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All 178 artists in the Primary Wave directory. The count was verified exhaustively on 2026-10-22 rather than assumed: the directory paginates 20 per page over 9 pages, page/10 returns 404, and the union of distinct artist URLs across all nine pages matches this dataset exactly, with no differences in either direction. The specification’s working assumption of “more than 900” is not supported by the live site.

Every artist here is listed in the directory. That is an association, and it is not a statement that Primary Wave owns or administers any composition or recording of theirs — the dataset documents no ownership at all.

178 artists
Air Supply live performance, singing and playing guitar in stage outfits.
Air Supply
icons8 mentions23 tracks
Alice Cooper wearing a black top hat with a 'TAILS YOU LOSE' skull pin, heavy black eye makeup, holding a large python snake around his neck.
Alice Cooper
icons30 mentions≥100 tracks
Allee Willis, legendary songwriter, smiling in a shiny copper jacket and pink glasses, holding a glittery drumstick with 'SOUL' rings on her fingers, in front of a wall of gold and platinum records.
Allee Willis
icons7 mentions53 tracks
America, publisher profile photograph
America
icons17 mentions≥100 tracks
OutKast André 3000 and Big Boi 1990s promotional portrait – André 3000 wearing a boater hat and striped overalls, Big Boi in a red and black color-block sweatshirt adjusting his glasses
André 3000
icons1 mentions18 tracks
Anthony Jones, publisher profile photograph
Anthony Jones
contemporary1 mentions41 tracks
Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION – official portrait of the lead singer in a blue denim shirt standing in front of a dark wooden building.
AWOLNATION
contemporary1 mentions≥100 tracks
Axl Rose performing on stage in Bangkok during a live concert.
Axl Rose
icons1 mentions
Bad Company, publisher profile photograph
Bad Company
icons9 mentions
Badflower, publisher profile photograph
Badflower
contemporary3 mentions23 tracks
Bell Biv DeVoe posing together in hip-hop style with hats, leather jackets, camouflage pants, and chains.
Bell Biv Devoe
2 mentions
Bing Crosby classic black and white portrait, holding a pipe in his mouth with thoughtful expression, wearing a plaid jacket and bow tie.
Bing Crosby
icons25 mentions29 tracks
Black-and-white portrait of Black Sabbath members seated outdoors in 1970s attire.
Black Sabbath
icons2 mentions
Blue Mountain Music Logo.
Blue Mountain Music
icons93 tracks
Bob Burns, original drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, intense black and white close-up performing with long curly hair and mustache, singing or shouting behind the drum kit.
Bob Burns
icons1 mentions
Bob Dylan, publisher profile photograph
Bob Dylan
icons1 mentions
Bob Ezrin, legendary music producer, close-up portrait with glasses and gray hair, wearing a black shirt.
Bob Ezrin
icons2 mentions≥100 tracks
Bob Marley close-up portrait with dreadlocks, hand on chin wearing a large ring, thoughtful expression looking to the side – iconic reggae legend.
Bob Marley
icons25 mentions≥100 tracks
Bobby Hebb performing live with acoustic guitar, singing into a microphone while playing.
Bobby Hebb
icons1 mentions21 tracks
Members of Boston posing together at the mixing console.
Boston
icons3 mentions8 tracks
Culture Club 1980s classic group portrait: Boy George in black bowler hat and braids with dramatic makeup, flanked by bandmates.
Boy George
icons7 mentions≥100 tracks
Boyz II Men 1990s promotional photo in red caps and bow ties.
Boyz II Men
contemporary5 mentions≥100 tracks
Brenda Russel Portrait with a stylized gold and purple background.
