2025 in music

This topic covers events and articles related to 2025 in music.

Specific locations

• African music
• American music
• British music
• Japanese music
• Philippine music
• Scandinavian music
• South Korean music

Specific genres

• Country
• Heavy metal
• Hip hop
• Latin
• Progressive rock
• Rock
• Jazz
• K-pop
• J-pop

Albums released

Awards

Bands formed

• 3Quency
• AHOF
• AllDay Project
• Ablume
• Close Your Eyes
• Cortis
• Hearts2Hearts
• Hoshi x Woozi
• Idid
• Idntt
• KickFlip
• KiiiKiii
• Kiiras
• Mytro
• Nouera
• Newbeat
• President
• Zoc

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
• Fountains of Wayne
• I Killed the Prom Queen
• letlive
• Mameshiba no Taigun
• Minus the Bear
• Momoland
• Rilo Kiley
• Rush
• Sugar
• Triumph

Bands disbanded

• 12 Rods
• Amadou & Mariam
• Andy & Lucas
• As One
• Bis
• Black Sabbath
• Bury Your Dead
• Cannabis Corpse
• Coin
• Crystal Viper
• Dempagumi.inc
• Eternal Tears of Sorrow
• Flo and Eddie
• Gel
• Jesus Piece
• The International Swingers
• Ithaca
• KAT-TUN
• Kind of Like Spitting
• Luminous
• Lynch Mob
• Mew
• Murder by Death
• One Morning Left
• Orange Goblin
• Ozzy Osbourne Band
• Porridge Radio
• Purple Kiss
• The Pillows
• REO Speedwagon
• Refused
• Sarke
• The Searchers
• Shopping
• Soft Cell
• Sum 41
• Superkind
• Stray From the Path
• Tapir!
• Tennis
• Thank You, I'm Sorry
• Tokio
• The Turtles
• Void of Vision
• Whitesnake
• You Me At Six

Deaths

January

• 1
• Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter
• Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French classical pianist, composer, arranger and conductor
• Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist
• Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian classical pianist, violinist, singer and film composer
• Wayne Osmond, 73, American pop singer (The Osmonds)
• 2
• Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier
• Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)
• Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish classical singer and multi-instrumentalist
• 3
• Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch radio DJ
• Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch levenslied singer
• Brenton Wood, 83, American soul singer
• 4
• Ed Askew, 84, American folk singer-songwriter
• Dylan Thomas More, American industrial rock sampler and programmer (Chemlab)
• 5
• Beej Chaney, 68, American punk and new wave singer-songwriter (The Suburbs)
• Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Unleashed, Terra Firma)
• 6
• Hope Foye, 103, American folk singer
• Stella Greka, 102, Greek pop singer
• 7
• Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish classical violinist
• Peter Yarrow, 86, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary)
• 9
• Laurie Holloway, 86, English jazz pianist, television musical director, and composer.
• P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.
• Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito singer
• 10 – Sam Moore, 89, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)
• 11
• Mario Klemens, 88, Czech classical conductor
• Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian classical composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist
• 12 – Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composer
• 13
• P. Fluid, 64, American funk metal singer (24-7 Spyz)
• Elgar Howarth, 89, English classical conductor, composer and trumpeter (death announced on this date)
• Buck White, 94, American country and bluegrass singer and mandolinist (The Whites)
• 14 – Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz rock saxophonist (Osibisa)
• 15
• Tommy Dix, 101, American musical theater singer
• Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer-songwriter.
• Linda Nolan, 65, Irish pop singer (The Nolans)
• 17 – Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian pop singer-songwriter, arranger and producer
• 18 – Claire van Kampen, 71, English theater composer (Royal Shakespeare Company)
• 20
• Bob Kuban, 84, American R&B drummer
• John Sykes, 65, English hard rock guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) (death announced on this date)
• 21
• Elliot Ingber, 83, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band).
• Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band)
• 22
• Paddy Cole, 85, Irish showband saxophonist
• Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, The Rides)
• Johan Slager, 78, Dutch progressive rock guitarist (Kayak) (death announced on this date)
• Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French folk singer (Malicorne)
• 24 – Unk, 43, American rapper
• 25 – Edweena Banger, British punk rock singer (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs) (death announced on this date)
• 26
• Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 84, Japanese classical conductor
• Betsy Arakawa, 65, American classical pianist (body discovered on this date)
• Gary Grier, American R&B singer (The Contours)
• 27
• Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian dangdut and pop singer
• Aaron Rossi, 44, American industrial metal drummer (Ministry, Prong, John 5)
• 29 – Bruce Howe, 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity)
• 30
• Marianne Faithfull, 78, English pop and rock singer-songwriter
• Ä°lhan Usmanbaş, 104, Turkish contemporary classical composer
• 31 – Susan Alcorn, 71–72, American avant garde composer and pedal steel guitarist (death announced on this date)

