2023 in music
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Specific locations
- African music
- American music
- Asian music
- Australian music
- Brazilian music
- British music
- Canadian music
- Caribbean music
- Chinese music
- Czech music
- Danish music
- European music
- Finnish music
- French music
- German music
- Icelandic music
- Indonesian music
- Irish music
- Italian music
- Japanese music
- Latin music
- Malaysian music
- Mongolian music
- Norwegian music
- Philippine music
- Polynesian music
- Scandinavian music
- South Korean music
- Swedish music
- Taiwanese music
- Vietnamese music
Specific genres
Albums released
Awards
| 65th Annual Grammy Awards (USA) |
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| Record of the Year: "About Damn Time" by Lizzo • Album of the Year: Harry's House by Harry Styles • Song of the Year: "Just Like That" by Bonnie Raitt • Best New Artist: Samara Joy |
| 2023 Billboard Music Awards (USA) |
| Top Artist: Taylor Swift • Top New Artist: Zach Bryan • Top Billboard 200 Album: One Thing at a Time by Morgan Wallen • Top Hot 100 Song: "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen |
| 2023 Brit Awards (UK) |
| British Album of the Year: Harry's House by Harry Styles • Best British Song: "As It Was" by Harry Styles • British Artist of the Year: Harry Styles • Best New Artist: Wet Leg • British Group: Wet Leg |
| 2023 Juno Awards (Canada) |
| Artist of the Year: The Weeknd • Group of the Year: Arkells • Album of the Year: "Dawn FM" by The Weeknd • Single of the Year: "Sacrifice" by The Weeknd |
| 2023 MAMA Awards (Asia) |
| Artist of the Year: NewJeans • Album of the Year: FML by Seventeen • Song of the Year: "Ditto" by NewJeans • Best Music Video: "Flower" by Jisoo |
| 2023 MTV Video Music Awards Japan (Japan) |
| Video of the Year: "Que Sera Sera" by Mrs. Green Apple • Artist of the Year: Mrs. Green Apple • Song of the Year: "Idol" by Yoasobi • Album of the Year: Ima no Futari o Otagai ga Miteru by Aiko |
| 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (USA) |
| Video of the Year: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift • Song of the Year: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift • Best New Artist: Ice Spice • Push Performance of the Year: Tomorrow X Together |
| 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe) |
| Ceremony cancelled
Best Song: "Seven" by Jungkook featuring Latto • Best Video: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift • Best Artist: Taylor Swift • Best New: Peso Pluma |
| 37th Golden Disc Awards (South Korea) |
| Digital Daesang: "Love Dive" by Ive • Disc Daesang: Proof by BTS • Rookie Artist of the Year: Ive, Le Sserafim, NewJeans • Artist of the Year: Psy |
| 65th Japan Record Awards (Japan) |
| Grand Prix winner: "Que Sera Sera" by Mrs. Green Apple |
| Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA) |
| Omar by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) |
| Performers: Kate Bush • Sheryl Crow • Missy Elliott • George Michael • Willie Nelson • Rage Against the Machine • The Spinners Musical Influences: DJ Kool Herc • Link Wray Ahmet Ertegun Award (Non-performers): Don Cornelius Musical Excellence: Chaka Khan • Bernie Taupin • Al Kooper |
| Mercury Prize (UK) |
| Where I'm Meant to Be by Ezra Collective |
| Polar Music Prize (Sweden) |
| Chris Blackwell • Angélique Kidjo • Arvo Pärt |
| 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards (USA) |
| Song of the Year: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift • Artist of the Year: Harry Styles • Best Music Video: "Yet To Come" by BTS |
| Polaris Music Prize (Canada) |
| Good Luck by Debby Friday |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (Europe) |
| "Tattoo" by Loreen (Sweden) |
| 32nd Seoul Music Awards (South Korea) |
| Grand Prize: NCT Dream • Best Album: BTS • Best Song: "After Like" by Ive • Best New Artist: The New Six, Le Sserafim, NewJeans |
Bands formed
Soloist debuts
- Allie Sherlock
- Ayaka Fukuhara
- Chloe Stroll
- Chuu
- Halle Bailey
- Himika Akaneya
- Hwang Min-hyun
- Jang Ye-eun
- Jeffrey Ngai
- Jihyo
- Jimin
- Jinyoung
- Jisoo
- Joel Deleōn
- Josh Cullen
- Joohoney
- Jungkook
- Kaori Maeda
- Klavdia Petrivna
- Kylie Cantrall
- Lee Mi-joo
- Leigh-Anne
- Marife Yau
- Marco Ip
- Mayu Mineda
- Mayu Sagara
- Nako Misaki
- Nancy Kwai
- Ren
- Roksana Węgiel
- Roxy Dekker
- Sica Ho
- Shiori Tamai
- Swan
- Taeyong
- V
- Win Win Yeung
Bands reformed
- 3 Inches of Blood
- The Beatles (a one off recording)[1]
- Blessthefall
- Bloodhound Gang
- Blur
- Bratmobile
- The Buggles
- Creed
- Crimson Glory
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Dogstar
- Fightstar
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Girls Aloud
- Heavenly
- The Last Goodnight
- Love and Rockets
- Mallory Knox
- *NSYNC
- NX Zero
- Power Trip
- RBD
- Restart
- Savatage
- S Club
- Silent Siren
- Sublime
- The Soup Dragons
- Twisted Sister
Bands disbanded
- The Agonist
- ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
- Anti-Flag
- Astro – Jinjin & Rocky
- Astro – Moonbin & Sanha
- Bandage
- Barnes & Barnes
- Betraying the Martyrs
- Bish
- Bjesovi
- Brave Girls
- Boysgroup
- B.O.L.T
- Camp Cope
- Candlebox
- Chancho en Piedra
- Clannad
- CNCO
- Coast Modern
- The Comet Is Coming
- D1ce
- Dawn Ray'd
- Died Pretty
- Dilly Dally
- Egoist
- Emerson String Quartet
- For Tracy Hyde
- GWSN
- Helvetia
- Injury Reserve
- Jars of Clay
- Kiss
- Kix
- Momoland
- Muncie Girls
- MS MR
- Palisades
- Palm
- Panic! at the Disco
- PRETTYMUCH
- The Regrettes
- Russkaja
- Screaming Females
- Skinny Puppy
- Snuper
- Sprain
- Strange Ranger
- VIXX LR
- Westkust
Bands on hiatus
Deaths
January
- 1
- Gangsta Boo, 43, American rapper (Three 6 Mafia)[2]
- Sebastian Marino, 57, American metal guitarist (Overkill, Anvil)[3]
- Fred White, 67, American funk drummer (Earth, Wind & Fire)[4]
- 2
- Andrew Downes, 72, British classical composer[5]
- Kingsize Taylor, 83, British rock and roll singer and guitarist (Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes)[6]
- 3
- Joseph Koo, 91, Hong Kong film composer[7]
- Notis Mavroudis, 77, Greek classical guitarist and composer[8]
- Alan Rankine, 64, Scottish post-punk keyboardist and guitarist (The Associates)[9]
- 4
- Stan Hitchcock, 86, American country music singer and co-founder of CMT[10]
