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

Nana Mizuki　

Nicolette Larson　

After working as a backup vocalist for several country-rock acts and serving as a member of Commander Cody’s Lost Planet Airmen for several years during the mid-’70s, vocalist Nicolette Larson ..more

NINGEN ISU　

Night Ranger　

Night Ranger is best known for Sister Christian, a 1984 single that reached the Top 10 in the U.S. and Canada that later turned into a power ballad perennial. Prior to Sister Christian, Night ..more

Nine Inch Nails　

Nine Inch Nails were the most popular industrial group ever and were largely responsible for bringing the music to a mass audience. It isn’t really accurate to call NIN a group; the only officia ..more

NEMOPHILA　

Nick Heyward　

Nick Heyward (vocals, guitar) left his band Haircut 100 just when they were cruising through the pop charts in the U.K. Instead of destroying his career, the move actually provided him with m ..more

Nanase Aikawa　

Naoko Kawai　

Nicki Parrott　

Celebrated as an instrumentalist and a vocalist, Australian artist Nicki Parrott has earned acclaim as one of the most engaging talents to emerge on the jazz scene in the 21st century. Born in Newc ..more

Natsu Summer　

Nightmare　

Naotaro Moriyama　

Nick Drake　

A singular talent who passed almost unnoticed during his brief lifetime, Nick Drake produced several albums of chilling, somber beauty. With hindsight, these have come to be recognized as peak achi ..more

Nektar　

The four Englishmen who formed the initial incarnation of Nektar met in Germany and formed the band there in 1969. For a little while in the early to mid-’70s, it seemed like they might take ..more

NEK!　

Naoki Sanada　

Natsuko Nisshoku　

Neil Young & Crazy Horse