Here you’ll find 129 Music artists that start with L, organized from “L7” to “The Lumineers”. They span genres from punk and metal to folk and indie pop, useful for playlist building, research, and quick reference.
Music artists that start with L are performers and bands whose public or stage name begins with the letter L. Many such artists—from early rock pioneers to modern indie acts—have shaped genres worldwide.
Below you’ll find the table with Artist, Primary genre, Debut year, and Origin.
Artist: The stage or group name listed exactly as it appears, so you can find or match names quickly.
Primary genre: The main musical style associated with the artist, helping you filter acts when building playlists or researching scenes.
Debut year: The year of an artist’s first release or formation, so you can sort entries by era.
Origin: City and country where the artist formed or began performing, useful for regional research and cultural context.
Music artists that start with L
| Name | Primary genre(s) | Debut year | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Gaga | Pop, dance-pop | 2008 | New York City, USA |
| Lana Del Rey | Indie pop, baroque pop | 2010 | New York City, USA |
| Led Zeppelin | Hard rock, blues rock | 1968 | London, England |
| Linkin Park | Nu metal, alternative rock | 1996 | Agoura Hills, USA |
| Lorde | Art pop, electropop | 2012 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Lenny Kravitz | Rock, funk rock | 1989 | New York City, USA |
| Ludovico Einaudi | Contemporary classical, minimalism | 1982 | Turin, Italy |
| LL Cool J | Hip hop, rap | 1984 | Queens, New York, USA |
| Lil Wayne | Hip hop, rap | 1995 | New Orleans, USA |
| Lil Nas X | Hip hop, pop country | 2018 | Atlanta, USA |
| Lil Uzi Vert | Hip hop, emo rap | 2014 | Philadelphia, USA |
| Lizzo | Pop, hip hop, R&B | 2013 | Detroit, USA |
| Lily Allen | Pop, ska-pop | 2006 | London, England |
| Laura Marling | Folk, indie folk | 2006 | Wragby, England |
| Laura Pausini | Pop, adult contemporary | 1993 | Faenza, Italy |
| Lauryn Hill | Hip hop, neo soul | 1993 | South Orange, USA |
| LCD Soundsystem | Dance-punk, electronic | 2002 | New York City, USA |
| Laibach | Industrial, avant-garde | 1980 | Trbovlje, Slovenia |
| La Roux | Synth-pop, electropop | 2008 | London, England |
| Ladytron | Synth-pop, electronic | 1999 | Liverpool, England |
| Laidback Luke | Electronic, house | 1993 | Manila, Philippines / Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Las Vegas Philharmonic | Classical | 1985 | Las Vegas, USA |
| Las Ketchup | Pop, flamenco-pop | 2002 | Córdoba, Spain |
| Last Shadow Puppets | Baroque pop, indie rock | 2007 | London, England |
| Lateef the Truthspeaker | Hip hop | 1998 | Oakland, USA |
| Laurel Halo | Electronic, experimental | 2008 | Ann Arbor, USA |
| Laurie Anderson | Avant-garde, experimental | 1974 | Glen Ellyn, USA |
| Laurent Garnier | Electronic, techno | 1987 | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Lauri Ylönen | Alternative rock | 1997 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Lawrence (band) | R&B, soul, funk | 2013 | Los Angeles, USA |
| League of Legends (Riot Games music) | Electronic, pop | 2014 | USA |
| LeAnn Rimes | Country, pop | 1996 | Jackson, Mississippi, USA |
| Ledisi | R&B, soul | 2000 | New Orleans, USA |
| Lee “Scratch” Perry | Reggae, dub | 1960 | Kendal, Jamaica |
| Leftfield | Progressive house, electronic | 1989 | London, England |
| Lee Brice | Country | 2007 | Sumter, South Carolina, USA |
| Leif Ove Andsnes | Classical, piano | 1986 | Karmøy, Norway |
| Leila (producer) | Electronic, experimental | 1998 | Tehran / London |
| Lemoine (band) | Indie pop | 2004 | Paris, France |
| Lemaitre | Indie electronic, synthpop | 2009 | Oslo, Norway |
| Lennon Stella | Pop, country pop | 2017 | Burlington, Canada |
| Leonard Cohen | Folk, singer-songwriter | 1967 | Montreal, Canada |
| Leona Lewis | Pop, R&B | 2006 | London, England |
| Les Paul | Jazz, blues, electric guitar innovator | 1936 | Waukesha, USA |
| Lesley Gore | Pop, teen pop | 1963 | Brooklyn, USA |
| Let 3 | Rock, avant-garde | 1987 | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Le Tigre | Electroclash, punk | 1998 | New York City, USA |
| Levon Helm | Roots rock, Americana | 1967 | Marvell, Arkansas, USA |
| Lewis Capaldi | Pop, singer-songwriter | 2017 | Bathgate, Scotland |
| Liar, Flower | Alternative rock | 2020 | Los Angeles, USA |
| Lightning Seeds | Indie pop, alternative rock | 1989 | Liverpool, England |
| Lights | Electropop, synthpop | 2008 | Toronto, Canada |
| Linda Ronstadt | Rock, country, pop | 1967 | Tucson, USA |
| Lindsey Stirling | Electronic, violin crossover | 2010 | Santa Ana, USA |
| Link Wray | Rockabilly, instrumental rock | 1958 | Henderson, USA |
| Lita Ford | Hard rock, glam metal | 1978 | London, England |
