2022 in music

Specific genres

• Afrobeats
• Classical
• Country
• Electronic
• Jazz
• Latin
• Heavy metal
• Hip-hop
• Progressive tock
• Rock
• K-pop
• J-pop

Albums released

Awards

Bands formed

• Acid Angel from Asia
• Apink Chobom
• Astro – Jinjin & Rocky
• ATBO
• Blank2y
• Boysgroup
• Brigitte Calls Me Baby
• Classy
• Collar
• CSR
• The Dare
• ExWhyZ
• Fruits Zipper
• Fifty Fifty
• Got the Beat
• H1-Key
• ILY:1
• Irris
• Kep1er
• Lapillus
• The Last Rockstars
• Le Sserafim
• Lolly Talk
• Lil League from Exile Tribe
• L.S. Dunes
• Mamamoo+
• Metamuse
• Mimiirose
• MyGO!!!!!
• NewJeans
• Nmixx
• Ocha Norma
• Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe
• She's Green
• Strayz
• TAN
• Tempest
• TNX
• Travis Japan
• Trendz
• Væb
• Viviz
• XG
• Younite

Returning Performers

• Britney Spears (first song since 2020)

Soloist debuts

• Akari Akase
• Anji Salvacion
• Baekho
• Bailey Zimmerman
• Cent Chihiro Chittiii
• Cho Mi-yeon
• Choi Ye-na
• Cloud Wan
• Eden Golan
• Glaive
• Jeremy Lee
• Jelo The Weirdo
• Kaori Oinuma
• Kayan9896
• Kent Itō
• Kihyun
• Kim Jong-hyeon
• Krystian Wang
• Lauren Spencer-Smith
• Lee Chan-hyuk
• Lil Mabu
• Markus
• Megan Moroney
• Miyeon
• Nayeon
• Phoebus Ng
• SennaRin
• Seulgi
• Shanaia Gomez
• Wonpil
• Xiumin
• Yerin
• Yoshino Aoyama
• Yuju
• Yuki Yomichi

Bands reformed

• The Academy Is...
• Be Your Own Pet
• Big Bang
• The Blackout
• Bluebottle Kiss
• Coal Chamber
• DNCE
• Doping Panda
• EXID
• The Gaslight Anthem
• Get Scared
• Girls' Generation
• Hanoi Rocks
• Kara
• Kisschasy
• The Mars Volta
• Mötley Crüe
• Mrs. Green Apple
• Pantera
• Pavement
• Pink Floyd (a one off recording, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", in aid of Ukrainian Humanitarian relief, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine)
• Pity Sex
• The Prodigy
• Pulp
• Rival Schools
• Roxy Music
• Sleep
• Sunk Loto
• Sunny Day Real Estate
• TISM
• Unwound
• Yellowcard
• t.A.T.u.

Bands disbanded

• April
• Aswad
• Brutality Will Prevail
• The Birds of Satan
• Botopass
• Bvndit
• BugAboo
• blessthefall
• Castanets
• CLC
• D-Crunch
• DEL48
• The Delfonics
• The Detroit Cobras
• Empire
• Every Time I Die
• Gauze
• Genesis
• The Ghost of Paul Revere
• Girlkind
• Girlpool
• The Golden Palominos
• Go to the Beds
• Grim Reaper
• Ho6la
• Hot Issue
• The Judds
• Kids See Ghosts
• Kikagaku Moyo
• The Linda Lindas
• Low Roar
• Lunarsolar
• mewithoutYou
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Mighty Diamonds
• Migos
• MVP
• Neverland Express
• Noisia
• NU'EST
• Okilly Dokilly
• Predia
• Press to Meco
• Procol Harum
• Pupy y Los que Son, Son
• The Pussycat Dolls
• Redsquare
• Roberts and Barrand
• The Saints
• The Shadows of Knight
• Summer Camp
• Super Girls
• Supergrass
• Sweet Trip
• Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
• Torche
• TRCNG
• Whitesnake
• Waterson:Carthy
• We Girls
• Why Don't We
• With Confidence
• Wisin & Yandel

Bands on hiatus

• Brockhampton
• BTS
• Circa Survive
• DIA
• Florida Georgia Line
• Keane
• Laboum
• Little Mix
• Lovelyz
• Mary's Blood
• The Peggies
• Violent Soho
• Yoshimotozaka46

