2011 in music

This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music.

Specific locations

 * 2011 in American music
 * 2011 in Asian music
 * 2011 in British music
 * 2011 in Canadian music
 * 2011 in European music (Continental Europe)
 * 2011 in Irish music
 * 2011 in Japanese music
 * 2011 in Norwegian music
 * 2011 in South Korean music
 * 2011 in Swedish music

Specific genres

 * Classical
 * Country
 * Metal
 * Hip hop
 * Jazz
 * Latin music
 * Opera
 * Rock
 * K-pop

Deaths

 * January
 * 4 – Gerry Rafferty (63), Scottish singer
 * 29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher.


 * February
 * 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist.
 * 6 – Gary Moore (58), Northern Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
 * 14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist.
 * 22 – Beau Dollar (69), American soul-R&B singer and drummer.


 * March
 * 29 – Ray Herr (63), American rock guitarist (The Ides of March).


 * April
 * 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer.
 * 22 – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host.
 * 24 – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band TNT, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer).
 * 26 – Phoebe Snow (60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist.


 * May
 * 7 – John Walker (67), American singer and guitarist (The Walker Brothers)
 * 14 – Don Wood (61), American rock drummer (The Gants)
 * 15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen.
 * 31 – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress.


 * June
 * 3 – Andrew Gold (59), American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger


 * July
 * 23 – Amy Winehouse (27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter.
 * 24
 * Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack).
 * Dan Peek (60), American singer (America)
 * 26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.


 * August
 * 11 – Jani Lane (47), American metal singer and songwriter (Warrant).
 * 22 – Nickolas Ashford (69), American singer (Ashford & Simpson)


 * September
 * 4 – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer).
 * 7 – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer.
 * 19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist.
 * 21 – John Larson (61), American trumpeter (The Ides of March).


 * October
 * 8 – Roger Williams (87), American pianist.


 * November
 * 3 – Andrea True (68), American singer
 * 19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger.
 * 22 – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist.


 * December
 * 2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist.
 * 17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer.
 * 20 – Sean Bonniwell (71), American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Music Machine).