Goo I Begin) Love Story," and "Can't Get Used to Losing Goo." Go »
Angel Olsen
This indie rocker from St. Louis has become a critical darling for having the voice of an Angel. Go »
Angus Young
This middle-aged schoolboy is known for his electric performances on-stage. Go »
Anna Steiger
Mozart, Milhaud, and Bellini would appreciate the heated nightly performances by this famous singer and daughter. Go »
Annie Lennox
In the 1980s, sweet dreams were made of this former tourist and future diva whose hits kept coming like rain. Go »
Anthony Kiedis
This singer gets so red-hot performing in stadiums and arcades that he gets naked with his bandmates, which, by the way, reveals his scar tissue. Go »
Antonio Stradivari
The various instruments built by this Cremonese, most especially violins, are said to be so distinct that their sonic qualities have never been replicated. Go »
Antonio Vivaldi
Before his fall in popularity during his winter years, great compositions did spring forth from his summery imagination. Go »
Aphex Twin
Siblings know: When you're smilin', the whole world smiles with you. Go »
Aretha Franklin
Guess this one R-I-G-H-T and you'll make her feel like a natural goo. Go »
Ariana Grande
Yours Truly proves that extra-large talent can come in tiny packages. Go »
Arizona Zervas
He's from Maryland, not the state he's named for, and his hit single is about another woman, not the one that the Police hit is about. Go »
Arnel Pineda
This onetime homeless Filipino went from singing on YouTube to fronting a major classic rock band, but their second album with him wasn't as much of a hit as the first. Go »
Arthur Crudup
Presley covered his song eight years after its initial recording, making this singer's recording quite possibly the first rock 'n' roll song ever produced. Go »
Ashanti
How many people can say that their career started with J-Lo, Ja Rule, and Fat Joe? Go »
Ashlee Simpson
Being a coattail-riding little sister on a reality show isn't as embarrassing as being caught lip-syncing on live late-night TV, but her career recovered with appearances in Melrose, Chicago, and Heaven. Go »
Avril Lavigne
Try to guess this Canadian singer now rather than l8er. Go »
Awkwafina
Her raps about Power Rangers and the mayor of her native NYC are definitely more interesting than a bottle of water. Go »
Azealia Banks
This Harlemite debuted with a tribute to her area code, but she broke big with her first (and so far only finished) album. Go »
B.B. King
Too bad Lucille's got the blues. Who's the king? Go »
Baby Ariel
This TikTok star, who is almost young enough to be called an infant, shares her name with a Disney cartoon heroine who first appeared in 1989. Go »
Babyface
Looking very young has always been important to this former man-child of a guitarist, ever since his first solo hit about a babe. Go »
Bad Bunny
Being mad about having to wear a rabbit costume for school stuck this chart-topping Puerto Rican rapper with the nickname that became his stage name. Go »
Barbara Hendricks
A singer divided against herself cannot stand. Go »
Barbra Streisand
Before she fell in love with the prince of tides, this funny girl was the way we were. Go »
Barbra Streisand
This beloved singer and actress is a well-oiled machine when it comes to earning awards for her work. Go »
Barry Manilow
Man, he can take this chain of melody to a new low, a put the I in his last name. When he is not singing, you might see him shopping by the straw, blue, black, and even red fruit. And if you figure this out, this will give you the answer to his first name. Go »
Basshunter
This Swede is known for laughing out loud when singing every morning, which is a bad time to call him. Go »
BeBe & CeCe Winans
This duo traveled far from their hometown of Detroit to spread the gospel like their other siblings. Go »
Beck
You'd have to be a loser not to appreciate the sea change that this experimental musician brought to many genres. Go »
Ben E. King
This singer stood the test of time while his contemporaries drifted away. Who's the king? Go »
Bernie Leadon
Even with a first-come first-served attitude, by 21 this man's journey had left him disillusioned, so he didn't waste his time waiting for the heartache that was to come. Go »
Bette Midler
She associates with harlots and she's no saint, but she is divine. Go »
Bettye Swann
Born and raised in the Pelican State, this soul singer retired but had some resurgence when one of her songs was featured in an episode of The End of the F***ing World. Go »
Beyoncé Knowles
Maybe it was destiny that this child of a music manager was tempted to become a singing sensation. Go »
Big Pun
This Bronx-based rapper hit it big, earning a lot of capital with a phat collaborator, but unlike his legend, he died. Go »
Big Sean
Your induction to the hall of fame depends on solving this goo, big time. Go »
Bill Withers
Despite the fact that there wasn't no sunshine, and the fact that she kept using him to lean on, he spent a lovely day holding hands with Grandma, just the two of them. Go »
Billie Eilish
Being homeschooled with her brother led to a musical collaboration that has produced seven gold and three platinum singles, all before she becomes old enough to vote. Go »
Billie Holiday
This lady sang the blues and a lot more, including "Pennies from Heaven," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," and "Strange Fruit." Go »
Billie Joe Armstrong
He and his colorful bandmates re-popularized punk rock in the 1990s, with hit albums like Nimrod. Go »
Billy Corgan
This zero produced smashing hits once today and twice tonight. Go »
Billy Idol
With a rebel yell, this British punk rocker invaded American airwaves in the 80s. Go »
Billy Joe Shine
This vocalist and his band-mates should have had a glass of wine and gone to bed, instead of taking legal action for copyright infringement. Go »
Billy Joel
It's still rock and roll to this piano man. Go »
Billy Ocean
Do you know the difference between a sea and an ocean? This guy probably does, considering that he's named after one and his best-known hit is about a queen of another. Go »
Billy Ray Cyrus
This superstar dad and mullet enthusiast helped line-dancing go big in 1992 with his aching, break-prone heart, and helped Lil Nas X go big in 2019 with his backup vocals. Go »
Bing Crosby
Besides his successful careers in live comedy and film acting, he recorded a series of hit songs that included "White Christmas" and "Quicksilver." Go »
Biz Markie
This DJ has made friends, but no more, with half the hip hop stars on the East Coast. Go »
Björk
Iceland isn't made of sugarcubes. Go »
Blake Shelton
This Oklahoma native with the reality-show wife started his career in Austin (not the city). Go »
Bob Dylan
Like a rolling stone, you can't keep the times from a-changin' or blowin' in the wind. Go »
Bob Marley
No answer, no cry: This Jamaican's jammin' made raggae an international success. Go »
Bob Marley
This Rastafarian wailed his way into Jamaican record books as a best-selling legend. Go »
Bob Rock
Creating hit records for Bon Jovi, Metallica, and Mötley Crüe has made this producer synonymous with his genre of music. Go »
Bob Seger
Many of his biggest hits involve nights: The Hollywood kind, the kind with heartache, the kind we've got, and the kind with moves. Go »
Bobby Brown
It's my prerogative whether to release a new edition of a goo if the celebrity becomes better known for criminality than music. Go »
Bobby Darin
One can imagine the splish-splash sound that it would have made if this mid-century crooner had thrown his knife (named Mack) into beyond the sea's edge and into the water. Go »
Bobby McFerrin
Don't worry if you don't recognize this New York-based vocalist. You'll be happy when you figure it out. Go »
Bon Scott
The last hit that was sung by this Scotsman with an electric stage presence had the unfortunate title "Highway to Hell." Go »
Bono
If you still haven't found the answer you're looking for, you too may be stumped by this "with or without" goo. Go »
Boy George
This chamelon-like performer has transformed "himself" from a pop star to a garbage collector. Go »
Boy George
This androgynous and colorful singer scored a hit with his band in the 1980s about a lizard experiencing Karma. Go »
Brad Paisley
He's a West Virginia singer who shares his name with a Persian fabric pattern and belongs to Nashville's famous opry and had a hit about Old Alabama. Go »
Brandi Carlile
The story of her career features bears and ghosts. Go »
Brandy Clark
This singer from a small logging town in Washington recorded her life in a dozen story-telling songs that launched her career in 2013. Go »
Brandy Norwood
Not metal nor wood has given us a better licker. Go »
Brandy Norwood
Like Cheryl Burke, this singer competed on Dancing with the Stars, but she's better known for her UPN sitcom. Go »
Brant Bjork
This jammer of a mustachioed cat probably wouldn't like the climate in Iceland. He prefers the heat of the desert. Go »
Bree Sharp
The homonymic note B♯ does not appear in her cult hit song from the late 1990s about her TV actor crush. Go »
Brenda Lee
It's Christmas around July when this goo begins to rock. Go »
Bret Michaels
health problems have left this reality TV star singing a sad, sad song Go »
Brian Jones
He founded one of the world's biggest "rock" bands, and he didn't have long to regret being fired by them. Go »
Brian May
After his band was dethroned, he turned his attention to stars and helped us get to Pluto. Go »
Brian McKnight
Being born on June 5 gave him the astrological inspiration for his highest-charting album. Go »
Brian Wilson
Wouldn't it be nice if California girl Rhonda helped him get around American surfin' to have some fun, fun, fun, good vibrations? Go »
Britney Spears
Oops! I'd say she's a woman now. Go »
Brittany Howard
Her Southern home state shakes, rattles, and rolls when she unleashes her thunderous voice. Go »
Brody Dalle
Losing her strength helped her get to the essence of her career. Go »
Bruce Hornsby
In 1984, this Virginian musician made a home on the range. That's just the way it was. Go »
Bruce Springsteen
This American-born rocker knows a road called Thunder and a street called E. Go »
Bruno Mars
Fans like this Hawaiian hooligan just the way he is. Go »
Bryan Adams
This reckless Canadian singer is widely associated with the summer of 1969 despite not having a hit song until the winter of 1983. Go »
Buddy Guy
I'm not your friend, buddy Go »
Buddy Holly
For a young guy who performed with a bunch of crickets until the day the music died, he sure made some long-lasting contributions to rock and roll. Go »
Burl Ives
This Illinoisian was hunting for Nellie so this singer could see her home. Go »
Busta Rhymes
This rapidly rhyming rapper has his own island in the middle of Massachusetts (unofficially). Go »
Béla Fleck
How many musicians can claim to have introduced the word "flecktones" into the English language? Go »
Cameron Sanderson
This gallinaceous YouTuber may walk or dance while playing a video game with wings spread high. Go »
Camila Cabello
She left Fifth Harmony with only four members in order to pursue a solo career, scoring a hit about the capital of her native Cuba. Go »
Candy Dulfer
The blessing of music royalty was what it took for this Dutch performer to bring her brand of "sexuality" to the world. Go »
Captain Beefheart
This avant-garde musician didn't serve in the military, but he did lead a magical music band to a cult following, while singing about crows, trout, and other beasts. Go »
Cardi B
This brash, Bronx-born gangsta bitch made "Boom Boom" with Shaggy before besting Billboard charts with "Bodak." Go »
Carl Orff
If you learned to play a recorder in grade school, it was not part of a Nazi plot to teach you Carmina Burana... but that wouldn't be too far from the truth. Go »
Carlos Santana
I used the 'smooth' tool when making this spiritual guitarist's goo. Go »
Carlos Santana
guitar wizard who became famous with his eponymous jazz-fusion band at Woodstock Go »
Carly Rae Jepsen
Canadians idolized this native singer, but the rest of the world decided maybe not to call her back for an encore. Go »
Caro Emerald
She doesn't have a figure typical of best-selling popular singers, but this Dutch singer is almost single-handedly reviving big-band jazz. Go »