Deaths

January

• 1 – Mighty Bomber, 93, Trinidadian calypso singer
• 2
  • Ana Bejerano, 60, Spanish pop singer (Mocedades)
  • Kenny J, 69, Trinidadian calypso and soca singer
  • Traxamillion, 42, American hip hop producer
  • Jay Weaver, 42, American Christian rock bassist (Big Daddy Weave)
• 3 – Lewis Jordan, 74, American pop guitarist and singer (The Jordan Brothers)
• 4
  • Jessie Daniels, 58, American R&B singer (Force MDs)
  • Andrzej Nowak, 63, Polish heavy metal guitarist (TSA)
• 5
  • Dale Clevenger, 81, American classical French hornist
  • Neil Nongkynrih, 51, Indian classical pianist
• 6
  • Carlo Meliciani, 92, Italian opera singer
  • Calvin Simon, 79, American funk singer (Parliament-Funkadelic)
  • Yoram Taharlev, 83, Israeli pop lyricist
• 7
  • Harpdog Brown, 59, Canadian blues singer and harmonica player
  • Koady Chaisson, 37, Canadian folk banjoist (The East Pointers)
  • Bobby Harrison, 82, British psychedelic rock drummer and singer (Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu)
  • Marc Dé Hugar, 52, Australian glam metal guitarist (Candy Harlots)
  • R. Dean Taylor, 82, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
• 8
  • Marilyn Bergman, 93, American pop lyricist
  • Ramdas Kamat, 90, Indian Marathi theatre singer
  • Michael Lang, 77, American tour promoter and producer
• 9
  • Maria Ewing, 71, American opera singer
  • James Mtume, 76, American jazz and R&B multi-instrumentalist (Mtume)
  • Desmond de Silva, 78, Sri Lankan pop and baila singer
• 10
  • Gerry Granahan, 89, American rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter
  • Francis Jackson, 104, British classical organist and composer
  • Khan Jamal, 75, American jazz vibraphonist
  • Burke Shelley, 71, British heavy metal singer and bassist (Budgie)
• 11
  • Bruce Anderson, 72, American experimental rock guitarist (MX-80)
  • Martin Carrizo, 50, Argentine rock and heavy metal drummer (A.N.I.M.A.L., Indio Solari)
  • Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, American pop and R&B singer (The Dixie Cups)
  • Jordi Sabatés, 73, Spanish sunshine pop and classical pianist (Pic-Nic)
• 12
  • Everett Lee, 105, American classical violinist and conductor
  • Waiphot Phetsuphan, 79, Thai Luk Thung singer
  • Ronnie Spector, 78, American R&B and pop singer (The Ronettes)
• 13
  • CPO Boss Hogg, 52, American rapper
  • Fred Parris, 85, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Five Satins)
  • Sonny Turner, 82, American R&B singer (The Platters)
  • Fred Van Hove, 84, Belgian free jazz pianist
• 14
  • Dallas Frazier, 82, American country singer-songwriter
  • Greg Webster, 84, American funk drummer (Ohio Players)
• 15
  • Ralph Emery, 88, American radio disc jockey
  • Jon Lind, 73, American folk rock and pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (Howdy Moon)
  • Rachel Nagy, 48, American blues rock singer (The Detroit Cobras)
  • Beverly Ross, 87, American pop singer-songwriter (Ronald & Ruby)
• 16 – Carmela Corren, 83, Israeli-Austrian pop singer
• 17 – Armando Gama, 67, Portuguese pop singer
• 18
  • Dick Halligan, 78, American jazz rock multi-instrumentalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and film composer
  • Freddie Hughes, 78, American gospel and soul singer
  • Tito Matos, 53, American bomba percussionist (Viento de Agua)
• 19 – Badal Roy, 82, Indian-American jazz fusion tabla player
• 20
  • Meat Loaf, 74, American rock singer
  • Tom Smith, 65, American experimental rock multi-instrumentalist (To Live and Shave in L.A., Peach of Immortality)
  • Elza Soares, 91, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer
  • Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian classical conductor
• 21 – Terry Tolkin, 62, American music journalist and music executive (Elektra Records), coined the term "alternative music"
• 22
  • Kirti Shiledar, 69, Indian classical singer
  • Don Wilson, 88, American surf rock guitarist (The Ventures)
• 23 – Beegie Adair, 84, American jazz pianist
• 24
  • Osvaldo Peredo, 91, Argentine tango singer
  • Boris Pfeiffer, 53, German folk metal multi-instrumentalist (In Extremo)
• 25
  • Hardev Dilgir, 82, Indian folk lyricist
  • Andy Ross, 66, British punk rock singer and guitarist (Disco Zombies) and music executive (Food Records)
  • Pat King, 77–78, Scottish progressive rock bassist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
• 26 – Janet Mead, 84, Australian Christian music singer
• 27
  • Alain Bancquart, 87, French classical composer
  • Diego Verdaguer, 70, Argentine-Mexican pop singer
• 29 – Sam Lay, 86, American blues drummer (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
• 30
  • Jon Appleton, 83, American electronic composer, co-inventor of the Synclavier
  • Philip Paul, 96, American jazz, blues, and R&B drummer
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins, 84, American country and rock pianist
  • Norma Waterson, 82, British folk singer (The Watersons)
• 31
  • Alejandro Alonso, 69, Mexican Christian rock guitarist
  • Jimmy Johnson, 93, American blues guitarist
  • Trey Johnson, 53, American rock singer and guitarist (Sorta)

February

• 1
  • Hiroshima, Japanese hardcore punk drummer (GISM)
  • Glenn Wheatley, 74, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices)
  • Leslie Parnas, 90, American classical cellist
  • Jon Zazula, 59, American record executive (Megaforce Records)
• 2
  • Endo Anaconda, 66, Swiss pop singer-songwriter (Stiller Has)
  • Joe Diorio, 85, American jazz guitarist
  • Willie Leacox, 74, American folk rock drummer (America)
• 3 – Donny Gerrard, 75, Canadian pop rock singer (Skylark)
• 4
  • Kerry Chater, 76, Canadian rock bassist and songwriter (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)
  • Gianluca Floris, 57, Italian opera singer
• 5
  • Rubén Fuentes, 95, Mexican classical and mariachi violinist
  • Damodar Hota, 86, Indian classical singer
• 6
  • George Crumb, 92, American classical composer
  • Syl Johnson, 85, American blues guitarist
  • Lata Mangeshkar, 92, Indian playback singer
• 7 – Zbigniew Namysłowski, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist
• 8 – Bruce Greig, 54, American death metal guitarist (Misery Index, Dying Fetus)
• 9
  • Betty Davis, 77, American funk singer
  • Ian McDonald, 75, British progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (King Crimson, Foreigner)
  • Nora Nova, 93, Bulgarian pop singer
• 10
  • Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian classical violinist
  • Brian Dunning, 71, Irish classical and Celtic flautist (Nightnoise)
  • Roman Kostrzewski, 61, Polish thrash metal singer (Kat)
  • Owen Moran, 62, British new wave bassist (Cook da Books)
  • Steve Salas, 70, American Latin musician (El Chicano, Tierra)
• 11 – Mike Rabon, 78, American rock singer and guitarist (The Five Americans)
• 12
  • Miguel Vicens Danus, 78, Spanish pop-rock bassist (Los Bravos)
  • Howard Grimes, 80, American soul drummer (Hi Rhythm Section)
  • Bob DeMeo, 66, American jazz drummer
• 13 – King Louie Bankston, 49, American power pop and garage rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Exploding Hearts)
• 14
  • Ralf Bursy, 66, German pop singer
  • Sandy Nelson, 83, American rock and roll drummer
  • Roger Segal, 49, American punk rock bassist (Trashlight Vision)
• 15
  • Bappi Lahiri, 69, Indian disco singer and composer
  • Sandhya Mukherjee, 90, Indian playback singer
  • Vivi l'internationale, 75, Beninese pop singer
• 16 – Ramón Stagnaro, 67, Peruvian folk guitarist
• 17
  • Dallas Good, 48, Canadian rock singer and guitarist (The Sadies)
  • David Tyson, 62, American R&B singer (The Manhattans)
• 18
  • Christopher Scicluna, 62, Maltese pop singer-songwriter (Chris and Moira)
  • Scotty Wray, 64, American country guitarist (The Wrays)
• 19
  • Gary Brooker, 76, British progressive rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Procol Harum, The Paramounts, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band)
  • Nightbirde, 31, American pop singer
• 20
  • Sami Clark, 73, Lebanese pop singer
  • Jamal Edwards, 31, British music entrepreneur and DJ
  • Sam Henry, 65, American punk drummer (Wipers, The Rats, Napalm Beach)
  • Joni James, 91, American pop singer
  • Nils Lindberg, 88, Swedish classical composer and pianist
  • Teruhiko Saigō, 75, Japanese pop singer
  • Setha Sirichaya, 77, Thai rock singer (The Impossibles)
  • Martin Yeritsyan, 90, Armenian classical violinist
• 21 – Bernardas Vasiliauskas, 83, Lithuanian classical organist
• 22
  • Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, 92, Turkish jazz trumpeter (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band)
  • Mark Lanegan, 57, American alternative rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees, The Gutter Twins, Queens of the Stone Age)
  • Josephine Veasey, 91, British opera singer
• 23
  • Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Brazilian jazz and classical guitarist
  • Jayananda Lama, 65, Nepali folk singer
  • Jaakko Kuusisto, 48, Finnish classical violinist
  • Riky Rick, 34, South African rapper
  • Antonietta Stella, 92, Italian opera singer
• 24 – Don Craine, 76, British R&B singer and guitarist (Downliners Sect)
• 25
  • Alibaba Mammadov, 93, Azerbaijani mugham singer
  • MC Skibadee, 46, British rapper
  • Nicky Tesco, 66, British punk rock singer (The Members)
• 26 – Snootie Wild, 36, American rapper