- Zoran Kalezić, 72, Serbian-Montenegrin folk singer[11]
- Beeyar Prasad, 61, Indian film lyricist[12]
- 5
- Mark Capps, 54, American sound engineer[13]
- Gordy Harmon, 79, American R&B and soul singer (The Whispers)[14]
- 6
- Jeff Blackburn, 77, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape)[15]
- Danny Kaleikini, 85, American Hawaiian pop singer[16]
- 7 – Aleksandr Kharchikov, 73, Russian folk singer-songwriter[17]
- 8 – Slim Newton, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter[18]
- 9
- Séamus Begley, 73, Irish folk fiddler and accordionist[19]
- Dick Flood, 90, American country music singer-songwriter[20]
- Magnar Mangersnes, 84, Norwegian classical organist and choral conductor[21]
- Yoriaki Matsudaira, 91, Japanese classical composer[22]
- 10
- Jeff Beck, 78, British rock guitarist (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice, The Honeydrippers)[23]
- Dennis Budimir, 84, American jazz and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew)[24]
- José Evangelista, 79, Spanish classical composer[25]
- 11 – Yukihiro Takahashi, 70, Japanese electronic and rock drummer and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, METAFIVE)[26]
- 12
- Robbie Bachman, 69, Canadian rock drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)[27]
- Lisa Marie Presley, 54, American country rock singer-songwriter[28]
- Laylaw, American hip hop record producer.[29]
- 13
- Keith Beaton, 72, American R&B singer (Blue Magic)[30]
- Ray Cordeiro, 98, Hong Kong disc jockey (RTHK Radio 3)[31]
- 14 – Matthias Carras, 58, German pop singer[32]
- 15
- Doris, 75, Swedish pop singer[33]
- Bruce Gowers, 82, British music video director[34]
- C. J. Harris, 31, American country singer[35]
- Vakhtang Kikabidze, 84, Georgian singer[36]
- 16 – Johnny Powers, American rockabilly singer and guitarist[37]
- 17
- Van Conner, 55, American alternative rock bassist (Screaming Trees)[38]
- Manana Doijashvili, 75, Georgian classical pianist[39]
- Leon Dubinsky, 81, Canadian folk composer[40]
- Renée Geyer, 69, Australian pop singer[41]
- Larry Morris, 75, New Zealand garage rock singer (Larry's Rebels)[42]
- Richard Oesterreicher, 90, Austrian jazz guitarist and conductor[43]
- 18
- David Crosby, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)[44]
- Victor Rasgado, 63, Mexican classical pianist and composer[45]
- Gary Smith, American record producer[46] (death announced on this date)
- Marcel Zanini, 99, Turkish-born French jazz clarinetist[47]
- 19 – Alex Napier, 75, English hard rock drummer (Uriah Heep)[48]
- 20
- Stella Chiweshe, 76, Zimbabwean folk mbira player[49]
- Loïc Guguen, French opera singer[50]
- Nick Todd, 87, American pop singer[51]
- 21 – B.G., the Prince of Rap, 57, American rapper[52]
- 22
- Easley Blackwood Jr., 89, American classical and electronic composer and pianist[53]
- Lin Brehmer, 68, American disc jockey and radio personality (WXRT)[54]
- Zhanna Pliyeva, 73, Georgian classical composer and pianist[55]
- 23
- Carol Sloane, 85, American jazz singer[56]
- Top Topham, 75, English blues rock guitarist (The Yardbirds)[57]
- 26
- Dean Daughtry, 76, American rock keyboardist (The Candymen, Classics IV, Atlanta Rhythm Section)[58]
- Peter McCann, 74, American songwriter and singer[59]
- 27 – Floyd Sneed, 80, Canadian rock drummer (Three Dog Night)[60]
- 28
- Odd Børre, 83, Norwegian pop singer[61]
- David Challinor, Australian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sounds Like Sunset)[62]
- Barrett Strong, 81, American R&B singer-songwriter[63]
- Tom Verlaine, 73, American art punk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Television)[64]
- 29
- Heddy Lester, 72, Dutch pop singer[65]
- Gabriel Tacchino, 88, French classical pianist[66]
- 31
- Donnie Marsico, 68, American rock singer (The Jaggerz)[67]
- Charlie Thomas, 85, American R&B singer (The Drifters)[68]
February
- 1
- Lucy Quintero, 74, Panamanian folk singer[69]
- George Zukerman, 95, Canadian classical bassoonist[70]
- 2
- Butch Miles, 78, American jazz drummer[71]
- Tim Quy, 61, English post-punk percussionist and keyboardist (Cardiacs)[72]
- 3 – Paul Janovitz, 54, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (Cold Water Flat)[73]
- 4 – Vani Jairam, 77, Indian playback singer[74]
- 5
- Phil Spalding, 65, English rock bassist (GTR, Original Mirrors, Toyah)[75]
- Lillian Walker, 78, American R&B singer (The Exciters)[76]
- 7
- Mendelson Joe, 78, Canadian folk singer-songwriter[77]
- Steve Sostak, 49, American experimental rock singer and saxophonist (Sweep the Leg Johnny)[78] (death announced on this date)
- 8
- Burt Bacharach, 94, American pop songwriter and composer[79]
- Dennis Lotis, 97, South African-born British swing singer[80]
- 10
- AKA, 35, South African rapper[81]
- Joe Millar, 87, Northern Irish folk singer and musician (The Irish Rovers)[82]
- 11 – Tito Fernández, 80, Chilean folk singer-songwriter[83]
- 12 – David Jolicoeur, 54, American rapper (De La Soul)[84]
- 13
- Tim Aymar, 59, American progressive metal singer (Pharaoh, Control Denied)[85]
- Guido Basso, 85, Canadian jazz trumpeter[86]
- Alain Goraguer, 91, French jazz pianist, arranger and composer[87]
- Huey "Piano" Smith, 89, American R&B pianist
- Spencer Wiggins, 81, American soul singer[88]
- 14
- Friedrich Cerha, 96, Austrian classical composter and conductor[89]
- Peter Renkens, 55, Belgian new beat singer (Confetti's)[90] (death announced on this date)
- Akira Tsuneoka, 51, Japanese pop punk drummer (Hi-Standard)[91]
- 15 – Raquel Welch, 82, American dance singer[92]
- 16
- Chuck Jackson, 85, American R&B singer[93]
- Michael Kupper, 65, German heavy metal guitarist (Running Wild)[94]
- Maon Kurosaki, 35, Japanese pop singer[95]
- Marilú, 95, Mexican bolero singer[96]
- Tony Marshall, 85, German schlager and opera singer[97]
- Alberto Radius, 80, Italian pop rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Formula 3)[98]
- 17
- Otis Barthoulameu, American pop punk singer and guitarist (Fluf, Olivelawn)[99] (death announced on this date)
- Jerry Dodgion, 90, American jazz saxophonist and flautist[100]
- Gerald Fried, 95, American film and television composer[101]
- Kyle Jacobs, 49, American songwriter[102]
- Vijay Kichlu, 92, Indian classical singer[103]
