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- Classical
- Country
- Jazz
- Latin
- Heavy metal
- Hip-hop
- R&B
- Progressive rock
- Rock
- K-pop
- J-pop
Albums released
Awards
Bands formed
- Ae! group
- All(H)Ours
- ARrC
- Artms
- B.D.U
- Badvillain
- Candy Shop
- Cutie Street
- DearALICE
- Dragon Pony
- Dxmon
- Geenius
- House of Protection
- Illit
- Izna
- Julien Baker & Torres
- Katseye
- Me:I
- Madein
- Meovv
- NOMAD
- Nowadays
- Number_i
- Rescene
- Say My Name
- Sweet Steady
- TIOT
- TWS
- Unis
- Waker
- Waterfire
Soloist debuts
- Ayaka Nanase
- Cha Eun-woo
- Chanyeol
- Damiano David
- Doyoung
- George Au
- Hina Suguta
- Hina Tachibana
- Hui
- Ian
- Irene
- JADE
- Jaehyun
- Jinho
- Koo Jun-hoe
- L
- Lay Zhang
- Lee Seung-hoon
- Lucas
- Naevis
- Perrie
- Seola
- Shōya Chiba
- Sungjin
- Timothée Chalamet
- Ten
- Tzuyu
- Victoria De Angelis
- Wooseok
- Yeonjun
- Yoon San-ha
- Yuqi
- Yves
Bands disbanded
- Botch
- Boys World
- Burnside Project
- Cherry Bullet
- Cignature
- Fleetwood Mac
- The Greg Kihn Band
- Hall & Oates
- Hey Violet
- Hot Hot Heat
- Issues
- Jane's Addiction
- Japandroids
- John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
- Magnum
- MC5
- Metz
- Mirae
- Mr. Big
- Nature
- NOFX
- Oxbow
- Pink Fantasy
- Porno for Pyros
- Rage Against the Machine
- Reagan Youth
- Sublime with Rome
- TFN
- Tokyo Police Club
- Vromance
- Weki Meki
- Zion & Lennox
Bands reformed
- 2NE1
- 3 Inches of Blood
- A*Teens
- Acid Bath
- Cardiacs (as Cardiacs Family)
- Cobra Starship
- Down With Webster
- Fairground Attraction
- fightstar
- Have Heart
- Linkin Park
- Machine Gun Fellatio
- Moose Blood
- Nachtmystium
- No Doubt
- Oasis
- Orange 9mm
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
- Rascal Flatts
- R.E.M. (One-off reunion)
- Sex Pistols
- Slayer
- Soul Coughing
- Tak Matsumoto Group
Bands on hiatus
- Black Midi
- Boygenius
- Foo Fighters
- Tenacious D
- Vcha
- Thank You, I'm Sorry
Deaths
January
- 2 – Chris Karrer, 76, German progressive rock guitarist (Amon Düül II)
- 3 – Tawl Ross, 75, American funk guitarist (Funkadelic)
- 4
- Ruy Mingas, 84, Angolan folk singer-songwriter and anthem composer
- Marie Nilsson Lind, 62, Swedish folk pop singer (Ainbusk)
- David Soul, 80, American-British pop singer
- Glynis Johns, 100, British musical theatre actress and singer
- 5
- Larry Collins, 79, American rockabilly guitarist and songwriter (The Collins Kids)
- Del Palmer, 71, English art rock singer-songwriter, bassist and sound engineer
- 6
- Iasos, 76, Greek-born American new age keyboardist
- Amparo Rubín, 68, Mexican folk singer-songwriter
- 7
- Germana Caroli, 92, Italian pop singer
- Tony Clarkin, 77, English hard rock guitarist and songwriter (Magnum)
- 8
- Guy Bonnet, 78, French pop singer-songwriter
- Serge Laprade, French-Canadian pop singer
- Phill Niblock, 90, American avant garde composer
- Gian Franco Reverberi, 89, Italian film composer (death announced on this date)
- 9
- Diego Gallardo, 31, Ecuadorian folk singer-songwriter
- Karel Janovický, 93, Czech-born British classical composer and pianist
- Rashid Khan, 55, Indian Hindustani classical singer
- James Kottak, 61, American hard rock drummer (Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak)
- 10
- Audie Blaylock, 61, American bluegrass singer and guitarist
- Tamara Milashkina, 89, Russian opera singer
- 11
- Annie Nightingale, 83, English radio disk jockey
- Sigi Schwab, 83, German jazz guitarist
- 12
- Bill Hayes, 98, American folk singer
- David Lumsdaine, 92, Australian classical composer
- 13
- Prabha Atre, 91, Indian classical singer
- Jo-El Sonnier, 77, American country singer-songwriter and accordionist
- Romuald Twardowski, 93, Polish classical composer
- 15 – K. J. Joy, 77, Indian film and classical composer
- 16
- Peter Schickele, 88, American classical composer and musical satirist (P. D. Q. Bach)
- Laurie Johnson, 96, English classical composer and swing bandleader
- 17
- Serge Laprade, 83, Canadian pop singer
- Gerd Uecker, 77, German opera director and music teacher
- 18
- Katelele Ching'oma, 32, Malawian pop singer
- Ivan Moody, 59, British classical composer and musicologist
- Silent Servant, 46, Guatemalan-born American techno DJ
- The Soft Moon, 44, American darkwave singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Yogesh Vaidya, 77, Nepalese folk singer
- 19
- Georgi Kostov, 82, Bulgarian classical composer
- Ewa Podleś, 71, Polish opera singer
- Marlena Shaw, 81, American jazz and soul singer
- Pluto Shervington, 73, Jamaican reggae singer
- Mary Weiss, 75, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las)
- 20
- Zoran Erić, 73, Serbian classical composer
- Charis Kostopoulos, 59, Greek laiko singer-songwriter.
- 22
- Neil Kulkarni, 51, British music journalist
- Margo Smith, 84, American singer-songwriter
- Sergei Yefremenko, 51, Russian ska singer and guitarist (Markscheider Kunst)
- 23
- Melanie, 76, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Frank Farian, 82, German pop singer-songwriter and record producer (Boney M., Milli Vanilli, La Bouche, No Mercy)
- Anders Sandberg, 55, Swedish Eurodance singer (Rednex).
