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Anthrax: Larry from Dominick and Eugene wears an Anthrax T-shirt in one scene.
Phoebe Bridgers: On Shrinking, Jimmy is advised to listen to a sad song that matches his feelings. He chooses "I Know the End", and ends up crying during the bike ride home.
Bo Burnham: TomSka has explicitly stated that his asdfmovie book Art is Dead is named after Bo's song of the same name.
John Cage: Will from If I Fall, If I Die makes sound collages that he compares to John Cage.
Destiny's Child: Molly from I Think I Love You listens to Destiny's Child to forget about her parents' divorce.
Godsmack: In Wicked Good, Archer hears Godsmack playing from Rory's earbuds.
Incubus: Duane from Most Likely to Murder (2018) has an Incubus poster in the basement where he gives YouTube drum lessons.
James Blunt: In Dogs Don't Talk, Ben remembers dancing with a girl to "You're Beautiful" at the middle school dance.
Jay-Z: In Afrotistic, Noa's computer science teacher is named Jeff Zieliński, but asks students to call him either Jay or Jay-Z instead. Noa is the only one who calls him Jay Z.
Rilo Kiley: In My Dark Vanessa, Vanessa hears Rilo Kiley blaring from Bridget's room as the two of them get ready for the bar.
Bruno Mars:
- In Counting to D, Bruno Mars plays from the speakers during prom.
- In The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, Sam's dad sings a Bruno Mars song to himself while he and Sam work on tearing down the walls hiding Billy's bookshelves.
The Pixies: Grace from The State of Grace owns an old Pixies T-shirt that her mom had when she was seventeen.
Michel Polnareff:
- Jean-Pierre Polnareff from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders has his surname derived from Michel Polnareff.
- Donquixote Doflamingo from One Piece was confirmed via Word of God to be designed after Michel Polnareff in the 80s◊.
Portishead: In Harmonic Feedback, after the band's first jam session, Justin compares their sound to Portishead.
PSY:
- In the Joel Suzuki novel Fable of the Fatewave, Suzi's ringtone is "Gangnam Style."
- His music is very prominent on SiIvaGunner, especially Gangnam Style, to the point where every year since the channel's inception has had a day devoted to PSY-related rips (usually July 15, the anniversary of the single release of "Gangnam Style", but in 2018, a two-week copyright strike forced them to hold it on November 30 instead).
Raffi:
- Full House: The subplot for "Just Say No Way" has Michelle becoming addicted to the song "Baby Beluga".
- The Simpsons:
  - In "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?", Herb says that his new baby translator device can translate a baby's requests, from "Change me" to "Turn off that damn Raffi record".
  - The episode "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples, Teens and Gays" has Maggie becoming addicted to an annoying singer called Roofi. The plot is kickstarted when an audience of babies riots at one of his concerts.
- Tiny Toon Adventures: The short Ruffled Ruffee (from the episode "Music Day") has Buster squaring off against a short-tempered children's singer called Ruffee.
The Ramones: In Mouse (2017), Bliss wears a ripped Ramones T-shirt.
Erik Satie: In Journey of the Heart, Julia tells Tony that Satie is her favorite composer.
Franz Schubert: In Journey of the Heart, Tony and Julia duet on a Schubert piece.
Bob Seger: In The Speed of Sound, Eddie and Skylar walk into a bar with Bob Seger playing on the radio.
Steve Miller Band: In The Half-Life of Planets, "The Joker" plays on the radio. One of Chase's friends points to him and says, "Dude, this is about you."
The Velvet Underground: Adam from Clade used to be a Velvet Underground fan when he was in university. He remembers driving around to "Sweet Jane."

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