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

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Entries Beginning with N

Real Name
 
Nickname
 
Description
 
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nathaniel inkoom Bongo thanks. nathaniel inkoom
Neil Finn Fang He was nicknamed by his older brother, Tim Finn. dizrythmia
Neil Peart The Professor The drummer for Rush is a bit of a brainiac. Brian Kelly
Neil Young The Godfather of Grunge  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Neil Young The Godfather of Grunge  James
New Kids On The Block NKOTB  Boy
Nick Carter Messy Marvin Given to him because he treats BSB's tour bus like a hotel and leaves his dirty clothes all over the other guys's bunks. Celeste
Nick Lowe Basher Supposedly his skills as a producer merited that NICKname to nick when he produced some early New Wave records.  I Saw Nick in 2019, FINALLY!
Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool It's the UK title of his debut solo album. In the US it was released as 'Pure Pop For Now People' with a different set list. Nick was heralded with NICKname because most pop music in the mid and late 70s was so vapid, banal, formulaic, derivative, bland, stupid and UNCOOL (kind of like the past 20 years). Because of Nick's working with 'New Wave' and punk rock artists and to promote his album, he got the NICKname. The US + UK debuts were combined with all the tracks together and released as 'Jesus of Cool' in the US around 2014.  I Saw Nick This Year - Finally!
Nick Lowe Basher It's in the title of his first greatest hits album, which was released in 1989. I read that the nickname has to do with his technique in producing other people's music. Kruel 2 B Kind In Da Rite Mehzhur
Nick Lowe Nick The Knife Maybe because he's got such a CUTTING EDGE wit in his songwriting! I Saw Nick This Year - Finally!
Nick Lowe Basher It's in the title of his first greatest hits album, which was released in 1989. I read that the nickname has to do with his technique in producing other people's music. Kruel 2 B Kind In Da Rite Mehzhur
Nick Lowe Basher Name of his 1989 Greatest Hits album. American Squirm
Nick Lowe Basher It's in the title of his first greatest hits album, which was released in 1989. I read that the nickname has to do with his technique in producing other people's music. Kruel 2 B Kind In Da Rite Mehzhur
Nick Lowe The Artist Nick used this name to credit production of his "American Squirm" single to himself. This was before Prince changed his name to that unpronouncable symbol. Shbome Shbome
Nick Lowe Jesus Of Cool Name of his debut full length album. It was released under the name "Pure Pop For Now People" in North America. You Gotta Be Cruel 2 B Kind
Nicki Minag Trinidad Tornado Nicki Minag was born in Trinidad under the name of Onika Tanya Maraj. Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minag NME For those that dislike her, club-originated. Means Enemy. Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minag Nick, Nik, Nikki,  Plays on her stage name Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minag The Ninja  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minag Nice Nipples   Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minag  Nicki Lewinski  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minag Bitch Barbie  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minag The Harajuku Barbie  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Barbz B*tch Her stinging comments about other singers, esp. Mariah Carey Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Freaky Minaj Her outrageous style and videos! Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Nice Nipples  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Trinidad Tornado Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj (December 8, 1982) in Trinidad. Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj NME For those that dislike Nicki- club originated. Means Enemy... Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Nick, Nik, Nikki All plays on her stage name Nicky Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj The Ninja  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Nicki Lewinsky   Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Bitch Barbie  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Harajuku Barbie  Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nicki Minaj Neeki Sahn Japanes eNickname Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Nile Rodgers  The Hitmaker  Made so many hits from Chic to Madonna to Daft Punk  David James
Nina Hagen Godmother of Punk German origin Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Norah Jones Snorah Derisive term given her by those who regard her songs as "elevator music," Norah actually takes this nickname in good fun. Martha Hankins

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