2019 in music

This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2019 in music.

Specific locations

 * African music
 * American music
 * Asian music
 * Australian music
 * Brazilian music
 * British music
 * Canadian music
 * Chinese music
 * Czech music
 * Danish music
 * European music
 * Finnish music
 * French music
 * German music
 * Icelandic music
 * Indian music
 * Indonesian music
 * Irish music
 * Japanese music
 * Latin music
 * Malaysian music
 * Monogolian music
 * Norwegian music
 * Philippine music
 * Polynesian music
 * Scandinavian music
 * South Korean music
 * Swedish music
 * Taiwanese music
 * Vietnamese music

Specific genres

 * Classical
 * Country
 * Electronic
 * Jazz
 * Latin
 * Heavy metal
 * Hip hop
 * Rock
 * Pop
 * K-pop

Bands formed

 * 1Team
 * 1the9
 * 3YE
 * AB6IX
 * ALI
 * ALLMO$T
 * Ariaz
 * Argon
 * Argonavis from BanG Dream!
 * Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe
 * BDC
 * Better Oblivion Community Center
 * Beyooooonds
 * Bis
 * B.O.L.T
 * Bonny Light Horseman
 * Bvndit
 * Carry Loose
 * CGM48
 * Chat Pile
 * Cherry Bullet
 * CIX
 * College Cosmos
 * D1CE
 * DEL48
 * Dialogue
 * Dos Monos
 * DracoVirgo
 * Dry Cleaning
 * ENOi
 * Everglow
 * EXO-SC
 * Fanatics
 * Frost Children
 * Girls²
 * The Highwomen
 * Hinatazaka46
 * Hinapia
 * Honest Boyz
 * Horsegirl
 * Household Gods
 * Itzy
 * Jus2
 * King Gnu
 * Mameshiba no Taigun
 * Newkidd
 * Oneus
 * Onewe
 * OnlyOneOf
 * Purplebeck
 * Purple Mountains
 * Real Like You
 * Rocket Punch
 * Rolling Quartz
 * Sard Underground
 * Sault
 * SB19
 * Simple Creatures
 * Sprints
 * Static Dress
 * Sunday Service Choir
 * SuperM
 * Sweeping Promises
 * Sweet Pill
 * Tebasaki Sensation
 * Teen Teen
 * Tomorrow X Together
 * Verivery
 * WayV
 * We in the Zone
 * Wet Leg
 * Wooseok x Kuanlin
 * X1
 * Yard Act
 * Yoasobi
 * ZOC

Soloist debuts

 * Akari Kitō
 * Baby Keem
 * Bae Jin-young
 * Baekhyun
 * Benee
 * Breskvica
 * Camilo
 * Chen
 * Chen Zhuoxuan
 * Chih Siou
 * Chloe Moriondo
 * Davina Michelle
 * Devito
 * Dove Cameron
 * Eito
 * Elaine
 * Elle Winter
 * Emilia Mernes
 * Gracie Abrams
 * Griff
 * Ian Chan
 * Haruka Fukuhara
 * Ha Sung-woon
 * Hwasa
 * Im Hyun-sik
 * Jace Chan
 * Jang Dong-woo
 * Jeon Somi
 * Jung Dae-hyun
 * Joyce Pring
 * Kang Daniel
 * Kang Min-kyung
 * KD Estrada
 * Keung To
 * Kim Jin-woo
 * Kim Ji-yeon
 * Kim Jung-mo
 * Kim Woo-sung
 * Kwon Hyun-bin
 * Latto
 * Lee Jin-hyuk
 * Lee Jin-young
 * Lee Min-hyuk
 * María Becerra
 * Mayu Maeshima
 * Milet
 * Nichkhun
 * Nicki Nicole
 * Oh Ha-young
 * Park Ji-hoon
 * Renforshort
 * Roh Tae-hyun
 * Ruann
 * Sayaka Yamamoto
 * Shen Yue
 * Sulli
 * Sungmin
 * Tate McRae
 * Terence Lam
 * Teya Dora
 * U-Know
 * U-Kwon
 * Vaundy
 * Voyage
 * Yoon Ji-sung
 * Yoona
 * Yukika
 * Yuuri
 * Zelo
 * Zephanie

