# 2021 in music

This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2021 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
* Italian music
* Japanese music
* Latin music
* Malaysian music
* Mongolian 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
* K-pop

## Awards

* 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (USA)
* Record of the Year: "Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish • Album of the Year: Folklore by Taylor Swift • Song of the Year: "I Can't Breathe" by H.E.R. • Best New Artist: Megan Thee Stallion
* 2021 Billboard Music Awards (USA)
* Top Artist: The Weeknd • Top Male Artist: The Weeknd • Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift • Top New Artist: Pop Smoke • Top Duo/Group: BTS • Top Billboard 200 Album: Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon by Pop Smoke • Top Hot 100 Song: "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd
* 2021 Brit Awards (UK)
* British Album of the Year: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa • British Single: "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles • British Breakthrough Act: Arlo Parks • British Group: Little Mix
* Juno Awards (Canada)
* Artist of the Year: The Weeknd • Group of the Year: Arkells • Album of the Year: After Hours by The Weeknd • Single of the Year: "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd
* 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (USA)
* Video of the Year: "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X • Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo • Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber
* 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe)
* Best Song: "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran • Best Video: "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X • Best Artist: Ed Sheeran • Best New: Saweetie
* 2021 American Music Awards (USA)
* Artist of the Year: BTS • New Artist of the Year: Olivia Rodrigo • Collaboration of the Year: "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat featuring SZA
* Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA)
* Stride by Tania León
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)
* Inductees: Foo Fighters • The Go-Go's • Jay-Z • Carole King • Todd Rundgren • Tina Turner
* Mercury Prize (UK)
* Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks
* Polar Music Prize (Sweden)
* Event cancelled as result of COVID-19 pandemic
* Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
* Parallel World by Cadence Weapon
* Eurovision Song Contest 2021 (Europe)
* "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin (Italy)
* 30th Seoul Music Awards (South Korea)
* Grand Prize: BTS • Best Album: Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS • Best Song: "Dynamite" by BTS • Best New Artist: Enhypen, Treasure, Aespa

## Bands formed

* ≠Me
* Alamat
* ASP
* Be First
* BGYO
* Bini
* Billlie
* Blitzers
* BugAboo
* Ciipher
* Epex
* Feeble Little Horse
* Ho6la
* Hot Issue
* Ichillin'
* INI
* Ive
* Just B
* KAIA
* Kingdom
* The Last Dinner Party
* Lightsum
* Luminous
* Lovejoy
* Mamagama
* Mirae
* The Morris Springfield Project
* Naniwa Danshi
* NTX
* Omega X
* P1X3L
* Pixy
* Purple Kiss
* Silk Sonic
* The Smile
* T1419
* Tri.be
* Xdinary Heroes
* The Waeve
* The Warning
* WJSN The Black

## Soloist debuts

* Adora
* Addison Rae
* Ai Hashimoto
* Aguri Ōnishi
* Angela Ken
* Angelina Jordan
* Ansonbean
* Ayra Starr
* Ayuni D
* BamBam
* Bella Poarch
* Belle Mariano
* Blaster
* Chlöe
* Diarra Sylla
* D.O.
* Do Han-se
* Edan Lui
* Elaiza Ikeda
* El Noba
* Gayle
* Gigi De Lana
* Hiroki Moriuchi
* Ice Spice
* I.M
* IShowSpeed
* Jay B
* Jinyoung
* Jo Yu-ri
* Joao Constancia
* Joy
* Kanako Momota
* Kwon Eun-bi
* L
* Lee Seung-hyub
* Leung Yip
* Lili
* Lisa
* Luke Hemmings
* Lyca Gairanod
* Marika Kouno
* Masato Hayakawa
* MC Cheung Tin-fu
* Miyu Honda
* Nathan Evans
* Nicholas Hamilton
* Olivia Rodrigo
* Park So-yeon
* PinkPantheress
* Reina Kondō
* Rie Takahashi
* Rosa Linn
* Rosé
* Sorn
* Takanori Iwata
* Takuya Eguchi
* Tyla
* Wendy
* Winka Chan
* Yailin La Más Viral
* Young K
* Youngjae
* Yugyeom
* Yuqi

## Bands reformed

* Fugees
* Big Time Rush
* C AllStar
* The Boo Radleys
* Defleshed
* Ellis, Beggs & Howard
* Faces
* Gang of Four
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
* New Radicals
* Mudvayne
* No Angels
* Porcupine Tree
* Shadows Fall
* TO1

## Bands on hiatus

* ALI
* Dogleg
* Got7
* Kariyushi58
* Lovelyz
* Silent Siren
* Suchmos
* Tokyo Performance Doll

## Bands disbanded

* 100%
* 1Team
* AŌP
* Ayumikurikamaki
* Beach Slang
* Berry Good
* Blackalicious
* Blu-Billion
* Brand X
* Butterfly Child
* Black Peaks
* Cabaret Voltaire
* Cellchrome
* Los Chunguitos
* Lotus Eater
* Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
* CY8ER
* Chromatics
* Daft Punk
* Datblygu
* Demons & Wizards
* Desurabbits
* Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
* The Fat Boys
* GFriend
* Golden Earring
* Hollywood Monsters
* Iris
* Iz*One
* Maison Book Girl
* MKTO
* The Monkees
* Omega
* OnePixcel
* Ought
* Pink Cres.
* The Posies
* Poco
* Potty Mouth
* The Preatures
* Rascal Flatts
* Return to Forever
* Sakura Gakuin
* SGO48
* Shine
* Sly and Robbie
* Stereo Total
* sixx:A.M.
* Tenth Avenue North
* Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
* V6
* Yuck