- Hans Poulsen, 77, Australian soft rock singer-songwriter[104]
- Tom Whitlock, 68, American pop rock songwriter[105]
- 19 – Davis Causey, 74, American Southern rock guitarist (Sea Level)[106]
- 20
- Bruce Barthol, 75, American psychedelic rock bassist (Country Joe and the Fish)[107]
- Victor Brox, 81, English blues singer[108]
- Lyubomyr Futorsky, 50, Ukrainian rock singer (Dead Rooster)[109]
- Tom Stephen, 68, Canadian blues rock drummer (The Jeff Healey Band)[110]
- 21
- Ron Altbach, 76, American rock keyboardist (King Harvest, Celebration)[111]
- Jesse Gress, 67, American rock guitarist[112]
- 23
- Slim Borgudd, 76, Swedish rock drummer (Lea Riders Group)[113]
- Junnosuke Kuroda, 34, Japanese rock guitarist (Sumika)[114]
- 25 – Walter Ferguson, 103, Panamanian-born Costa Rican calypso singer-songwriter[115]
- 27 – Ismaïla Touré, 73, Senegalese Mbalax singer and percussionist (Touré Kunda)[116]
March
- 1
- Wally Fawkes, 98, British-Canadian jazz clarinettist[117]
- Leon Hughes, 92, American R&B singer (The Coasters)[118]
- Neela Ramgopal, 87, Indian Carnatic singer[119]
- Irma Serrano, 89, Mexican ranchera and corrido singer[120]
- 2
- Johnny Johnson, 80, American soul singer (Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon)[121]
- Steve Mackey, 56, British indie rock bassist (Pulp) and record producer[122]
- Wayne Shorter, 89, American jazz saxophonist (Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report, The Jazz Messengers)[123]
- Gothart Stier, 84, German classical singer, organist and conductor[124]
- 3
- David Lindley, 78, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kaleidoscope)[125]
- Calvin Newton, 93, American gospel singer (The Oak Ridge Boys, Sons of Song)[126]
- 4
- Sueli Costa, 79, Brazilian MPB composer and singer[127]
- Robert Haimer, 69, American comedy rock singer-songwriter (Barnes & Barnes)[128]
- Michael Rhodes, 69, American country bassist (The Notorious Cherry Bombs)[129]
- Spot, 72, American record producer and engineer[130]
- James "Owl" Walsh, 74, American rock singer and keyboardist (Gypsy)[131]
- 5
- Arif Cooper, Jamaican reggae DJ and multi-instrumentalist[132]
- Gary Rossington, 71, American Southern rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington Collins Band)[133]
- 6 – Eric Alan Livingston, 38, American experimental metal multi-instrumentalist[134]
- 7 – Michael Brimer, 89, South African-Australian classical organist and conductor[135]
- 8
- Jim Durkin, 58, American thrash metal guitarist (Dark Angel)
- Josua Madsen, 45, Danish thrash metal drummer (Artillery)[136]
- 9 – Robin Lumley, 74, British jazz keyboardist (Brand X)[137]
- 10
- Junior English, 71–72, Jamaican reggae singer[138]
- Napoleon XIV, 84, American novelty singer-songwriter[139]
- 11 – Costa Titch, 27, South African rapper[140]
- 12 – Marek Kopelent, 90, Czech classical composer[141]
- 13
- Simon Emmerson, 67, English jazz and worldbeat guitarist (Weekend, Working Week, Afro Celt Sound System)[142]
- Jim Gordon, 77, American rock drummer (Derek and the Dominos, The Wrecking Crew, Traffic) and songwriter[143]
- Canisso, 57, Brazilian rock bassist (Raimundos)[144]
- 14
- Bobby Caldwell, 71, American singer-songwriter[145]
- Dix Denney, American punk guitarist (The Weirdos, Thelonious Monster)[146] (death announced on this date)
- 15 – Théo de Barros, 80, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer (Quarteto Novo)[147]
- 16 – Tony Coe, 88, English jazz clarinetist and saxophonist [148]
- 17
- Fuzzy Haskins, 81, American R&B and funk singer (Parliament-Funkadelic, The Parliaments)[149]
- Fito Olivares, 75, Mexican cumbia saxophonist[150]
- Mick Slattery, 77, British space rock guitarist (Hawkwind)[151]
- 20 – Dmitry Nova, 34, Russian synthpop and house producer (Cream Soda)[152]
- 21
- Oleksandr Kozarenko, 59, Ukrainian classical pianist and composer[153]
- Anita Thallaug, 85, Norwegian pop singer[154]
- 22
- Tom Leadon, 70, American rock guitarist (Mudcrutch)[155]
- Wayne Swinny, 59, American nu metal guitarist (Saliva)[156]
- 23
- Luca Bergia, 54, Italian alternative rock drummer (Marlene Kuntz)[157]
- Keith Reid, 76, English psychedelic rock lyricist and songwriter (Procol Harum)[158]
- Peter Shelley, 80, English pop singer-songwriter[159]
- 25
- Juca Chaves, 84, Brazilian comedy pop singer[160]
- Nick Lloyd Webber, 43, English theatre and television composer[161]
- 26 – Ray Pillow, 85, American country singer[162]
- 27
- James Bowman, 81, English opera singer[163]
- Daniel Chorzempa, 78, American classical organist and composer[164]
- Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, 99, Ethiopian classical pianist and composer[165]
- Howie Kane, 81, American pop singer (Jay and the Americans)[166] (death announced on this date)
- Jocelyn Morlock, 53, Canadian classical composer[167]
- Peggy Scott-Adams, 74, American blues and R&B singer[168]
- 28
- Blas Durán, 73, Dominican bachata singer[169]
- Sanath Nandasiri, 81, Sri Lankan playback and pop singer[170]
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, 71, Japanese electronic keyboardist (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and composer[171]
- 29
- Brian Gillis, 48, American pop singer (LFO)[172]
- Sweet Charles Sherrell, 80, American R&B and funk bassist (The J.B.'s)[173]
- 30
- Alfio Cantarella, 81, Italian rock drummer (Equipe 84)[174]
- Mark Russell, 90, American musical comedy singer and pianist[175]
- Ray Shulman, 73, English progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (Gentle Giant), songwriter and record producer[176]
- Caroline "Care Failure" Kawa, 36, Canadian alternative rock singer (Die Mannequin)[177]
April
- 2
- Pedro Lavirgen, 92, Spanish opera singer[178]
- Seymour Stein, 80, American music executive and founder of Sire Records[179]
- 3
- Andrew Laing, British punk drummer (Cockney Rejects)[180]
- Rena Koumioti, 81, Greek new wave singer[181]
- Jack Vreeswijk, 59, Swedish folk singer and composer[182]
- 4 – Vivian Trimble, 59, American alternative rock keyboardist and singer (Luscious Jackson, Dusty Trails, Kostars)[183]
- 5 – Duško Gojković, 91, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger[184]
- 6
- Paul Cattermole, 46, English pop singer (S Club 7)[185]
- Nora Forster, 80, German music promoter[186]
- 7
- Guy Bailey, British hard rock guitarist and songwriter (The Quireboys)[187]
