Events

* January 2 – Police in India arrest singer and instrumentalist

Ghazal Srinivas Kesiraju Srinivas (born 14 October 1966), popularly known as Ghazal Srinivas, is a Ghazal singer, actor, activist, and frame drum player from Hyderabad, India. He holds the Guinness World Record for most languages sung. He did a pioneering wor ...

following claims of sexual harassment by an employee of his radio station. *

January 4 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1601–1900 *1649 – E ...

– It is reported that British singer

Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She studied ...

will be among the competitors in the new season of Chinese talent show ''The Singer 2018'', to be broadcast on

Hunan TV Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently China's second-most-watched channel, second only to CCTV-1, owned by China Central Television, although Hunan STV occasi ...

. * January 16 – Chinese fans and musicians pay tribute to

Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan ( ; 6 September 1971 – 15 January 2018) was an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the alternative rock band the Cranberries. One of the most recogniza ...

, lead singer of

The Cranberries The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland. Originally named the Cranberry Saw Us, the band were formed in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was ...

, who performed in China in 2011. *

January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. *1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Co ...

– ''

The Voice of Mongolia ''The Voice of Mongolia'' is a Mongolian reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept ''The Voice of Holland'' and it is part of an international series. It began airing on January 21, 2018 on Mongol HDTV. The hosts are Uu ...

'' talent contest is launched on Mongol TV, and is eventually won by

Enguun Tseyendashiin Engüün ( mn, Цэендашийн Энгүүн, born 7 September 2000) is a Mongolian professional violinist, and singer. She is the winner of season 1 of The Voice of Mongolia at the age of 17. After winning the show, Engüün ...

. *

March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his '' bucellarii'' are almost cu ...

– The 14th

Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (JJF) is one of the largest jazz festivals in the world and arguably the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The annual jazz festival is held every early March and was designed to ...

opens in Jakarta, Indonesia, lasting until 4 March. *

March 25 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to visi ...

–

Sinta Wullur Sinta Wullur (born 16 November 1958) is an Indonesian-Dutch gamelan musician, pianist, singer, and classical composer. Biography Sinta Wullur was born in Bandung, Indonesia, and emigrated to the Netherlands in 1968. Wullur studied music at the Sw ...

's ''Tagore's Fireflies'' is premièred at

Symphony Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall is a 2,262 seat concert venue in Birmingham, England. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 June 1991, although it had been in use since 15 April 1991. It is home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and host ...

, during the Debussy Festival. *April – Indonesian actress and singer

Maudy Ayunda Ayunda Faza Maudya (born 19 December 1994), known as Maudy Ayunda, is an Indonesian pop singer and actress. Personal life and education Ayunda was born to parents Didit Jasmedi R. Irawan and Mauren Jasmedi (born 1968). She has a younger sister ...

releases a volume of autobiography in English, titled ''Dear Tomorrow''. *August –

Armand Maulana Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

Anggun Anggun Cipta Sasmi (; born 29 April 1974), better known as Anggun C. Sasmi or more often mononymously as Anggun, is an Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of sev ...

and

Titi DJ Titi Dwi Jayati (born 27 May 1966), known as Titi DJ, is an Indonesian pop diva singer, songwriter, and talent show judge. She was a judge on Indonesian Idol from season 1 to 5 and season 8, Golden Memories Vol.1 and 2, Q Academy season 1, T ...

are announced as judges for Season 3 of ''

The Voice Indonesia ''The Voice Indonesia'' is a reality television singing competition created by John de Mol which premiered in Indonesia on 10 February 2013 on Indosiar. The format is Dutch and the original Dutch version of the programme was broadcast in the Ne ...

'', along with singers

Vidi Aldiano Oxavia Aldiano or better known as Vidi Aldiano (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 29, 1990) is an Indonesian singer, musician and songwriter of Javanese and Minangkabau descent. Background Vidi was raised in a family that highly apprecia ...

and :id:Anindyo Baskoro as joint coaches.

Albums

AGA Aga or AGA may refer to: Business * Architectural Glass and Aluminum (AGA), a glazing contractor, established in 1970 *AGA (automobile), ''Autogen Gasaccumulator AG'', 1920s German car company *AGA AB, ''Aktiebolaget Svenska Gasaccumulator'', a S ...

– ''Luna'' (January 22) * Arkona – '' Khram'' (January 19) *

Band-Maid Band-Maid (stylized as BAND-MAID® until 2016) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013, consisting of singer Saiki Atsumi, guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, bassist Misa, and drummer Akane Hirose. The band combines a roc ...

