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 | 98 | January 2, 2026 | London, England, U.K. | Undisclosed[1] |
| Johnny Legend Rockabilly musician | 77 | January 2, 2026 | Newport, Oregon, U.S. | Complications from stroke and heart failure[2] |
| Rolf Riehm German composer | 88 | January 3, 2026 | Undisclosed[3] | |
| Calbo Ärsenik | 52 | January 4, 2026 | Lyon, France | Undisclosed[4] |
| Andrew Bodnar The Rumour | 71 | January 5, 2026 | North Yorkshire, England, U.K. | Undisclosed[5] |
| Jim McBride Country music songwriter | 78 | January 6, 2026 | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | Complications from a fall[6] |
| Guy Moon American composer | 63 | January 8, 2026 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Hit by a car while riding a scooter[7] |
| Terry Sullivan Renaissance | 87 | January 9, 2026 | Short illness[8] | |
| Yeison Jiménez Colombian singer | 34 | January 10, 2026 | Paipa, Colombia | Plane crash[9] |
| Bob Weir Grateful Dead | 78 | January 10, 2026 | Mill Valley, California, U.S. | Cancer and lung issues[10] |
| John Wallace Trumpet player and composer | 76 | January 11, 2026 | Cancer[11] | |
| John Forté Refugee Camp All-Stars; producer for Fugees | 50 | January 12, 2026 | Chilmark, Massachusetts, U.S. | Undisclosed[12] |
| Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin Black Midi | 26 | January 12, 2026 | London, England, U.K. | Suicide[13] |
| Kenny Morris Siouxsie and the Banshees | 68 | January 15, 2026 | Cork, Ireland | Undisclosed[14] |
| Tony Dallara Italian singer and actor | 89 | January 16, 2026 | Milan, Italy | Undisclosed[15] |
| Tucker Zimmerman American singer-songwriter | 84 | January 17, 2026 | Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Belgium | Asphyxiated in a house fire[16] |
| Stephen "Cat" Coore Third World | 69 | January 18, 2026 | Jamaica | Undisclosed[17] |
| Ralph Towner Oregon | 85 | January 18, 2026 | Rome, Italy | Undisclosed[18] |
| Anders Möller Black Ingvars, Swedish Erotica | 63 | January 19, 2026 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Cancer[19] |
| Billy Parker American country music singer and DJ | 88 | January 19, 2026 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | Undisclosed[20] |
| Rob Hirst Midnight Oil, Backsliders, Ghostwriters | 70 | January 20, 2026 | New South Wales, Australia | Pancreatic cancer[21] |
| Yaw Sarpong Ghanaian gospel musician and songwriter | 66 | January 20, 2026 | Kumasi, Ghana | Undisclosed[22] |
| Francis Buchholz Scorpions, Dawn Road, Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock | 71 | January 22, 2026 | Hanover, Germany | Cancer[23] |
| Guy Hovis American singer | 84 | January 22, 2026 | Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. | Undisclosed[24] |
| Margaret Ross The Cookies | 83 | January 23, 2026 | Undisclosed[25] | |
| Jean Cussac French baritone and music director | 103 | January 25, 2026 | La Teste-de-Buch, France | Undisclosed[26] |
| Gabe Lopez American pop-rock singer-songwriter and producer | 49 | January 25, 2026 | Lymphoma[27] | |
| Abhijit Majumdar Indian composer and music director | 54 | January 25, 2026 | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | Liver disease[28] |
| Mo Su-jin Acoustic Collabo | 26 | January 25, 2026 | Undisclosed[29] | |
| Richie Beirach American jazz pianist | 78 | January 26, 2026 | Worms, Germany | Undisclosed[30] |
| Sly Dunbar Sly and Robbie | 73 | January 26, 2026 | Kingston, Jamaica | Cancer[31] |
| António Chainho Portuguese fado guitarist | 88 | January 27, 2026 | Amadora, Portugal | Undisclosed[32] |
| Mingo Lewis Santana, Al Di Meola, The Tubes | 72 | January 27, 2026 | Undisclosed[33] | |
| Bryan Loren American singer-songwriter and record producer | 59 | January 28, 2026 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed[34] |