March

• 1
  • Warner Mack, 86, American country singer-songwriter
  • Richard Pratt, 69, American R&B singer (Blue Magic)
• 2 – Chuck Criss, 36, American indie folk multi-instrumentalist (Freelance Whales)
• 3 – Denroy Morgan, Jamaican-American reggae singer
• 4 – Jimbeau Hinson, 70, American country singer-songwriter
• 5
  • Patricio Renán, 77, Chilean pop rock singer
  • Jeff Howell, 60, American rock bassist (Foghat, Outlaws, Savoy Brown)
  • Lil Bo Weep, 22, American and Australian rapper
• 6
  • Mike Cross, 57, American alternative rock guitarist (Sponge)
  • Pau Riba i Romeva, 73, Spanish folk rock guitarist
• 8
  • John Dean, 80, American blue-eyed soul singer (The Reflections)
  • Grandpa Elliott, 77, American soul and blues singer and harmonica player
  • Ziggy Sigmund, Canadian punk and alternative rock guitarist (Slow, Econoline Crush)
  • Isao Suzuki, 89, Japanese jazz bassist
• 9 – Richard Podolor, 86, American rock and roll guitarist (The Pets) and record producer
• 10
  • Bobbie Nelson, 91, American country pianist (The Family)
  • Gennadiy Pavlik, 52, Ukrainian classical and traditional folk singer (Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir)
  • Jessica Williams, 73, American jazz pianist
• 11
  • Guayo Cedeño, 48, Honduran rock singer
  • Brad Martin, 48, American country singer
  • Timmy Thomas, 77, American soul singer
• 12
  • Barry Bailey, 73, American rock guitarist (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
  • Traci Braxton, 50, American R&B singer (The Braxtons)
  • Kandikonda, 48, Indian film lyricist
  • Pete St. John, 90, Irish folk singer-songwriter
• 13
  • Li Guangxi, 92, Chinese opera singer
  • Mary Lee, 100, Scottish jazz singer
• 14 – Eric Mercury, 77, Canadian R&B singer
• 15
  • Dennis González, 67, American free jazz trumpeter
  • Barbara Maier Gustern, 82, American vocal coach and musical theater singer
• 16
  • Barbara Morrison, 72, American jazz singer
  • Bobby Weinstein, 92, American pop songwriter
• 18 – Bernabé Martí, 93, Spanish opera singer
• 19 – Michail Jurowski, 76, Russian classical conductor
• 21 – LaShun Pace, 60, American gospel singer
• 22
  • Eva Castillo, 52, Filipino pop singer
  • Pierre Papadiamandis, 85, French pop pianist and singer
• 23 – Zinaida Ignatyeva, 84, Russian classical pianist
• 24
  • Randy Cornor, 67, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • John McLeod, 88, Scottish classical composer
• 25
  • Taylor Hawkins, 50, American alternative rock drummer (Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)
  • Bobby Hendricks, 84, American R&B singer (The Drifters)
  • Philip Jeck, 69, British avant garde and electronic composer and turntablist
  • Keith Martin, 55, American R&B singer
• 26
  • Jeff Carson, 58, American country singer
  • Bang Jun-seok, 51, South Korean film composer
  • Tina May, 60, British jazz singer
  • Keaton Pierce, 31, American post-hardcore singer (Too Close to Touch)
• 28 – Mira Calix, South African electronic composer
• 29
  • Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki, 90, Greek folk singer
  • Jun Lopito, 64, Filipino rock guitarist
  • Donald "Tabby" Shaw, 66, Jamaican reggae singer (Mighty Diamonds)
• 30
  • Francisco González, 68, American Chicano rock mandolinist and harpist (Los Lobos)
  • Tom Parker, 33, British pop singer (The Wanted)
  • Nathaniel Ian Wynter, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
• 31 – Fred Johnson, 80, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels)