- 24 – Anders Lampe, 59, Danish pop rock guitarist (Bamses Venner)
- 25
- Bruno Amstad, 59–60, Swiss jazz singer
- Bhavatharini, 47, Indian playback singer and film music director
- 26
- Dean Brown, 68, American jazz guitarist
- Michel Hausser, 96, French jazz vibraphonist
- Michael Watford, 80, American dance and house singer
- 27 – Lillebjørn Nilsen, 73, Norwegian folk singer-songwriter
- 28 – Albert Mayr, 80, Italian classical and experimental composer
- 29
- Tony Cedras, 71, South African jazz multi-instrumentalist
- Yuri Ilchenko, 72, Russian rock singer and guitarist (Mify, Zemlyane)
- 30 – Chita Rivera, 91, American musical theater singer and actress
February
- 2
- Steve Brown, 66, British classical composer
- Wilhelmenia Fernandez, 75, American opera singer
- Wayne Kramer, 75, American rock guitarist and songwriter (MC5)
- 3 – Aston "Family Man" Barrett, 77, Jamaican reggae bassist (Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Upsetters)
- 5 – Toby Keith, 62, American country singer-songwriter
- 6
- Donald Kinsey, 70, American blues and reggae guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, The Wailers Band)
- Seiji Ozawa, 88, Japanese classical conductor
- 7
- Vaja Azarashvili, 87, Georgian classical composer
- Henry Fambrough, 85, American R&B singer (The Spinners)
- Mojo Nixon, 66, American psychobilly singer-songwriter
- 8 – Yuri Borzov, 70, Russian blues rock drummer (Mashina Vremeni)
- 9
- Nikša Gligo, 77, Croatian musicologist
- Damo Suzuki, 74, Japanese Krautrock singer (Can)
- Jimmy Van Eaton, 86, American rock and roll drummer
- 11
- Ladislav Burlas, 96, Slovak classical composer and musicologist
- Randy Sparks, 90, American folk singer-songwriter (The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority)
- Mihai Amihalachioaie, 62, Moldovan accordionist and conductor
- 12
- Tamás Deák, 95, Hungarian classical composer and conductor
- Rudolf Jansen, 84, Dutch classical pianist
- Juris Kulakovs, 65, Latvian rock keyboardist (Pērkons)
- Steve Wright, 69, English radio disk jockey
- 13
- Eddie Cheeba, 67, American hip hop DJ
- Jussi Raittinen, 80, Finnish Rautalanka singer and guitarist
- 15 – Ian Amey, 79, English rock singer and guitarist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
- 16
- Etterlene DeBarge, 88, American gospel singer
- Fritz Hinz, 68, Canadian hard rock drummer (Helix)
- Reuben Jackson, 67, American jazz historian
- Ben Lanzarone, 85, American television composer
- Dexter Romweber, 57, American rockabilly guitarist (Flat Duo Jets)
- Cynthia Strother, 88, American pop singer (The Bell Sisters)
- 18
- Davlatmand Kholov, 73, Tajik Shashmaqam multi-instrumentalist
- Hasina Mumtaz, 78, Bangladeshi pop singer
- 19
- Stewart Robertson, 75, Scottish classical conductor (death announced on this date)
- Bobby Tench, 79, British blues rock singer and guitarist (Humble Pie, The Jeff Beck Group, Hummingbird, Streetwalkers, The Gass). (death announced on this date)
- 20
- David Libert, 81, American sunshine pop singer and keyboardist (The Happenings)
- Geoffrey Michaels, 79, Australian classical violinist and violist (death announced on this date)
- 21 – Vitalij Kuprij, 49, Ukrainian-American symphonic metal keyboardist (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ring of Fire)
- 22
- John Lowe, 81, English skiffle pianist (The Quarrymen)
- Roni Stoneman, 85, American bluegrass banjoist
- 23
- Tina Rainford, 77, German pop singer
- Shinsadong Tiger, 40, South Korean record producer
- 24 – Juana Bacallao, 98, Cuban guaracha singer
- 25
- Bigidagoe, 26, Dutch rapper
- Peter "Peetah" Morgan, 46, Jamaican reggae singer (Morgan Heritage)
- 26
- 28
- Cat Janice, 31, American electropop singer-songwriter
- Eugen Indjic, 76, Yugoslav born French-American classical pianist
- 29 – Eugen Šváb, 87, Slovak swing singer and percussionist
March
- 1
- Ernest Berger, 73, Czech-born British funk and disco drummer (Heatwave)
- Don Wise, 81, American R&B saxophonist
- 2
- Jim Beard, 63, American jazz rock keyboardist (Steely Dan)
- Blues Boy Willie, 77, American blues singer and guitarist
- W. C. Clark, 84, American blues singer and guitarist
- 3
- Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer
- Emmanuëlle, 81, Canadian pop singer
- Oscar Ghiglia, 85, Italian classical guitarist
- Günther Leib, 96, German opera singer
- Amjad Parvez, 78, Pakistani semi-classical singer
- Presto, 31, German rapper
- Bill Ramsay, 95, American jazz saxophonist
- Félix Sabal Lecco, 64–65, Cameroonian makossa and rock drummer
- Makoto Shinohara, 92, Japanese classical composer
- Brit Turner, 57, American country rock drummer (Blackberry Smoke)
- 4
- B. B. Seaton, 79, Jamaican ska and rocksteady singer (The Gaylads)
- Amnon Weinstein, 84, Israeli violin luthier
- 5
- Linda Balgord, 64, American musical theater actress and singer
- Debra Byrd, 72, American soul singer and vocal coach
- Brahim Fribgane, Moroccan jazz oud player and percussionist (La Mar Enfortuna) (death announced on this date)
- 6 – Dimos Moutsis, 85, Greek Éntekhno singer-songwriter and composer
- 7
- Pedro Altamiranda, 88, Panamanian salsa singer
- Joe Cutajar, 83, Maltese pop singer (Helen and Joseph). (death announced on this date)
- Françoise Garner, 90, French opera singer
- Steve Lawrence, 88, American pop singer
- 8
- Abdou Cherif, 52, Moroccan pop singer
- Ernie Fields Jr., 89, American jazz saxophonist
- George Newson, 91, English electronic and avant-garde composer and pianist
- Ľubomír Stankovský, 72, Slovak pop rock singer and drummer (Modus)
- 9
- Malcolm Holcombe, 68, American alternative country singer-songwriter
- Vince Power, 76, Irish music festival promoter
- Guy Touvron, 74, French classical trumpeter
- 10
- Blake Harrison, 48, American grindcore sampler (Pig Destroyer, Hatebeak)
- Paul Nelson, American blues guitarist
- T. M. Stevens, 72, American rock bassist (The Pretenders, Vai)
- Marc Tobaly, 74, Moroccan-born French rock guitarist (Les Variations)
- Karl Wallinger, 66, Welsh alternative rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Waterboys, World Party)
- 11
- Boss, 54, American rapper
- Eric Carmen, 74, American power pop singer-songwriter (Raspberries) (death announced on this date)
- Pete Rodriguez, 91, American Latin boogaloo pianist and bandleader
- 12
- Michael Knott, American Christian rock singer-songwriter (Lifesavers Underground)
- James Whitbourn, 60, British classical composer and conductor
- Russ Wilson, 62, Canadian alternative rock bassist (Junkhouse)