Carole King
She wove a tapestry of rhymes and reasons. Who's the king? Go »
Carrie Underwood
Americans idolize this country singer from Muskogee who lets Jesus take the wheel. Go »
Cat Power
Lack of free time, not a successful association with cats, caused this rocker's noted mental illness. Go »
Cat Stevens
Prior to his conversion to Islam, he wrote hit songs about the world being wild, his dog being loved, and a particular cut being deepest. Go »
CeeLo Green
This Gnarls Barkley singer had an obscene reply for the girlfriend he saw riding in another man's car. Go »
CeeLo Green
The first single released from this Southern singer's femicidal third album was a tribute to his native state. Go »
Celia Cruz
This sweet Cuban turned her journey to America into more than one Immigrant Song. Go »
Celine Tam
This kid is nicknamed after a female pop singer from Canada. You can't always expect your heart to go on forever unless you go to Hong Kong and hear this girl sing. Go »
Chaka Khan
This Queen of Funk left the band Rufus for a solo career, becoming a pop ICONNNNN. Go »
Chance the Rapper
Maybe this is totally random, but with a bit of luck, I think you might make a serendipitous correct guess of this rapper, who gave much of his fortune to the schools of his native Chicago. Go »
Chappell Roan
Trying to identify this Midwesterner who has enjoyed a rapid rise (and so far, no fall)? Good luck! Go »
Charles Brown
got the blues while driftin' across California Go »
Charles Mingus
Considered one of the greatest musicians of his genre, ALS eventually made it impossible for him to play his favored instrument. Go »
Charli XCX
This popular British singer is not the ten one hundred tenth person to have her name. Go »
Charlie Parker
This saxophonist may have raised the bar for jazz musicians, but he spent his career as high as a bird. Go »
Charlie Parker
Nobody else but this bebop saxophonist could have composed "Yardbird Suite." Go »
Charlotte Church
She got her start in classical music before transitioning to better-selling pop music. Go »
Charlotte Gainsbourg
If the songs that she sings sound melancholic, they amount to the memoir of a French woman born famous. Go »
Charly García
This South American master of music is anything but a generic hit machine. Go »
Cher
Her distinctive long hair made this real-life Rapunzel an star on her singing variety show, long before she won an Oscar. Go »
Cheryl James
This Brooklyn-born rapper likes a man who is both an interjection and a predeterminer, and rarely performs under her full name Sodium Chloride. Go »
Chester Bennington
Just as he got to sing for his childhood idols Stone Temple Pilots, so too is a new generation of singers now inspired by Linkin Park. Go »
Chris Brown
This dancer tried stepping, stomping, and running, but he still didn't make it into Steve West's Rainbow Week. Go »
Chris Brown
This R&B star has scored hits with Rihanna, Frank Ocean, Drake, and Tony Parker. Go »
Chris Cornell
When a musician passes away, it's common to listen to his hit songs in a state of mourning, but songs like "The Day I Tried to Live" and "Show Me How to Live" make this death extra sad. Go »
Chris Isaak
This singer's two biggest hits happened well after their initial releases, when two directors (Lynch and Kubrick) decided to use them in movies. Go »
Chris LeDoux
Not many country musicians are also rodeo champions, but with the support of Garth Brooks in his prime, one can do anything. Go »
Chris Martin
The solution to this chilling goo is simple: X = Y. Go »
Chris Thomas King
Oh brother, another blues musician from New Orleans? (Who's the king?) Go »
Christina Aguilera
Just to be free, this singer stripped in her own reflection. Go »
Christina Grimmie
Adam Levine helped her find her voice, but it was silenced in Orlando. Go »
Christina Milian
Searching for this Jersey singer and actress could take you all day from A.M. to P.M. (This clue is about time.) Go »
Christine McVie
Rumors have it that the band had something perfect when this songbird joined. Then again, I may be lying to you. But, if I am, it' just one itty-bitty, teeny-tiny one. Go »
Chuck Berry
This iconic early rock star is so closely linked to rock and roll music that it's the title of one of his biggest hits. Go »
Chuck D
This Queens native declared himself public enemy #1 in the 1980s for bringing the noise and calling 911 a joke. Go »
Ciara
This singer with a mountainous name has been crunk royalty since her first album. She'll don a royal color this Christmas. Go »
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Before calling Slidell home, this tight-lipped guitarist was an ambassador of American music abroad. Go »
Cody ChesnuTT
The seed of his success was planted among the roots. Go »
Common
Rapping about love and God are not commonplace. Go »
Corey Taylor
This masked performer could not slip out of character even at a childrens Halloween party. Go »
Corinne Bailey Rae
She's known for encouraging listeners to put their records on like a true star, not for Irish cream. Go »
Courtney Love
No one courts controversy like this religious star. Go »
Craig David
The story goes that this British R&B crooner was born to do it slicker than his average competitor. Go »
Cro
This rapper has gone Once Around the World and landed in a Dream in Deutschland. Go »
Curtis Mayfield
This super-fly soul singer made an even bigger impression as a solo artist. Go »
Cyndi Lauper
Theme after theme, goos just want to have fun. Go »
Céline Dion
My heart will go on wondering how she sings without her French accent. Go »
D'Angelo
He doesn't know how it feels to be a lady, but he does know how it feels to come back after fourteen years without recording music. Go »
DJ Jazzy Jeff
He was the DJ. Will Smith was the rapper. Go »
DJ Khaled
They the best. Go »
DJ Snake
This DJ has had such a twisty, serpentine career that his debut album is an encore. Go »
DJ Snake
This serpentine artist has turned down, leaned on, and gotten low. Go »
DMX
This rapper, who famously threw a party (up in here), always gave it to ya in every performance. What's his name? Go »
DaBaby
Blame it on needing cash for a baby sitter: This rapper has already recorded three hit albums despite being in the infancy of his career. Go »
Dan Peek
Co-founder of an American band, he and his bandmates peaked after high school overseas where their parents were stationed. Go »
Dan Reynolds
This singer is from Las Vegas but likes to imagine that he's Egyptian. Go »
Daniel René
La indirecta que no te di para este modelo quién ahora canta es indecible. Go »
Dannii Minogue
two eyes and a big voice Go »
Danny Elfman
He might be dark; he may be weird; heck at times he might even seem a bit unreal. Go »
Darius Rucker
You can call him Hootie or Mongo Slade: This singer and guitarist has had a lot of nicknames in his long career in alternative rock, then R&B, then country. Go »
Darryl McDaniels
Sadly, this rapper may have lost some credibility by becoming a Sarah McLachlan fan, but it literally saved his life. Go »
Dave Grohl
Kurt Cobain's suicide temporarily threw a monkey wrench into this drummer-guitarist-singer's alternative rock career. Go »
Dave Mustaine
He's been mega-successful ever since, but he's still remembered for being kicked out of the world's best-selling metal band. Go »
Dave Pirner
This madman frontman is outside laughing at the rain and taking off on a train and getting put into a shelter for the mentally ill. Go »
David Bowie
Here's a space oddity: A little stardust fell to Earth as this man. Go »
David Bowie
After creating a space oddity, spiders from Mars, and a man who fell to Earth, this singer had in him one final space-themed album, ★. Go »
David Buttolph
Try not to get upset if you can't solve this film and TV composer alone. But, if you think this is a conflict of interest, you're wrong. Go »
David Byrne
This Scotsman said he would "burn" down the house with his non-sensical new wave band. Go »
David Coverdale
His fans boo and hiss when you point out that he never appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. Go »
David Lee Roth
Frontman. Soft Serve Vendor. Escort. You might as well jump at the chance to solve this clue. Go »
David Nail
Are you someone like this goo? To solve it, you'll have to hit the nail on the head. Go »
David Robertson
Proper direction and good conduct pays off, winning a Grammy for a dark city. Go »
David Sanborn
This voyeuristic smooth jazz veteran is best known for his contributions to a Los Angeles law firm in the eighties. Go »
Deadmau5
No, he does not enter the club through a hole in the baseboard. Go »
Debbie Harry
In the 80s, this singer was known for her blonde hair and glass heart. Go »
Dee Snider
He's had enough of being a warped sibling, and he's not going to take it any more. Go »
Demi Lovato
She loves to keep fans guessing: First she's a family member of a purple dinosaur, then she's starring in a series about the weather, then her career peaks after cardiac arrest. Go »
Denis Stoff
This YouTube star spent years asking to be made famous. He got a down attitude about it but lately that's been dragged out of him. Go »
Dennis Mak
Boy bandz make massiv hits, even in Hong Kong, with lots of hugs and kisses. Go »
Derek Sherinian
The keys to this performer's mythological universe would be plain on display in your dreams. Go »
Deso Dogg
Rappers are used to being dogged by police, not assassinated via military air strikes. Go »
Dessa
A broken code may give you false hope that this collective CEO will give you any congratulations. Go »
Dexter Holland
Is Americana an offspring of Holland? Go »
Diana Krall
Even with Elvis as your musical mentor, you have to crawl before you can walk. Go »
Diana Ross
Somehow this singer got even better after leaving a group with supreme talent. Go »
Dierks Bentley
In 2003, this country singer's eponymous debut album went platinum and twenty years later, his latest album sounds like Yukon Cornelius using an asphalt ingredient road to get to his treasure. Go »
Dimebag Darrell
He traded in a diamond for $10 of marijuana, but in the two decades since he died, his reputation has gone platinum. Go »
Doja Cat
Her 2014 debut EP sounded like she was a cat, but one of her 2018 singles sounded like she was a cow. Go »
Dolly Parton
Noisy roller-coaster passengers are full of joy. Go »
Dolly Parton
She's a best-selling country singer and songwriter, a movie star, a philanthropist, a theme park owner, a movie and TV producer, a cookbook author, a dinner-show operator, a National Medal of Arts recipient, a sheep's namesake, a Playboy cover model, and recently, a vaccine funder. Go »
Dolores O'Riordan
She dreams of salvation from lingering zombies. Go »
Don Henley
This onetime boy of summer is best known for soaring with the Eagles. Go »
Don Ho
This classic entertainer is as Hawaiian as the tiny bubbles in his signature song. Go »
Don McLean
His folk-rock hit about patriotic dessert chronicled the end of innocence for a generation. Go »
Don Shirley
This accomplished pianist and composer bridged the gap between jazz and classical music, but these days he's remembered for using a colorful book to traverse the American south. Go »
Donita Sparks
This electrifying singer feels heavy, hungry, and happy now that her punk band is back together. Go »
Donna Summer
Heaven knows this bad girl worked hard for the money, but she hasn't felt love on the radio ever since disco's last dance. Go »
Donna Summer
one season early Go »
Donovan
This Scottish singer shouldn't be a very hard goo to find if you like Mello Yello and you catch him in the wind blowing hard. Go »
Dr. Dre
He's not really a doctor and he doesn't treat chronic illnesses, but selling fancy headphones did make him a huge success story straight out of Compton. Go »
Drake
It took him seven years to get out of public school, but now this Canadian rapper is so far gone that it's too late for a comeback. Go »
Drake
This Canadian thinks about striking like a scorpion while making another number 1 hit single that went viral on the internet. Go »
Dua Lipa
This British pop singer had a breakthrough in 2017 despite not giving a fuck about her career, but thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, she picked a bad time to start up again. Go »
