2025 in music
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Specific locations
Specific genres
Albums released
Awards
| 67th Annual Grammy Awards (USA) |
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| Record of the Year: "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar • Album of the Year: Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé • Song of the Year: "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar • Best New Artist: Chappell Roan |
| 2025 Brit Awards (UK) |
| British Album of the Year: Brat by Charli XCX • Song of the Year: "Guess" by Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish • British Artist of the Year: Charli XCX • Best New Artist: The Last Dinner Party • British Group: Ezra Collective |
| Juno Awards of 2025 (Canada) |
| Artist of the Year: Tate McRae • Group of the Year: The Beaches • Album of the Year: Think Later by Tate McRae • Single of the Year: "Exes" by Tate McRae |
| 2025 MTV Video Music Awards Japan (Japan) |
| Video of the Year: "Lilac" by Mrs. Green Apple • Artist of the Year: Aespa • Song of the Year: "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts • Album of the Year: Rejoice by Official Hige Dandism |
| 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (USA) |
| Video of the Year: Brighter Days Ahead by Ariana Grande • Song of the Year: "Apt." by Rosé and Bruno Mars • Best New Artist: Alex Warren • Push Performance of the Year: Katseye |
| 67th Japan Record Awards (Japan) |
| Grand Prix winner: "Darling" by Mrs. Green Apple |
| 39th Golden Disc Awards (South Korea) |
| Album of the Year: Spill the Feels by Seventeen • Song of the Year: "Supernova" by Aespa • Rookie Artist of the Year: BabyMonster, Illit, NCT Wish, TWS |
| Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA) |
| Sky Islands by Susie Ibarra |
| Mercury Prize (UK) |
| People Watching by Sam Fender |
| Polar Music Prize (Sweden) |
| Barbara Hannigan • Herbie Hancock • Queen |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) |
| Performers: Bad Company • Chubby Checker • Joe Cocker • Cyndi Lauper • Outkast • Soundgarden • The White Stripes Musical Influences: Salt-N-Pepa • Warren Zevon Ahmet Ertegun Award (Non-performers): Lenny Waronker Musical Excellence: Thom Bell • Nicky Hopkins • Carol Kaye |
| Polaris Music Prize (Canada) |
| All Cylinders by Yves Jarvis |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 (Europe) |
| "Wasted Love" by JJ (Austria) |
| 34th Seoul Music Awards (South Korea) |
| Grand Prize: I-dle • Best Song Award: "Deja Vu" by Tomorrow X Together • Best Album Award: Minisode 3: Tomorrow by Tomorrow X Together • Rookie of the Year: Hearts2Hearts, KickFlip, KiiiKiii |
| 22nd Korean Music Awards (South Korea) |
| Album of the Year: Hail to the Music by Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble • Song of the Year: "Supernova by Aespa • Musician of the Year: Lee Seung-yoon • Rookie of the Year: Sanmanhan |
| 2025 American Music Awards (USA) |
| Artist of the Year: Billie Eilish • New Artist of the Year: Gracie Abrams • Collaboration of the Year: "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars |
Bands formed
Bands reformed
- Alabama Shakes
- Alphabeat
- The Band Perry
- The Beta Band
- Black Sabbath (farewell concert only)
- Chapterhouse
- The Click Five
- Fifth Harmony
- GFriend
- Girlset
- Grizzly Bear[1]
- Fountains of Wayne
- I Killed the Prom Queen
- letlive
- Mameshiba no Taigun
- Minus the Bear[2]
- Momoland
- Rilo Kiley[3]
- Rush[4]
- Sugar[5]
- Triumph
Bands disbanded
- 12 Rods
- Amadou & Mariam
- Andy & Lucas
- As One
- Bis[6]
- Black Sabbath
- Bury Your Dead
- Cannabis Corpse
- Coin[7]
- Crystal Viper
- Dempagumi.inc[8]
- Eternal Tears of Sorrow
- Flo and Eddie
- Gel
- Jesus Piece
- The International Swingers
- Ithaca
- KAT-TUN[9]
- Kind of Like Spitting[10]
- Luminous
- Lynch Mob[11]
- Mew
- Murder by Death
- One Morning Left[12]
- Orange Goblin
- Ozzy Osbourne Band
- Porridge Radio
- Purple Kiss
- The Pillows[13]
- REO Speedwagon[14]
- Refused
- Sarke
- The Searchers[15]
- Shopping
- Soft Cell
- Sum 41[16]
- Superkind
- Stray From the Path
- Tapir!
- Tennis[17]
- Thank You, I'm Sorry
- Tokio[18]
- The Turtles
- Void of Vision[19]
- Whitesnake
- You Me At Six
Deaths
January
- 1
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter[20]
- Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French classical pianist, composer, arranger and conductor[21]
- Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist[22]
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian classical pianist, violinist, singer and film composer[23]
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American pop singer (The Osmonds)[24]
- 2
- Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier[25]
- Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)[26]
- Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish classical singer and multi-instrumentalist[27]
- 3
- Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch radio DJ[28]
- Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch levenslied singer[29]
- Brenton Wood, 83, American soul singer[30]
- 4
- 5
- Beej Chaney, 68, American punk and new wave singer-songwriter (The Suburbs)[33]
- Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Unleashed, Terra Firma)[34]
- 6
- Hope Foye, 103, American folk singer[35]
- Stella Greka, 102, Greek pop singer[36]
- 7
- Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish classical violinist[37]
- Peter Yarrow, 86, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary)[38]
- 9
- Laurie Holloway, 86, English jazz pianist, television musical director, and composer.[39]
- P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.[40]
- Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito singer[41]
- 10 – Sam Moore, 89, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)[42]
- 11
- Mario Klemens, 88, Czech classical conductor[43]
- Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian classical composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist[44]
- 12 – Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composer[45]
- 13
- P. Fluid, 64, American funk metal singer (24-7 Spyz)[46]
- Elgar Howarth, 89, English classical conductor, composer and trumpeter[47] (death announced on this date)
- Buck White, 94, American country and bluegrass singer and mandolinist (The Whites)[48]
