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Non Est Deus

Non Est Deus, Latin for "There is no God", is a German black metal band from Bamberg founded in 2017 by Noise, the musician also behind Kanonenfieber and Leiþa.

Noname (rapper)

Noname (Fatimah Nyeema Warner), Chicago rapper and poet known for Telefone (2016), Room 25 (2018), and Sundial (2023), her 2013 Acid Rap feature on "Lost," and the Noname Book Club.

Noncompliant

Noncompliant, also known as Lisa Smith, is an American techno DJ and producer from Indiana, formerly DJ Shiva, who founded the label Giant Arm in 2023.

Nonpoint

Nonpoint is an American nu metal/alternative metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formed in 1998 around vocalist Elias Soriano and drummer Robb Rivera; known for "Bullet With a Name" and the 2026 album The Last Word.

Nora En Pure

Nora En Pure is the stage name of Daniela Di Lillo, a Swiss-South African deep house DJ and producer behind the 2013 hit "Come With Me".

Norm Talley

Norm Talley is an American DJ and producer from Detroit, a foundational deep house figure since 1982 who forms the trio Detroit Beatdown with Delano Smith and Mike Clark.

Norma Jean (band)

Norma Jean: Douglasville, Georgia metalcore band formed 1997, formerly Luti-Kriss, named for Marilyn Monroe's birth name. Nine albums from Bless the Martyr & Kiss the Child (2002) to Deathrattle Sing for Me (2022); no original members remain.

Norman Jay MBE

Norman Jay MBE is a British DJ from Notting Hill, London, co-founder of the Good Times sound system and Kiss FM, and the first DJ awarded an MBE, in 2002.

North West (musician)

North West (born 2013, Los Angeles) is an American rapper, singer, and producer, eldest child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West; featured on "Talking" (Vultures 1), released debut EP N0rth4evr in May 2026.

Norther (band)

Norther: Finnish melodic death/power metal band from Helsinki/Espoo, formed 1996 as Requiem, six albums 2002-2011, split 2012, classic lineup reuniting for Wacken Open Air 2027 with new music.

Northlane

Northlane is an Australian progressive metalcore band formed in 2009 in Blacktown, Sydney. They are known for fusing heavy guitar with various electronic styles.

NOS Events Center

The NOS Events Center is a large event grounds in San Bernardino, California, home to Insomniac's EDM festivals like Escape Halloween, Countdown, and Beyond Wonderland, drawing crowds of over 100,000.

Not Yurs

Not Yurs is an American DJ and production duo based in Phoenix, Arizona, consisting of Nathan Kallen and Garrett Pedicini, who work in tech house, house, and techno.

Not3s

Not3s is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor from Hackney, London, born in 1998, whose hits "Addison Lee" and "My Lover" made him a leading afroswing artist.

NOTD

NOTD is a Swedish electronic production duo of Samuel Brandt and Tobias Danielsson, formed in 2017, best known for the 2018 hit "I Wanna Know" with Bea Miller.

Notti Osama

Notti Osama (Ethan Reyes, born 2008) was a Harlem, New York drill rapper, brother of DD Osama, stabbed to death July 9, 2022 at the 137th Street–City College subway station at age 14; his killing inspired the viral "Notti Bop" dance.

NTO (musician)

NTO (Anthony Favier, born 1985, Marseille) is a French melodic techno producer; Hungry Music co-founder, debut album APNEA (2021) with gold single "Invisible", 2024 album Forever Friends with Sofiane Pamart.

Nu Guinea

Nu Guinea, known as Nu Genea since 2021, is an electronic funk and disco duo from Naples formed in 2014 by Massimo Di Lena and Lucio Aquilina.

Nu-disco

Nu-disco, also written nu disco or neo-disco, is a 21st-century dance music genre reviving 1970s disco, Italo disco, and boogie, first named in print around 2002.

O'Flynn (musician)

O'Flynn, real name Ben Norris, is a British DJ and producer from Hackney, London, making sample-led house music since his 2015 debut on Blip Discs.

Oathbreaker (band)

Oathbreaker is a Belgian extreme metal band from Ghent, formed in 2008 and fronted by vocalist Caro Tanghe, best known for the 2016 album Rheia.

Obie Trice

Obie Trice (Obie Trice III, born 1977) is a Detroit rapper, aka Obie 1, signed to Eminem's Shady Records; his albums include Cheers (2003, Billboard 200 No. 5) and Second Round's On Me (2006), and his tagline is 'real name, no gimmicks.'

Obituary (band)

Obituary is an American death metal band formed in 1984 in the Tampa, Florida area and one of the pioneering groups of the Florida death metal scene.

Obscene Extreme

Obscene Extreme is an annual extreme-music festival focused chiefly on grindcore, held at the Bojiště ground in Trutnov, Czech Republic, and first staged in 1999 by Miloslav "Čurby" Urbanec.

ObZen

ObZen is the sixth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah, released in 2008, whose song "Bleed" became their signature track and a reference point for the djent style.

Ocean Sleeper

Ocean Sleeper is an Australian metalcore band from Gippsland, Victoria, formed in 2016, also styled a pop-metal act. Known for Don't Leave Me This Way (2019), the EPs Is It Better Feeling Nothing and Maybe Death Is All I Need, and the 2026 sophomore album Peace When I'm Dead on Rise Records/BMG.

OceanLab

OceanLab, also known as Above & Beyond with Justine Suissa, is a British vocal trance project formed in London in 2000 by vocalist Justine Suissa with Above & Beyond.

Octave One live

Octave One is a live techno act from Detroit formed around brothers Lenny and Lawrence Burden, known for performing exclusively on hardware and for the 2002 hit "Black Water".

Octo Octa

Octo Octa is the performing name of Maya Bouldry-Morrison, an American house producer and DJ based in New Hampshire who co-founded the T4T LUV NRG label with Eris Drew.

Odd Future Records (record label)

Odd Future Records is an American record label created in April 2011 by the Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future, which partnered with Sony's RED Distribution while keeping its masters.