## Deaths
### January

* 1
** Carlos do Carmo, 81, Portuguese fado singer
** Misty Morgan, 75, American country music singer (Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan)
** Liam Reilly, 65, Irish folk rock singer and keyboardist (Bagatelle)
** Jan Vering, 65, German gospel singer
* 3
** Gerry Marsden, 78, English rock singer and guitarist (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
** Warren McLean, Australian rock drummer (Machinations, I'm Talking, Divinyls)
* 4 – Alexi Laiho, 41, Finnish death metal singer and guitarist (Children of Bodom) (death announced on this date)
* 5 – John Georgiadis, 81, British classical violinist and conductor
* 6 – Paul de Leon, 52, American metal drummer (Las Cruces)
* 7
** Deezer D, 55, American rapper and actor
** Genival Lacerda, 89, Brazilian forro singer
** Jamie O'Hara, 70, American country music singer-songwriter (The O'Kanes)
* 8
** Ed Bruce, 81, American country music singer-songwriter
** Michael Fonfara, 74, Canadian blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, Rhinoceros, Downchild Blues Band)
** Uno Loop, 91, Estonian singer and guitarist
** Elijah Moshinsky, 75, Australian opera director
* 10 – Thorleif Torstensson, 71, Swedish dansband singer, guitarist and saxophonist (Thorleifs)
* 11
** Howard Johnson, 79, American jazz multi-instrumentalist
** Mark Keds, 50, British pop punk singer (Senseless Things)
** Don Miller, 80, American pop singer (The Vogues)
* 12 – Ron Getman, 72, American country rock guitarist and singer (The Tractors)
* 13
** Tim Bogert, 76, American psychedelic rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice)
** Duke Bootee, 69, American rapper, producer and songwriter
** Sylvain Sylvain, 69, American glam rock guitarist (New York Dolls)
* 14
** Duranice Pace, 62, American gospel singer (The Anointed Pace Sisters)
** Larry Willoughby, 73, American country music singer-songwriter
* 16
** Jason Cope, 43, American country guitarist (The Steel Woods)
** Pave Maijanen, 70, Finnish rock keyboardist (Hurriganes, Dingo)
** Claudia Montero, 58, Argentine classical composer
** Phil Spector, 81, American record producer, pop musician (The Teddy Bears), and songwriter
* 17
** Ghulam Mustafa Khan, 89, Indian classical singer
** Junior Mance, 92, American jazz pianist
** Sammy Nestico, 96, American jazz composer and arranger
* 18
** Perry Botkin Jr., 87, American composer and arranger
** Maria Koterbska, 96, Polish swing and jazz singer
** Jimmie Rodgers, 87, American pop singer
* 20 – Joe Jordan, 79, American pop singer and musician (The Jordan Brothers)
* 21
** Randy Parton, 67, American country music singer-songwriter
** Marc Phillips, 66, American rock singer (Hotel) and record producer
* 22
** Narendra Chanchal, 80, Indian religious singer
** Guem, 73, Algerian jazz singer
** James Purify, 76, American R&B singer (James & Bobby Purify)
* 23
** Jonas Gwangwa, 83, South African jazz trombonist (The Jazz Epistles)
** Gabriel Ruiz Díaz, 45, Argentine alternative rock bassist (Catupecu Machu)
* 24 – Tom Stevens, 64, American alternative country bassist (The Long Ryders)
* 25 – Iron, 29, South Korean rapper
* 26
** Cara O'Sullivan, 59, Irish opera singer
** 6 Dogs, 21, American rapper
* 27 – Trung Kiên, 81, Vietnamese classical singer
* 28
** César Isella, 82, Argentine folk singer and guitarist (Los Fronterizos)
** Sibongile Khumalo, 63, South African jazz and classical singer
** Singing Sandra, 63, Trinidadian calypso singer
** Rick Shaw, 79, American folk singer and string guitarist (The Hillside Singers)
* 29
** Ahmed Achour, 75, Tunisian classical composer and conductor
** Grady Gaines, 86, American blues saxophonist
** Jeremy Lubbock, 89, English arranger and composer
** Hilton Valentine, 77, English rock guitarist (The Animals)
* 30
** Double K, 43, American rapper (People Under the Stairs)
** Sophie, 34, Scottish electronic singer-songwriter and producer
** Alla Yoshpe, 83, Russian pop singer
* 31 – Wambali Mkandawire, Malawian jazz singer

### February

* 1 – Temur Tsiklauri, 75, Georgian pop singer (VIA Iveria)
* 2 – Aaron Wegelin, American indie rock drummer (Elf Power)
* 3
** Anne Feeney, 69, American folk singer-songwriter
** Jim Weatherly, 77, American pop and country music singer-songwriter
* 4
** Stefan Cush, 60, British folk-punk singer and guitarist (The Men They Couldn't Hang)
** Matt Harris, American power pop bassist (The Posies)
** Jessie Smith, 79, American R&B singer (The Ikettes)
** Nolan Porter, 71, American R&B singer-songwriter
** Gil Saunders, American soul singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes)
* 5
** Abdoul Jabbar, 40, Guinean dance singer
** Douglas Miller, 71, American gospel singer
** Örs Siklósi, 29, Hungarian metalcore singer (AWS)
* 7
** Elliot Mazer, 79, American record producer and audio engineer
** Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, 71, Italian opera director (Opéra Royal de Wallonie)
** Ricardo Silva Elizondo, 67, Mexican pop singer
* 8
** Roza Akkuchukova, 70, Russian pop singer
** Servando Cano Rodríguez, 78, Mexican Tejano singer-songwriter
** Mary Wilson, 76, American R&B singer (The Supremes)
* 9
** Chick Corea, 79, American jazz fusion keyboardist and composer (Return to Forever, Chick Corea Elektric Band)
** Cedrick Cotton, 46, American R&B singer (Ideal)
** Ghédalia Tazartès, 73, French musique concrète multi-instrumentalist
* 10
** Jon Mark, 77, English pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mark-Almond)
** Lee Sexton, 92, American bluegrass banjoist
* 11 – Joel Pina, 100, Portuguese fado guitarist (Amália Rodrigues)
* 12 – Milford Graves, 79, American jazz drummer (New York Art Quartet)
* 13
** Louis Clark, 73, British symphonic rock conductor and keyboardist (Electric Light Orchestra, ELO Part II, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
** Sydney Devine, 81, British country and skiffle singer
* 14
** Erriquez, 60, Italian folk rock singer and guitarist (Bandabardò)
** Ari Gold, 47, American R&B singer
* 15
** Steuart Bedford, 81, British classical conductor and pianist
** Lucien Gourong, 77, French cabaret singer
** Andréa Guiot, 93, French opera singer
** Raymond Lévesque, 92, French chanson singer
** Johnny Pacheco, 85, Dominican salsa multi-instrumentalist (Fania All-Stars) and record producer
* 16
** Carman, 65, American contemporary Christian singer
** Tonton David, 53, French reggae singer
* 17
** Françoise Cactus, 57, German indie rock singer and drummer (Stereo Total)
** Ali Hossain, 80, Bangladeshi classical composer
** U-Roy, 78, Jamaican reggae singer
* 18
** Prince Markie Dee, 52, American rapper (The Fat Boys)
** Miles Seaton, 41, American indie rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Akron/Family)
* 19
** Đorđe Balašević, 67, Serbian rock singer (Rani Mraz)
** James Burke, 70, American soul singer (Five Stairsteps)
** Jerold Ottley, 86, American choral conductor (Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
* 20
** Joe Burke, 81, Irish folk accordionist
** Richard Shephard, 71, British classical conductor
** Gene Taylor, 68, American rock keyboardist (The Blasters, Canned Heat, The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
* 21 – Hélène Martin, 92, French chanson singer
* 22 – Yalchin Rzazadeh, 74, Azerbaijani pop singer
* 23 – Sean Kennedy, 35, Australian metalcore bassist (I Killed The Prom Queen, Deez Nuts)
* 24 – Sardool Sikander, 60, Indian folk singer
* 26 – Bob James, 68, American hard rock singer (Montrose)
* 27 – Danilo Rustici, 72, Italian progressive rock guitarist (Osanna)
* 28
** Anna Kast, 39, Russian EDM singer (Little Big)
** Ian North, 68, American power pop singer and guitarist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Neo)
** Jorge Oñate, 71, Colombian vallenato singer

