2022 in American music

The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2022 in music in the United States.

January

 * 8 – after a 50-year career, David Lee Roth retired from music following the conclusion of a five-date Las Vegas residency.
 * 14 – Underoath released their first studio album in four years, Voyeurist.
 * 16 – Daughtry bassist Josh Paul announced that he was leaving the band after fifteen years. He previously left the band in 2012 and returned the next year.
 * 20 – singer and actor Meat Loaf died at the age of 74.
 * 21 – Band of Horses released their first studio album in almost six years, Things Are Great.
 * John Mellencamp released his first studio album in five years, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack.
 * Aoife O'Donovan released her first studio album in six years, Age of Apathy.

February

 * 4 – Erin Rae released her first studio album in four years Lighten Up.
 * 11 – Mary J. Blige released her first studio album in five years, Good Morning Gorgeous.
 * Once Human released their first studio album in five years, Scar Weaver.
 * Amos Lee released his first studio album in four years, Dreamland.
 * Spoon released their first album in five years, Lucifer on the Sofa.
 * Joe Nichols released his first studio album in five years, Good Day for Living.
 * 13 – Mickey Guyton performed the National Anthem, and Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
 * 18 – Beach House released their first studio album in four years, Once Twice Melody.
 * Hurray for the Riff Raff released their first studio album in five years, Life on Earth.
 * 25 – Dashboard Confessional released their first studio album in four years, All the Truth That I Can Tell.

March

 * 4 – Dolly Parton released her first studio album of original material in five years, Run, Rose, Run.
 * Danielle Bradbery released her first studio album in five years, In Between: The Collection.
 * Crowbar released their first studio album in six years, Zero and Below.
 * 6 – The Industrial Strength Tour, featuring Ministry, Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity, began at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland; the tour was initially scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020 but was postponed to spring 2021, then to fall, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later to its current date.
 * 7– The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. This was the first time in fifty years the show did not air on broadcast television. It was instead streamed on Prime Video.
 * 18 – Stabbing Westward released their first studio album in 21 years, Chasing Ghosts.
 * 25 – longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia, where the band was scheduled to play a show that night. He was 50 years old.

April

 * 1 – Red Hot Chili Peppers released their first studio album in six years, Unlimited Love. It was also their first album to feature guitarist John Frusciante since their 2006 album, Stadium Arcadium.
 * The Color Fred released their first studio album in nearly 15 years, A Year and Change.
 * 3 – The 64th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Jon Batiste won the most awards with five including Album of the Year with We Are.
 * 8 – Josh Tillman, as Father John Misty, released his first album in four years, Chloë and the Next 20th Century.
 * Cole Swindell released his first studio album in four years, Stereotype.
 * Jack White released his first solo studio album in four years, Fear of the Dawn.
 * 11 – The CMT Music Awards took place in Nashville, Tennessee.
 * 22 – Bonnie Raitt released her first studio album in six years, Just Like That....
 * Dorothy released their first studio album in four years, Gifts from the Holy Ghost.
 * 29 – Ted Nugent released his first studio album in four years, Detroit Muscle.
 * 30 – country singer Naomi Judd died at the age of 76.

May

 * 6 – Halestorm released their first studio album in four years, Back from the Dead.
 * Fozzy released their first studio album in five years, Boombox.
 * Timothy B. Schmit released his first studio album in over five years, Day by Day.
 * 9 – AleXa of Oklahoma won the first ever American Song Contest with the song "Wonderland".
 * 13 – Kendrick Lamar released his first studio album in five years, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.
 * 15 – The 2022 Billboard Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
 * 20 – Train released their first studio album in five years, AM Gold.
 * 22 – Noah Thompson won the twentieth season of American Idol. HunterGirl was named runner-up.

June

 * 3 – Gwar released their first studio album in five years, The New Dark Ages.
 * 4 – Bon Jovi co-founder and original bassist Alec John Such died at the age of 70.
 * 10 – Carrie Underwood released her first studio album of all original material in four years, Denim & Rhinestones.
 * 17 − Dan Reed Network released their first studio album in four years, Let's Hear It For The King.
 * 20 – Due to internal struggles between himself and the band, Live fired its co-founder and lead guitarist, Chad Taylor. Later in the year, it was confirmed by former lead singer Chris Shinn that Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey were also fired from Live, leaving singer Ed Kowalczyk as the only founding member still in the band.
 * 24 – Coheed and Cambria released their first studio album in four years, Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind.
 * Jack Johnson released his first studio album in five years, Meet the Moonlight.
 * Lupe Fiasco released his first studio album in four years, Drill Music in Zion.
 * Regina Spektor released her first studio album in six years, Home, Before and After.