- 14 – Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz rock saxophonist (Osibisa)[49]
- 15
- Tommy Dix, 101, American musical theater singer[50]
- Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer-songwriter.[51]
- Linda Nolan, 65, Irish pop singer (The Nolans)[52]
- 17 – Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian pop singer-songwriter, arranger and producer[53]
- 18 – Claire van Kampen, 71, English theater composer (Royal Shakespeare Company)[54]
- 20
- Bob Kuban, 84, American R&B drummer[55]
- John Sykes, 65, English hard rock guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)[56] (death announced on this date)
- 21
- Elliot Ingber, 83, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band).[57]
- Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band)[58]
- 22
- Paddy Cole, 85, Irish showband saxophonist[59]
- Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, The Rides)[60]
- Johan Slager, 78, Dutch progressive rock guitarist (Kayak)[61] (death announced on this date)
- Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French folk singer (Malicorne)[62]
- 24 – Unk, 43, American rapper[63]
- 25 – Edweena Banger, British punk rock singer (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs)[64] (death announced on this date)
- 26
- Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 84, Japanese classical conductor[65]
- Betsy Arakawa, 65, American classical pianist[66] (body discovered on this date)
- Gary Grier, American R&B singer (The Contours)[67]
- 27
- Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian dangdut and pop singer[68]
- Aaron Rossi, 44, American industrial metal drummer (Ministry, Prong, John 5)[69]
- 29 – Bruce Howe, 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity)[70]
- 30
- Marianne Faithfull, 78, English pop and rock singer-songwriter[71]
- İlhan Usmanbaş, 104, Turkish contemporary classical composer[72]
- 31 – Susan Alcorn, 71–72, American avant garde composer and pedal steel guitarist[73] (death announced on this date)
February
- 1
- Peter Bassano, 79–80, English classical trombonist and conductor[74]
- André Ducret, 79, Swiss classical singer and composer[75]
- Sal Maida, 76, American rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks)[76]
- Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian classical clarinetist[77]
- 2
- Gene Barge, 98, American rock and roll saxophonist [78]
- Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese pop singer[79]
- Patricia Johnson, 95, English opera singer[80] (death announced on this date)
- Stéphane Picq, 59, French video game music composer[81]
- Paul Plishka, 83, American opera singer[82]
- 4
- Bob Bennett, American garage rock drummer (The Sonics)[83]
- Ana María Iriarte, 98, Spanish opera singer[84]
- Wily Mignon, 38, Beninese pop singer[85]
- 5
- Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer and executive (Murder Inc. Records)[86]
- Dave Jerden, 75, American record producer, audio engineer and mixer[87]
- Hans-Peter Lehmann, 90, German opera director[88]
- Mike Ratledge, 81, British psychedelic rock keyboardist (Soft Machine)[89]
- 6 – Bobby Hamilton, American R&B singer (The Choice Four)[90] (death announced on this date)
- 7
- Naâman, 34, French reggae singer[91]
- Song Dae-kwan, 78, South Korean trot singer[92]
- 8 – Corey Crewe, 80, Canadian comedic music singer (Corey and Trina)[93]
- 9 – Edith Mathis, 86, Swiss opera singer[94]
- 10 – Maria Tipo, 93, Italian classical pianist[95]
- 12
- Tommy Hunt, 91, American soul singer (The Flamingos)[96]
- Jimi Mbaye, 67, Senegalese mbalax guitarist[97]
- 13 – Sukri Bommagowda, 88, Indian folk singer[98]
- 16 – Vladimír Válek, 89, Czech classical conductor [99]
- 17
- Rick Buckler, 69, English new wave drummer (The Jam)[100]
- Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish progressive rock percussionist (King Crimson)[101]
- Paquita la del Barrio, 77, Mexican pop singer[102]
- 19
- Karl Cochran, American rock guitarist (Eric Singer Project)[103]
- Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian rock drummer (The Easybeats)[104]
- Jean Sarrus, 79, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)[105]
- 20
- Gerry Arling, 63, Dutch electronic multi-instrumentalist (Arling & Cameron)[106] (death announced on this date)
- Jerry Butler, 85, American soul singer-songwriter (The Impressions)[107]
- Ilkka Kuusisto, 91, Finnish opera composer, conductor, choirmaster, and organist[108]
- 21
- Fred Bekky, 81, Belgian rock singer and guitarist (The Pebbles)[109]
- Bill Fay, 81, English folk rock singer-songwriter[110]
- Khalil Fong, 41, Hong Kong mandopop singer-songwriter[111]
- Gwen McCrae, 81, American soul and disco singer[112] (death announced on this date)
- 22
- Ken Parker, 76, Jamaican reggae singer[113]
- Gianni Pettenati, 79, Italian pop rock singer[114]
- 23
- Jacques de Jongh, Australian glam rock guitarist and bassist (Hush)[115]
- Chris Jasper, 73, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley)[116]
- 24
- Roberta Flack, 88, American soul and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist[117]
- Robert John, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter[118]
- Ricardo Kanji, 76, Brazilian classical flautist[119]
- 25
- Simon Lindley, 76, English classical organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer[120]
- Coburn Pharr, 62, Canadian thrash metal singer (Annihilator)[121]
- Ferenc Rados, 90, Hungarian classical pianist[122]
- 28 – David Johansen, 75, American rock singer-songwriter (New York Dolls)[123]
March
- 1
- Joey Molland, 77, English power pop guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter[124]
- Paulito FG, 63, Cuban salsa and timba singer[125]
- Bill Smith, Scottish folk singer (The Corries)[126]
- Angie Stone, 63, American neo-soul singer-songwriter and rapper (The Sequence)[127]
- 2
- Edip Akbayram, 74, Turkish folk and rock singer-songwriter[128]
- Herbert Léonard, 80, French pop singer[129]
- Frank Maher, 90, Canadian folk accordionist[130]
- 3
- Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh rock singer-songwriter[131]
- Jean-Marie Londeix, 92, French classical saxophonist[132]
- Jeffrey Runnings, 61, American post-punk singer-songwriter and bassist (For Against)[133]
- Bob Rupe, 68, American alternative rock bassist (The Silos, Cracker, House of Freaks, Sparklehorse)[134]
- 4
- Roy Ayers, 84, American jazz singer, vibraphonist, keyboardist and record producer[135]