Duane Allman
This elder brother and member of an all-male band was one of the greatest guitarists in rock history, but not one of the greatest motorcyclists. Go »
Duffy
It's been a decade since this mononymic Welsh singer begged for mercy and audiences gave it to her. Go »
Duke Ellington
This pianist and member of jazz royalty did mean a thing, and did have that swing. Go »
Dully Sykes
squeaks about large women Go »
Eagle-Eye Cherry
no one is safe tonight Go »
Easton Corbin
Somebody's gotta be a little more country than this Florida native, who can't love you back even though it's fun. Go »
Ed King
This recently-departed musician made rock classic with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Who's the king? Go »
Ed Sheeran
This self-described ginger kid from Britain names his albums after math and has made fans and collaborators out of Elton John, Taylor Swift, and Jamie Foxx. Go »
Eddie Van Halen
This fret tapper gave fair warning in 1984, asking, "Oh, you ate one, too?" Go »
Eddie Vedder
This crooner is still alive. (Can I do "any better"?) Go »
Eddie Vedder
This singing Chicagoan guaranteed that if you go all the way to win the game, it's the end of the road for you. Go »
Edgar Winter
Despite the success of his older brother, he didn't get a free ride in the rock music business. He and his Group had to earn it with hit songs like "Frankenstein." Go »
Elle King
This daughter of a Saturday Night Live cast member recorded a hit song about tic tac toe. Who's the king? Go »
Elle King
This singer would love the goo game, but not before playing tic tac toe. Who's the king? Go »
Ellie Goulding
This singer brings the Midas touch to hit films like Divergent and Fifty Shades of Grey. Go »
Elliott Smith
This commonly-named musician either lived in a basement or made an eight-figure salary. Go »
Elton John
This self-dubbed Captain Fantastic has long viewed life through rose-tinted (and many other outrageous) glasses. Go »
Elvis Costello
Your aim had better be true when you guess at this celebrity, who was gooed from memory. Go »
Elvis Presley
This hip-shaking hillbilly became the most successful musical thief in American history. Go »
Elvis Presley
This hip-shaking heartthrob had history-making hits with "Hard-Headed Woman," "Hound Dog," and "Heartbreak Hotel." Go »
Elvis Presley
It's been forty years since the king left the building for the last time. Go »
Emily King
This singer from New York's lower East Side made her mononymous first appearance on a 2004 Nas album while still 19. Who's the king? Go »
Eminem
The rap lyrics of this Detroit prodigy melt in his mouth, not in his hand. Go »
Eminem
This Detroit rapper's crazy rhymes melt in his mouth, not in his hand. Go »
Emmylou Harris
The parson's disciple is from Alabama, but gets blue singing about another state. Go »
Ennio Morricone
Spaghetti westerns like The Good the Bad and the Ugly and A Fistful of Dollars were given their legendary scores by this renowned composer. Go »
Enrico Caruso
Before Pavarotti, Domingo, and Carreras, this Italian was generally regarded as the first international recording star. Go »
Enya
How strange that an Irish-born singer known for Celtic new age music would be named after the Spanish letter Ñ. Go »
Epic Mazur
He had an epic hit in 2000 that compared women to beautiful insects, and he's frequently mistaken for his bandmate Seth Binzer. Go »
Eric Bloom
This blossoming leader told us not to be afraid of death and that there is a way to climb into the heavens. Go »
Eric Burdon
He was an animal in the 60s, a warrior in the 70s, and a burden all of his life, but he has never been a rapper named after the Sunshine State. Go »
Eric Church
He's a self-identified sinner despite being named for a holy building. Go »
Eric Clapton
This guitarist has been in Cream, the Yardbirds, Derek & the Dominos, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Powerhouse, the Dirty Mac, Blind Faith, the Plastic Ono Band, Delaney Bonnie & Friends, and TDF, but he was never in the Beatles. Go »
Eric Clapton
This English musician and singer may put on make up and and look wonderful tonight. Go »
Eric Hutchinson
He was born in Washington D.C. and he only has one thing he wants to know, and that is ohhh, what is there to learn? When he will let you crash and burn, he never gives attention but you still yearn. Where do I fit in? If you keep a eye out, he will realize you are watching him. Go »
Erykah Badu
Baduism certainly has helped this double rose go on and on. Go »
Eva Cassidy
Unknown in her lifetime, this DC-area singer went on to sell ten million records, starting with her rendition of the most famous song from The Wizard of Oz. Go »
Eva O
This Goth-chick yo-yo'd until she finally found what she was looking for. Who's the queen? Go »
Evelyn King
After you get done capturing this piece to end the game, you may need sparkling wine to celebrate your victory. Who's the king? Go »
Fab Morvan
The scandal seems silly today, but he and his late partner got a chilly reception after their music, which was not rockabilly, was exposed as a well-planned fake (ie. not made willy-nilly). They were stripped of their Grammy involuntarily, and their comeback attempt was about as popular as streptobacilli. Go »
Fabrizio Moretti
This drummer and visual artist is the only South American member of the band that scored an early-2010s streaming hit with a song about a desire to go mountaineering. Go »
Faith Hill
If you're stumped by this country singer, then cry, breathe, and try to have faith. Go »
Fallon and Felisha King
Atlanta didn't exactly cherish their R&B foursome, so these twins chose to strike out on their own. Who's the king? Go »
Fat Joe
This real-life Buttercup recently lost 100 pounds, but his rapping name continues to reflect his former girth. Go »
Fatboy Slim
This big beat DJ with an oxymoronic name has collaborated with countless musicians, but he's best known for his music videos starring Spike Jonze and Christopher Walken. Go »
Father John Misty
This indie rocker might be God's favorite, but despite his stage name, he's not a priest. Go »
Fats Domino
This rock and roll pioneer asked, "Am I blue?" After recording "Blue Christmas," "Blue Monday," "Blueberry Hill," and "My Blue Heaven," he certainly wasn't black and white like his name. Go »
Faye Wong
Conducting her business in a Chinese alleyway brought Heaven down to Earth. Go »
Feist
My goo, my man. The clue follows the music. Go »
Fergie
She's not really a dutchess, and she doesn't really have black eyes, but this former child actress is now a chart-topping singer anyway. Go »
Fetty Wap
This trap rapper does it his way. Go »
Fiona Apple
Fruit this young is almost criminal. Go »
Flavor Flav
It's always a good time for this very public enemy with a funny sense of taste. Go »
Flavor Flav
He can always be counted on to tell his fellow rappers in public, as well as his co-stars in reality, what time it is. Go »
Flea
This bassist is the tiniest star in rock music... except maybe for Adam Ant. Go »
Flea
He's a bass player, not a blood-sucking insect known for appearing in miniature circuses. Go »
Flo Rida
Don't try to start a war with this goo, 'cause this goo will get away in a low rider. Go »
Florence Welch
Ever since mechanizing her backup band, it's been easier to manufacture hits about fist-kisses and dog-days. Go »
Frank Beard
In the list of beards, despite not even having one, this one is the tops. Go »
Frank Sinatra
Among the hits he sang at Vegas casinos were "Fly Me to the Moon," "My Way," and "Come Fly with Me." Go »
Frank Zappa
This gonzo guitarist's lyrical censorship by the PMRC on an instrumental album was the mother of invention in his crusade against censorship. Go »
Frankie Lymon
This soprano lead singer of an eponymous boy band split with the band after a huge hit. His solo career tanked and was followed by a heroin overdose a decade later. Go »
Frankie Valli
He was born in the late spring of 1934, recorded a hit song about the early winter of 1963, experienced a fall in popularity of his group's kind of music in the mid-sixties, and released his first solo album in the summer of 1967, Go »
Franz Liszt
Fans of this Hungarian composer could be diagnosed with a kind of mass hysteria, despite confusion over his best-known work being for a piano or a little bell. Go »
Freddie Mercury
This Royal opera singer certainly knew how to gauge the temperature of an audience. Go »
Freddie Mercury
This rhapsodic singer died in 1991 but lives on as rock royalty. Go »
Future
You might need time travel to enjoy his albums that have missed the letters "ution," the "e" and "i" in a famous guitarist's name, and "a" in a sorcerer's synonym. Go »
Garth Brooks
This singer left the country to chase success in rockier territory, but all he gained was an early retirement. Go »
Gary Glitter
Being charged with raping and molesting children in Britain and Vietnam were not very glamorous for this 1970s rock star. Go »
Gary Wright
For this singer from New Jersey, it's all about his singing career being on cloud nine. But the heartbeat of his songs bring something very special to you. Go »
Geddy Lee
This modern day singer always seems to be in the limelight. Go »
Gene Clark
David Crosby and Roger McGuinn founded a high-flying folk-rock band with this singer-songwriter. Go »
Gene Simmons
The most famous tongue in the business. Go »
Gene Simmons
This rock singer gave up rocking and rolling all night and partying every day to raise a bejeweled family. Go »
George Gershwin
This rhapsodic composer got rhythm and asked to dance. Go »
George Harrison
Though he was begging darling please, this guitar legend couldn't hold onto the lady who looked wonderful tonight. Go »
George Harrison
"Hey, Eric Clapton, my wife is you, you, yours." Go »
George Michael
His 1987 treatise on religion did not prepare him for a legal constraint. Go »
Geri Halliwell
This gingerly performer seems to have lost her... zest. Go »
Gerry Rafferty
The singer of "Baker Street" and "Right Down the Line" named one of his best-selling albums after a sort of Owl. Go »
Giacomo Puccini
Butterflies and Bohemians figure prominently in the work of this Italian opera composer. Go »
Gina Glocksen
the first idol to try twice came from Chicago Go »
Gloria Estefan
Sure, she gave us the Miami sound. But she also gave us Jon Secada. Go »
Gloria Gaynor
she did survive Go »
Gloria Trevi
una de las mas vendidas cantantes en el mercado de música pop, que es famosa por su pelo suelto Go »
Goo Hara
Three thousand fans have made this Kara singer the First Daughter of K-pop. Go »
Googoosh
From her first album about a pair of windows, to her latest about being painted, she remains one of Iran's most popular voices. Go »
Grace VanderWaal
Starting a career in singing? Maybe clearly it's just the beginning of being famous. Try not running into a wall at the end. Go »
Gram Parsons
This holy singer was massively influential in country rock after playing in The Byrds. Go »
Gregg Allman
His guardian angel gave him a new liver despite him being no angel himself. Go »
Gretna VanFleet
She's a bluegrass musician who plays the piano, organ, dulcimer, and violin, but she's far more famous in rock & roll as the family friend who inspired the name of a 2010s band before they blew up in popularity and left small-town Michigan behind. Go »
Gucci Mane
What do an animal's hair and a leather handbag company have in common? This rapper. Go »
Gustav Mahler
This Austrian composer was renowned as an orchestra conductor before his death, but his ten symphonies have made him even more famous in the century since then. Go »
Gwen Stefani
Only guess this steady rock singer if you are certainly sure of the answer. Go »
Halle Bailey
Disney stirred up a little controversy when it cast this half of a sister act in a prominent role. Go »
Halsey
This bi, polar queen of modern pop has a wonderful voice, but her first album was bad and her second album hopeless. Go »
Hank Williams, Jr.
It's Monday! Are you ready for some football?! Go »
Hans Hotter
This German opera singer certainly knew how to raise the temperature of an audience. Go »
Harry Connick Jr.
