________ Twins, dream-pop pioneers known for albums like Heaven or Las Vegas (7)

Electronica duo from Kent, known for singles including 'Chime' and 'The Box' (7)

The ________, fictional band comprising residents of Riverdale, known for the single 'Sugar, Sugar' (7)

_____ of the World, 1977 Queen album (4)

A pop star, particularly one with a large fanbase or desirable status or lifestyle (4)

________ Harris, American singer-songwriter with albums such as Pieces of the Sky and Roses in the Snow (7)

Stick used by a conductor or bandleader (5)

________ Lynn, American singer-songwriter with albums such as Coal Miner's Daughter and Lookin' Good (7)

A passage or piece for a single performer (4)

British-based singer, or her eponymous band with albums like Diamond Life and Lovers Rock (4)

____ Rock, American country rock singer with singles like 'Picture' and 'All Summer Long' (3)

2007 Australian-developed rhythm game distinguished by its foundation of user-uploaded content (3)

'________ (Everything's Alright)', 1965 single from Stevie Wonder (7)

Throbbing ________, English industrial and post-punk music/creative collective founded by Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti (7)

_____ Prohibido, influential 1994 record by American Tejano singer Selena (4)

Bon _____, musical project of Justin Vernon, known for albums like 22, A Million and For Emma, Forever Ago (4)

A performance, particularly of 18A or chamber repertoire (7)

An accidental that cancels out a sharp or a flat (7)

One of the unstressed pulses of a bar of music (7)

'____ Lady ____', 1969 classic by Bob Dylan from Nashville Skyline (3)

Fingerboard string supporter on e.g. a violin or guitar (or a 2022 album by KT Tunstall) (3)

2006 triple-Grammy-winning Amy Winehouse single (5)

see 38D

American drag performer with singles including 'Your Makeup is Terrible' and 'This Is My Hair' (6)

1973 single by Pink Floyd, fourth track on The Dark Side of the Moon (4)

'The _____', name shared by singles from Roxette (1989) and Metronomy (2011) (4)

see 84A

2___, iconic American rapper aka Makaveli, known for albums like All Eyez on Me (3)

'_____ __ Person', The Smiths B-side to 'Shoplifters of the World Unite' (4,1)

and 70A: Lead singer of Matchbox Twenty, also known for guesting on Santana's 1999 single 'Smooth' (3,6)

Radiohead's 'set-your-own-price' model for In Rainbows allowed fans to get the album at this cost, if they wished (3,4)

American songwriter Frank ________, known for the song contributions to shows like Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (7)

British singer-songwriter known for songs like 'Brazil' and 'British Bombs' (6,7)

2004 Björk album composed almost entirely a cappella(7)

'I'm ________ You', Des'ree single from the soundtrack to Romeo + Juliet (7)

Chrome Music ____, online collection of creative/educational apps used to illustrate musical concepts (3)

The kind of restaurant Harry Styles name-drops in a 2022 single from his album Harry's House (5)

Passage of small notes used to bring in an instrumentalist in their part (3)

see 57A or 28D

___ ___ Soul, New York hip hop group known for albums like 3 Feet High and Rising and their Gorillaz feature on 'Feel Good Inc.' (2,2)

The Kaiser Chiefs predicted one of these in 2004 (4)

With every part playing the same thing at the same time (6)

____ Max, American singer known for singles like 'Sweet but Psycho' and 'Kings & Queens' (3)

'______ Dreams', 2018 emo rap smash-hit by Juice WRLD (5)

A light or gentle composition, involving a prominent principal melody and simple accompaniment (for example, on the G string?) (3)

and 51A: 1971 single by 38D 43A (3,6)

The ________, Essex electronic group known for songs like 'Firestarter' and 'Breathe' (7)

Verbally outline the beat ahead of someone's entry in a piece of music (5,2)

Cut from the McCartneys' RAM addressed to Linda's ex (4,3)

Played with a bow (4)

South London rapper whose debut album Psychodrama won the Mercury Prize (4)

Alien ____ _____, California rock band best known for their 2001 cover of Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' (3,4)

Number recorded by Bette Midler for the 1979 film of the same name (3,4)

Precedes Soundsystem in New York-founded indie rock band (3, init.)