| Abdelhadi Belkhayat Moroccan singer | 85 | January 30, 2026 | Rabat, Morocco | Prolonged illness[35] |
| Parthenon Huxley ELO Part II, The Orchestra | 70 | January 30, 2026 | Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. | Natural causes[36] |
| Miklós Fenyő Hungária | 78 | January 31, 2026 | Pneumonia[37] | |
| Billy Bass Nelson Funkadelic, Parliament-Funkadelic | 75 | January 31, 2026 | Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. | Natural causes[38] |
| Ken Peplowski Jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist | 66 | February 1, 2026 | On a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico | Undisclosed[39] |
| Steve Washington Slave, Aurra | 67 | February 1, 2026 | Undisclosed[40] | |
| James Moschello The Elegants | 88 | February 2, 2026 | Staten Island, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed[41] |
| Chuck Negron Three Dog Night | 83 | February 2, 2026 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart failure and COPD[42] |
| Yuan Wei-jen Taiwanese singer-songwriter and record producer | 57 | February 2, 2026 | Taitung, Taiwan | Pneumonia[43] |
| Lamonte McLemore The 5th Dimension | 90 | February 3, 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Undisclosed[44] |
| Tommy Crook American guitarist | 81 | February 4, 2026 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | Undisclosed[45] |
| Helen Micallef Helen and Joseph | 75 | February 5, 2026 | Undisclosed[46] | |
| Fred Smith Television, Blondie | 77 | February 5, 2026 | New York, New York, U.S. | Cancer[47] |
| Mr. Complex Polyrhythm Addicts | 56 | February 6, 2026 | Undisclosed[48] | |
| Lynn Blakey Tres Chicas | 63 | February 6, 2026 | Undisclosed[49] | |
| Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down | 47 | February 7, 2026 | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. | Renal cell carcinoma[50] |
| Greg Brown Cake | 56 | February 7, 2026 | Brief Illness[51] | |
| Matti Caspi Israeli singer | 76 | February 8, 2026 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Cancer[52] |
| Ebo Taylor Ghanaian guitarist | 90 | February 8, 2026 | Saltpond, Ghana | Undisclosed[53] |
| Garland Green American soul singer and pianist | 83 | ca. February 9, 2026 | Undisclosed[54] | |
| Andrew Ranken The Pogues | 72 | February 10, 2026 | Undisclosed[55] | |
| Jerry Kennedy American record producer, songwriter and guitarist | 85 | February 11, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed[56] |
| Milkman Mexican rapper, producer, and composer | 36 | February 12, 2026 | Undisclosed[57] | |
| Simon Harris English DJ and producer | 63 | February 13, 2026 | London, England, U.K. | Undisclosed[58] |
| Wayne Proctor We the People | 78 | February 13, 2026 | Undisclosed[59] | |
| Tim Very Manchester Orchestra | 42 | February 14, 2026 | Undisclosed[60] | |
| Billy Steinberg American songwriter | 75 | February 16, 2026 | Brentwood, California, U.S. | Cancer[61] |
| Shinya Luna Sea | 56 | February 17, 2026 | Colorectal cancer[62] | |
| Lil Poppa American rapper | 25 | February 18, 2026 | Fulton County, Georgia, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot[63] |
| Willie Colón American salsa musician | 75 | February 21, 2026 | New York, New York, U.S. | Respiratory failure[64] |
| Mark Kennedy Spectrum, Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines | 74 | February 21, 2026 | Clayton, Victoria, Australia | Undisclosed[65] |
| Luci4 American rapper | 23 | February 22, 2026 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Fentanyl overdose[66] |
| Éliane Radigue French composer | 94 | February 23, 2026 | Paris, France | Complications from a fall[67] |
| Monti Rock III American singer, member of Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes | 86 | February 23, 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Complications from COPD[68] |