- Harry Elston, 86, American soul singer (The Friends of Distinction)[136]
- Mario Trabucco, 73, Italian classical violinist[137]
- 5
- Edesio Alejandro, 66, Cuban film composer[138]
- Randy Brown, 72, American R&B singer[139] (death announced on this date)
- DJ Funk, 53, American ghetto house DJ[140] (death announced on this date)
- 6
- Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist and songwriter (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church)[141]
- Troy Seals, 86, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist[142]
- 7
- Danny Cox, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter[143]
- D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, American R&B singer and guitarist (Tony! Toni! Toné!)[144]
- 8
- Bill Ashton, 88, British jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer[145]
- Beau Dozier, 45, American R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer[146] (death announced on this date)
- Donald Hazelwood, 95, Australian classical violinist[147]
- Harbans Jandu, Indian lyricist[148]
- Naima Samih, 71, Moroccan khaliji singer[149]
- 10
- Stedman Pearson, 60, British pop singer (Five Star)[150]
- Wheesung, 43, South Korean R&B singer[151] (body discovered on this date)
- 11
- Cocoa Tea, 65, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter[152]
- Bob Rivers, 68, American radio personality and parody musician[153]
- 13
- Sofia Gubaidulina, 93, Soviet/Russian composer of modernist and modernist/sacred music[154]
- Mark Holder, 52, American blues guitarist (Black Diamond Heavies)[155]
- Yallunder, 30, South African afro-soul singer-songwriter[156]
- 14 – Bruno Romani, 65, Italian jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer[157]
- 15 – Les Binks, 73, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest)[158]
- 16
- Dandy Bestia, 72, Italian comedy punk guitarist (Skiantos)[159]
- Rob de Nijs, 82, Dutch pop singer[160]
- Andrej Gjorgieski, Macedonian hip hop singer (DNK)[161]
- Jesse Colin Young, 83, American folk rock singer-songwriter (The Youngbloods)[162]
- 17
- AnNa R., 55, German pop singer (Rosenstolz, Gleis 8)[163] (death announced on this date)
- Peter Farrelly, 76, Northern Irish progressive rock bassist and singer (Fruupp)[164]
- Aurelio Martínez, 55, Honduran garifuna singer and guitarist[165]
- 18 – Bedros Kirkorov, 92, Bulgarian-Russian pop singer[166]
- 20
- Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)[167]
- Oleg Baranov, 57, Russian alternative rock guitarist (Tequilajazzz)[168]
- Leanne Cowie, Australian garage rock drummer (The Scientists)[169]
- 21 – Larry Tamblyn, 82, American garage rock singer and keyboardist (The Standells)[170]
- 22
- Andy Peebles, 76, English radio DJ[171]
- Paul Wagstaff, British alternative dance guitarist (Paris Angels, Black Grape)[172] (death announced on this date)
- 23 – Kevan Staples, 74, Canadian alternative rock guitarist and singer (Rough Trade)[173]
- 24
- Alan Cuckston, 85, English classical harpsichordist[174] (death announced on this date)
- Huey Williams, 86, American gospel singer (Jackson Southernaires)[175]
- 25
- Tapani Kansa, 76, Finnish pop singer[176]
- Sanjida Khatun, 91, Bangladeshi musicologist[177]
- Terry Manning, 77, American recording engineer and producer[178]
- Alice Tan Ridley, 72, American gospel and R&B singer[179]
- 26
- Shushama Das, 94, Bangladeshi folk singer[180]
- Tommy Rey, 80, Chilean cumbia singer (Sonora Palacios)[181]
- 28 – Young Scooter, 39, American rapper[182]
- 29
- Richard Chamberlain, 90, American pop singer[183]
- Dick Damron, 91, Canadian country singer-songwriter[184]
- Tracy Schwarz, 86, American old-time singer (New Lost City Ramblers)[185]
- 30
- Enrique Bátiz, 82, Mexican classical conductor and pianist[186]
- Marinko Colnago, 83, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili)[187]
- 31
- J Nyi Nyi, 71, Burmese pop singer[188]
- Volkan Konak, 58, Turkish folk singer[189]
- John Nelson, 83, American classical conductor[190]
April
- 1
- George Freeman, 97, American jazz guitarist[191]
- Wayne Handy, 89, American rock and roll singer[192]
- Michael Hurley, 83, American folk singer-songwriter[193]
- Alfi Kabiljo, 89, Croatian classical composer[194]
- Johnny Tillotson, 86, American country singer-songwriter[195]
- 4 – Amadou Bagayoko, 70, Malian worldbeat singer and guitarist (Amadou & Mariam)[196]
- 5
- Dave Allen, 69, English post-punk bassist (Gang of Four, Shriekback, King Swamp)[197]
- Pasha Technique, 40, Russian rapper[198]
- 6
- Al Barile, 63, American hardcore punk guitarist (SSD)[199]
- Clem Burke, 70, American new wave drummer (Blondie)[200]
- Roberto De Simone, 91, Italian composer and musicologist[201]
- Anna Slováčková, 29, Czech pop singer[202]
- Pongsri Woranuch, 85, Thai luk thung singer[203]
- 7 – William Finn, 73, American composer and lyricist[204]
- 8
- Rubby Pérez, 69, Dominican merengue singer[205]
- Lenny Welch, 86, American pop singer[206]
- 9
- Roberto Cani, 57, Italian classical violinist[207]
- Terje Venaas, 78, Norwegian jazz bassist[208]
- 10
- Niklas Eklund, 56, Swedish classical trumpeter[209]
- Titiek Puspa, 87, Indonesian pop singer-songwriter[210]
- Nino Tempo, 90, American pop singer and saxophonist (Nino Tempo & April Stevens, The Wrecking Crew)[211]
- Drew Zingg, 68, American rock guitarist[212] (death announced on this date)
- 11
- Mike Berry, 82, English pop singer[213]
- Max Romeo, 80, Jamaican reggae singer[214]
- 12
- Roy Thomas Baker, 78, English record producer[215]
- Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipino pop singer[216]
- 14
- Jed the Fish, 69, American radio DJ[217]
- Peter Seiffert, 71, German opera singer[218]
- 16
- Nora Aunor, 71, Filipino pop singer[219]
- Colin Berry, 79, British radio DJ[220]
- Mac Gayden, 83, American rock and country singer-songwriter and guitarist[221]
- Joel Krosnick, 84, American classical cellist (Juilliard String Quartet)[222] (death announced on this date)
- 17
- Peter Ablinger, 66, Austrian classical composer[223]
- Nuno Guerreiro, 52, Portuguese pop singer (Ala dos Namorados)[224]
- Roger McLachlan, 71, New Zealand pop rock bassist (Little River Band)[225] (death announced on this date)
- 18 – Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Northern Irish pop singer[226]
- 19 – Ricky Siahaan, 48, Indonesian heavy metal guitarist (Seringai)[227]
- 20
- Cristina Buarque, 74, Brazilian samba singer and composer[228]