February

• 1
• Peter Bassano, 79–80, English classical trombonist and conductor
• André Ducret, 79, Swiss classical singer and composer
• Sal Maida, 76, American rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks)
• Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian classical clarinetist
• 2
• Gene Barge, 98, American rock and roll saxophonist
• Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese pop singer
• Patricia Johnson, 95, English opera singer (death announced on this date)
• Stéphane Picq, 59, French video game music composer
• Paul Plishka, 83, American opera singer
• 4
• Bob Bennett, American garage rock drummer (The Sonics)
• Ana María Iriarte, 98, Spanish opera singer
• Wily Mignon, 38, Beninese pop singer
• 5
• Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer and executive (Murder Inc. Records)
• Dave Jerden, 75, American record producer, audio engineer and mixer
• Hans-Peter Lehmann, 90, German opera director
• Mike Ratledge, 81, British psychedelic rock keyboardist (Soft Machine)
• 6 – Bobby Hamilton, American R&B singer (The Choice Four) (death announced on this date)
• 7
• Naâman, 34, French reggae singer
• Song Dae-kwan, 78, South Korean trot singer
• 8 – Corey Crewe, 80, Canadian comedic music singer (Corey and Trina)
• 9 – Edith Mathis, 86, Swiss opera singer
• 10 – Maria Tipo, 93, Italian classical pianist
• 12
• Tommy Hunt, 91, American soul singer (The Flamingos)
• Jimi Mbaye, 67, Senegalese mbalax guitarist
• 13 – Sukri Bommagowda, 88, Indian folk singer
• 16 – Vladimír Válek, 89, Czech classical conductor
• 17
• Rick Buckler, 69, English new wave drummer (The Jam)
• Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish progressive rock percussionist (King Crimson)
• Paquita la del Barrio, 77, Mexican pop singer
• 19
• Karl Cochran, American rock guitarist (Eric Singer Project)
• Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian rock drummer (The Easybeats)
• Jean Sarrus, 79, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)
• 20
• Gerry Arling, 63, Dutch electronic multi-instrumentalist (Arling & Cameron) (death announced on this date)
• Jerry Butler, 85, American soul singer-songwriter (The Impressions)
• Ilkka Kuusisto, 91, Finnish opera composer, conductor, choirmaster, and organist
• 21
• Fred Bekky, 81, Belgian rock singer and guitarist (The Pebbles)
• Bill Fay, 81, English folk rock singer-songwriter
• Khalil Fong, 41, Hong Kong mandopop singer-songwriter
• Gwen McCrae, 81, American soul and disco singer (death announced on this date)
• 22
• Ken Parker, 76, Jamaican reggae singer
• Gianni Pettenati, 79, Italian pop rock singer
• 23
• Jacques de Jongh, Australian glam rock guitarist and bassist (Hush)
• Chris Jasper, 73, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley)
• 24
• Roberta Flack, 88, American soul and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist
• Robert John, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter
• Ricardo Kanji, 76, Brazilian classical flautist
• 25
• Simon Lindley, 76, English classical organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer
• Coburn Pharr, 62, Canadian thrash metal singer (Annihilator)
• Ferenc Rados, 90, Hungarian classical pianist
• 28 – David Johansen, 75, American rock singer-songwriter (New York Dolls)

March

• 1
• Joey Molland, 77, English power pop guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter
• Paulito FG, 63, Cuban salsa and timba singer
• Bill Smith, Scottish folk singer (The Corries)
• Angie Stone, 63, American neo-soul singer-songwriter and rapper (The Sequence)
• 2
• Edip Akbayram, 74, Turkish folk and rock singer-songwriter
• Herbert Léonard, 80, French pop singer
• Frank Maher, 90, Canadian folk accordionist
• 3
• Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh rock singer-songwriter
• Jean-Marie Londeix, 92, French classical saxophonist
• Jeffrey Runnings, 61, American post-punk singer-songwriter and bassist (For Against)
• Bob Rupe, 68, American alternative rock bassist (The Silos, Cracker, House of Freaks, Sparklehorse)
• 4
• Roy Ayers, 84, American jazz singer, vibraphonist, keyboardist and record producer
• Harry Elston, 86, American soul singer (The Friends of Distinction)
• Mario Trabucco, 73, Italian classical violinist
• 5
• Edesio Alejandro, 66, Cuban film composer
• Randy Brown, 72, American R&B singer (death announced on this date)
• DJ Funk, 53, American ghetto house DJ (death announced on this date)
• 6
• Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist and songwriter (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church)
• Troy Seals, 86, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 7
• Danny Cox, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter
• D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, American R&B singer and guitarist (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
• 8
• Bill Ashton, 88, British jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer
• Beau Dozier, 45, American R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer (death announced on this date)
• Donald Hazelwood, 95, Australian classical violinist
• Harbans Jandu, Indian lyricist
• Naima Samih, 71, Moroccan khaliji singer
• 10
• Stedman Pearson, 60, British pop singer (Five Star)
• Wheesung, 43, South Korean R&B singer (body discovered on this date)
• 11
• Cocoa Tea, 65, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter
• Bob Rivers, 68, American radio personality and parody musician
• 13
• Sofia Gubaidulina, 93, Soviet/Russian composer of modernist and modernist/sacred music
• Mark Holder, 52, American blues guitarist (Black Diamond Heavies)
• Yallunder, 30, South African afro-soul singer-songwriter
• 14 – Bruno Romani, 65, Italian jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer
• 15 – Les Binks, 73, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest)
• 16
• Dandy Bestia, 72, Italian comedy punk guitarist (Skiantos)
• Rob de Nijs, 82, Dutch pop singer
• Andrej Gjorgieski, Macedonian hip hop singer (DNK)
• Jesse Colin Young, 83, American folk rock singer-songwriter (The Youngbloods)
• 17
• AnNa R., 55, German pop singer (Rosenstolz, Gleis 8) (death announced on this date)
• Peter Farrelly, 76, Northern Irish progressive rock bassist and singer (Fruupp)
• Aurelio Martínez, 55, Honduran garifuna singer and guitarist
• 18 – Bedros Kirkorov, 92, Bulgarian-Russian pop singer
• 20
• Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)
• Oleg Baranov, 57, Russian alternative rock guitarist (Tequilajazzz)
• Leanne Cowie, Australian garage rock drummer (The Scientists)
• 21 – Larry Tamblyn, 82, American garage rock singer and keyboardist (The Standells)
• 22
• Andy Peebles, 76, English radio DJ
• Paul Wagstaff, British alternative dance guitarist (Paris Angels, Black Grape) (death announced on this date)
• 23 – Kevan Staples, 74, Canadian alternative rock guitarist and singer (Rough Trade)
• 24
• Alan Cuckston, 85, English classical harpsichordist (death announced on this date)
• Huey Williams, 86, American gospel singer (Jackson Southernaires)
• 25
• Tapani Kansa, 76, Finnish pop singer
• Sanjida Khatun, 91, Bangladeshi musicologist
• Terry Manning, 77, American recording engineer and producer
• Alice Tan Ridley, 72, American gospel and R&B singer
• 26
• Shushama Das, 94, Bangladeshi folk singer
• Tommy Rey, 80, Chilean cumbia singer (Sonora Palacios)
• 28 – Young Scooter, 39, American rapper
• 29
• Richard Chamberlain, 90, American pop singer
• Dick Damron, 91, Canadian country singer-songwriter
• Tracy Schwarz, 86, American old-time singer (New Lost City Ramblers)
• 30
• Enrique Bátiz, 82, Mexican classical conductor and pianist
• Marinko Colnago, 83, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili)
• 31
• J Nyi Nyi, 71, Burmese pop singer
• Volkan Konak, 58, Turkish folk singer
• John Nelson, 83, American classical conductor