| Roscoe Robinson Gospel and soul singer | 97 | February 26, 2026 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Unknown[69] |
| Neil Sedaka American singer-songwriter, member of The Tokens | 86 | February 27, 2026 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed[70] |
| Travis Wammack American rock and roll guitarist | 81 | February 27, 2026 | Alabama, U.S. | Undisclosed[71] |
| John P. Hammond Blues guitarist and singer | 83 | February 28, 2026 | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | Undisclosed[72] |
| Bob Power American record producer, audio engineer, composer, and performer | 73 | March 1, 2026 | Unknown[73] | |
| Gary Walker The Walker Brothers, The Standells | 83 | March 1, 2026 | Essex, England, U.K. | Complications from a stroke[74] |
| Len Garry The Quarrymen | 84 | March 2, 2026 | Liverpool, England, U.K. | Pneumonia[75] |
| Mike Vernon English record producer and music executive | 81 | March 2, 2026 | Andalusia, Spain | Undisclosed[76] |
| Roy Book Binder American folk and blues musician | 82 | March 3, 2026 | Undisclosed[77] | |
| Lee Turner The Dream Weavers | 89 | March 5, 2026 | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed[78] |
| Vidi Aldiano Indonesian singer-songwriter | 35 | March 7, 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Kidney cancer[79] |
| David Brigati Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals | 85 | March 7, 2026 | Montville, New Jersey, U.S. | Undisclosed[80] |
| Donny Fattah God Bless | 75 | March 7, 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Sarcopenia, vascular blockage, and autoimmune diseases[81] |
| Dilworth Karaka Herbs | 75 | March 7, 2026 | Undisclosed[82] | |
| Walter Martino Goblin | 72 | March 7, 2026 | Livorno, Italy | Undisclosed[83] |
| Country Joe McDonald Country Joe and the Fish | 84 | March 7, 2026 | Berkeley, California, U.S. | Complications from Parkinson's disease[84] |
| Augie Meyers Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados | 85 | March 7, 2026 | Bulverde, Texas, U.S. | Undisclosed[85] |
| Zeph Ellis British rapper | 37 | March 8, 2026 | Gambia | Undisclosed[86] |
| Tommy DeCarlo Boston | 60 | March 9, 2026 | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | Brain cancer[87] |
| Phil Campbell Motörhead, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons | 64 | March 13, 2026 | Pontypridd, Wales, U.K. | Complications from surgery[88] |
| Paul Geremia American blues musician | 81 | March 14, 2026 | Undisclosed[89] | |
| Dolores Keane De Dannan | 72 | March 16, 2026 | Caherlistrane, County Galway, Ireland | Undisclosed[90] |
| Bettina Köster German musician | 66 | March 16, 2026 | Capaccio Paestum, Italy | Undisclosed[91] |
| Wayne Perkins American guitarist and singer-songwriter | 74 | March 16, 2026 | Argo, Alabama, U.S. | Stroke[92] |
| Terry Cox Pentangle | 89 | March 19, 2026 | Mahón, Menorca, Spain | Undisclosed[93] |
| Louie Louie Puerto Rican musician and record producer | 63 | March 20, 2026 | Undisclosed [94] | |
| Daniel Buira Los Piojos | 54 | March 21, 2026 | Undisclosed [95] | |
| Steve Houben Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist | 76 | March 21, 2026 | Banneux, Belgium | Undisclosed[96] |
| Ronnie Bowman Bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter | 64 | March 22, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Motorcycle accident[97] |
| Chip Taylor American singer and songwriter and member of Just Us | 86 | March 23, 2026 | New York, New York, U.S. | Cancer[98] |
| Gameboy Tetris 5miinust | 40 | March 24, 2026 | Suicide[99] | |
| Dash Crofts Seals & Crofts | 87 | March 25, 2026 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | Complications from heart surgery [100] |
| Ahmad Kaabour Lebanese singer, composer, and actor | 70 | March 26, 2026 | Beirut, Lebanon | A long illness[101] |