April

• 1
  • C. W. McCall, 93, American country singer
  • Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson, 70, Jamaican reggae singer (Mighty Diamonds)
  • Roland White, 83, American bluegrass mandolinist (Kentucky Colonels, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Country Gazette)
• 4 – Joe Messina, 93, American R&B guitarist
• 5
  • Bobby Rydell, 79, American rock and roll singer
  • Paul Siebel, 84, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 6
  • Helen Golden, 81, Dutch pop singer
  • Wen Hsia, 93, Taiwanese pop singer
• 7 – Birgit Nordin, 88, Swedish opera singer
• 8
  • Wade Buff, 87, American pop singer (The Dream Weavers)
  • Con Cluskey, Irish pop musician (The Bachelors)
  • Nagai Sriram, 41, Indian Carnatic violinist
• 9
  • Chris Bailey, 65, Kenyan-born Australian punk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saints)
  • John Rossi, American blues rock drummer (Roomful of Blues)
• 10 – Mario Martínez, Spanish new wave guitarist (La Unión)
• 12
  • David Freel, 64, American indie rock singer and guitarist (Swell)
  • Charles E. McCormick, 75, American R&B singer (Bloodstone)
• 13
  • Archie Eversole, 37, German-born American rapper
  • Tim Feerick, American post-hardcore bassist (Dance Gavin Dance)
  • Gloria Parker, 100, American jazz marimba and glass harp player
• 14
  • Orlando Julius, 79, Nigerian afrobeat saxophonist
  • Trygve Thue, 71, Norwegian rock guitarist
• 16 – Bill Bourne, 68, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter (Tri-Continental)
• 17
  • Roderick Clark, 49, American R&B singer (Hi-Five)
  • Prafulla Kar, 83, Indian playback singer
  • DJ Kay Slay, 55, American hip hop disc jockey
  • Radu Lupu, 76, Romanian classical pianist
  • Hollis Resnik, 67, American musical theater singer and actress
• 18
  • Nicholas Angelich, 51, American classical pianist
  • Harrison Birtwistle, 87, British classical composer
  • José Luis Cortés, 70, Cuban timba flutist (NG La Banda)
  • Jerry Doucette, 70, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • Andrzej Korzyński, 82, Polish classical composer
  • Janez Matičič, 95, Slovenian classical composer
• 20 – Guitar Shorty, 89, American blues guitarist
• 22 – Jan Rot, 64, Dutch pop singer-songwriter
• 23 – Arno, 72, Belgian rock singer (TC Matic)
• 24
  • Willi Resetarits, 73, Austrian cabaret singer
  • Andrew Woolfolk, 71, American R&B saxophonist (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• 25
  • Susan Jacks, 73, Canadian pop singer-songwriter (The Poppy Family) and record producer
  • Henny Vrienten, 73, Dutch ska singer-songwriter and bassist (Doe Maar)
  • Shane Yellowbird, 42, Canadian country singer
• 26
  • Julie Daraîche, 83, Canadian country singer
  • Randy Rand, American hard rock bassist (Autograph)
  • Klaus Schulze, 74, German electronic keyboardist and synthesizer player (Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel)
• 27
  • Judy Henske, 85, American folk singer-songwriter
  • Walter Rossi, 74, Italian-Canadian rock singer and guitarist (Influence, Luke & The Apostles)
• 29
  • Allen Blairman, 81, American jazz drummer
  • Roberto Lecaros, 77, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist
  • Tarsame Singh Saini, 54, British Asian fusion singer
• 30
  • Ray Fenwick, 75, British rock guitarist (The Syndicats, The Spencer Davis Group, Ian Gillan Band)
  • Naomi Judd, 76, American country singer (The Judds)
  • Max Riebl, 30, Australian opera singer
  • Gabe Serbian, American hardcore punk guitarist and drummer (The Locust, Dead Cross)

May

• 1
  • Ric Parnell, 70, British hard rock drummer (Atomic Rooster, Spinal Tap)
  • Régine Zylberberg, 92, Belgian torch singer
• 2 – María José Cantilo, 68, Argentine folk singer-songwriter
• 4
  • Richard Connolly, 94, Australian television and liturgical composer
  • Albin Julius, 54, Austrian martial industrial multi-instrumentalist (Der Blutharsch, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud)
  • Howie Pyro, 61, American punk rock bassist (D Generation, Danzig)
• 6 – Jewell, 53, American R&B singer
• 7 – Mickey Gilley, 86, American country singer-songwriter
• 9 – Minoru Nojima, 76, Japanese classical pianist
• 10
  • Richard Benson, 41, British progressive rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
  • Doug Caldwell, 94, New Zealand jazz pianist
  • Kjell Lönnå, 85, Swedish classical composer and choir leader
  • Shivkumar Sharma, 84, Indian classical santoor player (Shiv–Hari)
• 11
  • William Bennett, 86, British classical flautist
  • Trevor Strnad, 41, American melodic death metal singer (The Black Dahlia Murder)
  • Alexander Toradze, 69, Georgian-born American classical pianist
• 12
  • Djalu Gurruwiwi, 86, Aboriginal Australian traditional yiḏaki player
  • Ben Moore, 80, American soul and gospel singer (James & Bobby Purify, The Blind Boys of Alabama)
• 13
  • Teresa Berganza, 89, Spanish opera singer
  • Lil Keed, 24, American rapper
  • Rosmarie Trapp, 93, Austrian-born American choral singer (Trapp Family)
• 14 – Robert Cogoi, 82, Belgian pop singer
• 15
  • Deborah Fraser, 56, South African gospel singer
  • Ricky Gardiner, 73, Scottish rock guitarist (Beggars Opera)
• 17
  • Rick Price, 77, British rock bassist (The Move, Wizzard)
  • Vangelis, 79, Greek progressive rock and ambient keyboardist (Aphrodite's Child) and film composer
• 18
  • Cathal Coughlan, 61, Irish indie rock singer-songwriter (Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions)
  • Bob Neuwirth, 82, American singer-songwriter
• 19 – Bernard Wright, 58, American jazz and funk singer and keyboardist
• 21 – Yam Bing-yee, 90, Chinese opera singer
• 23 – Thom Bresh, 74, American country singer
• 25 – Jean-Louis Chautemps, 90, French jazz saxophonist
• 26
  • Andy Fletcher, 60, British new wave and alternative rock keyboardist (Depeche Mode)
  • Alan White, 72, British progressive rock drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band)
• 29
  • Steve Broughton, 72, British psychedelic rock drummer (Edgar Broughton Band)
  • Ronnie Hawkins, 87, American-Canadian rock and roll singer
  • Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, Indian rapper and singer
• 30 – Paul Vance, 92, American pop songwriter
• 31
  • KK, 53, Indian playback singer
  • Ingram Marshall, 80, American classical composer
  • Kelly Joe Phelps, 62, American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitarist
  • Dave Smith, American sound engineer, founder of Sequential, and co-creator of the Prophet-5

