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Nadeem–Shravan
Nadeem-Shravan, also Nadeem Shravan, was the Indian music director duo of Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod, whose 1990 Aashiqui soundtrack (20 million units, Bollywood's bestselling) and dholak-harmonium melody defined 1990s Hindi film music.
Nahko and Medicine for the People
Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American folk-rock and world music band formed in 2008 under singer-songwriter Nahko Bear, whose 2016 album HOKA won a Native American Music Award.
Naked City (band)
Naked City was John Zorn's 1988-1993 New York avant-garde band with Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Wayne Horvitz, Joey Baron, and Boredoms vocalist Yamatsuka Eye, fusing jazz, grindcore, and film music in jump-cut compositions across seven albums.
Naked Raygun
Naked Raygun, Chicago punk band formed February 1980 by Marko Pezzati and Santiago Durango with vocalist Jeff Pezzati; classic lineup with John Haggerty, Pierre Kezdy, Eric Spicer; albums Throb Throb, Jettison; reunited 2006; 2021 album Over the Overlords.
Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap group formed in 1995 at Western Kentucky University, best known for the hit "Awnaw" and the album Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz.
Nash Ensemble
The Nash Ensemble is a London chamber ensemble founded in 1964 by Amelia Freedman, named after John Nash's terraces; Wigmore Hall resident ensemble with 300+ premieres, 215 commissions, and 100+ recordings.
Nasty Crew
Nasty Crew (N.A.S.T.Y., Natural Artistic Sounds Touching You) was an East London grime collective founded in 1999 by Marcus Nasty, Sharky Major and Stormin, known for its Deja Vu FM pirate radio show and members including Kano, Jammer, D Double E and Ghetts.
National Schools Symphony Orchestra
National Schools Symphony Orchestra (NSSO), UK residential music course founded 1994 in Suffolk, now run by Malvern College; three graded orchestras (Academy, Sinfonia, Philharmonic) for players aged 8-17, grade 3 to diploma standard, with video auditions and means-tested bursaries.
National Socialist black metal
National Socialist black metal (NSBM) is a neo-Nazi offshoot of black metal that emerged in the early 1990s, promoting Aryan superiority, paganism and anti-globalization through bands such as Graveland, Absurd, and Burzum.
National youth orchestras
National youth orchestras are pre-professional ensembles recruiting talented young musicians from across an entire country, with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain founded in 1948 as the world's first.
Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature, also known as NBN, is an East Orange, New Jersey hip hop trio of Treach, Vin Rock, and DJ Kay Gee, formerly the New Style, behind "O.P.P." and "Hip Hop Hooray" and winners of the first Best Rap Album Grammy.
Nazareth (band)
Nazareth (band), Scottish hard rock band formed 1968 in Dunfermline, also called Nazareth rock group. Hits "Hair of the Dog" and "Love Hurts"; founded by McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, and Sweet; Pete Agnew remains the sole constant member.
NBC Symphony Orchestra
NBC Symphony Orchestra: American radio orchestra founded by NBC in New York in 1937 for Arturo Toscanini, broadcast weekly worldwide until 1954, then re-formed as the Symphony of the Air.
Neck Deep
Neck Deep are a Welsh pop-punk band from Wrexham, formed in 2012 by Ben Barlow and Lloyd Roberts. Hopeless Records act behind Wishful Thinking, Life's Not Out to Get You (UK No. 8), The Peace and the Panic, All Distortions Are Intentional, and the self-titled 2024 album.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Ned's Atomic Dustbin, English rock band formed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, November 1987, named after a Goon Show episode; grebo-scene act with two bass players, hits 'Happy' (No 16) and album God Fodder (No 4), split 1995, reunited since 2008.
Nedra Talley
Nedra Talley (Nedra Yvonne Talley Ross), born 1946, was a founding member and last survivor of the Ronettes, singing "Be My Baby" with cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett, then turning to gospel music.
Needtobreathe
NEEDTOBREATHE is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina, led by brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart, sons of a preacher. Known for blending rock, Americana, and gospel, its 2014 album Rivers in the Wasteland topped Billboard Christian and rock charts; Bo Rinehart left in 2019.
Nena (band)
Nena was a West German New Wave band formed in West Berlin around singer Gabriele "Nena" Kerner, with Carlo Karges, Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Jürgen Dehmel and Rolf Brendel, known for the 1983 Cold War anti-war hit "99 Luftballons".
Neon Trees
Neon Trees is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, formed in 2005, with Tyler Glenn, Chris Allen, Elaine Bradley, and Branden Campbell; known for "Animal" and "Everybody Talks" and five studio albums through Sink Your Teeth (2024).
Neu!
Neu! (German for "new") was a Düsseldorf krautrock duo formed in 1971 by ex-Kraftwerk members Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother; their three Brain Records albums pioneered the motorik beat, influencing Bowie, punk, and electronic music.
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Mangum's Elephant 6 indie rock band from Ruston, Louisiana, released On Avery Island (1996) and In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998), then went dormant, becoming an influential cult act before a 2013-2015 reunion tour.
Nevertel
Nevertel: Tampa, Florida rock trio (Jeremy Michael, Raul Lopez, Alec Davis) blending nu-metal, rap, and alt-rock; self-released Living Fiction and Everything in My Mind before Epitaph's Start Again (2025).
New Boyz
New Boyz: Hesperia, California rap duo of Ben J (Earl Benjamin) and Legacy (Dominic Thomas), formed 2008 as Swagger Boyz; "You're a Jerk" (2009, No. 24, platinum) popularized the jerkin' dance movement; albums Skinny Jeanz and a Mic and Too Cool to Care; split 2013, reunited 2022.
New Constellations
New Constellations is a Portland, Oregon indie-pop duo of Harlee Case and Josh Smith, breakout single "Hot Blooded" (2021), debut album It Comes in Waves, Nettwerk, May 15, 2026; distinct from the Nashville band The Constellations and the Constellation DAQ software.
New Edition
New Edition, American R&B/pop vocal group formed 1978 in Roxbury, Boston; members DeVoe, Brown, Bell, Bivins, Tresvant, Gill; hits 'Candy Girl', 'Cool It Now'; forerunner of boy bands and new jack swing.
New Found Glory
New Found Glory: American pop-punk band formed 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, also early name A New Found Glory. Gold/platinum albums New Found Glory (2000), Sticks and Stones (2002), Catalyst (2004); easycore pioneers; guitarist Chad Gilbert died 2026.
New Hope Club
New Hope Club (NHC), British pop trio formed 2015: Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson, George Smith. Vamps' Steady Records act; debut album hit UK No. 5 in 2020; second album Getting Better 2024; large Asian fanbase.
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), formed 1984 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is an American boy band (Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood) created by Maurice Starr; Hangin' Tough and Step by Step hit No. 1, 80 million albums sold, reunited 2008 with Vegas residency The Right Stuff.
New Model Army (band)
New Model Army: English rock band formed in Bradford in 1980, led by Justin Sullivan, named after Cromwell's army; 16 studio albums from Vengeance (1984) to Unbroken (2024).
New Order (band)
New Order: English rock band formed 1980 in Salford by Joy Division survivors Sumner, Hook and Morris with Gillian Gilbert; creators of 'Blue Monday', the best-selling 12-inch single ever, and UK No. 1 albums Technique and Republic.