| Ross the Boss The Dictators, Manowar | 72 | March 26, 2026 | ALS[102][103] | |
| Jon Dee Graham The Skunks, True Believers | 67 | March 27, 2026 | Undisclosed[104] | |
| Doug Irwin Guitar maker for Jerry Garcia and others | 76 | March 27, 2026 | Undisclosed[105] | |
| DJ Dan American house music DJ | 57 | March 28, 2026 | Heart attack[106] | |
| Matt Krupanski BoySetsFire | 48 | March 28, 2026 | Undisclosed[107] | |
| Marinella Greek singer | 87 | March 28, 2026 | Kifisia, Greece | Undisclosed[108] |
| David Riondino Italian singer-songwriter and actor | 73 | March 29, 2026 | Rome, Italy | A serious illness[109] |
| Greg Elmore Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Brogues | 79 | March 29, 2026 | Undisclosed[110] | |
| Walt Maddox The Marcels | 88 | March 30, 2026 | Undisclosed[111] | |
| Christopher North Ambrosia | 75 | March 30, 2026 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Medical complications after being hit by a car[112] |
| Carl Bonafede Manager for The Buckinghams, Daughters of Eve | 85 | March 30, 2026 | Undisclosed[113] | |
| Tony Rivers Harmony Grass | 85 | March 30, 2026 | Selby, England, U.K. | Sepsis[114] |
| Bill Leader English record producer and engineer | 96 | March 31, 2026 | Undisclosed[115] | |
| Suki Lahav E Street Band | 74 | April 1, 2026 | Jerusalem, Israel | Undisclosed[116] |
| Bo Lueders Harm’s Way | 39 | April 2, 2026 | Suicide[117] | |
| James Gadson Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 86 | April 2, 2026 | Undisclosed[118] | |
| Fred Simon The Lost Generation, The Chi-Lites | 74 | ca. April 3, 2026 | Undisclosed[119] | |
| Alvin L Brazilian musician and songwriter | 67 | April 5, 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Heart attack[120] |
| Donn Landee Record producer for Van Halen, The Doobie Brothers | 79 | ca. April 5, 2026 | Natural causes[121] | |
| David Wiffen English-Canadian folk singer-songwriter | 84 | April 5, 2026 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Undisclosed[122] |
| Albert Mazibuko Ladysmith Black Mambazo | 77 | April 5, 2026 | Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | A short illness[123] |
| Blondy The Sequence | 66 | April 6, 2026 | Undisclosed[124] | |
| Michail Belchev Bulgarian singer-songwriter and poet | 79 | April 6, 2026 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Undisclosed[125] |
| Afrika Bambaataa American DJ, rapper, and record producer | 68 | April 9, 2026 | Pennsylvania, U.S. | Complications of cancer[126] |
| Ray Monette Rare Earth | 79 | April 9, 2026 | Farmington, Michigan, U.S. | Undisclosed[127] |
| Harry Kim The Phenix Horns, Phil Collins Band | 74 | April 10, 2026 | Cancer[128] | |
| Mike Westbrook English jazz pianist and composer | 90 | April 11, 2026 | Exeter, England, U.K. | Unknown[129] |
| Asha Bhosle Indian playback singer | 92 | April 12, 2026 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Multiple organ failure[130] |
| Patrick Campbell-Lyons Nirvana (1960s rock band not 1990s band) | 82 | ca. April 13, 2026 | Undisclosed[131] | |
| Al Gunn Men Without Hats | 65 | ca. April 13, 2026 | Undisclosed[132] | |
| Moya Brennan Clannad | 73 | April 13, 2026 | Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland | Pulmonary fibrosis[133] |
| Donald K. Tarlton Canadian record producer and promoter | 82 | April 13, 2026 | Undisclosed[134] | |
| Felipe Staiti Enanitos Verdes | 64 | April 13, 2026 | Mendoza, Argentina | Complications from a bacterial infection[135] |
| Taylor Kirk Timber Timbre | 44 | April 14, 2026 | Undisclosed[136] | |
| Miru Shinoda yahyel | 33–34 | April 14, 2026 | Undisclosed illness[137] | |
| Lucha Moreno Mexican singer and actress | 86 | April 15, 2026 | Mexico City, Mexico | Natural causes[138] |
| Don Schlitz American songwriter | 73 | April 16, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | A sudden illness[139] |