Brenda Russell
icons1 mentions10 tracks
Brian McKnight, publisher profile photograph
Brian McKnight
contemporary≥100 tracks
BRIAN VANDER ARK, publisher profile photograph
BRIAN VANDER ARK
icons1 mentions
Britney Spears, publisher profile photograph
Britney Spears
icons
Bryce Fox, publisher profile photograph
Bryce Fox
contemporary8 mentions43 tracks
Burning Spear, publisher profile photograph
Burning Spear
icons3 tracks
Burt Bacharach working in his home office with music sheets and Dionne Warwick record.
Burt Bacharach
icons5 mentions≥100 tracks
Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers in black leather jackets.
Carl Sturken & Evan Rogers
icons≥100 tracks
Carlie Hanson, publisher profile photograph
Carlie Hanson
contemporary9 mentions65 tracks
Photo of Carnie Wilson wearing a black dress, standing in a wooded area.
Carnie Wilson
icons1 mentions79 tracks
CeeLo Green in black sequin jacket and sunglasses against red background.
CeeLo Green
contemporary58 mentions51 tracks
Chris Isaak classic black and white portrait with guitar and shadow silhouette.
Chris Isaak
icons2 mentions≥100 tracks
Chuck Mangione, publisher profile photograph
Chuck Mangione
icons3 mentions
Portrait of Chynna Phillips in a sunlit wooded area.
Chynna Phillips
icons1 mentions79 tracks
Count Basie in fedora hat playing piano with cigarette.
Count Basie
icons12 mentions9 tracks
Count Bassy, publisher profile photograph
Count Bassy
contemporary62 tracks
Counting Crows classic group photo featuring Adam Duritz with dreadlocks.
Counting Crows
icons3 mentions69 tracks
Dan Wilson playing acoustic guitar.
Dan Wilson
contemporary1 mentions≥100 tracks
Dante Jones, publisher profile photograph
Dante Jones
contemporary3 mentions≥100 tracks
Dave Brubeck, publisher profile photograph
Dave Brubeck
icons2 mentions
A portrait of Dave Mason holding a guitar.
Dave Mason
icons1 mentions3 tracks
Dave Navarro, publisher profile photograph
Dave Navarro
icons1 mentions18 tracks
David Rose holding a pen and paper, with music sheets behind him.
David Rose
icons3 mentions12 tracks
Def Leppard Band Portrait
Def Leppard
icons75 mentions≥100 tracks
Dennis DeYoung live performance with white electric guitar.
Dennis DeYoung
icons1 mentions
Fish (Derek Dick) of Marillion in black fedora.
Derek “Fish” Dick
icons
Devo performing live on stage in iconic red hats and white outfits.
Devo
icons10 mentions≥100 tracks
Disturbed, publisher profile photograph
Disturbed
icons, contemporary5 mentions≥100 tracks
DJ White Shadow, publisher profile photograph
DJ White Shadow
contemporary3 mentions34 tracks
Donna Summer, publisher profile photograph
Donna Summer
icons2 mentions
Donny Hathaway, publisher profile photograph
Donny Hathaway
icons7 mentions≥100 tracks
Portrait of Eartha Kitt in a black dress with her hand on her hip.
Eartha Kitt
icons1 mentions
Eddie Rabbitt performing with acoustic guitar.
Eddie Rabbitt
icons1 mentions
Emily Phillips, publisher profile photograph
Emily Phillips
contemporary1 mentions56 tracks
Even Stevens, publisher profile photograph
Even Stevens
icons1 mentions
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons classic portrait.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
icons2 mentions12 tracks
Free, publisher profile photograph
Free
icons28 tracks
Gaither Music Group Logo
Gaither Music Group
icons2 mentions58 tracks
Geoff Downes, publisher profile photograph
Geoff Downes
Georgia Ku, publisher profile photograph
Georgia Ku
contemporary8 mentions95 tracks
Gerry Goffin portrait with gray hair and scarf.
Gerry Goffin
icons2 mentions96 tracks
Gilberto Gil portrait with glasses.
Gilberto Gil
icons1 mentions
Gin Blossoms sitting portrait with guitars.
