{
  "name_variations": {
    "ACDC": "AC/DC",
    "ft.": "feat.",
    "ft ": "feat. ",
    "featuring": "feat."
  },
  "groups": [
    "Abbott & Costello",
    "Adam & Joe",
    "Al & Smoot",
    "Alfie & Owen",
    "Allen & Grier",
    "Amos 'n' Andy",
    "Andrews Sisters",
    "AnnenMayKantereit",
    "Ashford & Simpson",
    "B. J. Thomas & The Triumphs",
    "Bachman-Turner Overdrive",
    "Baden & Vin",
    "Barenaked Ladies",
    "Barnum & Bailey",
    "Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb",
    "Beavis & Butt-Head",
    "Ben & Ben",
    "Benny & Joon",
    "Bert & Ernie",
    "Bill & Gloria Gaither",
    "Bill & Ted",
    "Bill Haley and His Comets",
    "Billy & The Essentials",
    "Bob & Earl",
    "Bob and Tom",
    "Bobby & The Midnites",
    "Booker T. & the M.G.'s",
    "Brooks & Dunn",
    "Brown & Carney",
    "Bucky & John Pizzarelli",
    "Buddy & Julie Miller",
    "Buddy Holly and The Crickets",
    "Burt & The Backbeats",
    "Captain & Tennille",
    "Carly and Lucy Simon",
    "Carpenter & Ford",
    "Cece & Bebe Winans",
    "Chad & Jeremy",
    "Charles & Eddie",
    "Cheech & Chong",
    "Cheryl & Pam Johnson",
    "Chris & Cosey",
    "Chris & Rich Robinson",
    "Climax Blues Band",
    "Crosby, Stills & Nash",
    "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young",
    "Darrell and Donny",
    "Daryl Hall & John Oates",
    "Dave & Ansell Collins",
    "Dave and Sugar",
    "David & David",
    "Dawn and Tony Orlando",
    "Dean & Britta",
    "Dean & Jerry",
    "Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics",
    "Dick & Dee Dee",
    "Dion and The Belmonts",
    "DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince",
    "Don and Juan",
    "Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show",
    "Ed & Steve Masley",
    "Eddie and The Hot Rods",
    "Emerson, Lake and Palmer",
    "Emerson, Lake and Powell",
    "England Dan & John Ford Coley",
    "Eric & The Good Good Feeling",
    "Eric B. & Rakim",
    "Ernie & Bert",
    "Eurythmics",
    "Everly Brothers",
    "Fischer-Z",
    "Fleming & John",
    "Flo & Eddie",
    "Foster & Lloyd",
    "Fred and Ginger",
    "Funk Brothers",
    "Gabe & Chloe",
    "Gallagher & Lyle",
    "Gamble & Huff",
    "Gene and Debbe",
    "George and Ira Gershwin",
    "Gerry and the Pacemakers",
    "Gogol Bordello",
    "Hall & Oates",
    "Hank & Frank",
    "Hank and Lewie Wickham",
    "Hank Williams Jr. and The Cheatin' Hearts",
    "Hankshaw and Fanny",
    "Hothouse Flowers",
    "Hues Corporation",
    "Ike & Tina Turner",
    "Jack & Jack",
    "James and Bobby Purify",
    "Jan & Dean",
    "Jane and Herondale",
    "Janie and The Greyhounds",
    "Jay and The Americans",
    "Jay and The Techniques",
    "Jermaine & Pia",
    "Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano",
    "Jett & The Blackhearts",
    "Jody & The Jerms",
    "Joe and Eddie",
    "John & Jacob",
    "John and Mary",
    "John and Yoko",
    "Johnnie and Jack",
    "Johnny and The Hurricanes",
    "Johnny and The Moondogs",
    "Jon & Vangelis",
    "Jonas Brothers",
    "Josh and The Empty Pockets",
    "June and Johnny",
    "K-Ci & JoJo",
    "KC & The Sunshine Band",
    "Kate and Anna McGarrigle",
    "Kid 'n Play",
