This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2018 in music.

Specific locations

* African * American * Asian ** Chinese ** Japanese **

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** South Korean *

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

* European ** British ** Scandinavian *** Danish *** Finnish *** Icelandic *** Norwegian ***

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

Specific genres

* Classical *

Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, whil ...

* Heavy metal * Hip hop *

Electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

* New Wave *

Opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...

Pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

* Punk * Rock * R&B * World music

Albums released

Awards

Bands formed

* Ateez * AKB48 Team SH *

AKB48 Team TP AKB48 Team TP formerly known as TPE48, is a Taiwanese idol group and the sixth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48 (''former''), Thailand's BNK48, Philippines's MNL48, and China's AKB48 Team SH. The grou ...

Big Red Machine The Big Red Machine is a nickname for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that dominated the National League from 1970 to 1979 and is widely recognized as being among the best in baseball history. The team won six National League West Division tit ...

Black Country, New Road Black Country, New Road (commonly abbreviated to BCNR or BC,NR) are an English rock band formed in Cambridgeshire in 2018, consisting of Tyler Hyde (vocals, bass), Lewis Evans (vocals, flute, saxophone), May Kershaw (vocals, keys), Georgia Elle ...

* Boygenius *

The Carters The Carters (stylized in all caps) are an American musical duo composed of married artists Beyoncé and Jay-Z. They released their first album as the Carters, ''Everything Is Love'', on June 16, 2018. Before formally naming their collaboration ...

* D-Crunch * DreamNote * Day6 * dps * The Driver Era *

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

* Fanatics - Flavor * Fantastics from Exile Tribe * First Place * Forestella *

Fromis 9 Fromis 9 (; stylized as fromis_9) is a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2017 reality show '' Idol School''. The group is composed of eight members: Roh Ji-sun, Song Ha-young, Lee Sae-rom, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-gyung, Park ...

* Hachimitsu Rocket *

(G)I-dle (G)I-dle (), stylized in all caps, is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua. Originally a sextet, Soojin left the lineup on August 14, 2 ...

* Girlkind * Gugudan SeMiNa * GWSN * Honey Popcorn * Illuminati Hotties *

Iz*One Iz*One ( ; ko, 아이즈원, Aijeuwon; ja, アイズワン, Aizuwan; stylized as IZ*ONE) was a South Korean–Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show ''Produce 48''. The group was composed of twelve members: Ja ...

JBJ95 JBJ95 () is a South Korean duo consisting of Kenta Takada and Kim Sang-gyun. The duo was originally formed and managed by Star Road Entertainment and Hunus Entertainment in 2018, before being exclusively managed by Star Road Entertainment. JBJ95 ...

Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts (stylized in all-caps) was an American hip hop duo composed of musicians Kanye West and Kid Cudi. Formed in 2018 during West’s Wyoming sessions, the duo released their eponymous debut album in June of that year, through t ...

* King & Prince *

Loona Loona (commonly stylized in all caps or as LOOΠΔ; ; ja, 今月の少女, Kongetsu no Shōjo, Girl of the Month) is a South Korean girl group formed by Blockberry Creative. The group was introduced to the public through a pre-debut project ...

* LSD *

Maywish MayWish (Hangul: 메이위시) is a South Korean girl group under J9 Entertainment. The group consist of four members: Anna, Jelly, HyoIn and SoEun. They debuted with their 1st single album "Hello" on October 17, 2018. History 2018-Present: ...

Mirror A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...

* MNL48 *

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans ar ...

NeonPunch NeonPunch () was a South Korean girl group formed by A100 Entertainment. The lineup originally consisted of Dayeon, Terry, Baekah, May, and Iaan, and they released their debut mini-album ''Moonlight'' on June 27, 2018. Terry left the group the f ...

NEX7 Next ( ; Hangul: 넥스트 ； stylized as NEXT) is a Chinese boy group signed to Yuehua Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Zhu Zhengting, Bi Wenjun, Huang Xinchun, Fan Chengcheng, and Huang "Justin" Minghao. They debuted on June ...

* Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets *

Nine Percent Nine Percent (Chinese: 百分九少年; commonly stylized as NINE PERCENT) was a nine-member Chinese boy group formed by the survival show ''Idol Producer'' by iQIYI on April 6, 2018. The group was scheduled to promote for 18 months since format ...

* Noir * NTB *

Oceanhoarse Oceanhoarse is a Finnish heavy metal band started in January 2018. Their first full-length album ''The Damage Is Done -Live!'', was released in 2020. The band's music is energetic live-oriented heavy metal with no use of backing tracks or synt ...