Gin Blossoms
icons4 mentions95 tracks
Glenn Gould portrait with hand on head.
Glenn Gould
icons9 mentions9 tracks
Godsmack band members in black.
Godsmack
icons6 mentions24 tracks
GoldFord, publisher profile photograph
GoldFord
32 tracks
Henry Mancini portrait with conductor's baton.
Henry Mancini
icons11 mentions≥100 tracks
Hipgnosis Art Collection, publisher profile photograph
Hipgnosis Art Collection
icons
Holly Knight, publisher profile photograph
Holly Knight
icons18 mentions81 tracks
Huey Lewis sitting in leather jacket with band.
Huey Lewis & The News
icons3 mentions62 tracks
INXS group photo with golden curtains.
INXS
icons3 mentions
Issac Hayes waving to fans from the back of a convertible.
Isaac Hayes
icons2 mentions
Itzhak Perlman portrait holding violin.
Itzhak Perlman
icons1 mentions
Jackson Browne leaning from a vintage white car with "Late for the Sky" on the window.
Jackson Browne
icons2 mentions
James Brown performing live on stage, iconic close-up portrait singing passionately into a vintage microphone, wearing a zip-up shirt and jacket.
James Brown
icons18 mentions≥100 tracks
JEFF HANNEMAN & KERRY KING, publisher profile photograph
JEFF HANNEMAN & KERRY KING
icons
Jeff Porcaro, publisher profile photograph
Jeff Porcaro
icons1 mentions
Jefferson Starship, publisher profile photograph
Jefferson Starship
icons4 mentions
Jeremih, publisher profile photograph
Jeremih
contemporary5 mentions84 tracks
A black and white photo of Jerry Jeff Walker sitting on the back of a pickup truck, playing guitar.
Jerry Jeff Walker
icons2 mentions
Jim Brickman, publisher profile photograph
Jim Brickman
icons2 mentions71 tracks
Jim Peterik playing a flame-top electric guitar in a red leather outfit.
Jim Peterik
icons4 mentions≥100 tracks
A black and white photograph of Jimmy Van Huesen seated at a piano.
Jimmy Van Heusen
icons1 mentions≥100 tracks
Jimmy Webb performing at a piano with stage lights and smoke around him.
Jimmy Webb
icons4 mentions
Joe Macklin, publisher profile photograph
Joe Macklin
contemporary14 tracks
Joey Ramone singing passionately into a microphone on stage.
Joey Ramone
icons10 tracks
Joey Tempest holding an acoustic guitar, black and white portrait.
Joey Tempest
icons1 mentions
John Mellencamp singing passionately into a microphone on stage, black and white photo.
John Mellencamp
icons3 mentions50 tracks
Jon Landau smiling in a headshot.
Jon Landau
icons1 mentions
Jon Levine, publisher profile photograph
Jon Levine
contemporary5 mentions17 tracks
John Lind holding an acoustic guitar, black and white portrait.
Jon Lind
icons3 mentions65 tracks
Julian Casablancas, publisher profile photograph
Julian Casablancas
contemporary3 mentions
Justin Hayward, publisher profile photograph
Justin Hayward
icons1 mentions
Kieth Forsey seated in a cafe, wearing sunglasses.
Keith Forsey
icons1 mentions
Portrait of Kenny Logins , seated with one hand on his thigh.
Kenny Loggins
icons5 mentions15 tracks
Kiiara, publisher profile photograph
Kiiara
contemporary10 mentions28 tracks
KT Tunstall portrait in white tank top with layered necklaces.
KT Tunstall
contemporary3 mentions≥100 tracks
Lava, publisher profile photograph
Lava
contemporary77 tracks
Layne Staley, publisher profile photograph
Layne Staley
icons4 mentions
Leo Sayer leaning against a pier with curly hair, wearing a black vest and white shirt.