- Kimble Rendall, 67–68, Australian post-punk and alternative rock singer and guitarist (XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus)[229] (death announced on this date)
- 21 – Hajji Alejandro, 70, Filipino pop singer[230]
- 22
- David Briggs, 82, American rock and country keyboardist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team, TCB Band)[231]
- Odd Magne Gridseth, 65, Norwegian jazz bassist[232]
- 23
- Lulu Roman, 78, American country and southern gospel singer[233]
- David Thomas, 71, American rock singer-songwriter (Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs)[234]
- 24
- Peter McIan, American rock keyboardist (The City) and record producer[235] (death announced on this date)
- Roy Phillips, 83, British jazz pop singer and keyboardist (The Peddlers)[236]
- 25 – Richard Wernick, 91, American classical composer[237]
- 26
- Charles Beare, 87, British luthier and violin expert[238]
- Andy Bey, 85, American jazz singer and pianist[239]
- 27 – Wizz Jones, 86, English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist[240]
- 28
- Brian Montana, 60, American death metal guitarist (Possessed)[241]
- Mike Peters, 66, Welsh alternative rock singer-songwriter (The Alarm)[242]
- 29 – Christfried Schmidt, 92, German classical composer and arranger[243]
- 30
- Kari Løvaas, 85, Norwegian opera singer[244] (death announced on this date)
- Joe Louis Walker, 75, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist[245]
May
- 1
- Nana Caymmi, 84, Brazilian MPB singer[246]
- Jill Sobule, 66, American folk and alternative rock singer-songwriter[247]
- 2 – Karel Bláha, 77, Czech opera singer[248]
- 5
- May Abrahamse, 94, South African opera singer[249]
- James Baker, 71, Australian rock drummer (The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon)[250]
- Nathan Jerde, American garage rock drummer (The Ponys)[251]
- Squire Parsons, 77, American Southern gospel singer-songwriter[252]
- 6
- Luigi Lopez, 77, Italian pop singer-songwriter[253]
- Vakhtang Machavariani, 74, Georgian classical composer and conductor[254]
- 7 – Ronald Corp, 74, British classical composer and conductor[255]
- 8 – Xatar, 43, Kurdish-German rapper[256]
- 9
- Stewart Francke, 66, American pop singer-songwriter[257]
- Johnny Rodriguez, 73, American country singer[258]
- 10
- Matthew Best, 68, British choral singer and conductor[259]
- Larry Lee, 78, American country rock multi-instrumentalist (The Ozark Mountain Daredevils)[260]
- Kafon, 41–42, Tunisian rapper[261]
- 11
- John Edwards, 80, American R&B singer (The Spinners)[262]
- Leila Negra, 95, German pop singer[263]
- Alena Veselá, 101, Czech classical organist and musical teacher[264]
- 12
- Ernst Mahle, 96, German-Brazilian orchestra composer and conductor[265]
- Yasunao Tone, 90, Japanese jazz composer and sound artist[266]
- 13 – Billy Earheart, 71, American country keyboardist (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band)[267]
- 14 – Dale Henderson, 59, American thrash metal singer (Beowülf)[268] (death announced on this date)
- 15
- Luigi Alva, 98, Peruvian opera singer[269]
- Junior Byles, 77, Jamaican reggae singer[270]
- Terry Draper, 73, Canadian progressive rock singer-songwriter and drummer (Klaatu)[271]
- Charles Strouse, 96, American musical theater composer and lyricist[272]
- 16 – Jadwiga Rappé, 73, Polish opera singer[273]
- 17
- Rodney Brown, 78, American funk drummer (Dyke and the Blazers)[274]
- Roger Nichols, 84, American pop songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist[275]
- Werenoi, 31, French rapper[276]
- 19
- Heorhiy Gina, 93, Ukrainian classical composer, conductor, and violinst[277]
- Chris Hager, 67, American glam metal guitarist (Rough Cutt, Mickey Ratt)[278] (death announced on this date)
- Adam Ramey, 31, American nu metal singer (Dropout Kings)[279]
- 20
- Mark Greene, American R&B singer (The Moments)[280] (death announced on this date)
- Michael B. Tretow, 80, Swedish record producer, sound engineer and composer[281]
- Frank Gibson Jr., 79, New Zealand jazz drummer[282]
- 22
- James Lowe, 82, American psychedelic rock singer (The Electric Prunes)[283]
- Dave Shapiro, 42, American music agent[284]
- Dan Storper, 74, American record label executive (Putumayo World Music)[285]
- Daniel Williams, American metalcore drummer (The Devil Wears Prada)[286]
- 23 – Lillian Boutté, 75, American jazz singer[287]
- 24 – Kenny Marco, 78, Canadian rock guitarist (Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears)[288]
- 25
- Simon House, 76, English progressive rock keyboardist and violinist (Hawkwind, Third Ear Band)[289]
- Michael Sumler, 71, American choreographer and stylist (Kool & the Gang)[290]
- Foday Musa Suso, 75, Gambian mandé singer and kora player[291]
- 26
- Gigi Canu, 66, Italian electronic dance guitarist (Planet Funk)[292]
- Rick Derringer, 77, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The McCoys)[293]
- 27
- Freddie Aguilar, 72, Filipino pop singer-songwriter[294]
- Brian Kellock, 62, Scottish jazz pianist[295]
- Irianti Erningpraja, 59, Indonesian pop singer-songwriter[296]
- 28
- Al Foster, 82, American jazz drummer[297]
- Per Nørgård, 92, Danish classical composer and music theorist[298]
- 29
- Alf Clausen, 84, American television composer[299]
- Susann McDonald, 90, American classical harpist[300]
- Charles Wadsworth, 96, American classical pianist[301]
- 30 – Renée Victor, 86, American pop singer[302]
- 31 – Marcie Jones, 79, Australian pop singer (Marcie and The Cookies)[303] (death announced on this date)
June
- 1
- Aharon Amram, 91, Yemeni-born Israeli traditional music singer and composer[304]
- Monica Nielsen, 87, Swedish pop singer[305]
- 2
- Nicole David, 51, Saint Lucian soca singer[306]
- Colin Jerwood, 63, English anarcho-punk singer (Conflict)[307]
- 3 – Eugen Doga, 88, Moldovan film and theatre composer[308]
- 4
- Nicole Croisille, 88, French pop singer[309]
- Arthur Hamilton, 98, American pop songwriter[310] (death announced on this date)
- Frankie Jordan, 86, French rock and roll singer[311]
- Raymond Warren, 96, British classical composer[312]
- 5
- Bob Andrews, 75, English new wave keyboardist (Brinsley Schwarz, The Rumour)[313]
- Anatoly Gunitsky, 71, Russian rock lyricist (Aquarium)[314] (death announced on this date)
- Norman Hutchins, 62, American gospel singer-songwriter[315]
- Wayne Lewis, 68, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Atlantic Starr)[316]