* Oh!GG * Pattern-Seeking Animals * Pristin V *

Raise A Suilen Raise A Suilen (stylized as RAISE A SUILEN) is a Japanese all-female rock band that is part of Bushiroad's media franchise '' BanG Dream!''. Formed in 2018, the group's members portray fictional characters in the project's anime series and mob ...

* Rocket Girls 101 *

Saturday Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. No later than the 2nd century, the Romans named Saturday ("Saturn's Day") for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. The day's ...

* SGO48 * Silk City *

Spectrum A spectrum (plural ''spectra'' or ''spectrums'') is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of color ...

* Spira Spica * STU48 * Silk City *

The Distillers The Distillers are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by vocalist and guitarist Brody Dalle. Dalle co-wrote, played guitar and provided lead vocals for nearly every track on the band's three albums. After the ...

Target Target may refer to: Physical items * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...

* The Driver Era *

Uijin Uijin was a Japanese alternative idol girl group A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of Am ...

* UNB * Uni.T * W24 * We Girls * WJMK * Yoshimotozaka46

Soloist debuts

AC Bonifacio Andree Camille Bonifacio (; born December 13, 2002), known professionally as AC Bonifacio, is a Canadian-born Filipina dancer, singer, vlogger and actress known for being the first ever grand champion of Filipino TV dance competition '' Dance Ki ...

Aitch Aitch may refer to: *Aitch, a phonetic representation of the letter H *Aitch (artist), a Romanian comics creator *Aitch (rapper) (born 1999), British rapper *Aitch (surname) *Aitch, Pennsylvania, an extinct town in Huntingdon County *Aitch bone, ...

* Aina the End *

Alec Benjamin Alec Shane Benjamin (born May 28, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. His 2018 breakthrough single " Let Me Down Slowly" reached the top 40 in over 25 countries and has amassed over 1 billion streams on Spotify as of April ...

* Alfie Templeman * Ali Gatie * Akari Nanawo * Angelo Acosta *

Arlo Parks Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer and songwriter. Her debut studio album, ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'', was released in 2021 to critical acclaim and peaked at number thr ...

Ash Island Ash Island is a forested, drop-shaped island in the River Thames in England, across the weir of Molesey Lock within Greater London on its border. In the same way as Hampton Court, Ash Island's post town is East Molesey (KT8) and the island is ...

Ashnikko Ashton Nicole Casey (born February 19, 1996), known professionally as Ashnikko ( ), is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. They rose to prominence with their 2019 single " Stupid" with (Yung) Baby Tate, which gained viral popularity on ...

Ava Max Amanda Ava Koci (born Amanda Koçi; February 16, 1994), known professionally as Ava Max, is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Atlantic Records in 2016, through which she released her breakthrough single " Sweet but Psycho" in ...

* Beabadoobee *

Bibi Bibi is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with this name As a nickname or stage name * Bibi Andersson (1935-2019), Swedish actress * Bibi (artist) (born 1964), French visual artist Fabrice Cahoreau * Bibi Baskin (born 195 ...

Chiaki Ito is a Japanese singer, actress, dancer, model and a former member of the group AAA AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to: Airports * Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA) * ...

Chiaki Satō is a Japanese actress and musician. She was the vocalist and guitarist for the band Kinoko Teikoku. She was born in Iwate Prefecture, and attended the private Yakumo Gakuen High School in Tokyo. Filmography Film *''Hōtai Club is a 2007 ...

Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( ), is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song ...

* Elkie * Girl in Red * Giveon * Halca * Haruka Yamazaki * Haon *

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

Hoya Hoya may refer to: Places *Hoya, Germany, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany *County of Hoya, a former state in present Germany * Hoya, Tokyo, now incorporated within Nishi-tokyo, Tokyo, Japan * Hoya, Hpruso, a place in Hpruso Township, Kayah, Myanma ...

* Hynn * Janine Berdin * Jennie * Jen Ledger * J-Hope * Jin Longguo *

Jung Il-hoon Jung Il-hoon (; born October 4, 1994), simply known as Ilhoon, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, host, actor and entertainer. He was the main rapper of the South Korean boy band BtoB. He is well known for his collaboration ...

Karencitta Karen Ann Cabrera (born October 5, 1995), professionally known as Karencitta, is a Cebuano singer-songwriter and actress. Filmography Television Film Discography Studio albums Singles As lead artist Awards and nomination ...

