2022 in music

This topic covers events and articles related to 2022 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
 * Indonesian music
 * Irish music
 * Italian music
 * Japanese music
 * Latin music
 * Malaysian music
 * Mongolian music
 * Nigerian music
 * Norwegian music
 * Philippine music
 * Polynesian music
 * Scandinavian music
 * South Korean music
 * Swedish music
 * Taiwanese music
 * Vietnamese music

Specific genres

 * Afrobeats
 * Classical
 * Country
 * Electronic
 * Jazz
 * Latin
 * Heavy Metal
 * Hip Hop
 * Rock
 * K-pop
 * J-pop

Bands formed

 * Acid Angel from Asia
 * Apink Chobom
 * Astro – Jinjin & Rocky
 * ATBO
 * Blank2y
 * Boysgroup
 * Classy
 * Collar
 * CSR
 * ExWhyZ
 * Fifty Fifty
 * Fleshwater
 * Got the Beat
 * H1-Key
 * ILY:1
 * Irris
 * Kep1er
 * Lapillus
 * The Last Rockstars
 * Le Sserafim
 * Lolly Talk
 * Lil League from Exile Tribe
 * L.S. Dunes
 * Mamamoo+
 * Metamuse
 * Mimiirose
 * NewJeans
 * Nmixx
 * Ocha Norma
 * Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe
 * Strayz
 * TAN
 * Tempest
 * TNX
 * Travis Japan
 * Trendz
 * Viviz
 * XG
 * Younite

Returning Performers

 * Britney Spears (first song since 2020)

Soloist debuts

 * Akari Akase
 * Anji Salvacion
 * Baekho
 * Bailey Zimmerman
 * Cent Chihiro Chittiii
 * Cho Mi-yeon
 * Choi Ye-na
 * Cloud Wan
 * Eden Golan
 * Jeremy Lee
 * Jelo The Weirdo
 * Kaori Oinuma
 * Kayan9896
 * Kent Itō
 * Kihyun
 * Kim Jong-hyeon
 * Krystian Wang
 * Lauren Spencer-Smith
 * Lee Chan-hyuk
 * Markus
 * Megan Moroney
 * Miyeon
 * Nayeon
 * Phoebus Ng
 * SennaRin
 * Seulgi
 * Shanaia Gomez
 * Wonpil
 * Xiumin
 * Yerin
 * Yoshino Aoyama
 * Yuju
 * Yuki Yomichi

Bands reformed

 * The Academy Is...
 * Be Your Own Pet
 * Big Bang
 * The Blackout
 * Bluebottle Kiss
 * Coal Chamber
 * DNCE
 * Doping Panda
 * EXID
 * The Gaslight Anthem
 * Get Scared
 * Girls' Generation
 * Hanoi Rocks
 * Kara
 * Kisschasy
 * The Mars Volta
 * Mötley Crüe
 * Mrs. Green Apple
 * Pantera
 * Pavement
 * Pink Floyd (a one off recording, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", in aid of Ukrainian Humanitarian relief, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine)
 * Pity Sex
 * The Prodigy
 * Pulp
 * Rival Schools
 * Roxy Music
 * Sleep
 * Sunk Loto
 * Sunny Day Real Estate
 * TISM
 * Unwound
 * Yellowcard
 * t.A.T.u.

Bands disbanded

 * April
 * Aswad
 * Brutality Will Prevail
 * The Birds of Satan
 * Botopass
 * Bvndit
 * BugAboo
 * blessthefall
 * Castanets
 * CLC
 * D-Crunch
 * DEL48
 * The Delfonics
 * The Detroit Cobras
 * Empire
 * Every Time I Die
 * Gauze
 * Genesis
 * The Ghost of Paul Revere
 * Girlkind
 * Girlpool
 * The Golden Palominos
 * Go to the Beds
 * Grim Reaper
 * Ho6la
 * Hot Issue
 * The Judds
 * Kids See Ghosts
 * Kikagaku Moyo
 * Low Roar
 * Lunarsolar
 * mewithoutYou
 * The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
 * Mighty Diamonds
 * Migos
 * MVP
 * Neverland Express
 * Noisia
 * NU'EST
 * Okilly Dokilly
 * Predia
 * Press to Meco
 * Procol Harum
 * Pupy y Los que Son, Son
 * The Pussycat Dolls
 * Redsquare
 * Roberts and Barrand
 * The Saints
 * The Shadows of Knight
 * Summer Camp
 * Super Girls
 * Supergrass
 * Sweet Trip
 * Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
 * Torche
 * TRCNG
 * whitesnake
 * Waterson:Carthy
 * We Girls
 * With Confidence
 * Wisin & Yandel

Bands on hiatus

 * Brockhampton
 * BTS
 * Circa Survive
 * DIA
 * Florida Georgia Line
 * Keane
 * Laboum
 * Little Mix
 * Lovelyz
 * Mary's Blood
 * The Peggies
 * Violent Soho
 * Why Don't We
 * Yoshimotozaka46

