Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information about over eighty contemporary musicians and groups; each with a critical essay about the artist or band's work, discographies, and listings of articles about the performer/s.

Content includes: A-ha -- Ace of Base -- Aerosmith -- Air Supply -- Rhett Akins -- The Alarm -- The Animals -- The Aquabats -- Art of Noise -- Audio Adrenaline -- Aztec Camera -- Bad Company -- Bananarama -- The Bangles -- Gato Barbieri -- Black Flag -- Bluegrass patriots -- Andrea Bocelli -- Paul Brandt -- Jim Brickman -- Lisa Brokop -- Jeff Buckley -- Don Byron -- Joi Cardwell -- Bob Carlisle -- Regina Carter -- Congo Norvell -- Celia Cruz -- The Dandy Warhols -- Dead Milkmen -- Chris de Burgh -- Detones -- John Denver -- Dire Straits -- Dubstar -- The Faces -- Fairport Convention -- Fatboy Slim -- Fine Young Cannibals -- Flaming Lips -- Kirk Franklin -- Fu Manchu -- Julie Gold -- Teddy Harris -- Insane Clown Posse -- Joe Jackson -- Wyclef Jean -- Ingrid Jensen -- Jimmie's Chicken Shack -- Carol Kaye -- Kenny Wayne Shepherd -- King Missile -- Less Than Jake -- Letters to Cleo -- Charles Lloyd -- Aimee Mann -- Master P -- Eric Matthews -- Maxwell -- Mindy McCready -- Brian McKnight -- Ron Miles -- Ronnie Montrose -- Peter Murphy -- Our Lady Peace -- Portishead -- Prodigy -- Ma Rainey -- Oumou Sangare -- The Shadows -- Carly Simon -- Spice Girls -- Spirit -- Sugar Ray -- Bernie Taupin -- Ralph Towner -- Steve Turre -- Mike Watt -- Tomica Woods-Wright -- Maury Yeston -- and Zhane.