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List of 2026 deaths in popular music

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This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2026.

2026 deaths in popular music

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Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death
Tony Carr
CCS, Hot Chocolate		98January 2, 2026London, England, U.K.Undisclosed[1]
Johnny Legend
Rockabilly musician		77January 2, 2026Newport, Oregon, U.S.Complications from stroke and heart failure[2]
Rolf Riehm
German composer		88January 3, 2026Undisclosed[3]
Calbo
Ärsenik		52January 4, 2026Lyon, FranceUndisclosed[4]
Andrew Bodnar
The Rumour		71January 5, 2026North Yorkshire, England, U.K.Liver cancer[5][6]
Jim McBride
Country music songwriter		78January 7, 2026Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.Complications from a fall[7]
Guy Moon
American composer		63January 8, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Hit by a car while riding a scooter[8]
Terry Sullivan
Renaissance		87January 9, 2026Short illness[9]
Ted Nichols
American composer		97January 9, 2026Auburn, Washington, U.S.Complications from Alzheimer's disease[10]
Yeison Jiménez
Colombian singer		34January 10, 2026Paipa, ColombiaPlane crash[11]
Bob Weir
Grateful Dead		78January 10, 2026Mill Valley, California, U.S.Cancer and lung issues[12]
John Wallace
Trumpet player and composer		76January 11, 2026Cancer[13]
John Forté
Refugee Camp All-Stars; producer for Fugees		50January 12, 2026Chilmark, Massachusetts, U.S.Undisclosed[14]
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin
Black Midi		26January 12, 2026London, England, U.K.Suicide[15]
Kenny Morris
Siouxsie and the Banshees		68January 15, 2026Cork, IrelandUndisclosed[16]
Tony Dallara
Italian singer and actor		89January 16, 2026Milan, ItalyUndisclosed[17]
Tucker Zimmerman
American singer-songwriter		84January 17, 2026Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, BelgiumAsphyxiated in a house fire[18]
Stephen "Cat" Coore
Third World		69January 18, 2026JamaicaUndisclosed[19]
Ralph Towner
Oregon		85January 18, 2026Rome, ItalyUndisclosed[20]
Anders Möller
Black Ingvars, Swedish Erotica		63January 19, 2026Gothenburg, SwedenCancer[21]
Billy Parker
American country music singer and DJ		88January 19, 2026Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.Undisclosed[22]
Rob Hirst
Midnight Oil, Backsliders, Ghostwriters		70January 20, 2026New South Wales, AustraliaPancreatic cancer[23]
Yaw Sarpong
Ghanaian gospel musician and songwriter		66January 20, 2026Kumasi, GhanaUndisclosed[24]
Francis Buchholz
Scorpions, Dawn Road, Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock		71January 22, 2026Hanover, GermanyCancer[25]
Guy Hovis
American singer		84January 22, 2026Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.Undisclosed[26]
Margaret Ross
The Cookies		83January 23, 2026Undisclosed[27]
Jean Cussac
French baritone and music director		103January 25, 2026La Teste-de-Buch, FranceUndisclosed[28]
Gabe Lopez
American pop-rock singer-songwriter and producer		49January 25, 2026Lymphoma[29]
Abhijit Majumdar
Indian composer and music director		54January 25, 2026Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaLiver disease[30]
Richie Beirach
American jazz pianist		78January 26, 2026Worms, GermanyUndisclosed[31]
Sly Dunbar
Sly and Robbie		73January 26, 2026Kingston, JamaicaCancer[32]
António Chainho
Portuguese fado guitarist		88January 27, 2026Amadora, PortugalUndisclosed[33]
Mingo Lewis
Santana, Al Di Meola, The Tubes		72January 27, 2026Undisclosed[34]
Bryan Loren
American singer-songwriter and record producer		59January 28, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Undisclosed[35]
Abdelhadi Belkhayat
Moroccan singer		85January 30, 2026Rabat, MoroccoProlonged illness[36]
Parthenon Huxley
ELO Part II, The Orchestra		70January 30, 2026Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.Natural causes[37]
Miklós Fenyő
Hungária		78January 31, 2026Pneumonia[38]
