# 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

## Awards

* 61st Annual Grammy Awards (USA)
* Record of the Year: "This is America" by Childish Gambino • Album of the Year: Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves • Song of the Year: "This is America" by Childish Gambino • Best New Artist: Dua Lipa
* 2019 Billboard Music Awards (USA)
* Top Artist: Drake • Top Male Artist: Drake • Top Female Artist: Ariana Grande • Top New Artist: Juice Wrld • Top Duo/Group:BTS • Top Billboard 200 Album: Scorpion by Drake • Top Hot 100 Song: "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
* 2019 Brit Awards (UK)
* British Album of the Year: A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships by The 1975 • British Single of the Year: "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa • British Breakthrough Act: Tom Walker • British Video: "Woman Like Me" by Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj
* 2019 Juno Awards (Canada)
* Artist of the Year: Shawn Mendes • Group of the Year: Arkells • Album of the Year: Shawn Mendes by Shawn Mendes • Single of the Year: "In My Blood" by Shawn Mendes
* 33rd Golden Disc Awards (South Korea)
* Digital Daesang: "Love Scenario" by iKon • Album Daesang: Love Yourself: Answer by BTS
* 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (USA)
* Video of the Year: "You Need to Calm Down" by Taylor Swift • Song of the Year: Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus • Artist of the Year: Ariana Grande • Best Group: BTS • Best New Artist: Billie Eilish • Best Collaboration: "Señorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
* 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe)
* Best Song: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish • Best Video: "Me!" by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco • Best Artist: Shawn Mendes • Best Group: BTS • Best New: Billie Eilish • Best Collaboration: "Con Altura" by Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho)
* American Music Awards of 2019 (USA)
* Artist of the Decade: Taylor Swift • Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift • New Artist of the Year: Billie Eilish • Collaboration of the Year: "Señorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello • Tour of the Year: Love Yourself World Tour by BTS
* 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA)
* Prism by Ellen Reid
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)
* Inductees: The Cure • Def Leppard • Janet Jackson • Stevie Nicks • Radiohead • Roxy Music • The Zombies
* Mercury Prize (UK)
* Psychodrama by Dave
* Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
* 13th Floor by Haviah Mighty
* Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (Europe)
* "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence (The Netherlands)
* 28th Seoul Music Awards (South Korea)
* Grand Prize: BTS • Best Album: Love Yourself: Tear • Best Song: iKon: "Love Scenario • Best New Artist: Stray Kids, Iz*One

## 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
* Children of Bodom
* Davina Michelle
* Devito
* Dove Cameron
* Eito
* Elaine
* Elle Winter
* Elyanna
* 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
* The Damned Things
* 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
* Lower Than Atlantis
* 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
* Spice Girls
* Thursday
* Tsuri Bit
* Toto
* Yeasayer
* Wake Up, Girls!

## Deaths
### 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

## Musical films

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