July

 * 1 − Municipal Waste released their first studio album in five years, Electrified Brain.
 * Shinedown released their first studio album in four years, Planet Zero.
 * 8 – Journey released their first studio album in eleven years, Freedom.
 * 15 − Interpol released their first studio album in four years, The Other Side of Make-Believe.
 * Senses Fail released their first studio album in four years, Hell Is in Your Head.
 * Travie McCoy released his first solo studio album in twelve years, Never Slept Better.
 * 22 − Palisades released their first studio album in four years, Reaching Hypercritical.
 * Joey Bada$ released his first studio album in five years, 2000.
 * Odesza released their first non-collaborative studio album in five years, The Last Goodbye.
 * 29 − Beyoncé released her first studio album in six years, Renaissance.
 * Unwritten Law released their first studio album in eleven years, The Hum. It was the band's first studio album in 20 years to feature original drummer Wade Youman, with his last studio album being 2002's Elva.

August

 * 5 – The Interrupters released their first studio album in four years, In the Wild.
 * 19 – TobyMac released his first studio album in four years, Life After Death.
 * Panic! at the Disco, Brendon Urie's solo project, released its first studio album in four years, Viva Las Vengeance.
 * 26 – Machine Head released their first studio album in four years, Of Kingdom and Crown.
 * JID released his first solo studio album in four years, The Forever Story.
 * Britney Spears released her first single in six years, "Hold Me Closer", a duet with Elton John.
 * 28 – The MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Jack Harlow took home the most awards with four. Taylor Swift won Video of the Year with All Too Well: The Short Film.

September

 * 2 – Megadeth released their first studio album in six years, The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!.
 * King's X released their first studio album in 14 years, Three Sides of One.
 * 9 – Armor for Sleep released their first studio album in 15 years, The Rain Museum.
 * Santigold released her first studio album in six years, Spirituals.
 * Revocation released their first studio album in four years, Netherheaven.
 * Kane Brown released his first studio album in four years, Different Man.
 * Flogging Molly released their first studio album in five years, Anthem.
 * 12 – rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot in Los Angeles at the age of 30.
 * 16 – The Mars Volta released their first studio album in ten years, The Mars Volta.
 * Death Cab for Cutie released their first studio album in four years, Asphalt Meadows.
 * Clutch released their first studio album in four years, Sunrise on Slaughter Beach.
 * LeAnn Rimes released her first studio album of original material in six years, God's Work.
 * 23 – The Wonder Years released their first studio album in four years, The Hum Goes on Forever.
 * 28 – rapper Coolio was found dead at the age of 59 in Los Angeles.
 * 30 – Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their first studio album in nine years, Cool It Down.
 * Off! released their first studio album in eight years, Free LSD.
 * Drowning Pool released their first studio album in six years, Strike a Nerve.

October

 * 4 – country music legend Loretta Lynn died at the age of 90.
 * 7 – Broken Bells released their first studio album in eight years, Into the Blue.
 * Charlie Puth released his first studio album in four years, Charlie.
 * 11 – Blink-182 announced that guitarist and co-founder Tom DeLonge has rejoined the band after leaving in 2015; DeLonge subsequently replaced Matt Skiba, who had been his replacement.
 * 14 – Skid Row released their first studio album in sixteen years, The Gang's All Here. It is their first album with new vocalist Erik Grönwall, who replaced ZP Theart in March.
 * Nothing More released their first studio album in five years, Spirits.
 * Red Hot Chili Peppers released their thirteenth album, Return of the Dream Canteen, just six months after the release of Unlimited Love; the two albums were recorded during the same sessions.
 * We Came as Romans released their first studio album in five years, Darkbloom.
 * 28 – Jerry Lee Lewis died at the age of 87.
 * Dead Cross released their first studio album in five years, II.
 * Polyphia released their first studio album in four years, Remember That You Will Die.

November

 * 1 – Rapper Takeoff of Migos was shot dead at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas at the age of 28.
 * 4 – The Welcome Wagon released their first studio album in five years, Esther.
 * 7 – Flyleaf announced the return of original lead vocalist Lacey Sturm, who had left following the recording of 2012's New Horizons. The band also announced that they would now be known as "Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm".
 * 9 – The 56th Annual CMA Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
 * 11 – Chelsea Grin released their first studio album in four years, Suffer in Hell, the first half of a double album. The second half, Suffer in Heaven, will be released in March 2023.
 * 15 – The Smashing Pumpkins released act one (out of three) of a rock opera album called Atum, which serves as a sequel to previous albums Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) and Machina/The Machines of God (2000). Act two is due for release on January 31, 2023, with the full album set for release on April 21, 2023.
 * 18 – Disturbed released their first studio album in four years, Divisive.
 * 20 – The American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
 * 25 – Leather released her first studio album in four years, We Are the Chosen.