Leo Sayer
icons3 mentions≥100 tracks
Leon Russell, publisher profile photograph
Leon Russell
icons1 mentions34 tracks
Portrait of Lucinda Williams seated in a chair.
Lucinda Williams
icons1 mentions
Luis Dubuc, publisher profile photograph
Luis Dubuc
contemporary18 tracks
Luther Vandross singing into a microphone on stage.
Luther Vandross
icons22 mentions≥100 tracks
M-Phazes, publisher profile photograph
M-Phazes
contemporary4 mentions≥100 tracks
Mark Morrison in a suit, relaxed portrait.
Mark Morrison
contemporary1 mentions15 tracks
Martina McBride holding a vintage microphone on stage with warm lighting.
Martina McBride
icons, contemporary1 mentions≥100 tracks
Mary Chapin Carpenter, publisher profile photograph
Mary Chapin Carpenter
icons
Matt Redman, publisher profile photograph
Matt Redman
contemporary1 mentions
Matthew Marino, publisher profile photograph
Matthew Marino
contemporary≥100 tracks
Melissa Etheridge in a black hat, close-up portrait.
Melissa Etheridge
icons60 mentions54 tracks
MIKE EDWARDS OF JESUS JONES, publisher profile photograph
MIKE EDWARDS OF JESUS JONES
icons1 mentions
Mike Scott, publisher profile photograph
Mike Scott
icons1 mentions
Moby singing into a microphone on stage.
Moby
icons1 mentions
Luis Dubuc portrait against a pink floral landscape.
Mystery Skulls
contemporary7 mentions
Neil Finn, publisher profile photograph
Neil Finn
icons1 mentions
Neil Sedaka singing at a piano with eyes closed.
Neil Sedaka
icons4 mentions
Nicky Chinn, publisher profile photograph
Nicky Chinn
icons3 mentions51 tracks
The Cranberries band members in cool blue-toned photo.
Noel Hogan
icons1 mentions12 tracks
Nuno Bettencourt and Extreme rock band portrait.
Nuno Bettencourt & Pat Badger
icons3 mentions
Olivia Newton-John in floral dress portrait.
Olivia Newton-John
icons14 mentions≥100 tracks
Ozzy Osbourne holding a cross necklace and wearing sunglasses.
Ozzy Osbourne
icons
P.F. Sloan, publisher profile photograph
P.F. Sloan
icons2 mentions
Pat Metheny intense guitar performance portrait.
Pat Metheny
icons1 mentions
Patrick Leonard, publisher profile photograph
Patrick Leonard
icons1 mentions≥100 tracks
Patti LaBelle close-up smiling headshot.
Patti LaBelle
icons1 mentions
Young Paul Anka seated at a piano.
Paul Anka
icons8 mentions92 tracks
Bad Company performing live on stage.
Paul Rodgers
icons6 mentions≥100 tracks
Pete Townshend sitting on a stool, holding a guitar.
Pete Townshend
icons2 mentions
Pete Waterman smiling in front of a wall of accolades.
Pete Waterman
icons1 mentions11 tracks
Peter Green, publisher profile photograph
Peter Green
icons1 mentions
Prince performing live in white outfit, playing electric guitar under purple stage lights
Prince
icons12 mentions10 tracks
Ray Charles classic black and white portrait at the piano, wearing signature sunglasses and suit, leaning on grand piano.
Ray Charles
icons4 mentions48 tracks
Ric Ocasek, publisher profile photograph
Ric Ocasek
icons2 mentions
The Doors in glasshouse portrait.
Robby Krieger & Ray Manzarek
icons1 mentions
Kool & the Gang group portrait in suits and hats, classic black and white photo.
Robert Kool Bell
icons1 mentions
Russ Ballard playing guitar.
Russ Ballard
icons1 mentions
Ryan Linvill, publisher profile photograph
Ryan Linvill
contemporary1 mentions≥100 tracks
Sarah McLachlan, publisher profile photograph
Sarah McLachlan
icons, contemporary5 mentions
Scott Weiland performing live on stage.