Billy Bass Nelson
Funkadelic, Parliament-Funkadelic		75January 31, 2026Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.Natural causes[39]
Steve Washington
Slave, Aurra		67February 1, 2026Undisclosed[40]
James Moschello
The Elegants		88February 2, 2026Staten Island, New York, U.S.Undisclosed[41]
Chuck Negron
Three Dog Night		83February 2, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Heart failure and COPD[42]
Ken Peplowski
Jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist		66February 2, 2026On a cruise ship in the Gulf of MexicoUndisclosed[43]
Yuan Wei-jen
Taiwanese singer-songwriter and record producer		57February 2, 2026Taitung, TaiwanPneumonia[44]
Lamonte McLemore
The 5th Dimension		90February 3, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Undisclosed[45]
Tommy Crook
American guitarist		81February 4, 2026Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.Undisclosed[46]
Greg Brown
Cake		56February 5, 2026Brief Illness[47]
Helen Micallef
Helen and Joseph		75February 5, 2026Undisclosed[48]
Fred Smith
Television, Blondie		77February 5, 2026New York, New York, U.S.Cancer[49]
Mr. Complex
Polyrhythm Addicts		56February 6, 2026Undisclosed[50]
Lynn Blakey
Tres Chicas		63February 6, 2026Undisclosed[51]
Brad Arnold
3 Doors Down		47February 7, 2026Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.Renal cell carcinoma[52]
Matti Caspi
Israeli singer		76February 7, 2026Tel Aviv, IsraelCancer[53]
Ebo Taylor
Ghanaian guitarist		90February 7, 2026Saltpond, GhanaUndisclosed[54]
Garland Green
American soul singer and pianist		83February 9, 2026Undisclosed[55]
Andrew Ranken
The Pogues		72February 10, 2026Undisclosed[56]
Jerry Kennedy
American record producer, songwriter and guitarist		85February 11, 2026Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Undisclosed[57]
Milkman
Mexican rapper, producer, and composer		36February 12, 2026Undisclosed[58]
Simon Harris
English DJ and producer		63February 13, 2026London, England, U.K.Undisclosed[59]
Wayne Proctor
We the People		78February 13, 2026Undisclosed[60]
Tim Very
Manchester Orchestra		42February 14, 2026Undisclosed[61]
Anna Ranalli
Italian model, actress, and singer		84February 14, 2026Martinsicuro, ItalyUndisclosed[62]
Billy Steinberg
American songwriter		75February 16, 2026Brentwood, California, U.S.Cancer[63]
Shinya
Luna Sea		56February 17, 2026Colorectal cancer[64]
Lil Poppa
American rapper		25February 18, 2026Fulton County, Georgia, U.S.Suicide by gunshot[65]
Angela Luce
Italian singer and actress		87February 20, 2026Naples, ItalyHeart failure[66]
John Hannah
Streetheart		73February 20, 2026Ayr, Scotland, U.K.Undisclosed[67]
Willie Colón
American salsa musician		75February 21, 2026New York, New York, U.S.Respiratory failure[68]
Mark Kennedy
Spectrum, Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines		74February 21, 2026Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaUndisclosed[69]
Luci4
American rapper		23February 22, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Fentanyl overdose[70]
Éliane Radigue
French composer		94February 23, 2026Paris, FranceComplications from a fall[71]
Monti Rock III
American singer, member of Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes		86February 23, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Complications from COPD[72]
Roscoe Robinson
Gospel and soul singer		97February 26, 2026Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.Unknown[73]
Neil Sedaka
American singer-songwriter, member of The Tokens		86February 27, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Undisclosed[74]
Travis Wammack
American rock and roll guitarist		81February 27, 2026Alabama, U.S.Undisclosed[75]
John P. Hammond
Blues guitarist and singer		83February 28, 2026Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.Undisclosed[76]
Bob Power
American record producer, audio engineer, composer, and performer		73March 1, 2026Unknown[77]
Gary Walker
The Walker Brothers, The Standells		83March 1, 2026Essex, England, U.K.Complications from a stroke[78]