December

 * 2 – Neal Casal re-released his 1996 album, Rain Wind and Speed.
 * Hammers of Misfortune released their first studio album in six years, Overtaker.
 * 9 – Lionheart released their first album in five years, Welcome to the West Coast III, a sequel to 2017's Welcome to the West Coast II.
 * SZA released her first album in five years, SOS.
 * 13 – Bryce Leatherwood was crowned the winner of the twenty-second season of The Voice, bodie was runner-up. Morgan Myles, Omar Jose Cardona, and Brayden Lape finished in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.
 * 16 – Ab-Soul released his first studio album in six years, Herbert.
 * Nostalghia released her first studio album in four years, Wounds.
 * Tiffany released her first studio album in four years, Shadows.
 * While going on indefinite hiatus, Circa Survive released their first studio album in five years, Two Dreams.

Bands formed

 * L.S. Dunes

Bands reformed

 * Coal Chamber
 * Finch
 * Flyleaf
 * The Gaslight Anthem
 * Pantera
 * Porno for Pyros
 * A Skylit Drive
 * She Wants Revenge
 * Sunny Day Real Estate
 * Yellowcard

Bands on hiatus

 * Brockhampton
 * Circa Survive
 * Florida Georgia Line
 * The Neighbourhood
 * Why Don't We

Bands disbanded

 * Blessthefall
 * The Detroit Cobras
 * Every Time I Die
 * Kids See Ghosts
 * mewithoutYou
 * The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
 * Migos
 * Neverland Express
 * Quiet Company
 * The Sword

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

 * "About Damn Time" – Lizzo (2 weeks)
 * "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (2 weeks in 2019, 2 weeks in 2020, 2 weeks in 2021, 5 weeks in 2022)
 * "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift (6 weeks)
 * "As It Was" – Harry Styles (15 weeks)
 * "Bad Habit" – Steve Lacy (3 weeks)
 * "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé (2 weeks)
 * "Easy on Me" – Adele (7 weeks in 2021, 3 weeks in 2022)
 * "First Class" – Jack Harlow (3 weeks)
 * "Heat Waves" – Glass Animals (5 weeks)
 * "Jimmy Cooks" – Drake feat. 21 Savage (1 week)
 * "Super Freaky Girl" – Nicki Minaj (1 week)
 * "Unholy" – Sam Smith and Kim Petras (1 week)
 * "Wait for U" – Future feat. Drake and Tems (1 week)
 * "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Encanto cast (5 weeks)

Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.

• "712PM" – Future (#8)

• "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – Burl Ives (#4)

• "ABCDEFU" – Gayle (#3)

• "About Damn Time" – Lizzo (#1)

• "Ahhh Ha" – Lil Durk (#18)

• "Alien Superstar" – Beyoncé (#19)

• "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (#1)

• "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift (#1)

• "As It Was" – Harry Styles (#1)

• "BackOutsideBoyz" – Drake (#9)

• "Bad Decisions" – Benny Blanco, BTS and Snoop Dogg (#10)

• "Bad Habit" – Steve Lacy (#1)

• "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran (#2 in 2021, #8 in 2022)

• "Bejeweled" – Taylor Swift (#6)

• "Big Energy" – Latto (#3)

• "Blind" – SZA (#12)

• "Boyfriend" – Dove Cameron (#16)

• "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé (#1)

• "Broadway Girls" – Lil Durk feat. Morgan Wallen (#14)

• "Broke Boys" – Drake and 21 Savage (#12)

• "Bussin" – Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby (#20)

• "California Breeze" – Lil Baby (#4)

• "Calling My Name" – Drake (#20)

• "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" – Darlene Love (#15)

• "Circo Loco" – Drake and 21 Savage (#8)

• "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" – Elton John and Dua Lipa (#7)

• "Cooped Up" – Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch (#12)

• "Count Me Out" – Kendrick Lamar (#20)

• "Creepin'" – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage (#5)

• "Cuff It" – Beyoncé (#13)

• "Daylight" – Harry Styles (#13)

• "Deck the Halls" – Nat King Cole (#16)

• "Después de la Playa" – Bad Bunny (#6)

• "Die for You" – The Weeknd (#12)