This pianist and singer loves you (and only you) almost as much as he loves his native Nawlins. Go »
Harry Styles
He has style as a British singing show contestant, style as a boy-band breakout star, and style as a WWI-movie action hero. Go »
Harry Wayne Casey
This sunny singer loves to get down once, boogie twice, and shake four times. Go »
Helen Kane
This singer didn't get enough of the love she wanted from a judge when she lost a lawsuit over a cartoon flapper that copied her style. Go »
Helen Reddy
This woman claimed to be ready, but didn't know how to love and couldn't say goodbye. Go »
Herbie Hancock
This jazz pianist was miles ahead of the competition for this year's Grammy. Go »
Hideto Takarai
This angelic singer sees dreams with clear eyes. Go »
Hilary Duff
This preteen TV star and singer got the film career she wanted most by not sitting around on her butt. Go »
Hoagy Carmichael
This songwriter had an extended career composing for Hollywood, but he's also known as the likeness of James Bond. Go »
Hozier
Despite asking for transportation to church, this Irish singer is agnostic. Go »
Ian MacKaye
After kicking around the punk rock scene in a minor band and a fake one, he went on to found a notable record label whose name literally means lack of harmony. Go »
Ice Cube
He once performed controversial rap with N.W.A., but now makes family movies like Are We There Yet? Go »
Ice-T
This rapper went from killing cops to playing one on TV. Go »
Iggy Azalea
A fancy bounce was all it took to change her life. Go »
Iggy Pop
You'll find records by this lustful wild-child filed under pop, even though he performs punk. Go »
Iggy Pop
His work with the Stooges — "Search and Destroy," not "nyuk nyuk nyuk" — earned this "pop" star his nickname, the Godfather of Punk. Go »
Imogen Heap
after Newport Beach, success began to pile up Go »
Ingrid Andress
The worst pitch in professional baseball might belong to this country singer who claimed to have a few too many beers at a recent ball game. Go »
Irene Cara
She was raised as a little goddess; told she would be a star. She did indeed find fame. Go »
Iris DeMent
This double Grammy nominee spent two albums tracing the through line of her life. Go »
Isaac Hayes
who's the black cartoon chef that's a record producer with all the hits? Go »
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Hawaii's biggest singing sensation Go »
Itzhak Perlman
One of the world's top violinists has performed solos for movies about Japanese geishas, Chinese heroes, and Polish lists. Go »
J Mascis
the next generation of dinosaur rock Go »
J. Cole
This rapper and producer has made a career out of coming up, falling off, warming up, cutting off, and blowing up. Go »
JC Chasez
He's not the only former Mickey Mouse Club member to join *NSYNC, but he is the only one who later got a job judging dance crews. Go »
Ja Rule
This rapper is too young to know what love is. He hasn't yet reached his tenth birthday. Go »
Jack Harlow
This rapper has released singles about a Disney princess, a DC Comics hero, a classic British film director, and a cold dessert, but only one single has gotten his career finally popping this year. Go »
Jack Harlow
They all say what is popping is this TikTok rapper's career. Go »
Jack Johnson
If you see this goo's fans throwing a certain kind of pancakes at him for acting like a monkey, don't go on and on about it. Go »
Jack White
This witty storyteller married his sister (???) and took her name before taking up residence upon a frigid peak. Go »
Jack White
This raconteur consoled the lonely and his sister wife. Go »
Jackie Evancho
This teen is the youngest singer to ever go platinum as a solo artist in the USA. But awakening the crowd at a president's inauguration is a dream come true. Go »
Jackson Browne
The expression "running on empty" is a sad metaphor for the Trail of Tears. Go »
Jackson Dunn
Whenever he gets mistaken for the Brightburn actor, this Aussie musician just relaxes and lets it roll off of him. Go »
Jadakiss
His first rap trio sounds like something you'd eat on a bagel. His later rap collective sounds like it was run by Teddy Roosevelt. Together, this meant that he had a lot of people to kiss. Go »
James Brown
This prolific singer and dancer feels good to be the hardest working goo in show business. Go »
James Chance
It took more than luck for this musician to dominate No Wave. Go »
James Hetfield
I didn't think fields could get whiplash. Off to never-never land... Go »
James Horner
It takes a courageous heart of thunder to be so horny about Titanic. Go »
James Morrison
more concerned with getting discovered than with entranceways into rooms Go »
James Taylor
He's had Carolina in his mind ever since he was a sweet baby, long ago and far away. Go »
James Valentine
Adam Levine stops singing whenever this guitarist jams through another solo. Go »
Janelle Monáe
She keeps recording albums about artificial life, but she seemed plenty alive herself in two Oscar-nominated 2016 films. Go »
Janet Jackson
Her rhythm has enthralled a nation, even if she has the same flair for controversy as her brother Michael. Go »
Janis Joplin
This singer barely survived to see her ten-year high-school reunion, but she gained a pearl of wisdom from the event. Go »
Jason Aldean
This Georgia-born country singer has sold a lot of records about parties, trains, and boots. Go »
Jason Becker
ALS robbed this promising San Francisco musician of his ability to shred on the guitar, but he can still communicate and compose via software that watches him Blink. Go »
Jason Isbell
Four hundred units of time ago, he was involved in a drive-by with his then-wife Shonna. Go »
Jay-Z
Eight best-selling albums in eight years formed the blueprint for this jazzy rapper's dynasty. Go »
Jay-Z
This Brooklyn rapper faded to black, and later found his kingdom come. Go »
Jeff Beck
Before he passed away early this year, this genre-spanning English guitarist was inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with the Yardbirds and once as a solo artist, although his eponymous Group was considered interchangeable with the latter. Go »
Jeff Gutt
This singer, who excelled in a TV competition by singing from his diaphragm, is not afraid of a "curse" after his two predecessors in a famous band both died. Go »
Jeff Martin
Life hasn't been a tea party for this rock star ever since his exile. Go »
Jemaine Clement
This flying Conchord proved in song that dragons could be racist too. Go »
Jennifer Hudson
I'm telling you, I'm not going to accept guesses for Fantasia Barrino or Latoya London. Go »
Jennifer Lopez
Before marrying Marc Anthony and joining American Idol, this entertainer had a hit with the song "Taco-Flavored Kisses." Go »
Jeremih
He calls himself a star. If you deduce the answer before other players, do not tell them. Go »
Jeremy "Passion" Manongdo
The only thing this soulful young singer is more passionate about than his career is Jesus. Go »
Jerry Garcia
Legions of fans of this long-touring guitarist are not grateful that he's dead. Go »
Jerry Goldsmith
You might not remember who this goo is right away, but just wait a while and it'll come to you. Go »
Jerry Lee Lewis
The singer of "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" never recaptured his early success after marrying his adolescent cousin. Go »
Jerry Lee Lewis
Giant spheres of flame! This performer also married his 13-year-old cousin. Go »
Jesse Hughes
I bet this journalist-turned-rocker's moustache tickles the devil when he kisses him on the tongue. Go »
Jesse McCartney
If this goo's love would close, you would need to cripple it by the vein. Go »
Jesse Rutherford
He sings in a band that spells 'neighborhood' the British way despite not being British, and now he has released an album called & despite it being a solo album. Go »
Jessica Simpson
This irresistible former newlywed can't decide if her favorite food is chicken of the sea or tuna of the dirt. Go »
Jessie J
The "it" that she did like a dude was probably not playing with dominoes or laser lights. Go »
Jewel Kilcher
Like a diamond in the rough, this goo was meant for me. Go »
Jewel Kilcher
This ornamental gemstone thinks Celebrity Goo Game is foolish. She prefers to play with her hands. Go »
Jidenna
Here's hoping that this Nigerian-American performer lives long enough to outrun whatever was pursuing him on his debut album. Go »
Jill Scott
Who is this rhythm-n-blues babe? Go »
Jim Croce
If you had a bottle containing the time that he's been gone, it would now be forty years full. Go »
Jim Morrison
His band's first hit really lit the fire of their career. Everywhere they went, people thought they were strange. In the end, he broke on through to the other side. Go »
Jim Morrison
This poet-singer became a legend in the late-60s counter-culture, weaving the anagram Mr. Mojo Risin' into his lyrics. Go »
Jimi Hendrix
This lover of foxey ladies was a little too experienced when he overdosed in a purple haze. Go »
Jimi Hendrix
This star-spangled southpaw headlined Woodstock and was most definitely experienced. Go »
Jimmy Buffett
There's alcohol in the mixer and shortly it will provide an arctic mixture that aids me to hold fast. I'm crumbled once more in my restaurants and stores. Go »
Jimmy Cliff
raggae's "wall of sound" Go »
Jimmy Dean
He's been a country music singer, a TV host, a James Bond villain, and a sausage salesman, but he's never been Bob Evans. Go »
Jimmy Fortune
This country singer was happy to fill in for an ailing Statler brother. Go »
Jiro Wang
An Asian boy band was fortunate not to have named their band Celsius because they'd never make it big in America. But they have this singer who knows English well enough to rap, and since he didn't become one of three Js, he was available. Go »
Joan Baez
This singer just wanted folks to get along. Go »
Joan Jett
This high-flying artist scored hits about love for her genre of music and hate for herself after falling in love. Go »
Joanna Newsom
This squeaky-voiced harpist with a movie-star husband is the new something in indie folk music. Go »
Joanna Newsom
Sorry to keep harping on it, but this classical instrumentalist has taken some deep dives into unusual music, when she's not embodying a Thomas Pynchon character. Go »
Joe King
This alt-rock guitarist is madly in love with a TV vampire. Who's the king? Go »
Joe Satriani
This extremist is surfing with the alien in a blue dream. Go »
Joe Strummer
He named himself after an anonymous guitarist, his band after a violent conflict, and his album after the allure of his adopted hometown of London. Go »
Joe Walsh
Seems to me that life's been good to this once-upon-a-time alcohol-imbibing minstrel. Go »
Joel Mercado-See
Calling him Kung Fu is a big mistake unless you want Superman to come after you when he leaves town. Go »
Joey Kramer
If you played drums badly on as many hit songs since the seventies as this rocker, you could write a book about depression too. Go »
Joey Ramone
The first voice of punk rock, and the first of his namesake band to pass away. Go »
Johann Sebastian Bach
In his own lifetime, he was mostly known for playing with his organ in such works as "Toccata and Fugue." But today, music historians celebrate everything from his orchestral Brandenburg Concertos to the vocal St. Matthew Passion. Go »
John Coltrane
This saintly saxophonist played for a monk. Go »
John Denver
He named himself after the largest metropolis in his favorite mountain state, but deep down, he was glad to be a country boy. Go »
John Fogerty
Don't claim it's a bad goo rising if you're not fortunate enough to see him clearly. Go »
John King
Along with his "brother" Mike, he dusted off some old samples for Beastie Boys, Beck, and Tyler Durden. Who's the king? Go »
John Legend
Everyone knows he evolved from ordinary people to become legendary. Go »
John Lennon
After December 8, 1980, he didn't have to imagine any more. Go »
John Lennon
He told his young son Julian, "Give peas a chance." Go »
John McCrea
Devil's Food, Coffee, Birthday, Tres Leches... like chocolate icing left out to dry, his distinctive voice coats the band's six (and counting!) studio albums. Go »
John Mellencamp
He eventually dropped the Cougar from his name, after recording hit songs "Jack & Diane" and "Hurts So Good." Go »
John Philip Sousa
This goo composed so many well-known songs of a particular variety that it's no wonder he's known as "The March King." Go »
John Popper
This frontman has taken his favorite musical form on the road through thick and thin. Go »
John Popper
At a time when self-serious grunge was taking over the radio, he found success playing the harmonica and identifying with blues music by name. It helped that he knew how to write a good hook. Go »
John Williams
This guy is out of this world. Go »
Johnny Ace
His stage name implied that he had a winning card up his sleeve, but he couldn't cheat death on a sad Christmas day in the mid-1950s. Go »
Johnny Cash
His daddy may have named him Sue, but he will make you hurt. Go »
Johnny Rzeznik
after 2000 goos, this game remains as steady as your eye color Go »
Johnny Winter
Before his 2014 death, he was the skinniest, whitest boy playing the blues, on records like Still Alive and Well and Saints & Sinners. Go »
Jon Anderson
Is he the owner of a lonely heart? Was John Lennon British? Go »
Jon Bon Jovi
After being too bad at medicine, and with his name ruined by love, this blazing, glorious singer found runaway success living "my life" on a prayer, and being there for the fans who wanted him dead or alive. Go »