January

 * 1 – Mighty Bomber, 93, Trinidadian calypso singer
 * 2
 * Ana Bejerano, 60, Spanish pop singer (Mocedades)
 * Kenny J, 69, Trinidadian calypso and soca singer
 * Traxamillion, 42, American hip hop producer
 * Jay Weaver, 42, American Christian rock bassist (Big Daddy Weave)
 * 3 – Lewis Jordan, 74, American pop guitarist and singer (The Jordan Brothers)
 * 4
 * Jessie Daniels, 58, American R&B singer (Force MDs)
 * Andrzej Nowak, 63, Polish heavy metal guitarist (TSA)
 * 5
 * Dale Clevenger, 81, American classical French hornist
 * Neil Nongkynrih, 51, Indian classical pianist
 * 6
 * Carlo Meliciani, 92, Italian opera singer
 * Calvin Simon, 79, American funk singer (Parliament-Funkadelic)
 * Yoram Taharlev, 83, Israeli pop lyricist
 * 7
 * Harpdog Brown, 59, Canadian blues singer and harmonica player
 * Koady Chaisson, 37, Canadian folk banjoist (The East Pointers)
 * Bobby Harrison, 82, British psychedelic rock drummer and singer (Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu)
 * Marc Dé Hugar, 52, Australian glam metal guitarist (Candy Harlots)
 * R. Dean Taylor, 82, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
 * 8
 * Marilyn Bergman, 93, American pop lyricist
 * Ramdas Kamat, 90, Indian Marathi theatre singer
 * Michael Lang, 77, American tour promoter and producer
 * 9
 * Maria Ewing, 71, American opera singer
 * James Mtume, 76, American jazz and R&B multi-instrumentalist (Mtume)
 * Desmond de Silva, 78, Sri Lankan pop and baila singer
 * 10
 * Gerry Granahan, 89, American rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter
 * Francis Jackson, 104, British classical organist and composer
 * Khan Jamal, 75, American jazz vibraphonist
 * Burke Shelley, 71, British heavy metal singer and bassist (Budgie)
 * 11
 * Bruce Anderson, 72, American experimental rock guitarist (MX-80)
 * Martin Carrizo, 50, Argentine rock and heavy metal drummer (A.N.I.M.A.L., Indio Solari)
 * Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, American pop and R&B singer (The Dixie Cups)
 * Jordi Sabatés, 73, Spanish sunshine pop and classical pianist (Pic-Nic)
 * 12
 * Everett Lee, 105, American classical violinist and conductor
 * Waiphot Phetsuphan, 79, Thai Luk Thung singer
 * Ronnie Spector, 78, American R&B and pop singer (The Ronettes)
 * 13
 * CPO Boss Hogg, 52, American rapper
 * Fred Parris, 85, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Five Satins)
 * Sonny Turner, 82, American R&B singer (The Platters)
 * Fred Van Hove, 84, Belgian free jazz pianist
 * 14
 * Dallas Frazier, 82, American country singer-songwriter
 * Greg Webster, 84, American funk drummer (Ohio Players)
 * 15
 * Ralph Emery, 88, American radio disc jockey
 * Jon Lind, 73, American folk rock and pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (Howdy Moon)
 * Rachel Nagy, 48, American blues rock singer (The Detroit Cobras)
 * Beverly Ross, 87, American pop singer-songwriter (Ronald & Ruby)
 * 16 – Carmela Corren, 83, Israeli-Austrian pop singer
 * 17 – Armando Gama, 67, Portuguese pop singer
 * 18
 * Dick Halligan, 78, American jazz rock multi-instrumentalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and film composer
 * Freddie Hughes, 78, American gospel and soul singer
 * Tito Matos, 53, American bomba percussionist (Viento de Agua)
 * 19 – Badal Roy, 82, Indian-American jazz fusion tabla player
 * 20
 * Meat Loaf, 74, American rock singer
 * Tom Smith, 65, American experimental rock multi-instrumentalist (To Live and Shave in L.A., Peach of Immortality)
 * Elza Soares, 91, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer
 * Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian classical conductor
 * 21 – Terry Tolkin, 62, American music journalist and music executive (Elektra Records), coined the term "alternative music"
 * 22
 * Kirti Shiledar, 69, Indian classical singer
 * Don Wilson, 88, American surf rock guitarist (The Ventures)
 * 23 – Beegie Adair, 84, American jazz pianist
 * 24
 * Osvaldo Peredo, 91, Argentine tango singer
 * Boris Pfeiffer, 53, German folk metal multi-instrumentalist (In Extremo)
 * 25
 * Hardev Dilgir, 82, Indian folk lyricist
 * Andy Ross, 66, British punk rock singer and guitarist (Disco Zombies) and music executive (Food Records)
 * Pat King, 77–78, Scottish progressive rock bassist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
 * 26 – Janet Mead, 84, Australian Christian music singer
 * 27
 * Alain Bancquart, 87, French classical composer
 * Diego Verdaguer, 70, Argentine-Mexican pop singer
 * 29 – Sam Lay, 86, American blues drummer (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
 * 30
 * Jon Appleton, 83, American electronic composer, co-inventor of the Synclavier
 * Philip Paul, 96, American jazz, blues, and R&B drummer
 * Hargus "Pig" Robbins, 84, American country and rock pianist
 * Norma Waterson, 82, British folk singer (The Watersons)
 * 31
 * Alejandro Alonso, 69, Mexican Christian rock guitarist
 * Jimmy Johnson, 93, American blues guitarist
 * Trey Johnson, 53, American rock singer and guitarist (Sorta)

February

 * 1
 * Hiroshima, Japanese hardcore punk drummer (GISM)
 * Glenn Wheatley, 74, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices)
 * Leslie Parnas, 90, American classical cellist
 * Jon Zazula, 59, American record executive (Megaforce Records)
 * 2
 * Endo Anaconda, 66, Swiss pop singer-songwriter (Stiller Has)
 * Joe Diorio, 85, American jazz guitarist
 * Willie Leacox, 74, American folk rock drummer (America)
 * 3 – Donny Gerrard, 75, Canadian pop rock singer (Skylark)
 * 4
 * Kerry Chater, 76, Canadian rock bassist and songwriter (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)
 * Gianluca Floris, 57, Italian opera singer
 * 5
 * Rubén Fuentes, 95, Mexican classical and mariachi violinist
 * Damodar Hota, 86, Indian classical singer
 * 6
 * George Crumb, 92, American classical composer
 * Syl Johnson, 85, American blues guitarist
 * Lata Mangeshkar, 92, Indian playback singer
 * 7 – Zbigniew Namysłowski, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist
 * 8 – Bruce Greig, 54, American death metal guitarist (Misery Index, Dying Fetus)
 * 9
 * Betty Davis, 77, American funk singer
 * Ian McDonald, 75, British progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (King Crimson, Foreigner)
 * Nora Nova, 93, Bulgarian pop singer
 * 10
 * Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian classical violinist
 * Brian Dunning, 71, Irish classical and Celtic flautist (Nightnoise)
 * Roman Kostrzewski, 61, Polish thrash metal singer (Kat)
 * Owen Moran, 62, British new wave bassist (Cook da Books)
 * Steve Salas, 70, American Latin musician (El Chicano, Tierra)
 * 11 – Mike Rabon, 78, American rock singer and guitarist (The Five Americans)
 * 12
 * Miguel Vicens Danus, 78, Spanish pop-rock bassist (Los Bravos)
 * Howard Grimes, 80, American soul drummer (Hi Rhythm Section)
 * Bob DeMeo, 66, American jazz drummer
 * 13 – King Louie Bankston, 49, American power pop and garage rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Exploding Hearts)
 * 14
 * Ralf Bursy, 66, German pop singer
 * Sandy Nelson, 83, American rock and roll drummer
 * Roger Segal, 49, American punk rock bassist (Trashlight Vision)
 * 15
 * Bappi Lahiri, 69, Indian disco singer and composer
 * Sandhya Mukherjee, 90, Indian playback singer
 * Vivi l'internationale, 75, Beninese pop singer
 * 16 – Ramón Stagnaro, 67, Peruvian folk guitarist
 * 17
 * Dallas Good, 48, Canadian rock singer and guitarist (The Sadies)
 * David Tyson, 62, American R&B singer (The Manhattans)
 * 18
 * Christopher Scicluna, 62, Maltese pop singer-songwriter (Chris and Moira)
 * Scotty Wray, 64, American country guitarist (The Wrays)
 * 19
 * Gary Brooker, 76, British progressive rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Procol Harum, The Paramounts, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band)
 * Nightbirde, 31, American pop singer
 * 20
 * Sami Clark, 73, Lebanese pop singer
 * Jamal Edwards, 31, British music entrepreneur and DJ
 * Sam Henry, 65, American punk drummer (Wipers, The Rats, Napalm Beach)
 * Joni James, 91, American pop singer
 * Nils Lindberg, 88, Swedish classical composer and pianist
 * Teruhiko Saigō, 75, Japanese pop singer
 * Setha Sirichaya, 77, Thai rock singer (The Impossibles)
 * Martin Yeritsyan, 90, Armenian classical violinist
 * 21 – Bernardas Vasiliauskas, 83, Lithuanian classical organist
 * 22
 * Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, 92, Turkish jazz trumpeter (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band)
 * Mark Lanegan, 57, American alternative rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees, The Gutter Twins, Queens of the Stone Age)
 * Josephine Veasey, 91, British opera singer
 * 23
 * Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Brazilian jazz and classical guitarist
 * Jayananda Lama, 65, Nepali folk singer
 * Jaakko Kuusisto, 48, Finnish classical violinist
 * Riky Rick, 34, South African rapper
 * Antonietta Stella, 92, Italian opera singer
 * 24 – Don Craine, 76, British R&B singer and guitarist (Downliners Sect)
 * 25
 * Alibaba Mammadov, 93, Azerbaijani mugham singer
 * MC Skibadee, 46, British rapper
 * Nicky Tesco, 66, British punk rock singer (The Members)
 * 26 – Snootie Wild, 36, American rapper