| Live | Alternative rock | 1984 | York, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Lizzo | Pop, hip hop, R&B | 2013 | Detroit, USA |
| Local Natives | Indie rock, indie folk | 2008 | Los Angeles, USA |
| Local H | Alternative rock, grunge | 1993 | Zion, Illinois, USA |
| Lo-Fi-Fnk | Electropop, indietronica | 2005 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Loathe | Metalcore, progressive metal | 2014 | Liverpool, England |
| Loco Dice | Techno, house | 1996 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Loggins and Messina | Soft rock, folk rock | 1970 | Los Angeles, USA |
| Logic | Hip hop | 2010 | Gaithersburg, USA |
| Lonnie Liston Smith | Jazz-funk, spiritual jazz | 1973 | Richmond, USA |
| Loona | K-pop, pop | 2016 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Loreena McKennitt | Celtic, new age | 1985 | Windsor, Canada |
| Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | Ska, rock en español | 1985 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Los Lobos | Chicano rock, roots rock | 1977 | East Los Angeles, USA |
| Louis Armstrong | Jazz, traditional jazz | 1923 | New Orleans, USA |
| Lou Reed | Rock, art rock | 1964 | Brooklyn, USA |
| Louisa Johnson | Pop | 2015 | Essex, England |
| Louie Vega | House, Latin house | 1985 | New York City, USA |
| Love | Psychedelic rock, folk rock | 1965 | Los Angeles, USA |
| Lovejoy | Indie rock | 2021 | Stowmarket, England |
| Loyle Carner | Hip hop | 2014 | London, England |
| LCD Soundsystem | Electronic, dance-punk | 2002 | New York City, USA |
| Luciano (reggae) | Reggae, roots reggae | 1993 | Manchester, Jamaica |
| Luciano Pavarotti | Opera | 1961 | Modena, Italy |
| Lucky Dube | Reggae, roots reggae | 1981 | Nelspruit, South Africa |
| Lucinda Williams | Americana, folk rock | 1979 | Lake Charles, USA |
| Lupe Fiasco | Hip hop | 2004 | Chicago, USA |
| Luna Sea | Rock, alternative metal | 1989 | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Lykke Li | Indie pop, dream pop | 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Lynch Mob | Hard rock, glam metal | 1989 | Los Angeles, USA |
| Lyle Lovett | Country, Americana | 1986 | Houston, USA |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | Southern rock | 1964 | Jacksonville, USA |
| Lyra (Irish singer) | Pop, folk-pop | 2016 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Låpsley | Electropop, trip hop | 2014 | Southport, England |
| La Roux | Synth-pop, electropop | 2008 | London, England |
| Laidback Luke | Electronic, house | 1993 | Manila/Amsterdam |
| Laibach | Industrial, avant-garde | 1980 | Trbovlje, Slovenia |
| The Libertines | Indie rock, garage rock revival | 1997 | London, England |
| The Lumineers | Folk rock, Americana | 2005 | Denver, USA |
| La Vida Bohème | Indie rock, punk rock | 2006 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Laibach | Industrial | 1980 | Trbovlje, Slovenia |
| Luscious Jackson | Alternative rock, hip hop | 1991 | New York City, USA |
| Lucero | Alt-country, rock | 1998 | Memphis, USA |
| Luna (band) | Dream pop, indie rock | 1991 | New York City, USA |
| Lyfe Jennings | R&B, soul | 2004 | Toledo, USA |
| Lambchop | Alternative country, indie rock | 1990 | Nashville, USA |
| L7 | Grunge, punk rock | 1985 | Los Angeles, USA |
| La Sera | Indie rock, garage pop | 2010 | Los Angeles, USA |
| LFO | Electronic, electro | 1990 | Leeds, England |
| LeAnn Rimes | Country, pop | 1996 | Jackson, USA |
| Lissie | Folk rock, indie folk | 2009 | Rock Island, USA |
| Low | Slowcore, indie rock | 1993 | Duluth, USA |
| Lykke Li | Indie pop | 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Luna Sea | Rock | 1989 | Kanagawa, Japan |
| La Flor del Barrio | Regional Mexican | 1990 | Mexico |
| Lamb of God | Heavy metal, groove metal | 1994 | Richmond, USA |
| Los Campesinos! | Indie pop, twee pop | 2006 | Cardiff, Wales |
| Los Prisioneros | Rock en español, new wave | 1983 | Santiago, Chile |
| Los del Río | Pop, flamenco-pop | 1960s | Seville, Spain |
| Lucio Battisti | Pop, rock | 1966 | Cavriago, Italy |
| Luis Fonsi | Latin pop, reggaeton | 1998 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Lucky Me Records (label/collective) | Electronic, hip hop | 2006 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lupe Fiasco | Hip hop | 2004 | Chicago, USA |
| Lycia | Darkwave, ethereal | 1988 | Tucson, USA |
| Lyrics Born | Hip hop, alternative hip hop | 1995 | Albany, USA |
| La Oreja de Van Gogh | Pop rock | 1996 | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Laibach | Industrial, avant-garde | 1980 | Trbovlje, Slovenia |
| Lorenzo Jovanotti | Pop, hip hop | 1988 | Rome, Italy |
| Lali Espósito | Pop | 2013 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Lainey Wilson | Country | 2014 | Purdy, USA |
| Lainey Wilson | Country | 2014 | Purdy, USA |
| La Vida Bohème | Indie rock | 2006 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| La Roux | Synth-pop | 2008 | London, England |