Bands reformed

 * Alphabeat
 * Bauhaus
 * Bikini Kill
 * The Black Crowes
 * Egypt Central
 * funeral for a friend
 * Heart
 * Idiot Pilot
 * Jawbox
 * Jonas Brothers
 * McFly
 * Men at Work
 * Motion City Soundtrack
 * My Chemical Romance
 * Oysterhead
 * Rage Against the Machine
 * The Rapture
 * Rockpile
 * Roxy Music (one performance)
 * Stereolab
 * Stereos
 * Strange Advance
 * Supergrass
 * The Pussycat Dolls
 * Vex Red
 * Vivian Girls

Bands on hiatus

 * An Cafe
 * Blu-Billion
 * DNCE
 * Devin Townsend Project
 * Fifth Harmony
 * fun.
 * f(x)
 * Hedley
 * Katatonia
 * Linkin Park
 * Moose Blood
 * One Direction
 * Shinee

Bands disbanded

 * Act of Defiance
 * Alpine
 * The Apocalypse Blues Revue
 * Belanova
 * Boyzone
 * Cassius
 * The Cranberries
 * Country Girls
 * Delorean
 * Divinyls
 * Fischerspooner
 * Flower
 * Free Cake for Every Creature
 * Her's
 * Hobbs' Angel of Death
 * Hollerado
 * The Hoopers
 * Janne Da Arc
 * Kalafina
 * Kinoko Teikoku
 * Little Green Cars
 * The Muffs
 * The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
 * Negoto
 * Nine Muses
 * Pentagon
 * Prophets of Rage
 * Purple Mountains
 * Rah Rah
 * Rock a Japonica
 * Roxette
 * The Searchers
 * Serebro
 * Slayer
 * Spandau Ballet
 * Superjoint
 * Thursday
 * Tsuri Bit
 * Toto
 * Yeasayer
 * Wake Up, Girls!

January

 * 1
 * Shane Bisnett, 31, American metalcore bassist (Ice Nine Kills)
 * Feis Ecktuh, 32, Dutch rapper
 * Joan Guinjoan, 87, Spanish composer and pianist
 * Kris Kelmi, 63, Russian rock singer and keyboardist
 * Pegi Young, 66, American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * 2 – Daryl Dragon, 76, American pop keyboardist and songwriter (Captain & Tennille, The Beach Boys)
 * 3 – Steve Ripley, 69, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Tractors)
 * 5
 * Alvin Fielder, 83, American jazz drummer
 * Eric Haydock, 75, British rock bassist (The Hollies)
 * Dan Tshanda, 54, South African pop singer and bassist (Splash)
 * 7
 * Jimmy Hannan, 84, Australian pop singer
 * John Joubert, 91, British classical music composer
 * Clydie King, 75, American pop and rock singer
 * Houari Manar, 38, Algerian rai singer
 * 9 – Joseph Jarman, 81, American jazz saxophonist (Art Ensemble of Chicago)
 * 10
 * Larry Cunningham, 67, American R&B singer (The Floaters)
 * Kevin Fret, 24, Puerto Rican trap singer
 * 12 – Sanger D. Shafer, 84, American country singer-songwriter
 * 13
 * Glen Dale, 79, English pop singer (The Fortunes)
 * Bonnie Guitar, 95, American country singer
 * Willie Murphy, 75, American blues singer and pianist
 * David "Frenchy" O'Brien, 71, American drummer (Animotion)
 * 15 – Carol Channing, 97, American Broadway and film musicals singer
 * 16
 * Lorna Doom, 61, American punk rock bassist (Germs)
 * Brian Velasco, 41, Filipino hard rock drummer (Razorback)
 * Chris Wilson, 62, Australian blues singer and guitarist
 * 17
 * Debi Martini, American punk rock singer and bassist (Red Aunts)
 * Ron Watson, 62, Canadian rock guitarist (Helix)
 * Reggie Young, 82, American rock guitarist (The Memphis Boys)
 * 19 – Ted McKenna, 68, Scottish glam rock drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
 * 21
 * Marcel Azzola, 91, French chanson accordionist
 * Kaye Ballard, 93, American pop singer
 * Edwin Birdsong, 77, American funk keyboardist
 * Maxine Brown, 87, American country singer (The Browns)
 * 23 – Oliver Mtukudzi, 66, Zimbabwean afro-jazz guitarist
 * 25
 * Bruce Corbitt, 56, American thrash metal singer (Rigor Mortis, Warbeast)
 * Jacqueline Steiner, 94, American folk singer-songwriter
 * 26
 * Jean Guillou, 88, French composer and classical organist
 * Michel Legrand, 86, French composer, conductor and jazz pianist
 * 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin)
 * 28 – Paul Whaley, 72, American psychedelic rock drummer (Blue Cheer, The Oxford Circle)
 * 29 – James Ingram, 66, American R&B singer-songwriter
 * 31 – Harold Bradley, 93, American country guitarist