Scott Weiland
icons4 mentions
Shanon Rubicam + George Merrill, publisher profile photograph
Shanon Rubicam + George Merrill
icons
Skillet band group portrait.
Skillet
contemporary1 mentions
Skip Marley, publisher profile photograph
Skip Marley
contemporary13 tracks
Sly & Robbie, publisher profile photograph
Sly & Robbie
icons≥100 tracks
Sly and the Family Stone group portrait.
Sly & the Family Stone
icons3 mentions12 tracks
Smokey Robinson smiling at piano.
Smokey Robinson
icons24 mentions88 tracks
Spin Doctors band group portrait.
Spin Doctors
icons2 mentions50 tracks
Starland Vocal Band, publisher profile photograph
Starland Vocal Band
icons
Stephen Marley, publisher profile photograph
Stephen Marley
contemporary26 tracks
Steve Cropper holding his guitar with skyscrapers behind him.
Steve Cropper
icons14 mentions48 tracks
Steve Kipner, publisher profile photograph
Steve Kipner
icons1 mentions
Steve Porcaro, publisher profile photograph
Steve Porcaro
icons1 mentions
Steven Van Zandt live performance with red bandana.
Steven Van Zandt
icons1 mentions
Stevie Nicks in a dramatic flowing white dress with arms outstretched.
Stevie Nicks
icons6 mentions≥100 tracks
Stu Brooks, publisher profile photograph
Stu Brooks
contemporary3 mentions17 tracks
Sun Records Logo
Sun Records
icons20 mentions30 tracks
Teddy Pendergrass performing live on stage, singing passionately into the microphone.
Teddy Pendergrass
icons3 mentions≥100 tracks
Album cover for 'The Breaks' by Kurtis Blow
The Breaks
icons3 mentions1 tracks
The Cars band photo, seated on the hood on a car.
The Cars
icons2 mentions
The Interrupters, publisher profile photograph
The Interrupters
contemporary20 tracks
Notorious B.I.G. wearing a golden crown.
The Notorious B.I.G.
icons2 mentions
The Piano Guys posing together in a scenic desert landscape, one holding a cello.
The Piano Guys
contemporary2 mentions≥100 tracks
Thievery Corporation band members posing together in a black and white portrait.
Thievery Corporation
icons4 mentions
Thin Lizzy, publisher profile photograph
Thin Lizzy
icons2 mentions
Three Dog Night, publisher profile photograph
Three Dog Night
icons
Tim Randolph, publisher profile photograph
Tim Randolph
contemporary2 mentions≥100 tracks
Tom Cochrane close-up portrait with gray hair and denim jacket.
Tom Cochrane
4 mentions24 tracks
Tom Hamilton, publisher profile photograph
Tom Hamilton
icons2 mentions14 tracks
Tom Whitlock, publisher profile photograph
Tom Whitlock
icons1 mentions
Tommy Shaw performing live on stage with electric guitar, wearing a white jacket.
Tommy Shaw
icons5 mentions≥100 tracks
Toots & The Maytals, publisher profile photograph
Toots & The Maytals
icons8 mentions16 tracks
Village People in their iconic costumes posing against a red background.
Village People
icons1 mentions
War band members posing together in a classic 1970s group portrait.
War
icons≥100 tracks
Whitney Houston elegant portrait in a black off-shoulder dress.
Whitney Houston
icons58 mentions≥100 tracks
Willy Moon, publisher profile photograph
Willy Moon
contemporary16 tracks
Wilson Pickett, publisher profile photograph
Wilson Pickett
icons2 mentions

“Associated tracks” counts recordings observed in a Spotify playlist embedded on the artist’s page — SPEC §22 category C. A ≥ prefix means that capture was truncated at 100 tracks, so the real figure is higher. These are not catalogue assets and are never added to the other categories.