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Names -> Music Performer Nicknames -> M
This is a list of names of the nicknames music performers, are known by. Not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.
Entries Beginning with M
Real Name | Nickname | Description | Submitted by: | |||
| Madness | The Nutty Boys | Named after their trademark "nutty", light-hearted ska-pop sound. | Todd W. Zimmerman | |||
| Madonna | The queen bee of rock and roll | Nickname supplied by Bob Geldorf at Live 8 | Bere | |||
| Madonna | Gucci Girl | For her Gucci one-of-a-kind Forties-inspired black georgette long-sleeved evening gown she promoted... | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Maddy | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Madonna | The "Who's That Girl" | From the title selection of a film in which she starred in the 1980s, also referring to the fact that she kept changing identities and images in her videos. Certainly a more appropriate nickname than "The 'MATERIAL' Girl," which NEVER fitted her! | Parker Gabriel | |||
| Madonna | Her majesty | No | Bere | |||
| Madonna | Hairy Monster | Highschool nickname- the old hairy Italian girl stereotype? | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Varla | Gay Community drag icon name applied to Madonna | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Madrongo | Drongo in Oz-speak means a worthless person. Madonna did another No-show for the 5th time while on tour, ignoring Australia. Her fans in Oz are furious and have not accepted her apology. | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | The Material Girl, Madge | She hates Material Girl, so that's what I'm going to start calling her now. | SusanG | |||
| Madonna | Bay City Brat | Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Dita Parlo | Her moniker while traveling | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Dita | Her dominatrix name given in the "Erotica" video | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Esther | Her self-chosen Kabahla name | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | MDNA | From her new cd in which MDNA is her self-titled short name for "Madonna". It is also used online that way! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Madulous | Combo of Madonna/Fabulous from Gay Community | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Mads | Shortening of Madonna | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | M | What her closest friends call ger | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Madge | This is a very common nickname for her. I'm surprised it ain't on here by now! | Lucky Starr | |||
| Madonna | Boy Toy | 1980s self-chosen nickname (and Belt Buckle)! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Veronica Electronica | Taken from her Catholic confirmation name Veronica | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Madge | British shorthand for Her Majesty | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Material Girl | From her 1980s single... | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Mo | IMDB ref | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Madonna | Nonnie | Child nickname | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Mahalia Jackson | Queen of Gospel | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Mariah Carey | Mirage | In High School, because she never showed up for class! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Mariah Carey | Mimi | Nickname with her friends, inspiration for the album "The Emancipation of Mimi". | Alex | |||
| Mariah Carey | High-5 | 5 Octave voice | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Marilyn Manson | Mazza | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Mark Holmes | DJ MRK LMS | Mark is part owner and a DJ at Mark's Mod Club Theatre in Toronto along with Bobbi Guy his business partner. DJ MRK LMS is the first several letters in his first name and the last few letters of his last name. MRK LMS or Mark Holmes. | Celeste | |||
| Mark Hoppus | Fish Guts | Says so on the Enema of the State booklet | Michael M | |||
| Marlene Dietrich | Der Blaue Engel | For her role in that German film (means The Blue Angel). Note that the term "Blue Angel" means Demon... | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Marty Beller | The Next President of the United States of America | https://tmbw.net/wiki/Monikers#Marty_Beller | All-Starr | |||
| Marvin Gaye | The Prince of Soul | According to trivia shown on Music Choice cable channels, accompanying Gaye's songs. | Martha Hankins | |||
| Marvin Gaye | Marvin Slain | Marvin was killed by his father in 1984 after an argument | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | Melissa Williamson | This artist is famous as the singer of some of the songs in the Silent Hill game series, although she didn't receive the credit for her performance of You're Not Here on the movie. She is also a voice over artist on Resident Evil: Degeneration. | Romersa's Protege | |||