March

 * 1
 * Warner Mack, 86, American country singer-songwriter
 * Richard Pratt, 69, American R&B singer (Blue Magic)
 * 2 – Chuck Criss, 36, American indie folk multi-instrumentalist (Freelance Whales)
 * 3 – Denroy Morgan, Jamaican-American reggae singer
 * 4 – Jimbeau Hinson, 70, American country singer-songwriter
 * 5
 * Patricio Renán, 77, Chilean pop rock singer
 * Jeff Howell, 60, American rock bassist (Foghat, Outlaws, Savoy Brown)
 * Lil Bo Weep, 22, American and australian rapper
 * 6
 * Mike Cross, 57, American alternative rock guitarist (Sponge)
 * Pau Riba i Romeva, 73, Spanish folk rock guitarist
 * 8
 * John Dean, 80, American blue-eyed soul singer (The Reflections)
 * Grandpa Elliott, 77, American soul and blues singer and harmonica player
 * Ziggy Sigmund, Canadian punk and alternative rock guitarist (Slow, Econoline Crush)
 * Isao Suzuki, 89, Japanese jazz bassist
 * 9 – Richard Podolor, 86, American rock and roll guitarist (The Pets) and record producer
 * 10
 * Bobbie Nelson, 91, American country pianist (The Family)
 * Gennadiy Pavlik, 52, Ukrainian classical and traditional folk singer (Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir)
 * Jessica Williams, 73, American jazz pianist
 * 11
 * Guayo Cedeño, 48, Honduran rock singer
 * Brad Martin, 48, American country singer
 * Timmy Thomas, 77, American soul singer
 * 12
 * Barry Bailey, 73, American rock guitarist (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
 * Traci Braxton, 50, American R&B singer (The Braxtons)
 * Kandikonda, 48, Indian film lyricist
 * Pete St. John, 90, Irish folk singer-songwriter
 * 13
 * Li Guangxi, 92, Chinese opera singer
 * Mary Lee, 100, Scottish jazz singer
 * 14 – Eric Mercury, 77, Canadian R&B singer
 * 15
 * Dennis González, 67, American free jazz trumpeter
 * Barbara Maier Gustern, 82, American vocal coach and musical theater singer
 * 16
 * Barbara Morrison, 72, American jazz singer
 * Bobby Weinstein, 92, American pop songwriter
 * 18 – Bernabé Martí, 93, Spanish opera singer
 * 19 – Michail Jurowski, 76, Russian classical conductor
 * 21 – LaShun Pace, 60, American gospel singer
 * 22
 * Eva Castillo, 52, Filipino pop singer
 * Pierre Papadiamandis, 85, French pop pianist and singer
 * 23 – Zinaida Ignatyeva, 84, Russian classical pianist
 * 24
 * Randy Cornor, 67, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * John McLeod, 88, Scottish classical composer
 * 25
 * Taylor Hawkins, 50, American alternative rock drummer (Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)
 * Bobby Hendricks, 84, American R&B singer (The Drifters)
 * Philip Jeck, 69, British avant garde and electronic composer and turntablist
 * Keith Martin, 55, American R&B singer
 * 26
 * Jeff Carson, 58, American country singer
 * Bang Jun-seok, 51, South Korean film composer
 * Tina May, 60, British jazz singer
 * Keaton Pierce, 31, American post-hardcore singer (Too Close to Touch)
 * 28 – Mira Calix, South African electronic composer
 * 29
 * Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki, 90, Greek folk singer
 * Jun Lopito, 64, Filipino rock guitarist
 * Donald "Tabby" Shaw, 66, Jamaican reggae singer (Mighty Diamonds)
 * 30
 * Francisco González, 68, American Chicano rock mandolinist and harpist (Los Lobos)
 * Tom Parker, 33, British pop singer (The Wanted)
 * Nathaniel Ian Wynter, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
 * 31 – Fred Johnson, 80, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels)