• "Die Hard" – Kendrick Lamar, Blxst and Amanda Reifer (#5)

• "Do We Have a Problem?" – Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby (#2)

• "Don't Think Jesus" – Morgan Wallen (#7)

• "Easy on Me" – Adele (#1)

• "Enemy" – Imagine Dragons and JID (#5)

• "Falling Back" – Drake (#7)

• "Fancy Like" – Walker Hayes (#3 in 2021, #16 in 2022)

• "Father Time" – Kendrick Lamar feat. Sampha (#11)

• "Feliz Navidad" – José Feliciano (#6 in 2021, #8 in 2022)

• "Fingers Crossed" – Lauren Spencer-Smith (#19)

• "First Class" – Jack Harlow (#1)

• "Forever" – Lil Baby feat. Fridayy (#8)

• "Get Into It (Yuh)" – Doja Cat (#20)

• "God Did" – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy (#17)

• "Good 4 U" – Olivia Rodrigo (#1 in 2021, #15 in 2022)

• "Ghost" – Justin Bieber (#5)

• "Glimpse of Us" – Joji (#8)

• "Grapejuice" – Harry Styles (#15)

• "Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season" – Andy Williams (#18 in 2021, #20 in 2022)

• "Heat Waves" – Glass Animals (#1)

• "Hold Me Closer" – Elton John and Britney Spears (#6)

• "Hot Shit" – Cardi B, Kanye West and Lil Durk (#13)

• "Hours in Silence" – Drake and 21 Savage (#11)

• "Hrs and Hrs" – Muni Long (#16)

• "I Ain't Worried" – OneRepublic (#6)

• "I Guess It's Fuck Me" – Drake (#19)

• "I Like You (A Happier Song)" – Post Malone feat. Doja Cat (#3)

• "I'm Dat Nigga" – Future (#10)

• "I'm Good (Blue)" – David Guetta and Bebe Rexha (#7)

• "I'm on One" – Future feat. Drake (#11)

• "In a Minute" – Lil Baby (#14)

• "Industry Baby" – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (#1 in 2021, #6 in 2022)

• "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (#12 in 2020, #13 in 2022)

• "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" – Andy Williams (#5 in 2021, #6 in 2022)

• "Jimmy Cooks" – Drake feat. 21 Savage (#1)

• "Jingle Bell Rock" – Bobby Helms (#3)

• "Jumbotron Shit Poppin" – Drake (#16)

• "Karma" – Taylor Swift (#9)

• "Keep It Burnin" – Future feat. Kanye West (#15)

• "Kill Bill" – SZA (#3)

• "Kiss Me More" – Doja Cat feat. SZA (#3 in 2021, #19 in 2022)

• "Labyrinth" – Taylor Swift (#14)

• "Last Christmas" – Wham! (#5)

• "Late Night Talking" – Harry Styles (#3)

• "Lavender Haze" – Taylor Swift (#2)

• "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" – Dean Martin (#8 in 2021, #12 in 2022)

• "Levitating" – Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby (#2 in 2021, #12 in 2022)

• "Lift Me Up" – Rihanna (#2)

• "Little Freak" – Harry Styles (#14)

• "Love You Better" – Future (#12)

• "Low" – SZA (#17)

• "Major Distribution" – Drake and 21 Savage (#3)

• "Mamiii" – Becky G and Karol G (#15)

• "Maroon" – Taylor Swift (#3)

• "Massaging Me" – Future (#20)

• "Massive" – Drake (#14)

• "Mastermind" – Taylor Swift (#13)

• "Matilda" – Harry Styles (#9)

• "Me Porto Bonito" – Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone (#6)

• "Middle of the Ocean" – Drake (#15)

• "Midnight Rain" – Taylor Swift (#5)

• "More M's" – Drake and 21 Savage (#18)

• "Moscow Mule" – Bad Bunny (#4)

• "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" – Harry Styles (#8)

• "N95" – Kendrick Lamar (#3)

• "Nail Tech" – Jack Harlow (#18)

• "Need to Know" – Doja Cat (#8)

• "Never Hating" – Lil Baby and Young Thug (#19)

• "Nobody Gets Me" – SZA (#10)

• "Numb Little Bug" – Em Beihold (#18)

• "Oh My God" – Adele (#5 in 2021, #18 in 2022)

• "On BS" – Drake and 21 Savage (#4)

• "One Right Now" – Post Malone and The Weeknd (#6 in 2021, #17 in 2022)

• "Party" – Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro (#14)

• "Pop Out" – Lil Baby and Nardo Wick (#15)

• "Privileged Rappers" – Drake and 21 Savage (#7)