| Mary J. Blige | Empress of Soul | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| matthew charels sanders | m. shadows | he's the lead singer of avenged sevenfold. His stage name is "m. shadows" M. stands for his first name (matt) and (shadows) coz he was kindda dark kid when he used to be in high school thats why he used the word"shadows" in there. | N. Shadows | |||
| Maurice Gibb | Mo | Affectionate nickname for the deceased brother of Barry, Robin, and Andy Gibb. | Martha Hankins | |||
| MC Hammer | Spinmaster/Black Tornado | His moves | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Mel Blanc | The Man of a Thousand Voices | Prolific Warner Bros. voice, he sang in character for many Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, etc. shorts. | Martha Hankins | |||
| Mel Torme | The Velvet Fog | The nickname was given to him by DJ Fred Robbins. It was suppose to honor his high tenor and smooth vocal style. But Torme himself disliked the moniker. (From Wikipedia) | oldtimer | |||
| Mel Torme | The Velvet Fog | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Merle Haggard | The Hag | Merle got it from an old woman from Hansel and Gretel. | Darius Whitehead | |||
| Metallica | Alcaholica | They drink alot | mikopath | |||
| Metallica | Alcaholica | They drink alot | mikopath | |||
| Michael Bolton | Mr. Time, Love, and Tenderness | Christian | ||||
| Michael Hutchence | Hutch | It's a shortening of the surname of INXS' stupendous and stellar frontman. | INXS KIX ASS | |||
| Michael Hutchence | Hutch | A shortened version of his last name. I find it hard to think of Michael as Hutch. It just does not compute, especially since a hutch is a piece of furniture. | Donna W | |||
| Michael Jackson | The Gleaming Glove/The Gloved One | His famous sequin glove | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Michael Jackson | The Gloved One | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Michael Jackson | Jacko | There is another name but I won't say it because it is too inappropriate for this site. | Travis | |||
| Michael Jackson | Wacko Jacko | English tabloid nickname | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Michael Jackson | The King of Pop | Liz Taylor titled Michael as "The King of pop" and Michael hated being called the disrespectful name "Jacko" | Cupidsparrrow | |||
| Michael Jackson | Jacko | His nickname in the tabloids. | Martha Hankins | |||
| Michael Jackson | Wacko Jacko | dxman | ||||
| Michael Jackson | M.J. | Soul | ||||
| Michael Jackson | The King of Pop | SusanG | ||||
| Michael Jackson | The Gloved One | Jonathan S. | ||||
| Michael Nesmith | Papa Nez | Monkees' guitarist (the one with the hat), later to become a Nudie-suit-clad country rock singer in the 70s, then the inventor of MTV in the 80s. | DeeDee | |||
| Michael Stanley Band | MSB | it's the name of their 1982 album. Also means "Mighty Sh*tty Band" to some people. | Columbus Dude | |||
| Michael Todd | Mic | Like a microphone... and short. How clever. | Katy | |||
| Michael Weikath | Weiki | Chan | ||||
| Mick Hucknall | Red | The "red" in Simply Red, for his hair color. | Martha Hankins | |||
| Mick Jagger | Scarecrow | His weight and b/c he's thin??? | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Mick Jagger | Big Lips | He's notorious for this. | I Got Stoned at Ohio State University! | |||
| Mick Jagger | The Lips | Obvious physical description | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Mick Jagger | Your Majesty or Brenda | From Keith Richards | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards | The Glimmer Twins | A popular nickname for them in the 80s. | British Bullcrap | |||
| Midnight Oil | The Oils | A convenient shortening often used by critics. | Blue Sky Miner | |||
| Mike Dirnt | Van Gough | It is belived that Mike plays under this name in a band known at the Network | Optimus Lime | |||
| Miley Cyrus | Smiley Miley | Baby nickname from her Father | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Miley Cyrus | Hanna Montanna | That's her stage name on her show of the same name. | Celeste | |||
| Miley Cyrus | Smiley | Her birth name was Destiny Hope Cyrus but b/c she smiled a lot was nicknamed Smiley which changed to Miley. In 2008 she had her name legally changed. | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Milt Jackson | Bags | Jazz vibraphonist; member of the Modern Jazz Quartet | Todd W. Zimmerman | |||
| Mindless Self Indulgence | Mindless | Travis | ||||
| Mindless Self Indulgence | MSI | Travis | ||||
| Miriam Makeba | Mama Africa | South Africa | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| The Monkees | The Prefab Four | Because the group was said to be a pre-packaged act, being compared to a prefabricated building. | Rachel Stedman | |||
| The Moody Blues | Veteran Cosmic Rockers | Nickname derived from a song on their Long Distance Voyager album from 1981. | Todd W. Zimmerman | |||
| The Moody Blues | The Moodies | Cyhunt | ||||
| The Mormon Tabernacle Choir | MoTab | Raphael | ||||
| Morrissey | A boy with a thorn in his side | From the title of a Smiths song with that title. | I Hung the DJ | |||
| Morrissey | Pope of Mope | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| My Chemical Romance | My Chem or MCR | .*iero*. |
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