* Kaori Ishihara *

Katie Katie is an English feminine name. It is a form Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen, Katey and their related forms. It is frequently used on its own. People Sports * Katie Boulter (born 1996), British tennis player * Katie Clark (born 1994), B ...

* Key *

The Kid Laroi Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), known professionally as the Kid Laroi (stylised as the Kid LAROI), is an Australian rapper, singer and songwriter. He originally gained recognition from his association and friendship with A ...

* Kiyoe Yoshioka * Kim Dong-han * King Princess * Kyle Juliano *

Kyline Alcantara Kyline Nicole Aquino Alcantara Manga (; born September 3, 2002) is a Filipina singer, actress, dancer, host, and podcaster. Born in Ocampo, Camarines Sur, Alcantara began acting at age seven and made her television debut in '' Star Circle Qu ...

* Lee Chang-sub * Lele Pons *

Leo Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts an ...

* Lil Mosey * Loren Gray * Mai Fuchigami *

Makoto Furukawa is a Japanese voice actor and singer previously affiliated with Space Craft Entertainment. He became a freelancer in September 2018. He joined the record label, Toy's Factory, in December 2018. He made his solo singer debut under Lantis in Ju ...

* Mariah Angeliq * Meimi Tamura * Memphiis * Minori Suzuki * Mino * Misako Uno *

Moonbyul Moon Byul-yi (, born December 22, 1992), better known by her stage name Moonbyul, is a South Korean rapper and singer signed under RBW. She is the rapper of the girl group Mamamoo and its sub-unit Mamamoo+. In May 2018, Moonbyul made her debut ...

Onew Lee Jin-ki (; born December 14, 1989), better known by his stage name Onew, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and host. Born in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, Onew was discovered at the 2006 SM Academy Casting and signed a contract with ...

* Reona *

Rika Tachibana is a Japanese voice actress, singer and model. She worked at the Holy Peak talent agency until 2018. She is represented by With Line since February 2019. In July 2019, she transferred to PUGNUS. She married baseball catcher Kenya Wakatsuki on De ...

* Ryuji Imaichi *

Ryucheru , known professionally as , is a Japanese model represented by Starray Production. Public image Ryuchell originally spelled his stage name in hiragana (), but since 2018, when he first debuted as a singer, he had switched to spelling it with the ...

* Ryusei Yokohama *

Salem Ilese Salem Ilese Davern (born August 19, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her viral singles " Mad at Disney" and "PS5". She has also co-written songs for artists such as Bella Poarch and Demi Lovato. Originally from Mill Valley, ...

* Shanti Dope * Shigeru Joshima * Shuta Sueyoshi * Sohee * Sori *

Son Dong-woon Son Dong-woon (; born June 6, 1991), known mononymously as Dongwoon, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the boy group Highlight (formerly known as Beast). Biography Son Dong-woon was born in Busan, South Korea, on June 6, 1991. His fa ...

* Sooyoung * Taiki Yamazaki * Tems * Twlv * Unique *

Vinxen Lee Byeong-jae (; born April 20, 2000), better known by his stage name, Vinxen (stylized as VINXEN; ), is a South Korean rapper. He released his debut extended play, ''Smelting,'' in 2018, followed by the extended play, ''Boycold 2'', later tha ...

* Wheein * Yoo Seon-ho * Youra * Yuka Ozaki *

Yuma Uchida is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works for Intention. His big roles have included Yuuma Kousaka in '' Gundam Build Fighters Try'', Nagisa Kiryū in '' Classroom Crisis'', Megumi Fushiguro in '' Jujutsu Kaisen'', Eishirō Yabuki in '' ...

* Yubin * Yuri

Bands reformed

* B2K *

BBMak BBMak are an English band consisting of Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally. Formed in Liverpool in 1996, they sold over three million albums worldwide between 1999 and 2003. The band first achieved success when their single " Back ...

Hootie & The Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish are an American soft rock band that were formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986. The band's lineup for most of its existence has been the quartet of Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld. The band ...

Late of the Pier Late of the Pier was an English four-piece dance-punk band from Castle Donington, England, signed to Parlophone. Their debut album ''Fantasy Black Channel'', produced by Erol Alkan was released on 11 August 2008 by Parlophone. History Forma ...

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albu ...

Pussycat Dolls Pussycat or Pussy Cat may refer to: * Cat, a domestic feline Music Bands * Pussycat (band), a Dutch country and pop group * The Pussycats, a 1960s Norwegian rock band * The Pussycats, a group signed to Kama Sutra Records Albums * '' Pussy Cats' ...