- Ian Bairnson, 69, Scottish rock guitarist and saxophonist (The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot)[188]
- Kidd Jordan, 87, American jazz saxophonist[189]
- John Regan, 71, American hard rock bassist (Frehley's Comet)[190]
- Lasse Wellander, 70, Swedish pop guitarist (ABBA)[191]
- 8 – Bob Heatlie, 76, Scottish songwriter and record producer[192]
- 9
- Karl Berger, 88, German jazz pianist[193]
- Valter Dešpalj, 75, Croatian classical cellist[194]
- Chuck Morris, 46, American jam band percussionist (Lotus)[195] (body discovered on this date)
- 11 – Cynara, 78, Brazilian bossa nova singer (Quarteto em Cy)[196]
- 12 – Jah Shaka, Jamaican dub and reggae sound system operator[197] (death announced on this date)
- 14
- Cliff Fish, 73, English pop bassist (Paper Lace)[198]
- Mark Sheehan, 46, Irish pop rock guitarist (The Script)[199]
- 15 – Peter Badie, 97, American jazz bassist[200]
- 16 – Ahmad Jamal, 92, American jazz pianist[201]
- 17
- Ivan Conti, 76, Brazilian jazz-funk drummer (Azymuth)[202]
- April Stevens, 93, American pop singer (Nino Tempo & April Stevens)[203]
- 18 – Otis Redding III, 59, American funk and soul singer and guitarist (The Reddings)[204]
- 19
- Moonbin, 25, South Korean K-pop singer (Astro)[205]
- Ron "Patch" Hamilton, 72, American Christian pop singer-songwriter[206]
- Martin Petzold, 67, German classical singer (Thomanerchor)[207]
- Carlo Saba, 54, Indonesian jazz pop singer (Kahitna)[208]
- Federico Salvatore, 63, Italian pop singer-songwriter[209]
- 20 – Pamela Chopra, 75, Indian playback singer[210]
- 21 – Mark Stewart, 62, English post-punk singer-songwriter (The Pop Group)[211]
- 22 – Ron Cahute, 68, Canadian folk singer-songwriter and accordionist[212]
- 23
- Keith Gattis, 52, American country singer-songwriter[213]
- Isaac Wiley Jr., 69, American funk drummer (Dazz Band)[214]
- 24 – Lilian Day Jackson, 63, American disco singer (Spargo)[215]
- 25
- Harry Belafonte, 96, American calypso and pop singer[216]
- Ralph Humphrey, 79, American psychedelic rock drummer (The Mothers of Invention)[217]
- Manfred Weiss, 88, German classical composer[218]
- 26 – Billy "The Kid" Emerson, 97, American rock and roll singer-songwriter[219] (death announced on this date)
- 27 – Wee Willie Harris, 90, English rock and roll singer[220]
- 28
- Tim Bachman, 71, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt)[221]
- Helge Engelke, 61, German hard rock guitarist (Fair Warning)[222]
- Johnny Fean, 71, Irish Celtic rock guitarist (Horslips, Zen Alligators)[223]
- Claude Gray, 91, American country music singer[224]
- 29 – Don Sebesky, 85, American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and conductor[225]
- 30 – Broderick Smith, 75, Australian rock singer and harmonica player (Carson, The Dingoes)[226]
May
- 1
- Gordon Lightfoot, 84, Canadian folk singer-songwriter[227]
- Pugh Rogefeldt, 76, Swedish psychedelic pop singer-songwriter[228]
- 3
- Moulay Tahar Al Asbahani, 75, Moroccan funk and gnawa singer (Jil Jilala)[229]
- John Albert, 53, American punk guitarist and drummer (Christian Death, Bad Religion)[230]
- Linda Lewis, 72, English pop and soul singer-songwriter[231]
- 4
- Rob Laakso, 44, American indie rock guitarist (Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies)[232]
- Karaikudi Mani, 77, Indian Carnatic mridangam player[233]
- Jasmin Stavros, 68, Croatian pop singer[234]
- 5
- Chris Strachwitz, 91, American record company founder and executive (Arhoolie Records)[235]
- Jack Wilkins, 78, American jazz guitarist[236]
- 6 – Menahem Pressler, 99, German-born Israeli-American classical pianist (Beaux Arts Trio)[237]
- 7
- Grace Bumbry, 86, American opera singer[238]
- Soňa Červená, 97, Czech opera singer[239]
- Seán Keane, 76, Irish Celtic fiddler (The Chieftains)[240]
- 8 – Rita Lee, 75, Brazilian Tropicália and psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (Os Mutantes)[241]
- 9
- Liudmila Kovnatskaya, 82, Russian musicologist[242]
- Jon Povey, 80, British rock drummer and keyboardist (Pretty Things, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen)[243]
- Joaquin Romaguera, 90, American opera singer[244]
- Günter Wewel, 88, German opera singer[245]
- 10
- Rolf Harris, 93, Australian pop singer and multi-instrumentalist[246]
- Stu James, 77, British rock singer (The Mojos)[247]
- 11 – Francis Monkman, 73, English progressive rock guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter (Curved Air, Sky, Matching Mole)[248]
- 12 – Dum-Dum, 54, Brazilian rapper (Facção Central)[249]
- 13 – Arno Veimer|et, 50, Estonian hard rock guitarist and lyricist (Terminaator)[250]
- 14
- John Giblin, 71, Scottish rock and jazz bassist (Brand X)[251]
- Ingrid Haebler, 93, Austrian classical pianist[252]
- 15 – Bernt Rosengren, 85, Swedish jazz saxophonist[253] (death announced on this date)
- 16
- Richard Landis, 77, American country singer-songwriter and record producer[254]
- Lester Sterling, 87, Jamaican ska saxophonist (The Skatalites, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires)[255]
- 17 – Algy Ward, 63, English punk and heavy metal bassist (Tank, The Damned, The Saints)[256]
- 19
- Pete Brown, 82, English rock singer and lyricist[257]
- Andy Rourke, 59, English indie rock bassist (The Smiths)[258]
- 20
- Paul Desenne, 63, Venezuelan classical cellist and composer[259]
- Sven Nyhus, 90, Norwegian folk fiddler[260]
- 21
- Ed Ames, 95, American pop singer (Ames Brothers)[261]
- Thotakura Somaraju, 68, Indian film composer[262]
- 22
- Kirk Arrington, 61, American heavy metal drummer (Metal Church)[263]
- Ferus Mustafov, 72, Macedonian folk saxophonist[264]
- Chas Newby, 81, British rock bassist (The Beatles)[265]
- 23
- Mark Adams, 64, American doom metal bassist (Saint Vitus)[266]
- Redd Holt, 91, American jazz drummer (The Ramsey Lewis Trio, Young-Holt Unlimited)[267]
- Floyd Newman, 91, American R&B and soul saxophonist (The Mar-Keys, The Memphis Horns)[268]
- Sheldon Reynolds, 63, American funk and R&B guitarist (Sun, Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire)[269]
- 24
- Javier Álvarez, 67, Mexican classical composer[270]
- Jack Martin Händler, 75, Slovak classical violinist and conductor[271]
- Bill Lee, 94, American jazz bassist and film composer[272]
- George Maharis, 94, American pop singer[273]
- Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss rock and R&B singer (Ike & Tina Turner)[274]
- 25
- Joy McKean, 93, Australian country singer-songwriter[275]
- Jean-Louis Murat, 71, French pop singer-songwriter[276]
- 26
- Jack Lee, 71, American power pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Nerves)[277]
- Reuben Wilson, 88, American jazz organist[278]
- 28 - George Cassidy, 86, Northern Irish jazz saxophonist and music teacher of Van Morrison[279]
- 31 – Dickie Harrell, 82, American rock and roll drummer (Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps)[280]
June
- 1
- Pacho El Antifeka, 42, Puerto Rican rapper[281]
- Roy Taylor, Irish pop rock singer and bassist (Jump the Gun)[282]
- Cynthia Weil, 82, American pop songwriter[283]
- Kurt Widmer, 82, Swiss classical singer[284] (death announced on this date)
- 2 – Kaija Saariaho, 70, Finnish classical composer[285]
- 4
- Dora María, 89, Mexican folk singer[286]
- George Winston, 74, American new age and R&B pianist[287]
- 5 – Astrud Gilberto, 83, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer[288]
- 6 – Tony McPhee, 79, English blues rock guitarist (The Groundhogs)[289]
- 7 – Banani Ghosh, Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer[290]
- 8 – Peter Belli, 79, Danish pop singer[291]
- 9 – Niel Immelman, 78, South African classical pianist[292] (death announced on this date)
- 10 – Yannis Markopoulos, 84, Greek classical and film composer[293]
- 11 – Suna Kan, 86, Turkish classical violinist[294]
- 13
- Christy Dignam, 63, Irish rock singer (Aslan)[295]
- Blackie Onassis, 57, American alternative rock drummer (Urge Overkill)[296]
- 14 – Sharda, 85, Indian playback singer[297]
- 15
- 16 – Peter Dickinson, 88, English classical composer and musicologist[301]
- 17 – Dave Maclean, 78, Brazilian pop rock singer-songwriter[302]
- 18
- Big Pokey, 48, American rapper (Screwed Up Click)[303]
- Nasrollah Nasehpour, 82, Iranian radif singer[304]
- Krzysztof Olesiński, 70, Polish rock bassist (Maanam)[305]
- Cornel Țăranu, 88, Romanian classical composer[306]
- Teresa Taylor, 60, American alternative rock drummer (Butthole Surfers)[307]
- 19
- Max Morath, 96, American ragtime pianist[308]
- Gabriele Schnaut, 72, German opera singer[309]
- Ryan Siew, 26, Australian metalcore guitarist (Polaris)[310]
- 20
- Choi Sung-bong, 33, South Korean singer[311]
- Vyacheslav Nagovitsin, 83, Russian classical composer[312]
- John Waddington, 63, English post-punk guitarist (The Pop Group, Maximum Joy, Perfume)[313]
- Paolo Zavallone, 90, Italian disco singer[314]
- 22
- Robert Black, 67, American classical bassist (Bang on a Can All Stars)[315]
- Peter Brötzmann, 82, German jazz saxophonist[316]
- 23
- Sheldon Harnick, 99, American musical theater lyricist and songwriter[317]
- Jesse McReynolds, 93, American bluegrass mandolinist, singer and songwriter (Jim & Jesse)[318]
- Lee Rauch, 58, American metal drummer (Megadeth, Dark Angel)[319]
- 24
- Claude Barzotti, 69, Belgian pop singer[320]
- Rachel Yakar, 87, French opera singer[321]
- 25 – Tapas Das, 68, Indian rock singer-songwriter (Moheener Ghoraguli)[322]
- 27 – Bobby Osborne, 91, American bluegrass mandolinist and singer (Osborne Brothers)[323]
- 30
- Lord Creator, 87, Trinidad-born Jamaican calypso and ska singer-songwriter[324]
- Monte Cazazza, American industrial composer and singer[325] (death announced on this date)
- Rick Froberg, 55, American post-hardcore singer and guitarist (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Obits, Pitchfork)[326]
July
- 2 – Margaret Nisbett, 94, Australian opera singer[327]
- 3
- Vicki Anderson, 83, American soul singer[328] (death announced on this date)
- Mo Foster, 78, English rock and pop multi-instrumentalist (Affinity, Fancy, RMS)[329]
- Sudakshina Sarma, 88, Indian borgeet singer[330]
- 4
- Jenő Jandó, 71, Hungarian classical pianist[331]
- Canelita Medina, 84, Venezuelan salsa singer[332]
- Robin Tamang, 60, Nepalese hard rock singer[333]
- 5
- Rob Agerbeek, 85, Indonesian-born Dutch jazz pianist[334]
- Anthony Gilbert, 88, British classical composer[335]
- Coco Lee, 48, Hong Kong-American pop singer-songwriter[336]
- Ralph Lundsten, 86, Swedish classical composer[337]
- Martin Stevens, 69, Canadian pop singer[338]
- George Tickner, 76, American rock guitarist (Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch)[339] (death announced on this date)
- 6
- Graham Clark, 81, English opera singer[340]
- Peter Nero, 89, American pop and classical pianist and conductor (Philly Pops)[341]
- Caleb Southern, 53, American record producer[342]
- 8
- Victor Pikayzen, 90, Russian classical violinist[343]
- Özkan Uğur, 69, Turkish rock bassist (MFÖ)[344]
- 10
- Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, 89, German jazz multi-instrumentalist[345]
- Bob Segarini, 77, American-Canadian rock singer-songwriter (The Wackers)[346]
- 11
- Toni Carbone, 62, Italian new wave bassist (Denovo)[347]
- Sam Cutler, 80, English tour manager (The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead)[348]
- Yuzo Toyama, 92, Japanese classical composer[349]
- 12 – André Watts, 77, American classical pianist[350]
- 14 – Anthony Meo, American hardcore punk drummer (Biohazard)[351] (death announced on this date)
- 15 – Chen Mao-shuen, 87, Taiwanese classical composer[352]
- 16 – Jane Birkin, 76, English-French pop singer[353]
- 17
- DJ Deeon, 56, American house DJ and producer[354]
- João Donato, 88, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist[355]
- Walt Groller, 92, American polka accordionist[356]
- Marc Herrand, 98, French pop and chanson singer (Les Compagnons de la chanson)[357]
- 19 – Mark Thomas, 67, British film composer[358]
- 21
- Hafiz Abdelrahman, Sudanese traditional and classical flautist[359]
- Tony Bennett, 96, American pop singer[360]
- Neal Langford, 50, American indie rock bassist (The Shins)[361] (death announced on this date)
- Chollathee Tharnthong, 85, Thai luk thung composer and singer[362]
- 22
- Peter Austin, 78, Jamaican ska singer (The Clarendonians)[363]
- Vince Hill, 89, English pop singer[364]
- Knut Riisnæs, 77, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and flautist[365]
- 23 – Raymond Froggatt, 81, English pop singer and songwriter[366]
- 24
- Leny Andrade, 80, Brazilian jazz singer[367]