Len Garry
The Quarrymen		84March 2, 2026Liverpool, England, U.K.Pneumonia[79]
Mike Vernon
English record producer and music executive		81March 2, 2026Andalusia, SpainUndisclosed[80]
Roy Book Binder
American folk and blues musician		82March 3, 2026Undisclosed[81]
Lee Turner
The Dream Weavers		89March 5, 2026Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.Undisclosed[82]
Vidi Aldiano
Indonesian singer-songwriter		35March 7, 2026Jakarta, IndonesiaKidney cancer[83]
David Brigati
Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals		85March 7, 2026Montville, New Jersey, U.S.Undisclosed[84]
Donny Fattah
God Bless		75March 7, 2026Jakarta, IndonesiaSarcopenia, vascular blockage, and autoimmune diseases[85]
Dilworth Karaka
Herbs		75March 7, 2026Undisclosed[86]
Walter Martino
Goblin		72March 7, 2026Livorno, ItalyUndisclosed[87]
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe and the Fish		84March 7, 2026Berkeley, California, U.S.Complications from Parkinson's disease[88]
Augie Meyers
Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados		85March 7, 2026Bulverde, Texas, U.S.Undisclosed[89]
Zeph Ellis
British rapper		37March 8, 2026GambiaUndisclosed[90]
Tommy DeCarlo
Boston		60March 9, 2026Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.Brain cancer[91]
Phil Campbell
Motörhead, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons		64March 13, 2026Pontypridd, Wales, U.K.Complications from surgery[92]
Paul Geremia
American blues musician		81March 14, 2026Undisclosed[93]
Cinzia Oscar
Italian singer and actress		63March 15, 2026Naples, ItalyA long illness[94]
Paki Canzi
I Nuovi Angeli		78March 15, 2026Milan, ItalyUndisclosed[95]
Dolores Keane
De Dannan		72March 16, 2026Caherlistrane, County Galway, IrelandUndisclosed[96]
Bettina Köster
German musician		66March 16, 2026Capaccio Paestum, ItalyUndisclosed[97]
Wayne Perkins
American guitarist and singer-songwriter		74March 16, 2026Argo, Alabama, U.S.Stroke[98]
Terry Cox
Pentangle		89March 19, 2026Mahón, Menorca, SpainUndisclosed[99]
Louie Louie
Puerto Rican musician and record producer		63March 20, 2026Undisclosed [100]
Daniel Buira
Los Piojos		54March 21, 2026Undisclosed [101]
Steve Houben
Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist		76March 21, 2026Banneux, BelgiumUndisclosed[102]
Ronnie Bowman
Bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter		64March 22, 2026Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Motorcycle accident[103]
Chip Taylor
American singer and songwriter and member of Just Us		86March 23, 2026New York, New York, U.S.Cancer[104]
Gameboy Tetris [et]
5miinust		40March 24, 2026Tallinn, EstoniaSuicide[105]
Dash Crofts
Seals & Crofts		87March 25, 2026Austin, Texas, U.S.Complications from heart surgery [106]
Ahmad Kaabour
Lebanese singer, composer, and actor		70March 26, 2026Beirut, LebanonA long illness[107]
Ross the Boss
The Dictators, Manowar		72March 26, 2026ALS[108][109]
Jon Dee Graham
The Skunks, True Believers		67March 27, 2026Austin, Texas, U.S.Died after a fall[110]
Doug Irwin
Guitar maker for Jerry Garcia and others		76March 27, 2026Undisclosed[111]
DJ Dan
American house music DJ		57March 28, 2026Heart attack[112]
Matt Krupanski
BoySetsFire		48March 28, 2026Undisclosed[113]
Marinella
Greek singer		87March 28, 2026Kifisia, GreeceUndisclosed[114]
David Riondino
Italian singer-songwriter and actor		73March 29, 2026Rome, ItalyA serious illness[115]
Greg Elmore
Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Brogues		79March 29, 2026Undisclosed[116]
Walt Maddox
The Marcels		88March 30, 2026Undisclosed[117]
Christopher North
Ambrosia		75March 30, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Medical complications after being hit by a car[118]
Carl Bonafede
Manager for The Buckinghams, Daughters of Eve		85March 30, 2026Undisclosed[119]
Tony Rivers
Harmony Grass		85March 30, 2026Selby, England, U.K.Sepsis[120]
Bill Leader
English record producer and engineer		96March 31, 2026Undisclosed[121]
Suki Lahav
