Nightwish　

Following in the footsteps of the Gathering and Lacuna Coil (goth-influenced symphonic metal bands with female vocalists), Nightwish were formed in Kitee, Finland, in 1997 by keyboardist ..more

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

Now　

Nazareth　

The Scottish hard rock quartet Nazareth had a handful of hard rock hits in the late ’70s, including the proto-power ballad Love Hurts. Formed in 1968, the band featured vocalist Dan ..more

Nancy Sinatra　

Growing up as the child of one of the greatest icons in American music can’t be easy, but Nancy Sinatra managed to create a sound and style for herself fully separate from that of her (very) famous ..more

Nico　

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

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds　

Formed after the breakup of the Birthday Party in 1983, Nick Cave ＆ the Bad Seeds became one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the ’80s and ..more

NewDad　

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 198 ..more

New Kids On The Block　

After his success with New Edition, producer Maurice Starr decided to replicate the singing group by substituting suburban white kids for the young black teenagers. The result was New Kids on ..more

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

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

Neil Young & Crazy Horse　

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

Necrophobic　

Necrophobic was a Swedish death metal band formed in 1989 by drummer Joakim Sterner and guitarist David Parland. The pair played with a revolving-door lineup of musicians before the perman ..more

Nestor　

Ned Doheny　

A native of Beverly Hills, Doheny took his first musical strides as a songwriter. His tune On and On was recorded by Dave Mason and Mama Cass Elliot in 1971, while the Average White Ba ..more

Noah Kahan　

NOFX　

Formed in Berkeley, California, in 1983 and relocating to Los Angeles not long afterwards, NOFX steered clear of major labels and commercial exposure over the course of their career, recording an i ..more