The Raconteurs The Raconteurs (, also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar), Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass guitar), and ...

Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo consists of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit version of " Tainted Love" and their pla ...

Spice Girls The Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Vi ...

Static-X Static-X is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994. The line-up has fluctuated over the years, but was long-held constant with band founder, frontman, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wayne Static until h ...

Swedish House Mafia Swedish House Mafia (SHM) is a Swedish house music supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008, were placed at number ten on the '' DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJ Poll 2011, and have bee ...

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book '' Utopia'', describing a fictional island socie ...

Westlife Westlife is an Irish pop vocal group formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998. The group currently consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member, until he left in 2004. The group temporari ...

Bands on hiatus

* Charisma.com * The Color Morale *

Dark Sermon Dark Sermon was an American blackened death metal band from Tampa, Florida signed to EOne Music in North America and Nuclear Blast Records in Europe. The band was formed in 2009 under the name "In Reference to a Sinking Ship" and later chang ...

* Devin Townsend Project *

Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony, often shortened to 5H, was an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and previously Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The group si ...

* Folks * fun. *

Heart The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon diox ...

* Hedley *

Katatonia Katatonia are a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for the band's love of death metal. Increasing popularity led them ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

Moose Blood Moose Blood were an English emo band based in Canterbury, Kent. They formed in 2012 and were signed to Hopeless Records. History Moose Blood formed in August 2012 and published a self-released demo, ''Bukowski Demo (Summer '12)'', in the sam ...

One Direction One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik until his departure from the gro ...

* PWR BTTM *

Rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly '' Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and ''Porteresia'', both wild and domestica ...

* Sads * Slipknot * Sorority Noise

Bands disbanded

* 7 Seconds * Alcazar * at17 *

At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (drums) ...

* Aqua Timez * Babyraids Japan * Balance and Composure * Bestie *

Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from t ...

* Brand New * The Charm the Fury *

Chatmonchy was a three-piece all-female rock band which consisted of Eriko Hashimoto (guitar, vocals), Akiko Fukuoka (bass, chorus), and formerly Kumiko Takahashi (drums, chorus) who are from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. Since 20 ...

Cheeky Parade , also known as was a Japanese girl group formed by Avex Trax in 2011. History Formed in 2012, Cheeky Parade is one of Japan's rising girl idol groups. Their unique style fuses Japanese Idol music with the seemingly limitless energy of the 9 ...

* Chelsy *

Ciao Bella Cinquetti , formerly known as , was a Japanese idol group originally formed on August 2, 2006, with six girls from Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg. After releasing several indie singles, they graduated from trainee status on October 7, 2007 ...

* D12 *

Dirge Within Dirge Within (known as The Bloodline from 2013 to 2017) was an American metal band from Chicago that formed in 2007. History Formation Dirge Within formed in January 2007, originally calling themselves Dirge, composed of former guitarist of the ...

* The Fall *

Frightened Rabbit Frightened Rabbit were a Scottish indie rock band from Selkirk, formed in 2003. Initially a solo project for vocalist and guitarist Scott Hutchison, the final lineup of the band consisted of Hutchison, his brother Grant (drums), Billy Kennedy ...

GEM A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, a ...

GMS GMS may refer to: Education * Gates Millennium Scholars Program, higher education scholarship program in the United States * Glen Mills Schools, in Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States * Governor Morehead School, in ...

* Hedley *

Idol Renaissance is a Japanese idol girl group under Sony Music Artists and T-Palette records. The group was debuted in 2014 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of SMA. They participated in the 2014-2017 Tokyo Idol Festival. Their single "Funny Bunny" reached the ...

* La PomPon * LFO * Mastersystem *

Minus the Bear Minus the Bear was an American indie rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2001, and comprising members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound was described as " Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophistic ...

Mix Speaker's,Inc. Mix Speaker's, Inc. were a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in early 2006. Their members were Aya (Psycho le Cemu, Isabelle), Seek (Psycho le Cému, Isabelle), Keiji (Kamikaze Boys, Isabelle), S (Kamikaze Boys, Isabelle), Miki (Pink Film, Sci ...

* The Orwells * Owl John * Passpo * The Pizza Underground * Royal Headache * Runrig * Rush *

Say Anything Say Anything may refer to: Film and television * '' Say Anything...'', a 1989 American film by Cameron Crowe * "Say Anything" (''BoJack Horseman''), a television episode Music * Say Anything (band), an American rock band ** ''Say Anything'' (alb ...