February

 * 1
 * Alex Brown, 52, American punk rock guitarist (Gorilla Biscuits, Project X)
 * Ayub Ogada, 63, Kenyan worldbeat singer and Nyatiti player
 * 2 – Tim Landers, American emo guitarist and singer (Transit, Misser)
 * 3
 * Detsl, 35, Russian rapper
 * Peter Posa, 77, New Zealand pop guitarist
 * 5 – Eddy Giles, 80, American R&B and blues singer-songwriter
 * 6 – Gerald English, 93, British opera singer
 * 9
 * Cadet, 28, British rapper
 * Phil Western, 47, Canadian electronic synthesizer player and guitarist (Download, PlatEAU)
 * 11
 * Olli Lindholm, 54, Finnish rock singer and guitarist (Yö, Appendix)
 * Harvey Scales, 78, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
 * 13 – Willy Lambregt, 59, Belgian rock guitarist (The Scabs, Vaya Con Dios)
 * 15 – Kofi Burbridge, 57, American jam band keyboardist and flautist (Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit)
 * 16
 * Glenn Bell, 64, Canadian rock drummer (The Cooper Brothers)
 * Ken Nordine, 98, American jazz spoken word artist
 * 17 – Ethel Ennis, 86, American jazz singer
 * 19 – Artie Wayne, 77, American pop singer, songwriter and producer
 * 20
 * Dominick Argento, 91, American classical music composer
 * Gerard Koerts, 71, Dutch progressive rock keyboardist (Earth and Fire)
 * 21
 * Gus Backus, 81, American doo-wop singer (The Del-Vikings)
 * Jackie Shane, 78, American soul singer
 * Peter Tork, 77, American rock bassist and singer (The Monkees)
 * 23 – Dorothy Masuka, 83, Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer-songwriter
 * 24 – Mac Wiseman, 93, American bluegrass singer and guitarist (Foggy Mountain Boys)
 * 25 – Mark Hollis, 64, British new wave and post-rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Talk Talk)
 * 26 – Andy Anderson, 68, British new wave drummer (The Cure, The Glove, Hawkwind)
 * 27 – Doug Sandom, 89, British rock drummer (The Who)
 * 28
 * Stephan Ellis, 69, American rock bassist (Survivor)
 * André Previn, 89, German-born American jazz and classical pianist, conductor and composer