- 6 – Mike Ejeagha, 95, Nigerian folk singer and guitarist[317]
- 8 – Ariel Kalma, 78, French new age composer[318] (death announced on this date)
- 9
- Axel Skalstad, 32, Norwegian jazz drummer[319]
- Sly Stone, 82, American funk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Sly and the Family Stone)[320]
- 10 – Don Moore, 86, American jazz bassist.[321]
- 11
- Douglas McCarthy, 58, English EBM singer-songwriter (Nitzer Ebb)[322]
- Brian Wilson, 82, American pop rock singer-songwriter, bassist and keyboardist (The Beach Boys)[323]
- 13
- Louis Moholo, 85, South African jazz drummer (The Blue Notes, Brotherhood of Breath, Assagai)[324]
- Honest John Plain, 73, English punk rock guitarist and singer (The Boys)[325]
- 14
- Bira Presidente(pt), 88, Brazilian samba singer-songwriter and percussionist (Fundo de Quintal)[326]
- Kollangudi Karuppayee, 99, Indian folk singer[327]
- Steven Leckie, 67, Canadian punk rock singer (The Viletones)[328]
- Cocoy Laurel, 71, Filipino pop singer and pianist[329]
- 15
- Petroloukas Chalkias, 90, Greek traditional music clarinettist.[330]
- Sven-Åke Johansson, 81–82, Swedish free jazz drummer and composer[331] (death announced on this date)
- Masuiyama Daishirō II, 76, Japanese enka singer[332]
- Barry Vercoe, 87, New Zealand jazz and electronic composer[333]
- 16
- Hélio Delmiro, 78, Brazilian jazz guitarist[334]
- Patti Drew, 80, American R&B singer[335]
- John Reid, 61, Scottish acid jazz singer-songwriter (Nightcrawlers)[336] (death announced on this date)
- 17
- Alfred Brendel, 94, Czech-born Austrian classical pianist[337]
- Charles Burrell, 104, American classical and jazz bassist[338]
- 18 – Lou Christie, 82, American pop and soft rock singer-songwriter[339]
- 19
- Geirr Lystrup, 76, Norwegian visa singer[340] (death announced on this date)
- James Prime, 64, Scottish pop rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue)[341]
- Ron Woodbridge, 87, English pop rock singer (The Searchers)[342] (death announced on this date)
- Cavin Yarbrough, 72, American R&B singer (Yarbrough and Peoples)[343]
- 20
- David L. Hamilton, 74, American progressive rock keyboardist and composer (Pavlov's Dog)[344]
- Patrick Walden, 46, English indie rock guitarist (Babyshambles)[345]
- 23
- Rebekah Del Rio, 57, American pop singer-songwriter[346]
- Feya Faku, 63, South African jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist[347]
- Yuriy Parfyonov, 79, Russian jazz and alternative rock trumpeter (Auktyon)[348]
- Mick Ralphs, 81, English rock guitarist and songwriter (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)[349] (death announced on this date)
- 24
- Serge Fiori, 73, Canadian progressive rock singer and guitarist (Harmonium)[350]
- Bobby Sherman, 81, American pop singer[351]
- 26
- Ocasional Talento, 29, Bolivian rapper[352]
- Lalo Schifrin, 93, Argentine-born American film and television composer[353]
- Walter Scott, 81, American R&B singer (The Whispers)[354]
- 27 – Derek A. E. Fuhrmann, 44, American rock singer-songwriter (The Crash Motive)[355]
- 29 – Stuart Burrows, 92, Welsh opera singer[356]
July
- 1
- Brendan Berg, 42, Canadian indie pop bassist (Royal Canoe)[357]
- Hamdan ATT, 79, Indonesian dangdut singer[358]
- Jimmy Swaggart, 90, American gospel singer[359]
- 2 – Verka Siderova, 99, Bulgarian folk singer[360]
- 3 – Dany Lademacher, 75, Belgian rock guitarist (Herman Brood and his Wild Romance, Vitesse, The Radios)[361]
- 4
- Luís Jardim, 75, Portuguese pop rock percussionist and bassist[362]
- Mark Snow, 78, American film and television composer[363]
- Young Noble, 47, American rapper (Outlawz)[364]
- 7 – Mosie Burks, 92, American gospel singer (Mississippi Mass Choir)[365]
- 8 – Tim Cronin, 63, American stoner rock drummer (Monster Magnet)[366]
- 9 – Ihor Poklad, 83, Ukrainian composer[367]
- 11
- Toni Cruz, 78, Spanish pop singer[368]
- Raymond Guiot, 94, French classical and jazz flutist, pianist and composer[369]
- David Kaff, 79, British rock keyboardist (Rare Bird, Spinal Tap)[370]
- Iris Williams, 79, Welsh jazz singer[371] (death announced on this date)
- 13 – Dave Cousins, 85, English folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Strawbs)[372]
- 14 – Matt Keil, Canadian hardcore punk bassist (Comeback Kid)[373] (death announced on this date)
- 15 – Billy April, 61, British dance producer and remixer (Driza Bone)[374] (death announced on this date)
- 16
- Chris Faiumu, New Zealand reggae dub percussionist (Fat Freddy's Drop)[375]
- Connie Francis, 87, American pop singer[376]
- Gary Karr, 83, American classical bassist[377]
- Eero Raittinen, 80, Finnish pop rock singer (The Boys)[378]
- 17
- Alan Bergman, 99, American pop composer and songwriter[379]
- Robbie Pardlo, 46, American R&B singer-songwriter (City High)[380]
- Daphne Walker, 94, New Zealand pop singer[381]
- 18
- Helen Cornelius, 83, American country singer-songwriter[382]
- Roger Norrington, 91, British classical conductor[383]
- 19
- Frank Maffei, 85, American doo-wop singer (Danny & the Juniors)[384]
- Aldo Monges, 83, Argentine folk singer[385]
- Rezeda Sharafieva, 59, Russian theater singer[386]
- Rustem Suleymanov, 47, Russian classical violinist and conductor[387]
- Béatrice Uria-Monzon, 61, French opera singer[388]
- 20
- 21
- Eamon Downes, 56, British breakbeat hardcore DJ (Liquid)[392] (death announced on this date)
- David Rendall, 76, English opera singer[393]
- 22
- Chuck Mangione, 84, American smooth jazz flugelhornist[394]
- Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Black Sabbath)[395]
- John Palmer, 82, English progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (Family, Blossom Toes, Bakerloo)[396] (death announced on this date)
- 23
- George Kooymans, 77, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter (Golden Earring)[397]
- George Veikoso, 55, Fijian ska and reggae singer-songwriter[398]
- 24
- Cleo Laine, 97, English jazz singer[399]
- Amalia Macías, 91, Mexican ranchera singer[400]
- Tommy McLain, 85, American swamp pop singer-songwriter[401]
- 26
- Tom Lehrer, 97, American comedy and satire singer-songwriter and pianist[402]
- Daddy Lumba, 60, Ghanaian highlife singer-songwriter[403]
- Jock McDonald, 69, Scottish punk rock singer (Bollock Brothers)[404]
- Ziad Rahbani, 69, Lebanese composer and pianist[405]
- 27 – Celso Valli, 75, Italian record producer and composer[406]
- 28 – Rosita Velázquez, 74, Puerto Rican nueva trova singer (Moliendo Vidrio)[407]