* Seventeen *

Slaughterhouse A slaughterhouse, also called abattoir (), is a facility where animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a packaging facility. Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is not ...

* Sleeping Giant *

Soundgarden Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil (both of whom are the only members to appear in every incarnation of the band), and bassist Hiro Ya ...

Splashh Splashh were an Anglo-Australian indie rock band, formed in 2012 in Hackney, East London. The band was composed of frontman and guitarist Sasha Frantz Carlson, guitarist/synth player Taddeo "Toto" Vivian MacDonald, bassist Thomas Beal, and syn ...

* The Strypes *

Tackey & Tsubasa were a Japanese idol duo consisting of Hideaki Takizawa and Tsubasa Imai from the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. Takizawa, nicknamed "Tackey" (sometimes spelled as its literal romanization, ), is best known for his drama works, a ...

* The Thermals * Ultimate Painting * Vattnet * Vallenfyre *

Vanilla Beans Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus '' Vanilla'', primarily obtained from pods of the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla ('' V. planifolia''). Pollination is required to make the plants produce the fruit from whi ...

Wild Beasts Wild Beasts were an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in Kendal. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have rele ...

X21 X.21 (sometimes referred to as X21) is an interface specification for differential communications introduced in the mid-1970s by the ITU-T. X.21 was first introduced as a means to provide a digital signaling interface for telecommunications bet ...

* Young and in the Way

Deaths

January

* 1 **

Jon Paul Steuer Jon Paul Steuer (March 27, 1984 – January 1, 2018) was an American actor and musician, best known for being the first actor to play Alexander Rozhenko in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and for being the first actor to regularly portray Que ...

, 33, American punk singer and actor ** Betty Willis, 76, American R&B singer * 2 –

Rick Hall Roe Erister "Rick" Hall (January 31, 1932 – January 2, 2018) was an American record producer, songwriter, and musician who became known as the owner of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. As the "Father of Muscle Shoals Music", he was ...

, 85, American record producer * 3 – Josiah Boyd, 32, American heavy metal bassist (

A Hill to Die Upon A Hill To Die Upon is an American blackened death metal band from the Monmouth- Galesburg area of Illinois, formed in 2004 by the brothers Adam and R. Michael Cook. The brothers initially founded the band as hardcore project, but eventually star ...

) * 4 –

Ray Thomas Raymond Thomas (29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English multi-instrumentalist, flautist, singer, founding member and composer in the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. His flute solo on the band's 1967 hit single " Nigh ...

, 76, British progressive rock flautist (

The Moody Blues The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964, initially consisting of keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, guitarist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge and bassist Clint Warwick. The group c ...

) * 5 – Mikio Fujioka, 36, Japanese heavy metal guitarist (

Babymetal (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instru ...

) * 7 **

France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French '' yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, aged 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg. Between 1973 and 1992, ...

, 70, French pop singer ** Buster Stiggs, 63, British-born New Zealand punk drummer (

Suburban Reptiles The Suburban Reptiles were one of the first two punk bands to form in New Zealand, the other being the Scavengers. History The Suburban Reptiles were conceptualised by Auckland students Simon Grigg and Brett Salter in late 1976, with some enc ...

, The Swingers, Models) * 8 – Denise LaSalle, 83, American blues and R&B singer-songwriter * 9 – Paul Antingnani, American heavy metal drummer (

Sworn Enemy Sworn Enemy is an American crossover thrash band from New York City. Biography The band formed as "Downfall" and later on as "Mindset", a product of the extremely expansive and influential New York hardcore scene. At its original inception ...

) *10 – "Fast" Eddie Clarke, 67, British heavy metal guitarist (

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a prec ...

, Fastway) *12 –

Pierre Pincemaille Pierre-Marie François Pincemaille (8 December 1956 – 12 January 2018) was a French organist, improviser, and pedagogue. He was known for his organ improvisations, both in concert and on CD and for his recordings of Charles-Marie Wido ...

, 61, French classical organist *13 –

Tzimis Panousis Tzimis Panousis (; 12 February 1954 – 13 January 2018) was a Greek musician, stand-up comedian and occasional film and theater actor born in Athens, where he spent most of his life. He is often seen as the modern-day Aristophanes. His fan ...

, 63, Greek comedy singer *15 ** Edwin Hawkins, 74, American gospel singer, songwriter and pianist **

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 ...