April

 * 1
 * C. W. McCall, 93, American country singer
 * Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson, 70, Jamaican reggae singer (Mighty Diamonds)
 * Roland White, 83, American bluegrass mandolinist (Kentucky Colonels, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Country Gazette)
 * 4 – Joe Messina, 93, American R&B guitarist
 * 5
 * Bobby Rydell, 79, American rock and roll singer
 * Paul Siebel, 84, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * 6
 * Helen Golden, 81, Dutch pop singer
 * Wen Hsia, 93, Taiwanese pop singer
 * 7 – Birgit Nordin, 88, Swedish opera singer
 * 8
 * Wade Buff, 87, American pop singer (The Dream Weavers)
 * Con Cluskey, Irish pop musician (The Bachelors)
 * Nagai Sriram, 41, Indian Carnatic violinist
 * 9
 * Chris Bailey, 65, Kenyan-born Australian punk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saints)
 * John Rossi, American blues rock drummer (Roomful of Blues)
 * 10 – Mario Martínez, Spanish new wave guitarist (La Unión)
 * 12
 * David Freel, 64, American indie rock singer and guitarist (Swell)
 * Charles E. McCormick, 75, American R&B singer (Bloodstone)
 * 13
 * Archie Eversole, 37, German-born American rapper
 * Tim Feerick, American post-hardcore bassist (Dance Gavin Dance)
 * Gloria Parker, 100, American jazz marimba and glass harp player
 * 14
 * Orlando Julius, 79, Nigerian afrobeat saxophonist
 * Trygve Thue, 71, Norwegian rock guitarist
 * 16 – Bill Bourne, 68, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter (Tri-Continental)
 * 17
 * Roderick Clark, 49, American R&B singer (Hi-Five)
 * Prafulla Kar, 83, Indian playback singer
 * DJ Kay Slay, 55, American hip hop disc jockey
 * Radu Lupu, 76, Romanian classical pianist
 * Hollis Resnik, 67, American musical theater singer and actress
 * 18
 * Nicholas Angelich, 51, American classical pianist
 * Harrison Birtwistle, 87, British classical composer
 * José Luis Cortés, 70, Cuban timba flutist (NG La Banda)
 * Jerry Doucette, 70, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * Andrzej Korzyński, 82, Polish classical composer
 * Janez Matičič, 95, Slovenian classical composer
 * 20 – Guitar Shorty, 89, American blues guitarist
 * 22 – Jan Rot, 64, Dutch pop singer-songwriter
 * 23 – Arno, 72, Belgian rock singer (TC Matic)
 * 24
 * Willi Resetarits, 73, Austrian cabaret singer
 * Andrew Woolfolk, 71, American R&B saxophonist (Earth, Wind & Fire)
 * 25
 * Susan Jacks, 73, Canadian pop singer-songwriter (The Poppy Family) and record producer
 * Henny Vrienten, 73, Dutch ska singer-songwriter and bassist (Doe Maar)
 * Shane Yellowbird, 42, Canadian country singer
 * 26
 * Julie Daraîche, 83, Canadian country singer
 * Randy Rand, American hard rock bassist (Autograph)
 * Klaus Schulze, 74, German electronic keyboardist and synthesizer player (Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel)
 * 27
 * Judy Henske, 85, American folk singer-songwriter
 * Walter Rossi, 74, Italian-Canadian rock singer and guitarist (Influence, Luke & The Apostles)
 * 29
 * Allen Blairman, 81, American jazz drummer
 * Roberto Lecaros, 77, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist
 * Tarsame Singh Saini, 54, British Asian fusion singer
 * 30
 * Ray Fenwick, 75, British rock guitarist (The Syndicats, The Spencer Davis Group, Ian Gillan Band)
 * Naomi Judd, 76, American country singer (The Judds)
 * Max Riebl, 30, Australian opera singer
 * Gabe Serbian, American hardcore punk guitarist and drummer (The Locust, Dead Cross)

May

 * 1
 * Ric Parnell, 70, British hard rock drummer (Atomic Rooster, Spinal Tap)
 * Régine Zylberberg, 92, Belgian torch singer
 * 2 – María José Cantilo, 68, Argentine folk singer-songwriter
 * 4
 * Richard Connolly, 94, Australian television and liturgical composer
 * Albin Julius, 54, Austrian martial industrial multi-instrumentalist (Der Blutharsch, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud)
 * Howie Pyro, 61, American punk rock bassist (D Generation, Danzig)
 * 6 – Jewell, 53, American R&B singer
 * 7 – Mickey Gilley, 86, American country singer-songwriter
 * 9 – Minoru Nojima, 76, Japanese classical pianist
 * 10
 * Richard Benson, 41, British progressive rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
 * Doug Caldwell, 94, New Zealand jazz pianist
 * Kjell Lönnå, 85, Swedish classical composer and choir leader
 * Shivkumar Sharma, 84, Indian classical santoor player (Shiv–Hari)
 * 11
 * William Bennett, 86, British classical flautist
 * Trevor Strnad, 41, American melodic death metal singer (The Black Dahlia Murder)
 * Alexander Toradze, 69, Georgian-born American classical pianist
 * 12
 * Andrei Alpatov, 55, Russian hard rock drummer (Trek)
 * Djalu Gurruwiwi, 86, Aboriginal Australian traditional yiḏaki player
 * Ben Moore, 80, American soul and gospel singer (James & Bobby Purify, The Blind Boys of Alabama)
 * 13
 * Teresa Berganza, 89, Spanish opera singer
 * Lil Keed, 24, American rapper
 * Rosmarie Trapp, 93, Austrian-born American choral singer (Trapp Family)
 * 14 – Robert Cogoi, 82, Belgian pop singer
 * 15
 * Deborah Fraser, 56, South African gospel singer
 * Ricky Gardiner, 73, Scottish rock guitarist (Beggars Opera)
 * 17
 * Rick Price, 77, British rock bassist (The Move, Wizzard)
 * Vangelis, 79, Greek progressive rock and ambient keyboardist (Aphrodite's Child) and film composer
 * 18
 * Cathal Coughlan, 61, Irish indie rock singer-songwriter (Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions)
 * Bob Neuwirth, 82, American singer-songwriter
 * 19 – Bernard Wright, 58, American jazz and funk singer and keyboardist
 * 21 – Yam Bing-yee, 90, Chinese opera singer
 * 23 – Thom Bresh, 74, American country singer
 * 25 – Jean-Louis Chautemps, 90, French jazz saxophonist
 * 26
 * Andy Fletcher, 60, British new wave and alternative rock keyboardist (Depeche Mode)
 * Alan White, 72, British progressive rock drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band)
 * 29
 * Steve Broughton, 72, British psychedelic rock drummer (Edgar Broughton Band)
 * Ronnie Hawkins, 87, American-Canadian rock and roll singer
 * Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, Indian rapper and singer
 * 30 – Paul Vance, 92, American pop songwriter
 * 31
 * KK, 53, Indian playback singer
 * Ingram Marshall, 80, American classical composer
 * Kelly Joe Phelps, 62, American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitarist
 * Dave Smith, American sound engineer, founder of Sequential, and co-creator of the Prophet-5