April

• 1
• George Freeman, 97, American jazz guitarist
• Wayne Handy, 89, American rock and roll singer
• Michael Hurley, 83, American folk singer-songwriter
• Alfi Kabiljo, 89, Croatian classical composer
• Johnny Tillotson, 86, American country singer-songwriter
• 4 – Amadou Bagayoko, 70, Malian worldbeat singer and guitarist (Amadou & Mariam)
• 5
• Dave Allen, 69, English post-punk bassist (Gang of Four, Shriekback, King Swamp)
• Pasha Technique, 40, Russian rapper
• 6
• Al Barile, 63, American hardcore punk guitarist (SSD)
• Clem Burke, 70, American new wave drummer (Blondie)
• Roberto De Simone, 91, Italian composer and musicologist
• Anna Slováčková, 29, Czech pop singer
• Pongsri Woranuch, 85, Thai luk thung singer
• 7 – William Finn, 73, American composer and lyricist
• 8
• Rubby Pérez, 69, Dominican merengue singer
• Lenny Welch, 86, American pop singer
• 9
• Roberto Cani, 57, Italian classical violinist
• Terje Venaas, 78, Norwegian jazz bassist
• 10
• Niklas Eklund, 56, Swedish classical trumpeter
• Titiek Puspa, 87, Indonesian pop singer-songwriter
• Nino Tempo, 90, American pop singer and saxophonist (Nino Tempo & April Stevens, The Wrecking Crew)
• Drew Zingg, 68, American rock guitarist (death announced on this date)
• 11
• Mike Berry, 82, English pop singer
• Max Romeo, 80, Jamaican reggae singer
• 12
• Roy Thomas Baker, 78, English record producer
• Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipino pop singer
• 14
• Jed the Fish, 69, American radio DJ
• Peter Seiffert, 71, German opera singer
• 16
• Nora Aunor, 71, Filipino pop singer
• Colin Berry, 79, British radio DJ
• Mac Gayden, 83, American rock and country singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Joel Krosnick, 84, American classical cellist (Juilliard String Quartet) (death announced on this date)
• 17
• Peter Ablinger, 66, Austrian classical composer
• Nuno Guerreiro, 52, Portuguese pop singer (Ala dos Namorados)
• Roger McLachlan, 71, New Zealand pop rock bassist (Little River Band) (death announced on this date)
• 18 – Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Northern Irish pop singer
• 19 – Ricky Siahaan, 48, Indonesian heavy metal guitarist (Seringai)
• 20
• Cristina Buarque, 74, Brazilian samba singer and composer
• Kimble Rendall, 67–68, Australian post-punk and alternative rock singer and guitarist (XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus) (death announced on this date)
• 21 – Hajji Alejandro, 70, Filipino pop singer
• 22
• David Briggs, 82, American rock and country keyboardist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team, TCB Band)
• Odd Magne Gridseth, 65, Norwegian jazz bassist
• 23
• Lulu Roman, 78, American country and southern gospel singer
• David Thomas, 71, American rock singer-songwriter (Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs)
• 24
• Peter McIan, American rock keyboardist (The City) and record producer (death announced on this date)
• Roy Phillips, 83, British jazz pop singer and keyboardist (The Peddlers)
• 25 – Richard Wernick, 91, American classical composer
• 26
• Charles Beare, 87, British luthier and violin expert
• Andy Bey, 85, American jazz singer and pianist
• 27 – Wizz Jones, 86, English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 28
• Brian Montana, 60, American death metal guitarist (Possessed)
• Mike Peters, 66, Welsh alternative rock singer-songwriter (The Alarm)
• 29 – Christfried Schmidt, 92, German classical composer and arranger
• 30
• Kari Løvaas, 85, Norwegian opera singer (death announced on this date)
• Joe Louis Walker, 75, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist

May

• 1
• Nana Caymmi, 84, Brazilian MPB singer
• Jill Sobule, 66, American folk and alternative rock singer-songwriter
• 2 – Karel Bláha, 77, Czech opera singer
• 5
• May Abrahamse, 94, South African opera singer
• James Baker, 71, Australian rock drummer (The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon)
• Nathan Jerde, American garage rock drummer (The Ponys)
• Squire Parsons, 77, American Southern gospel singer-songwriter
• 6
• Luigi Lopez, 77, Italian pop singer-songwriter
• Vakhtang Machavariani, 74, Georgian classical composer and conductor
• 7 – Ronald Corp, 74, British classical composer and conductor
• 8 – Xatar, 43, Kurdish-German rapper
• 9
• Stewart Francke, 66, American pop singer-songwriter
• Johnny Rodriguez, 73, American country singer
• 10
• Matthew Best, 68, British choral singer and conductor
• Larry Lee, 78, American country rock multi-instrumentalist (The Ozark Mountain Daredevils)
• Kafon, 41–42, Tunisian rapper
• 11
• John Edwards, 80, American R&B singer (The Spinners)
• Leila Negra, 95, German pop singer
• Alena Veselá, 101, Czech classical organist and musical teacher
• 12
• Ernst Mahle, 96, German-Brazilian orchestra composer and conductor
• Yasunao Tone, 90, Japanese jazz composer and sound artist
• 13 – Billy Earheart, 71, American country keyboardist (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band)
• 14 – Dale Henderson, 59, American thrash metal singer (Beowülf) (death announced on this date)
• 15
• Luigi Alva, 98, Peruvian opera singer
• Junior Byles, 77, Jamaican reggae singer
• Terry Draper, 73, Canadian progressive rock singer-songwriter and drummer (Klaatu)
• Charles Strouse, 96, American musical theater composer and lyricist
• 16 – Jadwiga Rappé, 73, Polish opera singer
• 17
• Rodney Brown, 78, American funk drummer (Dyke and the Blazers)
• Roger Nichols, 84, American pop songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Werenoi, 31, French rapper
• 19
• Heorhiy Gina, 93, Ukrainian classical composer, conductor, and violinst
• Chris Hager, 67, American glam metal guitarist (Rough Cutt, Mickey Ratt) (death announced on this date)
• Adam Ramey, 31, American nu metal singer (Dropout Kings)
• 20
• Mark Greene, American R&B singer (The Moments) (death announced on this date)
• Michael B. Tretow, 80, Swedish record producer, sound engineer and composer
• Frank Gibson Jr., 79, New Zealand jazz drummer
• 22
• James Lowe, 82, American psychedelic rock singer (The Electric Prunes)
• Dave Shapiro, 42, American music agent
• Dan Storper, 74, American record label executive (Putumayo World Music)
• Daniel Williams, American metalcore drummer (The Devil Wears Prada)
• 23 – Lillian Boutté, 75, American jazz singer
• 24 – Kenny Marco, 78, Canadian rock guitarist (Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 25
• Simon House, 76, English progressive rock keyboardist and violinist (Hawkwind, Third Ear Band)
• Michael Sumler, 71, American choreographer and stylist (Kool & the Gang)
• Foday Musa Suso, 75, Gambian mandé singer and kora player
• 26
• Gigi Canu, 66, Italian electronic dance guitarist (Planet Funk)
• Rick Derringer, 77, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The McCoys)
• 27
• Freddie Aguilar, 72, Filipino pop singer-songwriter
• Brian Kellock, 62, Scottish jazz pianist
• Irianti Erningpraja, 59, Indonesian pop singer-songwriter
• 28
• Al Foster, 82, American jazz drummer
• Per NørgÃ¥rd, 92, Danish classical composer and music theorist
• 29
• Alf Clausen, 84, American television composer
• Susann McDonald, 90, American classical harpist
• Charles Wadsworth, 96, American classical pianist
• 30 – Renée Victor, 86, American pop singer
• 31 – Marcie Jones, 79, Australian pop singer (Marcie and The Cookies) (death announced on this date)

June

• 1
• Aharon Amram, 91, Yemeni-born Israeli traditional music singer and composer
• Monica Nielsen, 87, Swedish pop singer
• 2
• Nicole David, 51, Saint Lucian soca singer
• Colin Jerwood, 63, English anarcho-punk singer (Conflict)
• 3 – Eugen Doga, 88, Moldovan film and theatre composer
• 4
• Nicole Croisille, 88, French pop singer
• Arthur Hamilton, 98, American pop songwriter (death announced on this date)
• Frankie Jordan, 86, French rock and roll singer
• Raymond Warren, 96, British classical composer
• 5
• Bob Andrews, 75, English new wave keyboardist (Brinsley Schwarz, The Rumour)
• Anatoly Gunitsky, 71, Russian rock lyricist (Aquarium) (death announced on this date)
• Norman Hutchins, 62, American gospel singer-songwriter
• Wayne Lewis, 68, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Atlantic Starr)
• 6 – Mike Ejeagha, 95, Nigerian folk singer and guitarist
• 8 – Ariel Kalma, 78, French new age composer (death announced on this date)
• 9
• Axel Skalstad, 32, Norwegian jazz drummer
• Sly Stone, 82, American funk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Sly and the Family Stone)
• 10 – Don Moore, 86, American jazz bassist.
• 11
• Douglas McCarthy, 58, English EBM singer-songwriter (Nitzer Ebb)
• Brian Wilson, 82, American pop rock singer-songwriter, bassist and keyboardist (The Beach Boys)
• 13
• Louis Moholo, 85, South African jazz drummer (The Blue Notes, Brotherhood of Breath, Assagai)
• Honest John Plain, 73, English punk rock guitarist and singer (The Boys)
• 14
• Bira Presidente⁽⁾, 88, Brazilian samba singer-songwriter and percussionist (Fundo de Quintal)
• Kollangudi Karuppayee, 99, Indian folk singer
• Steven Leckie, 67, Canadian punk rock singer (The Viletones)
• Cocoy Laurel, 71, Filipino pop singer and pianist
• 15
• Petroloukas Chalkias, 90, Greek traditional music clarinettist.
• Sven-Åke Johansson, 81–82, Swedish free jazz drummer and composer (death announced on this date)
• Masuiyama Daishirō II, 76, Japanese enka singer
• Barry Vercoe, 87, New Zealand jazz and electronic composer
• 16
• Hélio Delmiro, 78, Brazilian jazz guitarist
• Patti Drew, 80, American R&B singer
• John Reid, 61, Scottish acid jazz singer-songwriter (Nightcrawlers) (death announced on this date)
• 17
• Alfred Brendel, 94, Czech-born Austrian classical pianist
• Charles Burrell, 104, American classical and jazz bassist
• 18 – Lou Christie, 82, American pop and soft rock singer-songwriter
• 19
• Geirr Lystrup, 76, Norwegian visa singer (death announced on this date)
• James Prime, 64, Scottish pop rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue)
• Ron Woodbridge, 87, English pop rock singer (The Searchers) (death announced on this date)
• Cavin Yarbrough, 72, American R&B singer (Yarbrough and Peoples)
• 20
• David L. Hamilton, 74, American progressive rock keyboardist and composer (Pavlov's Dog)
• Patrick Walden, 46, English indie rock guitarist (Babyshambles)
• 23
• Rebekah Del Rio, 57, American pop singer-songwriter
• Feya Faku, 63, South African jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
• Yuriy Parfyonov, 79, Russian jazz and alternative rock trumpeter (Auktyon)
• Mick Ralphs, 81, English rock guitarist and songwriter (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) (death announced on this date)
• 24
• Serge Fiori, 73, Canadian progressive rock singer and guitarist (Harmonium)
• Bobby Sherman, 81, American pop singer
• 26
• Ocasional Talento, 29, Bolivian rapper
• Lalo Schifrin, 93, Argentine-born American film and television composer
• Walter Scott, 81, American R&B singer (The Whispers)
• 27 – Derek A. E. Fuhrmann, 44, American rock singer-songwriter (The Crash Motive)
• 29 – Stuart Burrows, 92, Welsh opera singer