| Ernie Smith Jamaican reggae singer | 80 | April 16, 2026 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed[140] |
| Shiran Kaïdine Year of No Light, Monarch | 44 | April 17, 2026 | Cancer[141] | |
| Dave Mason Traffic, Fleetwood Mac | 79 | April 19, 2026 | Gardnerville, Nevada, U.S. | Undisclosed[142] |
| Alan Osmond The Osmonds | 76 | April 20, 2026 | Lehi, Utah, U.S. | Multiple sclerosis[143] |
| Wayne Moss Area Code 615, Barefoot Jerry | 88 | April 20, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Cancer[144] |
| Werner Hoyer Scorpions | 71 | April 21, 2026 | Heart Attack[145] | |
| Gregg Foreman The Delta 72, Cat Power | 53 | April 22, 2026 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed[146] |
| Evelyne Lenton Belle Epoque | 80 | April 22, 2026 | Undisclosed[147] | |
| James Valentine Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, Models, Absent Friends | 64 | April 22, 2026 | Sydney, Australia | Assisted suicide[148] |
| Ruth Slenczynska American classical pianist | 101 | April 22, 2026 | California, U.S. | Undisclosed[149] |
| Kim Bowers Spdfgh | 52 | April 24, 2026 | Breast cancer[150] | |
| Tony Wilson Hot Chocolate | 89 | April 24, 2026 | Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago | Undisclosed[151] |
| Daniel Huck French jazz reedist and singer | 78 | April 25, 2026 | Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, France | Undisclosed[152] |
| Nedra Talley The Ronettes | 80 | April 26, 2026 | Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. | Undisclosed[153] |
| Jerry.K South Korean rapper | 42 | April 27, 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | Glioblastoma[154] |
| Beverley Martyn English folk singer-songwriter | 79 | April 27, 2026 | Undisclosed[155] | |
| Cleetis Mack Digital Underground | 57 | ca. April 28, 2026 | Undisclosed[156] | |
| David Allan Coe American country singer | 86 | April 29, 2026 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Undisclosed[157] |
| Alex Ligertwood The Senate, Santana, The Jeff Beck Group | 79 | April 30, 2026 | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Undisclosed[158] |
| Bobby Murray American electric blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer | 72 | April 30, 2026 | Undisclosed[159] | |
| Michael Sollis Australian musician and artistic director | 40 | May 1, 2026 | Canberra, Australia | Bowel cancer[160] |
| Georg Wadenius Blood, Sweat & Tears, Made in Sweden | 80 | ca. May 1, 2026 | Undisclosed[161] | |
| Peter Volkmann Relax | 74 | May 1, 2026 | Undisclosed[162] | |
| Jesse Hector The Gorillas | 78 | May 6, 2026 | Undisclosed[163] | |
| Warren Tipton The Chi-Lites | 69 | May 9, 2026 | Undisclosed[164] | |
| Jack Douglas American record producer | 80 | May 11, 2026 | Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. | Complications from lymphoma[165] |
| Clarence Carter American soul singer-songwriter and musician | 90 | May 13, 2026 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Complications from pneumonia[166] |
| Claudine Longet French singer and actress | 84 | May 14, 2026 | Aspen, Colorado, U.S. | Undisclosed[167] |
| Dennis Locorriere Dr. Hook | 76 | May 16, 2026 | West Sussex, England, U.K. | Kidney disease[168] |
| Ryan Porter American trombonist | 46 | May 16, 2026 | Car crash[169] | |
| Ike Willis Guitarist for Frank Zappa | 70 | May 16, 2026 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Undisclosed[170] |
| Totó la Momposina Colombian singer | 85 | May 17, 2026 | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | Myocardial infarction[171] |
| Al Hurricane Jr. American singer and songwriter | 66 | ca. May 19, 2026 | Undisclosed[172] | |
| Jimmy Hughes American rhythm and blues singer | 88 | May 20, 2026 | Leighton, Alabama, U.S. | Undisclosed[173] |