- 13
- Dick Allix, 78, British pop rock drummer (Vanity Fare)
- John Blunt, British rock drummer (The Searchers) (death announced on this date)
- Margaret Curphey, 86, British soprano
- Sylvain Luc, 58, French jazz guitarist
- Sadi Mohammad, 70, Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer and composer
- Aribert Reimann, 88, German classical composer and pianist
- 14
- Lamara Chkonia, 93, Georgian opera singer
- Frank Darcel, 65, French post-punk guitarist (Marquis de Sade)
- Byron Janis, 95, American classical pianist
- Jean-Pierre Marty, 91, French classical pianist and conductor
- Angela McCluskey, 64, Scottish alternative rock singer-songwriter (Wild Colonials)
- 15 – Hans Blum, 95, German schlager singer-songwriter
- 17
- Cola Boyy, 34, American disco multi-instrumentalist
- Sandra Crouch, 81, American gospel singer
- Steve Harley, 73, British glam rock singer-songwriter (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)
- 18
- Jimmy Hastings, 85, British progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (Caravan, Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North)
- Khalid, 60, Bangladeshi pop singer
- Kevin Toney, 70, American jazz fusion pianist and composer (The Blackbyrds)
- 19 – Greg Lee, 53, American ska and reggae singer (Hepcat)
- 20
- Faramarz Aslani, 79, Iranian folk singer and guitarist
- George Darko, 73, Ghanaian burger-highlife singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Gene Elders, 80, American country fiddler (Ace in the Hole Band)
- Cocky Mazzetti, 87, Italian pop singer
- 21 – Laurens van Rooyen, 88, Dutch classical pianist and composer
- 23
- Igor Ozim, 92, Slovenian classical violinist
- Maurizio Pollini, 82, Italian classical pianist
- 24
- Vincent Bonham, 67, American funk singer (Raydio) (death announced on this date)
- Def Rhymz, 53, Surinamese-Dutch rapper
- Péter Eötvös, 80, Hungarian opera composer
- 25
- Humphrey Campbell, 66, Surinamese-Dutch pop singer
- Chris Cross, 71, English new wave bassist and keyboardist (Ultravox, Tiger Lily)
- Maurice El Médiouni, 95, Algerian jazz pianist
- 26
- Clare Elliott, New Zealand punk singer (Suburban Reptiles)
- Chandra Kumara Kandanarachchi, 76, Sri Lankan playback singer
- Slađana Milošević, 68, Serbian new wave singer-songwriter
- George Nicolescu, 74, Romanian pop singer
- 27 – La Castou, 75, Swiss pop singer
- 28 – Marian Zazeela, 83, American experimental music singer and tanpura player
- 29 – Gerry Conway, 76, English folk rock drummer and percussionist (Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens, Pentangle).
- 30
- Mark Spiro, 66–67, American songwriter and record producer (death announced on this date)
- Vanhlupuii, 77, Indian Mizo multi-genre singer
- 31 – Casey Benjamin, 45, American jazz multi-instrumentalist (Robert Glasper Experiment)
April
- 1
- Phil Delire, 67–68, Belgian music producer.
- Michael Ward, 57, American alternative rock guitarist (The Wallflowers, School of Fish)
- 2 – Jerry Abbott, 81, American country music songwriter and record producer
- 3
- Joe Aitken, 79, Scottish bothy ballad singer
- Albert Heath, 88, American jazz drummer (Heath Brothers)
- Kalevi Kiviniemi, 65, Finnish classical organist
- Muñequita Milly, 23, Peruvian huayno singer
- Notker Wolf, 83, German Benedictine priest-monk and rock guitarist
- 4
- Keith LeBlanc, 69, American multi-genre drummer (Little Axe, Tackhead)
- Graeme Naysmith, 57, English shoegaze guitarist (Pale Saints)
- 5
- Phil Nimmons, 100, Canadian jazz clarinetist.
- Rocket Norton, 73, Canadian hard rock drummer (Prism)
- C. J. Snare, 64, American glam metal singer-songwriter (FireHouse)
- 6 – Dutty Dior, Norwegian rapper
- 7
- Michael Boder, 65, German classical conductor
- Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, American R&B singer and pianist
- Antonette Mendes, 79, Indian tiatr singer
- Joe Viera, 91, German jazz saxophonist
- 8 – Jon Card, 63, German-born Canadian punk drummer (SNFU, D.O.A., Subhumans)
- 9
- Bob Lanese, 82, American big band jazz trumpeter (James Last Orchestra)
- Muluken Melesse, 70, Ethiopian tizita singer and drummer
- Sturgis Nikides, 66, American blues rock and no wave guitarist (Low Society, Cool It Reba)
- Dieter Rexroth, 83, German musicologist and dramaturge (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Young Euro Classic)
- Max Werner, 70, Dutch progressive rock singer and drummer (Kayak)
- 10 – Mister Cee, 57, American hip hop DJ and radio broadcaster (death announced on this date)
- 11
- Park Bo-ram, 30, South Korean K-pop singer
- Enrique Llácer Soler, 89, Spanish jazz percussionist and composer
- 12
- Lucy Rimmer, British post-punk singer (The Fall) (death announced on this date)
- Rico Wade, 52, American music producer and songwriter (Organized Noize)
- 13
- Richard Horowitz, 75, American film composer
- Lorenzo Palomo, 86, Spanish classical composer
- 14 –
- Ben Eldridge, 85, American progressive bluegrass banjoist (The Seldom Scene)
- Calvin Keys, 82, American jazz guitarist
- 15
- Reita, 42, Japanese alternative metal bassist (The Gazette)
- Eugene Wolfgramm, 57, American pop singer (The Jets, Boys Club)
- 16
- Clorofila, 56, Mexican Nortec DJ (Nortec Collective)
- K. G. Jayan, 89, Indian Carnatic singer
- Gavin Webb, 77, Australian psychedelic rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices)
- 17 – Pooch Tavares, 81, American R&B and disco singer (Tavares) (death announced on this date)
- 18
- Dickey Betts, 80, American Southern rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band)
- Steve Kille, American stoner rock bassist (Dead Meadow)
- Mandisa, 47, American gospel singer
- Larry Page, 86, English pop singer and record producer
- 19
- Naomy, 46, Romanian pop singer
- Eddie Sutton, 59, American crossover thrash singer (Leeway)
- 20
- Kaj Chydenius, 84, Finnish avant garde composer and folk songwriter
- Tony Tuff, 69, Jamaican reggae singer (The African Brothers)
- 21
- Jean-Marie Aerts, 72, Belgian rock guitarist (TC Matic)
- MC Duke, 58, British rapper
- Alex Hassilev, 91, American folk singer and banjoist (The Limeliters)
- KODA, 45, Ghanaian gospel singer
- 22 – Chan Romero, 82, American rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist (death announced on this date)
- 23 – Fergie MacDonald, 86, Scottish cèilidh accordionist
- 24 – Mike Pinder, 82, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter (The Moody Blues)
- 26
- Robin George, 68, British rock singer and guitarist.