July

• 1
• Brendan Berg, 42, Canadian indie pop bassist (Royal Canoe)
• Hamdan ATT, 79, Indonesian dangdut singer
• Jimmy Swaggart, 90, American gospel singer
• 2 – Verka Siderova, 99, Bulgarian folk singer
• 3 – Dany Lademacher, 75, Belgian rock guitarist (Herman Brood and his Wild Romance, Vitesse, The Radios)
• 4
• Luís Jardim, 75, Portuguese pop rock percussionist and bassist
• Mark Snow, 78, American film and television composer
• Young Noble, 47, American rapper (Outlawz)
• 7 – Mosie Burks, 92, American gospel singer (Mississippi Mass Choir)
• 8 – Tim Cronin, 63, American stoner rock drummer (Monster Magnet)
• 9 – Ihor Poklad, 83, Ukrainian composer
• 11
• Toni Cruz, 78, Spanish pop singer
• Raymond Guiot, 94, French classical and jazz flutist, pianist and composer
• David Kaff, 79, British rock keyboardist (Rare Bird, Spinal Tap)
• Iris Williams, 79, Welsh jazz singer (death announced on this date)
• 13 – Dave Cousins, 85, English folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Strawbs)
• 14 – Matt Keil, Canadian hardcore punk bassist (Comeback Kid) (death announced on this date)
• 15 – Billy April, 61, British dance producer and remixer (Driza Bone) (death announced on this date)
• 16
• Chris Faiumu, New Zealand reggae dub percussionist (Fat Freddy's Drop)
• Connie Francis, 87, American pop singer
• Gary Karr, 83, American classical bassist
• Eero Raittinen, 80, Finnish pop rock singer (The Boys)
• 17
• Alan Bergman, 99, American pop composer and songwriter
• Robbie Pardlo, 46, American R&B singer-songwriter (City High)
• Daphne Walker, 94, New Zealand pop singer
• 18
• Helen Cornelius, 83, American country singer-songwriter
• Roger Norrington, 91, British classical conductor
• 19
• Frank Maffei, 85, American doo-wop singer (Danny & the Juniors)
• Aldo Monges, 83, Argentine folk singer
• Rezeda Sharafieva, 59, Russian theater singer
• Rustem Suleymanov, 47, Russian classical violinist and conductor
• Béatrice Uria-Monzon, 61, French opera singer
• 20
• Preta Gil, 50, Brazilian pop singer
• Owen Gray, 86, Jamaican ska and reggae singer
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, American jazz poet and bassist
• 21
• Eamon Downes, 56, British breakbeat hardcore DJ (Liquid) (death announced on this date)
• David Rendall, 76, English opera singer
• 22
• Chuck Mangione, 84, American smooth jazz flugelhornist
• Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Black Sabbath)
• John Palmer, 82, English progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (Family, Blossom Toes, Bakerloo) (death announced on this date)
• 23
• George Kooymans, 77, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter (Golden Earring)
• George Veikoso, 55, Fijian ska and reggae singer-songwriter
• 24
• Cleo Laine, 97, English jazz singer
• Amalia Macías, 91, Mexican ranchera singer
• Tommy McLain, 85, American swamp pop singer-songwriter
• 26
• Tom Lehrer, 97, American comedy and satire singer-songwriter and pianist
• Daddy Lumba, 60, Ghanaian highlife singer-songwriter
• Jock McDonald, 69, Scottish punk rock singer (Bollock Brothers)
• Ziad Rahbani, 69, Lebanese composer and pianist
• 27 – Celso Valli, 75, Italian record producer and composer
• 28 – Rosita Velázquez, 74, Puerto Rican nueva trova singer (Moliendo Vidrio)
• 29
• Paul Mario Day, 69, English heavy metal singer (Iron Maiden, More)
• Livio Macchia, 83, Italian pop singer and guitarist (I Camaleonti)
• 31
• Jesto, 41, Italian rapper
• Flaco Jiménez, 86, American tejano singer-songwriter and accordionist
• Erik Wunder, 42, American black metal and folk rock multi-instrumentalist (Cobalt, Man's Gin)