E Street Band		74April 1, 2026Jerusalem, IsraelUndisclosed[122]
Bo Lueders
Harm’s Way		39April 2, 2026Suicide[123]
James Gadson
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band		86April 2, 2026Los Angeles, CaliforniaUndisclosed[124]
Fred Simon
The Lost Generation, The Chi-Lites		74April 3, 2026Undisclosed[125]
Alvin L
Brazilian musician and songwriter		67April 5, 2026Rio de Janeiro, BrazilHeart attack[126]
Donn Landee
Record producer for Van Halen, The Doobie Brothers		79April 5, 2026Natural causes[127]
David Wiffen
English-Canadian folk singer-songwriter		84April 5, 2026Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaUndisclosed[128]
Albert Mazibuko
Ladysmith Black Mambazo		77April 5, 2026Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaA short illness[129]
Blondy
The Sequence		66April 6, 2026Undisclosed[130]
Michail Belchev
Bulgarian singer-songwriter and poet		79April 6, 2026Sofia, BulgariaUndisclosed[131]
Al Gunn
Men Without Hats		65April 8, 2026Undisclosed[132]
Afrika Bambaataa
American DJ, rapper, and record producer		68April 9, 2026Pennsylvania, U.S.Prostate cancer[133]
Ray Monette
Rare Earth		79April 9, 2026Farmington, Michigan, U.S.Undisclosed[134]
Harry Kim
The Phenix Horns, Phil Collins Band		74April 10, 2026Cancer[135]
Mike Westbrook
English jazz pianist and composer		90April 11, 2026Exeter, England, U.K.Unknown[136]
Asha Bhosle
Indian playback singer		92April 12, 2026Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaMultiple organ failure[137]
Patrick Campbell-Lyons
Nirvana (1960s band not 1990s band) 		82April 13, 2026Undisclosed[138]
Moya Brennan
Clannad		73April 13, 2026Gweedore, Donegal, IrelandPulmonary fibrosis[139]
Donald K. Tarlton
Canadian record producer and promoter		82April 13, 2026Undisclosed[140]
Felipe Staiti
Enanitos Verdes		64April 13, 2026Mendoza, ArgentinaComplications from a bacterial infection[141]
Taylor Kirk
Timber Timbre		44April 14, 2026Undisclosed[142]
Miru Shinoda
yahyel		33–34April 14, 2026Undisclosed illness[143]
Lucha Moreno
Mexican singer and actress		86April 15, 2026Mexico City, MexicoNatural causes[144]
Don Schlitz
American songwriter		73April 16, 2026Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A sudden illness[145]
Ernie Smith
Jamaican reggae singer		80April 16, 2026Miami, Florida, U.S.Undisclosed[146]
Shiran Kaïdine
Year of No Light, Monarch		44April 17, 2026Cancer[147]
Dave Mason
Traffic, Fleetwood Mac		79April 19, 2026Gardnerville, Nevada, U.S.Undisclosed[148]
Alan Osmond
The Osmonds		76April 20, 2026Lehi, Utah, U.S.Multiple sclerosis[149]
Wayne Moss
Area Code 615, Barefoot Jerry		88April 20, 2026Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Cancer[150]
Werner Hoyer
Scorpions		71April 21, 2026Heart Attack[151]
Gregg Foreman
The Delta 72, Cat Power		53April 21, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Undisclosed[152]
Evelyne Lenton
Belle Epoque		80April 22, 2026Sacile, ItalyUndisclosed[153]
James Valentine
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, Models, Absent Friends		64April 22, 2026Sydney, AustraliaAssisted suicide[154]
Ruth Slenczynska
American classical pianist		101April 22, 2026California, U.S.Undisclosed[155]
Kim Bowers
Spdfgh		52April 24, 2026Breast cancer[156]
Tony Wilson
Hot Chocolate		89April 24, 2026Trinidad, Trinidad and TobagoUndisclosed[157]
Daniel Huck
French jazz reedist and singer		78April 25, 2026Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, FranceUndisclosed[158]
Abbe Lane
American singer and actress		93April 25, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Natural causes[159]
Nedra Talley
The Ronettes		80April 26, 2026Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.Undisclosed[160]
Jerry.K
South Korean rapper		42April 27, 2026Seoul, South KoreaGlioblastoma[161]
Beverley Martyn
English folk singer-songwriter		79April 27, 2026Undisclosed[162]
Cleetis Mack
Digital Underground		57April 28, 2026Undisclosed[163]
David Allan Coe
American country singer		86April 29, 2026Dallas, Texas, U.S.Undisclosed[164]
Alex Ligertwood
