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• Allauddin Khan – Indian Sarod Player & Composer
• Anat Cohen – Israeli Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Composer, and Bandleader
• Anderson .Paak – American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, and Drummer
• Andrew Bird – American Violinist, Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter; Looping, Whistling, Composer
• Aretha Franklin – American Soul, R&B, and Gospel Singer
• Arivu – Indian Rapper, Singer, and Lyricist
• Artie Shaw – American Clarinetist, Bandleader, Composer and Arranger
• Audra McDonald – African-American Broadway Actor and Singer
• AURORA – Norwegian Singer, Songwriter, and Producer
• Berry Gordy – American Record Producer and Songwriter (Motown)
• Black Violin – American String Duo
• Bob Dylan – American Singer-Songwriter of Folk/Rock/Protest Music
• Brandi Carlile – American Singer-Songwriter
• BTS Bangtan Boys – South Korean K-Pop Band
• Buena Vista Social Club – Cuban Band
• Buffy Sainte-Marie – Indigenous Canadian-American Singer/Songwriter, Instrumentalist, & Activist
• Carole King – American Singer and Songwriter
• Celia Cruz – Cuban singer of salsa, guaracha, rumba, afro, son and bolero music
• Cesária Évora – Cape Verdean popular singer of morna songs
• Chanticleer – American A Cappella Vocal Ensemble
• Christine Sun Kim – Korean-American Sound Artist & Composer
• Cynthia Erivo – English Musical Theater Singer, Actor, Dancer, Songwriter
• Darius Rucker – American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, & Band Leader
• Dolly Parton – American Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Icon
• Donna Summer – American Singer-Songwriter “The Queen of Disco”
• Duke Ellington – American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader
• Edna Vázquez – Mexican Singer-Songwriter & Musician
• Ella Fitzgerald – African-American Jazz Singer
• Ella Jenkins – American singer and songwriter
• Evelyn Glennie – Scottish Classical Percussionist
• Ezinma – American Violinist, Film Composer, and Educator
• Fela Kuti – Nigerian Singer and Songwriter, Instrumentalist and Activist
• Fisk Jubilee Singers – African-American A Cappella Ensemble
• Flame the Band – American Band
• Flor de Toloache – Mariachi Band
• Freddie Mercury – British Rock Singer, Songwriter, and Producer
• Georgia Sea Island Singers – Gullah Vocal Ensemble
• Germaine Tailleferre – French Composer
• Gloria Estefan – Cuban-American Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Businesswoman
• Great Big Sea – Group of Canadian singers and multi-instrumentalists performing Folk-Rock/Celtic-Rock
• Gustavo Dudamel – Venezuelan Orchestra Conductor, Violinist, and Composer
• Heitor Villa-Lobos – Brazilian Composer, Conductor, Cellist & Classical Guitarist
• Huntertones – American Band
• Huun-Huur-Tu – Tuvan Throat Singers & Traditional Acoustic Ensemble
• Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Hawaiian Singer, Ukulele player, & Activist
• Itzhak Perlman – Israeli-American Violinist, Conductor & Teacher
• Jake Blount – American Folk Musician
• Jake Shimabukuro – American Ukulele Performer and Composer
• Jeremy Dutcher – Indigenous singer, composer, musicologist, performer, and activist
• Jessie Montgomery – American Violinist, Composer and Educator
• Jessye Norman – American Opera Singer
• Joan Baez – American Singer-Songwriter & Activist
• Joe Hisaishi – Japanese Film Music Composer
• John Corigliano – American Composer of Orchestral, Chamber and Film Music
• John Denver – American Singer and Songwriter
• John Legend – American Singer, Songwriter, & Producer
• Jon Batiste – American Jazz Musician and Composer
• Joni Mitchell – Canadian Singer-Songwriter
• Joseph Bologne – French Violinist, Composer, and Conductor
• Kenny Chesney – American Singer and Songwriter, Guitarist
• Koji Kondo – Japanese Video Game Composer
• Lauryn Hill – American Singer, Rapper, and Actor
• Lia de Itamaracá – Brazilian Singer and Cirandeira (folk dance leader)
• Lizzo – American Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, and Flutist
• Louis Armstrong – American Trumpeter and Singer
• Ludwig Göransson – Swedish Composer, Conductor, Songwriter and Record Producer
• Marian Anderson – American Singer of Western Classical Music and African-American Spirituals
• Melissa Aldana – Chilean Tenor Saxophonist
• Mentissa – Belgian Singer and Songwriter
• Monsieur Periné – Colombian Ensemble
• Nina Simone – American Singer, Songwriter, Pianist and Civil Rights Activist
• Norah Jones – American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist
• Odetta – American Singer, Guitarist, Actress and Activist
• Pamyua – Inuit Soul Music and Dance Group
• Pentatonix – American A Cappella Ensemble
• Pete Seeger – American Folk Singer and Activist
• Ranky Tanky – Gullah Band
• Ravi Shankar – Indian Sitar Player and Composer
• Raye Zaragoza – Japanese-American, Mexican, Indigenous Singer/Songwriter
• Rhiannon Giddens – Singer, Violinist, Banjo Player, and Folk Song Researcher
• Richard Hagopian – Armenian-American Oud Player
• Rodrigo y Gabriela – Mexican Guitar Duo
• Shakira – Colombian Singer, Songwriter, and Activist
• Sheila E – American Percussionist/Singer
• Shreya Ghoshal – Indian Classical and Bollywood Playback Singer
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe – American Godmother of Rock n’ Roll
• Sonu Nigam – Indian Playback Singer for Bollywood Films
• Stevie Nicks – American Singer/Songwriter
• Stevie Wonder – American Singer, Songwriter, Producer, & Multi-Instrumentalist
• Susan Tedeschi – American Blues Singer, Guitarist, & Songwriter
• Susana Baca – Afro-Peruvian Singer
• Susheela Raman – British Singer and Songwriter
• Sweet Honey in the Rock – African-American Vocal Ensemble
• Tanya Tagaq – Canadian Inuk throat singer
• The Beatles – English Rock Band
• The Chicks – American Country Band
• The Gipsy Kings – Spanish Vocalists and Guitarists
• The Piano Guys – American Instrumentalists, Composers, Arrangers, and Music Video Producers
• The Silkroad Ensemble – Eurasian Global Music Ensemble
• The Wailin’ Jennys – Canadian Folk/Bluegrass Trio