August

• 1
• David Roach, 59, American heavy metal singer (Junkyard)
• Jeannie Seely, 85, American country singer
• 2 – Howie Tee, 61, English-born American hip-hop DJ and producer
• 4
• Larry Gillstrom, 68, Canadian heavy metal guitarist (Kick Axe)
• Jane Morgan, 101, American pop singer
• Terry Reid, 75, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 5
• Col Joye, 89, Australian rock and pop singer-songwriter
• Nancy King, 85, American jazz singer
• Lee Min, 47, South Korean R&B singer (As One) (body discovered on this date)
• 6 – Eddie Palmieri, 88, American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
• 8
• Judy Bailey, 89, New Zealand-Australian jazz pianist
• Arlindo Cruz, 66, Brazilian samba singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fundo de Quintal)
• Robert Jaramillo, 78, American rock singer (Cannibal & the Headhunters)
• 9 – NoB, 61, Japanese hard rock singer (Make-Up, Project.R)
• 10
• Graham Fenton, 76, English rockabilly singer (Matchbox)
• Bobby Whitlock, 77, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends)
• 11
• Celso Garrido Lecca, 99, Peruvian classical composer
• Chuck Girard, 81, American Christian rock singer and pianist (Love Song, The Castells, The Hondells)
• Choo Hoey, 90, Singaporean classical violinist and conductor
• Sheila Jordan, 96, American jazz singer
• Gabi Novak, 89, Croatian pop singer
• 12 – Cool John Ferguson, 71, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 13
• Rachid Ferhani, 80, Algerian Kabyle singer
• Mathias Grassow, 62, German ambient keyboardist
• Klaus Wirzenius, 37, Finnish rock singer and guitarist
• 14 – Roy Estrada, 82, American rock bassist (The Mothers of Invention, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band)
• 15
• Maria Krushelnytska, 90, Ukrainian classical pianist
• Jamshied Sharifi, 64, American classical composer and multi-instrumentalist
• 16 – Joachim Grubich, 90, Polish classical organist
• 17 – Joe Hickerson, 89, American folk singer
• 18
• Aesop The Black Wolf, American rapper (Living Legends) (death announced on this date)
• Banu Kırbağ, 74, Turkish pop singer
• 19
• Michael Antunes, 85, American rock saxophonist (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Ernie and the Automatics)
• Luz, 32, Japanese pop rock singer
• 20
• Brent Hinds, 51, American metal singer and guitarist (Mastodon, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra)
• Frank Øren, 59, Norwegian a capella singer (Bjelleklang)
• 21
• Salvador Aguilar, 56, Mexican rock singer (Coda)
• Stanisław Sojka, 66, Polish jazz and pop singer, pianist and composer
• 22
• Miguel Proença, 86, Brazilian classical pianist
• Yaroslav Yevdokimov, 78, Ukrainian-born Belarusian singer
• 24 – Tom Shipley, 84, American folk rock singer-songwriter (Brewer & Shipley)
• 25
• Igor Kalinauskas, 80, Russian new age singer (Duo Zikr)
• Nisse Karlén, 50, Swedish melodic black metal singer and bassist (Sacramentum) (death announced on this date)
• Rogério Meanda, Brazilian rock guitarist (Blitz)
• 26
• Manuel de la Calva, 88, Spanish pop singer (Dúo Dinámico)
• Mestre Damasceno, 71, Brazilian carimbó singer
• Tony Saletan, 94, American folk singer
• 27
• Jürgen Bartsch, German extreme metal bassist and keyboardist (Bethlehem)
• Jim Kimball, 59, American punk and post-hardcore drummer (Laughing Hyenas, Mule, The Jesus Lizard)
• 28
• Ray Mayhew, 59–60, British new wave drummer (Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
• Gary Didier Perez, 59, Haitian compas singer-songwriter
• 29
• Ex Tuuttiz, 36–37, Finnish rapper (death announced on this date)
• Gabriel Feltz, 54, German classical conductor
• Ema Hurskainen, 53, Finnish humppa drummer (Eläkeläiset)
• Eric Ozario, 76, Indian Konkani music composer
• Ahmad Pejman, 90, Iranian-American classical composer
• Rodion Shchedrin, 92, Russian opera composer and pianist
• Klaus Thunemann, 88, German classical bassoonist
• Taimo Toomast, 63, Estonian opera singer
• 30
• Evgeny Levitan, 81, Russian classical pianist
• Juhani Markola, 83, Finnish pop singer
• 31 – Diego de Morón, 78, Spanish flamenco guitarist

September

• 1 – Darmawan Hardjakusumah, 82, Indonesian pop singer (Bimbo)
• 2 – Robert Franz, 57, Canadian classical conductor (Windsor Symphony Orchestra)
• 3 – Ted Robert, 81, Swiss pop singer-songwriter
• 4
• Yukio Hashi, 82, Japanese enka singer
• Robby Turner, 63, American pedal steel guitarist
• Pia Velsi, 101, Italian pop singer
• 5
• Hooshmand Aghili, 88, Iranian pop and folk singer
• Bruce Loose, 66, American punk rock singer and bassist (Flipper)
• Ras Sheehama, 59, Namibian reggae singer
• Spencer Taylor Jr., 97, American gospel singer (The Highway Q.C.'s)
• Mark Volman, 78, American rock singer (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie)
• 6
• Rick Davies, 81, English rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Supertramp)
• Christoph von Dohnányi, 95, German classical conductor
• Atomic Steif, 57, German thrash metal drummer (Sodom) (death announced on this date)
• 7 – Allen Blickle, 42, American heavy metal drummer (Baroness) (death announced on this date)
• 8 – Angela Ro Ro, 75, Brazilian pop singer-songwriter
• 9
• Allan Cole, 74, Jamaican songwriter
• Armando Santiago, 93, Portuguese-born Canadian classical composer and conductor
• 10 – Bobby Hart, 86, American pop singer-songwriter (Boyce and Hart)
• 11
• Viv Prince, 84, English rock drummer (Pretty Things) (death announced on this date)
• Nicky Ryan, 79, Irish music producer
• 13
• Stephen Luscombe, 70, British synth-pop keyboardist and songwriter (Blancmange)
• Andreas Martin, 72, German schlager singer
• Farida Parveen, 70, Bangladeshi folk singer
• Hermeto Pascoal, 89, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist
• 15
• Joel Moss, 79, American music producer, engineer and mixer
• Omen, 49, American music producer
• 16
• Tomas Lindberg, 52, Swedish death metal singer (At the Gates)
• Michael Sutherland, Australian funk rock drummer (Skunkhour)
• 18
• Fausto Amodei, 91, Italian folk singer-songwriter and musicologist
• Brett James, 57, American country singer-songwriter and record producer
• Diane Martel, 63, American music video director and choreographer
• 19
• Sonny Curtis, 88, American rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Crickets)
• Chris Doheny, 64, Australian pop rock singer and guitarist (Geisha)
• Zubeen Garg, 52, Indian folk singer
• JD Twitch, 57, Scottish club DJ (Optimo)
• Mike Wofford, 87, American jazz pianist
• 21
• Ron Carroll, 57, American club DJ
• Roland Pidoux, 78, French classical cellist (Via Nova Quartet) and conductor
• 23
• Dieter Kaufmann, 84, Austrian electroacoustic composer
• Josephine Keegan, 90, Scottish-Irish traditional music pianist, fiddler and composer
• Danny Thompson, 86, English folk rock bassist (Pentangle, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated)
• 25 – Chris Dreja, 79, English rock bass guitarist (The Yardbirds)
• 26
• Christian, 82, Italian pop singer
• Jim McNeely, 76, American jazz composer, arranger and pianist
• 27 – Franz Grundheber, 88, German opera singer
• 29 – Vojislav Simić, 101, Serbian jazz composer and conductor
• 30 – Pablo Guerrero, 78, Spanish jazz singer-songwriter