The Senate, Santana, The Jeff Beck Group		79April 30, 2026Santa Monica, California, U.S.Undisclosed[165]
Bobby Murray
American electric blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer		72April 30, 2026St. Clairsville, Ohio, U.S.Complications from pulmonary fibrosis[166]
Georg Wadenius
Blood, Sweat & Tears, Made in Sweden		80April 30, 2026Stockholm, SwedenUndisclosed[167]
Michael Sollis
Australian musician and artistic director		40May 1, 2026Canberra, AustraliaBowel cancer[168]
Peter Volkmann
Relax [de]		74May 1, 2026Bavaria, GermanyUndisclosed[169]
Jesse Hector
The Gorillas		78May 6, 2026London, England, U.K.Heart attack[170]
Warren Tipton
The Chi-Lites		69May 9, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Undisclosed[171]
Jack Douglas
American record producer		80May 11, 2026Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.Complications from lymphoma[172]
Clarence Carter
American soul singer-songwriter and musician		90May 13, 2026Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Complications from pneumonia[173]
Claudine Longet
French singer and actress		84May 14, 2026Aspen, Colorado, U.S.Undisclosed[174]
Dennis Locorriere
Dr. Hook		76May 16, 2026West Sussex, England, U.K.Kidney disease[175]
Ryan Porter
American trombonist		46May 16, 2026Car crash[176]
Ike Willis
Guitarist for Frank Zappa		70May 16, 2026North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Undisclosed[177]
Totó la Momposina
Colombian singer		85May 17, 2026Celaya, Guanajuato, MexicoMyocardial infarction[178]
Al Hurricane Jr.
American singer and songwriter 		66May 19, 2026Albuquerque, New MexicoHeart attack[179]
Jimmy Hughes
American rhythm and blues singer		88May 20, 2026Leighton, Alabama, U.S.Undisclosed[180]
Denyse LePage
Lime		75May 20, 2026Montreal, Quebec, CanadaStroke[181]
Rob Base
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock		59May 22, 2026Cancer[182]
Dick Parry
English saxophonist		83May 22, 2026Undisclosed[183]
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist		95May 25, 2026Woodstock, New York, U.S.Undisclosed[184]
Doug Shaw
White Magic, Gang Gang Dance		42May 26, 2026New York, U.S.Stroke[185]
Steve Barrow
British reggae producer; co-founder of Blood and Fire		80May 27, 2026Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, U.K.Emphysema[186]
Lauren Bennett
G.R.L., Paradiso Girls		36May 29, 2026Meopham, England, U.K.Undisclosed[187]
Geoff Keating
The Master Singers		88May 29, 2026East Kilbride, ScotlandUndisclosed[188]
Ronald LaPread
Commodores		75May 30, 2026Auckland, New ZealandUndisclosed[189]
Joe Negri
American jazz guitarist		99May 30, 2026Scott Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.Undisclosed[190]
Foster Sylvers
The Sylvers		64May 30, 2026Prostate cancer[191]
Peabo Bryson
American R&B singer and songwriter		75June 2, 2026Marietta, Georgia, U.S.Stroke[192]
David Wong [zh]
Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter		61June 2, 2026Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Undisclosed[193]
Ian Hampton
Sparks		79June 3, 2026Undisclosed[194]
James Blood Ulmer
American guitarist and singer		86June 3, 2026New York, New York, U.S.Undisclosed[195]
John B. Williams
American bassist		85June 4, 2026Complicatoins from a fall[196]
Talay Riley
British singer-songwriter		35June 5, 2026London, England, U.K.Stabbed to death[197]
Indio Solari
Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota		77June 5, 2026Ituzaingó, ArgentinaParkinson's disease[198]
Yishai Levi
Israeli Mizrahi singer		63June 7, 2026Jerusalem, IsraelCOPD[199]
Steff Fontaine
Uriah Heep		70June 9, 2026Undisclosed[200]
Philip Adrian Booth
British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist		66June 11, 2026Undisclosed[201]
Stranger Cole
Jamaican reggae singer		83June 11, 2026Kingston, JamaicaUndisclosed[202]
Görel Johnsen
Manager for ABBA; executive for Polar Music		76June 13, 2026Stockholm, SwedenUndisclosed[203]
Zhang Kepeng
Black Panther		54June 13, 2026Beijing, ChinaUndisclosed[204]
Dee Palmer