Jon Secada
Neither of the days that this Cuban-American won his Grammy awards were just another. Go »
Jonathan Davis
How corny is it for a nu-metal band to feature a bagpipes player? Go »
Jonathan King
The "ooga chaka" that he added to a Blue Swede song remains one of the enduring sounds of the 1970s, even if his recording career has not endured a conviction for paedophilia. Who's the king? Go »
Jordin Sparks
This performer has been idolized ever since her electric performances in a certain TV singing contest a year ago. Go »
Joseph Haydn
This Austrian composer of chamber music was the father of the symphony and the brother of Michael, but for the love of God, he was not Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Go »
Josh Freese
This drummer for Devo, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, and Weezer prefers if you call him Mister Freeze. Go »
Josh Groban
After many concerts on many stages, he has learned to sing his closer while his audience is still awake. Go »
Josh Homme
This Eagles drummer sang us lullabies and mastered the desert. Go »
Joshua Bell
One of the world's most celebrated instrumentalists does not play the bell. Go »
Joshua Weilerstein
Maestro, before you leave Switzerland, would you mind picking up a pack of sticky notes? Go »
Joss Stone
Will the next princess of soul be a bewitching crybaby? Go »
Julee Cruise
This Midwestern singer was catapulted to fame, and the stage of Saturday Night Live, when her eerie song for a David Lynch production became an unlikely hit. Go »
Julia Lannerheim
Who's the female Swedish King? Go »
Julian Casablancas
After suffering a series of strokes and seeing his youth go by, he feels like he's recording music in more than one void. Go »
Juliana Hatfield
You can call her babe or just another girl, but don't call her McCoy. Go »
Julianna Zobrist
This Christian singer and baseball wife is unbreakable. Go »
Jungkook
He's the youngest and most popular member of his young and popular K-pop band, but he's still with them. Go »
Justin Bieber
Look a little closer just in case you might have seen this goo one time. Go »
Justin Bieber
You wouldn't believe who's not a baby any more. Go »
Justin Guarini
He parlayed fame being the first person almost to win a certain American singing competition into a record deal and a sweet gig in soda commercials. Go »
Justin Timberlake
He has justifiably produced twenty out of twenty sounds of the future. Go »
Jónsi Birgisson
victorious? take a bow Go »
Kacey Musgraves
This Texas-born, Nashville-based star has an address in a whole new trailer park since competing on the pageant that is reality television. Go »
Kaki King
This guitarist kept changing her style until she felt like her goo looks. Who's the king? Go »
Kanye West
I would have included this goo in College Week if he hadn't dropped out after late registration. Go »
Kanye West
This hip-hop singer has a beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy about fish sticks. Go »
Kate Bush
This goo has run up significant heights to become king of the British pop charts. Go »
Kathleen Hanna
This riot girl and beastie wife did not ruin any bikinis, but she did kill a few. Go »
Katy Perry
prefers to kiss girls from California Go »
Katy Perry
She's now wide awake after a very successful teenage dream, going loud with songs about roaring and fireworks. Go »
Kaylee Rogers
This Irish singer with autism has some pipes. Singing with this saint would make you say Hallelujah and bow down to this big shot. Go »
Ke$ha
time's running out Go »
Keith Moon
not to be replaced Go »
Keith Richards
This outlaw guitarist and drug addict would have been a good goo last week. Go »
Kelly Clarkson
A game like this can't be won by popular vote, and that's no idle threat. Go »
Kelly Rowland
After a career as a child singer, she launched an acting career and faced both Freddy and Jason. Go »
Kelsea Ballerini
This Tennessean refused to apologize for making a meta joke when choosing the title of her first album, but that decision might change. Go »
Kendrick Lamar
This Prize-winning rapper is known for his works about a butterfly, a spider, and a panther. Go »
Kenneth Alford
Under a pen name, he composed the song whistled by a bunch of POW bridge builders. Go »
Kenny G
He's known for his smoothness with a saxophone, his popularity in Hong Kong, and his association with the seventh letter of the alphabet. Go »
Keri Noble
This singer wasn't afraid to leave church for more aristocratic circles. Go »
Kerry King
He claims he's not a follower of the previous goo, but his violent music suggests otherwise. Who's the king? Go »
Kevin Abstract
He named his group after the street he grew up on in Corpus Christi, and his first solo album after a cable channel and a year nine prior to the one in which he was born. Go »
Kevin Jonas
The oldest of the famous trio of brothers is the least trapped by fame: He's the only one not to release a solo album and not to marry a movie star, and after the band broke up, he spent his time and money becoming an entrepreneur. Go »
Kid Rock
Mixing rap and rock into a new form of music was child's play for this Michigan native. Go »
Killer Mike
Monstrously talented from the beginning, this deadly rapper is currently running away with critical acclaim. Go »
Kim Petras
She's too busy breaking hearts and glass to worry about the music industry treating her like a slut. Go »
Kimberley Locke
This singer unlocked her talent and become as big of a star as her idols. Go »
Kimbra
Her quick appearance in an Australian Frenchman's song has strengthened her own career. Go »
Kimbra
This mononymic New Zealander is primed and avowed to sound golden. Go »
King Diamond
As fate would have it, he became a heavy metal singer and bone collector, not a playing card. Who's the king? Go »
King Krule
Sharing his name with a Donkey Kong character hasn't hurt this London kid's reputation as a seriously gifted singer. Who's the king? Go »
King Sunny Ade
It's bad juju to let this African goo beat you. Who's the king? Go »
King Tubby
This pioneer of dub invented the remix. Who's the king? Go »
King Von
It's not just a crazy story that this Chicago-based rapper died in a shootout in Atlanta. Who's the king? Go »
Kiri Te Kanawa
New Zealand's queen of OPERA has been critical of popular music, despite winning a Grammy as part of the West Side Story ensemble. Go »
Kirk Franklin
He left his family to live in a new country, but don't worry, there's no chance of him abandoning his religious beliefs. Go »
Kris Kristofferson
This country music star and film actor is known for his collaborations with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Shel Silverstein, Alice, Blade, and Bobby McGee. Go »
Krist Novoselic
He may have played the lowly bass, but he towered over his bandmates Dave and Kurt. Go »
Kurt Cobain
This lithium-loving pisces has a permanent headache. Go »
Kurt Elling
This Chicagoan spent a lot of time riding the El to his early jazz-club performances before winning Grammys in collaborations (of a sort) with John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman, and Danilo Pérez. Go »
Kyle Gass
He was destined to collaborate with Jack Black beyond their film work together. Go »
Kylie Minogue
A decade after her derailment in the early nineties, this Australian performer's career came back like a bad fever. Go »
LL Cool J
This performer does coke and listens to his momma. Go »
LL Cool J
This rapper was known for rocking the bells and knocking you out like Mama said, until he decided to go back to Cali to join the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Los Angeles. Go »
Lady Gaga
This pop mega-star has made a career out of baby talk. Go »
Lady Gaga
Born with a poker face, this telephone enthusiast's glorious edge came from her ability to dance away from a bad romance with some Judas figure named Alejandro. Go »
Lady Sovereign
Love her or hate her, this lady is just putting in a typical day at work. Go »
Lana Del Rey
This singer, songwriter and fashion model could also be listed in the Video Games category. Go »
Lance Bass
This bass singer nearly fulfilled America's wishes to see boy-band singers flung into space. Go »
Larry King
He's not a former CNN interviewer, and his band was not a punky child star. Who's the king? Go »
Larry Platt
This general wants 50 push-ups for having the wrong kind of pants on. Go »
Lars Ulrich
This Napster-hating Dane may be one of the fastest drummers in metal, but he's not the most accurate. Go »
Laura Branigan
Gloria! Go »
Lauryn Hill
Don't mysguess this re-fugee goo. Go »
LeAnn Rimes
Once known for country hits like "Blue," she transitioned to adult-contemporary pop like "Looking Through Your Eyes." Go »
Lecrae
His record label is called Reach, and that he did: The top of the gospel music charts and Billboard 200 at once. Go »
Lee Greenwood
This country singer is green on the outside, but red, white, and blue on the inside. Go »
Lena Horne
This lady, and her music, have been devoted to civil rights for African Americans regardless of the varying races of the men in her life. Go »
Lenny Kravitz
You can only fly away if you're gonna go his way. Go »
Leon Fleisher
This San Franciscan's career is even more impressive considering that he played much of his music with one hand. Go »
Leona Lewis
The echoes created by this spirited British singer could shatter a heart, if it was made of glass. Go »
Leonard Bernstein
One of the Massive geniuses of American music is known for his original compositions about west sides, wonderful towns, and waterfronts. Go »
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah! This Canadian brightened the future when he began setting his poetry to music. Go »
Les Claypool
This prime example of a funk-metal bassist can still be heard on TV today, performing the theme songs of two long-running adult animation shows on cable. Go »
Les Paul
His contributions to rock guitar got him inducted to both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Go »
Lewis Capaldi
Despite a divine lack of inspiration, this certain someone is loved by fans. (A time-traveling TV cousin helped.) Go »
Liam Payne
At one point, the only direction that his career seemed to be going was up. But now, we'll only have the one L.P. by which to remember him. Go »
Liberace
This liberal piano man's outfits were flashier than Las Vegas itself. Go »
Lil B
His music is based on being happy, but he lives to feud with hoop stars like Kevin Durant and James Harden. Go »
Lil Jon
He and his boyz would like me to ask, "who's the king?" Unfortunately out on the east side, they're stuck asking "WHAT?" Go »
Lil Nas X
He's not Lil Wayne or Nas or DMX, but he does have a huge genre-bending hit right now to rival anything they recorded. Go »
Lil Uzi Vert
He declared world war three years ago, but since then he's fallen in love twice. Go »
Lil Wayne
This artist had little trouble making cash money with the first two Carters, with a third on the way. Go »
Lindsey Buckingham
Don't stop guessing just because of the rumours that this round is almost dead. Who's the king? Go »
Lionel Richie
Hello! It is him you're looking for? Truly, you could stay up all night long looking for the answer, so don't get stuck on him. Go »
Lionel Richie
The only thing this singer wants to tell you is that your the answer to my prayers and your my angel and miracle Go »
Lisa Lopes
The initials of this monocular singer's group did not stand for Turn Left Carefully. Go »
Lisa Umbarger
Ummm... the band briefly croaked after this musician's departure. Go »
Lita Ford
Running away from her successful all-female rock band didn't turn out to be a fatal career move, although her solo-career hits do seem fixated on death, such as an eyes-closed duet with Ozzy Osbourne and a song about a deadly kiss. Go »
Little Richard
The architect of rock & roll will be missed. His influence and legacy are anything but little. Go »
Liz Phair
This star exploded onto the Chicago music scene fairly young. Go »
Lizzo
This big grrrl wants to tell the small world that she loves you, and that kind of truth doesn't hurt. Go »
Lloyd Price
Just because you can't think of the answer at first, doesn't mean it's not worth the price of trying. Go »
Lorde
This teenaged New Zealander could have been categorized in Royalty. Go »
Lorrie Morgan
She has plenty in common with other giants of her genre: She shares her name with George and Loretta, and exchanged vows with Keith, Jon, and Sammy. Go »
Louis Armstrong
You can say this famous trumpeter's name as "Louie" or "Lewis," but you can't say that jazz would have been the same without him. Go »
Lucille Bogan
This uncouth non-Australian played dirty music while the cows were out and the pigs were wiggling. Go »
Ludacris
Synonyms for this Atlanta rapper include ridiculous, laughable, farcical, and preposterous. Go »
Ludwig van Beethoven
This influential composer is now better known for a big drooling dog than his moonlight sonata. Go »
Luis Fonsi
Con un verso de Daddy Yankee, este cantante (tan fresco como Fonzie) publicó una canción que poco a poco se convirtió en el éxito del verano. Go »
Luke Combs
After surviving a hurricane, this Tarheel wrote a hit song about pouring rain. Go »
Lupe Fiasco
Since humble beginnings in a food & liquor shop, he went on to be a successful entrepreneur, with a focus on lasers and drills. Go »
Lyle Lovett
This Eraserhead look-alike crooner sang that pretty girl's no lady, she's my wife. Go »
M.I.A.
Some goos are harder to find than others. Go »
M.I.A.