– ''

World Domination World domination (also called global domination or world conquest or cosmocracy) is a hypothetical power structure, either achieved or aspired to, in which a single political authority holds the power over all or virtually all the inhabitants ...

'' (February 14) *

Gugudan Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP ''Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group wa ...

– '' Act. 4 Cait Sith'' (February 1) *

Koda Kumi , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single " Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, " Real Emot ...

**''

And or AND may refer to: Logic, grammar, and computing * Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses * Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition * Bitwise AND, a bool ...

'' (February 28) **'' DNA'' (August 22) *

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Kiriko Takemura ( Japanese: 竹村桐子, born January 29, 1993), known professionally as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Hiragana: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ), is a Japanese tarento, singer, and model. Her public image is associated with Japan's '' kaw ...

– ''

Japamyu is the fourth studio album by Japanese model-singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, released on September 26, 2018, by Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde. The album debuted at number 12 of the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the ...

'' (September 26) *

Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an ...

– '' Hatachi no Morning Musume'' (February 7) *

Seungri Lee Seung-hyun (; born December 12, 1990), better known by his stage names Seungri (Hangul: ) and V.I (when performing in Japan), is a former South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, businessman and sex offender convicted of facilitating prosti ...

– ''

The Great Seungri ''The Great Seungri'' is the debut Korean studio album by South Korean singer Seungri. It was released on July 20, 2018 by YG Entertainment and Genie Music. It is available in two versions and contains nine tracks, with " 1, 2, 3!" as its lead si ...

'' (July 20)

Classical

* Bishnu Priya – ''The Good Immigrant'' *

Alexander Rahbari Ali (Alexander) Rahbari ( fa, علی رهبری; also Romanized as "Alī Rahbarī", ; born 1948) is an Iranian composer and conductor, who has worked with more than 120 European orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic and the Mariinsky Oper ...

– ''My Mother Persia''

Opera

Toshio Hosokawa is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He studied in Germany but returned to Japan, finding a personal style inspired by classical Japanese music and culture. He has composed operas, the oratorio ''Voiceless Voice in Hiroshima'' ...

and Marcel Beyer – ''Erdbeben.Träume.'' * Gity Razaz – ''Fault Lines''

Musical films

*''

7 Din Mohabbat In 7 Din Mohabbat In () is a 2018 Pakistani romantic comedy film with fantasy elements. It was directed by Meenu– Farjad under Matteela Films. Written by Fasih Bari Khan, the film features Mahira Khan and Sheheryar Munawar in lead roles and also ...

'' (Pakistan) *''

Amma I Love You ''Amma I Love You'' ( Mother I love you) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by K. M. Chaitanya and produced by Dwarkish and Yogi Dwarkish. It features Chiranjeevi Sarja and debutant Nishvika Naidu along with Sithara in ...

'' (India) *''

Bhaijaan Elo Re ''Bhaijaan Elo Re'' () is an Indian Bengali-language action comedy film directed by Joydip Mukherjee. The film stars Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan and Srabanti Chatterjee and Payel Sarkar in the lead roles. The cast also includes Rajatabha D ...

'' (India) *''

Brihaspathi Brihaspati ( sa, बृहस्पति, ), also known as Guru, is a Hindu deity. In the ancient Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, Brihaspati is a deity associated with fire, and the word also refers to a rishi (sage) who counsels the devas (god ...

'' (India) *''

Fanney Khan ''Fanney Khan'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film written and directed by debutant Atul Manjrekar. It was jointly produced by the banners T-Series Films, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures, Theme Studios and Anil Kapoor Film ...

'' (India) *''

Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi ''Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Mudassar Aziz and produced by Aanand L. Rai and Krishika Lulla. The film is a sequel to the 2016 film ''Happy Bhag Jayegi''. It stars Diana Penty as the e ...

'' (India) *''

Inspector Notty K ''Inspector Notty K'' is a 2018 Bengali language romantic comedy film, directed by Ashok Pati and produced by Jeet, Nispal Singh, Gopal Madnani, Amit Jumrani, Joydeep Roy Chowdhury and Abdul Aziz. It is a remake of the 2013 Punjabi film ''Jat ...