- 29
- Paul Mario Day, 69, English heavy metal singer (Iron Maiden, More)[408]
- Livio Macchia, 83, Italian pop singer and guitarist (I Camaleonti)[409]
- 31
August
- 1
- David Roach, 59, American heavy metal singer (Junkyard)[413]
- Jeannie Seely, 85, American country singer[414]
- 2 – Howie Tee, 61, English-born American hip-hop DJ and producer[415]
- 4
- Larry Gillstrom, 68, Canadian heavy metal guitarist (Kick Axe)[416]
- Jane Morgan, 101, American pop singer[417]
- Terry Reid, 75, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist[418]
- 5
- 6 – Eddie Palmieri, 88, American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader[422]
- 8
- Judy Bailey, 89, New Zealand-Australian jazz pianist[423]
- Arlindo Cruz, 66, Brazilian samba singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fundo de Quintal)[424]
- Robert Jaramillo, 78, American rock singer (Cannibal & the Headhunters)[425]
- 9 – NoB, 61, Japanese hard rock singer (Make-Up, Project.R)[426]
- 10
- Graham Fenton, 76, English rockabilly singer (Matchbox)[427]
- Bobby Whitlock, 77, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends)[428]
- 11
- Celso Garrido Lecca, 99, Peruvian classical composer[429]
- Chuck Girard, 81, American Christian rock singer and pianist (Love Song, The Castells, The Hondells)[430]
- Choo Hoey, 90, Singaporean classical violinist and conductor[431]
- Sheila Jordan, 96, American jazz singer[432]
- Gabi Novak, 89, Croatian pop singer[433]
- 12 – Cool John Ferguson, 71, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist[434]
- 13
- Rachid Ferhani, 80, Algerian Kabyle singer[435]
- Mathias Grassow, 62, German ambient keyboardist[436]
- Klaus Wirzenius, 37, Finnish rock singer and guitarist[437]
- 14 – Roy Estrada, 82, American rock bassist (The Mothers of Invention, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band)[438]
- 15
- Maria Krushelnytska, 90, Ukrainian classical pianist[439]
- Jamshied Sharifi, 64, American classical composer and multi-instrumentalist[440]
- 16 – Joachim Grubich, 90, Polish classical organist[441]
- 17 – Joe Hickerson, 89, American folk singer[442]
- 18
- Aesop The Black Wolf, American rapper (Living Legends)[443] (death announced on this date)
- Banu Kırbağ, 74, Turkish pop singer[444]
- 19
- Michael Antunes, 85, American rock saxophonist (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Ernie and the Automatics)[445]
- Luz, 32, Japanese pop rock singer[446]
- 20
- Brent Hinds, 51, American metal singer and guitarist (Mastodon, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra)[447]
- Frank Øren, 59, Norwegian a capella singer (Bjelleklang)[448]
- 21
- Salvador Aguilar, 56, Mexican rock singer (Coda)[449]
- Stanisław Sojka, 66, Polish jazz and pop singer, pianist and composer[450]
- 22
- Miguel Proença, 86, Brazilian classical pianist[451]
- Yaroslav Yevdokimov, 78, Ukrainian-born Belarusian singer[452]
- 24 – Tom Shipley, 84, American folk rock singer-songwriter (Brewer & Shipley)[453]
- 25
- Igor Kalinauskas, 80, Russian new age singer (Duo Zikr)[454]
- Nisse Karlén, 50, Swedish melodic black metal singer and bassist (Sacramentum)[455] (death announced on this date)
- Rogério Meanda, Brazilian rock guitarist (Blitz)[456]
- 26
- Manuel de la Calva, 88, Spanish pop singer (Dúo Dinámico)[457]
- Mestre Damasceno, 71, Brazilian carimbó singer[458]
- Tony Saletan, 94, American folk singer[459]
- 27
- Jürgen Bartsch, German extreme metal bassist and keyboardist (Bethlehem)[460]
- Jim Kimball, 59, American punk and post-hardcore drummer (Laughing Hyenas, Mule, The Jesus Lizard)[461]
- 28
- Ray Mayhew, 59–60, British new wave drummer (Sigue Sigue Sputnik)[462]
- Gary Didier Perez, 59, Haitian compas singer-songwriter[463]
- 29
- Ex Tuuttiz, 36–37, Finnish rapper[464] (death announced on this date)
- Gabriel Feltz, 54, German classical conductor[465]
- Ema Hurskainen, 53, Finnish humppa drummer (Eläkeläiset)[466]
- Eric Ozario, 76, Indian Konkani music composer[467]
- Ahmad Pejman, 90, Iranian-American classical composer[468]
- Rodion Shchedrin, 92, Russian opera composer and pianist[469]
- Klaus Thunemann, 88, German classical bassoonist[470]
- Taimo Toomast, 63, Estonian opera singer[471]
- 30
- Evgeny Levitan, 81, Russian classical pianist[472]
- Juhani Markola, 83, Finnish pop singer[473]
- 31 – Diego de Morón, 78, Spanish flamenco guitarist[474]
September
- 1 – Darmawan Hardjakusumah, 82, Indonesian pop singer (Bimbo)[475]
- 2 – Robert Franz, 57, Canadian classical conductor (Windsor Symphony Orchestra)[476]
- 3 – Ted Robert, 81, Swiss pop singer-songwriter[477]
- 4
- Yukio Hashi, 82, Japanese enka singer[478]
- Robby Turner, 63, American pedal steel guitarist[479]
- Pia Velsi, 101, Italian pop singer[480]
- 5
- Hooshmand Aghili, 88, Iranian pop and folk singer[481]
- Bruce Loose, 66, American punk rock singer and bassist (Flipper)[482]
- Ras Sheehama, 59, Namibian reggae singer[483]
- Spencer Taylor Jr., 97, American gospel singer (The Highway Q.C.'s)[484]
- Mark Volman, 78, American rock singer (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie)[485]
- 6
- Rick Davies, 81, English rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Supertramp)[486]
- Christoph von Dohnányi, 95, German classical conductor[487]
- Atomic Steif, 57, German thrash metal drummer (Sodom)[488] (death announced on this date)
- 7 – Allen Blickle, 42, American heavy metal drummer (Baroness)[489] (death announced on this date)
- 8 – Angela Ro Ro, 75, Brazilian pop singer-songwriter[490]
- 9
- Allan Cole, 74, Jamaican songwriter[491]
- Armando Santiago, 93, Portuguese-born Canadian classical composer and conductor[492]
- 10 – Bobby Hart, 86, American pop singer-songwriter (Boyce and Hart)[493]
- 11
- Viv Prince, 84, English rock drummer (Pretty Things)[494] (death announced on this date)
- Nicky Ryan, 79, Irish music producer[495]
- 13
- Stephen Luscombe, 70, British synth-pop keyboardist and songwriter (Blancmange)[496]
- Andreas Martin, 72, German schlager singer[497]
- Farida Parveen, 70, Bangladeshi folk singer[498]
- Hermeto Pascoal, 89, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist[499]
- 15
- 16
- Tomas Lindberg, 52, Swedish death metal singer (At the Gates)[502]
- Michael Sutherland, Australian funk rock drummer (Skunkhour)[503]
- 18
- Fausto Amodei, 91, Italian folk singer-songwriter and musicologist[504]
- Brett James, 57, American country singer-songwriter and record producer[505]