### March

* 1 – Ralph Peterson Jr., 58, American jazz drummer (Out of the Blue, The Jazz Messengers)
* 2
** Chris Barber, 90, English jazz bandleader and trombonist
** Mark Goffeney, 51, American rock bassist
** Radim Pařízek, 67, Czech heavy metal drummer (Citron)
** Bunny Wailer, 73, Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
* 3
** Medea Abrahamyan, 88, Armenian classical cellist
** Duffy Jackson, 67, American jazz drummer
* 4
** Alan Cartwright, 75, English rock bassist (Procol Harum)
** Barbara Ess, 72, American post-punk multi-instrumentalist (Y Pants, Disband)
** Helmut Winschermann, 100, German classical oboist, and conductor (Deutsche Bachsolisten)
* 5
** Anna Shuttleworth, 93, British classical cellist
** Michael Stanley, 72, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 6 – Carmel Quinn, 95, Irish-American pop singer
* 7
** Sanja Ilić, 69, Serbian folk rock keyboardist (San, Balkanika)
** Josky Kiambukuta, 72, Congolese rumba singer (TPOK Jazz)
** Lars-Göran Petrov, 49, Swedish heavy metal singer and drummer (Entombed, Entombed A.D., Morbid)
* 9 – James Levine, 77, American classical conductor and pianist (Metropolitan Opera)
* 8
** Adrian Bărar, 61, Romanian heavy metal guitarist and composer (Cargo)
** James Mac Gaw, French progressive rock guitarist (Magma)
* 11
** Ray Campi, 86, American rockabilly musician
** Jewlia Eisenberg, 50, American avant-rock singer (Charming Hostess)
** Florentín Giménez, 95, Paraguayan classical and folk pianist
* 12 – Maximiliano Djerfy, 46, Argentine alternative rock guitarist (Callejeros)
* 14
** Eulalio Cervantes, 52, Mexican rock saxophonist (Maldita Vecindad)
** Reggie Warren, 52, American R&B singer (Troop)
* 15
** Dragoljub Đuričić, 58, Serbian rock and jazz drummer (YU Grupa, Kerber, Leb i sol)
** Doug Parkinson, 74, Australian pop and jazz singer (Fanny Adams, The Life Organisation)
* 16 – Bill Irvine, 87, American rock and roll pianist (Chuck Alaimo Quartet)
* 17
** Matt Miller, 34, American indie rock keyboardist (Titus Andronicus)
** Freddie Redd, 92, American jazz keyboardist
** Corey Steger, 42, American metalcore guitarist (Underoath)
* 18 – Paul Jackson, 73, American jazz fusion bassist (The Headhunters, Azteca)
* 19
** Cristián Cuturrufo, 48, Chilean jazz trumpeter
** Gary Leib, 65, American new wave keyboardist (Rubber Rodeo)
* 20
** Constance Demby, 81, American new age keyboardist and dulcimer player
** Taryn Fiebig, 49, Australian opera singer
** Yevgeny Nesterenko, 83, Russian opera singer
** Dan Sartain, 39, American garage rock and rockabilly singer-songwriter
* 23
** Don Heffington, 70, American roots rock drummer (Lone Justice, Watkins Family Hour)
** Hana Hegerová, 89, Slovak chanson singer
** Peter Viskinde, 67, Danish rock guitarist (Malurt, Big Fat Snake)
* 25 – Tavish Maloney, 24, American emo guitarist (Oso Oso)
* 26 – Brett Bradshaw, 50, American glam metal drummer (Faster Pussycat)
* 28 – Malcolm Cecil, 84, British jazz bassist and synthesizer player (Tonto's Expanding Head Band, Blues Incorporated, The Jazz Couriers)
* 29
** Jerry Burgan, 76, American folk rock guitarist (We Five)
** Hans Kinds, 74, Dutch blues rock guitarist (Cuby + Blizzards)
* 30 – Willie Schofield, 81, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Falcons)
* 31
** Anzor Erkomaishvili, 80, Georgian folk singer
** Jadwiga Wysoczanská, 93, Czech opera singer