March

 * 1 – Paul Williams, 78, British rock and blues singer (Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Juicy Lucy, Tempest, Allan Holdsworth)
 * 2 – Al Hazan, 84, American pianist (B. Bumble and the Stingers), songwriter and record producer
 * 3 – Leo de Castro, 70, New Zealand funk and soul singer and guitarist
 * 4
 * Keith Flint, 49, British electronica singer (The Prodigy)
 * Sara Romweber, 55, American jangle pop drummer (Let's Active, Dex Romweber Duo)
 * 5 – Jacques Loussier, 84, French jazz pianist and film score composer (Jacques Loussier Trio)
 * 6
 * James Dapogny, 78, American jazz pianist and musicologist
 * Mike Grose, 77, British rock bassist (Queen)
 * Charlie Panigoniak, 72, Canadian Inuk folk singer-songwriter
 * 8 – Eddie Taylor Jr., 46, American blues singer and guitarist
 * 10 – Asa Brebner, 65, American power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Modern Lovers, Robin Lane & The Chartbusters)
 * 11
 * Hal Blaine, 90, American rock and pop drummer (The Wrecking Crew)
 * Danny Kustow, 63, British punk rock guitarist (Tom Robinson Band)
 * 12 – John Kilzer, 62, American rock singer-songwriter
 * 16
 * Dick Dale, 81, American surf rock guitarist
 * Dewayne "Son" Smith, 76, American country music singer and guitarist (The Geezinslaw Brothers)
 * David White, 79, American doo-wop and pop singer (Danny & the Juniors, The Spokesmen)
 * 17
 * Wolfgang Meyer, 64, German classical clarinetist
 * Bernie Tormé, 66, Irish guitarist (Gillan, Guy McCoy Tormé, Atomic Rooster, Desperado)
 * Yuya Uchida, 79, Japanese rock musician (Flower Travellin' Band)
 * Andre Williams, 82, American R&B singer
 * 20 – Terje Nilsen, 67, Norwegian pop singer-songwriter
 * 21 – Doris Duke, 77, American gospel and soul singer
 * 22 – Scott Walker, 76, American-born British pop and avant garde singer-songwriter (The Walker Brothers)
 * 23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer
 * 25 – Bill Isles, 78, American R&B singer (The O'Jays)
 * 26 – Ranking Roger, 56, British ska and new wave singer (The Beat, General Public)
 * 27
 * Stephen Fitzpatrick, 24, British indie rock singer and guitarist (Her's)
 * Audun Laading, 25, Norwegian indie rock bassist (Her's)
 * 30
 * Geoff Harvey, 83, British-Australian television music composer and pianist
 * Simaro Lutumba, 81, Congolese soukous guitarist (TPOK Jazz)
 * 31 – Nipsey Hussle, 33, American rapper

April

 * 1 – Armando Vega Gil, 64, Mexican rock bassist (Botellita de Jerez)
 * 2
 * Rick Elias, American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Ragamuffin Band)
 * Kim English, 48, American house and gospel singer
 * 3 - Shawn Smith, 53, American alternative rock singer and keyboardist (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed)
 * 4
 * Alberto Cortez, 79, Argentine pop singer-songwriter
 * Tiger Merritt, 31, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (Morning Teleportation)
 * 5
 * Pastor López, 74, Venezuelan cumbia singer-songwriter and bandleader
 * Davey Williams, 66, American avant-garde and free jazz guitarist (Curlew)
 * Wowaka, 31, Japanese Vocaloid producer, singer and guitarist
 * 6
 * Jim Glaser, 81, American country singer
 * Ib Glindemann, 84, Danish jazz bandleader and composer
 * 10 – Earl Thomas Conley, 77, American country singer-songwriter
 * 12 – Johnny Hutchinson, 78, British rock and roll drummer (The Big Three)
 * 13 – Paul Raymond, 73, British hard rock keyboardist (UFO, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack)
 * 15
 * Les Reed, 83, British pop bandleader and songwriter
 * Joe Terry, 78, American rock and roll singer (Danny & the Juniors)
 * 18 – Eddie Tigner, 92, American blues singer and keyboardist
 * 20 – Martin Böttcher, 91, German classical composer, arranger and conductor
 * 22
 * Heather Harper, 88, Northern Irish classical singer
 * Dave Samuels, 70, American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player (Spyro Gyra)
 * 23 – Earl Edwards, 82, American R&B singer and songwriter (The Dukays)
 * 24 – Dick Rivers, 74, French rock and roll singer (Les Chats Sauvages)
 * 26 – Phil McCormack, 58, American southern rock singer (Molly Hatchet)
 * 30
 * Boon Gould, 64, English new wave guitarist (Level 42)
 * Beth Carvalho, 72, Brazilian samba singer