• "Puffin on Zootiez" – Future (#4)

• "Pushin P" – Gunna and Future feat. Young Thug (#7)

• "Pussy & Millions" – Drake and 21 Savage feat. Travis Scott (#6)

• "Question...?" – Taylor Swift (#7)

• "Real Spill" – Lil Baby (#10)

• "Rich Flex" – Drake and 21 Savage (#2)

• "Rich Spirit" – Kendrick Lamar (#13)

• "Right On" – Lil Baby (#13)

• "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee (#2)

• "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – Gene Autry (#16 in 2019, #19 in 2022)

• "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" – Kate Bush (#3)

• "Sacrifice" – The Weeknd (#11)

• "Santa Tell Me" – Ariana Grande (#12)

• "Save Your Tears" – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (#1 in 2021, #16 in 2022)

• "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" – Cole Swindell (#16)

• "Shirt" – SZA (#11)

• "Shivers" – Ed Sheeran (#4)

• "Silent Hill" – Kendrick Lamar and Kodak Black (#7)

• "Sleigh Ride" – The Ronettes (#10)

• "Smokin Out the Window" – Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (#5 in 2021, #13 in 2022)

• "Snow on the Beach" – Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey (#4)

• "Something in the Orange" – Zach Bryan (#12)

• "Soy El Unico" – Yahritza y Su Esencia (#20)

• "Spin Bout U" – Drake and 21 Savage (#5)

• "Stay" – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber (#1 in 2021, #2 in 2022)

• "Staying Alive" – DJ Khaled feat. Drake and Lil Baby (#5)

• "Sticky" – Drake (#6)

• "Sunroof" – Nicky Youre and Dazy (#4)

• "Super Freaky Girl" – Nicki Minaj (#1)

• "Super Gremlin" – Kodak Black (#3)

• "Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" – Metro Boomin, Future and Chris Brown (#8)

• "Surface Pressure" – Jessica Darrow (#8)

• "Sweet Nothing" – Taylor Swift (#15)

• "Sweetest Pie" – Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa (#15)

• "Tarot" – Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez (#18)

• "Texts Go Green" – Drake (#13)

• "Thats What I Want" – Lil Nas X (#8)

• "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" – Nat King Cole (#11)

• "The Family Madrigal" – Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz and Encanto cast (#20)

• "The Heart Part 5" – Kendrick Lamar (#15)

• "The Kind of Love We Make" – Luke Combs (#8)

• "Thought You Should Know" – Morgan Wallen (#12)

• "Thousand Miles" – The Kid Laroi (#15)

• "'Til You Can't" – Cody Johnson (#18)

• "Tití Me Preguntó" – Bad Bunny (#5)

• "Tomorrow 2" – GloRilla and Cardi B (#9)

• "Too Easy" – Gunna and Future (#16)

• "Treacherous Twins" – Drake and 21 Savage (#14)

• "Un Ratito" – Bad Bunny (#16)

• "Under the Influence" – Chris Brown (#14)

• "Underneath the Tree" – Kelly Clarkson (#12 in 2021, #13 in 2022)

• "Unholy" – Sam Smith and Kim Petras (#1)

• "United in Grief" – Kendrick Lamar (#8)

• "Vegas" – Doja Cat (#10)

• "Vigilante Shit" – Taylor Swift (#10)

• "Wait for U" – Future feat. Drake and Tems (#1)

• "Wasted on You" – Morgan Wallen (#9 in 2021, #11 in 2022)

• "We Cry Together" – Kendrick Lamar and Taylour Paige (#16)

• "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Encanto cast (#1)

• "White Christmas" – Bing Crosby (#12 in 1962, #18 in 2022)

• "Woman" – Doja Cat (#7)

• "Worldwide Steppers" – Kendrick Lamar (#19)

• "Would've, Could've, Should've" – Taylor Swift (#20)

• "Yet to Come" – BTS (#13)

• "You Proof" – Morgan Wallen (#5)

• "You're on Your Own, Kid" – Taylor Swift (#8)