- Anderson Leonardo, 51, Brazilian pagode singer (Molejo)
- Frank Wakefield, American bluegrass mandolinist
- 27 – Jean-Pierre Ferland, 89, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter
- 28 – Norman Carol, 95, American classical violinist and concertmaster (Philadelphia Orchestra)
- 30 – Duane Eddy, 86, American rock and roll guitarist
May
- 1
- Hasna El-Bacharia, 74, Algerian diwan sintir player
- Richard Maloof, 84, American pop and big band bassist and tuba player
- Uma Ramanan, 69, Indian playback singer
- Richard Tandy, 76, English rock keyboardist (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move)
- 2
- Gary Floyd, 71, American hardcore punk and alternative rock singer (Dicks, Sister Double Happiness)
- John Pisano, 93, American jazz guitarist.
- 3 – Jim Mills, 57, American bluegrass banjoist (Kentucky Thunder)
- 4
- Miroslav Imrich, 71, Czech rock singer (Abraxas)
- Ron Kavana, 73, Irish multi-genre singer-songwriter
- 5
- Belgacem Bouguenna, 61, Tunisian mezwed singer
- Kelath Aravindakshan Marar, 82, Indian Panchari melam chenda player.
- 6
- Bill Holman, 96, American jazz and big band saxophonist, composer and arranger
- Wayland Holyfield, 82, American country songwriter
- Christiane Stefanski, 74, Belgian folk singer
- 7
- Steve Albini, 61, American post-hardcore and noise rock singer and guitarist (Big Black, Shellac) and record producer
- Ignatius Jones, 66–67, Australian-Filipino new wave and swing singer (Jimmy and the Boys, Pardon Me Boys)
- Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, 88, Polish jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger
- 8
- John Barbata, 79, American rock drummer (The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
- Conrad Kelly, 65, Jamaican-born British reggae drummer (Steel Pulse)
- Giovanna Marini, 87, Italian folk singer-songwriter
- Dennis Thompson, 75, American rock drummer (MC5)
- 9 – Fred Noonan, Australian alternative rock drummer (Six Ft Hick)
- 12 – David Sanborn, 78, American jazz saxophonist.
- 13
- Christian Escoudé, 76, French Gypsy jazz guitarist
- Luis María Serra, 82, Argentine film composer
- 14 – Jimmy James, 83, Jamaican-British ska and disco singer
- 15
- John Hawken, 84, English rock keyboardist (The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, Strawbs)
- Ahmed Piro, 92, Moroccan Andalusi classical singer
- 17
- Charlie Colin, 58, American pop rock bassist and guitarist (Train, The Side Deal) (body discovered on this date)
- Missinho, 64, Brazilian Axé singer (Chiclete com Banana)
- 18
- Palle Danielsson, 77, Swedish jazz bassist
- Frank Ifield, 86, Australian country singer
- John Koerner, 85, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (Koerner, Ray & Glover)
- Jon Wysocki, 53, American post-grunge drummer (Staind)
- 19 – Peggi Blu, 77, American R&B singer and vocal coach
- 21 – Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, 71, Polish film composer
- 22 – Toni Montano, 62, Serbian punk rock singer
- 24 – Doug Ingle, 78, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Iron Butterfly)
- 25 – Richard M. Sherman, 95, American film songwriter (Sherman Brothers)
- 27
- Rodger Fox, 71, New Zealand jazz trombonist and bandleader.
- Francesco Petrozzi, 62, Peruvian opera singer
- 28 – Gustavo Mullem, 72, Brazilian punk rock guitarist (Camisa de Vênus)
- 29
- Cayouche, 75, Canadian country singer-songwriter
- Mansour Seck, 69, Senegalese worldbeat singer and Kora player.
- 30 – Doug Dagger, 56, American punk rock singer (The Generators)
- 31 – Ed Mann, 70, American rock drummer and keyboardist (Frank Zappa)
June
- 1 – Harry van Hoof, 81, Dutch pop conductor, composer, and music arranger.
- 2
- Emma Lou Diemer, 96, American classical composer
- Colin Gibb, 70, British pop singer and guitarist (Black Lace)
- 3 – Brother Marquis, 58, American rapper (2 Live Crew).
- 4 – C.Gambino, 26, Swedish rapper
- 5 – Ranch Sironi, American stoner rock bassist (Nebula)
- 7
- Rose-Marie, 68, Northern Irish pop singer (death announced on this date)
- Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, 90, German minimalist composer
- 8
- Mark James, 83, American pop and country songwriter
- Charlie Lennon, 85, Irish traditional folk fiddler and composer
- 9
- William Carragan, 86, American musicologist and Bruckner expert
- Alex Riel, 83, Danish jazz and rock drummer
- 11
- Enchanting, 26, American rapper
- Marcel Guilloux, 93, French kan ha diskan singer and storyteller.
- Françoise Hardy, 80, French pop and yé-yé singer-songwriter
- Gaps Hendrickson, 73, British ska singer (The Selecter)
- Adam Lewis, 45, American pop punk bassist (Fenix TX) (death announced on this date)
- Kevork Mardirossian, 70, American classical violinist
- Rajeev Taranath, 91, Indian classical sarod player
- 12 – Johnny Canales, 77, Mexican Tejano singer
- 13
- Angela Bofill, 70, American R&B singer-songwriter
- Skowa, 68, Brazilian samba rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Trio Mocotó)
- 14 – Jeremy Tepper, 60, American radio executive and country singer, co-founder of Diesel Only Records
- 16
- Buzz Cason, 84, American pop and country singer-songwriter
- Jodie Devos, 35, Belgian opera singer
- 17 – Paul Spencer, 53, English house DJ (Dario G)
- 18 – James Chance, 71, American no wave singer and saxophonist (James Chance and the Contortions, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks)
- 19
- Chrystian, 67, Brazilian sertanejo singer
- Silvia Infantas, 101, Chilean folk singer
- James Loughran, 92, Scottish classical conductor
- 20 – Margarita Voites, 87, Estonian opera singer
- 23
- Julio Foolio, 26, American rapper
- Sakini Ramachandraih, 61, Indian folk singer and dhol player
- David Tunley, 94, Australian musicologist.
