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Nieve Ella
Nieve Ella, born Nieve Ella Pickering in 2003, is an English indie and alt-pop singer from Albrighton, Shropshire. Three AWAL EPs led to the 2026 debut album How Long Will It Take? on Artist Theory, which reached UK No. 9.
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich, English record producer and musician, Radiohead's producer since OK Computer (1997); also Beck's Sea Change, McCartney's Chaos and Creation, Travis, IDLES; member of Atoms for Peace, Ultraísta, Dragonflies.
Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy, British violinist from Brighton, Menuhin School and Juilliard trained, best known for his 1989 Vivaldi Four Seasons, the Guinness-listed best-selling classical recording; distinct from physician Nigel Damien Kennedy.
Nigel Olsson
Nigel Olsson is the English drummer and backing vocalist of the Elton John Band since 1970, formerly of Plastic Penny, with 186 Elton studio recordings, over 2,390 shows, and solo albums including Move The Universe (2001).
Night Ranger
Night Ranger, San Francisco hard rock/AOR band of the 1980s, known for "Sister Christian" and albums Dawn Patrol, Midnight Madness, and 7 Wishes; split 1989, reunited 1996, still touring with Blades, Keagy, Gillis, Levy, and Kelli.
Night Tapes
Night Tapes: London dream pop trio of Estonian singer Iiris Vesik with Max Doohan and Sam Richards, formed 2019 from late-night tape sessions; Nettwerk-signed, MME Award-winning, debut album portals//polarities.
Nightbirde
Nightbirde, stage name of Jane Kristen Marczewski (1990-2022), American singer-songwriter from Zanesville, Ohio; her AGT season 16 original "It's OK" won Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer before she withdrew and died of breast cancer.
Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw (Nicholas David Kershaw, born 1958, Bristol) is an English singer-songwriter behind 1984's Human Racing and The Riddle, hits like Wouldn't It Be Good, and Chesney Hawkes's The One and Only.
Nik Turner
Nik Turner (1940-2022), British saxophonist and flautist, founding member of space rock band Hawkwind, writer of "Master of the Universe" and "Brainstorm", later leader of Inner City Unit and solo artist.
Niki (singer)
NIKI is the stage name of Nicole Zefanya (born 1999), an Indonesian singer-songwriter from Jakarta, the first female artist signed to 88rising, first Indonesian Coachella performer, and maker of the albums Moonchild, Nicole, and Buzz.
Niki Haris
Niki Haris (Gina Nichole Haire), born 1962 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, is an American singer, dancer, and actress, daughter of pianist Gene Harris and Madonna's longtime backup singer from the 1987 Who's That Girl Tour, also featured on Snap! dance hits.
Nikki McKibbin
Nikki McKibbin (Katherine Nicole McKibbin, 1978–2020) was a Texas rock singer who placed third on American Idol season 1 (2002) behind Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, later releasing Unleashed (2007) and Psychotrip (2012); she died of a brain aneurysm in Arlington, Texas.
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx (Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr., born 1958) is an American bassist who founded Mötley Crüe in 1981, its primary songwriter, author of The Dirt and The Heroin Diaries, and host of Sixx Sense.
Nikki Webster
Nikki Webster (Nikki Marie Webster, born 1987) is an Australian singer who became famous as the Hero Girl of the Sydney 2000 Olympics opening ceremony, then recorded Strawberry Kisses and now runs dance studios.
Nikoghayos Tigranyan
Nikoghayos Tigranyan (Նիկողայոս Տիգրանյան) was an Armenian composer and pianist, born in 1856 and blind from childhood, who first arranged the folk songs and mughams of Transcaucasia in European notation.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков, 1844–1908), Russian composer, Mighty Five member, professor at the St Petersburg Conservatory 1871–1908, author of Scheherazade, Sadko, and Principles of Orchestration.
Nikolai Rubinstein (Николай Григорьевич Рубинштейн)
Nikolai Rubinstein (Николай Григорьевич Рубинштейн, 1835–1881), Russian pianist, conductor, and pedagogue, younger brother of Anton Rubinstein; founded the Moscow Conservatory and its RMS branch, first director 1866–1881, Tchaikovsky's mentor.
Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers (Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr., b. 1952), American guitarist, Chic co-founder, and producer of Let's Dance, Like a Virgin, and Random Access Memories; known for the 'chucking' style and the Hitmaker Stratocaster.
Nili Brosh (נילי ברוש)
Nili Brosh (נילי ברוש), Israeli-American guitarist (born 1988, Rishon LeZion), Berklee 2009 summa cum laude; four solo albums through Eventide (2026); guitarist for Danny Elfman, Dethklok, and Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson ONE; Ibanez signature guitar "The Answer."
Nils Frahm
Nils Frahm (born 1982, Hamburg) is a Berlin-based German pianist, composer and producer blending piano with electronics on Erased Tapes, known for Felt (2011), Spaces, All Melody, Piano Day and his Funkhaus studio, distinct from similarly named musicians.
Nils Lofgren
Nils Lofgren (born 1951) is an American rock guitarist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984 and Neil Young's Crazy Horse, formerly leader of the band Grin and a solo artist with songs like Keith Don't Go.
Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon (Nina Rachel Shapiro Gordon), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, co-founder of Veruca Salt, wrote "Seether" and "Volcano Girls", recorded solo albums Tonight and the Rest of My Life (2000) and Bleeding Heart Graffiti (2006), and rejoined the band for Ghost Notes (2015).
Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen, born Catharina Hagen in 1955 in East Berlin, is a German singer known as the "Godmother of German Punk" whose career spans five decades.
Nina Matviienko
Nina Matviienko (Ніна Матвієнко; 1947–2023) was a Ukrainian soprano and soloist of the Veryovka Folk Choir who became a defining voice of Ukrainian folk song.
Nina Nesbitt
Nina Nesbitt (Nina Lindberg Nesbitt), Scottish singer-songwriter born 1994 in Edinburgh; four albums from Peroxide (2014, UK No. 11) to Mountain Music (2024) on her label Apple Tree Records; discovered via Ed Sheeran.
Nina Persson
Nina Persson, Swedish singer and lyricist born 1974 in Örebro, frontwoman of the Cardigans ('Lovefool'), also of A Camp, solo album Animal Heart, and collaborations with Manic Street Preachers and James Yorkston.
Nina Simone
Nina Simone (Eunice Kathleen Waymon, 1933-2003), the High Priestess of Soul, was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist whose classical training shaped a genre-defying style and protest songs like Mississippi Goddam.
Nina Sky
Nina Sky is the New York duo of identical twin sisters Nicole and Natalie Albino, known for the 2004 dancehall-pop hit "Move Ya Body" (No. 4 Hot 100) and N.O.R.E.'s "Oye Mi Canto," later independent as self-released artists and DJs.
Nine Inch Noize
Nine Inch Noize is the collaborative album by Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize (Alexander Ridha), also known as Halo 38; released April 17, 2026, 12 tracks, debuted live at Coachella 2026.
Nineteen85
Nineteen85, born Anthony Paul Jefferies in 1985 in Scarborough, Ontario, is a Canadian record producer behind Drake hits One Dance, Hotline Bling, and Hold On, We're Going Home, and co-founder of the R&B duo dvsn with Daniel Daley.