, 46, Irish alternative rock singer-songwriter (

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 ...

) *16 **

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

, 69, English heavy metal drummer (

Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...

Trapeze A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, an ...

) ** Madalena Iglésias, 78, Portuguese classic pop singer *17 – Ric Jacobs, 61, American pop-rock singer (

Steel Breeze Steel Breeze is an American rock group that had a US hit with the song " You Don't Want Me Anymore" in 1982. This was followed by their single "Dreamin' is Easy" the following year. Career Taking their name from a phrase in Pink Floyd's song, "S ...

) *18 –

Steve Nisbett Steve Nisbett (15 March 1948 – 18 January 2018) was a drummer for the reggae group Steel Pulse, from 1977 to 2001. Stephen Vincent Nisbett was born in Nevis, the eldest of seven children, he left the Caribbean in 1957 at the age of nine to joi ...

, 69, Nevisian-born British reggae drummer (

Steel Pulse Steel Pulse are a roots reggae band from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, and were composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals), and Ro ...

) *19 –

Fredo Santana Derrick Coleman (July 4, 1990 – January 19, 2018), known professionally as Fredo Santana, was an American rapper. The older cousin of Chicago rapper Chief Keef, Santana began recording music in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes throughout ...

, 27, American rapper *20 ** Terry Evans, 70, American blues singer and guitarist ** Mario Guccio, 64, Belgian rock singer (

Machiavel Machiavel is the traditional French rendition of the surname of the Italian philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. In English, it may refer to: *Machiavellianism (politics), especially a stock type of villain in Elizabethan drama (also Machievel) *Mac ...

) **

Jim Rodford James Walter Rodford (7 July 1941 – 20 January 2018) was an English musician, who played bass for several British rock bands. He was a founding member of Argent, which was led by his cousin Rod Argent, and performed with them from their forma ...

, 76, British rock bassist (

Argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions t ...

The Zombies The Zombies are an English Rock music, rock band formed in the early 1960s in St Albans and led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group had a British and American chart-topper, hit in 1964 with "She's Not ...

) *22 –

Preston Shannon Preston Shannon (October 23, 1947 – January 22, 2018) was an American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. AllMusic noted that "Shannon's speciality is a blend of Southern-fried soul and blues, and his albums and l ...

, 70, American blues singer and guitarist *23 **

Hugh Masekela Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and fo ...

, 78, South African jazz trumpeter ** Lari White, 52, American country music singer *24 – Mark E. Smith, 60, British post-punk singer-songwriter ( The Fall) *25 ** Tommy Banks, 81, Canadian jazz pianist **

Steve Foster Stephen Brian Foster (born 24 September 1957) is an English former footballer. Football career Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Foster was an associate schoolboy with Southampton, but was not offered a professional contract. He started his prof ...

, Australian folk singer **

Floyd Miles Floyd Miles (April 13, 1943 – January 25, 2018) was an American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He released four solo albums from 1992 onwards. Life and career Miles was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Flor ...

, 74, American blues singer and guitarist *26 ** Buzz Clifford, 76, American pop singer **

Igor Zhukov Igor Mikhaylovich Zhukov (31 August 1936 – 26 January 2018) was a Russian pianist, conductor and sound engineer. Zhukov was born in Nizhny Novgorod in 1936 but his family moved to Moscow in the following year. Four years later, they were evacua ...

, 81, Russian classical pianist *27 – Grant Fell, 56, New Zealand industrial rock bassist ( Headless Chickens) *28 – Neil Harris, 63, British punk guitarist (

Sham 69 Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975. They were one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five top 20 singles, including " If the Kids Are United" and " Hurry Up Harry". ...

) *28 **

Eddie Shaw Eddie Shaw (March 20, 1937 – January 29, 2018) was an American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist, arranger and bandleader. He led Howlin' Wolf's band, the Wolf Gang, from 1972, both before Wolf's death in 1976 and subsequently. Biograp ...

, 80, American blues saxophonist **

Coco Schumann Heinz Jakob "Coco" Schumann (14 May 1924 – 28 January 2018) was a German jazz musician and Holocaust survivor. He became a member of the Ghetto Swingers while transported to Theresienstadt at the age of nineteen. In the aftermath of the Holocaust ...

, 93, German jazz guitarist *31 ** Del Delker, 93, American gospel singer **

Leah LaBelle Leah LaBelle Vladowski (September 8, 1986 – January 31, 2018) was an American singer. She rose to prominence in 2004 as a contestant on the third season of ''American Idol'', placing twelfth in the season finals. In 2007, LaBelle b ...