- Brad Houser, 62, American alternative rock bassist (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Critters Buggin)[368]
- Dóris Monteiro, 88, Brazilian pop singer[369]
- Cecilia Pantoja, 79, Chilean bolero singer-songwriter[370]
- 25 – Andreas Tsoukalas, 60, Greek pop singer-songwriter[371]
- 26
- Randy Meisner, 77, American country rock singer-songwriter and bassist (Eagles, Poco)[372]
- Sinéad O'Connor, 56, Irish alternative rock singer-songwriter[373]
- Surinder Shinda, 70, Indian Punjabi singer[374]
- 27 – Ruth W. Greenfield, 99, American classical pianist[375]
- 28
- Jim Parker, 88, British classical composer[376]
- Tommi Stumpff, 65, German EBM singer and multi-instrumentalist[377]
- 29 – Manolo Miralles, 71, Spanish folk singer (Al Tall)[378]
- 31 – Anders Stenmo, 67, Swedish-Austrian pop drummer (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung)[379] (death announced on this date)
August
- 1
- Alexander Kolker, 90, Russian film composer[380]
- Dom Minasi, 80, American jazz guitarist[381]
- 3 – Carl Davis, 86, American-born British film composer and conductor[382]
- 4 – John Gosling, 75, British rock keyboardist (The Kinks)[383]
- 5 – Tristan Honsinger, 73, American free jazz cellist[384]
- 6 – David LaFlamme, 82, American psychedelic rock singer and violinist (It's a Beautiful Day)[385]
- 7
- Gillian Bibby, 77, New Zealand classical composer and pianist[386]
- DJ Casper, 58, American dance DJ and songwriter[387]
- Erkin Koray, 82, Turkish Anatolian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist[388]
- Toussaint McCall, 89, American R&B singer[389]
- 8 – Sixto Rodriguez, 81, American psychedelic folk singer-songwriter[390]
- 9
- Peppino Gagliardi, 83, Italian pop singer[391]
- Robbie Robertson, 80, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Band)[392]
- 10 – Brad Thomson, American mathcore guitarist (The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza)[393] (death announced on this date)
- 11
- Ron Peno, 68, Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter (Died Pretty)[394]
- Carlos Camacho, 73, Puerto Rican pop singer (Los Hispanos)[395]
- Shoji Tabuchi, 79, Japanese-American country fiddler[396]
- 12
- Vilayil Faseela, 63, Indian Mappila songs singer[397]
- Berit Lindholm, 88, Swedish opera singer[398]
- 13
- Clarence Avant, 92, American music executive[399]
- Magoo, 50, American rapper and songwriter (Timbaland & Magoo)[400]
- 14 – Jessica Cash, 84, British opera singer[401]
- 15 – Arnold Östman, 83, Swedish classical conductor[402]
- 16
- Jerry Moss, 88, American recording executive[403]
- Renata Scotto, 89, Italian opera singer[404]
- 17
- 18 – Ray Hildebrand, 82, American pop singer-songwriter (Paul & Paula)[407]
- 19
- Gloria Coates, 89, American-born German classical composer[408]
- Václav Patejdl, 68, Slovak pop rock singer and keyboardist (Elán)[409]
- 20 – Luc Smets, 76, Belgian rock singer and keyboardist (The Pebbles)[410]
- 21 – Denis LePage, 74, Canadian disco singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Lime)[411]
- 22
- Toto Cutugno, 80, Italian pop singer-songwriter[412]
- Vaccine, 43, American dubstep producer[413]
- 23 – Bob Feldman, 83, American pop singer (The Strangeloves), songwriter, and record producer[414]
- 24
- Bernie Marsden, 72, English hard rock guitarist (Whitesnake) and songwriter[415]
- Sakevi Yokoyama, Japanese hardcore punk singer (GISM)[416]
- 25 – Carlos Gonzaga, 99, Brazilian rock singer[417]
- 26
- Bosse Broberg, 85, Swedish jazz trumpeter and composer[418]
- John Kezdy, 64, American punk singer (The Effigies)[419]
- 27
- Robert Hale, 90, American opera singer[420] (death announced on this date)
- Brian McBride, 53, American ambient multi-instrumentalist (Stars of the Lid, Bell Gardens)[421] (death announced on this date)
- Denyse Plummer, 69, Trinidadian calypso and gospel singer[422]
- 28
- August 08, 31, American R&B singer-songwriter[423]
- James Casey, 40, American jam band saxophonist (Trey Anastasio Band)[424]
- 29 – Peter King, 84, Nigerian Afrobeat and jazz multi-instrumentalist[425]
- 30 – Jack Sonni, 68, American rock guitarist (Dire Straits)[426]
September
- 1
- Robert Becerra, 64, American punk guitarist (Stains)[427]
- Jimmy Buffett, 76, American country rock singer-songwriter[428]
- Milka Stojanović, 86, Serbian opera singer[429]
- 2 – Walter Arlen, 103, Austrian-American classical composer and music critic[430]
- 3 – José Sébéloué, 74, French pop guitarist and singer (La Compagnie Créole)[431]
- 4
- Teté Caturla, 85, Cuban pop singer (Cuarteto d'Aida)[432]
- Steve Harwell, 56, American alternative rock singer (Smash Mouth)[433]
- Sherali Joʻrayev, 76, Uzbek folk singer[434]
- Tail Dragger Jones, 82, American blues singer[435]
- Gary Wright, 80, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth)[436]
- 5
- Tom Davies, 48, British-American stoner rock bassist (Nebula)[437]
- Joe Fagin, 83, British pop singer[438] (death announced on this date)
- Bruce Guthro, 62, Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter (Runrig)[439]
- Richard Laviolette, 41, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter[440]
- Anatol Ugorski, 80, Russian-born German classical pianist[441]
- 6
- Larry Chance, 82, American doo-wop singer (The Earls)[442]
- Richard Davis, 93, American jazz bassist[443]
- Malini Rajurkar, 82, Indian classical singer[444]
- Steve Roden, 59, American lowercase composer and synthesizer player[445]
- 7
- Charles Gayle, 84, American jazz saxophonist and pianist[446]
- María Jiménez, 73, Spanish bolero and ranchera singer[447]
- Margherita Rinaldi, 88, Italian opera singer[448]
- 8 – Mylon LeFevre, 78, American Christian rock singer[449]
- 10
- Evgeny Brazhnik, 78, Russian classical conductor[450]
- Brendan Croker, 70, English country rock guitarist (The Notting Hillbillies)[451]
- Charlie Robison, 59, American country singer-songwriter[452]
- Matthew Stewart, 41, American ska punk trumpeter (Streetlight Manifesto)[453]
- 11 – Dedi Graucher, 62, Israeli religious singer[454]
- 12
- 13
- Manik Bhide, 88, Indian Hindustani classical singer[457]
- Roger Whittaker, 87, British folk singer-songwriter[458]
- 14 – Fred Lewis, 72, American funk percussionist (Lakeside)[459]
- 15
- Franco Migliacci, 92, Italian pop lyricist[460]
- Suzanne Sarroca, 96, French opera singer[461]