### April

* 1 – Tony Pola, Australian blues-rock drummer (Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists)
* 2
** Shaukat Ali, 76, Pakistani folk singer
** Morris "B.B." Dickerson, 71, American funk bassist and singer (War)
** Gabi Luncă, 82, Romanian lăutărească singer
** Nelu Ploieşteanu, 70, Romanian lăutărească singer
* 3
** Earl Bulinski, 72, American rock musician (The Electras)
** Jill Corey, 85, American pop singer
* 4 – Paul Humphrey, 60, Canadian new wave singer (Blue Peter)
* 5
** Haja El Hamdaouia, 91, Moroccan aita and chaabi singer
** Krzysztof Krawczyk, 74, Polish pop singer and composer
* 6 – Predrag Živković Tozovac, 85, Serbian folk singer
* 9 – DMX, 50, American rapper
* 10
** Shay Healy, 78, Irish pop songwriter
** Bob Petric, American indie rock guitarist (Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments)
** Bosse Skoglund, 85, Swedish blues drummer
* 11
** Mita Haque, 58, Bangladeshi Rabindra Sagreet singer
** Zoran Simjanović, 74, Serbian classical composer and rock keyboardist (Siluete, Elipse)
* 13
** Farid Ahmed, 66, Bangladeshi film composer
** Leonid Bortkevich, 71, Belarusian folk rock singer (Pesniary)
** Rocco Filippini, 77, Swiss classical cellist
* 14
** Michel Louvain, 83, Canadian pop singer
** Rusty Young, 75, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco)
* 15 – Barby Kelly, 45, Spanish-born German folk singer (The Kelly Family)
* 16
** Barry Mason, 85, British pop songwriter
** Mike Mitchell, 77, American rock guitarist (The Kingsmen)
* 17 – Black Rob, 52, American rapper
* 18
** Lew Lewis, British pub rock harmonica player (Eddie and the Hot Rods)
** Paul Oscher, 71, American blues singer
** Lars Ranzenberger, 53, German-born Spanish power metal bassist (Metalium)
* 19 – Jim Steinman, 73, American rock lyricist, composer, pianist, and record producer
* 20 – Les McKeown, 65, Scottish pop rock singer (Bay City Rollers)
* 21
** Lea Dali Lion, 47, Estonian pop singer
** Joe Long, 88, American pop rock bassist (The Four Seasons)
* 22 – Shock G, 57, American rapper (Digital Underground)
* 23
** Fredi, 78, Finnish novelty pop singer
** Milva, 81, Italian pop singer
* 25
** Denny Freeman, 76, American blues guitarist
** Rajan Mishra, 70, Indian khyal sarangi player (Rajan and Sajan Mishra)
* 27 – Paul Couter, 72, Belgian rock guitarist (TC Matic)
* 28
** Toni Dalli, 87, Italian pop singer
** Anita Lane, 61, Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
** Liuwe Tamminga, 67, Dutch classical harpsichordist and organist
* 29
** Johnny Crawford, 75, American pop singer
** John Hinch, 73, British heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest, Bakerloo)
** Tony Markellis, 68, American jam band bassist (Trey Anastasio Band)
** Will Mecum, 48, American stoner rock guitarist (Karma to Burn, Year Long Disaster)
* 30
** John Dee Holeman, 92, American blues guitarist
** Anthony Payne, 84, British classical composer
** Ray Reyes, 51, Puerto Rican pop singer (Menudo, El Reencuentro)

### May

* 1
** Debu Chaudhuri, 85, Indian classical sitarist
** Wondress Hutchinson, 56, American dance singer (Mantronix)
* 2 – Tommy West, 78, American music producer and pop singer-songwriter (Cashman & West)
* 3
** Phil Naro, 63, American hard rock singer (Talas)
** Lloyd Price, 88, American R&B singer-songwriter
* 4
** Rodolfo García, 75, Argentine psychedelic rock drummer (Almendra, Aquelarre)
** Nick Kamen, 59, English pop singer-songwriter
** Genji Kuniyoshi, 90, Japanese folk singer
* 6
** Comagan, 48, Indian playback singer
** Vanya Kostova, 64, Bulgarian pop singer (Tonika)
** Prem Dhoj Pradhan, 82, Nepali pop singer and guitarist
** Pervis Staples, 85, American gospel singer (The Staple Singers)
* 7
** G. Anand, 67, Indian playback singer
** Vanraj Bhatia, 93, Indian film composer
** Cassiano, 77, Brazilian funk and soul singer-songwriter
* 8 – Curtis Fuller, 86, American jazz trombonist (The Jazz Messengers)
* 10
** Svante Thuresson, 68, Swedish jazz and schlager singer (Gals and Pals)
** Pauline Tinsley, 93, British opera singer
* 12 – Maran, 48, Indian gaana singer
* 13
** Norman Simmons, 91, American jazz pianist and arranger
** Jack Terricloth, 50, American dark cabaret singer (The World/Inferno Friendship Society)
** Bill Tsamis, 60, American metal guitarist (Warlord)
* 14 – Ester Mägi, 99, Estonian classical composer
* 15
** Đorđe Marjanović, 89, Serbian schlager and pop singer
** Mario Pavone, 80, American jazz bassist
* 16
** Patsy Bruce, 81, American country songwriter
** MC Kevin, 23, Brazilian funk carioca singer
* 17
** Nicolas Ker, 50, French electronic singer (Poni Hoax)
** Neal Ford, 78, American psychedelic rock singer (Neal Ford and the Fanatics)
** Amarendra Mohanty, 63, Indian film composer and singer
* 18 – Franco Battiato, 76, Italian progressive rock and new wave singer-songwriter
* 19
** Johnny Ashcroft, 94, Australian country and folk singer-songwriter
** Alix Dobkin, 80, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
** Martin Turnovský, 92, Czech classical conductor
* 20 – Roger Hawkins, 75, American rock and soul drummer (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
* 22 – Glenn Douglas Tubb, 85, American country singer-songwriter
* 23
** Dewayne Blackwell, 84, American country songwriter
** Lorrae Desmond, 93, Australian cabaret singer and actress
* 24
** John Davis, 66, American dance pop singer (Milli Vanilli)
** Samuel E. Wright, 74, American pop singer and actor
* 25 – Søren Holm, 25, Danish indie pop singer (Liss)
* 26
** Tom Shannon, 82, American radio DJ, songwriter and musician (The Rebels)
** Patrick Sky, 80, American folk singer-songwriter
* 27
** Tiit Haagma, 67, Estonian progressive rock bassist (Ruja)
** Shantiraj Khosla, 54, Indian film composer and singer
** Nelson Sargento, 96, Brazilian samba singer
* 28
** Zohra Abdullayeva, 68, Azerbaijani mugham singer
** Jimi Bellmartin, 71, Indonesian-born Dutch funk singer
* 29
** B. J. Thomas, 78, American pop singer
** Johnny Trudell, 82, American jazz trumpeter
* 31 - Lil Loaded, 20, American rapper