June

 * 1 – Deborah McCrary, 67, American gospel singer (The McCrary Sisters)
 * 2
 * Hal Bynum, 87, American country songwriter
 * Gracia Montes, 86, Spanish cobla singer
 * Bhajan Sopori, Indian classical santoor player
 * 3
 * El Noba, 25, Argentine cumbia singer
 * Grachan Moncur III, 85, American jazz trombonist
 * 4
 * Alec John Such, 70, American hard rock bassist (Bon Jovi)
 * Trouble, 34, American rapper
 * 6 – Jim Seals, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter (Seals and Crofts)
 * 9
 * Commander Tom, 59, German house and trance disc jockey
 * Julee Cruise, 65, American dream pop singer-songwriter
 * 11 – Amb Osayomore Joseph, 69, Nigerian highlife singer-songwriter
 * 12
 * Gabe Baltazar, 92, American jazz saxophonist
 * Roman Bunka, 70, German jazz fusion guitarist and oud player
 * 14 – Joel Whitburn, 82, American Billboard charts historian
 * 16
 * Big Rude Jake, 57, Canadian neo-swing singer-songwriter and bandleader
 * Ivonne Haza, 83, Dominican opera singer
 * Rino Vernizzi, 75, Italian jazz and classical bassoonist
 * 18 – Adibah Noor, 51, Malaysian pop singer
 * 19
 * Jim Schwall, 79, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (Siegel–Schwall Band)
 * Brett Tuggle, American rock keyboardist (Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf)
 * 20 – Dennis Cahill, 68, American Irish folk guitarist (The Gloaming)
 * 21 – Lewis Elliott, 84, American bassist (J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers)
 * 22 – Patrick Adams, 72, American disco arranger and producer (The Universal Robot Band, Musique)
 * 23
 * Massimo Morante, 70, Italian progressive rock guitarist (Goblin)
 * Yuri Shatunov, 48, Russian pop rock singer (Laskovyi Mai)
 * Leluț Vasilescu, 66, Romanian rock drummer

July

 * 1 – Irene Fargo, 59, Italian pop and theater singer
 * 2 – Tristan Goodall, 48, Australian blues guitarist (The Audreys)
 * 3
 * Miu Chu, 40, Taiwanese pop singer
 * Antonio Cripezzi, 76, Italian pop singer and keyboardist (I Camaleonti)
 * 4 – Alan Blaikley, 82, British pop songwriter
 * 5 – Manny Charlton, 80, Scottish hard rock guitarist (Nazareth)
 * 7 – Adam Wade, 87, American pop singer
 * 8 – Alam Khan, 78, Bangladeshi film composer
 * 9 – Barbara Thompson, 77, British jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, United Jazz + Rock Ensemble)
 * 10
 * Andrew Ball, 72, British classical pianist
 * Chantal Gallia, 65, Algerian-born French pop singer and humorist
 * 11 – Monty Norman, 92, British film composer
 * 12
 * Bramwell Tovey, 69, British classical conductor and composer
 * Jan Wijn, 88, Dutch classical pianist
 * 13
 * A. B. Crentsil, 72, Ghanaian highlife guitarist
 * Rubina Qureshi, 81, Pakistani classical singer
 * 14 – William Hart, 77, American R&B singer (The Delfonics)
 * 15 – Paul Ryder, 58, English alternative dance bassist (Happy Mondays)
 * 16 – Idris Phillips, 64, American jazz and folk pianist and guitarist
 * 17 – César Pedroso, 75, Cuban songo and timba pianist (Los Van Van, Pupy y Los que Son, Son)
 * 18
 * Vincent DeRosa, 101, American classical French hornist
 * Povl Dissing, 84, Danish pop singer and guitarist
 * Bhupinder Singh, 82, Indian ghazal and playback singer
 * 19
 * Michael Henderson, 71, American jazz fusion bassist and R&B singer
 * Q Lazzarus, 59, American new wave singer
 * Richard Seal, 86, British classical organist and conductor
 * 20
 * Alice Harnoncourt, 91, Austrian classical violinist
 * Richard Harvey, Australian rock drummer (Divinyls, The Party Boys, Joe Walsh)
 * Frederick Waite Jr., 55, English reggae drummer (Musical Youth)
 * 22
 * Núria Feliu, 80, Spanish jazz and folk singer
 * Kenichi Ōkuma, 56, Japanese video game music composer
 * 23
 * Mike Pela, 72, British record producer and mixing engineer
 * Zayar Thaw, 41, Burmese rapper (Acid)
 * 24
 * Vittorio De Scalzi, 72, Italian progressive rock singer and guitarist (New Trolls)
 * Bob Heathcote, 58, American crossover thrash bassist (Suicidal Tendencies)
 * 25
 * Martin How, 90, British classical organist and composer
 * Sandy Roberton, British record producer
 * 26 – Darío Gómez, 71, Colombian pop and ranchera singer
 * 27
 * JayDaYoungan, 24, American rapper
 * Mick Moloney, 77, Irish-American folk singer and folklorist
 * Tom Springfield, 88, British folk pop singer-songwriter (The Springfields)
 * 28 – Bernard Cribbins, 93, English pop singer and actor
 * 29 – Jim Sohns, 75, American rock singer (The Shadows of Knight)
 * 30
 * Archie Roach, 66, Australian folk singer-songwriter
 * Raymond Raposa, American psychedelic folk singer-songwriter (Castanets)
 * 31
 * Nirmala Mishra, 83, Indian playback singer
 * Mo Ostin, 95, American record executive

