# List of 2025 deaths in popular music

This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2025.

## 2025 deaths in popular music

| Preceded by 2024 | List of deaths in popular music 2025 | Succeeded by — |
| Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death |
| Leo Dan Argentine singer-songwriter | 82 | January 1, 2025 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Chad Morgan Country singer and guitarist | 91 | January 1, 2025 | Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia | Undisclosed |
| Nora Orlandi Singer, pianist, and film composer | 91 | January 1, 2025 | Rome, Italy | Undisclosed |
| Wayne Osmond The Osmonds | 73 | January 1, 2025 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US | Stroke |
| Russ North Cloven Hoof | 59 | January 2, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Ferdi Tayfur Turkish arabesque singer | 79 | January 2, 2025 | Antalya, Turkey | Undisclosed |
| Brenton Wood Soul singer | 83 | January 3, 2025 | Moreno Valley, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Ed Askew Folk singer | 84 | January 4, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Beej Chaney The Suburbs | 68 | January 5, 2025 | Hermosa Beach, California, US | Died while swimming in the ocean |
| Renuaras "Erkė" Krivelis Erkė Maiše | 51 | January 5, 2025 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
| Fredrik Lindgren Unleashed, Terra Firma | 53 | January 5, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed |
| Hope Foye Singer and political activist | 103 | January 6, 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Undisclosed |
| Stella Greka Singer and actress | 102 | January 6, 2025 | Dionysos, Greece | Undisclosed |
| Ragne Wahlquist Heavy Load | 69 | January 7, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed |
| Peter Yarrow Peter, Paul and Mary | 86 | January 7, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Bladder cancer |
| Sam Moore Sam & Dave | 89 | January 10, 2025 | Coral Gables, Florida, US | Complications from surgery |
| Mark Izu Jazz bassist and composer | 70 | January 12, 2025 | San Francisco, California, US | Colon cancer |
| P. Fluid (Peter Forrest) 24-7 Spyz | 64 | January 13, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Beaten to death |
| Buck White The Whites | 94 | January 13, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| David Lynch Filmmaker, actor, painter, and musician | 78 | January 15, 2025 | | Emphysema |
| Linda Nolan The Nolans | 65 | January 15, 2025 | | Breast cancer |
| Bob Kuban Musician and bandleader | 84 | January 20, 2025 | | Stroke |
| Garth Hudson The Band | 87 | January 21, 2025 | Woodstock, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| Paddy Cole Irish showband musician | 85 | January 22, 2025 | Dublin, Ireland | Lung cancer |
| Barry Goldberg The Electric Flag, The Rides | 83 | January 22, 2025 | | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| Gabriel Yacoub Malicorne | 72 | January 22, 2025 | Bourges, France | Undisclosed |
| Edweena Banger The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & the Dogs | | ca. January 24, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Unk Rapper | 43 | January 24, 2025 | | Heart attack |
| Gary Grier The Contours | | January 26, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Bruce Howe Fraternity | 77 | January 29, 2025 | Semaphore, South Australia, Australia | Cancer |
| Marianne Faithfull Pop and rock singer-songwriter and actress | 78 | January 30, 2025 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| Sal Maida Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks | 76 | February 1, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Complications from a fall |
| Gene Barge R&B saxophonist, record producer | 98 | February 2, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Natural causes |
| Barbie Hsu Singer, actress, and host | 48 | February 2, 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Pneumonia |
| John Roberts Traditional folk musician | 80 | February 3, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Irv Gotti Record producer and executive | 54 | February 5, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Stroke |
| Dave Jerden Record producer, audio engineer and mixer | 75 | February 5, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Mike Ratledge Soft Machine | 81 | February 5, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Naâman French reggae singer | 34 | February 7, 2025 | | Brain tumor |
| Tommy Hunt The Flamingos | 91 | February 12, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Rick Buckler The Jam | 69 | February 17, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Jamie Muir King Crimson | 82 | February 17, 2025 | Cornwall, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| Paquita la del Barrio Singer, songwriter, and actress | 77 | February 17, 2025 | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | Undisclosed |
| Karl Cochran Ace Frehley, Eric Singer Project | 60 | February 19, 2025 | Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, US | Car accident |