### June

* 3 – Karla Burns, 66, American opera singer
* 6 – Michele Merlo, 28, Italian pop singer-songwriter
* 7 – David C. Lewis, American soft rock and new age keyboardist (Ambrosia, Shadowfax)
* 8
** Farhad Humayun, 42, Pakistani psychedelic rock drummer and singer (Overload)
** Dean Parrish, 78, American soul singer
* 9 – Juan Nelson, 62, American blues rock bassist (Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals)
* 10 – Fran McKendree, 74, American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (McKendree Spring)
* 11
** Heribert Beissel, 88, German classical composer
** Jon Lukas, 72, Maltese pop singer
* 14 – Selçuk Tekay, 68, Turkish classical composer and violinist
* 16 – Novica Zdravković, 73, Serbian folk singer
* 17 – Fane Flaws, 70, New Zealand rock guitarist (The Crocodiles, The Spats, Blerta)
* 18
** Gift of Gab, 50, American rapper (Blackalicious)
** Takeshi Terauchi, 82, Japanese surf rock guitarist
* 20
** Jeanne Lamon, 71, American-Canadian classical violinist and conductor
** Lionel Leroy, 65, French pop singer
** Gianna Rolandi, 68, American opera singer
* 21
** Nobuo Hara, 94, Japanese jazz saxophonist
** Mamady Keïta, 70, Guinean djembe player
** Pat Lupo, 66, American rock bassist (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band)
* 22 – Parassala B. Ponnammal, 96, Indian Carnatic singer
* 23
** David Edwards, 56, Welsh post-punk singer (Datblygu)
** Ellen McIlwaine, 75, American-Canadian psychedelic rock and blues singer and slide guitarist (Fear Itself)
** Peter Zinovieff, 88, British electronic composer and founder of Electronic Music Studios
* 25
** Rinaldo Rafanelli, 71, Argentine psychedelic rock singer (Color Humano, Sui Generis)
** Wes, 57, Cameroonian world music singer
* 26
** Jon Hassell, 84, American jazz trumpeter
** Frederic Rzewski, 83, American classical pianist and composer
** Johnny Solinger, 55, American hard rock singer (Skid Row)
* 27
** Willy Crook, 55, Argentine new wave saxophonist (Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota)
** Peps Persson, 74, Swedish blues and reggae singer
* 28
** Burton Greene, 84, American free jazz pianist
** Paul Koulak, 78, French television composer
* 29
** John Lawton, 74, British rock singer (Uriah Heep, Lucifer's Friend, Les Humphries Singers)
** Bryan St. Pere, 53, American alternative rock drummer (Hum)

### July

* 1
** Louis Andriessen, 82, Dutch classical composer
** Steve Kekana, 62, South African soul and Mbaqanga singer
* 4
** Sanford Clark, 85, American rockabilly singer
** Rick Laird, 80, Irish jazz fusion bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brian Auger and the Trinity)
* 5 – Raffaella Carrà, 78, Italian pop singer
* 6 – David King, American alternative rock guitarist (Mary's Danish)
* 9 – Andy Williams, 49, American Christian rock drummer (Casting Crowns)
* 10
** Barbara Allbut, 80, American pop singer (The Angels)
** Byron Berline, 77, American bluegrass fiddler
** Chris Hutka, American post-hardcore singer (The Bunny the Bear)
* 11
** Juini Booth, 73, American jazz bassist (The Sun Ra Arkestra)
** Sound Sultan, 44, Nigerian rapper
* 13 – Brother Resistance, 67, Trinidadian rhythm poet
* 14
** Gary Corbett, American blues rock keyboardist (Cinderella)
** Jeff LaBar, 58, American glam metal and blues rock guitarist (Cinderella)
* 15
** Joe Cassidy, Irish indie pop singer-songwriter (Butterfly Child)
** Boris Goryachev, 49, Russian a capella singer (Turetsky Choir Art Group)
** Pyotr Mamonov, 70, Russian alternative rock singer-songwriter (Zvuki Mu)
** Tsepo Tshola, 67, Mosotho afro-jazz singer (Sankomota)
* 16 – Biz Markie, 57, American rapper
* 17
** Dolores Claman, 94, Canadian television composer and pianist
** Robby Steinhardt, 71, American progressive rock singer and violinist (Kansas)
** Graham Vick, 67, English opera director
* 19
** Tolis Voskopoulos, 80, Greek laïko singer
** Chuck E. Weiss, 76, American blues rock singer-songwriter
* 20 – Jerry Granelli, 80, American-born Canadian jazz drummer
* 21
** Tõnu Aare, 67, Estonian rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Apelsin)
** Clarence McDonald, 76, American pianist, composer, arranger, and producer
* 22
** Pavel Pelc, 71, Czech art rock bassist and singer (Progres 2)
** Peter Rehberg, 53, Austrian-British electronic musician (KTL) and founder of Mego
* 23
** Fakir Alamgir, 71, Bangladeshi folk singer
** Wally Gonzales, 71, Filipino blues rock guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band)
* 25 – Count M'Butu, 75-76, American blues-rock percussionist (The Derek Trucks Band) (death announced on this date)
* 26
** Mike Howe, 55, American heavy metal singer (Metal Church, Heretic)
** Joey Jordison, 46, American heavy metal drummer and guitarist (Slipknot, Murderdolls, Scar the Martyr, Sinsaenum)
* 27
** Dusty Hill, 72, American blues rock bassist and singer (ZZ Top)
** Willie Winfield, 91, American doo-wop singer (The Harptones)
* 28
** Giuseppe Giacomini, 80, Italian opera singer
** Shahram Kashani, 47, Iranian pop singer
** Johnny Ventura, 81, Dominican salsa and merengue singer
* 29 – Gonzoe, 45, American rapper (Kausion)
* 30
** Jacob Desvarieux, 65, Guadeloupean-French zouk singer
** Tom LeGarde, 90, Australian country music singer and guitarist (The LeGarde Twins)
* 31 – Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, 93, Polish jazz saxophonist