August

 * 1 – Rosa de Castilla, 90, Mexican ranchera singer
 * 3 – Nicky Moore, 75, British heavy metal singer (Samson)
 * 4
 * Sam Gooden, 87, American soul singer (The Impressions)
 * Ray Major, 73, British rock guitarist (Mott, British Lions, The Yardbirds)
 * 5
 * Judith Durham, 79, Australian pop-folk singer (The Seekers)
 * Michael Lang, 80, American jazz and classical pianist
 * 6
 * Daniel Lévi, 60, French pop singer-songwriter
 * David Muse, 73, American country rock flautist, keyboardist and saxophonist (Firefall, The Marshall Tucker Band)
 * Torgny Söderberg, 77, Swedish schlanger songwriter
 * 7
 * Ernesto Cavour, 82, Bolivian folk singer (Los Jairas)
 * Gord Lewis, 65, Canadian punk rock guitarist (Teenage Head)
 * 8
 * Lamont Dozier, 81, American songwriter and record producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland) and singer
 * Darryl Hunt, 72, English folk punk bassist (The Pogues)
 * Olivia Newton-John, 73, Australian pop and country singer-songwriter
 * 9 – Jussi Hakulinen, 57, Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Yö)
 * 10 – Abdul Wadud, 75, American jazz and classical cellist
 * 11
 * Darius Campbell Danesh, 41, Scottish pop singer
 * Mohamed Huzam, 52, Maldivian playback singer
 * Bill Pitman, 102, American jazz, pop, and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew)
 * Shimoga Subbanna, 83, Indian playback singer
 * 12 – Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr, 94, Iranian musical instrument maker
 * 14 – Svika Pick, 72, Israeli songwriter
 * 15
 * Steve Grimmett, 62, English heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart).
 * Hans Magnusson, 73, Swedish dansband saxophonist (Thorleifs)
 * Tokollo Tshabalala, 45, South African kwaito singer-songwriter (TKZee)
 * 16
 * Kal David, 79, American blues singer and guitarist
 * Matti Lehtinen, 100, Finnish opera singer
 * 18 – Rolf Kühn, 92, German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
 * 19 – Ted Kirkpatrick, 62, American Christian thrash metal drummer and songwriter (Tourniquet)
 * 20
 * Helen Grayco, 97, American pop singer
 * Nayyara Noor, 71, Pakistani playback and ghazal singer
 * Paul Tesluk, 82, American rock and roll organist (Johnny and the Hurricanes)
 * 21 – Monnette Sudler, 70, American jazz guitarist
 * 22
 * Jerry Allison, 82, American rock and roll drummer and songwriter (The Crickets), and singer
 * Stuart Anstis, 48, British extreme metal guitarist (Cradle of Filth)
 * Jaimie Branch, 39, American free jazz trumpeter and composer
 * Fredy Studer, 72, Swizz jazz fusion drummer
 * Piotr Szkudelski, 66, Polish rock drummer (Perfect)
 * Margaret Urlich, 57, New Zealand pop singer
 * 23 – Creed Taylor, 93, American jazz trumpeter, record producer and music executive
 * 25
 * Joey DeFrancesco, 51, American jazz organist, saxophonist and trumpeter
 * Mable John, 91, American R&B singer (The Raelettes)
 * 26 – Hana Zagorová, 75, Czech pop singer
 * 27
 * Georges Al Rassi, 42, Lebanese Khaliji singer
 * Manolo Sanlúcar, 78, Spanish flamenco guitarist
 * 29
 * Luke Bell, 32, American country singer
 * John P. Varkey, 52, Indian alternative rock guitarist (Avial) and film composer
 * 31 – Mark Shreeve, 65, British electronic composer and synthesizer player (Redshift)

September

 * 1 – Bamba Bakya, 49, Indian playback singer
 * 2
 * Jordi Cervelló, 86, Spanish classical composer
 * Drummie Zeb, 62, British reggae drummer and singer (Aswad)
 * 4
 * Wes Freed, 58, American artist and album cover designer (Drive-By Truckers, Lauren Hoffman)
 * Edward Hulewicz, 84, Polish pop singer
 * John Till, 76, Canadian blues rock guitarist (Full Tilt Boogie Band, The Revols)
 * 5 – Lars Vogt, 51, German classical composer
 * 7
 * Jimbo Doares, 78, American rock and roll guitarist (The Swingin' Medallions)
 * Dave Sherman, 55, American doom metal bassist and singer (Spirit Caravan, Earthride, Wretched)
 * 8
 * Marciano Cantero, 62, Argentine rock singer and bassist (Enanitos Verdes)
 * Sonny West, 85, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * 9
 * Carol Arnauld, 61, French pop singer
 * Herschel Sizemore, 87, American bluegrass mandolinist
 * Trevor Tomkins, 81, British jazz fusion drummer (Gilgamesh)
 * 10
 * Paulino Bernal, 83, American Tex-Mex accordionist
 * Jorja Fleezanis, 70, American classical violinist
 * Choichi Terukina, 90, Japanese Ryukyuan sanshin player
 * 12
 * Dennis East, 73, South African hard rock singer-songwriter (Stingray)
 * Ramsey Lewis, 87, American jazz pianist and composer
 * PnB Rock, 30, American rapper
 * 13
 * Kornelije Kovač, 80, Serbian progressive rock keyboardist (Korni Grupa, Indexi) and classical composer
 * Jesse Powell, 51, American R&B singer
 * 14
 * David Andersson, 47, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Soilwork, The Night Flight Orchestra)
 * Jim Post, 82, American folk singer-songwriter (Friend & Lover)
 * Paul Sartin, 51, British folk singer and multi-instrumentalist (Bellowhead, Faustus, Belshazzar's Feast)
 * 16 – Marva Hicks, 66, American soul singer
 * 18 – Diane Guérin, 74, Canadian pop singer
 * 21
 * Ray Edenton, 95, American country and rock guitarist
 * Anton Fier, 66, American alternative rock drummer (The Feelies, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards)
 * 22
 * Stu Allan, 60, British eurodance DJ (Clock)
 * John Hartman, 72, American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers)
 * 24
 * Sue Mingus, 92, American record producer
 * Pharoah Sanders, 81, American jazz saxophonist
 * 26 – Joe Bussard, 86, American record collector
 * 27
 * Boris Moiseev, 68, Russian pop singer
 * Christian Hummer, 32, Austrian indie rock keyboardist (Wanda)
 * 28 – Coolio, 59, American rapper
 * 29 – Prins Póló, 45, Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter
 * 30 — Walkie T, 27, Russian rapper

