# 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

## Awards

* 64th Annual Grammy Awards (USA)
* Record of the Year: "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic • Album of the Year: We Are by Jon Batiste • Song of the Year: "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic • Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
* 2022 Billboard Music Awards (USA)
* Top Artist: Drake • Top Male Artist: The Weeknd • Top Female Artist: Olivia Rodrigo • Top New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo • Top Duo/Group: BTS • Top Billboard 200 Album: "Sour" by Olivia Rodrigo • Top Hot 100 Song: "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
* 2022 Brit Awards (UK)
* British Album of the Year: 30 by Adele • Best British Song: "Easy On Me" by Adele • British Artist of the Year: Adele • Best New Artist: Little Simz • British Group: Wolf Alice
* 2022 Juno Awards (Canada)
* Artist of the Year: Charlotte Cardin • Group of the Year: Arkells • Album of the Year: "Phoenix" by Charlotte Cardin • Single of the Year: "Meaningless" by Charlotte Cardin
* 2022 MAMA Awards (Asia)
* Artist of the Year: BTS • Album of the Year: Proof by BTS • Song of the Year: "Love Dive" by Ive • Best Music Video: "Pink Venom" by Blackpink
* 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan (Japan)
* Video of the Year: "Habit" by Sekai no Owari • Best Solo Artist Video: "Zankyou Sanka" by Aimer and "As It Was" by Harry Styles • Best Group Video: "Mixed Nuts" by Official Hige Dandism and "Pink Venom" by Blackpink • Best New Artist Video: "Rocketeer" by INI and "Supermodel" by Måneskin • Artist of the Year: Vaundy • Song of the Year: "New Genesis" by Ado • Album of the Year: Falling into Your Eyes Record by Aimyon • Group of the Year: Sakurazaka46
* 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (USA)
* Video of the Year: All Too Well: The Short Film by Taylor Swift • Song of the Year: "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish • Artist of the Year: Bad Bunny • Best New Artist: Dove Cameron
* 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe)
* Best Song: "Super Freaky Girl" by Nicki Minaj • Best Video: All Too Well: The Short Film by Taylor Swift • Best Artist: Taylor Swift • Best New: Seventeen
* 2022 American Music Awards (USA)
* Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift • New Artist of the Year: Dove Cameron • Collaboration of the Year: "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa
* 36th Golden Disc Awards (South Korea)
* Album of the Year: Be by BTS • Song of the Year: "Celebrity" by IU • Best Group: Brave Girls • Best Solo Artist: Lim Young-woong
* 64th Japan Record Awards (Japan)
* Grand Prix: "Habit" by Sekai no Owari
* Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA)
* Voiceless Mass by Raven Chacon
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)
* Performers: Pat Benatar • Duran Duran • Eminem • Eurythmics • Dolly Parton • Lionel Richie • Carly Simon Early influences: Harry Belafonte • Elizabeth Cotten Ahmet Ertegun Award (Non-performers): Allan Grubman • Jimmy Iovine • Sylvia Robinson Award for Musical Excellence: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis • Judas Priest
* Mercury Prize (UK)
* Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz
* Polar Music Prize (Sweden)
* Iggy Pop and Ensemble intercontemporain
* Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
* José Louis and the Paradox of Love by Pierre Kwenders
* Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (Europe)
* "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine)
* 31st Seoul Music Awards (South Korea)
* Grand Prize: NCT 127 • Best Song: "Lilac" by IU • Best Album: Hot Sauce by NCT Dream

## Bands formed

* Acid Angel from Asia
* Apink Chobom
* Astro – Jinjin & Rocky
* ATBO
* Blank2y
* Boysgroup
* Classy
* Collar
* CSR
* ExWhyZ
* Fruits Zipper
* 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
* MyGO!!!!!
* NewJeans
* Nmixx
* Ocha Norma
* Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe
* Strayz
* TAN
* Tempest
* TNX
* Travis Japan
* Trendz
* Væb
* 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
* Glaive
* Jeremy Lee
* Jelo The Weirdo
* Kaori Oinuma
* Kayan9896
* Kent Itō
* Kihyun
* Kim Jong-hyeon
* Krystian Wang
* Lauren Spencer-Smith
* Lee Chan-hyuk
* Lil Mabu
* 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
* The Linda Lindas
* 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

## Deaths
### 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