- Diane Martel, 63, American music video director and choreographer[506]
- 19
- Sonny Curtis, 88, American rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Crickets)[507]
- Chris Doheny, 64, Australian pop rock singer and guitarist (Geisha)[508]
- Zubeen Garg, 52, Indian folk singer[509]
- JD Twitch, 57, Scottish club DJ (Optimo)[510]
- Mike Wofford, 87, American jazz pianist[511]
- 21
- Ron Carroll, 57, American club DJ[512]
- Roland Pidoux, 78, French classical cellist (Via Nova Quartet) and conductor[513]
- 23
- Dieter Kaufmann, 84, Austrian electroacoustic composer[514]
- Josephine Keegan, 90, Scottish-Irish traditional music pianist, fiddler and composer[515]
- Danny Thompson, 86, English folk rock bassist (Pentangle, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated)[516]
- 25 – Chris Dreja, 79, English rock bass guitarist (The Yardbirds)[517]
- 26
- Christian, 82, Italian pop singer[518]
- Jim McNeely, 76, American jazz composer, arranger and pianist[519]
- 27 – Franz Grundheber, 88, German opera singer[520]
- 29 – Vojislav Simić, 101, Serbian jazz composer and conductor[521]
- 30 – Pablo Guerrero, 78, Spanish jazz singer-songwriter[522]
October
- 1 – Bohdan Bohach, 50, Ukrainian a cappella singer (Pikkardiyska Tertsiya)[523]
- 2 – Chhannulal Mishra, 89, Indian Hindustani classical singer[524]
- 3 – Patricia Routledge, 96, English pop singer[525]
- 4 – Paul Van Bruystegem, 66, Belgian rock bassist (Triggerfinger)[526] (death announced on this date)
- 5 – Véronique Vincent, 68, French experimental rock singer (The Honeymoon Killers, Aksak Maboul)[527]
- 6
- Theo Jörgensmann, 77, German jazz clarinetist[528]
- Ray's Kim Edm, 36, Chadian rapper[529]
- 7
- Halid Bešlić, 72, Bosnian folk singer[530]
- Ian Freebairn-Smith, 93, American film and television composer[531]
- Marta Jaciubek-McKeever, 45, Polish-Canadian synthpop and singer (Fan Death, E.S.L.)[532]
- Speedy Sparks, 76, American country rock bassist (Texas Tornados)[533] (death announced on this date)
- 8
- Ace Finchum, 62, British metal drummer (Tigertailz, Marseille, Tokyo Blade)[534] (death announced on this date)
- Rajvir Jawanda, 35, Indian Punjabi singer[535]
- Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, 86, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Flamingos)[536]
- Pierre Moutouari, 75, Congolese soukous singer[537]
- Niyazi Sayın, 98, Turkish classical ney flautist and music educator[538]
- 9 – Fede Dorcaz, 29, Argentine pop singer[539]
- 10
- Bernhard Klee, 89, German classical conductor[540]
- John Lodge, 82, English progressive rock bassist and singer-songwriter (The Moody Blues)[541]
- Thommy Price, 68, American rock drummer (Scandal, Love Crushed Velvet, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)[542] (death announced on this date)
- 11 – Ian Watkins, 48, Welsh rock singer (Lostprophets)[543]
- 12
- 13 – Matt Tolfrey, 44, English electronic DJ, record producer and label owner[546] (death announced on this date)
- 14
- Richard Addrisi, 84, American pop singer (Addrisi Brothers) and songwriter[547]
- D'Angelo, 51, American neo-soul singer-songwriter[548]
- 16
- Chris Di Staulo, 34, Italian-Canadian music video director[549]
- Klaus Doldinger, 89, German jazz saxophonist and composer[550]
- Bob Franke, 78, American folk singer-songwriter[551]
- Ace Frehley, 74, American rock guitarist and singer (Kiss)[552]
- Jack White, 85, German music producer[553] (body discovered on this date)
- 17
- Alexandru Cazacu, 75, Moldovan rock guitarist (Noroc)[554]
- Bernd Meinunger, 81, German lyricist[555]
- 18 – Sam Rivers, 48, American nu metal bassist (Limp Bizkit)[556]
- 19
- Dave Burgess, 90, American rock and roll singer and saxophonist (The Champs)[557]
- Anthony Jackson, 73, American jazz bassist[558]
- Erik Rico, American R&B and house singer-songwriter[559] (death announced on this date)
- 21
- Zdeněk Bláha, 95, Czech folk bagpiper[560]
- Davey Langit, 38, Filipino pop singer-songwriter[561]
- Achille Mouebo, 54, Congolese afrobeat singer-songwriter[562]
- Dionysis Savvopoulos, 80, Greek pop singer-songwriter[563]
- 22 – David Ball, 66, English synthpop and house keyboardist (Soft Cell, The Grid)[564]
- 23
- Chris Turner, 74, Australian blues rock guitarist (Buffalo, Rose Tattoo)[565]
- David Wilde, 90, English classical pianist[566]
- 24
- Marcie Free, 71, American heavy metal and rock singer (King Kobra, Unruly Child)[567] (death announced on this date)
- Benita Valente, 91, American opera singer[568]
- 25
- Gérard Badini, 94, French jazz saxophonist[569]
- Floria Márquez, 75, Venezuelan bolero singer[570]
- Peace, American rapper (Freestyle Fellowship)[571] (death announced on this date)
- 26 – Jack DeJohnette, 83, American jazz drummer, pianist and composer[572]
- 27 – Vivian Jones, 68, Jamaican-born British reggae singer[573]
- 28 – Richard Bonnot, 67, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)[574]
- 29
- Andrew Metcalfe, English alternative rock singer (Sound of Guns)[575] (death announced on this date)
- James Senese, 80, Italian jazz saxophonist (Napoli Centrale)[576]
- Gladys Stone Wright, 100, American band director[577]
- 30 – Scott Sorry, 47, American rock bassist (The Wildhearts, Sorry and the Sinatras, Amen)[578]
- 31 – Elżbieta Penderecka, 77, Polish music festival organiser.[579]
November
- 1
- Ray Drummond, 78, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader[580]
- Archie Fisher, 86, Scottish folk singer-songwriter[581]
- Young Bleed, 51, American rapper[582]
- 2
- Lô Borges, 73, Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter and guitarist[583]
- Joseph Byrd, 87, American psychedelic rock multi-instrumentalist (The United States of America), songwriter, and film composer[584]
- Donna Jean Godchaux, 78, American rock singer (Grateful Dead)[585]
- Thomas Klein, 59, German speed metal guitarist (Warrant)[586]
- Jim Self, 82, American tubist and film composer[587]
- 3 – Victor Conte, 75, American jazz bassist (Tower of Power)[588]
- 4 – Robert Taylor, 74, New Zealand rock guitarist (Dragon)[589]
- 5 – Gilson Lavis, 74, English new wave drummer (Squeeze, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra)[590]
- 6
- Chris Bradley, British heavy metal bassist (Savage)[591]
- Pono, 49, Polish rapper (Zipera)[592]
- Steve Whitaker, 62, American Christian metal drummer (Barren Cross)[593]
- 10 – Richard Darbyshire, 65, English new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (Living in a Box)[594]