'' (Bangladesh) *'' Jaane Kyun De Yaaron'' (India) *''

Kids on the Slope is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Kodama. It was serialized in the manga magazine ''Monthly Flowers'' from 2007 to 2012, and was published as ten ''tankōbon'' volumes (collected editions) by Shogakukan. The serie ...

'' (Japan) *''

Manto may refer to: People * Mando (singer), Greek singer * Manto Mavrogenous, Greek national heroine * Saadat Hasan Manto, Urdu short story writer known by his pen name Manto * Manto Tshabalala-Msimang (1940–2009), South African politician * Manto ...

'' (India - Urdu) *''

Noor Jahaan ''Noor Jahaan'' is a 2018 Indo-Bangla joint production film directed by Abhimanyu Mukherjee and produced by Raj Chakraborty under the banners of Raj Chakraborty Production of India and Jaaz Multimedia of Bangladesh and co-produced by SVF Enterta ...

'' (Bangladesh) *'' Ang Panahon ng Halimaw'' (Philippines) *''

Super Hero (film) ''"Super Hero"'' is a 2018 Bangladeshi action drama film. The film was directed by Ashiqur Rahman and produced by Taposhi Farooq. The film distributed by Heartbeat Production. It features Shakib Khan and Shabnom Bubly in lead roles, and Tiger Robi ...

'' (Bangladesh) *''

Teefa in Trouble ''Teefa in Trouble'' ( ur, ) is a 2018 Pakistani romantic action comedy film. The film is the directorial debut of Ahsan Rahim, who is known for directing music videos and television commercials with several Pakistani artists under his Tadpol ...

'' (Pakistan) *''TokiRes the Movie: MIRACLE6'' (Japan)

Deaths

* January 3 –

Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva Medeniyet "Maya" Shahberdiyeva ( tk, Medeniýet "Maýa" Şahberdiýewa; 23 February 1930 – 3 January 2018) was a Turkmen opera singer of the Soviet era, known as the "Golden Voice of the Motherland" and the "Turkmen Nightingale". Shahberdiyeva ...

, Turkmen opera singer and music educator, 87 * January 15 –

Sujud Sutrisno Sujud Sutrisno (September 22, 1953 – January 15, 2018) was a street musician or busker from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He calls himself "kendhang tunggal", which means "solo drummer". His music is based on his handheld drum complemented by his vo ...

, 64, Indonesian street drummer and singer, 64 * January 16 –

Shammi Akhtar Shammi Akhter (born Shamima Akhtar; 16 February 1957 – 16 January 2018) was a Bangladeshi playback singer. She was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film '' Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na'' (2010 ...

, Bangladeshi playback singer, 60 (breast cancer) *

January 22 Events Pre-1600 * 613 – Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor ('' Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. * 871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw ...

–

Ceylon Manohar Ceylon Manohar ( ta, சிலோன் மனோகர்) ( – 22 January 2018), popular name of A. E. Manoharan (Anthony Pillai Emmanuel Manoharan) also known as Surangani Manohar ( ta, சுராங்கனி மனோகர் ), was ...

, Indian actor and playback singer, 73 * January 25 –

Sabar Koti Sabar Koti ( pa, ਸਾਬਰਕੋਟੀ) was an Indian Punjabi singer. He was best known for his song ''Tennu Ki Dasiye'' which was one of the hit songs in Punjabi music industry. Personal life and death Sabar Koti was born 20 January 1965, ...

, Indian singer, 58 *

January 31 Events Pre-1600 * 314 – Pope Sylvester I is consecrated, as successor to the late Pope Miltiades. *1208 – The Battle of Lena takes place between King Sverker II of Sweden and his rival, Prince Eric, whose victory puts him on the ...

–

Hwang Byungki Hwang Byungki (31 May 1936, in Seoul – 31 January 2018) was the foremost South Korean player of the gayageum, a 12-string zither with silk strings. He was also a composer and an authority on '' sanjo'', a form of traditional Korean instrumental ...

, South Korean

gayageum The ''gayageum'' or ''kayagum'' (in Korean 가야금, 伽倻琴 in Chinese characters) is a traditional Korean plucked zither with 12 strings, though some more recent variants have 18, 21 or 25 strings. It is probably the best known traditional K ...

player, 81 *

February 5 Events Pre-1600 *AD 62, 62 – AD 62 Pompeii earthquake, Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. *1576 – Henry IV of France, Henry of Navarre :wikt:abjure, abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Re ...