Deaths

 * January 2 − Traxamillion, 42, hip hop producer
 * Jay Weaver, 42, Christian rock bassist
 * January 4 − Jessie Daniels, 57, R&B singer
 * January 5 − Dale Clevenger, 81, classical French hornist
 * January 6 − Calvin Simon, 79, funk singer
 * January 8 – Marilyn Bergman, 93, songwriter
 * Michael Lang, 77, tour promoter and producer
 * January 9 − Maria Ewing, 71, opera singer
 * James Mtume, 76, jazz and R&B instrumentalist
 * January 10 − Gerry Granahan, 89, rock and roll and pop singer
 * Khan Jamal, 75, jazz vibraphonist
 * January 11 − Bruce Anderson, 72, experimental guitarist
 * Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, pop and R&B singer
 * January 12 − Everett Lee, 105, classical violinist and conductor
 * Ronnie Spector, 78, R&B and pop singer (The Ronettes)
 * January 13 − CPO Boss Hogg, 52, rapper
 * Fred Parris, 85, doo-wop musician
 * Sonny Turner, 83, R&B singer
 * January 14 − Dallas Frazier, 82, country singer songwriter
 * Greg Webster, 84, funk drummer
 * January 15 − Ralph Emery, 88, disc jockey
 * Jon Lind, 73, folk rock and pop singer songwriter
 * Rachel Nagy, 37, blues rock singer
 * January 18 − Dick Halligan, 78, jazz rock multi-instrumentalist
 * January 20 – Meat Loaf, 74, rock singer
 * Tom Smith, 65, experimental rock multi-instrumentalist
 * January 21 − Terry Tolkin, 62, music journalist and music executive who coined the term Alternative Music
 * January 22 – Don Wilson, 88, instrumental rock and surf rock musician (The Ventures)
 * January 23 − Beegie Adair, 84, jazz pianist
 * January 29 − Sam Lay, 86, blues drummer
 * January 30 − Philip Paul, 96, jazz blues and R&B drummer
 * Hargus Robbins, 84, country and rock pianist
 * January 31 − Jimmy Johnson, 93, blues guitarist
 * February 1 – Jon Zazula, 69, music industry executive
 * February 2 − Willie Leacox, 74, folk rock drummer
 * Joe Diorio, 85, jazz guitarist
 * February 6 − Syl Johnson, 85, blues guitarist
 * George Crumb, 92, classical composer
 * February 8 − Bruce Greig, 54, death metal guitarist
 * February 9 – Betty Davis, 76, funk and soul singer, songwriter
 * February 11 – Mike Rabon, 78, rock singer and guitarist
 * February 12 – Howard Grimes, 80, soul drummer
 * February 13 – King Louie Bankston, 49, power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist
 * February 14 – Sandy Nelson, 83, rock and roll drummer
 * Roger Segal, 49, punk rock bassist
 * February 16 – Bob DeMeo, 66, jazz drummer
 * February 17 – David Tyson, 62, R&B singer
 * February 18 – Scotty Wray, 64, country music singer
 * February 19 – Nightbirde, 31, pop singer
 * February 20 – Sam Henry, 65, punk rock drummer
 * February 22 – Mark Lanegan, 57, alternative rock singer songwriter
 * February 26 − Snootie Wild, 36, rapper
 * March 1 − Warner Mack, 86, country singer-songwriter
 * Richard Pratt, R&B singer
 * March 2 − Chuck Criss, 36, indie-folk musician (Freelance Whales)
 * March 4 − Jimbeau Hinson, 70, country singer-songwriter
 * March 5 − Jeff Howell, 60, rock bassist (Outlaws)
 * March 6 − Mike Cross, 57, alternative rock guitarist
 * March 8 −
 * John Dean, 80, blue-eyed soul singer (The Reflections)
 * Grandpa Elliott, 77, soul and blues singer
 * March 9 − Richard Podolor, 86, rock and roll guitarist
 * March 10 − Bobbie Nelson, 91, country music singer, pianist
 * March 11 − Brad Martin, 48, country singer
 * Timmy Thomas, 77, soul singer
 * March 12 – Traci Braxton, 50, singer (The Braxtons)
 * Barry Bailey, 73, rock guitarist
 * Jessica Williams, 73, jazz pianist
 * March 15 – Dennis Gonzalez, 67, free jazz trumpter
 * Barbara Maier Gustern, 82, vocal coach and jazz singer
 * March 16 – Barbara Morrison, 72, jazz singer
 * Bobby Weinstein, 82, pop songwriter
 * March 21 − LaShun Pace, 60, gospel singer
 * March 25 – Taylor Hawkins, 50, drummer, singer (Foo Fighters)