- 11
- Guido Di Leone, 61, Italian jazz guitarist[595]
- Cleto Escobedo III, 59, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (Cleto and the Cletones)[596]
- Carmen Moreno, 99, Polish jazz singer[597]
- 12
- Muazzez Abacı, 78, Turkish classical singer[598]
- Juraj Lexmann, 84, Slovak musicologist and liturgical composer[599]
- Bereket Mengisteab, 86–87, Eritrean folk singer-songwriter and krar player[600]
- Horia Moculescu, 88, Romanian classical pianist and composer.[601]
- 13
- Fosforito, 93, Spanish flamenco singer[602]
- Donald McIntyre, 91, New Zealand opera singer[603]
- 14 – Todd Snider, 59, American folk and alternative country singer-songwriter[604]
- 15 – Hilly Michaels, 77, American new wave singer-songwriter and drummer (Sparks)[605]
- 16 – Maxon Margiela, 21, American rapper[606]
- 17
- Alice and Ellen Kessler, 89, German pop singers[607]
- Humane Sagar, 34, Indian Ollywood singer[608]
- 19
- Walt Aldridge, 70, American country singer-songwriter (The Shooters)[609]
- André Geraissati, 74, Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer[610]
- 20
- Jean-Claude Éloy, 87, French classical and electroacoustic composer[611] (death announced on this date)
- Mani, 63, English alternative rock bassist (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream)[612]
- 21
- Leon Bates, 76, American classical pianist[613]
- Jean Guidoni, 74, French pop singer-songwriter[614]
- Jellybean Johnson, 69, American funk drummer (The Time), songwriter, and record producer[615]
- Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh, 79, Irish folk singer and guitarist[616]
- Ornella Vanoni, 91, Italian pop singer[617]
- 22
- Dino Nascimento, Brazilian post-punk bassist (Ira!)[618]
- Dadou Pasquet, 72, Haitian compas singer-songwriter and guitarist (Magnum Band, Tabou Combo)[619]
- Lesyk Sam, 58, Ukrainian pop singer (Dzidzio)[620]
- 23
- Ian Lees, Australian pop rock bassist (Moving Pictures)[621]
- Phil Upchurch, 84, American jazz and blues guitarist and composer[622]
- 24 - Jimmy Cliff, 81, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter[623]
- 25 – Biyouna, 73, Algerian pop rock singer[624]
- 26
- Judy Cheeks, 71, American soul singer[625]
- Shpat Kasapi, 40, Albanian pop singer-songwriter[626]
- 27
- Peep Lassmann, 77, Estonian classical pianist[627]
- Vasco Martins, 68–69, Cape Verdean classical and new age multi-instrumentalist[628]
- 29
- Leslie Fish, 72, American folk singer-songwriter[629]
- Poorstacy, 26, American rapper and multi-instrumentalist[630]
- Alonzo Saclag, 83, Filipino folk singer[631]
- Bob "Bongo" Starkie, 73, Australian rock guitarist (Skyhooks)[632]
- Chubby Tavares, 80, American R&B singer (Tavares)[633]
- 30
- Dag Spantell, 75, Norwegian pop singer[634]
- Warren Williams, 85, Australian rock musician[635]
December
- 2 – Billy Nichols, 85, American soul guitarist and songwriter[636] (death announced on this date)
- 3 – Steve Cropper, 84, American R&B guitarist (Booker T. & the M.G.'s), songwriter and record producer[637]
- 4
- Ted Egan, 93, Australian folk singer[638]
- Budoy Marabiles, 54, Filipino reggae singer (Junior Kilat)[639]
- Pops Mohamed, 75, South African jazz multi-instrumentalist[640]
- Tetsu Yamauchi, 79, Japanese rock bassist (Free, Faces)[641]
- 5
- Herman Deinum, 79, Dutch blues rock bassist (Cuby + Blizzards)[642]
- Sandro Giacobbe, 75, Italian pop singer-songwriter[643]
- Camryn Magness, 26, American pop singer[644]
- 6
- Rafael Ithier, 99, Puerto Rican salsa pianist and bandleader (El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico).[645]
- Jerry Kasenetz, 82, American music producer and songwriter[646]
- Rory MacLeod, 70, American blues and swing bassist (Roomful of Blues)[647]
- 7
- Anita Guerreiro, 89, Portuguese fado singer[648]
- Peter McFarlane, 73, Australian hard rock drummer (Finch, Swanee)[649]
- 8
- Gordon Goodwin, 70, American jazz pianist and saxophonist (Big Phat Band)[650]
- Raul Malo, 60, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mavericks)[651]
- Yaya Moektio, 68, Indonesian hard rock drummer (God Bless)[652]
- Jubilant Sykes, 71, American opera and multi-genre singer[653]
- 9
- Roberto Iniesta, 63, Spanish hard rock singer and guitarist (Extremoduro)[654]
- Phil Vinall, English record producer and engineer[655] (death announced on this date)
- 11 – Brent McLachlan, New Zealand shoegaze drummer (Bailter Space)[656] (death announced on this date)
- 12
- Manny Guerra, 85, American tejano singer-songwriter and record producer[657]
- Marilyn Mazur, 70, American-born Danish jazz percussionist[658]
- Magda Umer, 76, Polish pop singer-songwriter[659]
- 13
- Anda-Louise Bogza, 60, Romanian opera singer[660]
- Abraham Quintanilla, 86, American tejano singer-songwriter and record producer[661]
- 14 – Carl Carlton, 72, American R&B, funk and soul singer-songwriter[662]
- 15
- Joe Ely, 78, American alternative country singer-songwriter (The Flatlanders)[663]
- Thomas Johannes Mayer, 56, German opera singer[664]
- Anna Rusticano, 71, Italian pop rock singer[665]
- 16 – DJ Warras, 40, South African radio and club DJ[666]
- 17 – Max Eider, British indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Jazz Butcher)[667] (death announced on this date)
- 20
- Lindomar Castilho, 85, Brazilian bolero singer[668]
- Ken Downie, British IDM DJ (The Black Dog).[669]
- Michał Urbaniak, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist[670]
- 19 – Mick Abrahams, 82, English blues rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig)[671]
- 21 – Jontho, 48, Norwegian black metal singer (Ragnarok)[672]
- 22 – Chris Rea, 74, English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist[673]
- 23 – Paa Kow, Ghanaian highlife drummer[674]
- 24
- Perry Bamonte, 65, English alternative rock multi-instrumentalist (The Cure, Love Amongst Ruin).[675]
- Howie Klein, 77, American record label executive[676]
- 25 – Stu Phillips, 92, Canadian-American country singer[677]
- 26
- Don Bryant, 83, American R&B singer-songwriter[678]
- Pate Mustajärvi, 69, Finnish rock singer (Popeda)[679]
- 27
- Fanny, 46, French pop singer[680]
- Gary Graffman, 97, American classical pianist[681]
- Ants Soots, 69, Estonian classical conductor[682]
- Latha Walpola, 91, Sri Lankan pop singer[683]
- 28 – Andy Billups, 72, British blues rock bassist (The Hamsters)[684]
- 30 – Richard Smallwood, 77, American gospel singer-songwriter[685]