    "Kiki & Herb",
    "Kim & The Cadillacs",
    "Kingston Trio",
    "Kool & The Gang",
    "Ladysmith Black Mambazo",
    "Laurie & The Sighs",
    "Lee and Sara",
    "Les Paul & Mary Ford",
    "Loggins & Messina",
    "Lulu & The Luvvers",
    "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis",
    "Manny & The Casanovas",
    "Marcy & Zina",
    "Mark & Almond",
    "Mark & Clark Band",
    "Marty & Elayne",
    "Max & Mitch",
    "Mick & Keith",
    "Mickey & Sylvia",
    "Mike & The Mechanics",
    "Mills Brothers",
    "Moe & Joe",
    "Monty & The Pythons",
    "Mumford & Sons",
    "Nate and James",
    "Nico & Vinz",
    "O'Day & Simone",
    "Otis & Carla",
    "OutKast",
    "Paul & Linda McCartney",
    "Paul & Paula",
    "Peaches & Herb",
    "Peter & Gordon",
    "Peter, Paul and Mary",
    "Petty & The Heartbreakers",
    "Phil & The Firecat",
    "Phillips & Drew",
    "Pomus & Shuman",
    "Punch Brothers",
    "Randy and The Rainbows",
    "Ray & Anita",
    "Red and Kathy",
    "Reid & Simone",
    "Richie & The Young Lions",
    "Ricky and The Rockets",
    "Righteous Brothers",
    "Rob & Fab",
    "Robert and Johnny",
    "Rodgers and Hammerstein",
    "Rodgers and Hart",
    "Roe & Burns",
    "Rufus & Chaka Khan",
    "Sam & Dave",
    "Santo & Johnny",
    "Sasha & John Digweed",
    "Scott & Aimee",
    "Seals & Crofts",
    "Sergio & Odair Assad",
    "Sha Na Na",
    "Shemekia Copeland & The Alligators",
    "Shirley and Lee",
    "Simon & Garfunkel",
    "Solas",
    "Sonny & Cher",
    "Steeleye Span",
    "Steely Dan",
    "Steve & Eydie",
    "Syd & The Strawbs",
    "Tammi & Marvin",
    "The Avett Brothers",
    "The B-52s",
    "The Bacon Brothers",
    "The Bellamy Brothers",
    "The Blackwood Brothers",
    "The Blues Brothers",
    "The Carter Family",
    "The Chemical Brothers",
    "The Chuck Wagon Gang",
    "The Clark Sisters",
    "The Coasters",
    "The Cook Brothers",
    "The Delmore Brothers",
    "The Dillards",
    "The Doobie Brothers",
    "The Everly Brothers",
    "The Flying Burrito Brothers",
    "The Gatlin Brothers",
    "The Isley Brothers",
    "The Judds",
    "The Kalin Twins",
    "The Louvin Brothers",
    "The Madden Brothers",
    "The Neville Brothers",
    "The Oak Ridge Boys",
    "The Osborne Brothers",
    "The Pointer Sisters",
    "The Proclaimers",
    "The Stanley Brothers",
    "The Statler Brothers",
    "The Tamperer featuring Maya",
    "The Walker Brothers",
    "The Wilburn Brothers",
    "Thompson Twins",
    "Tim & Mollie O'Brien",
    "Tom and Jerry",
    "Tom and Viv",
    "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers",
    "Tommy and The Twilights",
    "Tony and The Graduates",
    "Tucker & Tanya",
    "Vera & The Beaters",
    "Vince & Linda",
    "Waylon & Willie",
    "Wendy & Lisa",
    "Wham!",
    "Will & The Bushmen",
    "Willie & The Poor Boys",
    "Wilson Phillips",
    "Womack & Womack",
    "Zapp & Roger"
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "description": "Name variations and known band names for artist name normalization",
    "last_updated": "2024-12-19",
    "version": "3.1",
    "note": "Added groups section with 200+ known band names that should not be split as collaborations"
  }
} 