Tamil timbre Go »
MC Hammer
You can't touch this goo's rapid career rise (and fall). Go »
MC Mong
This Korean pop superstar doesn't like it when laughter makes for a messy mix. Go »
Ma Rainey
The "Mother of the Blues," so named because she was one of the first blues artists to be recorded, toured the American South between the World Wars. Go »
Mac Davis
He couldn't sing with humble pie. Go »
Machine Gun Kelly
This wild boy has done bad things, but he has never used a Tommy gun to commit armed robbery or bootlegging. Go »
Macy Gray
Even if she tried to do something besides music, it wouldn't have worked, because that's how her life is. Go »
Madonna
There's so much material to write this clue, I feel swept away. Go »
Madonna
She's now the Material Middle-Aged Woman, but she can still make a halftime show pop. Go »
Madonna
Despite her noted preference to be loved like a virgin, none of her six children are known to be Christ. Go »
Maggie Rogers
Her song about the second-to-last state made the singer of "Happy" happy. Go »
Maggie Simpson
This folk singer has recorded albums about an electric angel and a so-so café. Go »
Mahalia Jackson
This singer was a Black Pearl native, and that's the g... well, that's the truth. Go »
Malea Emma
This singing sensation had already performed at Carnegie Hall and won competitions since starting to sing at the age of one. But singing the national anthem went viral through the whole Galaxy. Go »
Mandy Moore
If your recognition of this pop singer is not so real, a walk might help you remember. Go »
Marcia Howard
Ireland and Australia make for a pretty strange combination, Sir Go »
Marcus King
It's good to get some young blood into old genres like the blues. Who's the king? Go »
Maren Morris
She went from rich hero to common girl. Go »
Margo Price
A rumor got started that her country music wasn't entirely American-made despite her being a daughter of the Midwest. Go »
Mariah Carey
This emotional singer charms audiences by carrying tunes in up to eight octaves. Go »
Marianne Faithfull
If you can't roll with the Stones, crack your voice and break your English to try a second career. Go »
Marie Currie
She never won a Nobel Prize for her contributions to science, but after her twin sister ran away, she did meet up with her to sing about lamenting her absence. Go »
Marie Osmond
singer, dancer, actor, sister Go »
Marilyn Manson
Some entertainers embrace being a "bad influence" so much they may as well call it their profession. Go »
Mark Mothersbaugh
Long before he made musik for rugrats, he fronted an 80s band that devolved into oddball new wave eccenticity (with energy-dome hats). Go »
Mark Ronson
This British DJ went through several versions of his music before scoring a funky uptown hit. Go »
Marnie Stern
For all of her well-chronicled success, she still prefers just to be called Marnie. Go »
Marvin Gaye
He heard through the grapevine that it's sweet to be loved by someone who has the peculiar (well, maybe it isn't that peculiar) ability to heal sexually. Go »
Mary J. Blige
You're obliged to guess this goo if you have a breakthrough after days of reflections on it. Go »
Matisyahu
Jerusalem meets Jamaica Go »
Matt Hires
This frontman from Florida might not want to hire pretty girls who come from ugly places to dance at the F-Stop. Go »
Matthew Good
I'm no good at math. You? Go »
MattyB
This fourteen-year-old rapper is so over-the-hill in the world of rap remix covers on YouTube that he has already published his memoirs. Go »
Max Weinberg
He's known for drumming on an alphabetical street, being from a state full of gardens, goofing around late at night on TV, and his family's connection to a knot that comes undone when pulled. Go »
Max Yasgur
This milkman's biggest contribution to rock & roll had nothing to do with Farm Aid. Go »
Maxwell
You don't need a pretty pair of wings to fly to the top of the Billboard albums chart. Go »
Maynard James Keenan
The perfect tool to draw his second band would be a drafting compass. Go »
Meat Loaf
His name was Robert Paulson. Go »
Meg White
this former Mrs. is now a drummer of a different stripe Go »
Meg White
She kept playing drums with her ex-husband long after their divorce, creating hits like "Seven Nation Army" and "Fell in Love with a Girl." Go »
Megan Thee Stallion
She's the baddest bitch with the baddest knees. Go »
Meghan Trainor
This singer scored an XXL hit this summer with a song that was heavy on bass (no treble). Go »
Melanie Martinez
This Long Islander's songs reveal an obsession with childhood objects. Go »
Melissa Auf der Maur
This lowly instrumentalist is ready to continue the fight against seasonal fruit. Go »
Merle Haggard
This country singer will never tire of being branded a lonely fugitive from Muskogee. Go »
Method Man
This Venom star is not the red half of his colorful music and sitcom group. Go »
Michael Bolton
After he quit his heavy metal band to sing adult contemporary pop songs, this no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys. Go »
Michael Bublé
a bubbly singer by any standards Go »
Michael David Cummings
The singer of "When Worlds Collide" is not as successful as his brother Rob Zombie. Go »
Michael Jackson
Helen Keller doesn't have anything on this freak of nature. Go »
Michael Jackson
It's just ignorant not to recognize the singer of "Thriller" and "Beat It." Go »
Michael Stipe
Remember to guess before the week is out. Go »
Michelle Branch
You might have to go out on a limb to solve this spirited goo. Go »
Michelle Williams
This former member of Destiny's Child starred in Chicago on Broadway, not in Brokeback Mountain. Go »
Michelle Zauner
Her memoir about crying over the death of her Korean mother propelled this front-woman of a Japanese band to international acclaim well beyond her native America. Go »
Mick Fleetwood
His eponymous band scored hits with "Dreams" and "Albatross," but bandmates Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham became bigger stars. Go »
Mick Jagger
If you're trying to solve a goo that no one else can, you won't get no satisfaction from this singer of "Paint It Black" and "Sympathy for the Devil." Go »
Mila J
When she called from a Los Angeles area code, Prince answered the phone and put her in a music video. Go »
Miles Davis
His blue notes could be heard for miles. Another May 25th person. Go »
Miley Cyrus
She took a wrecking ball to her former career as a family-friendly Disney Channel star. Go »
Millie Jackson and Keisha Jackson
Sixteen years passed between "It Hurts So Good" and "Hot Little Love Affair." Go »
Milton Chapman
Man, don't go around keying his car, or his fans will boo and hiss, especially when you point out that he never appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. Go »
Miranda Lambert
This former star of Nashville, who recently went platinum, is famous in every small town. Go »
Missy Elliott
If you leave to join the real world, this goo will miss you much. Go »
Moondog
How many other blind jazz composers became homeless Vikings? Go »
Morgan Wallen
What makes him so dangerous? It might be that he was too drunk and disorderly for Kid Rock, and too rule-breaking and unsafe for Saturday Night Live. Go »
Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd
This country music duo recorded hits like "Why Not Me" and "Girls Night Out," and they can count Ashley Judd as a close relative. Go »
Napoleon XIV
This one-hit wonder sung of being chased by big butterfly nets. Go »
Nas
Hip hop became ill when this Brooklyn native started his career, and later died when he feuded with Jay Z. Go »
Nat 'King' Cole
This crooner was unforgettable. Who's the king? Go »
Natalie Imbruglia
I'm torn... Is she a singer or an Australian soap star? Go »
Natalie Maines
in her 2003 speech, she wasn't just whistlin' Dixie Go »
Natalie Merchant
It didn't trouble her to leave behind her 9,999 bandmates. Since then, she has sold many retail copies of her solo albums. Go »
Nate Dogg
This rapper from the 213 area code reached the end of his leash last year after a series of strokes. Go »
Ne-Yo
Ghoulardi would have loved the first two singles by this twice Vegan rapper. Go »
Neil Diamond
Maybe his love is on the rocks because he doesn't bring Caroline flowers. Go »
Neil Peart
Objectively, he's got rhythm and he writes the songs. Go »
Neil Young
What do Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, The Mynah Birds, Pearl Jam, and Crosby Stills & Nash have in common? Go »
Nelly
This #1-selling rapper is known for dressing up and dressing down at the same time. Go »
Nelly Furtado
According to pop-music folklore, she's a loose and promiscuous maneater. Go »
Nelson Bragg
You too will tell everyone you got this one by cracking the number code like none other. Go »
Neneh Cherry
Her name might be sweet like cherry, but as a hip hop artist, she's raw like sushi. Go »
Nichole Nordeman
This Colorado-born singer must have been brave to enter the business as a wide-eyed amateur. Go »
Nick Cave
He walked out on his own party to plant some seeds, but found nowhere to sit that felt merciful. Go »
Nick Drake
Don't run over any ducks while driving your pink Volkswagen in the moonlight. Go »
Nicki Minaj
Make today pink with this Trinidadian hip hop star who wants your love. Go »
Nicky Jam
He ended a ten-year lull in his career by rising like a bird from the ashes. Go »
Nikka Costa
On her own, you might have a crazy temptation to say she collaborated with icons. Either way, she's definitely done more than nothin'. Go »
Nikki Sixx
I could stay up until an early morning hour playing you the hits written by this hard-partying glam-rock bassist from California. Go »
Nipsey Hussle
This LA-based rapper hustled for so long that his first album felt like a well-earned victory lap. Go »
Norah Jones
It's not too late for this blues singer to come away with more Grammy Awards. Go »
Nova Rockafeller
This pop star self-identifies as one of the "children of the 1990s" despite being born in 1988. Go »
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
quality qawwali Go »
Offset
After collaborating with Whitney Houston at the yung age of 10, he got rich and boujee with a rap trio and married a real B, although he went solo from the former without warning and is about to go solo from the latter. Go »
Oliver Anthony
He didn't join the ranks of rich men (in fact, he didn't have a dollar) until a lightning-bolt-from-the-blue viral hit that made him Billboard's first #1 artist with no prior chart presence. Go »
Olivia Newton-John
She was totally hot in the 1970s, but merely warm by the late 1980s. Go »
Olivia Rodrigo
She stars in a musical series about the level of school that she's actually attending, and has a hit single about the legal document that she's now old enough to get. Go »
Olivier Messiaen
Even after 20 years, this man would stop at nothing to figure out a part of the Messiah’s life. Go »
Ozzy Osbourne
Don't be paranoid! I promise not to bite your head off if you don't recognize this iron madman. Go »
Pat Benatar
She had an invincible run of hits about being shot on a battlefield and being fired up to break hearts. Go »
Patsy Cline
Her cheatin' heart fell to pieces after midnight. Sweet dreams. Go »
Patti Smith
The godmother of punk is still active, having released an album of covers in 2007. Go »
Paul McCartney
When the beetles were broken up into four parts, this one got the wings. Go »
Paul McLoone
Never listen to the tone beneath this goo's voice. But if you do, don't let the chain of love end with you alone. Go »
Paul Westerberg
This singer grew tired of being everyone else's mat and couldn't wait to escape from Minnesota. Go »
Pauly Fuemana
Bizarrely, he joked that he was a millionaire from ŌTARA before his pop singles actually made him one. Go »
Perry Farrell
Lollapalooza failed to end his addiction. Go »
Pete Byrne
You would have to spot this English singer with your naked eye. But if you saw a photo, you would notice that being on a Rolling Stones track would give you something to remind you of what this lead singer looks like. Go »
Pete Townshend
He brought an operatic scope to his rock music and dropped a bomb on Internet child pornography, but when many people think of him, they still wonder, "Who?" Go »
Pete Townshend
To my generation, this guitar smashing rock icon posed the question "Who are you?" Once you know the answer, I'm sure you won't get fooled again. Go »
Peter Frampton
Do you goo, goo like I goo? Go »
Peter Frampton
Have you heard of this humble rock star? You don't have to show him the way, because baby, he already loves it. Go »
Peter Gabriel
Before he hit the big time, lying down on Broadway was the genesis of this performer's career. Go »
Peter Wolf
This centerfold-admiring singer's middle name is not "and the." Go »
Petula Clark
After a hard day at work, this singer told a close friend, "Let's take the downtown subway to a place that rocks with lots of noise, music and atmosphere!" Go »
Pharrell Williams
When Daft Punk asked him to sing what would become the two biggest hits on their latest album, he was happy to say yes. Go »
Phil Collins
After the genesis of his acting career in A Hard Day's Night, he wrote hit songs about both days (every and another in paradise) and nights (one more and in the air to). Go »
Phil Spector
I'm sure the L.A. district attorney would love to have been a fly on the wall during that deadly February morning. Go »
Phoebe Bridgers
This genius recorded an album about a Marvel Comics vigilante even though she's still in community college. Go »
Pierre Bouvier
This singer fronts a Montréal-based band whose name rhymes with Simple Man. Go »
Pink
Most girls, even stupid ones, love this color no matter how it's punctuated. Go »
Pitbull
If you guess anyone other than this Miami-born rapper, you're barking up the wrong tree. Go »
Plácido Domingo
He is third tenor to no one, except perhaps John Denver. Go »
Post Malone
Boasting about beer, bongs, and Bentleys boosted him with Billboard. Go »
Post Malone
Goddamn I love paper like I'm Michael Scott. if you see this rapper singing you will post a guess, but you don't fucking know me, homie, you don't want war. Go »
Prince
This former "slave" is now once again pop music royalty. Go »
Prince
pop/rock royalty Go »
Prince
This royal Minnesotan's purple reign over the music business has lasted well beyond the 1999 party that he predicted. Go »
Psy
There's no stopping this South Korean superstar from getting his stylish hit stuck in your head. Go »
Pusha T
This rapper has been known to get pushy if you don't call him by his name, which is my name. Go »
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
I wouldn't call this war composer's goo a ballbreaker, but you're going to miss it if you're getting your beauty sleep. Go »
Q-Tip
He's too jaded to stop being a tribesman. Go »
Queen Latifah
The Queen of living single now has her own talk show. Go »
Questlove
Without question, if you didn't have the beat, the next movement wouldn't work. Them things fall apart. Go »
Quincy Jones
Don't quit if you're not quick-witted enough to qualify with this question: What producer and composer got some of the biggest names in music to check their egos at his door? Go »
R. Kelly
This "R"&B singer still believes he can fly away from allegations of taking sexy photos of a teenaged girl. Go »
Rachel Platten
Her current album has caught on like a wildfire, on the strength of a popular fighting song. Go »
Raffi
If you see this Egyptian-born Canadian singing by the bay and playing children's songs about baby whales and little ducks, just sit down and listen. Go »
Randy Bachman
Hey you! Guess who this overdriven musician is? Go »
Randy Newman
Maybe you forgot who Jerry Goldsmith was, but this goo is a new man, the former rocker who composed music for toys, bugs, monsters, and cars. Go »
Randy Rhoads
This heavy metal guitarist didn't live to see Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, but his name sounds like what one of them traverses, his best-known riff was in a song about another of them being mentally ill, and he met his unfortunate death in the other one while on tour. Go »
Randy Travis
This country singer believed that forever and ever (and always and forever) were just a matter of time, which he proved by returning to performing after a stroke permanently ended his career. Go »
Raphael Saadiq
He likes rolling, dancing, dashing, and seeing. Go »
Ravi Shankar
He is arguably India's most famous string player, but what he plays isn't exactly a guitar. Go »
Ray Charles
I never miss a round when it's over. With this Georgian on our minds, it's time to hit the road, Jack. Go »
Ray J
This singer is one degree of separation from Kim Kardashian, Brandy Norwood, Lil' Kim, Princess Love, and Whitney Houston. Go »
Ray Parker, Jr.
