there would be uproar over him not playing any of the singles, so used the pseudonym as a hint. A series of small shows were played in 2010, at 250- to 1,000-capacity venues with the plan not to say who the band really are and just announce the shows as if they were a new band. In many cases, hip-hop and rap artists prefer to use pseudonyms that represents some variation of their name, personality, or interests. Examples include Iggy Azalea (her stage name is a combination of her dog's name, Iggy, and her home street in Mullumbimby, Azalea Street), Ol' Dirty Bastard (known under at least six aliases), Diddy (previously known at various times as Puffy, P. Diddy, and Puff Daddy), Ludacris, Flo Rida (whose stage name is a tribute to his home state, Florida), British-Jamaican hip-hop artist Stefflon Don (real name Stephanie Victoria Allen), LL Cool J, and Chingy. Black metal artists also adopt pseudonyms, usually symbolizing dark values, such as Nocturno Culto, Gaahl, Abbath, and Silenoz. In punk and hardcore punk, singers and band members often replace real names with tougher-sounding stage names such as Sid Vicious (real name John Simon Ritchie) of the late 1970s band Sex Pistols and "Rat" of the early 1980s band The Varukers and the 2000s re-formation of Discharge. The punk rock band The Ramones had every member take the last name of Ramone. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., an American singer-songwriter, used the stage name John Denver. The Australian country musician born Robert Lane changed his name to Tex Morton. Reginald Kenneth Dwight legally changed his name in 1972 to Elton John. See also Alter ego Anonymity Anonymous post Anonymous remailer Bugō Courtesy name Code name Confidentiality Data haven Digital signature Friend-to-friend Heteronym Hypocorism John Doe List of Latinised names List of placeholder names by language List of pseudonyms List of pseudonyms used in the American Constitutional debates List of stage names Mononymous person Nickname Nym server Nymwars Onion routing Penet.fi Placeholder name Placeholder names in cryptography Pseudepigrapha Pseudonymization Pseudonymous Bosch Pseudonymous remailer Public key encryption Ring name Secret identity Notes Sources Peschke, Michael. 2006. International Encyclopedia of Pseudonyms. Detroit: Gale. . Room, Adrian. 2010. Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins. 5th rev. ed. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. . External links A site with pseudonyms for celebrities and entertainers Another list of pseudonyms The U.S. copyright status of