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Neil Young　

After Neil Young left the California folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential and idiosyncratic singer/songwriters of his generati ..more

Kana Nishino　

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New Order　

Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the ..more

Ne-Yo　

Ne-Yo was one of the most successful songwriters and artists of the 2000s. His breakthrough didn’t come until late 2004, as the co-songwriter of Mario’s Let Me Love You, a number one Hot 100 h ..more

NICO Touches the Walls　

Nirvana　

Prior to Nirvana, alternative music was consigned to specialty sections of record stores, and major labels considered it to be, at the very most, a tax write-off. After the band’s second album, 199 ..more

Nickelback　

Few bands did more than Nickelback to establish the force of slick, commercially minded post-grunge in the 2000s. Led by vocalist Chad Kroeger, the band initially emerged in the late ’90s as ..more

Nicki Minaj　

Influenced by the unpredictable rhymes of Missy Elliot along with the sexually charged attitudes of Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown, Queens native Nicki Minaj was discovered thanks to her MySpace ..more

Nicki Parrott　

Nina Simone　

Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, Nina Simone was one of the hardest to classify. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop idioms, often over the course of the ..more

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds　

Ningen Isu　

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Hitomi Nishiyama　

Nikolaj Bentzon　

Neil Ardley　

The British composer Neil Ardley did a great deal of work with his country’s best modern jazz musicians. His arrangements and compositions involve aspects of classical music’s ambitious compo ..more

Nik Kershaw　

During the mid-’80s, Nik Kershaw managed to score a handful of pop hits and, in doing so, establish himself as a profitable commercial songwriter. Kershaw began his musical career by learning ..more

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band　

Founded in California during 1965, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has lasted longer than virtually any other country-based rock group of their era. Younger contemporaries of the Byrds, they pl ..more