October

 * 1
 * Stamatis Kokotas, 88, Greek folk singer
 * Kevin Locke, 68, American traditional folk flautist
 * Bin Valencia, 61, Argentine heavy metal drummer (Almafuerte)
 * 2 – Mary McCaslin, 75, American folk singer-songwriter
 * 3 – Mon Legaspi, 54, Filipino hard rock bassist (Wolfgang)
 * 4
 * Jean Gallois, 93, French musicologist and classical violinist
 * Loretta Lynn, 90, American country singer-songwriter
 * 5
 * Lenny Lipton, 82, American folk lyricist
 * Ann-Christine Nyström, 76, Swedish pop singer
 * 6
 * Adriana Breukink, Dutch classical recorder player and instrument maker
 * Fred Catero, 89, American record producer and engineer
 * Ivy Jo Hunter, 82, American R&B songwriter
 * Jody Miller, 80, American country singer
 * Judy Tenuta, 65, American comedy music singer-songwriter
 * 7
 * Ronnie Cuber, 80, American jazz saxophonist
 * Toshi Ichiyanagi, 89, Japanese classical pianist
 * Art Laboe, 97, American radio disk jockey
 * Jure Robežnik, 89, Slovenian jazz pianist
 * 8 – Charlie Brown, 80, American radio disk jockey
 * 9
 * Andres Cuervo, 34, Colombian pop singer-songwriter
 * Chuck Deardorf, 68, American jazz bassist
 * Josep Soler i Sardà, 87, Spanish classical and opera composer
 * 10
 * Anita Kerr, 94, American country and pop singer and arranger
 * Leon Schidlowsky, 91, Chilean-Israeli classical composer
 * 11
 * Angela Lansbury, 96, British-American theater singer and actress
 * Willie Spence, 23, American R&B singer
 * 12
 * Monsta O, 56, American rapper (Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.)
 * Yurii Kerpatenko, 46, Ukrainian conductor, orchestrator and accordionist
 * 13
 * Fuzzy, 83, Danish multi-genre composer
 * Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta, 78, Congolese rumba saxophonist
 * Susanna Mildonian, 82, Italian-born Belgian classical harpist
 * Christina Moser, 70, Swiss new wave singer-songwriter (Krisma)
 * Steve Roberts, 68, British punk drummer (U.K. Subs)
 * Mike Schank, 56, American film composer and guitarist
 * Joyce Sims, 63, American R&B-dance singer-songwriter
 * 14 – Mariana Nicolesco, 73, Romanian opera singer
 * 15
 * Noel Duggan, 73, Irish folk singer and guitarist (Clannad, The Duggans)
 * Mikaben, 41, Haitian compas and dancehall singer-songwriter
 * Marty Sammon, 45, American blues and ragtime keyboardist
 * 17 – Michael Ponti, 84, German classical pianist
 * 18
 * Franco Gatti, 80, Italian pop singer (Ricchi e Poveri)
 * Robert Gordon, 75, American rockabilly singer
 * 19
 * Geoff Nuttall, 56, Canadian chamber music violinist (St. Lawrence String Quartet)
 * Joanna Simon, 84, American opera singer
 * 20
 * Atarah Ben-Tovim, 82, British classical flautist
 * Bettye Crutcher, 83, American R&B singer
 * Lucy Simon, 82, American composer and folk singer (The Simon Sisters)
 * Tsin Ting, 88, Taiwanese film singer
 * 21 – Robert Gordy, 91, American music publishing executive and recording artist
 * 22 – Luiz Galvão, 87, Brazilian psychedelic rock and MPB songwriter (Novos Baianos)
 * 23
 * Don Edwards, 86, American Western singer
 * Libor Pešek, 89, Czech classical conductor
 * Galina Pisarenko, 88, Russian opera singer
 * 24
 * Christine Farnon, 97, American music executive
 * Gregg Philbin, American rock bassist (REO Speedwagon)
 * 25
 * Branislav Hronec, 81, Slovak classical pianist and conductor
 * Paul Stoddard, American metalcore singer (Diecast)
 * 26
 * Lia Origoni, 103, Italian opera and musical theater singer
 * Agustín Ramírez, 70, Mexican Grupera singer-songwriter (Los Caminantes)
 * 27 – Geraldine Hunt, 77, American R&B singer
 * 28
 * Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, American rock and roll singer and pianist
 * D. H. Peligro, 63, American punk rock drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
 * 29
 * Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Low Roar)
 * Robin Sylvester, British jam band bassist (RatDog)
 * 30
 * John McGale, 66, Canadian blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Offenbach)
 * Anthony Ortega, 94, American jazz clarinetist
 * 31
 * Michal Ambrož, 68, Czech rock singer and guitarist (Jasná Páka)
 * Patrick Haggerty, 78, American country singer-songwriter (Lavender Country)
 * Danny Javier, 75, Filipino pop and OPM singer (APO Hiking Society)

November

 * 1
 * Tsuneo Fukuhara, 89, Japanese classical composer
 * Takeoff, 28, American rapper (Migos)
 * Joseph Tarsia, 88, American recording engineer and studio owner (Sigma Sound Studios)
 * 2 – Atilio Stampone, 96, Argentine tango pianist and composer
 * 3
 * Gerd Dudek, 84, German jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist
 * Noel McKoy, 62, British soul singer
 * 4 – Nicole Josy, 76, Belgian pop singer (Nicole and Hugo)
 * 5
 * Daniele Barioni, 92, Italian opera singer
 * Aaron Carter, 34, American pop singer and rapper
 * Tyrone Downie, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
 * Carmelo La Bionda, 73, Italian disco producer and songwriter (La Bionda)
 * Mimi Parker, 55, American indie rock singer and drummer (Low)
 * 6
 * Ali Birra, 72, Ethiopian folk singer
 * Hurricane G, 52, American rapper
 * Tame One, 52, American rapper (Artifacts, Leak Bros, The Weathermen)
 * 7
 * Sergey Kuznetsov, 58, Russian pop rock keyboardist and songwriter (Laskovyi Mai)
 * Jeff Cook, 73, American country guitarist (Alabama)
 * 8
 * Will Ferdy, 95, Belgian pop singer
 * Claes-Göran Hederström, 77, Swedish schlager singer
 * Pierre Kartner, 87, Dutch schlager singer-songwriter
 * Dan McCafferty, 76, Scottish hard rock singer-songwriter (Nazareth)
 * 9
 * Gal Costa, 77, Brazilian Tropicália singer
 * Mattis Hætta, 63, Norwegian pop singer
 * Garry Roberts, 72, Irish new wave guitarist (The Boomtown Rats)
 * 10
 * Chris Koerts, 74, Dutch pop rock guitarist (Earth and Fire)
 * Nik Turner, 82, British space rock flautist and saxophonist (Hawkwind, Inner City Unit, Space Ritual)
 * 11
 * Keith Levene, 65, British post-punk guitarist (Public Image Ltd., The Clash)
 * Rab Noakes, 75, Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stealers Wheel)
 * 12 – Gene Cipriano, 94, American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist (The Wrecking Crew)
 * 14 – Jerzy Połomski. 89, Polish folk and pop singer
 * 15
 * John Rex Reeves, 86, American country singer-songwriter
 * Jin Tielin, 82, Chinese vocal coach
 * 16 – Mick Goodrick, 77, American jazz guitarist
 * 17
 * Azio Corghi, 85, Italian classical composer
 * Ken Mansfield, 85, American record producer
 * B. Smyth, 30, American R&B singer
 * 18 – Ned Rorem, 99, American classical composer
 * 19
 * Nico Fidenco, 89, Italian pop singer
 * Danny Kalb, 80, American blues rock guitarist (The Blues Project)
 * 20
 * Joyce Bryant, 95, American pop singer
 * Riho Sibul, 64, Estonian rock singer and guitarist (Ultima Thule)
 * 21 – Wilko Johnson, 75, British pub rock guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood)
 * 22
 * Erasmo Carlos, 81, Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter
 * Pablo Milanés, 79, Cuban nueva trova singer-songwriter
 * 23
 * Hugo Helmig, 24, Danish pop singer
 * Shel Macrae, 77, British pop rock singer and guitarist (The Fortunes)
 * 25
 * Irene Cara, 63, American pop singer-songwriter and actress
 * Charles Koppelman, 82, American music executive and pop singer (The Ivy Three)
 * Don Newkirk, 56, American film composer and record producer
 * Sammie Okposo, 51, Nigerian gospel singer
 * 26 – Louise Tobin, 104, American jazz singer
 * 27 – Jake Flint, 37, American Red Dirt country singer
 * 30
 * Christine McVie, 79, British rock and blues singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack)
 * Steve Smith, British punk singer (Red Alert)