May

 * 2 – John Starling, 79, American bluegrass guitarist (The Seldom Scene)
 * 3 – Mose Se Sengo, 73, Congolese jazz guitarist (TPOK Jazz)
 * 4 – J. R. Cobb, 75, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV)
 * 6 – Pekka Airaksinen, 73, Finnish electronic composer
 * 7 – Subir Nandi, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer
 * 8
 * Luther Jennings, 86, American gospel singer (Jackson Southernaires)
 * Yevgeny Krylatov, 85, Russian film composer
 * 9
 * Malcolm Black, 58, New Zealand new wave singer and guitarist (Netherworld Dancing Toys)
 * Preston Epps, 88, American percussionist
 * Freddie Starr, 76, English stand up comedian, impressionist and singer
 * 11 – Peggy Lipton, 72, American pop singer and actress
 * 13 – Doris Day, 97, American pop singer and actress
 * 14
 * Leon Rausch, 91, American country singer (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys)
 * Mike Wilhelm, 77, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Charlatans, Flamin' Groovies)
 * 15
 * Chuck Barksdale, 84, American R&B singer (The Dells)
 * Huelyn Duvall, 79, American rockabilly singer and guitarist
 * 16 – Sol Yaged, 93, American jazz clarinetist
 * 17 – Eric Moore, 67, American hard rock singer and bassist (The Godz)
 * 18
 * Melvin Edmonds, 65, American new jack swing singer (After 7)
 * Geneviève Waïte, 71, South African pop singer
 * 19 – Alfred Janson, 82, Norwegian classical pianist and composer
 * 21 – Jake Black, 59, British acid jazz singer and songwriter (Alabama 3)
 * 28
 * Willie Ford, 68, American soul singer (The Dramatics)
 * John Gary Williams, 73, American R&B singer (The Mad Lads)
 * 29
 * Tony Glover, 79, American blues singer and harmonica player (Koerner, Ray & Glover)
 * Jeff Walls, 62, American jangle pop guitarist (Guadalcanal Diary)
 * 30 – Leon Redbone, 69, Cypriot-American jazz and ragtime singer and guitarist
 * 31 – Roky Erickson, 71, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (The 13th Floor Elevators)

June

 * 2 – Paulo Pagni, 61, Brazilian rock drummer (RPM)
 * 4 – Mikey Dees, American punk rock singer and guitarist (Fitz of Depression)
 * 5 – Brian Doherty, 51, American alternative rock guitarist (Big Wreck)
 * 6 – Dr. John, 77, American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist
 * 8 – Andre Matos, 47, Brazilian heavy metal singer (Viper, Angra, Shaman)
 * 9
 * Bushwick Bill, 52, Jamaican-born American rapper (Geto Boys)
 * Jim Pike, 82, American pop singer (The Lettermen)
 * 10
 * Chuck Glaser, 83, American country singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers)
 * Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal, 75, American blues and zydeco guitarist
 * 13 - Nature Ganganbaigal, 29, Chinese folk metal guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (Tengger Cavalry)
 * 16
 * Bishop Bullwinkle, 70, American soul and novelty singer
 * Sergey Ostroumov, 53, Russian blues rock drummer (Mashina Vremeni)
 * 19 – Philippe Zdar, 52, French house musician and producer (Cassius)
 * 21 – Kelly Jay Fordham, 77, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Crowbar)
 * 23 – Dave Bartholomew, 100, American R&B and rock and roll trumpeter, composer and bandleader
 * 24 – Jeff Austin, 45, American bluegrass singer and mandolinist (Yonder Mountain String Band)
 * 27
 * Gualberto Castro, 84, Mexican pop singer (Los Hermanos Castro)
 * Louis Thiry, 84, French classical organist
 * 29 – Gary Duncan, 72, American psychedelic rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service)