he ain't afraid of no ghost Go »
Ray Stevens
Hey, Margaret. Don't go streaking at vacation bible school. Go »
Reba McEntire
Never been a prettier head of red in the entire country. Go »
Regina Spektor
She sang an orange theme song out of her blue mouth. Go »
Regina Spektor
This ghostly singer, who drew inspiration from Nick Hornby, has a kitschy appeal for fans in her distant homeland. Go »
Ric Ocasek
This rocker dumped his supermodel wife and drove his car to the town of Heartbeat, sold candy door-to-door, looked at the panorama and thought, "I can't shake it up and make a move like this." Go »
Ricardo Arjona
Latin Grammy winner for "best singing basketball player" Go »
Richard On
This rock star was on a rocky start when he joined the band but was in paradise after he became a lead guitarist and wandered if the band got it's name from the Revolutionary War. Go »
Richard Wagner
This German is better known for his operas than for the half-tuba, half-French-horn that bears his name. Go »
Rick Astley
He never gave up on trying to replicate the success of his #1 smash hit three decades ago, and Internet pranksters never let down an opportunity to use that song for a laugh. Go »
Rick James
He escaped ghetto life with a series of super-freaky hits, but cocaine addiction still drove him to an early grave in his native Buffalo. Go »
Rick Ross
This Miami-based rapper worked for corrections but performs under a drug trafficker's name to bolster his street cred. Go »
Rick Rubin
This American producer and DJ made hip hop mainstream with Russell and Run-DMC, and he had hits in other genres with artists like Rage and RHCP, despite being unable to jam due to hearing loss. Go »
Rick Springfield
This goo wishes he had Becky. Go »
Ricky Martin
This singer's "crazy life" has included performing in a boy band, being called the King of Latin Pop, being the first Latin pop star to come out as gay, and an Emmy nomination for playing an Italian fashion designer. Go »
Rihanna
This good girl gone bad was on top of the charts until her boyfriend helped her with a different kind of hit. Go »
Rihanna
This singing real-life Rumpelstiltskin asked her fans, "What's my name?" Go »
Riley Keough
Playing a rock star in The Runaways and Daisy Jones & the Six may have come naturally to the granddaughter of the King. Go »
Ringo Starr
He became a super Starr by playing in the greatest rock quartet of all time, but bandmate John Lennon said he wasn't even the best drummer in the band. Go »
Ringo Starr
Despite the no-no of quitting his famous former band, he still has as many fans as the stars in the sky. Go »
Rob Pilatus
Losing a Grammy was a disgrace that he couldn't live down. Go »
Rob Zombie
Although his heavy-metal band died around the year 2000, his career came back to life when he recorded several solo albums and began directing horror movies. Go »
Robbie Robertson
He remains celebrated for his songwriting in a band, except that they weren't just "a" band. Go »
Robbie Williams
This egotistical Brit sings (and swings) when he's winning, which he's been doing on the charts ever since he told his old band "take that." Go »
Robert Arkins
I'm committed to his movie role but not so much his music. Go »
Robert Johnson
His deal with the devil, made at a famous intersection along a road immortalized in a Howlin' Wolf song, set the course of blues and rock & roll forever after. Go »
Robert Moog
He wanted to make a little moog music, so he invented his own synthesizer. Go »
Robert Plant
Here's a British rock riddle: What kind of plant produces one lemon and one tangerine? Go »
Roberta Guaspari
violins, Meryl Streep, Harlem Go »
Rod Stewart
Some goos have all the luck. Go »
Roddy Ricch
Compton's latest success story is so rich, he can afford an extra c. Go »
Roger Waters
When this rock composer hit a wall trying to explore his dark side, he wished he was anywhere else. Go »
Roger Waters
Everything under the sun was in tune with this bandleader eclipsed on the dark side of the moon. Go »
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
glad to be deceased Go »
Ronnie James Dio
This soulful singer saved black music in the 1970s by turning Satanic influence on its head. Go »
Ronnie Milsap
This absolute disaster first had apparitions. Go »
Ronnie Wood
This multi-instrumentalist played with a legendary band for a decade and a half before being financially recognized as an official member. Go »
Roy Orbison
This Texan's biggest hits were about loneliness and prettiness. Go »
Royston Langdon
Meanwhile, this galactic swine was married to a half-elvish maiden. Go »
Rubén Blades
This beefy singer has a side career appearing in movies such as Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Go »
Russell Simmons
hearing loss has been very profitable for this rap mogul Go »
Ryan Adams
He left the city of his alcoholic early years to move to New York (the city so nice they named it twice), and eventually attracted attention from high-ranking members of the Catholic church. Go »
Régine Chassagne
Many more buildings burn down after an earthquake than just arcades. Go »
Róisín Murphy
This singer from the emerald isle can turn red gemstones blue. Go »
SZA
This R&B hitmaker has songs named after movies by Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, and Tom Holland. Go »
Sabrina Carpenter
Before the pandemic, she had such a singular vision for her magnum opus that it required two releases, but now she keeps her albums short and sweet. Go »
Sam Phillips
Early rock & roll wouldn't have been the same without the supernova of talent (Elvis! Carl! Jerry Lee! Johnny!) that was discovered in his studio. Go »
Sam Smith
This singer is the intersection between Taylor Swift, Naughty Boy, and Tom Petty. Go »
Sammy Hagar
He really hates it when UFOs are forced to obey a strict speed limit. Go »
Santogold
Like some of her fellow French artists, this singer has the gilded voice of a saint. Go »
Sarah McLachlan
Some players might fumble; this goo's not fair on the surface. Go »
Saweetie
This rapping cousin has been called icy, high-maintenance, and a bitch. But if you take another look at her, she's also pretty. Go »
Scott Weiland
This stoned pilot can really weil those tunes. Go »
Scott Weiland
He was never in Temple of the Dog, but his work in a different temple-themed grunge band will outlast the memory of his fatal heroin addiction. Go »
Scruffy Wallace
This bagpipe player might dropkick you in the mouth if you don't abide with the warrior code. Go »
Se7en
Just l1st3n1ng f0r 4 f3w s3c0nds t0 th1s R&B s1ng3r's m3l0d13s w1ll g3t h1s tun3s stuck 1n y0ur h34d 4ll d4y, 3v3ry d3y f0r 4 w33k. Go »
Sean Combs
This one-time bad boy has become the father of a new kind of media mogul. Go »
Sean Kingston
This rapper is named after the capital of reggae. Who's the king? Go »
Selena Quintanilla
Her young death was the shot heard 'round the Tejano music world. Go »
Serj Tankian
The Armenian Genocide won't be forgotten, if this downer of a rock star has any say in it. Go »
Seth Binzer
He can make all the ladies come come to him. Go »
Shaboozey
How appropriate is it that an artist nicknamed "boozy" has scored a hit with a bar song about being tipsy? Go »
Shaggy
If this singer had an angel he would tell you sleeping with the girl next door wasn't him. Go »
Shaggy 2 Dope
Unlike this dopey rapper, the X-Men villain Magneto never wondered of magnets, "How do they work?" Go »
Shakira
She washes her Colombian and Lebanese apparel in the same load. Go »
Shania Twain
Man! I hope this goo doesn't impress you much. Go »
Shawn Mendes
This Vine star wrote himself into the record books with a #1 hit album before his 18th birthday. Go »
Sheila E.