Jethro Tull		88June 13, 2026Shropshire, EnglandUndisclosed illness[205]
Lucas Frota
Brazilian musician, DJ, music producer		27June 14, 2026Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision[206]
Oliver Tree
American rapper, record producer, filmmaker		32June 14, 2026Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision[207]
Ronell Johnson
Preservation Hall Jazz Band		49June 14, 2026New Orleans, Louisiana, U.SHeart attack[208]
Dave Greenslade
Colosseum, If, Greenslade		83June 14, 2026Bungay, Suffolk, EnglandUndisclosed[209]
Abdullah Ibrahim
South African jazz pianist		91June 15, 2026Prien am Chiemsee, GermanyA short illness[210]
Teddie Beverley
The Beverley Sisters		99June 17, 2026Undisclosed[211]
Walter Parazaider
Chicago		81June 17, 2026Henderson, Nevada, U.S.Alzheimer's disease[212]
Justin Cary
Sixpence None the Richer		50June 18, 2026Albany, New York, U.S.Stroke[213]
Tay Keith
American record producer		29June 18, 2026Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Undisclosed[214]
Kirsti Sparboe
Norwegian singer and actress		79June 19, 2026A short illness[215]
Clive Davis
American record executive and producer		94June 22, 2026New York, New York, U.S.Undisclosed[216]
Guesch Patti
French singer		80June 22, 2026Paris, FranceA long illness[217]
Bruce Tull
Scud Mountain Boys		71June 22, 2026Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A brief illness[218]
David Clayton-Thomas
Blood, Sweat & Tears		84June 24, 2026Toronto, CanadaUndisclosed[219]
Manuel van Der Dijs
Van Der Dijs		June 24, 2026La Guaira, Venezuela2026 Venezuela earthquakes[220]
Gabriel Gómez
Van Der Dijs		June 24, 2026La Guaira, Venezuela2026 Venezuela earthquakes[220]
Xander Hernández
Van Der Dijs		June 24, 2026La Guaira, Venezuela2026 Venezuela earthquakes[220]
Abraham Foucault
Van Der Dijs		June 24, 2026La Guaira, Venezuela2026 Venezuela earthquakes[220]
Joe Murphy
Koopa		46June 27, 2026Undisclosed[221]
Teruki Gotō
Japanese musician and political activist		43June 28, 2026Undisclosed[222]
Vlado Janevski
Macedonian singer		65June 28, 2026Skopje, North MacedoniaA short illness[223]
Daniel Melingo
Los Abuelos de la Nada, Los Twist		68June 30, 2026Buenos Aires, ArgentinaA respiratory illness[224]
Victor Willis
Village People		74June 30, 2026A short illness[225]
Shaun Glass
Broken Hope, Soil, Dirge Within		57July 1, 2026Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Stroke[226]
Sparky D
American hip-hop musician and rapper		61July 4, 2026Undisclosed[227]
Beaky (John Dymond)
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich		81July 5, 2026Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, U.K.Undisclosed[228]
Kevin Chown
Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Artension		56July 6, 2026Escanaba, Michigan, U.S.Cancer[229]
Megas
Icelandic singer-songwriter		81July 6, 2026Undisclosed[230]
Paul Wheatbread
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap		80July 6, 2026San Diego, California, U.S.Complications from kidney failure and Alzheimer's disease[231]
Rodney Franklin
American jazz pianist		67July 8, 2026Undisclosed[232]
Bonnie Tyler
Welsh singer-songwriter		75July 8, 2026Faro, PortugalComplications following intestinal surgery[233]
Calvin Hayes
Johnny Hates Jazz		63July 10, 2026Spokane, Washington, U.S.Undisclosed[234]
Lenzman
Dutch drum and bass DJ and producer		47July 11, 2026Kidney cancer[235]
Peppino di Capri
Italian singer, songwriter, and pianist		86July 11, 2026Capri, ItalyA long illness[236]
Mary Morello
Founder of Parents for Rock and Rap		102July 12, 2026Undisclosed[237]
Vernon Taylor
Rockabilly musician		88July 12, 2026Undisclosed[238]
Mike Browning
Morbid Angel, Nocturnus		62July 13, 2026Undisclosed[239]
Little Gerhard
Swedish singer and rock musician		92July 14, 2026Undisclosed[240]
Fantan Mojah
Jamaican reggae singer		49July 14, 2026Kingston, JamaicaHeart complications[241]
Plas Johnson
American jazz saxophonist		94July 15, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Undisclosed[242]
Alan Walden
American manager and promoter		83July 16, 2026Macon, Georgia, U.S.Undisclosed[243]