December

 * 1
 * Haralds Sīmanis, 71, Latvian pop singer
 * Tord Sjöman, 82, Swedish dansband organist (Vikingarna)
 * Andrew Speight, 58, Australian jazz saxophonist
 * 2
 * Jo Carol Pierce, 78, American folk rock singer-songwriter
 * Laila Storch, 101, American classical oboist
 * 3
 * Jess Barr, 46, American alternative country guitarist (Slobberbone)
 * Jamie Freeman, 57, British folk singer-songwriter
 * Svenne Hedlund, 77, Swedish pop and schlager singer (Idolerna, Hep Stars, Svenne and Lotta)
 * Volodymyr Kozhukhar, 81, Ukrainian classical composer
 * Bobby Naughton, 78, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist
 * Alexandre Zelkine, 84, French folk singer
 * 4
 * Manuel Göttsching, 70, German Krautrock and electronic synthesizer player and guitarist (Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra)
 * Bob McGrath, 96, American actor and singer
 * 5 – Hamsou Garba, 63, Nigerien singer
 * 6
 * Jet Black, 84, British punk rock drummer (The Stranglers)
 * Hamish Kilgour, 65, New Zealand indie rock drummer and singer (The Clean, Bailter Space)
 * Edino Krieger, 94, Brazilian avant garde composer
 * 7 – Roddy Jackson, 70, American rockabilly singer and pianist
 * 8 – Yitzhak Klepter, 72, Israeli psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (The Churchills, Kaveret)
 * 9
 * Jovit Baldivino, 29, Filipino pop rock singer
 * Gaston Bogaerts, 101, Belgian Latin soul percussionist (The Chakachas)
 * Herbert Deutsch, 90, American composer and inventor (Moog synthesizer)
 * Qamar Gula, 70, Afghan pop singer
 * 10
 * John Aler, 73, American opera singer
 * J. J. Barnes, 79, American R&B singer
 * Sulochana Chavan, 89, Indian Lavani singer
 * Tracy Hitchings, 60, British progressive rock singer (Landmarq)
 * Tshala Muana, 64, Congolese Soukous singer
 * Aziouz Raïs, 68, Algerian chaabi singer
 * José Ángel Trelles, 78, Argentine tango singer
 * Kihnu Virve, 94, Estonian folk singer
 * 11 – Angelo Badalamenti, 85, American film and television composer and arranger
 * 12 – Ekambi Brillant, 74, Cameroonian makossa singer
 * 13
 * Sol Amarfio, 84, Ghanaian-British afro rock drummer (Osibisa)
 * Benjamin Bossi, 69, American new wave saxophonist (Romeo Void)
 * Grand Daddy I.U., 54, American rapper
 * Luis "Checho" González, 89, Chilean folk singer
 * Nihal Nelson, 76, Sri Lankan soul and pop singer
 * Bayan Northcott, 82, British classical composer and music critic
 * Lalo Rodríguez, 64, Puerto Rican salsa singer
 * Kim Simmonds, 75, British rock guitarist (Savoy Brown)
 * 14
 * Djene Djento, Cameroonian makossa singer-songwriter
 * Koji Ryu, 60, Japanese rock drummer (C-C-B)
 * 15
 * Bertha Barbee, 82, American R&B singer (The Velvelettes)
 * Dino Danelli, 78, American rock drummer (The Rascals)
 * Shirley Eikhard, 67, Canadian country singer-songwriter
 * 16
 * Rick Anderson, 75, American new wave bassist (The Tubes)
 * Jean-Paul Corbineau, 74, French folk singer-songwriter (Tri Yann)
 * Charlie Gracie, 86, American rock and roll singer and guitarist
 * 17
 * Urmas Sisask, 62, Estonian classical composer
 * Yuji Tanaka, 65, Japanese rock drummer (Anzen Chitai)
 * 18
 * Martin Duffy, 55, British alternative rock keyboardist (Felt, Primal Scream)
 * Terry Hall, 63, British ska and new wave singer-songwriter (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Vegas)
 * Wim Henderickx, 60, Belgian classical composer and percussionist
 * 19
 * Claudisabel, 40, Portuguese pop singer
 * Stanley Drucker, 93, American classical clarinetist
 * Sandy Edmonds, 74, British-New Zealand pop singer
 * 20
 * Randy Begg, 71, Canadian pop drummer (Wednesday)
 * Iain Templeton, British alternative rock drummer (The La's, Shack)
 * 21
 * Harvey Jett, 73, American Southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas)
 * Bilqees Khanum, Pakistani classical singer
 * Mauro Sabbione, 65, Italian pop keyboardist (Matia Bazar)
 * 22
 * Thom Bell, 79, Jamaican-born American soul songwriter and arranger
 * Big Scarr, 22, American rapper
 * Walter "Wolfman" Washington, 79, American blues singer and guitarist
 * 23
 * David Dalton, 88, American classical violist
 * Maxi Jazz, 65, British electronic singer-songwriter (Faithless)
 * Madosini, 78, South African traditional Uhadi musical bow player
 * Massimo Savić, 60, Croatian art rock and pop singer (Dorian Gray)
 * 24 – Mampintsha, 40, South African kwaito singer (Big Nuz)
 * 25
 * Camilo Azuquita, 76, Panamanian salsa singer
 * Brian Casser, 86, British rock and roll singer and guitarist
 * Paul Fox, American record producer (XTC, Phish, 10,000 Maniacs)
 * 26
 * Penda Dallé, 64, Cameroonian makossa guitarist
 * Lasse Lönndahl, 94, Swedish pop singer
 * 27
 * Jo Mersa Marley, 31, Jamaican reggae singer
 * Harry Sheppard, 94, American jazz vibraphonist
 * 28
 * Scott Nash, Australian hard rock bassist (Asteroid B-612)
 * Black Stalin, 81, Trinidadian calypso singer
 * Linda de Suza, 74, Portuguese pop singer
 * 29
 * Eduard Artemyev, 85, Russian film composer
 * Giovanni Pezzoli, 70, Italian pop rock drummer (Stadio)
 * Ian Tyson, 89, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia)
 * 31
 * Jeremiah Green, 45, American indie rock drummer (Modest Mouse)
 * Anita Pointer, 74, American R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters)

Musical films

 * Elvis
 * Moonage Daydream
 * Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
 * Tár