Top 10 Most Famous Music Artists Without Honorific Nicknames
Many of the biggest music artists have been given honorific nicknames for various reasons (like King or Queen of Pop), but many also haven't been given such names despite their success in music and other activities.
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Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John was a British-Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner who amassed five number-one and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, along with two number-one Billboard 200 solo albums. She died of breast cancer on August 8, 2022, in Santa... read more
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Avicii
Tim Bergling (September 8, 1989 - April 20, 2018), better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish electronic musician, DJ, remixer, and record producer. He was best known for his contributions to electronic music in the 2010s, with numerous songs charting in the Top 40 and influencing a new generation... read more
He became a major staple in the EDM industry, with songs such as Levels, Wake Me Up, and others, creating the most superior dance music you'll ever hear. He nailed it in the progressive house and others. He didn't get his official honorific nickname from the public. Many fans have been calling him the king of EDM. R.I.P. (1989-2018).
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Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan Mitchell, professionally known as Joni Mitchell, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Drawing from folk, pop, rock, and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect social and environmental ideals as well as her feelings about romance, confusion, disillusionment, and joy. Her 1971 album Blue is frequently... read more
She became the best folk artist of all time. She hasn't gotten her honorific nickname.
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Coldplay
Coldplay is a British rock band formed in 1996. The group includes Chris Martin (lead vocals, piano), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass), and Will Champion (drums, backing vocals). Their manager, Phil Harvey, is often referred to as the unofficial fifth member.... read more
They became popular for using a wide variety of genres such as progressive rock, folk, soul, progressive house, synth pop, gospel, lo-fi, and blog house. They gained major and international success worldwide and are known for raising awareness of issues like man-made climate change. All that and they never got honored with any nicknames. They deserve it all.
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Judith Durham
She was Australia's best folk artist of all time, with a voice like no other. She was the front member of the Seekers, which became the first Australian band to gain international success in the UK and the US. She scored number one hits and is still on the UK charts.
She never got her honorific nickname, but she should be nicknamed the Joni Mitchell of Australia, Australia's queen of folk, and the voice of Australia, the voice of a generation, and the nightingale of Australia.
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Roy Clark
He was a truly fast-playing guitarist and was like Eric Clapton's opposite twin. Eric Clapton was honorifically nicknamed Mr. Slow Hand. Roy could've been nicknamed Mr. Fast Hand. He was truly one of the best guitarists of all time.
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Sophie Xeon
Sophie Xeon (September 17, 1986 - January 30, 2021), best known as SOPHIE, was a Scottish music producer, songwriter, and DJ.
She was best known for her work with artists such as Charli XCX, A.G. Cook, Madonna, and Kim Petras, and for helping to define the hyperpop genre.... read more
She was known for pioneering the microgenre hyperpop, which helped countless people get into music and highlighted today's music generation. She and her partner A.G. Cook made new sounds that nobody else ever made before and she became an original artist. Despite all that, she never got honorifically nicknamed. She deserved it all. R.I.P. (1986-2021).
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XXXTentacion
Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (January 23, 1998 - June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion and often referred to as X, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with his unique blend of genres including hip hop, rock, and R&B. Despite a controversial personal life and criminal... read more
He became one of the biggest rappers of all time, scoring number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with his signature song Sad. He was one of the most versatile rappers of all time, using not only traditional rap, but SoundCloud rap, emo rap, lo-fi, indie rock, nu-metal, R&B, and punk rock. He didn't get honored with a nickname despite all that. R.I.P. (1998-2018).
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Pinetop Perkins
He played with some of the most influential blues and rock-n-roll performers of his time and received numerous honors, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Blues Hall of Fame, but not an honorific nickname. R.I.P. (1913-2011).
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Christine McVie
She was an icon and is very much missed. Love you.
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Michelle Branch
Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper. She also collaborated with Santana on the Grammy Award-winning single The Game of Love.
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Fefe Dobson
Felicia Lily Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a teenager. During this time, she received and declined a recording contract offer from Jive Records.... read more
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Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 to January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his intensity, perfectionism, ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory.... read more
He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, perfectionism, ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. R.I.P. (1867-1957).
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Evan Taubenfeld
Evan David Taubenfeld is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for being Avril Lavigne's lead guitarist, music director, and a frequent collaborator. Taubenfeld was also the lead singer of the band The Black List Club.
He's Avril Lavigne's guitar partner and he didn't get an honorific nickname. He should be prince of punk guitar.
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Christina Grimmie
Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 - June 10, 2016), known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64, was an American singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence by posting covers of popular songs and gained wider recognition as a finalist on season 6 of The Voice in 2014.... read more
She should've been nicknamed the voice of YouTube as well as the queen of YouTube. She was YouTube's biggest singer besides Justin Bieber during the 2010s. R.I.P.
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Mayumi Morinaga
She dominated music in Japan for over 28 years until her retirement. She should've been nicknamed queen of J-pop (Japanese pop) for all she did. She was known by her stage name as Senya and was also the co-founder of Yuuhei Satellite.