June

• 1 – Deborah McCrary, 67, American gospel singer (The McCrary Sisters)
• 2
  • Hal Bynum, 87, American country songwriter
  • Gracia Montes, 86, Spanish cobla singer
  • Bhajan Sopori, Indian classical santoor player
• 3
  • El Noba, 25, Argentine cumbia singer
  • Grachan Moncur III, 85, American jazz trombonist
• 4
  • Alec John Such, 70, American hard rock bassist (Bon Jovi)
  • Trouble, 34, American rapper
• 6 – Jim Seals, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter (The Champs, Seals and Crofts)
• 9
  • Commander Tom, 59, German house and trance disc jockey
  • Julee Cruise, 65, American dream pop singer-songwriter
• 11 – Amb Osayomore Joseph, 69, Nigerian highlife singer-songwriter
• 12
  • Gabe Baltazar, 92, American jazz saxophonist
  • Roman Bunka, 70, German jazz fusion guitarist and oud player
• 14 – Joel Whitburn, 82, American Billboard charts historian
• 16
  • Big Rude Jake, 57, Canadian neo-swing singer-songwriter and bandleader
  • Ivonne Haza, 83, Dominican opera singer
  • Rino Vernizzi, 75, Italian jazz and classical bassoonist
• 18 – Adibah Noor, 51, Malaysian pop singer
• 19
  • Jim Schwall, 79, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (Siegel–Schwall Band)
  • Brett Tuggle, American rock keyboardist (Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf)
• 20 – Dennis Cahill, 68, American Irish folk guitarist (The Gloaming)
• 21 – Lewis Elliott, 84, American bassist (J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers)
• 22 – Patrick Adams, 72, American disco arranger and producer (The Universal Robot Band, Musique)
• 23
  • Massimo Morante, 70, Italian progressive rock guitarist (Goblin)
  • Yuri Shatunov, 48, Russian pop rock singer (Laskovyi Mai)
  • Leluț Vasilescu, 66, Romanian rock drummer

July

• 1 – Irene Fargo, 59, Italian pop and theater singer
• 2 – Tristan Goodall, 48, Australian blues guitarist (The Audreys)
• 3
  • Miu Chu, 40, Taiwanese pop singer
  • Antonio Cripezzi, 76, Italian pop singer and keyboardist (I Camaleonti)
• 4 – Alan Blaikley, 82, British pop songwriter
• 5 – Manny Charlton, 80, Scottish hard rock guitarist (Nazareth)
• 7 – Adam Wade, 87, American pop singer
• 8 – Alam Khan, 78, Bangladeshi film composer
• 9 – Barbara Thompson, 77, British jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, United Jazz + Rock Ensemble)
• 10
  • Andrew Ball, 72, British classical pianist
  • Chantal Gallia, 65, Algerian-born French pop singer and humorist
• 11 – Monty Norman, 92, British film composer
• 12
  • Bramwell Tovey, 69, British classical conductor and composer
  • Jan Wijn, 88, Dutch classical pianist
• 13
  • A. B. Crentsil, 72, Ghanaian highlife guitarist
  • Rubina Qureshi, 81, Pakistani classical singer
• 14 – William Hart, 77, American R&B singer (The Delfonics)
• 15 – Paul Ryder, 58, English alternative dance bassist (Happy Mondays)
• 16 – Idris Phillips, 64, American jazz and folk pianist and guitarist
• 17 – César Pedroso, 75, Cuban songo and timba pianist (Los Van Van, Pupy y Los que Son, Son)
• 18
  • Vincent DeRosa, 101, American classical French hornist
  • Povl Dissing, 84, Danish pop singer and guitarist
  • Bhupinder Singh, 82, Indian ghazal and playback singer
• 19
  • Michael Henderson, 71, American jazz fusion bassist and R&B singer
  • Q Lazzarus, 59, American new wave singer
  • Richard Seal, 86, British classical organist and conductor
• 20
  • Alice Harnoncourt, 91, Austrian classical violinist
  • Richard Harvey, Australian rock drummer (Divinyls, The Party Boys, Joe Walsh)
  • Frederick Waite Jr., 55, English reggae drummer (Musical Youth)
• 22
  • Núria Feliu, 80, Spanish jazz and folk singer
  • Kenichi Ōkuma, 56, Japanese video game music composer
• 23
  • Mike Pela, 72, British record producer and mixing engineer
  • Zayar Thaw, 41, Burmese rapper (Acid)
• 24
  • Vittorio De Scalzi, 72, Italian progressive rock singer and guitarist (New Trolls)
  • Bob Heathcote, 58, American crossover thrash bassist (Suicidal Tendencies)
• 25
  • Martin How, 90, British classical organist and composer
  • Sandy Roberton, British record producer
• 26 – Darío Gómez, 71, Colombian pop and ranchera singer
• 27
  • JayDaYoungan, 24, American rapper
  • Mick Moloney, 77, Irish-American folk singer and folklorist
  • Tom Springfield, 88, British folk pop singer-songwriter (The Springfields)
• 28 – Bernard Cribbins, 93, English pop singer and actor
• 29 – Jim Sohns, 75, American rock singer (The Shadows of Knight)
• 30
  • Archie Roach, 66, Australian folk singer-songwriter
  • Raymond Raposa, American psychedelic folk singer-songwriter (Castanets)
• 31
  • Nirmala Mishra, 83, Indian playback singer
  • Mo Ostin, 95, American record executive

August

• 1 – Rosa de Castilla, 90, Mexican ranchera singer
• 3 – Nicky Moore, 75, British heavy metal singer (Samson)
• 4
  • Sam Gooden, 87, American soul singer (The Impressions)
  • Ray Major, 73, British rock guitarist (Mott, British Lions, The Yardbirds)
• 5
  • Judith Durham, 79, Australian pop-folk singer (The Seekers)
  • Michael Lang, 80, American jazz and classical pianist
• 6
  • Daniel Lévi, 60, French pop singer-songwriter
  • David Muse, 73, American country rock flautist, keyboardist and saxophonist (Firefall, The Marshall Tucker Band)
  • Torgny Söderberg, 77, Swedish schlanger songwriter
• 7
  • Ernesto Cavour, 82, Bolivian folk singer (Los Jairas)
  • Gord Lewis, 65, Canadian punk rock guitarist (Teenage Head)
• 8
  • Lamont Dozier, 81, American songwriter and record producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland) and singer
  • Darryl Hunt, 72, English folk punk bassist (The Pogues)
  • Olivia Newton-John, 73, Australian pop and country singer-songwriter
• 9 – Jussi Hakulinen, 57, Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Yö)
• 10 – Abdul Wadud, 75, American jazz and classical cellist
• 11
  • Darius Campbell Danesh, 41, Scottish pop singer
  • Mohamed Huzam, 52, Maldivian playback singer
  • Bill Pitman, 102, American jazz, pop, and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew)
  • Shimoga Subbanna, 83, Indian playback singer
• 12 – Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr, 94, Iranian musical instrument maker
• 14 – Svika Pick, 72, Israeli songwriter
• 15
  • Steve Grimmett, 62, English heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart).
  • Hans Magnusson, 73, Swedish dansband saxophonist (Thorleifs)
  • Tokollo Tshabalala, 45, South African kwaito singer-songwriter (TKZee)
• 16
  • Kal David, 79, American blues singer and guitarist
  • Matti Lehtinen, 100, Finnish opera singer
• 18 – Rolf Kühn, 92, German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
• 19 – Ted Kirkpatrick, 62, American Christian thrash metal drummer and songwriter (Tourniquet)
• 20
  • Helen Grayco, 97, American pop singer
  • Nayyara Noor, 71, Pakistani playback and ghazal singer
  • Paul Tesluk, 82, American rock and roll organist (Johnny and the Hurricanes)
• 21 – Monnette Sudler, 70, American jazz guitarist
• 22
  • Jerry Allison, 82, American rock and roll drummer and songwriter (The Crickets), and singer
  • Stuart Anstis, 48, British extreme metal guitarist (Cradle of Filth)
  • Jaimie Branch, 39, American free jazz trumpeter and composer
  • Fredy Studer, 72, Swizz jazz fusion drummer
  • Piotr Szkudelski, 66, Polish rock drummer (Perfect)
  • Margaret Urlich, 57, New Zealand pop singer
• 23 – Creed Taylor, 93, American jazz trumpeter, record producer and music executive
• 25
  • Joey DeFrancesco, 51, American jazz organist, saxophonist and trumpeter
  • Mable John, 91, American R&B singer (The Raelettes)
• 26 – Hana Zagorová, 75, Czech pop singer
• 27
  • Georges Al Rassi, 42, Lebanese Khaliji singer
  • Manolo Sanlúcar, 78, Spanish flamenco guitarist
• 29
  • Luke Bell, 32, American country singer
  • John P. Varkey, 52, Indian alternative rock guitarist (Avial) and film composer
• 31 – Mark Shreeve, 65, British electronic composer and synthesizer player (Redshift)