- 24
- Shifty Shellshock, 49, American rap rock singer-songwriter and rapper (Crazy Town)
- Rob Stone, 55, American record producer
- 25
- Jewel Brown, 86, American jazz and blues singer
- Ray St. Germain, 83, Canadian country singer
- 26 – Gary Grant, American jazz trumpeter
- 27
- Kinky Friedman, 79, American country singer-songwriter
- Alexander Knaifel, 80, Russian opera composer
- Martin Mull, 80, American comedy music singer-songwriter
- 28
- Lando Bartolini, 87, Italian opera singer
- Kong Nay, 80, Cambodian traditional folk chapei dang veng player
- Betty Veldpaus, 72, Dutch pop and country singer (Pussycat)
- 29 – Martti Wallén, 75, Finnish opera singer
- 30
- Lucius Banda, 53, Malawian reggae singer-songwriter
- Peter Collins, 73, English record producer (death announced on this date)
July
- 1
- Fausto Bordalo Dias, 75, Portuguese folk singer-songwriter
- Nino Vella, 31, French classical and jazz composer
- Cliff Waldron, 83, American bluegrass singer and guitarist
- 2 – Tom Fowler, 73, American psychedelic rock bassist (The Mothers of Invention, It's a Beautiful Day, Air Pocket)
- 3 – Mark Germino, 73, American folk rock singer-songwriter
- 5 – Liana Isakadze, 77, Georgian classical violinist (death announced on this date)
- 6
- Pino D'Angiò, 71, Italian Italo disco singer-songwriter
- Joe Egan, 77, Scottish folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stealers Wheel)
- 8
- Adrián Olivares, 48, Mexican pop singer (Menudo).
- Pavol Zelenay, 96, Slovak swing composer
- 9 – Joe Bonsall, 76, American country and gospel singer (The Oak Ridge Boys)
- 10 – Dave Loggins, 76, American pop and country singer-songwriter
- 11 – Tommy Drennan, 82–83, Irish classical and showband singer
- 13
- Ruth Hesse, 87, German opera singer
- Claudio Reyes, 64, Chilean pop singer
- 14 – R. P. S. Lanrue, 74, German rock guitarist (Ton Steine Scherben)
- 15
- Wieteke van Dort, 81, Dutch pop singer
- Édith Lejet, 82, French classical composer
- Tomcraft, 49, German progressive trance DJ and producer
- 16
- Ulf Dageby, 80, Swedish rock guitarist (Nationalteatern)
- Bernice Johnson Reagon, 81, American gospel a capella singer (The Freedom Singers, Sweet Honey in the Rock)
- Irène Schweizer, 83, Swiss free jazz pianist.
- 17
- Pinche Peach, 57, American death metal singer (Brujeria)
- Happy Traum, 86, American folk singer and guitarist
- Heather Wood, 79, English folk singer (The Young Tradition) (death announced on this date)
- 18 – Jerry Fuller, 85, American rockabilly and pop singer-songwriter and producer
- 19 – Toumani Diabaté, 58, Malian mande kora player
- 20
- Jerry Miller, 81, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Moby Grape, The Rhythm Dukes)
- Sandy Posey, 80, American pop and country singer
- Eugene Sârbu, 73, Romanian classical violinist.
- 21
- Kim Min-ki, 73, South Korean folk rock singer-songwriter
- Evelyn Thomas, 70, American Hi-NRG singer
- 22
- Jerzy Artysz, 93, Polish opera singer
- Klara Berkovich, 96, Soviet-born American classical violinist
- Duke Fakir, 88, American R&B singer (Four Tops)
- Elena Mauti Nunziata, 77, Italian opera singer
- John Mayall, 90, English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 23 – Ekaterina Shklyaeva, 86, Russian folk pop singer (Buranovskiye Babushki) (death announced on this date)
- 24
- Shafin Ahmed, 63, Bangladeshi rock singer-songwriter and bassist (Miles)
- Antonio Cabán Vale, 81, Puerto Rican folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Bill Crook, Canadian alternative metal and pop punk bassist (Spiritbox, Living With Lions). (death announced on this date)
- 25
- Pascal Danel, 80, French pop singer-songwriter
- Benjamin Luxon, 87, British opera singer
- Tadashi Yabe, 59, Japanese acid jazz DJ and music producer (United Future Organization).
- 26
- Jason Clark, American gospel singer (The Nelons).
- Sd Laika, American deconstructed club producer and DJ (death announced on this date)
- Kelly Nelon Clark, 64, American gospel singer (The Nelons)
- Amber Nelon Thompson, American gospel singer (The Nelons)
- Tomáš Vendl, 52, Czech black metal bassist (Master's Hammer)
- 27
- Pat Collier, 72, English punk rock bassist (The Vibrators) and record producer
- Danny Clarke, 71–72, Jamaican reggae singer (The Meditations)
- DJ Polo, American hip hop DJ (Juice Crew) and record producer
- Oldřich Janota, 74, Czech folk singer-songwriter
- Mísia, 69, Portuguese fado singer
- Wolfgang Rihm, 72, German classical composer
- 28
- Chino XL, 50, American rapper
- Martin Phillipps, 61, New Zealand indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Chills) (death announced on this date)
- Mick Underwood, 78, English rock drummer (Quatermass, Strapps, Gillan)
- 30 – Onyeka Onwenu, 72, Nigerian pop and gospel singer-songwriter
- 31
- DJ Randall, 54, British jungle and drum and bass DJ
- Arthur Miles, 74, American R&B and jazz singer
- Carmen Pateña, 83, Filipino pop singer
August
- 1 – Jürgen Ahrend, 94, German pipe organ builder
- 2 – Nicu Covaci, 77, Romanian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Transsylvania Phoenix)
- 3
- Shaun Martin, 45, American jazz fusion and gospel multi-instrumentalist (Snarky Puppy)
- Antônio Meneses, 66, Brazilian classical cellist (Beaux Arts Trio)
- Phloen Phromdaen, 85, Thai luk thung singer
- 4 – Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez, 74, Spanish classical conductor and composer
- 5 – Maurice Williams, 86, American doo-wop singer-songwriter (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs)
- 7 – Jack Russell, 63, American glam metal singer (Great White)
- 9
- Carl Bevan, 51, Welsh Britpop drummer (60 Ft. Dolls) (death announced on this date)
- Maryvonne Le Dizès, 84, French classical violinist
- Charles R. Cross, 67, American music journalist
- Dave Sweetapple, 58, American indie rock and stoner metal bassist (Sweet Apple, Witch).