October

• 1 – Bohdan Bohach, 50, Ukrainian a cappella singer (Pikkardiyska Tertsiya)
• 2 – Chhannulal Mishra, 89, Indian Hindustani classical singer
• 3 – Patricia Routledge, 96, English pop singer
• 4 – Paul Van Bruystegem, 66, Belgian rock bassist (Triggerfinger) (death announced on this date)
• 5 – Véronique Vincent, 68, French experimental rock singer (The Honeymoon Killers, Aksak Maboul)
• 6
• Theo Jörgensmann, 77, German jazz clarinetist
• Ray's Kim Edm, 36, Chadian rapper
• 7
• Halid BeÅ¡lić, 72, Bosnian folk singer
• Ian Freebairn-Smith, 93, American film and television composer
• Marta Jaciubek-McKeever, 45, Polish-Canadian synthpop and singer (Fan Death, E.S.L.)
• Speedy Sparks, 76, American country rock bassist (Texas Tornados) (death announced on this date)
• 8
• Ace Finchum, 62, British metal drummer (Tigertailz, Marseille, Tokyo Blade) (death announced on this date)
• Rajvir Jawanda, 35, Indian Punjabi singer
• Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, 86, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Flamingos)
• Pierre Moutouari, 75, Congolese soukous singer
• Niyazi Sayın, 98, Turkish classical ney flautist and music educator
• 9 – Fede Dorcaz, 29, Argentine pop singer
• 10
• Bernhard Klee, 89, German classical conductor
• John Lodge, 82, English progressive rock bassist and singer-songwriter (The Moody Blues)
• Thommy Price, 68, American rock drummer (Scandal, Love Crushed Velvet, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts) (death announced on this date)
• 11 – Ian Watkins, 48, Welsh rock singer (Lostprophets)
• 12
• Jody Henry, American metal bassist (Omen)
• John Waterhouse, 75, British metal guitarist (Demon)
• 13 – Matt Tolfrey, 44, English electronic DJ, record producer and label owner (death announced on this date)
• 14
• Richard Addrisi, 84, American pop singer (Addrisi Brothers) and songwriter
• D'Angelo, 51, American neo-soul singer-songwriter
• 16
• Chris Di Staulo, 34, Italian-Canadian music video director
• Klaus Doldinger, 89, German jazz saxophonist and composer
• Bob Franke, 78, American folk singer-songwriter
• Ace Frehley, 74, American rock guitarist and singer (Kiss)
• Jack White, 85, German music producer (body discovered on this date)
• 17
• Alexandru Cazacu, 75, Moldovan rock guitarist (Noroc)
• Bernd Meinunger, 81, German lyricist
• 18 – Sam Rivers, 48, American nu metal bassist (Limp Bizkit)
• 19
• Dave Burgess, 90, American rock and roll singer and saxophonist (The Champs)
• Anthony Jackson, 73, American jazz bassist
• Erik Rico, American R&B and house singer-songwriter (death announced on this date)
• 21
• Zdeněk Bláha, 95, Czech folk bagpiper
• Davey Langit, 38, Filipino pop singer-songwriter
• Achille Mouebo, 54, Congolese afrobeat singer-songwriter
• Dionysis Savvopoulos, 80, Greek pop singer-songwriter
• 22 – David Ball, 66, English synthpop and house keyboardist (Soft Cell, The Grid)
• 23
• Chris Turner, 74, Australian blues rock guitarist (Buffalo, Rose Tattoo)
• David Wilde, 90, English classical pianist
• 24
• Marcie Free, 71, American heavy metal and rock singer (King Kobra, Unruly Child) (death announced on this date)
• Benita Valente, 91, American opera singer
• 25
• Gérard Badini, 94, French jazz saxophonist
• Floria Márquez, 75, Venezuelan bolero singer
• Peace, American rapper (Freestyle Fellowship) (death announced on this date)
• 26 – Jack DeJohnette, 83, American jazz drummer, pianist and composer
• 27 – Vivian Jones, 68, Jamaican-born British reggae singer
• 28 – Richard Bonnot, 67, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)
• 29
• Andrew Metcalfe, English alternative rock singer (Sound of Guns) (death announced on this date)
• James Senese, 80, Italian jazz saxophonist (Napoli Centrale)
• Gladys Stone Wright, 100, American band director
• 30 – Scott Sorry, 47, American rock bassist (The Wildhearts, Sorry and the Sinatras, Amen)
• 31 – Elżbieta Penderecka, 77, Polish music festival organiser.