 * Bobby Hendricks, 84, R&B singer
 * Keith Martin, 55, R&B singer
 * March 26 – Jeff Carson, 58, country music singer
 * Keaton Price, 31, post-hardcore singer
 * March 30 – Francisco Gonzalez, 68, rock mandolinist and harpist
 * March 31 – Fred Johnson, 80, doo-wop singer
 * April 1 – C. W. McCall, 93, country singer
 * Ronald White, 83, bluegrass mandolinist
 * April 4 – Joe Messina, 93, R&B guitarist
 * April 5 – Bobby Rydell, 79, rock and roll singer
 * Paul Siebel, 83, country rock singer, songwriter, guitarist
 * April 9 – John Rossi, 79, rock and roll drummer
 * April 12 – David Reel, 64, indie rock singer and guitarist
 * April 13 – Tim Feerick, 34, rock bassist (Dance Gavin Dance)
 * April 17 – Roderick Clark, 49, R&B singer
 * Hollis Resnik, 67, musical theater singer and actress
 * April 18 – Nicholas Angelich, 51, classical pianist
 * April 20 – Guitar Shorty, 89, blues guitarist
 * April 25 – Andrew Woolfolk, 71, R&B saxophonist
 * April 26 – Randy Rand, 62, hard rock bassist
 * April 27 – Judy Henske, 85, folk singer-songwriter
 * April 29 – Allen Blairman, 81, jazz drummer
 * April 30 – Naomi Judd, 76, country singer-songwriter (The Judds)
 * Gabe Serbian, 44, hardcore punk guitarist and drummer
 * May 4 – Howie Pyro, 61, punk rock bassist
 * May 6 – Jewell, 56, R&B singer
 * May 7 – Mickey Gilley, 86, country singer-songwriter
 * May 11 – Trevor Strnad, 41, melodic death metal singer (The Black Dahlia Murder)
 * May 13 – Lil Keed, 24, rapper
 * May 18 – Bob Neuwirth, 82, singer songwriter
 * May 19 – Bernard Wright, 58, jazz funk singer and keyboardist
 * May 23 – Thom Bresh, 74, country singer
 * May 29 – Ronnie Hawkins, 87, rock and roll singer
 * May 30 – Paul Vance, 92, songwriter and record producer
 * May 31 – Ingram Marshall, 80, classical composer
 * Kelly Joe Phelps, 62, blues singer songwriter and slide guitarist
 * Dave Smith, 72, sound engineer
 * June 1 − Deborah McCrary, 67, gospel singer (The McCrary Sisters)
 * June 2 – Hal Bynum, 87, country songwriter
 * June 4 – Trouble, 34, rapper
 * Alec John Such, 70, rock bassist (Bon Jovi)
 * June 6 – Jim Seals, 79, rock singer (Seals and Crofts)
 * June 9 – Julee Cruise, 65, dream pop singer
 * June 12 – Gabe Baltazar, 92, jazz saxophonist
 * June 14 – Joel Whitburn, 82, charts historian
 * June 19 – Jim Schwall, 79, blues singer songwriter and guitarist
 * Brett Tuggle, 70, rock keyboardist
 * June 22 – Patrick Adams, 72, disco arranger and producer
 * July 7 – Adam Wade, 87, pop singer
 * July 14 – William Hart, 77, R&B singer (The Delfonics)
 * July 16 – Idris Phillips, 64, jazz and folk pianist
 * July 18 – Vincent DeRosa, 101, classical French hornist
 * July 19 –
 * Michael Henderson, 71, singer and bass player
 * Q Lazzarus, 61, singer
 * July 24 – Bob Heathcote, 58, crossover thrash bassist
 * July 27 – JayDaYoungan, 24, rapper
 * July 29 – Jim Sohns, 75, rock singer
 * July 31 – Mo Ostin, 95, record producer
 * August 4 – Sam Gooden, 87, soul singer
 * August 5 – Michael Lang, 80, jazz and classical pianist
 * August 6 – David Muse, 73, rock musician
 * August 8 – Lamont Dozier, 81, songwriter and record producer
 * August 10 – Abdul Wadud, 75, jazz and classical cellist
 * August 11 – Bill Pitman, 102, jazz pop and rock guitarist
 * August 16 – Kal David, 79, blues singer and guitarist
 * August 19 – Ted Kirkpatrick, 62, Christian thrash metal drummer and songwriter
 * August 21 – Monnette Sudler, 70, jazz guitarist
 * August 22 – Jerry Allison, 82, rock drummer (The Crickets)
 * Jaimie Branch, 39, free jazz trumpter and composer
 * August 25 – Mable John, 91, R&B singer
 * Joey DeFrancesco, 51, jazz organist saxophonist and trumpter
 * August 29 – Luke Bell, 32, country singer-songwriter
 * September 4 – Wes Freed, 58, artist and album cover designer
