# 2025 in music

This topic covers events and articles related to 2025 in music.

## Specific locations

* African music
* American music
* Japanese music
* Philippine music
* Scandinavian music
* South Korean music

## Specific genres

* Country
* Heavy metal
* Hip hop
* Latin
* Rock
* K-pop
* J-pop

## Bands formed

* Ablume
* Hearts2Hearts
* Close Your Eyes
* KickFlip
* Mytro
* Nouera
* ZOCX

## Bands reformed

* Fountains of Wayne
* Mameshiba no Taigun
* Rilo Kiley

## Bands disbanded

* Bis
* Coin
* Death Grips
* Dempagumi.inc
* KAT-TUN
* Lynch Mob
* Mew
* One Morning Left
* The Pillows
* REO Speedwagon
* Sum 41

## Deaths
### January

* 1
** Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter
** Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French classical pianist, composer, arranger and conductor
** Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist
** Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian classical pianist, violinist, singer and film composer
** Wayne Osmond, 73, American pop singer (The Osmonds)
* 2
** Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier
** Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)
** Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish classical singer and multi-instrumentalist
* 3
** Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch radio DJ
** Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch levenslied singer
** Brenton Wood, 83, American soul singer
* 4
** Ed Askew, 84, American folk singer-songwriter
** Dylan Thomas More, American industrial rock sampler and programmer (Chemlab)
* 5
** Beej Chaney, 68, American punk and new wave singer-songwriter (The Suburbs)
** Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Unleashed, Terra Firma)
* 6
** Hope Foye, 103, American folk singer
** Stella Greka, 102, Greek pop singer
* 7
** Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish classical violinist
** Peter Yarrow, 86, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary)
* 9
** Laurie Holloway, 86, English jazz pianist, television musical director, and composer.
** P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.
** Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito singer
* 10 – Sam Moore, 89, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)
* 11
** Mario Klemens, 88, Czech classical conductor
** Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian classical composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist
* 12 – Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composer
* 13
** P. Fluid, 64, American funk metal singer (24-7 Spyz)
** Elgar Howarth, 89, English classical conductor, composer and trumpeter (death announced on this date)
** Buck White, 94, American country and bluegrass singer and mandolinist (The Whites)
* 14 – Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz rock saxophonist (Osibisa)
* 15
** Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer-songwriter.
** Linda Nolan, 65, Irish pop singer (The Nolans)
* 17 – Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian pop singer-songwriter, arranger and producer
* 18 – Claire van Kampen, 71, English theater composer (Royal Shakespeare Company)
* 20
** Bob Kuban, 84, American R&B drummer
** John Sykes, 65, English hard rock guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) (death announced on this date)
* 21
** Elliot Ingber, 83, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band).
** Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band)
* 22
** Paddy Cole, 85, Irish showband saxophonist
** Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, The Rides)
** Johan Slager, 78, Dutch progressive rock guitarist (Kayak) (death announced on this date)
** Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French folk singer (Malicorne)
* 24 – Unk, 43, American rapper
* 25 – Edweena Banger, British punk rock singer (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs) (death announced on this date)
* 26
** Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 84, Japanese classical conductor
** Betsy Arakawa, 65, American classical pianist (body discovered on this date)
** Gary Grier, American R&B singer (The Contours)
* 27
** Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian dangdut and pop singer
** Aaron Rossi, 44, American industrial metal drummer (Ministry, Prong, John 5)
* 29 – Bruce Howe, 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity)
* 30
** Marianne Faithfull, 78, English pop and rock singer-songwriter
** İlhan Usmanbaş, 104, Turkish contemporary classical composer
* 31 – Susan Alcorn, 71–72, American avant garde composer and pedal steel guitarist (death announced on this date)