- Carl Weathersby, 71, American blues guitarist
- 10 – Celestina Casapietra, 85, Italian opera singer
- 11
- Gökçe Akçelik, 47, Turkish psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (Replikas)
- Haniya Aslam, 46, Pakistani pop rock singer and guitarist (Zeb and Haniya)
- Steve Davislim, 57, Malaysian-born Australian opera singer (death announced on this day)
- Talos, 37, Irish indie electronic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Chon Travis, American punk singer (Love Equals Death)
- 12
- Christof Nel, 80, German theatre and opera director
- Zdeněk Pololáník, 88, Czech classical composer, conductor and organist.
- 13 – Greg Kihn, 75, American power pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Greg Kihn Band)
- 14 – Dean Roberts, 49, New Zealand electroacoustic multi-instrumentalist and composer (death announced on this date)
- 15
- Joe Chambers, 81, American psychedelic soul singer-songwriter (The Chambers Brothers)
- Peter Marshall, 98, American pop singer and musical theater actor
- 16
- Charles Blackwell, 84, English pop arranger, record producer, film composer and songwriter (death announced on this date)
- Bobby Hicks, 91, American bluegrass fiddler
- Luther Kent, 76, American blues singer
- Rajko Maksimović, 89, Serbian classical composer
- Tore Ylwizaker, 54, Norwegian experimental rock keyboardist (Ulver)
- 17
- Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez, 78, American Afro-Cuban jazz and salsa bongo player (Típica 73).
- Bert Susanka, 62, American surf rock and cowpunk singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Ziggens)
- 20
- Erik Barrett, 48, American metalcore bassist (100 Demons) (death announced on this date)
- Maryvonne Le Dizès, 84, French classical violinist (death announced on this date)
- Manju Mehta, 79, Indian classical sitar player.
- Charin Nantanakorn, 91, Thai pop singer
- 21
- Diana, 76, Brazilian pop singer
- Russell Stone, 77–78, English singer (R&J Stone)
- 22 – Justin Chearno, 54, American indie rock guitarist (Pitchblende, Turing Machine, Unrest, Panthers)
- 23
- Daron Beck, 48, American synth-doom singer and keyboardist (Pinkish Black)
- Russell Malone, 60, America jazz guitarist
- Catherine Ribeiro, 82, French psychedelic rock singer (Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes)
- 26 – Paul Dwayne, 60, Canadian country singer-songwriter
- 27
- Richard Macphail, 73, English rock singer (Anon) and road manager (Genesis)
- Makaya Ntshoko, 84, South African jazz drummer
- 30
- Fatman Scoop, 53, American rapper
- Danielle Moore, 52, English downtempo singer (Crazy P)
- Cunnie Williams, 61, American R&B singer (death announced on this date)
- 31 – Jessica Mbangeni, 47, South African gospel singer
September
- 1
- Mike Billard, 60, Canadian jazz drummer (Jeff Johnston Trio).
- Teresa Bright, 64, American hapa haole guitarist and ukulele player.
- 2
- James Darren, 88, American pop singer
- Peter Kubik, 49, Austrian black metal guitarist (Abigor) (death announced on this date)
- Pat Lewis, 76, American soul singer (death announced on this date)
- 3 – Göran Fristorp, 76, Swedish schlager singer-songwriter (Malta)
- 4
- Oswald d'Andréa, 90, French classical pianist and film composer
- Bora Đorđević, 71, Serbian hard rock singer-songwriter (Riblja Čorba).
- 5
- Roy Cape, 82, Trinidadian calypso saxophonist (death announced on this date)
- Herbie Flowers, 86, English rock bassist (Blue Mink, T. Rex, Sky).
- Martin France, 60, British jazz drummer
- Sérgio Mendes, 83, Brazilian bossa nova pianist and composer
- Rich Homie Quan, 34, American rapper
- Władysław Słowiński, 94, Polish classical composer and conductor.
- 6
- Will Jennings, 80, American pop lyricist
- Mark Moffatt, 74, Australian pop guitarist (The Monitors) and record producer
- Screamin' Scott Simon, 75, Americanrock and roll pianist and singer (Sha Na Na)
- 7
- Jimmy Gilmer, 83, American rock and roll singer (The Fireballs)
- Dan Morgenstern, 94, German-born American music journalist and archivist
- 8
- Viktor Lyadov, 58, Russian classical pianist
- Zoot Money, 82, English blues rock singer and keyboardist (Eric Burdon and The Animals, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band)
- Ben Thapa, 42, English operatic pop singer (G4)
- Caterina Valente, 93, French-Italian pop singer and guitarist
- 10
- Frankie Beverly, 77, American R&B and funk singer-songwriter (Maze)
- Doug Hood, 70, New Zealand record producer
- 12
- Robin Guy, 54, British punk and alternative rock drummer (Sham 69, All About Eve)
- Papa Kojak, 68, Jamaican reggae singer
- 13
- Moisés Canelo, 74, Honduran pop singer-songwriter
- Tommy Cash, 84, American country singer
- Chalmers Davis, 73, American country keyboardist (The Shooters)
- 15
- David Davis, 63, American bluegrass mandolinist
- Tito Jackson, 70, American pop and R&B singer and guitarist (The Jackson 5)
- Roli Mosimann, 68, Swiss-born American experimental rock drummer (Swans, Wiseblood) and record producer
- 16 – Billy Edd Wheeler, 91, American country singer-songwriter
- 17
- Evin Agassi, 78, Iranian-born American pop singer.