July

 * 1
 * Sid Ramin, 100, American composer and arranger
 * Bogusław Schaeffer, 90, Polish classical composer
 * 2
 * Ibrahim Emin, 56, Azerbaijani heavy metal bassist (Yukhu)
 * Dante Rossi, 77, American garage rock guitarist and singer (The Baskerville Hounds)
 * 6
 * João Gilberto, 88, Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitarist
 * Thommy Gustafsson, 71, Swedish pop keyboardist (Sven-Ingvars)
 * Yannis Spathas, 68, Greek hard rock guitarist (Socrates Drank the Conium)
 * Wanda Warska, 89, Polish jazz singer-songwriter
 * 9 – Aaron Rosand, 92, American classical violinist
 * 10 – Jerry Lawson, 75, American a cappella singer (The Persuasions)
 * 12
 * Dick Richards, 95, American rock and roll drummer (Bill Haley & His Comets)
 * Russell Smith, 70, American country rock singer (Amazing Rhythm Aces, Run C&W)
 * 16
 * Johnny Clegg, 66, South African afro-pop singer and guitarist (Juluka, Savuka)
 * Pat Kelly, 70, Jamaican reggae singer
 * Bill Vitt, American rock drummer (Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders)
 * 18 – Bob Frank, 75, American folk singer-songwriter
 * 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese pop singer
 * 21 – Ben Johnston, 93, American microtonal composer
 * 22
 * Daniel Rae Costello, 58, Fijian folk guitarist
 * Art Neville, 81, American funk and R&B keyboardist (The Meters, The Neville Brothers)
 * 25 – Anner Bylsma, 85, Dutch classical cellist
 * 26 – Cacik Jonne, 54, Brazilian axé guitarist and composer (Chiclete com Banana)
 * 29 – Ras G, 39, American instrumental hip-hop producer
 * 30 – Lol Mason, 69, English progressive rock singer (City Boy, The Maisonettes)
 * 31 - Nigel Benjamin, 64, British rock singer (Mott, London)

August

 * 1
 * Ian Gibbons, 67, British rock keyboardist (The Kinks)
 * Hamid Ali Khan, 66, Pakistani classical singer
 * 3
 * Damien Lovelock, 65, Australian rock singer (The Celibate Rifles)
 * Katreese Barnes, 56, American R&B singer-songwriter (Juicy)
 * 4 – Bob Wilber, 91, American jazz clarinetist
 * 5 – Lizzie Grey, 60, American glam metal guitarist (Spiders & Snakes, London)
 * 6 – Danny Doyle, 79, Irish folk singer
 * 7
 * David Berman, 52, American indie rock singer-songwriter (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains)
 * Francesca Sundsten, 58, American post-punk bassist (The Beakers)
 * Nicky Wonder, 59, American power pop guitarist (Wondermints, Brian Wilson)
 * 11 – Jim Cullum Jr., 77, American jazz cornetist
 * 12 – DJ Arafat, 33, Ivorian Coupé-Décalé singer and disk jockey
 * 19 – Larry Taylor, 77, American bass guitarist (Canned Heat)
 * 21 – Celso Piña, 66, Mexican cumbia singer and accordionist
 * 26 – Neal Casal, 50, American rock guitarist (Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Blackfoot)
 * 27 – Donnie Fritts, 76, American country keyboardist and songwriter
 * 28 – Nancy Holloway, 86, American jazz and pop singer
 * 29 – Jimmy Pitman, 72, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Strawberry Alarm Clock)