September

• 1 – Bamba Bakya, 49, Indian playback singer
• 2
  • Jordi Cervelló, 86, Spanish classical composer
  • Drummie Zeb, 62, British reggae drummer and singer (Aswad)
• 4
  • Wes Freed, 58, American artist and album cover designer (Drive-By Truckers, Lauren Hoffman)
  • Edward Hulewicz, 84, Polish pop singer
  • John Till, 76, Canadian blues rock guitarist (Full Tilt Boogie Band, The Revols)
• 5 – Lars Vogt, 51, German classical composer
• 7
  • Jimbo Doares, 78, American rock and roll guitarist (The Swingin' Medallions)
  • Dave Sherman, 55, American doom metal bassist and singer (Spirit Caravan, Earthride, Wretched)
• 8
  • Marciano Cantero, 62, Argentine rock singer and bassist (Enanitos Verdes)
  • Sonny West, 85, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 9
  • Carol Arnauld, 61, French pop singer
  • Herschel Sizemore, 87, American bluegrass mandolinist
  • Trevor Tomkins, 81, British jazz fusion drummer (Gilgamesh)
• 10
  • Paulino Bernal, 83, American Tex-Mex accordionist
  • Jorja Fleezanis, 70, American classical violinist
  • Choichi Terukina, 90, Japanese Ryukyuan sanshin player
• 12
  • Dennis East, 73, South African hard rock singer-songwriter (Stingray)
  • Ramsey Lewis, 87, American jazz pianist and composer
  • PnB Rock, 30, American rapper
• 13
  • Kornelije Kovač, 80, Serbian progressive rock keyboardist (Korni Grupa, Indexi) and classical composer
  • Jesse Powell, 51, American R&B singer
• 14
  • David Andersson, 47, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Soilwork, The Night Flight Orchestra)
  • Jim Post, 82, American folk singer-songwriter (Friend & Lover)
  • Paul Sartin, 51, British folk singer and multi-instrumentalist (Bellowhead, Faustus, Belshazzar's Feast)
• 16 – Marva Hicks, 66, American soul singer
• 18 – Diane Guérin, 74, Canadian pop singer
• 21
  • Ray Edenton, 95, American country and rock guitarist
  • Anton Fier, 66, American alternative rock drummer (The Feelies, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards)
• 22
  • Stu Allan, 60, British eurodance DJ (Clock)
  • John Hartman, 72, American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers)
• 24
  • Sue Mingus, 92, American record producer
  • Pharoah Sanders, 81, American jazz saxophonist
• 26 – Joe Bussard, 86, American record collector
• 27
  • Boris Moiseev, 68, Russian pop singer
  • Christian Hummer, 32, Austrian indie rock keyboardist (Wanda)
• 28 – Coolio, 59, American rapper
• 29 – Prins Póló, 45, Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter
• 30 — Walkie T, 27, Russian rapper