| Snowy Fleet The Easybeats | 79 | February 19, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Jerry Butler The Impressions | 85 | February 20, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Parkinson's disease |
| Gerry Arling Arling & Cameron | 63 | February 21, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Fred Bekky The Pebbles | 81 | February 21, 2025 | | Pneumonia |
| Bill Fay Singer-songwriter | 81 | February 21, 2025 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| Khalil Fong Singer-songwriter | 41 | February 21, 2025 | Dali City, Yunnan, China | Pneumothorax |
| Gwen McCrae Singer | 81 | February 21, 2025 | Pensacola, Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Voletta Wallace Record producer; mother of The Notorious B.I.G. | 78 | February 21, 2025 | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, US | Natural causes |
| Linsey Alexander Blues singer and guitarist for Buddy Guy, A.C. Reed, Magic Slim, and B.B. King | 82 | February 22, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Ken Parker Jamaican reggae and gospel musician | 76 | February 22, 2025 | Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Jacques De Jongh Hush, John Paul Young and the All Stars, Redhouse | | February 23, 2025 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Undisclosed |
| Chris Jasper The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley | 73 | February 23, 2025 | | Cancer |
| Roberta Flack Singer and songwriter | 88 | February 24, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Cardiac arrest resulting from ALS |
| Robert John Soft rock singer and songwriter | 79 | February 24, 2025 | | Stroke |
| Coburn Pharr Annihilator, Omen | 62 | February 25, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| David Johansen New York Dolls | 75 | February 28, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Cancer |
| Angie Stone Hip-hop and soul singer | 63 | March 1, 2025 | Montgomery, Alabama, US | Car accident |
| Joey Molland Badfinger | 77 | March 1, 2025 | Hopkins, Minnesota, US | Multiple health issues |
| Edip Akbayram Turkish musician | 74 | March 2, 2025 | Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey | Multiple organ failure |
| Frank Maher Folk musician | 90 | March 2, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Herb Greene Photographer of rock musicians | 82 | March 3, 2025 | Maynard, Massachusetts, US | A long illness |
| Geraint Jarman Welsh musician, poet, and television producer | 74 | March 3, 2025 | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Undisclosed |
| Jeffrey Runnings For Against | 61 | March 3, 2025 | | Cancer |
| Bob Rupe Cracker, The Silos | 68 | March 3, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Roy Ayers Jazz-funk vibraphonist, record producer, and composer | 84 | March 4, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Long illness |
| Randy Brown R&B musician and soul singer | 72 | March 5, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| DJ Funk DJ and music producer | 54 | March 5, 2025 | | Cancer |
| Brian James The Damned, The Lords of the New Church, London SS | 70 | March 6, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Danny Cox Musician and singer-songwriter | 81 | March 7, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| D'Wayne Wiggins Tony! Toni! Toné! | 64 | March 7, 2025 | Oakland, California, US | Bladder cancer |
| Bill Ashton Jazz saxophonist and director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra | 88 | March 8, 2025 | | Undisclosed |
| Beau Dozier R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer | 45 | March 10, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Stedman Pearson Five Star | 60 | March 10, 2025 | | Complications from diabetes |
| Wheesung South Korean R&B singer | 43 | March 10, 2025 | Seoul, South Korea | Undisclosed |
| Bob Rivers Radio personality and parodies musician | 68 | March 11, 2025 | Vermont, US | Esophageal cancer |
| Cocoa Tea Reggae singer-songwriter | 65 | March 11, 2025 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Cardiac arrest |
| Mark "Porkchop" Holder Black Diamond Heavies | 52 | March 13, 2025 | Dayton, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Yallunder South African singer and songwriter | 30 | March 13, 2025 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | Natural causes |
| Bruno Romani Italian saxophonist, flutist, and composer | 65 | March 14, 2025 | Italy | Undisclosed |
| Dandy Bestia (Fabio Testoni) Skiantos | 72 | March 16, 2025 | Italy | Natural causes |
| Rob de Nijs Dutch singer and actor | 82 | March 16, 2025 | Bennekom, Netherlands | Parkinson's disease |
| Andrej Gjorgieski DNK | | March 16, 2025 | Kočani, North Macedonia | Fire – see Kočani nightclub fire |
| Jesse Colin Young The Youngbloods | 83 | March 16, 2025 | Aiken, South Carolina, US | Undisclosed |
| Aurelio Martínez Honduran singer and guitarist | 55 | March 17, 2025 | Roatán, Honduras | Plane crash – see Aerolínea Lanhsa Flight 018 |
| AnNa R. Rosenstolz, Gleis 8 | 55 | March 17, 2025 | Berlin, Germany | Undislclosed |
| Peter Farrelly Fruupp | 76 | March 17, 2025 | | Undisclosed |