September

 * 2 – Laurent Sinclar, 58, French new wave keyboardist (Taxi Girl)
 * 4 – Dan Warner, 49, American Latin pop guitarist
 * 5 – Jimmy Johnson, 76, American rock and soul guitarist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
 * 7 – Camilo Sesto, 72, Spanish pop singer
 * 9
 * Gru, 46, Serbian rapper
 * Lavrentis Machairitsas, 62, Greek rock singer and guitarist
 * 10
 * Jeff Fenholt, 68, American rock and Christian contemporary singer (Bible Black, Geezer Butler Band)
 * Daniel Johnston, 58, American lo-fi folk singer-songwriter
 * Hossam Ramzy, 65, Egyptian-born jazz rock percussionist
 * 13 – Eddie Money, 70, American pop rock singer
 * 15
 * Roberto Leal, 67, Portuguese-Brazilian pop singer
 * Ric Ocasek, 75, American new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cars)
 * Mick Schauer, 46, American stoner rock keyboardist (Clutch)
 * 16
 * John Cohen, 87, American folk banjoist and guitarist (New Lost City Ramblers)
 * Vic Vogel, 84, Canadian jazz pianist
 * 17 – Alexandr Vasilyev, Russian new wave drummer (Center)
 * 18 – Tony Mills, 57, British hard rock singer (Shy, TNT)
 * 19
 * Sandie Jones, 68, Irish pop singer
 * Harold Mabern, 83, American jazz pianist
 * María Rivas, 59, Venezuelan Latin jazz singer
 * Yonrico Scott, 63, American rock and blues drummer (The Derek Trucks Band)
 * Larry Wallis, 70, British rock guitarist (Pink Fairies, Motörhead)
 * 21
 * Margie Clarke, 74, American R&B singer (The Jewels)
 * Woo Hye-mi, 31, South Korean pop singer
 * 23
 * Richard Brunelle, 55, American heavy metal guitarist (Morbid Angel, Paths of Possession)
 * Robert Hunter, 78, American rock lyricist and multi-instrumentalist (Grateful Dead)
 * 26
 * Jim Johnson, 76, American rock guitarist and singer (Gypsy)
 * Jimmy Spicer, 61, American rapper
 * Martin Wesley-Smith, 74, Australian classical composer
 * 28
 * Dessie O'Halloran, 79, Irish folk fiddler and singer
 * José José, 71, Mexican Latin pop singer
 * 29
 * busbee, 43, American country and pop songwriter and producer
 * Larry Willis, 78, American jazz pianist (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
 * 30
 * Jessye Norman, 74, American opera singer
 * Louie Rankin, 61, Jamaican-born Canadian dancehall singer

October

 * 1
 * Karel Gott, 80, Czech pop singer
 * Beverly Watkins, 80, American blues guitarist
 * 2
 * Barrie Masters, 63, British pub rock singer (Eddie and the Hot Rods)
 * Kim Shattuck, 56, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (The Muffs, The Pandoras, Pixies)
 * Morten Stützer, Danish thrash metal guitarist (Artillery)
 * 3
 * Vinnie Bell, 87, American session guitarist
 * Mike Clough, 77, American folk singer and guitarist (The Back Porch Majority)
 * 4
 * Ed Ackerson, 54, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (Polara, Antenna)
 * Glen Brown, 75, Jamaican reggae singer
 * 5 – Larry Junstrom, 70, American Southern rock bassist (.38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
 * 6
 * Ginger Baker, 80, British rock and jazz drummer (Cream, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force, The Graham Bond Organisation)
 * 8 – Molly Duncan, 74, British funk saxophonist (Average White Band)
 * 11 – Kadri Gopalnath, 69, Indian classical and jazz saxophonist
 * 12
 * George Chambers, 88, American psychedelic soul bassist and singer (The Chambers Brothers)
 * Kenny Dixon, 27, American country drummer (Kane Brown)
 * Dallas Harms, 82, Canadian country singer
 * Gerry McGee, 81, American surf rock guitarist (The Ventures)
 * 13 – Steve Cash, 73, American Southern rock singer (Ozark Mountain Daredevils)
 * 14 – Sulli, 25, Korean pop singer (f(x))
 * 15 – Cacho Castaña, 77, Argentine bolero singer and actor
 * 17 – Ray Santos, 90, American Latin pop saxophonist
 * 21 – Peter Hobbs, 58, Australian thrash metal guitarist and singer (Hobbs' Angel of Death)
 * 22
 * Don Baskin, 73, American garage rock singer and guitarist (Syndicate of Sound)
 * Raymond Leppard, 92, British classical conductor and harpsichordist
 * Hans Zender, 82, German classical conductor
 * 25 – Joe Sun, 76, American country singer
 * 26 – Paul Barrere, 71, American Southern rock guitarist (Little Feat)
 * 31 – Kendra Malia, 37, American witch house singer (White Ring)