October

• 1
  • Stamatis Kokotas, 88, Greek folk singer
  • Kevin Locke, 68, American traditional folk flautist
  • Bin Valencia, 61, Argentine heavy metal drummer (Almafuerte)
• 2 – Mary McCaslin, 75, American folk singer-songwriter
• 3 – Mon Legaspi, 54, Filipino hard rock bassist (Wolfgang)
• 4
  • Jean Gallois, 93, French musicologist and classical violinist
  • Loretta Lynn, 90, American country singer-songwriter
• 5
  • Lenny Lipton, 82, American folk lyricist
  • Ann-Christine Nyström, 76, Swedish pop singer
• 6
  • Adriana Breukink, Dutch classical recorder player and instrument maker
  • Fred Catero, 89, American record producer and engineer
  • Ivy Jo Hunter, 82, American R&B songwriter
  • Jody Miller, 80, American country singer
  • Judy Tenuta, 65, American comedy music singer-songwriter
• 7
  • Ronnie Cuber, 80, American jazz saxophonist
  • Toshi Ichiyanagi, 89, Japanese classical pianist
  • Art Laboe, 97, American radio disk jockey
  • Jure Robežnik, 89, Slovenian jazz pianist
• 8 – Charlie Brown, 80, American radio disk jockey
• 9
  • Andres Cuervo, 34, Colombian pop singer-songwriter
  • Chuck Deardorf, 68, American jazz bassist
  • Josep Soler i Sardà, 87, Spanish classical and opera composer
• 10
  • Anita Kerr, 94, American country and pop singer and arranger
  • Leon Schidlowsky, 91, Chilean-Israeli classical composer
• 11
  • Angela Lansbury, 96, British-American theater singer and actress
  • Willie Spence, 23, American R&B singer
• 12
  • Monsta O, 56, American rapper (Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.)
  • Yurii Kerpatenko, 46, Ukrainian conductor, orchestrator and accordionist
• 13
  • Fuzzy, 83, Danish multi-genre composer
  • Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta, 78, Congolese rumba saxophonist
  • Susanna Mildonian, 82, Italian-born Belgian classical harpist
  • Christina Moser, 70, Swiss new wave singer-songwriter (Krisma)
  • Steve Roberts, 68, British punk drummer (U.K. Subs)
  • Mike Schank, 56, American film composer and guitarist
  • Joyce Sims, 63, American R&B-dance singer-songwriter
• 14 – Mariana Nicolesco, 73, Romanian opera singer
• 15
  • Noel Duggan, 73, Irish folk singer and guitarist (Clannad, The Duggans)
  • Mikaben, 41, Haitian compas and dancehall singer-songwriter
  • Marty Sammon, 45, American blues and ragtime keyboardist
• 17 – Michael Ponti, 84, German classical pianist
• 18
  • Franco Gatti, 80, Italian pop singer (Ricchi e Poveri)
  • Robert Gordon, 75, American rockabilly singer
• 19
  • Geoff Nuttall, 56, Canadian chamber music violinist (St. Lawrence String Quartet)
  • Joanna Simon, 84, American opera singer
• 20
  • Atarah Ben-Tovim, 82, British classical flautist
  • Bettye Crutcher, 83, American R&B singer
  • Lucy Simon, 82, American composer and folk singer (The Simon Sisters)
  • Tsin Ting, 88, Taiwanese film singer
• 21 – Robert Gordy, 91, American music publishing executive and recording artist
• 22 – Luiz Galvão, 87, Brazilian psychedelic rock and MPB songwriter (Novos Baianos)
• 23
  • Don Edwards, 86, American Western singer
  • Libor Pešek, 89, Czech classical conductor
  • Galina Pisarenko, 88, Russian opera singer
• 24
  • Christine Farnon, 97, American music executive
  • Gregg Philbin, American rock bassist (REO Speedwagon)
• 25
  • Branislav Hronec, 81, Slovak classical pianist and conductor
  • Paul Stoddard, American metalcore singer (Diecast)
• 26
  • Lia Origoni, 103, Italian opera and musical theater singer
  • Agustín Ramírez, 70, Mexican Grupera singer-songwriter (Los Caminantes)
• 27 – Geraldine Hunt, 77, American R&B singer
• 28
  • Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, American rock and roll singer and pianist
  • D. H. Peligro, 63, American punk rock drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• 29
  • Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Low Roar)
  • Robin Sylvester, British jam band bassist (RatDog)
• 30
  • John McGale, 66, Canadian blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Offenbach)
  • Anthony Ortega, 94, American jazz clarinetist
• 31
  • Michal Ambrož, 68, Czech rock singer and guitarist (Jasná Páka)
  • Patrick Haggerty, 78, American country singer-songwriter (Lavender Country)
  • Danny Javier, 75, Filipino pop and OPM singer (APO Hiking Society)

November

• 1
  • Tsuneo Fukuhara, 89, Japanese classical composer
  • Takeoff, 28, American rapper (Migos)
  • Joseph Tarsia, 88, American recording engineer and studio owner (Sigma Sound Studios)
• 2 – Atilio Stampone, 96, Argentine tango pianist and composer
• 3
  • Gerd Dudek, 84, German jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist
  • Noel McKoy, 62, British soul singer
• 4 – Nicole Josy, 76, Belgian pop singer (Nicole and Hugo)
• 5
  • Daniele Barioni, 92, Italian opera singer
  • Aaron Carter, 34, American pop singer and rapper
  • Tyrone Downie, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
  • Carmelo La Bionda, 73, Italian disco producer and songwriter (La Bionda)
  • Mimi Parker, 55, American indie rock singer and drummer (Low)
• 6
  • Ali Birra, 72, Ethiopian folk singer
  • Hurricane G, 52, American rapper
  • Tame One, 52, American rapper (Artifacts, Leak Bros, The Weathermen)
• 7
  • Sergey Kuznetsov, 58, Russian pop rock keyboardist and songwriter (Laskovyi Mai)
  • Jeff Cook, 73, American country guitarist (Alabama)
• 8
  • Will Ferdy, 95, Belgian pop singer
  • Claes-Göran Hederström, 77, Swedish schlager singer
  • Pierre Kartner, 87, Dutch schlager singer-songwriter
  • Dan McCafferty, 76, Scottish hard rock singer-songwriter (Nazareth)
• 9
  • Gal Costa, 77, Brazilian Tropicália singer
  • Mattis Hætta, 63, Norwegian pop singer
  • Garry Roberts, 72, Irish new wave guitarist (The Boomtown Rats)
• 10
  • Chris Koerts, 74, Dutch pop rock guitarist (Earth and Fire)
  • Nik Turner, 82, British space rock flautist and saxophonist (Hawkwind, Inner City Unit, Space Ritual)
• 11
  • Keith Levene, 65, British post-punk guitarist (Public Image Ltd., The Clash)
  • Rab Noakes, 75, Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stealers Wheel)
• 12 – Gene Cipriano, 94, American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist (The Wrecking Crew)
• 14 – Jerzy Połomski. 89, Polish folk and pop singer
• 15
  • John Rex Reeves, 86, American country singer-songwriter
  • Jin Tielin, 82, Chinese vocal coach
• 16 – Mick Goodrick, 77, American jazz guitarist
• 17
  • Azio Corghi, 85, Italian classical composer
  • Ken Mansfield, 85, American record producer
  • B. Smyth, 30, American R&B singer
• 18 – Ned Rorem, 99, American classical composer
• 19
  • Nico Fidenco, 89, Italian pop singer
  • Danny Kalb, 80, American blues rock guitarist (The Blues Project)
• 20
  • Joyce Bryant, 95, American pop singer
  • Riho Sibul, 64, Estonian rock singer and guitarist (Ultima Thule)
• 21 – Wilko Johnson, 75, British pub rock guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood)
• 22
  • Erasmo Carlos, 81, Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter
  • Pablo Milanés, 79, Cuban nueva trova singer-songwriter
• 23
  • Hugo Helmig, 24, Danish pop singer
  • Shel Macrae, 77, British pop rock singer and guitarist (The Fortunes)
• 25
  • Irene Cara, 63, American pop singer-songwriter and actress
  • Charles Koppelman, 82, American music executive and pop singer (The Ivy Three)
  • Don Newkirk, 56, American film composer and record producer
  • Sammie Okposo, 51, Nigerian gospel singer
• 26 – Louise Tobin, 104, American jazz singer
• 27 – Jake Flint, 37, American Red Dirt country singer
• 30
  • Christine McVie, 79, British rock and blues singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack)
  • Steve Smith, British punk singer (Red Alert)