### August

* 1
** Paul Cotton, 78, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco, Illinois Speed Press)
** Kazimierz Kowalski, 70, Polish opera singer
* 3
** Kelli Hand, 56, American techno DJ
** Allan Stephenson, 71, British classical cellist and composer
* 4
** Razzy Bailey, 82, American country singer
** Jean "Binta" Breeze, 65, Jamaican dub poet
** Paul Johnson, 50, American house DJ
** Stan Lark, 81, American rock and roll bassist (The Fireballs)
** Anders Pettersson, 69, Swedish dansband keyboardist (Lasse Stefanz)
* 6
** Les Vandyke, 90, British pop songwriter
** Wang Wenjuan, 94, Chinese yue opera singer
* 7 – Dennis Thomas, 70, American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang)
* 9
** Joey Ambrose, 87, American rock and roll saxophonist (Bill Haley & His Comets)
** Killer Kau, 23, South African rapper
** Mpura, 26, South African rapper
** Chucky Thompson, 53, American record producer
* 11
** Mike Finnigan, 76, American rock and jazz keyboardist
** Roy Gaines, 83, American electric blues guitarist
** Caroline Peyton, 69, American folk singer-songwriter
* 12 – Ronnell Bright, 91, American jazz pianist
* 13
** Baba Zumbi, 49, American rapper (Zion I)
** Nanci Griffith, 68, American folk singer-songwriter
** Pil Trafa, 62, Argentine punk rock singer (Los Violadores)
* 14 – R. Murray Schafer, 88, Canadian avant-garde classical composer
* 15 – Jagjit Kaur, 91, Indian playback singer
* 16 – Hormoz Farhat, 93, Iranian-American classical composer
* 17 – Squeak, 26, American hip hop producer (Pivot Gang)
* 20
** Tom T. Hall, 85, American country singer-songwriter
** Larry Harlow, 82, American salsa keyboardist (Fania All-Stars)
** Peter Ind, 93, British jazz bassist
** Michael Morgan, 64, American classical conductor
* 21
** Bill Emerson, 83, American bluegrass banjoist
** Don Everly, 84, American country-rock and roll singer and songwriter (The Everly Brothers)
* 22
** Charles Burles, 85, French opera singer
** Bob Fish, 72, British doo-wop singer (Darts)
** Brian Travers, 62, British pop and reggae saxophonist and songwriter (UB40)
** Eric Wagner, 62, American doom metal singer (Trouble, The Skull)
* 23
** Fritz McIntyre, 62, British pop keyboardist (Simply Red)
** Olli Wisdom, 63, British goth rock singer (Specimen) and Goa trance producer
* 24
** Pierre Dutot, 75, French classical trumpeter
** Charlie Watts, 80, English rock drummer (The Rolling Stones)
* 25 – Dave Harper, British indie rock drummer (Frankie & The Heartstrings)
* 26 – Kenny Malone, 83, American country drummer
* 27 – Siegfried Matthus, 87, German composer and conductor
* 29
** Ron Bushy, 79, American psychedelic rock drummer (Iron Butterfly)
** John Drake, 74, American rock singer (The Amboy Dukes)
** Lee "Scratch" Perry, 85, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and producer
* 30 – Lee Williams, 75, American gospel singer (Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's)
* 31 – Nobesuthu Mbadu, 76, South African mbaqanga singer (Mahotella Queens)

### September

* 1
** Adalberto Álvarez, 72, Cuban son pianist (Son 14, Adalberto Álvarez y su Son)
** Carol Fran, 87, American soul blues singer and pianist
** Marty Fried, 77, American rock drummer (The Cyrkle)
** Aleksandr Khrabunov, 61, Russian rock guitarist (Zoopark)
* 2
** Alemayehu Eshete, 80, Ethiopian jazz singer
** MadClip, 34, Greek-American rapper
** Mikis Theodorakis, 96, Greek classical and film composer
* 4
** Billy Cafaro, 84, Argentine rock singer
** Gerhard Erber, 86, German classical pianist
* 5
** Rickie Lee Reynolds, 72, American rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas)
** Sarah Harding, 39, British pop singer (Girls Aloud)
* 6
** Sunil Perera, 68, Sri Lankan pop and baila singer (The Gypsies)
** Bennie Pete, 45, American jazz and funk sousaphonist (Hot 8 Brass Band)
* 7 – Warren Storm, 84, American swamp pop singer and drummer
* 8
** Susan Anway, 70, American indie rock singer (The Magnetic Fields)
** Uno Loop, 91, Estonian estrada, pop and jazz singer, guitarist and music educator
** Pulamaipithan, 85, Indian film lyricist
* 9 – Amanda Holden, 73, British classical librettist
* 10
** Michael Chapman, 80, British folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
** Rick Newell, 73, British psychedelic rock bassist (Rainbow Ffolly)
** Rick Yancey, 73, American pop-rock singer and guitarist (Cymarron, The Remingtons)
* 11 – María Mendiola, 69, Spanish pop singer (Baccara)
* 12 – Don Maddox, 90, American country singer (Maddox Brothers and Rose)
* 13 – George Wein, 95, American jazz pianist and co-founder of the Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival
* 14 – Vicente Zarzo Pitarch, 83, Spanish classical French horn player
* 15
** Norman Bailey, 88, British opera singer
** Leonard Gibbs, 73, American jazz percussionist
* 16
** Jane Powell, 92, American pop singer
** George Mraz, 77, Czech-born American jazz bassist and saxophonist (Quest, New York Jazz Quartet, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra)
* 17 – Dottie Dodgion, 91, American jazz drummer
* 19
** Sylvano Bussotti, 89, Italian classical composer
** András Ligeti, 68, Hungarian classical violinist
** Mats Paulson, 83, Swedish pop singer-songwriter
** Marina Tucaković, 67, Serbian folk and pop lyricist
* 20
** Colin Bailey, 87, British-American jazz drummer
** Sarah Dash, 76, American R&B and funk singer (Labelle)
** Claude Lombard, 76, Belgian pop singer
** Julz Sale, British post-punk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Delta 5)
** Warner Williams, 91, American blues guitarist (Little Bit A Blues)
* 21
** Richard H. Kirk, 65, British electronic and industrial multi-instrumentalist (Cabaret Voltaire, Sweet Exorcist)
** La Prieta Linda, 88, Mexican pop singer
* 22
** Bob Moore, 88, American country bassist
** Jan Stanienda, 68, Polish classical violinist
* 23 – Sue Thompson, 96, American pop and country singer
* 24 – Pee Wee Ellis, 80, American jazz and soul saxophonist
* 25 – Patricio Manns, 84, Chilean folk singer-songwriter
* 26
** George "Commander Cody" Frayne IV, 77, American country rock singer and keyboardist (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen)
** Alan Lancaster, 72, British rock bassist (Status Quo, The Party Boys)
* 27
** Darrell Bath, British punk guitarist (The Vibrators, The Dogs D'Amour)
** Chris Ho, Singaporean new wave singer (Zircon Lounge)
** Andrea Martin, 49, American R&B singer-songwriter
** Teymur Mirzoyev, 85, Azerbaijani jazz singer (Gaya Quartet)
* 28
** Nana Ampadu, 76, Ghanaian highlife singer and guitarist
** Karan Armstrong, 79, American opera soprano
** Pete Fullerton, 75, American folk rock bassist and singer (We Five)
** Phi Nhung, 49, Vietnamese-American Vọng cổ singer
** Barry Ryan, 72, British pop singer
** Lonnie Smith, 79, American jazz organist
* 29
** Hayko, 48, Armenian pop singer
** Olivier Libaux, 57, French new wave and lounge guitarist (Nouvelle Vague)
** Mike Renzi, 80, American jazz pianist and composer
* 30
** Lennart Åberg, 79, Swedish jazz fusion saxophonist
** Carlisle Floyd, 95, American opera composer
** Greg Gilbert, 44, British indie rock singer and guitarist (Delays)