- Kenny Hyslop, 73, Scottish new wave drummer (Slik, Zones, Simple Minds, Set the Tone) (death announced on this date)
- Rise Kagona, 62, Zimbabwean jit guitarist (Bhundu Boys)
- JD Souther, 78, American country rock singer-songwriter
- 18
- Juan Brujo, 61, American death metal singer (Brujeria)
- Dick Diamonde, 76, Dutch-born Australian rock bassist (The Easybeats)
- Nick Gravenites, 85, American blues singer and guitarist (The Electric Flag, Big Brother and the Holding Company)
- Zulya Kamalova, 55, Russian-born Australian folk singer
- 19 – Florence Warner, 77, American pop and commercial jingle singer
- 20
- Richard Dyer, 82, American music critic
- Srirangam Kannan, 72, Indian classical morsing player
- Kim Richmond, 84, American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Sayuri, 28, Japanese pop singer-songwriter
- 21
- Paul Cripple, American anarcho-punk guitarist (Reagan Youth)
- Benny Golson, 95, American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Eddie Low, 81, New Zealand country singer
- Roger Palm, 75, Swedish pop drummer (ABBA)
- Juan Carlos Salazar, 59, Venezuelan folk singer and cuatro player
- 23 – Freddie Salem, 70, American Southern rock guitarist (Outlaws) (death announced on this date)
- 24 – Cat Glover, 60, American funk singer and rapper
- 27
- John McNeil, 76, American jazz trumpeter
- Pit Passarell, 56, Argentine-born Brazilian heavy metal singer and bassist (Viper)
- 28 – Kris Kristofferson, 88, American country singer-songwriter
- 29
- Rohan de Saram, 85, British-born classical Sri Lankan cellist
- Martin Lee, 77, English pop singer-songwriter (Brotherhood of Man)
- Stoika Milanova, 79, Bulgarian classical violinist (death announced on this date)
- 30
- Dave Allison, 68, Canadian heavy metal guitarist (Anvil)
- Fayo, 46, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
October
- 1
- Vyacheslav Dobrynin, 78, Russian pop rock singer and composer (Samotsvety)
- Fritz Escovão, 81, Brazilian samba rock singer and guitarist (Trio Mocotó)
- 2
- Arbogaste Mbella Ntone, 82, Cameroonian gospel singer
- Ken Tobias, 79, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
- 3
- Terje Bjørklund, 79, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
- Jack Colwell, 34, Australian indie rock singer-songwriter.
- Jerry Miller, American ska singer (The Untouchables)
- 5 – Mimis Plessas, 99, Greek film composer and classical pianist
- 6 – Johnny Neel, 70, American Southern rock singer and keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band)
- 7
- Hans van Hemert, 79, Dutch music producer and songwriter
- Cissy Houston, 91, American gospel and R&B singer (The Sweet Inspirations)
- Jack Ponti, 66, American songwriter and record producer
- 8 – Jorge Arriagada, 81, Chilean-French film composer
- 9
- Michel Boyibanda, 84, Congolese rumba and soukous singer (TPOK Jazz).
- Bruno Pochesci, 54, Italian-born French singer-songwriter
- Leif Segerstam, 80, Finnish classical conductor, composer and multi-instrumentalist
- 10
- Adam Abeshouse, 63, American recording engineer, music producer and classical violinist
- El Taiger, 37, Cuban reggaeton singer
- 11
- Kiril Marichkov, 79, Bulgarian progressive rock singer and bassist (Shturcite)
- Aminollah Rashidi, 99, Iranian classical singer and composer
- 12
- Jackmaster, 38, Scottish house DJ
- Ka, 52, American rapper
- 13 – Libby Titus, 77, American pop singer-songwriter
- 15 – Ollie Olsen, 66, Australian post-punk multi-instrumentalist (No, Whirlywirld, Max Q, Orchestra of Skin and Bone, Taipan Tiger Girls) and film composer
- 16
- Inger Lorre, 61, American alternative rock singer-songwriter (Nymphs)
- Alan Mansfield, 72, American-New Zealand rock keyboardist (Dragon), songwriter, and record producer
- Liam Payne, 31, English pop singer (One Direction)
- 18 – Shujeo Shyam, 78, Bangladeshi music director
- 20
- Barbara Dane, 97, American jazz, blues, and folk singer
- Janusz Olejniczak, 72, Polish classical pianist
- 21
- Egidio Cuadrado, 71, Colombian vallenato accordionist
- Paul Di'Anno, 66, English heavy metal singer (Iron Maiden)
- Mimi Hines, 91, Canadian pop singer and musical theater actress
- Barbara Kolb, 85, American classical composer
- 22
- Claire Daly, 66, American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Edd Griles, 78, American music video director
- Ferenc Sánta Jr., 79, Hungarian classical and Romani folk violinist
- 23
- Jack Jones, 86, American pop singer
- Linda LaFlamme, 85, American psychedelic rock keyboardist and songwriter (It's a Beautiful Day)
- 24
- DJ Clark Kent, 57, Panamanian–American hip hop DJ and record producer
- Marco Paulo, 79, Portuguese pop singer
- Hans Rotmo, 76, Norwegian folk rock singer-songwriter
- 25 – Phil Lesh, 84, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter and bassist (Grateful Dead)
- 26 – Ustad Tafu, 79, Pakistani classical tabla player and film score composer
- 28
- Bill Beach, 92, American rockabilly singer and guitarist (death announced on this date)
- Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, 91, Cuban guajira trumpeter (Buena Vista Social Club)
- 30
- Richard Andrew, 58, Australian indie rock drummer (Underground Lovers, Crow, Black Cab)
- Arthur Moreira Lima, 84, Brazilian classical pianist
- 31 – Candy Devine, 85, Australian radio broadcaster and pop singer (death announced on this date)
November
- 3
- Quincy Jones, 91, American record producer, songwriter, arranger, and jazz trumpeter
- Andy Leek, 66, English new wave keyboardist (Dexys Midnight Runners).
- 4
- Johnny Madsen, 73, Danish rock singer-songwriter
- Tyka Nelson, 64, American R&B singer
- Renato Serio, 78, Italian film composer
- 5 – Sharda Sinha, 72, Indian folk and classical singer
- 8
- Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, 94, Indian folk drummer
- George Bohanon, 87, American jazz trombonist
- 9
- Lou Donaldson, 98, American jazz saxophonist
- Ella Jenkins, 100, American folk singer-songwriter
- Ram Narayan, 96, Indian classical sarangi player
- 10
- Pepe Justicia, 64, Spanish flamenco guitarist
- Emre Tukur, 55, Turkish pop keyboardist (Klips ve Onlar) (death announced on this date)
- 11 – Papa Noël Nedule, 83, Congolese soukous guitarist.
