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This is a list of names of the nicknames music performers, are known by. Not actors or other famous people.

Latest Entries

The 20 most recent entries are listed below. There are 888 Music Performer Nicknames entries on the site.

Real Name		Nickname		Description		Submitted by:
The Ramones		Neuveaux Bubblegum Band with Guts		Joey Ramone referred to the band as this. He was referring to the fact that while pundits labeled the Ramones as a punk band, the Ramones were inspired by 60s "bubblegum" and added a modern, tougher, ballsier element to the mix.		I Saw the Ramones Live 4X!
Midnight Oil		The Oils		A convenient shortening often used by critics.		Blue Sky Miner
Mick Jagger		Big Lips		He's notorious for this.		I Got Stoned at Ohio State University!
Platinum Blonde		The Canadian Duran Duran		So called because they had short spiky hair, had nice clothes, and wore make up like Duran Duran did.		Celeste
Madonna		The "Who's That Girl"		From the title selection of a film in which she starred in the 1980s, also referring to the fact that she kept changing identities and images in her videos. Certainly a more appropriate nickname than "The 'MATERIAL' Girl," which NEVER fitted her!		Parker Gabriel
Mark Holmes		DJ MRK LMS		Mark is part owner and a DJ at Mark's Mod Club Theatre in Toronto along with Bobbi Guy his business partner. DJ MRK LMS is the first several letters in his first name and the last few letters of his last name. MRK LMS or Mark Holmes.		Celeste
Sergio Galli (Platinum Blonde)		The Italian Stallion		Nicknamed by Mark Holmes because he's working out.		Celeste
Platinum Blonde		The Blondes		Platinum Blonde were known for their mile high, albeit a slight exaggeration, blonde hair.		Celeste
Sammy Hagar		Hagar the Horrible		This nickname is from the comic strip by the same name. A Picks + Pans review in People magazine referred to the Red Rocker by this nickname. The critics in this mag also trashed albums by Def Leppard, Daryl Hall and John Oates, John Hoosier Mellencamp, the Pretenders and other good acts so what credibility do these chumps have anyway?		Kalifornia Kudos
Lady Gaga		Lady Caca		She has an Italian surname and "caca" is Italian for "doo-doo", which her music is!		All We Hear Is Radio GaGa
Lady Gaga		Lady GayGal		For promoting LGBT rights		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Lady Gaga		The Little Mermaid		(“Even when it wasn’t appropriate, when times weren’t right, she’d just burst out singing.” - Grade-school friends) ~ Gagapedia		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Taylor Swift		Beau-Tay and Her Beasts		Tay(lor) Swift and her bad romances		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Taylor Swift		NSH Q-Tay		Online, for Nashville cutie		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Taylor Swift		Wyomissing BeauTay		Tay(lor) Swift grew up in Wyomissing, Pa.		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Lady Gaga		Queen of the Universe/Queen G		In lawsuit deposition against her former aide. Used in a derogatory manner against her aide, Gaga self-proclaimed HERSELF as "Queen of the Universe" signifying her role as boss. Little Monsters now acknowledge Mother Monster as reigning Queen G (a take on Queen Bee, running the hive).		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Kelly Clarkson		Breakup Song Queen		Ref: Parade Magazine interview 2/10/13		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Purrfect Angelz		Hog Honeys, Biker Katz, or Winged Wheels		Sturgis (they perform at motorcycle events, nightclubs, and casinos)		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Josh Groban		JG, J-G, or JaG		All plays on his name		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Josh Groban		Grobie				Robert D. Arndt Jr.

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