2019 in Asian music

Events

 * January – Shankar Mahadevan is awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government for his contributions to Film Music.
 * March 1 – Opening of the 15th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival
 * March 18 – Opening night of "Sadhu for the Music", a unity concert arranged by Imee Ooi.
 * April 30 – Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Osmo Vänskä will be its next musical director, as from January 2020.
 * June 13 – The Chinese Opera Festival opens at the Xiqu Centre in Kowloon.

Albums

 * IV of Spades – ClapClapClap! (January 18)
 * Arinjoy Trio – Arinjoy Trio (March)
 * Babymetal – Metal Galaxy (October 8)
 * Band-Maid – Conqueror (December 11)
 * Soumik Datta – King of Ghosts
 * December Avenue – Langit Mong Bughaw (December 20)
 * The Hu – The Gereg (September 13)
 * iKon – The New Kids (January 7)
 * Isyana Sarasvati – Lexicon (November 29)
 * Monsta X – Take.2 We Are Here (February 18)
 * Parekh & Singh – Science City (May 12)
 * Astha Raut – Aadhar 2 (November 28)

Classical

 * Akira Nishimura – Azure Dragon (for string quartet)

Opera

 * Aftab Darvishi and Miranda Lakerveld – Turan Dokht
 * Keith Lai – Wenguang Explores the Valley
 * Akira Nishimura – Asters

Film and TV scores

 * 4 Musics, Nadirshah, Dhanush and Madhu Vasudevan – Brother's Day
 * Yuki Hayashi – Star Twinkle PreCure
 * Ilaiyaraaja – Thamilarasan
 * M. Jayachandran – Mamangam

Musical films

 * A Mero Hajur 3 (Nepal)
 * Ajab Sanju Ra Gajab Love (India - Odia)
 * Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (India - Gujarati)
 * Cheer Boys!! (Japan)
 * Chitralahari (India - Telugu)
 * Dearest Anita (Hong Kong)
 * Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (India - Hindi)
 * Fall in Love at First Kiss (Taiwan)
 * Gully Boy (India - Hindi)
 * I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (China)
 * Laal Kabootar (Pakistan)
 * Love Live! Sunshine!! (Japan)
 * Neeyum Njanum (India - Malayalam)
 * Oru Adaar Love (India - Malayalam)

Deaths

 * January 16 – Brian Velasco, born 1977), Filipino drummer (Razorback)
 * January 17 – S. Balakrishnan, 70, Indian film score composer and music director
 * January 22 – Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, 63, Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director
 * January 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin)
 * March 23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer
 * April 20
 * Amar Pal, 96, folk singer
 * Wu Yili, 89, Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist
 * May 12 – Hiralal Yadav, 93, Indian folk singer.
 * July 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese popular singer
 * August 1 – Agung Hercules, 51, Indonesian actor and singer.
 * August 19 – Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, 92, Indian music director and composer (Kabhie Kabhie, Umrao Jaan, Dil-e-Nadaan), lung infection.
 * September 12 – Ida Laila, 76, Indonesian singer
 * November 8 – Ramakant Gundecha, Indian Dhrupad performer
 * November 18 – Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian royal and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004). was a Cambodian princess, dancer and director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.
 * November 24
 * Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (suicide)
 * Mobarak Hossain Khan, 81, Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer
 * November 27 – He Sukun, 25, Chinese singer (suicide)
 * December 1 – Michael Lai, 73, Chinese composer and actor
 * December 26 – Nguyễn Văn Tý, 94, Vietnamese composer

By country

 * 2019 in Chinese music
 * 2019 in Japanese music
 * 2019 in Philippine music
 * 2019 in South Korean music