December

• 1
  • Haralds Sīmanis, 71, Latvian pop singer
  • Tord Sjöman, 82, Swedish dansband organist (Vikingarna)
  • Andrew Speight, 58, Australian jazz saxophonist
• 2
  • Jo Carol Pierce, 78, American folk rock singer-songwriter
  • Laila Storch, 101, American classical oboist
• 3
  • Jess Barr, 46, American alternative country guitarist (Slobberbone)
  • Jamie Freeman, 57, British folk singer-songwriter
  • Svenne Hedlund, 77, Swedish pop and schlager singer (Idolerna, Hep Stars, Svenne and Lotta)
  • Volodymyr Kozhukhar, 81, Ukrainian classical composer
  • Bobby Naughton, 78, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist
  • Alexandre Zelkine, 84, French folk singer
• 4
  • Manuel Göttsching, 70, German Krautrock and electronic synthesizer player and guitarist (Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra)
  • Bob McGrath, 96, American actor and singer
• 5 – Hamsou Garba, 63, Nigerien singer
• 6
  • Jet Black, 84, British punk rock drummer (The Stranglers)
  • Hamish Kilgour, 65, New Zealand indie rock drummer and singer (The Clean, Bailter Space)
  • Edino Krieger, 94, Brazilian avant garde composer
• 7 – Roddy Jackson, 70, American rockabilly singer and pianist
• 8 – Yitzhak Klepter, 72, Israeli psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (The Churchills, Kaveret)
• 9
  • Jovit Baldivino, 29, Filipino pop rock singer
  • Gaston Bogaerts, 101, Belgian Latin soul percussionist (The Chakachas)
  • Herbert Deutsch, 90, American composer and inventor (Moog synthesizer)
  • Qamar Gula, 70, Afghan pop singer
• 10
  • John Aler, 73, American opera singer
  • J. J. Barnes, 79, American R&B singer
  • Sulochana Chavan, 89, Indian Lavani singer
  • Tracy Hitchings, 60, British progressive rock singer (Landmarq)
  • Tshala Muana, 64, Congolese Soukous singer
  • Aziouz Raïs, 68, Algerian chaabi singer
  • José Ángel Trelles, 78, Argentine tango singer
  • Kihnu Virve, 94, Estonian folk singer
• 11 – Angelo Badalamenti, 85, American film and television composer and arranger
• 12 – Ekambi Brillant, 74, Cameroonian makossa singer
• 13
  • Sol Amarfio, 84, Ghanaian-British afro rock drummer (Osibisa)
  • Benjamin Bossi, 69, American new wave saxophonist (Romeo Void)
  • Grand Daddy I.U., 54, American rapper
  • Luis "Checho" González, 89, Chilean folk singer
  • Nihal Nelson, 76, Sri Lankan soul and pop singer
  • Bayan Northcott, 82, British classical composer and music critic
  • Lalo Rodríguez, 64, Puerto Rican salsa singer
  • Kim Simmonds, 75, British rock guitarist (Savoy Brown)
• 14
  • Djene Djento, Cameroonian makossa singer-songwriter
  • Koji Ryu, 60, Japanese rock drummer (C-C-B)
• 15
  • Bertha Barbee, 82, American R&B singer (The Velvelettes)
  • Dino Danelli, 78, American rock drummer (The Rascals)
  • Shirley Eikhard, 67, Canadian country singer-songwriter
• 16
  • Rick Anderson, 75, American new wave bassist (The Tubes)
  • Jean-Paul Corbineau, 74, French folk singer-songwriter (Tri Yann)
  • Charlie Gracie, 86, American rock and roll singer and guitarist
• 17
  • Urmas Sisask, 62, Estonian classical composer
  • Yuji Tanaka, 65, Japanese rock drummer (Anzen Chitai)
• 18
  • Martin Duffy, 55, British alternative rock keyboardist (Felt, Primal Scream)
  • Terry Hall, 63, British ska and new wave singer-songwriter (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Vegas)
  • Wim Henderickx, 60, Belgian classical composer and percussionist
• 19
  • Claudisabel, 40, Portuguese pop singer
  • Stanley Drucker, 93, American classical clarinetist
  • Sandy Edmonds, 74, British-New Zealand pop singer
• 20
  • Randy Begg, 71, Canadian pop drummer (Wednesday)
  • Iain Templeton, British alternative rock drummer (The La's, Shack)
• 21
  • Harvey Jett, 73, American Southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas)
  • Bilqees Khanum, Pakistani classical singer
  • Mauro Sabbione, 65, Italian pop keyboardist (Matia Bazar)
• 22
  • Thom Bell, 79, Jamaican-born American soul songwriter and arranger
  • Big Scarr, 22, American rapper
  • Walter "Wolfman" Washington, 79, American blues singer and guitarist
• 23
  • David Dalton, 88, American classical violist
  • Maxi Jazz, 65, British electronic singer-songwriter (Faithless)
  • Madosini, 78, South African traditional Uhadi musical bow player
  • Massimo Savić, 60, Croatian art rock and pop singer (Dorian Gray)
• 24 – Mampintsha, 40, South African kwaito singer (Big Nuz)
• 25
  • Camilo Azuquita, 76, Panamanian salsa singer
  • Brian Cassar, 86, British rock and roll singer and guitarist
  • Paul Fox, American record producer (XTC, Phish, 10,000 Maniacs)
• 26
  • Penda Dallé, 64, Cameroonian makossa guitarist
  • Lasse Lönndahl, 94, Swedish pop singer
• 27
  • Jo Mersa Marley, 31, Jamaican reggae singer
  • Harry Sheppard, 94, American jazz vibraphonist
• 28
  • Scott Nash, Australian hard rock bassist (Asteroid B-612)
  • Black Stalin, 81, Trinidadian calypso singer
  • Linda de Suza, 74, Portuguese pop singer
• 29
  • Eduard Artemyev, 85, Russian film composer
  • Giovanni Pezzoli, 70, Italian pop rock drummer (Stadio)
  • Ian Tyson, 89, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia)
• 31
  • Jeremiah Green, 45, American indie rock drummer (Modest Mouse)
  • Anita Pointer, 74, American R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters)

Musical films

• Elvis
• Moonage Daydream
• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
• Tár