### October

* 1
** Raymond Gniewek, 89, American classical violinist
** Robin Morton, 81, Irish folk singer and bodhran player (The Boys of the Lough)
** Ewert Ljusberg, 76, Swedish folk singer
* 2
** John Rossall, 75, English glam rock saxophonist and trombonist (The Glitter Band)
** Sebastião Tapajós, 78, Brazilian folk guitarist
* 3 – Anouman Brou Félix, 86, Ivorian attie multi-instrumentalist
* 5 – Pat Fish, 64, British indie pop singer and guitarist (The Jazz Butcher)
* 8
** Everett Morton, 71, Kittian-British ska drummer (The Beat)
** Jim Pembroke, 65, British-Finnish progressive rock singer (Wigwam, Blues Section)
** Jem Targal, 74, American psychedelic rock bassist (Third Power)
* 9 – Dee Pop, 65, American post-punk drummer (Bush Tetras, The Gun Club)
* 10 – Luis de Pablo, 91, Spanish classical composer
* 11
** Misko Barbara, 49, Ukrainian rock singer (Dead Rooster)
** Deon Estus, 65, American R&B bassist and singer
* 12 – Paddy Moloney, 83, Irish Celtic folk multi-instrumentalist (The Chieftains, Ceoltóirí Chualann)
* 13 – Andrea Haugen, 45, German heavy metal singer
* 14
** Emani 22, 22, American R&B singer
** Phil Leadbetter, 59, American bluegrass resonator guitarist
** Tom Morey, 86, American jazz drummer
* 15 – Regi Hargis, 70, American funk guitarist and singer (Brick)
* 16
** Tom Gray, 70, American new wave and blues rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Brains, Delta Moon)
** Ron Tutt, 83, American rock drummer (TCB Band, Jerry Garcia Band)
* 17 – Bruce Gaston, 74, American Thai classical multi-instrumentalist
* 18
** Franco Cerri, 95, Italian jazz guitarist and bassist
** Edita Gruberová, 74, Slovak opera singer
* 19 – Leslie Bricusse, 90, British film and theater composer and lyricist
* 21
** Tommy DeBarge, 64, American R&B-funk bassist and singer (Switch)
** Dmitriy Galitsky, 65, Russian pop singer and keyboardist (Sinyaya Ptitsa)
** Bernard Haitink, 92, Dutch classical conductor and violinist
** Sergei Krinitzin, 65, Russian progressive rock drummer (Autograph)
** Robin McNamara, 74, American pop rock singer-songwriter
** Allan Wilmot, 96, Jamaican-born British pop singer (The Southlanders)
* 22
** Jay Black, 82, American pop-rock singer (Jay and the Americans)
** Udo Zimmermann, 78, German opera and classical composer and conductor
* 24
** Willie Cobbs, 89, American blues singer and harmonica player
** Sonny Osborne, 83, American bluegrass banjoist (Osborne Brothers)
* 25 – Alfredo Diez Nieto, 103, Cuban classical composer and conductor
* 26 – Rose Lee Maphis, 98, American country singer
* 27
** Letieres Leite, 61, Brazilian afro-jazz composer and conductor (Orkestra Rumpilezz)
** William Shelby, 65, American funk keyboardist (Lakeside, Dynasty)
** Benjamin Vallé, 47, Swedish post-punk guitarist (Viagra Boys)
* 28 – Raša Đelmaš, 71, Serbian progressive rock drummer (YU Grupa, Zebra, Pop Mašina)
* 30 – Fan Tsai, 26, Taiwanese indie rock drummer (No Party for Cao Dong)