–

Jockie Soerjoprajogo Jockie Soerjoprajogo (; Perfected Spelling: Yockie Suryoprayogo; 14 September 1954 – 5 February 2018) was an Indonesian musician and songwriter. Jockie began his musical career while a junior high school student in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. ...

, 63, Indonesian musician and songwriter *

March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian and ...

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Arabinda Muduli Arabinda Muduli (1 September 1961 – 1 March 2018) was an Indian Odia musician, singer and lyricist. Muduli was born in Khanati, Khordha District, Odisha, India. He was a disciple of Bhikari Bal. He was a devotee of lord Jagannath. He sang jus ...

, 56, Indian musician and singer *

May 2 Events Pre-1600 *1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. *1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great. * 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisone ...

–

Vadim Mulerman Vadim Iosifovich Mulerman (russian: Вади́м Ио́сифович Мулерма́н; 18 August 1938 – 2 May 2018) was a Soviet, Ukrainian and American singer ( baritone). He was awarded the titles of Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1978) ...

, 79, Soviet singer *

May 4 Events Pre-1600 *1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''. *1415 – Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are ...

–

Abi Ofarim Abi Ofarim (born Avraham Reichstadt; he, אבי עופרים; October 5, 1937 – May 4, 2018) was an Israeli musician and dancer. He is better known for his work in the 1960s as half of the duo Esther & Abi Ofarim with his then-wife Esther Ofar ...

, 80, Israeli singer and dancer *

May 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. *1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanis ...

Arun Date Arun Date (4 May 1934 – 6 May 2018) was a well known Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosoud ...

, 84, Indian singer ** Gurukrushna Goswami, 84, Indian lyricist *

May 16 Events Pre-1600 * 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan. *1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. *1364 ...

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Hideki Saijo was a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song " Y.M.C.A.," called " Young Man." In the 1970s, he was called with Goro Noguchi and Hiromi Go. Although the origina ...

, 63, Japanese singer (heart failure) *

July 30 Events Pre-1600 * 762 – Baghdad is founded. *1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council. *1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands ...

–

Khayyam Mirzazade Khayyam Hadi oglu Mirzazade ( az, Xəyyam Hadı oğlu Mirzəzadə; 5 October 1935 – 30 July 2018) was an Azerbaijani composer and professor. Biography Khayyam Mirzazade was born on October 5, 1935, in Baku. In 1957, he graduated from Azerbaijan ...

, 82, Azerbaijani composer and academic *

August 1 Events Pre-1600 *30 BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. *AD 69 – Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt und ...

–

Umbayee Umbayee (ഉമ്പായി; 1950 – 1 August 2018) was an Indian folk musician and composer, associated with the Ghazal genre. Born in Mattancherry, Kerala, Umbayee is known for his unique style of singing.ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...

singer (cancer) *

August 5 Events Pre-1600 * AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. * 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are ...

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Ellen Joyce Loo Ellen Joyce Loo Hoi Tung (; 27 March 1986 – 5 August 2018) was a Canadian-Hong Kong musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. She was the guitarist, backing vocalist and a co-founder of the folk-pop rock group at17. Early life Loo was ...

, 32, Canadian-born Hong Kong singer (fall) *

September 19 Events Pre-1600 * 85 – Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed. * 634 – Siege of Damascus: The ...

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Buren Bayaer Buren Bayaer (6 March 1960 – 19 September 2018) was a Chinese singer, composer and journalist from Inner Mongolia. He was an ethnic Mongol. Early life Bayaer displayed musical talent as a child. His parents and neighbors encouraged him to per ...

, 58, Chinese singer and journalist (heart attack) *

October 2 Events Pre-1600 * 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. * 939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and o ...

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Balabhaskar Balabhaskar Chandran (10 July 1978 – 2 October 2018) was an Indian musician, violinist, composer and record producer. He is best known for promoting fusion music in South India. Hailing from a musically affluent family, he was introduced to ...

, 40, Indian violinist, composer and record producer (cardiac arrest) *

October 9 Events Pre-1600 * 768 – Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of the Franks. *1238 – James I of Aragon founds the Kingdom of Valencia. *1410 – The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock. *1446 – T ...

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Nitin Bali Nitin Bali (1971–2018) was an Indian singer, known for his redux version of Bollywood songs. Biography Nitin Bali was born in 1971. He was known for singing the redux version of Bollywood songs including ''Neele Neele Ambar Par'', ''Chhukar Me ...

, 47, Indian singer (traffic collision) *

October 13 Events Pre-1600 * 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. * 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the ...