| Denyse LePage Lime | May 20, 2026 | Undisclosed[174] | ||
| Rob Base Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | 59 | May 22, 2026 | Cancer[175] | |
| Dick Parry English saxophonist | 83 | May 22, 2026 | Undisclosed[176] | |
| Sonny Rollins American jazz saxophonist | 95 | May 25, 2026 | Woodstock, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed[177] |
| Geoff Keating The Master Singers | 88 | ca. May 29, 2026 | Undisclosed[178] | |
| Doug Shaw White Magic, Gang Gang Dance | 42 | ca. May 29, 2026 | Undisclosed[179] | |
| Steve Barrow British reggae producer; co-founder of Blood and Fire | 80 | ca. May 30, 2026 | Undisclosed[180] | |
| Joe Negri American jazz guitarist | 99 | May 30, 2026 | Undisclosed[181] | |
| Foster Sylvers The Sylvers | 64 | May 30, 2026 | Prostate cancer[182] | |
| Ronald LaPread Commodores | 75 | ca. May 31, 2026 | Auckland, New Zealand | Undisclosed[183] |
| Peabo Bryson American R&B singer and songwriter | 75 | June 2, 2026 | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | Stroke[184] |
| David Wong Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter | 61 | June 2, 2026 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | Undisclosed[185] |
| Ian Hampton Sparks | 79 | June 3, 2026 | Undisclosed[186] | |
| James Blood Ulmer American guitarist and singer | 86 | June 3, 2026 | New York, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed[187] |
| Talay Riley British singer-songwriter | 35 | June 5, 2026 | London, England, U.K. | Murder (stab wounds)[188] |
| Indio Solari Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota | 77 | June 5, 2026 | Ituzaingó, Argentina | Parkinson's disease[189] |
| Yishai Levi Israeli Mizrahi singer | 63 | June 7, 2026 | Jerusalem, Israel | COPD[190] |
| Steff Fontaine Uriah Heep | 70 | June 9, 2026 | Undisclosed[191] | |
| Philip Adrian Booth British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist | 66 | ca. June 11, 2026 | Undisclosed[192] | |
| Stranger Cole Jamaican reggae singer | 83 | June 11, 2026 | Kingston, Jamaica | Undisclosed[193] |
| Görel Johnsen Manager for ABBA; executive for Polar Music | 76 | June 13, 2026 | Undisclosed[194] | |
| Zhang Kepeng Black Panther | 54 | June 13, 2026 | Undisclosed[195] | |
| Dee Palmer Jethro Tull | 88 | ca. June 13, 2026 | Shropshire, England | Undisclosed illness[196] |
| Lucas Frota Brazilian musician, DJ, music producer | 27 | June 14, 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Helicopter crash[197] |
| Oliver Tree American rapper, record producer, filmmaker | 32 | June 14, 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Helicopter crash[198] |
| Ronell Johnson Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 49 | June 14, 2026 | Heart attack[199] | |
| Dave Greenslade Colosseum, If, Greenslade | 83 | c. June 14, 2026 | Undisclosed[200] | |
| Abdullah Ibrahim South African jazz pianist | 91 | June 15, 2026 | Prien am Chiemsee, Germany | A short illness[201] |
| Teddie Beverley The Beverley Sisters | 99 | June 17, 2026 | Undisclosed[202] | |
| Walter Parazaider Chicago | 81 | June 17, 2026 | Alzheimer's disease[203] | |
| Justin Cary Sixpence None the Richer | 50 | June 18, 2026 | Albany, New York, U.S. | Stroke[204] |
| Tay Keith American record producer | 29 | c. June 18, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed[205] |
| Kirsti Sparboe Norwegian singer and actress | 79 | June 19, 2026 | A short illness[206] | |
| Clive Davis American record executive and producer | 94 | June 22, 2026 | New York, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed[207] |
| David Clayton-Thomas Blood, Sweat & Tears | 84 | June 24, 2026 | Toronto, Canada | Undisclosed[208] |
| Vlado Janevski Macedonian singer | 65 | June 28, 2026 | Skopje, North Macedonia | A short illness[209] |
| Victor Willis Village People | 75 | June 30, 2026 | A short illness[210] |