- Paul Woseen, 56, Australian hard rock bassist and songwriter (The Screaming Jets)[462]
- 16
- Nikolai Dobronravov, 94, Russian pop and estrada lyricist[463]
- Irish Grinstead, 43, American R&B singer (702)[464]
- Milo Hrnić, 73, Croatian pop singer[465]
- John Marshall, 82, English jazz fusion and progressive rock drummer (Nucleus, Soft Machine, Centipede)[466]
- 17 – Lies Adji Rachman, 78, Indonesian pop singer (Dara Puspita)[467]
- 19
- Lou Deprijck, 77, Belgian pop singer-songwriter and record producer[468]
- Stephen Gould, 61, American opera singer[469]
- 20
- Katherine Anderson, 79, American R&B singer (The Marvelettes)[470]
- Yaacov Bergman, 78, Israeli classical conductor[471]
- Kent Stax, American hardcore punk drummer (Scream)[472]
- 21 – Robert W. Smith, 64, American classical trumpeter and composer[473]
- 22
- Mike Henderson, 70, American country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The SteelDrivers)[474]
- Peter Horton, 82, Austrian pop guitarist and singer[475] (death announced on this date)
- Stan Klees, 91, Canadian businessman (RPM) and record executive[476]
- Alejandro Meerapfel, 54, Argentine opera singer[477]
- Dieter Schneider, 86, German schlager lyricist[478]
- 23
- François Glorieux, 91, Belgian classical conductor and composer[479]
- Terry Kirkman, 83, American sunshine pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Association)[480]
- 24
- Felix Ayo, 90, Spanish-born Italian baroque and chamber violinist (I Musici)[481]
- Barry Olivier, 87, American folk guitarist, guitar teacher and founder of the Berkeley Folk Music Festival[482]
- 25 – David McCallum, 90, Scottish easy listening composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist[483]
- 27 – Dom Famularo, 70, American jazz drummer[484]
- 28 – Stephen Ackles, 57, Norwegian rock and roll singer and pianist[485]
- 29
- Jon Fausty, 74, American sound and recording engineer[486]
- Ron Howden, 78, English progressive rock drummer (Nektar)[487]
- 30
- Russell Batiste Jr., 57, American funk and jazz fusion drummer (The Meters, Vida Blue, Papa Grows Funk)[488]
- Russell Sherman, 93, American classical pianist[489]
October
- 1
- Julian Bahula, 85, South African jazz drummer (Jabula)[490]
- Patricia Janečková, 25, Slovak opera singer[491]
- Joy Webb, 91, British gospel singer (The Joystrings)[492]
- Ricky Wolff, 78, South African pop singer (White Plains)[493]
- 2
- Herbert Handt, 97, American opera singer and conductor[494]
- Lefteris Hapsiadis, 69, Greek laïko and rebetiko lyricist[495]
- 3
- Jacqueline Dark, 55, Australian opera singer[496]
- Lena McLin, 95, American classical and religious composer and music teacher[497]
- 5 – Bruno Filippini, 78, Italian pop singer[498]
- 6 – Maurice Bourgue, 83, French classical oboist, composer, and conductor[499]
- 7 – Reiner Goldberg, 83, German opera singer[500]
- 8 – Ritchie Routledge, 73, British rock singer and guitarist (The Cryin' Shames)[501]
- 9
- Hugh Friel, 71, Irish new wave drummer (The Atrix)[502]
- Steven Lutvak, 64, American musical theater composer[503]
- Buck Trent, 85, American country multi-instrumentalist[504]
- 11 – Rudolph Isley, 84, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers)[505]
- 12
- Michael Cooper, 71, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Inner Circle, Third World)[506]
- Aérea Negrot, 43, Venezuelan house DJ and singer (Hercules and Love Affair)[507]
- 13 – Garry Mapanzure, 25, Zimbabwean Afropop singer[508]
- 14 – Gary Nuñez, 71, Puerto Rican plena and bomba bassist (Plena Libre)[509]
- 16 – Gennady Gladkov, 88, Russian film composer[510]
- 17 – Carla Bley, 87, American jazz composer and pianist[511]
- 18 – Dwight Twilley, 72, American power pop singer-songwriter[512]
- 19
- The 45 King, 62, American hip hop record producer and DJ[513]
- Lasse Berghagen, 78, Swedish schlager singer[514]
- Atsushi Sakurai, 57 Japanese alternative rock singer-songwriter (Buck-Tick)[515]
- 22 – Gregg Sutton, 74, American country rock bassist (Lone Justice) and songwriter[516]
- 23
- Chronis Aidonidis, 95, Greek folk singer[517]
- Angelo Bruschini, 62, English alternative rock and trip-hop guitarist (The Blue Aeroplanes, Massive Attack)[518]
- István Láng, 90, Hungarian classical composer[519]
- Mervin Shiner, 102, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist[520]
- 24
- Lily Afshar, 63, Iranian classical guitarist[521]
- Ricardo Iorio, 61, Argentine heavy metal singer and bassist (Almafuerte, Hermética, V8)[522]
- Steve Riley, 67, American hard rock drummer (Keel, W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns)[523]
- 25 – Zdeněk Mácal, 87, Czech classical conductor[524]
- 26
- 27 – Axali Doëseb, 69, Namibian anthem composer[527]
- 29 – Heath, 55, Japanese visual kei bassist (X Japan)[528]
November
- 1
- Pierre Dutour, 91, French classical and jazz trumpeter, composer, and conductor[529]
- Leela Omchery, 94, Indian classical singer and musicologist[530]
- Vladimir Urbanovich, 85, Russian opera singer[531]
- Vic Vergeat, 72, Italian rock guitarist and singer-songwriter[532]
- 2
- Michel Pilz, 78, German jazz clarinetist[533]
- Evgeniy Shiryaev, 80, Russian classical composer[534]
- Yuri Temirkanov, 84, Russian classical conductor[535]
- 3 – Pete Garner, 61, British alternative rock bassist (The Stone Roses)[536] (death announced on this date)
- 5
- Ryland Davies, 80, Welsh opera singer[537]
- Lolita Rodrigues, 94, Brazilian pop singer[538]
- 6
- Nadira Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer[539]
- Sean Martin, 26, English indie pop singer and guitarist (The Night Café)[540] (death announced on this date)
- 7 – C-Knight, 52, American rapper (The Dove Shack)[541]
- 9
- R.L. Boyce, 68, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist[542]
- Junko Ohashi, 73, Japanese pop singer[543]
- 10 – Johnny Ruffo, 35, Australian dance pop singer[544]
- 11
- Luis Carlos Gil, 72, Spanish pop singer (Trigo Limpio)[545]
- Conny Van Dyke, 78, American pop singer[546]
- Angelita Vargas, 77, Spanish flamenco singer[547]
- 12 – Mohammed al Amin, 80, Sudanese folk singer-songwriter and oud player[548]
- 13 – Ivo Kuusk, 86, Estonian opera singer[549]
- 14 – Buzy, 66, French pop singer[550]
- 15
- P. K. Narayanan Nambiar, 96, Indian traditional mizhavu player[551]