Her love life has been glamorous and bizarre since working with the Purple One. Go »
Sheryl Crow
Her career started on an ordinary weeknight, but soon she started using her own name and traveling around the planet in a big hurry. Her popularity spread like a weed, taking her on unplanned routes such as just missing Memphis, but eventually she made it home and found herself there. Go »
Sia Furler
This Australian singer scored hits last year with songs about a hanging light fixture and a stretching circulatory organ. Go »
Silentó
Oh my! I can't believe he wants everyone to be quiet, including me. All you can do is watch this teen dance and rap. Go »
Sir Mix-a-Lot
This pseudo-Arthurian is veracious regarding his callipygian preferences. Go »
Skrillex
This musician has come a long way since adopting his AIM name professionally. Go »
Sky Ferreira
She went from singing songs in the shower at night to a supporting part in yet another version of "American Woman." Go »
Slash
This top hat aficionado with a violent mononym is known for his slippery, grimy style of playing guitar and his feud with former bandmate Axl Rose. Go »
Smokey Robinson
This singer took over Motown in more ways than one as the legendary frontman of the Miracles. Go »
Snoop Dogg
It won't take dogged determination to guess this West Coast rapper, fo shizzle. Go »
Snoop Dogg
the only rapper to appear in Peanizzle Wizzle Go »
Snoop Dogg
In his doggbowl, this West Coast rapper and actor prefers gin and juice. Go »
Solange Knowles
This pop singer was destined to be seen as a child in the shadow of her older sister Beyoncé. Go »
Sonny Bono
California congressman and variety show husband Go »
Soulja Boy
For seven weeks in '07, he cranked up the Billboard charts, and this soldier is now a veteran. Go »
St. Vincent
Since breaking up with Sufjan Stevens, she sang about acting and played herself in a documentary that wasn't one. Go »
Stephan Jenkins
might as well jump Go »
Stephen Foster
The classic American songbook is full of his work, from "Camptown Races" to "Oh! Susanna" to "Hard Times Come Again No More." Go »
Steve Miller
According to the lyrics of his most famous song, he's not just the Joker, he's also a picker, grinner, lover, sinner, smoker, and midnight toker. Go »
Steve West
This musician is doubly dangerous after the sun sets. Go »
Steve Winwood
A statement about alcohol, a stew over the music business and a short-lived career as a pilot sparked this singer's success, which still has many reeds perplexed. Go »
Steven Tyler
dream on if you think I'm crazy enough to name this goo that looks like a lady Go »
Stevie Nicks
This singer is rumoured to be a bella donna in private. Go »
Stevie Nicks
The dreams of so many players were poisoned as if with belladonna after a recent landslide of guesses for this rumoured street angel turned out to be trouble in paradise. Go »
Stevie Wonder
This wonderful entertainer didn't need vision to record hit songs like "Superstition," "Sir Duke," and "I Just Called to Say I Love You." Go »
Sting
fans are buzzing over this goo's music Go »
Stone Gossard
This "rock" guitarist loves to jam with his contemporaries. Go »
Stuart Murdoch
If you're feeling sinister, go listen to some songs by this former boxer turned lead singer. Go »
Sufjan Stevens
This noisemaker is very popular in two Midwestern states. Go »
Sunidhi Chauhan
अऔरत लगभग प्रतिभाशाली गायिका आजकल। Go »
Suzanne Vega
This left-leaning folk artist wrote a song about Jerry Seinfeld's favorite restaurant, and became the first artist in the mp3 format. Go »
Syd Barrett
Pink Floyd's original frontman shocked legions of fans when he was fired for the band for schizophrenic illness, a topic that might make for an interesting show set in the world of the X-Men. Go »
T.I.
This rapper's philosophy was to live his life and do whatever he liked until packing heat brought the heat down on him. Go »
Takehito Koyasu
This imperial performer carries the burden of white hot popularity. Go »
Tamara Walker
This goo cried when she heard that the king was gone. Go »
Taylor Momsen
This pretty hard rock singer can turn into a real grinch if she catches you gossiping about her prior career. Go »
Taylor Swift
This young Tim McGraw fan is swiftly becoming a successful country music singer. Go »
Taylor Swift
This young singer of hits "You Belong with Me" and "We are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is many years away from a nickname like Old Rough and Ready. Go »
Taz Bentley
This devilishly burdened sibling may need some help from a man of God. Go »
Ted Nugent
Motor City will always be known for this weekend warrior and snakeskin cowboy. Go »
Teddy Swims
After a dive into the deep end of the music pool, this singer resurfaced with a hit single about self-control (not breath control) and learned to freestyle over an impressive variety of genres. Go »
Teena Marie
James Brown didn't have to go out on a limb to support this teenaged singer. Go »
Tex Ritter
This country singer may stack the deck against you. Go »
The Edge
This behatted musician got his geometric nickname from an Irish street gang around the time that he formed a band with classmates Larry, Adam, and Bono. Go »
The Game
This rapper gets played everywhere. Go »
The Kid Laroi
His aspirations to be the GOAT (he's still a young one) could take him far from his native Waterloo if he remains at the top of charts with his worldwide collaborations. Go »
The Notorious B.I.G.
Someone infamous for obesity shouldn't release albums declaring that he's ready to die. Go »
The Notorious B.I.G.
His escalation of the East Coast-West Coast feud in gangsta rap came to a Notorious end. Go »
The Space Lady
This singer from a Colorado town is really out of this world. Go »
The Weeknd
Everybody's working for him. Go »
Thom Yorke
This singer's band sounds OK on a computer, but some people like to hear them with a radio headset. Go »
Tiffany
If her idea of love is dating Stevie Wonder, no wonder she's alone. Go »
Tim McGraw
He broke out too soon in 1994, got faith in 1996, and inspired country's next generation in 2006. Go »
Tina Arena
This once-young talent on Australian television can now sing her songs of love to an entire sold-out... Go »
Tina Turner
What's success got to do with it? She's the biggest-selling female rocker in history. Go »
Tinashe
After the stunning breakup of her first group, she found success under her own astrological sign. Go »
Tiny Tim
It's no small wonder that those who get high on old-timey music are willing to die for it. Go »
Tito Puente
Listen how it goes... written by this musician, his song became most popular when recorded by a legendary Latin rock guitarist. Go »
TobyMac
Since spending the nineties talking about a capital city, he has made hit albums about diversity, transportability, and vision tests. Go »
Tom Hamilton Jr.
When he's not jamming with members of the Grateful Dead, he's the frontman of his own bands Brothers Past and American Babies. Go »
Tom Hanks
He's been in movies about Philadelphia and Seattle, and one of his most famous lines is about Houston. Go »
Tom Lehrer
This satirist brought a bleak sensibility to his timely songs, on TV and off, before returning to his love of mathematics. Go »
Tom Morello
This guitarist must have anger management problems if two of his bands were both named after Rage. Go »
Tom Petty
He wouldn't back down. He ran down a dream. He free fell. He learned to fly. He danced at last with Mary Jane. Go »
Tom Scott
Here's the express form of his long resume: He played on "Billie Jean," "Saving All My Love for You," and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" He was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live and co-founded the Blues Brothers Band. He wrote the theme songs for Family Ties and Starsky and Hutch. He was the musical sideman to Pat Sajak and Chevy Chase in their late-night talk shows. Go »
Tom Waits
He didn't start drinking while God was away on business, but the piano did. Go »
Tommy Collins
This one-time minister's biggest hit was almost "Now What Are You Going to Do?" Go »
Tones and I
This singer from down under may not be able to dance very well but this singer might be able to train an ape. Go »
Tony Bennett
The singer born Anthony Benedetto had a rags to riches story, leaving his heart in San Francisco to pursue success. Go »
Tori Amos
If u kant read, you might think this crucified pianist offered boils for peel. Go »
Travis Barker
One of punk's best-known drummers has survived a lot: A highly-publicized plane crash, a marriage and reality show with a Playboy centerfold, and a long career's worth of rap/rock collaborations. Go »
Travis Cottrell
I really screwed up last season and hurt players by not crediting their guesses for this singer instead of the arsonist that I mislabeled his picture as. I hope they'll do the Christian thing and forgive me. Go »
Travis Scott
This Houston native recorded a whole album about his city's defunct Six Flags theme park, which makes his relationship with a reality TV star and semi-billionaire entrepreneur seem normal. Go »
Trent Reznor
Don't get closer to a fragile guy with nails this long. Go »
Trey Anastasio
It's simple, Esther. When the circus comes to town, you enjoy myself. Go »
Trisha Yearwood
This real live woman knows her birthplace, Jasper County, inside out. Go »
Troye Sivan
After a happy little debut, this wild youth bloomed into a revelation. Go »
Tupac Shakur
What this rapper feared most has come to pass: His own resurrection. Go »
Tupac Shakur
This Machiavellian rapper has published more albums in death than he did during his thug life. Go »
Twin Shadow
It's impossible to cast one shadow, let alone two, during an eclipse. Go »
Tyler, The Creator
It must have seemed like an odd and uncertain future when a vice president seized power. Go »
Usher
R&B star known for showing his houseguests to their seats Go »
Usher
Here he stands, looking for himself his way. Go »
V V Brown
This British singer would be known for putting the Vs in the words leave and love, but this shark may want to talk about this with you if you can't solve this answer in the water. Go »
Vaden Lewis
I’m not gonna lie, brother. This Texas goo’s dark secret might burden you. I won’t give it up to you. Go »
Vanessa Williams
Her Miss America reign featured a noble first and an ignoble end, but she saved the best for last in a successful singing and acting career, with roles that feed the soul. Go »
Vangelis
Columbus sailed the ocean blue and Carl Sagan traversed space to his music. The running blade and fiery chariots of his other works were purely metaphorical. Go »
Vanilla Ice
Ice cream doesn't get more vanilla than this, baby. Go »
Victoria Beckham
wife of one soccer player Go »
Vince Gill
He left behind the Prairie to focus on the things that matter, and with one more last chance, he might finally succeed in trying to get over it. Go »
Vince Guaraldi
This composer of iconic TV specials will forever be associated with a puny Christmas tree. Go »
Vince Staples
This rapper may be a big fish in his native L.A., but is he as popular as D.J. Office D-Po or the rapper OfficeMAX? Go »
Violeta Parra
purple folk poet Go »
W. Axl Rose
This trigger-happy singer is known for firing his bandmates in rows. Go »
Warren Zevon
I hope you're enjoying that sandwich. That might be a bad example. Oh well, my ride to dancing school is here. Strike up the band! Go »
Watsky
You can watch him battle Dr. Seuss, Doc Brown, and Stephen King - all from the comfort of your tiny glowing screen. Go »
Wattie Buchan
Beaker resents exploitation of his research Go »
Werner Thomas
This composer of a traditional song at wedding receptions nearly caused me to cancel mine. Go »
Whitney Houston
Houston, we have a problem. I will always love you. Go »
Will.i.am
How many musicians do you know whose first name is a punctuated sentence? Go »
William Goldsmith
the beating heart of Seattle's rock scene Go »
Willie Nelson
Getting arrested can help your image in certain genres of music. Go »
Willow Smith
There's only one way to celebrate having a music career funded by your rich movie-star parents: Whipping your hair back and forth. Go »
Wilson Pickett
His songs "In the Midnight Hour" and "Land of 1000 Dances" were popular across an entire league of nations. Go »
Wiz Khalifa
If you remember this rapper who's a wizard on the mic, say yeah. Go »
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This Austrian composer was such a devout Catholic that he took his love of God as a name. Go »
Woody Guthrie
This land will always be his land. Go »
Wyclef Jean
This musician sought refuge from the carnival atmosphere of the music business by leading humanitarian causes in his homeland. Go »
Wynonna Judd
In the shadow of her mom in Nashville and her sister in Hollywood, this singer drew strength from her weakness. Go »
XXXTentacion
This Miami-based rapper lived an X-rated life until his death in a robbery this week. Go »
Xzibit
Yo dawg I heard you like celebrity goos so I put some celebrity goos in your celebrity goo game. Go »
Yanni
He may have recorded best-selling concert albums in his native Greece, but something about New Age music leaves many audiences feeling yawny. Go »
Yngwie Malmsteen
This artist's career burned hot in the eighties, and waffled between warm and cold in the nineties, before becoming hot for good in this decade. Go »
Yo-Yo Ma
It's up and down with this cellist, Mom! Go »
Yo-Yo Ma
The career of this celebrated cellist has had its ups and downs. Go »
Yoko Ono
Beatle bride Go »
Yoko Ono
Oh no! Don't be surprised that this Japanese artist married a Beatle. Watching the wheels will put you on thin ice with this singer. Go »
Yôko Kanno
She's no Ono, but she sees the colors in bebop. Go »
Zac Brown
With his eponymous band, this country star has recorded hits including "Chicken Fried" and "Goodbye in Her Eyes." Go »
Zach Bryan
This country music star from Oklahoma (by way of Okinawa) remembers everything about the greatest day of his life, from the dawn(s) to the orange sunset. Go »
Zakk Wylde
He played guitar for a Black singer, and later started his own Black band, all without being able to spell his own name. Go »
Zara Larsson
Talang was great, but TEN was So Good for this international pop star. Go »
Zayn Malik
His band is no longer all traveling in a single direction since he got a mind of his own. Go »
Ziggy Marley
This head melody maker has the spirit of reggae in his genes. Go »
mxmtoon
She's a YouTube-based pop star who released her debut in 2018, not an animated character who debuted in 1990. Go »