–

Annapurna Devi (1927 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name 'Annapurna' by former Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate (M.P.), and it was by this name that she wa ...

, 91, Indian classical musician *

October 14 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. * 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's ...

** Aziza Niyozmetova, 46, Uzbekistani singer **, 57, Malaysian singer (traffic collision) *

October 16 Events Pre-1600 * 456 – Ricimer defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire. * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire. * ...

– Du Yuwei, 19, Chinese singer (suicide) *

October 18 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – Heartbroken by the deaths of her sons Nero and Drusus, and banished to the island of Pandateria by Tiberius, Agrippina the Elder dies of self-inflicted starvation. * 320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek phil ...

–

Ayub Bachchu Ayub Bachchu (; 16 August 1962 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock music, rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Love Runs Blind, LRB and earned success as the lead singer an ...

, 56, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter *

October 30 Events Pre-1600 * 637 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. * 758 – Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. * 1137 – Ranulf of Apulia defeats Rog ...

Rico J. Puno Enrico de Jesus Puno (; February 13, 1953 – October 30, 2018), better known as Rico J. Puno (), was a Filipino singer, television host, actor, comedian and politician. He was considered as a music icon in the Philippines. He started the tren ...

, 65, Filipino pop singer (heart failure) **

Yashwant Dev Yashwant Dev (1 November 1926 – 30 October 2018) was a Marathi poet and composer from Maharashtra, India. He has contributed scores for many Marathi and Hindi movies. Career Dev was taught music by his father and made his public debut at All ...

, 91, Indian poet and composer *

November 14 Events Pre-1600 1601–1900 *1680 – German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. * 1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile ...

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Masahiro Sayama was a Japanese pianist, active in jazz and video game soundtracks. Sayama began playing piano as a child and became interested in jazz after seeing the film ''The Glenn Miller Story''. He studied music at Kunitachi College of Music and began pl ...

, 64, Japanese pianist. *

November 22 Events Pre-1600 * 498 – After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. * 845 – The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frank ...

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Imrat Khan Imrat Khan (17 November 1935 – 22 November 2018) was an Indian sitar and surbahar player and composer. He was the younger brother of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.Farrell, Gerry (2001)"Khan, Imrat" ''Grove Music Online''. (subscription ...

, 83, Indian sitar player *

November 27 Events Pre-1600 * AD 25 – Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. * 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Rom ...

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Mohammed Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Sayeed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna (Name Given By Legendary Music Composer Akshaya Mohanty, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywoo ...

, 64, Indian playback singer (heart attack) *

December 22 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs. * 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed hi ...

– Indonesian musicians killed in the Sunda Strait tsunami: **

Windu Andi Darmawan Seventeen was an Indonesian pop rock band, formed in 1999 in Yogyakarta. Seventeen was performing in a tent at Tanjung Lesung resort on 22 December 2018 when the 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami struck the stage from behind. Bani, Herman, Andi, a crew m ...

, drummer ( Seventeen). ** Muhammad Awal Purbani, bassist ( Seventeen). **

Herman Sikumbang Herman Sikumbang (17 March 1982 – 22 December 2018) was an Indonesian guitarist who was also part of the Indonesian pop band Seventeen from 1999 to 2018. He died on 22 December 2018 at the age of 36 during the 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami as the b ...

, 36, guitarist ( Seventeen).Sambil Menangis, Ifan Seventeen Kabarkan Gitaris dan Drummer-nya Hilang Saat Tsunami Banten

By country

2018 in Chinese music The following is an overview of 2018 in Chinese music. Charts *List of Billboard China V Chart number-one videos of 2018 *List of Global Chinese Pop Chart number-one songs of 2018 Music shows *Singer 2018 (January 12 – April 20) *Idol Produce ...

2018 in Japanese music The year 2018 in Japanese music. Number ones * Oricon number-one albums * Oricon number-one singles * Hot 100 number-one singles Awards * 60th Japan Record Awards * 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Albums released January February March ...

2018 in Philippine music The following is a list of notable events related to Philippine music in 2018. Events May *Sony Music Philippines resumed its operations after 6 years following the expiration of its distribution contract with Ivory Music, with their new offic ...

2018 in South Korean music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2018 in music in South Korea. Notable achievements and events * January 10–11 – IU and BTS win the digital and album daesangs, respectively, at the 32nd Golden Disc ...

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