, 31, Canadian-born American R&B singer

February

* 1 **

Dennis Edwards Dennis Edwards Jr. (February 3, 1943 – February 1, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations, on Motown Records. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang ...

, 74, American R&B singer (

The Temptations The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top ...

) **

Mowzey Radio Moses Nakintije Ssekibogo (January 25, 1985 – February 1, 2018), also known as Mowzey Radio, sometimes referred to as Moses Radio, was a Ugandan musician. He was one of the main performers of the Ugandan music group Goodlyfe Crew together wit ...

, 33, Ugandan pop singer ( Goodlyfe Crew) * 3 –

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Leon "Ndugu" Chancler ( ; July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was an American pop, funk, and jazz drummer. He was also a composer, producer, and university professor. Biography Early life Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 1, 1952, Leon C ...

, 65, American jazz and rock drummer * 5 – Zeno Roth, 51, German rock guitarist * 7 **

John Perry Barlow John Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist who had been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He was also a lyricist for th ...

, 70, American rock songwriter (

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...

) **

Mickey Jones Mickey Jones (June 10, 1941 – February 7, 2018) was an American musician and actor. He played drums with acts such as Trini Lopez and Bob Dylan, with whom he played on his 1966 world tour. He became a founding member of The First Edition ...

, 76, American country-rock drummer ( Kenny Rogers and The First Edition) ** Pat Torpey, 64, American hard rock drummer (

Mr. Big Mr. Big may refer to: Entertainment In film and literature * Mister Big (James Bond), a villain in the novel and film ''Live and Let Die'' * ''Mister Big'' (1943 film), a 1943 musical * ''Mr. Big'' (2007 film), a 2007 documentary In televisi ...

) * 8 ** Algia Mae Hinton, 88, American blues singer **

Lovebug Starski Kevin Smith (May 16, 1960 – February 8, 2018), best known by his stage name Lovebug Starski, was an American MC, musician, and record producer. He began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx, and he event ...

, 57, American rapper ** Ebony Reigns, 20, Ghanaian dancehall singer * 9 ** Jóhann Jóhannsson, 48, Icelandic film composer ** Craig MacGregor, 68, American rock bassist (

Foghat Foghat are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for the use of electric slide guitar in its music. The band has achieved eight Music recording sales certification, gold records, one platinum and one doub ...

) * 11 **

Vic Damone Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My Heart", and ...

, 89, American pop singer **

Tom Rapp Thomas Dale Rapp (March 8, 1947 – February 11, 2018) was an American singer and songwriter who led Pearls Before Swine, an influential psychedelic folk rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Described as having "a slight lisp, gentle v ...

, 70, American psychedelic rock singer (

Pearls Before Swine A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carb ...

) * 12 ** Daryle Singletary, 46, American country singer ** Klaasje van der Wal, 69, Dutch hard rock bassist (

Shocking Blue Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in 1967 in The Hague. It was part of the music movement in the Netherlands that was generally known by the name Nederbeat. The band had a number of hits throughout the counterculture movement during ...

) * 13 ** Scott Boyer, 70, American rock singer and guitarist ( Cowboy,

The 31st of February The 31st of February was a rock and roll band formed by Jacksonville, Florida natives Scott Boyer, David Brown, and Butch Trucks. All three were alumni of Englewood High School in Jacksonville, though they did not come together musically until ...

) ** Billy Johnson, American emo and noise rock drummer ( Reggie and the Full Effect,

Rocket Fuel Is The Key Rocket Fuel Is The Key are an American noise rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. History Rocket Fuel Is The Key formed in early 1994 when guitarist Scott McNearney moved to Kansas City and began to search for like-minded people ...

) * 14 – Nuray Hafiftaş, 53, Turkish folk singer * 16 – Barbara Alston, 74, American R&B singer (

The Crystals The Crystals are an American vocal group that originated in New York City. Considered one of the defining acts of the girl group era in the first half of the 1960s, their 1961–1964 chart hits – including " There's No Other (Like My Baby)" ...

) * 19 ** Norm Rogers, 61, American alternative country drummer (

The Jayhawks The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and country rock band that emerged from the Twin Cities music scene in the mid-1980s. Led by vocalists/guitarists/songwriters Gary Louris and Mark Olson, their country rock sound was influential ...