### November

* 1
** Emmett Chapman, 85, American jazz guitarist and inventor of the Chapman Stick
** Nelson Freire, 77, Brazilian classical pianist
** Gilberto Grácio, 85, Portuguese luthier
** Pat Martino, 77, American jazz guitarist
* 2
** Sabah Fakhri, 88, Syrian Muwashshah and Qudud Halabiya singer
** Declan Mulligan, 83, Irish-born American rock guitarist and bassist (The Beau Brummels)
** Ernest Wilson, 69, Jamaican reggae singer (The Clarendonians)
** Ronnie Wilson, 73, American funk multi-instrumentalist (The Gap Band)
* 3 – Georgie Dann, 81, French pop singer
* 4 – Mario Lavista, 78, Mexican film composer
* 5 – Marília Mendonça, 26, Brazilian sertanejo singer-songwriter
* 6
** Astro, 64, British reggae singer and percussionist (UB40)
** Andy Barker, 53, British acid house keyboardist and bassist (808 State)
** Barry Coope, English folk singer (Coope Boyes and Simpson)
** Marinko Rokvić, 67, Bosnian folk singer
* 7
** Clifford Grant, 91, Australian opera singer
** Bopol Mansiamina, 72, Congolese soukous guitarist (Les Quatre Étoiles)
* 8 – Margo Guryan, 84, American pop singer-songwriter
* 10
** Mike “Bones” Gersema, American hard drummer (L.A. Guns)
** John Kinsella, 81, Irish classical composer
** Miroslav Žbirka, 69, Slovak rock singer (Modus)
* 11
** Graeme Edge, 80, British progressive rock drummer (The Moody Blues)
** Mark Gillespie, Australian pop singer-songwriter
** John Goodsall, 68, American-British progressive rock and jazz fusion guitarist (Brand X, Atomic Rooster)
* 13 – Philip Margo, 79, American doo-wop singer (The Tokens)
* 15 – Heber Bartolome, 73, Filipino folk singer
* 16 – Belinda Sykes, 55, British medieval folk singer and multi-instrumentalist (Joglaresa)
* 17
** Keith Allison, 79, American garage rock bassist (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
** Dave Frishberg, 88, American jazz pianist and songwriter
** Theuns Jordaan, 50, South African blues singer-songwriter
** Young Dolph, 36, American rapper
* 18
** Slide Hampton, 89, American jazz trombonist
** Ack van Rooyen, 91, Dutch jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
* 19
** Hank von Hell, 49, Norwegian punk singer (Turbonegro)
** David Longdon, 56, British progressive rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Big Big Train)
* 20
** Jim Gallagher, 78, American surf rock drummer (The Astronauts)
** Billy Hinsche, 70, American pop singer, guitarist and keyboardist (Dino, Desi & Billy)
** Merima Njegomir, 68, Serbian sevdah singer
* 21
** Yul Anderson, 63, American blues and gospel singer, guitarist and pianist
** Gurmeet Bawa, 77, Indian folk singer
** Gordon Crosse, 83, British classical composer
* 22
** Joanne Shenandoah, 63, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
** Asya Sultanova, 98, Azerbaijani classical composer
* 23 – Tatyana Chudova, 77, Russian classical composer
* 24
** Mārtiņš Brauns, 70, Latvian pop and theater composer and multi-instrumentalist
** Marilyn McLeod, 82, American R&B singer-songwriter
** Gared O'Donnell, 44, American post-hardcore singer and guitarist (Planes Mistaken for Stars)
* 25 – Betty Jean Robinson, 88, American country music singer-songwriter
* 26 – Stephen Sondheim, 91, American film and theater composer and lyricist
* 28
** Alexander Gradsky, 72, Russian rock singer and composer
** Laila Halme, 87, Finnish pop singer
** Meñique, 87, Panamanian salsa singer
* 30
** Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, 66, Indian film and theatre lyricist and singer
** Martin Wright, British alternative rock guitarist (Intastella)

### December

* 1
** Grand Jojo, 85, Belgian pop singer
** Alvin Lucier, 90, American experimental composer and sound artist
* 2 – Abdel Karim al Kabli, 89, Sudanese folk singer and oud player
* 4
** Thoppil Anto, 81, Indian playback singer
** Stonewall Jackson, 89, American country music singer
* 5
** John Miles, 72, British progressive rock singer-songwriter
** Toni Santagata, 85, Italian folk singer
** Bill Staines, 74, American folk singer-songwriter
* 6 – János Kóbor, 78, Hungarian progressive rock singer (Omega)
* 7
** Steve Bronski, 61, Scottish new wave keyboardist (Bronski Beat)
** DJ Scholar, British grime rapper (Ruff Sqwad)
** Greg Tate, 63, American multi-genre guitarist (Burnt Sugar) and music critic
* 8
** Gil Bridges, 80, American rock saxophonist (Rare Earth)
** Barry Harris, 91, American jazz pianist
** Chandidas Mal, 92, Indian classical singer
** Robbie Shakespeare, 68, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly and Robbie) and record producer
** Ralph Tavares, 79, American R&B singer (Tavares)
* 9 – David Lasley, 74, American pop and R&B singer
* 10
** Les Emmerson, 77, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Five Man Electrical Band)
** Mensi, British punk rock singer (Angelic Upstarts)
** Michael Nesmith, 78, American rock and country singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Monkees, The First National Band)
* 11 – Garth Dennis, 72, Jamaican reggae singer (Black Uhuru, The Wailing Souls)
* 12 – Vicente Fernández, 81, Mexican ranchera singer
* 13
** Joe Simon, 85, American R&B and soul singer
** Toby Slater, 42, British indie pop singer-songwriter (Catch)
* 14 – Phil Chen, 81, Jamaican rock and reggae bassist (Manzarek–Krieger, Butts Band)
* 15
** Francisco Kröpfl, 90, Argentine classical composer
** Wanda Young, 78, American R&B singer (The Marvelettes)
* 16
** Hub, 62, American hip hop bassist (The Roots)
** Terry Uttley, 70, British rock bassist (Smokie)
** Ian Worang, 47, Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist (Uncut)
* 17
** John Morgan, 80, English Scrumpy and Western drummer (The Wurzels)
** Weerasak Sunthornsri, 71, Thai folk rock guitarist (Caravan)
** Lindsay Tebbutt, Australian pub rock drummer (The Choirboys)
* 18
** Custom, 54, Canadian alternative rock singer-songwriter
** Tam Harvey, Scottish folk guitarist (The Humblebums)
** Kangol Kid, 55, American rapper (UTFO)
** Renée Martel, 74, Canadian country singer
* 19
** Billy Conway, 66, American blues rock and alternative rock drummer (Morphine, Treat Her Right)
** Drakeo the Ruler, 28, American rapper
** Carlos Marín, 53, Spanish classical crossover singer (Il Divo)
* 20 – Paul Mitchell, American R&B singer (The Floaters)
* 21 – Anthony Williams, 90, Trinidadian steelband steel pan player
* 23
** Robin Le Mesurier, 68, British rock guitarist
** Emil Ramsauer, 103, Swiss pop bassist (Takasa)
* 24
** J. D. Crowe, 84, American bluegrass banjo player (New South)
** Marco Mathieu, 57, Italian hardcore punk bassist (Negazione)
** Meor Aziddin Yusof, 54, Malaysian folk singer-songwriter
* 25 – Tiffini Hale, 46, American pop singer (The Party)
* 27 – Victor Socaciu, 68, Romanian folk singer and composer
* 29
** Paolo Giordano, 59, Italian classical guitarist
** Peter Klatzow, 76, German classical composer and pianist
* 30 – Stephen J. Lawrence, 82, American television composer
* 31
** Juraj Filas, 66, Serbian classical composer
** Ivan Mozgovenko, 97, Russian classical clarinetist

## Musical films

* Anita