- Karl Tremblay, 47, Canadian folk singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)[552] (death announced on this date)
- 16
- George "Funky" Brown, 74, American funk drummer and songwriter (Kool & the Gang)[553]
- Thành Được, 89, Vietnamese cải lương singer[554]
- 17
- Christiane Bervoets, 75, Belgian pop singer[555]
- Seóirse Bodley, 90, Irish classical composer[556]
- Charlie Dominici, 72, American progressive metal singer (Dream Theater, Dominici)[557] (death announced on this date)
- Claude Kahn, 88, French classical pianist[558]
- 18 – David Del Tredici, 86, American classical composer[559]
- 19
- Ninie Doniah, 56, Malagasy salegy singer and composer[560]
- Catherine Christer Hennix, 75, Swedish minimalist and drone multi-instrumentalist and composer[561]
- Sara Tavares, 45, Portuguese pop and jazz singer[562]
- 20 – Mars Williams, 68, American new wave and jazz fusion saxophonist (The Waitresses, The Psychedelic Furs, Liquid Soul)[563]
- 21
- Chad Allan, 80, Canadian rock singer, guitarist and keyboardist (The Guess Who, Brave Belt)[564]
- Horacio Malvicino, 94, Argentine jazz and tango guitarist and composer[565]
- 22
- Jean Knight, 80, American soul and funk singer[566] (death announced on this date)
- Phil Quartararo, 67, American music industry executive[567]
- 24 – Jukka Haavisto, 93, Finnish swing accordionist and vibraphonist[568]
- 25
- Julio Anderson, 74, Chilean folk rock bassist (Los Jaivas)[569]
- Les Maguire, 81, English pop rock keyboardist and saxophonist (Gerry and the Pacemakers).[570]
- Akzhol Meirbekov, 73, Kazakh rock singer (Dos Mukasan)[571]
- Yngvar Numme, 79, Norwegian pop singer (Dizzie Tunes)[572]
- B. Sasikumar, 74, Indian carnatic violinist[573]
- 26
- Brian Godding, 78, Welsh jazz rock guitarist (Blossom Toes, Centipede).[574]
- Geordie Walker, 64, English post-punk guitarist and songwriter (Killing Joke, The Damage Manual)[575]
- 28
- Queenzy Cheng, 37, Malaysian pop singer[576]
- John Colianni, 61, American jazz pianist[577]
- 29 – Scott Kempner, 69, American rock guitarist (The Dictators, The Del-Lords)[578]
- 30 – Shane MacGowan, 65, Irish Celtic punk singer-songwriter (The Pogues).[579]
December
- 1 – Badar uz Zaman, 83, Pakistani classical singer[580]
- 2 – Medea Amiranashvili, 93, Georgian opera singer.[581]
- 3
- Thanga Darlong, 103, Indian folk singer[582]
- Myles Goodwyn, 75, Canadian hard rock singer and guitarist (April Wine)[583]
- 4
- John Hyatt, British post-punk singer (The Three Johns)[584]
- Vlado Pravdić, 73, Bosnian hard rock keyboardist (Bijelo Dugme)[585]
- 5
- Mama Diabaté, 63, Guinean folk singer and multi-instrumentalist[586]
- Denny Laine, 79, English rock guitarist and songwriter (Wings, The Moody Blues)[587]
- 6 – Michel Sardaby, 88, French jazz pianist[588]
- 7
- Ramón Ayala, 96, Argentine folk singer-songwriter[589]
- Terry Baucom, 71, American bluegrass singer and banjoist (Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out)[590]
- Lola Dee, 95, American pop singer[591]
- 8 – Nidra Beard, 71, American soul and funk singer (Dynasty)[592] (death announced on this date)
- 10 – Cayle Sain, 31, American metal drummer (Twitching Tongues).[593] (death announced on this date)
- 11
- Jeffrey Foskett, 67, American pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys)[594]
- Richard Kerr, 78, English singer-songwriter[595] (death announced on this date)
- Essra Mohawk, 75, American jazz rock singer-songwriter[596]
- Zahara, 36, South African Afro-soul singer[597]
- 12
- Roderick McLeod, Australian psychedelic rock singer (The Pineapples from the Dawn of Time)[598]
- Ole Paus, 76, Norwegian ballad singer-songwriter[599]
- 13 – Travis Dopp, American post-hardcore guitarist (Small Brown Bike)[600]
- 14 – Giorgos Tolios, 58, Greek post-punk drummer (Trypes)[601]
- 15
- Anup Ghoshal, 78, Indian playback singer and film composer[602]
- Bob Johnson, 79, British folk rock singer and guitarist (Steeleye Span)[603]
- 16
- Óscar Agudelo, 91, Colombian bolero singer[604]
- Colin Burgess, 77, Australian rock drummer (AC/DC, The Masters Apprentices)[605] (death announced on this date)
- Carlos Lyra, 90, Brazilian bossa nova singer and composer[606]
- Tim Norell, 68, Swedish pop songwriter (Norell Oson Bard).[607]
- 17
- Amp Fiddler, 65, American funk singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Enchantment, Parliament, Funkadelic)[608]
- Jim Ladd, 75, American disc jockey and radio personality (KMET, KLOS, SiriusXM),[609]
- Mike Maxfield, 79, English pop rock guitarist and songwriter (The Dakotas).[610] (death announced on this date)
- 18
- Ronnie Caryl, 70, English rock guitarist (Flaming Youth)[611]
- Susanna Parigi, 62, Italian pop singer-songwriter and pianist[612]
- 19
- Gunther Emmerlich, 79, German opera singer and jazz banjoist[613]
- Russell Hunter, 76, British psychedelic rock drummer (Pink Fairies, The Deviants)[614]
- Bram Inscore, 41, American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist (Electrocute), producer and songwriter[615]
- 20 – Eric Moyo, 41, Zimbabwean gospel singer[616]
- 22
- Laura Lynch, 65, American country singer and bassist (The Dixie Chicks)[617]
- Heike Matthiesen, 59, German classical guitarist[618]
- 23
- Murad Kajlayev, 92, Russian classical composer and conductor[619]
- Lisandro Meza, 86, Colombian cumbia singer and accordionist[620]
- 24
- Vasilis Karras, 70, Greek laïko singer[621]
- Alice Parker, 98, American choral composer and conductor[622]
- Willie Ruff, 92, American jazz bassist and French hornist[623]
- 25 – Thanh Điền, 56, Vietnamese Đờn ca tài tử guitarist[624]
- 26
- Tony Oxley, 85, English avant-garde jazz drummer[625]
- Tom Smothers, 86, American comedy and folk singer and guitarist (Smothers Brothers)[626]
- 27
- Michael Gibbons Jr, American crossover thrash guitarist (Leeway)[627]
- Mbongeni Ngema, 68, South African lyricist and composer[628]
- 28
- Francis Dhomont, 97, French electroacoustic composer[629]
- Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, 54, Peruvian rock singer-songwriter (Arena Hash)[630]
- Tommy Talton, 74, American rock guitarist (We the People, Cowboy)[631]
- 29 – Les McCann, 88, American jazz pianist[632]
- 30 – Bhavani Shankar, 66–67, Indian Hindustani classical pakhawaj drummer[633]
- 31
- Shmulik Bilu, 71, Israeli pop singer (Milk and Honey)[634]
- O. S. Thyagarajan, 76, Indian Carnatic singer[635]