 * September 7 – Dave Sherman, 55, doom metal bassist
 * September 8 – Sonny West, 85, rockabilly singer, songwriter, guitarist
 * September 9 – Herschel Sizemore, 87, bluegrass mandolinist
 * September 10 – Jorja Fleezanis, 70, classical violinist
 * Paulino Bernal, 83, Tex-Mex accordionist
 * September 12 – PnB Rock, 30, rapper
 * Ramsey Lewis, 87, jazz pianist and composer
 * September 13 – Jesse Powell, 51, R&B singer
 * September 14 – Jim Post, folk singer-songwriter
 * September 16 – Marva Hicks, 66, soul singer
 * September 21 – Anton Fier, 66, alternative rock drummer
 * Ray Edenton, 95, country and rock guitarist
 * September 22 – John Hartman, 72, rock drummer
 * September 24 – Pharoah Sanders, 81, jazz saxophonist
 * Sue Mingus, 92, record producer
 * September 26 – Joe Bussard, 86, record collector
 * September 28 – Coolio, 59, rapper
 * October 1 – Kevin Locke, 68, folk flautist
 * October 2 – Mary McCaslin, 75, singer songwriter
 * October 4 – Loretta Lynn, 90, country music singer, songwriter
 * October 5 – Lenny Lipton, 82, folk lyricist
 * October 6 –
 * Jody Miller, 80, country music singer
 * Fred Catero, 89, record producer and engineer
 * Ivy Jo Hunter, 82, R&B singer
 * Judy Tenuta, 65, comedy music singer songwriter
 * October 7 –
 * Ronnie Cuber, 80, jazz saxophonist
 * Art Laboe, 97, radio disc jockey
 * October 8 – Charlie Brown, 80, radio disc jockey
 * October 9 – Chuck Deardorf, 68, jazz bassist
 * October 10 – Anita Kerr, 94, country and pop singer and arranger
 * October 11 – Willie Spence, 23, R&B singer
 * October 12 – Monsta O, 56, rapper
 * October 13 –
 * Mike Schank, 56, film composer and guitarist
 * Joyce Sims, 63, R&B singer
 * October 15 – Marty Sammon, 45, blues and ragtime keyboardist
 * October 18 – Robert Gordon, 75, rockabilly singer
 * October 19 – Joanna Simon, 84, opera singer
 * October 20 –
 * Bettye Crutcher, 83, R&B singer
 * Lucy Simon, 82, composer and folk singer
 * October 21 – Robert Gordy, 91, music publishing executive and recording artist
 * October 23 – Don Edwards, 86, western singer
 * October 24 – Gregg Philbin, 74, rock bassist
 * October 25 –
 * Paul Stoddard, 51, metalcore singer
 * Jules Bass, 87, lyricist
 * October 28 –
 * Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, rock and roll singer
 * D.H. Peligro, 63, punk rock drummer
 * October 30 – Anthony Ortega, 94, jazz clarinetist
 * October 31 – Patrick Hagerty, 78, country singer
 * November 1 –
 * Takeoff, 28, rapper (Migos)
 * Joseph Tarsia, 88, recording engineer and studio owner
 * November 5 –
 * Aaron Carter, 34, pop singer and rapper
 * Mimi Parker, 55, indie rock singer and drummer (Low)
 * Tame One, 52, rapper
 * November 6 – Hurricane G, 52, rapper
 * November 7 – Jeff Cook, 73, country musician (Alabama)
 * November 12 – Gene Cipriano, 94, jazz and pop woodwindist
 * November 16 – Mick Goodrick, 77, jazz guitarist
 * November 17 – B. Smyth, 28, R&B singer
 * November 18 – Ned Rorem, 99, classical composer
 * November 19 – Danny Kalb, 80, blues guitarist (The Blues Project)
 * November 25 –
 * Irene Cara, 63, singer
 * Charles Koppelman, 82, record executive (SBK Records)
 * Don Newkirk, 56, film composer and record producer
 * November 26 – Louise Tobin, 104, jazz singer
 * December 4 – Bob McGrath, 90, musician
 * December 5 – Jim Stewart, 92, record producer (Stax Records)
 * December 10 – J. J. Barnes, 79, R&B singer
 * December 11 – Angelo Badalamenti, 85, composer and arranger
 * December 13 – Stephen "tWitch" Boss, 40, DJ and dancer
 * December 15 – Dino Danelli, 78, rock drummer (The Young Rascals)
 * December 16 – Charlie Gracie, 86, rock and roll singer
 * December 22 – Big Scarr, 22, rapper
 * December 31 – Anita Pointer, 74, singer, songwriter (The Pointer Sisters)
 * Jeremiah Green, 45, indie rock drummer (Modest Mouse)