- 12
- Johnny Duhan, 74, Irish folk singer-songwriter
- Roy Haynes, 99, American jazz drummer
- 13
- Edgard Brito, 50, Brazilian folk metal keyboardist (Tuatha de Danann)
- Shel Talmy, 87, American record producer
- 14
- Tommy Alverson, American country singer-songwriter
- Dennis Bryon, 75, Welsh rock drummer (Amen Corner, Bee Gees)
- Vic Flick, 87, English session guitarist
- Peter Sinfield, 80, English progressive rock lyricist (King Crimson) and record producer
- 15 – Aashish Khan, 84, Indian classical sarod player
- 16
- S. Atan, 75, Singaporean-born Malaysian songwriter
- Dejan Despić, 94, Serbian classical composer
- Gerry Weil, 85, Austrian-born Venezuelan jazz pianist
- 17 – Vladimir Lyovkin, 57, Russian pop singer (Na Na)
- 18
- Paulo Alexandre, 93, Portuguese pop singer
- Jordi Bonell, 66, Spanish jazz guitarist
- Charles Dumont, 95, French cabaret and chanson singer-songwriter
- J. Saul Kane, 55, English trip hop and breakbeat hardcore DJ (death announced on this date)
- Bjørn Müller, 64, Norwegian rock singer (Backstreet Girls)
- György Pauk, 88, Hungarian classical violinist
- Colin Petersen, 78, Australian pop rock drummer (Bee Gees, Humpy Bong)
- 19
- Cesare Bonizzi, 78, Italian heavy metal singer
- Odile Bailleux, 84, French classical harpsichordist and organist
- Diva Gray, 72, American disco singer (Change, Chic)
- Saafir, 54, American rapper
- Graciela Susana, 71, Argentine tango singer
- 20
- Ita Beausang, 88, Irish musicologist
- Andy Paley, 72, American power pop multi-instrumentalist (The Paley Brothers, The Modern Lovers), songwriter, record producer, and composer
- Mike Pinera, 76, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Blues Image, Iron Butterfly, Ramatam)
- 21 – Willy Quiroga, 84, Argentine rock bassist (Vox Dei)
- 22
- Toni Price, 63, American country blues singer
- Harry Williams, 80, American R&B singer (Bloodstone)
- 23
- Marius Bațu, 65, Romanian folk singer (Pasărea Colibri
- Gabriel Cotabiță, 69, Romanian pop singer
- Pavel Karmanov, 54, Russian classical composer
- Chuck Woolery, 83, American psychedelic pop singer (The Avant-Garde).
- 24
- Ahmad Nawab, 92, Malaysian jazz saxophonist and composer
- Siegfried Thiele, 90, German classical composer
- 25 – Jaroslav Jeroným Neduha, 79, Czech folk singer-songwriter
- 26
- Bob Bryar, 44, American alternative rock drummer (My Chemical Romance) (body discovered on this date)
- Leah Kunkel, 76, American folk and pop rock singer (The Coyote Sisters)
- 27
- Artt Frank, 91, American jazz drummer
- Leonor González Mina, 90, Colombian cumbia singer
- 29
- Will Cullen Hart, 53, American indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System), co-founder of Elephant 6.
- Bert De Coninck, 75, Belgian rock singer and guitarist
- 30 – Steve Alaimo, 84, American pop singer and record producer
December
- 1
- Jacques Barsamian, 81, French rock singer and music journalist
- Samantha Lawrence, 55, British hip hop and reggae singer (Wee Papa Girl Rappers)
- 2
- Liu Chia-chang, 81 or 84, Taiwanese songwriter
- Marlos Nobre, 85, Brazilian classical composer and pianist
- 3 – Huang Zhun, 98, Chinese classical composer and singer
- 5 – Mario Tessuto, 81, Italian pop singer
- 6
- Angela Alvarez, 97, Cuban-born American folk-pop singer
- Miho Nakayama, 54, Japanese pop singer
- Dickie Rock, 88, Irish pop rock singer (The Miami Showband)
- 7 – Steady Bongo, 58, Sierra Leonean afropop singer
- 9 – Thomas Hertel, 73, German classical composer
- 10 – Lennie De Ice, 54, British jungle DJ (death announced on this date)
- 11
- Corinne Allal, 69, Tunisian-born Israeli rock singer and guitarist
- Michio Mamiya, 95, Japanese opera composer
- 12
- Papia Sarwar, 72, Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer
- Martial Solal, 97, French jazz pianist
- 13
- Koko Ateba, Cameroonian bikutsi singer and guitarist
- Bill Kelly, 74, American rock singer and guitarist (The Buoys, Dakota)
- Jon Camp, 75, British progressive rock singer and bassist (Renaissance)
- 15
- Zakir Hussain, 73, Indian classical and jazz fusion tabla player (Shakti)
- Ankaralı Turgut, 61, Turkish folk singer
- 16
- Naa Amanua, 75–76, Ghanaian folk singer (Wulomei)
- Anita Bryant, 84, American pop singer
- Steve Lewinson, 60, British soul bassist (Simply Red)
- Ruth McArdle, Belgian acid house singer (Lords of Acid) (death announced on this date)
- 17
- Alfa Anderson, 78, American disco singer (Chic)
- Mike Brewer, 80, American folk rock singer-songwriter (Brewer & Shipley)
- David Mallett, 73, American folk singer-songwriter
- 18
- Slim Dunlap, 73, American alternative rock guitarist (The Replacements)
- Sigrid Kehl, 95, German opera singer
- Heikki Silvennoinen, 70, Finnish progressive rock guitarist (Tabula Rasa)
- 19
- Stanley Booth, 82, American music journalist
- Gaboro, 23, Swedish rapper
- 20 – Sugar Pie DeSanto, 89, American R&B singer
- 21 – Casey Chaos, 59, American punk and metal singer (Amen, Christian Death)
- 23 – Gerardo Guevara, 94, Ecuadorian classical composer
- 24
- Richard Perry, 82, American record producer
- Priya Suriyasena, 80, Sri Lankan pop singer
- 25 – Dulce, 69, Mexican pop singer
- 26 – OG Maco, 32, American rapper
- 28
- Selami Karaibrahimgil, 80, Turkish rock singer (Modern Folk Üçlüsü)
- Lars Martin Myhre, 68, Norwegian folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Barre Phillips, 90, American jazz bassist
- 29
- Eric Carlson, 66, American heavy metal guitarist (Mentors)
- Linda Lavin, 87, American pop singer
- 30 – Joe Grech, 90, Maltese pop singer
- 31
- Tom Johnson, 85, American minimalist composer
- Don Nix, 83, American soul singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Mar-Keys)
- Johnnie Walker, 79, English radio disc jockey
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