Iconic 1987 studio album by Michael Jackson (3)

First name of Canadian singer-songwriter Tesfaye aka The Weeknd (4)

Rihanna, as she's affectionately known (4)

'Waiting ___ __ _____', 'I Want' song newly composed for Rachel Zegler in the 2025 Snow White live-action remake (2,1,4)

Equivalent to D sharp (at least on a piano) (1,4)

Peter ________, Genesis member whose solo albums include four unnamed projects and So (7)

Word that closes many a Christian prayer, sometimes found as a separate movement of a choral composition (4)

Arr. for a large instrumental ensemble (4, abbr.)

Liturgical choral compositions (or iconic rock bangers) (7)

Texan disc jockey and turntablist known for pioneering the 'chopped and screwed' style of remixing (1,1,5)

Dream ________, Kansas progressive metal band with albums like Images and Words and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (7)

'Chubby' singer and dancer who helped popularise trends such as the twist, the pony dance and the limbo (7)

How the music of Weird Al, for example, may be described (7)

________ Smith, American indie singer-songwriter with albums like Either/Or and XO (7)

She's So ________, 1983 debut album by Cyndi Lauper (7)

Ozzy _________, vocalist and frontman of Black Sabbath (8)

When repeated, New Orleans Mardi Gras song also known as 'Jock-A-Mo' (3)

'____ ______, Little Bottle', They Might Be Giants cut from 1988's Lincoln (3,5)

In a lively manner, musically speaking (7)

Welsh city, birthplace of musicians such as Dame Shirley Bassey and Ivor Novello (7)

'_____ ____ Unknown', 2019 single by Idina Menzel and Aurora from the soundtrack to Frozen II (4,3)

Precedes 'Out' (Florence + the Machine, 2011), 'Off' (Taylor Swift, 2014) or 'Up' (The Cars, 1981) (5,2)

Birth country of artists such as Wizkid, Burna Boy and 19A (7)

Name, of a song for example (5)

and 70A: _____ _______ Conley, successful American country music singer (4,6)

1998 Goo Goo Dolls hit single from the soundtrack to City of Angels (4)

1962 Arthur Alexander single subtitled '(Go To Him)', covered by The Beatles the following year (4)

'What a _____ Believes', single recorded by both Kenny Loggins and the Doobie Brothers in 1978 (4)

1974 Deep Purple Album, or 2013 Ellie Goulding single (4)

Medium-high vocal division (4)

_____ James, Californian gospel, RnB & rock and roll singer whose songs include 1962's 'Something's Got a Hold on Me' (4)

and 43A: Japanese performance artist and musician, wife of 51A (4,3)

Practice, run-through (9)

You might hear it while waiting for your call to go through (4,5)

McCartney-penned White Album Civil Rights-inspired number (9)

1984 debut solo album by Alison Moyet (3)

Broadcast standard long-replaced as the default for music transmission (1,1,5)

Famous instrumental suite by Jean Sibelius (7)

Founding member of collective N.W.A. (3,4)

South American river name-dropped by Enya in one of her biggest hits (7)

Follow-up Greek word to 'Kyrie' and 'Christe' in a mass setting (7)

How you might sum up an album where you think every song is great? (2,5)

American broadcaster known in part for their 'Tiny Desk' concerts (3, init.)

Guitarists often use one for effects (5)

English producer/singer-songwriter James ______ (5)

New York opera house, for short (3)

Alcohol that Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre paired with 'Juice' in 1994 (3)

First name shared by singers Ant, Levine and Lambert (4)

Home state of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (4)

1967 hippie-influenced rock musical, or a flamboyant genre of metal (4)

Puddle of _____, Missouri band know for 2001 single 'Blurry' (4)

Performed a song (4)

Surname of Panic! at the Disco singer Brendon (4)

2019 Grammy-winner Tyler, The Creator album (or first name of Stravinsky) (4)

Scandinavian capital and host of Eurovision in 1996 and 2010 (4)

Hawaiian strummed stringed instrument (7)

Initial movement or part of an extended musical work, for short (5)

Homeland of musicians such as Gerry Rafferty, Annie Lennox and the Proclaimers (8)

1993 debut album by American math rock band Tool (8)

A brand of self-playing keyboard instrument that soon became a genericized trademark (7)

Hip-hop duo with albums like Stankonia and Aquemini (7)

1971 single by 51A questionably covered by celebrities during the pandemic (7)

Pianos by a certain Japanese manufacturer (or motorbikes, for that matter) (7)

Influential 1979 hip hop track, 'Rapper's ________' (7)

How the music will be, if you haven't muted it (7)

American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Milton ________ (7)

Alpine vocalist that sings by repeatedly jumping to and from head voice (7)

American government agency that would, for example, regulate the content of televised performances (3, init.)