November

• 1
• Ray Drummond, 78, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
• Archie Fisher, 86, Scottish folk singer-songwriter
• Young Bleed, 51, American rapper
• 2
• Lô Borges, 73, Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Joseph Byrd, 87, American psychedelic rock multi-instrumentalist (The United States of America), songwriter, and film composer
• Donna Jean Godchaux, 78, American rock singer (Grateful Dead)
• Thomas Klein, 59, German speed metal guitarist (Warrant)
• Jim Self, 82, American tubist and film composer
• 3 – Victor Conte, 75, American jazz bassist (Tower of Power)
• 4 – Robert Taylor, 74, New Zealand rock guitarist (Dragon)
• 5 – Gilson Lavis, 74, English new wave drummer (Squeeze, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra)
• 6
• Chris Bradley, British heavy metal bassist (Savage)
• Pono, 49, Polish rapper (Zipera)
• Steve Whitaker, 62, American Christian metal drummer (Barren Cross)
• 10 – Richard Darbyshire, 65, English new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (Living in a Box)
• 11
• Guido Di Leone, 61, Italian jazz guitarist
• Cleto Escobedo III, 59, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (Cleto and the Cletones)
• Carmen Moreno, 99, Polish jazz singer
• 12
• Muazzez Abacı, 78, Turkish classical singer
• Juraj Lexmann, 84, Slovak musicologist and liturgical composer
• Bereket Mengisteab, 86–87, Eritrean folk singer-songwriter and krar player
• Horia Moculescu, 88, Romanian classical pianist and composer.
• 13
• Fosforito, 93, Spanish flamenco singer
• Donald McIntyre, 91, New Zealand opera singer
• 14 – Todd Snider, 59, American folk and alternative country singer-songwriter
• 15 – Hilly Michaels, 77, American new wave singer-songwriter and drummer (Sparks)
• 16 – Maxon Margiela, 21, American rapper
• 17
• Alice and Ellen Kessler, 89, German pop singers
• Humane Sagar, 34, Indian Ollywood singer
• 19
• Walt Aldridge, 70, American country singer-songwriter (The Shooters)
• André Geraissati, 74, Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer
• 20
• Jean-Claude Éloy, 87, French classical and electroacoustic composer (death announced on this date)
• Mani, 63, English alternative rock bassist (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream)
• 21
• Leon Bates, 76, American classical pianist
• Jean Guidoni, 74, French pop singer-songwriter
• Jellybean Johnson, 69, American funk drummer (The Time), songwriter, and record producer
• Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh, 79, Irish folk singer and guitarist
• Ornella Vanoni, 91, Italian pop singer
• 22
• Dino Nascimento, Brazilian post-punk bassist (Ira!)
• Dadou Pasquet, 72, Haitian compas singer-songwriter and guitarist (Magnum Band, Tabou Combo)
• Lesyk Sam, 58, Ukrainian pop singer (Dzidzio)
• 23
• Ian Lees, Australian pop rock bassist (Moving Pictures)
• Phil Upchurch, 84, American jazz and blues guitarist and composer
• 24 - Jimmy Cliff, 81, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter
• 25 – Biyouna, 73, Algerian pop rock singer
• 26
• Judy Cheeks, 71, American soul singer
• Shpat Kasapi, 40, Albanian pop singer-songwriter
• 27
• Peep Lassmann, 77, Estonian classical pianist
• Vasco Martins, 68–69, Cape Verdean classical and new age multi-instrumentalist
• 29
• Leslie Fish, 72, American folk singer-songwriter
• Poorstacy, 26, American rapper and multi-instrumentalist
• Alonzo Saclag, 83, Filipino folk singer
• Bob "Bongo" Starkie, 73, Australian rock guitarist (Skyhooks)
• Chubby Tavares, 80, American R&B singer (Tavares)
• 30
• Dag Spantell, 75, Norwegian pop singer
• Warren Williams, 85, Australian rock musician

December

• 2 – Billy Nichols, 85, American soul guitarist and songwriter (death announced on this date)
• 3 – Steve Cropper, 84, American R&B guitarist (Booker T. & the M.G.'s), songwriter and record producer
• 4
• Ted Egan, 93, Australian folk singer
• Budoy Marabiles, 54, Filipino reggae singer (Junior Kilat)
• Pops Mohamed, 75, South African jazz multi-instrumentalist
• Tetsu Yamauchi, 79, Japanese rock bassist (Free, Faces)
• 5
• Herman Deinum, 79, Dutch blues rock bassist (Cuby + Blizzards)
• Sandro Giacobbe, 75, Italian pop singer-songwriter
• Camryn Magness, 26, American pop singer
• 6
• Rafael Ithier, 99, Puerto Rican salsa pianist and bandleader (El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico).
• Jerry Kasenetz, 82, American music producer and songwriter
• Rory MacLeod, 70, American blues and swing bassist (Roomful of Blues)
• 7
• Anita Guerreiro, 89, Portuguese fado singer
• Peter McFarlane, 73, Australian hard rock drummer (Finch, Swanee)
• 8
• Gordon Goodwin, 70, American jazz pianist and saxophonist (Big Phat Band)
• Raul Malo, 60, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mavericks)
• Yaya Moektio, 68, Indonesian hard rock drummer (God Bless)
• Jubilant Sykes, 71, American opera and multi-genre singer
• 9
• Roberto Iniesta, 63, Spanish hard rock singer and guitarist (Extremoduro)
• Phil Vinall, English record producer and engineer (death announced on this date)
• 11 – Brent McLachlan, New Zealand shoegaze drummer (Bailter Space) (death announced on this date)
• 12
• Manny Guerra, 85, American tejano singer-songwriter and record producer
• Marilyn Mazur, 70, American-born Danish jazz percussionist
• Magda Umer, 76, Polish pop singer-songwriter
• 13
• Anda-Louise Bogza, 60, Romanian opera singer
• Abraham Quintanilla, 86, American tejano singer-songwriter and record producer
• 14 – Carl Carlton, 72, American R&B, funk and soul singer-songwriter
• 15
• Joe Ely, 78, American alternative country singer-songwriter (The Flatlanders)
• Thomas Johannes Mayer, 56, German opera singer
• Anna Rusticano, 71, Italian pop rock singer
• 16 – DJ Warras, 40, South African radio and club DJ
• 17 – Max Eider, British indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Jazz Butcher) (death announced on this date)
• 20
• Lindomar Castilho, 85, Brazilian bolero singer
• Ken Downie, British IDM DJ (The Black Dog).
• Michał Urbaniak, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist
• 19 – Mick Abrahams, 82, English blues rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig)
• 21 – Jontho, 48, Norwegian black metal singer (Ragnarok)
• 22 – Chris Rea, 74, English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 23 – Paa Kow, Ghanaian highlife drummer
• 24
• Perry Bamonte, 65, English alternative rock multi-instrumentalist (The Cure, Love Amongst Ruin).
• Howie Klein, 77, American record label executive
• 25 – Stu Phillips, 92, Canadian-American country singer
• 26
• Don Bryant, 83, American R&B singer-songwriter
• Pate Mustajärvi, 69, Finnish rock singer (Popeda)
• 27
• Fanny, 46, French pop singer
• Gary Graffman, 97, American classical pianist
• Ants Soots, 69, Estonian classical conductor
• Latha Walpola, 91, Sri Lankan pop singer
• 28 – Andy Billups, 72, British blues rock bassist (The Hamsters)
• 30 – Richard Smallwood, 77, American gospel singer-songwriter

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