### February

* 1
** Peter Bassano, 79–80, English classical trombonist and conductor
** André Ducret, 79, Swiss classical singer and composer
** Sal Maida, 76, American rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks)
** Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian classical clarinetist
* 2
** Gene Barge, 98, American rock and roll saxophonist
** Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese pop singer
** Patricia Johnson, 95, English opera singer (death announced on this date)
** Stéphane Picq, 59, French video game music composer
** Paul Plishka, 83, American opera singer
* 4
** Bob Bennett, American garage rock drummer (The Sonics)
** Ana María Iriarte, 98, Spanish opera singer
** Wily Mignon, 38, Beninese pop singer
* 5
** Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer and executive (Murder Inc. Records)
** Dave Jerden, 75, American record producer, audio engineer and mixer
** Hans-Peter Lehmann, 90, German opera director
** Mike Ratledge, 81, British psychedelic rock keyboardist (Soft Machine)
* 6 – Bobby Hamilton, American R&B singer (The Choice Four) (death announced on this date)
* 7
** Naâman, 34, French reggae singer
** Song Dae-kwan, 78, South Korean trot singer
* 8 – Corey Crewe, 80, Canadian comedic music singer (Corey and Trina)
* 9 – Edith Mathis, 86, Swiss opera singer
* 10 – Maria Tipo, 93, Italian classical pianist
* 12
** Tommy Hunt, 91, American soul singer (The Flamingos)
** Jimi Mbaye, 67, Senegalese mbalax guitarist
* 13 – Sukri Bommagowda, 88, Indian folk singer
* 16 – Vladimír Válek, 89, Czech classical condutor
* 17
** Rick Buckler, 69, English new wave drummer (The Jam)
** Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish progressive rock percussionist (King Crimson)
** Paquita la del Barrio, 77, Mexican pop singer
* 19
** Karl Cochran, American rock guitarist (Eric Singer Project)
** Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian rock drummer (The Easybeats)
** Jean Sarrus, 79, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)
* 20
** Gerry Arling, 63, Dutch electronic multi-instrumentalist (Arling & Cameron) (death announced on this date)
** Jerry Butler, 85, American soul singer-songwriter (The Impressions)
** Ilkka Kuusisto, 91, Finnish opera composer, conductor, choirmaster, and organist
* 21
** Fred Bekky, 81, Belgian rock singer and guitarist (The Pebbles)
** Bill Fay, 81, English folk rock singer-songwriter
** Khalil Fong, 41, Hong Kong mandopop singer-songwriter
** Gwen McCrae, 81, American soul and disco singer (death announced on this date)
* 22
** Ken Parker, 76, Jamaican reggae singer
** Gianni Pettenati, 79, Italian pop rock singer
* 23
** Jacques de Jongh, Australian glam rock guitarist and bassist (Hush)
** Chris Jasper, 73, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley)
* 24
** Roberta Flack, 88, American soul and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist
** Robert John, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter
** Ricardo Kanji, 76, Brazilian classical flautist
* 25
** Simon Lindley, 76, English classical organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer
** Coburn Pharr, 62, Canadian thrash metal singer (Annihilator)
** Ferenc Rados, 90, Hungarian classical pianist
* 28 – David Johansen, 75, American rock singer-songwriter (New York Dolls)

### March

* 1
** Joey Molland, 77, English power pop guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter
** Paulito FG, 63, Cuban salsa and timba singer
** Angie Stone, 63, American neo-soul singer-songwriter and rapper (The Sequence)
* 2
** Edip Akbayram, 74, Turkish folk and rock singer-songwriter
** Herbert Léonard, 80, French pop singer
** Frank Maher, 90, Canadian folk accordionist
* 3
** Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh rock singer-songwriter
** Jean-Marie Londeix, 92, French classical saxophonist
** Jeffrey Runnings, 61, American post-punk singer-songwriter and bassist (For Against)
** Bob Rupe, 68, American alternative rock bassist (The Silos, Cracker, House of Freaks, Sparklehorse)
* 4
** Roy Ayers, 84, American jazz singer, vibraphonist, keyboardist and record producer
** Mario Trabucco, 73, Italian classical violinist
* 5
** Edesio Alejandro, 66, Cuban film composer
** Randy Brown, 72, American R&B singer (death announced on this date)
** DJ Funk, 53, American ghetto house DJ (death announced on this date)
* 6 – Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist and songwriter (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church)
* 7
** Danny Cox, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter
** D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, American R&B singer and guitarist (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
* 8 – Bill Ashton, 88, British jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer
* 10
** Beau Dozier, 45, American R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer (death announced on this date)
** Stedman Pearson, 60, British pop singer (Five Star)
** Wheesung, 43, South Korean R&B singer (body discovered on this date)
* 11
** Cocoa Tea, 65, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter
** Bob Rivers, 68, American radio personality and parody musician
* 13 – Yallunder, 30, South African afro-soul singer-songwriter
* 14 – Bruno Romani, 65, Italian jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer
* 16
** Dandy Bestia, 72, Italian comic punk guitarist (Skiantos)
** Jesse Colin Young, 83, American folk rock singer-songwriter (The Youngbloods)
* 17 – AnNa R., 55, German pop singer (Rosenstolz, Gleis 8) (death announced on this date)