Freddy Cannon
American rock and roll singer		89July 17, 2026Oxnard, California, U.S.Cancer[244]
Jennifer Finch
L7		59July 18, 2026Culver City, California, U.S.Brain cancer[245]
Jim Gilstrap
American singer		79July 18, 2026Undisclosed[246]
Tony Thorpe
The Rubettes		80July 18, 2026Fleetwood, Lanchasire, England, U.K.Undisclosed[247]
Gianni Cazzola

Italian drummer

 88 July 18, 2026 Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy After falling ill during a concert
Oliver Jones
Canadian jazz pianist		91July 22, 2026Montreal, Quebec, CanadaUndisclosed[248]
William Orbit
Bassomatic, Torch Song		69July 23, 2026London, EnglandUndisclosed[249]
Lou Koller
Sick of It All, Blood from the Soul		61July 24, 2026Matawan, New Jersey, U.SEsophageal cancer[250]
Geraldine Bey (Geraldine de Haas)
American jazz singer		91July 28, 2026Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.Natural causes[251]
Kavinsky
French DJ and producer		50July 28, 2026Paris, FranceUndisclosed[252]
Glen Hansard
The Frames, The Swell Season		56July 29, 2026Strawberry Beds, IrelandMotorcycle accident[253]
Arlene Smith
The Chantels		84July 29, 2026New York, New York, U.S.Natural causes[254]
Gunnar Þórðarson
Icelandic musician and composer		81July 30, 2026Reykjavík, IcelandUndisclosed[255]
Glenn A. Baker
Australian rock music journalist		74July 31, 2026Sydney, AustraliaComplications from a stroke[256]
Jeff Conolly
Lyres, DMZ		69July 31, 2026Massachusetts, U.S.Bladder cancer[257]
Jerney Kaagman
Earth and Fire		79July 31, 2026Blaricum, NetherlandsParkinson's disease[258]
David Z
Lipps Inc.		78August 2, 2026Burbank, California, U.S.Complications of an infection[259]
John Douglas
Trashcan Sinatras		63August 3, 2026Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, U.K.Undisclosed[260]
Pepe Habichuela
Spanish guitarist		81August 4, 2026Madrid, SpainUndisclosed[261]
Terry Buffalo Ware
American country rock guitarist		76August 5, 2026Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.Lung cancer[262]
Peter Katsis
Manager for Backstreet Boys, Korn, Jane's Addiction		69August 6, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.Congestive heart failure[263]
Francesco Guccini
Italian singer-songwriter		86August 6, 2026Sambuca Pistoiese, ItalyUndisclosed[264]
Cat Dowling
Alphastates		54August 7, 2026Blanchardstown, Dublin, IrelandBreast cancer[265]
Violet Hensley
American luthier and fiddler		109August 7, 2026Yellville, Arkansas, U.S.Undisclosed[266]
Randy Burns
American singer-songwriter and guitarist		78August 8, 2026Melbourne, Florida, U.S.Undisclosed[267]
Mike Milford
Scars of Tomorrow		46c. August 8, 2026Cancer[268]
Gary Dwyer
The Teardrop Explodes		66August 9, 2026Liverpool, England, United KingdomLeukemia[269]
Sensational
Guyanese-American rapper		51c. August 11, 2026Undisclosed[270]
Gary Johnson
China Crisis		61August 12, 2026Undisclosed[271]
Ruby Andrews
American soul singer		79August 13, 2026Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Undisclosed[272]
Derry Brownson
EMF		55August 13, 2026Cinderford, England, U.K.Brain tumour[273]
Dave Marsh
American music critic and author		76August 14, 2026Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.Undisclosed[274]
Johnny Young
Australian singer-songwriter		79August 14, 2026Perth, AustraliaPancreatic cancer[275]
Hayden Panettiere
American actress and singer		36August 16, 2026Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.Undisclosed[276]
Frank Beard
ZZ Top		77August 17, 2026Richmond, Texas, U.S.Undisclosed[277]
Barry Mitchell
Queen		76August 17, 2026U.K.Undisclosed[278]
Janie Bradford
American songwriter		87August 21, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.An extended illness[279]
Keith Keith
Funky 4 + 1		64August 21, 2026Undisclosed[280]
Shelley Fabares
American actress and singer		82August 22, 2026Los Angeles, California, U.S.A brief illness[281]
Latimore
American blues and R&B singer		86August 22, 2026Undisclosed[282]
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