November

 * 2 – Marie Laforêt, 80, French-Swiss pop singer
 * 4
 * Timi Hansen, 67, Danish metal bassist (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond)
 * Jerry Hudson, 70, American rock singer (The Road)
 * 5 – Jan Erik Kongshaug, 75, Norwegian jazz guitarist
 * 7
 * Ivan Maksimović, 57, Serbian hard rock guitarist (Metro, The No Smoking Orchestra)
 * Gilles Bertin, 58, French punk rock singer and bassist (Camera Silens)
 * 8
 * Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian pop singer
 * Ramakant Gundecha, Indian dhrupad singer (Gundecha Brothers)
 * 9 – Taiwo Lijadu, 71, Nigerian Afrobeat singer (Lijadu Sisters)
 * 10 – Jan Byrczek, 83, Polish jazz bassist
 * 11 – Bad Azz, 43, American rapper
 * 16 – Éric Morena, 68, French pop singer
 * 19
 * José Mário Branco, 77, Portuguese folk singer-songwriter
 * Lloyd Watson, 70, British rock guitarist
 * 20
 * Doug Lubahn, 71, American psychedelic rock and jazz bassist (Clear Light, The Doors)
 * John Mann, 57, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Spirit of the West)
 * 21
 * Donna Carson, 73, American folk singer (Hedge and Donna)
 * Farris Lanier Jr., 70, American R&B-soul-funk singer (Lanier & Co.)
 * 22 – Eduardo Nascimento, 76, Angolan pop singer
 * 24
 * Goo Hara, 28, South Korean K-pop singer (Kara)
 * Mary Nance, 72, American pop singer (The Sunshine Company)
 * 25 – Iain Sutherland, 71, British folk singer and guitarist (The Sutherland Brothers)
 * 27 – Martin Armiger, 70, Australian new wave singer and guitarist (The Sports)
 * 28 – Padú del Caribe, 99, Aruban waltz songwriter
 * 29 – Irving Burgie, 95, American calypso songwriter
 * 30 – Howard "Sparky" Childress, 76, American rock and roll guitarist (The Sparkletones)

December

 * 1 – Stuart Fraser, Australian hard rock guitarist (Noiseworks)
 * 2
 * Jimmy Cavallo, 92, American rock and roll singer
 * Greedy Smith, 63, Australian new wave singer and keyboardist (Mental as Anything)
 * 3 – Shaaban Abdel Rahim, 62, Egyptian sha'abi singer
 * 4 – Rosa Morena, 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer
 * 5 – Jerry Naylor, 80, American rock and roll musician (The Crickets)
 * 7
 * Herb Cox, 81, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Cleftones)
 * Herbert Joos, 79, German jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
 * Joe McQueen, 100, American jazz saxophonist
 * 8 – Juice Wrld, 21, American rapper
 * 9 – Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish pop rock singer (Roxette)
 * 10 – Gershon Kingsley, 97, German-born American electronic composer and synthesizer player
 * 12 – Jack Scott, 83, Canadian rock and roll singer
 * 13
 * Roy Loney, 73, American garage rock singer and guitarist (Flamin' Groovies)
 * Emil Richards, 87, American classical and jazz vibraphonist
 * 14 – Irv Williams, 100, American jazz saxophonist
 * 15 - Monique Leyrac, 91, Canadian pop singer
 * 18
 * Patxi Andión, 72, Spanish pop singer-songwriter
 * Alain Barrière, 84, French chanson singer
 * Kenny Lynch, 81, British pop singer
 * Arty McGlynn, 75, Irish folk guitarist (Patrick Street)
 * Abbey Simon, 99, American classical pianist
 * 22 – Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis, 85, Brazilian jazz bassist
 * 24
 * Dave Riley, 59, American punk rock bassist (Big Black)
 * Allee Willis, 72, American pop and funk songwriter
 * 25
 * Kelly Fraser, 26, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
 * Peter Schreier, 84, German opera tenor and conductor
 * 26 – Sleepy LaBeef, 84, American rockabilly singer and guitarist
 * 27
 * Don Imus, 79, American recording artist
 * Garrett List, 76, American jazz trombonist and singer
 * Jack Sheldon, 75, American jazz and children's music singer and trumpeter
 * Art Sullivan, 69, Belgian pop singer
 * 28
 * Amy Patterson, 107, Argentine classical singer and composer
 * Erzsébet Szőnyi, 95, Hungarian classical and opera composer
 * 29
 * Neil Innes, 75, British comedy rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles, Monty Python)
 * Norma Tanega, 80, American folk singer-songwriter

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