, Cows) ** Stormin MC, 34, British grime rapper * 22 –

Errol Buddle Errol Leslie Buddle (29 April 1928 – 22 February 2018) was an Australian jazz musician. Biography Errol Buddle was born on 29 April 1928, and raised in Adelaide. Buddle first learned the banjo and mandolin. He began learning jazz after listenin ...

, 89, Australian jazz bassoonist and saxophonist * 23 – Eddy Amoo, 73, British soul singer ( The Real Thing)

March

* 1 – Bill Burkette, 75, American pop singer ( The Vogues) * 2 ** Jesus Lopez Cobos, 78, Spanish classic music conductor ** Brandon Jenkins, 48, American Red Dirt country singer-songwriter ** Van McLain, 62, American rock guitarist and singer (

Shooting Star Shooting star refers to a meteor. Shooting star may also refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Shooting Star'' (2015 film), a 2015 Bulgarian short film * ''Shooting Star'' (2020 film), a 2020 Canadian short film * ''Shooting Stars'' ( ...

) * 3 ** Patrick Doyle, 31, British indie rock drummer (

Veronica Falls Veronica Falls were an English indie pop band that formed in London in 2009. The band consisted of Roxanne Clifford and James Hoare, both on vocals and guitar, Marion Herbain on bass guitar and Patrick Doyle on drums and backing vocals. The me ...

) **

Kenneth Gärdestad John Charles Kenneth Gärdestad (9 May 1948 – 3 March 2018) was a Swedish songwriter, best known for writing lyrics for the songs of his brother, Ted Gärdestad. He participated at Melodifestivalen 1979 as a songwriter for the winning song " S ...

, 69, Swedish pop songwriter * 7 – Jerzy Milian, 82, Polish jazz vibraphonist * 9 – Pyarelal Wadali, 75, Indian Sufi folk singer ( Wadali Brothers) * 11 –

Ken Dodd Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor. He was described as "the last great music hall entertainer", and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances. A life ...

, 90, British comedian and pop singer * 12 ** Nokie Edwards, 82, American surf rock guitarist (

The Ventures The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the ...

) ** Craig Mack, 47, American rapper * 13 ** Claudia Fontaine, 57, British pop and ska singer (

Afrodiziak Afrodiziak was a British singing group composed of Caron Wheeler, Claudia Fontaine, and later Naomi Thompson, that was active in the 1980s. As a duo, Wheeler and Fontaine were best known for performing backing vocals on the Jam's final single ...

) **

Jimmy Wisner James Joseph Wisner (December 8, 1931 – March 13, 2018) was an American pianist, arranger, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his 1961 hit single " Asia Minor", released under the name Kokomo. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Wis ...

, 86, American pianist, arranger, songwriter * 14 **

Steve Mandell Stephen Arnold "Steve" Mandell ( – March 14, 2018) was an American bluegrass guitarist and banjoist. Most notably, he is known for the 1973 instrumental hit "Dueling Banjos," recorded in duo with Eric Weissberg and was awarded a Grammy. Life and ...

, 76, American bluegrass guitarist and banjoist ** Liam O'Flynn, 72, Irish uilleann piper ** Charlie Quintana, 56, American punk rock drummer ( The Plugz,

Cracker Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to: Animals * ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker" Arts and entertainment Films ...

Social Distortion Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness (lead vocals, lead guitar), Jonny Wickersham (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Brent Harding (bass, backing vo ...

Agent Orange Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the "tactical use" Rainbow Herbicides. It was used by the United States Armed Forces, U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam ...

) * 16 ** Laurence Cleary, 60, Irish new wave guitarist (

The Blades A blade is a sharp cutting part, for instance of a weapon or tool. Blade or Blades may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Blade (character), a Marvel Comics character ** Blade (New Line franchise character) ** B ...

) ** Buell Neidlinger, 82, American jazz bassist and cellist * 18 – Killjoy, 48, American death metal singer ( Necrophagia,

Viking Crown Viking Crown was a side project started by heavy metal musician Phil Anselmo in the mid-1990s. The first Viking Crown release was an EP recorded in 1994 titled ''Unorthodox Steps of Ritual'' which featured Anselmo, credited as Anton Crowley, ...

) * 20 – Peter "Mars" Cowling, 72, British blues rock bassist ( Pat Travers Band, The Flying Hat Band, Gnidrolog) * 24 –

Lys Assia Lys Assia (born Rosa Mina Schärer; 3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018) was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1 ...

, 94, Swiss pop singer * 25 – Seo Min-woo, 33, South Korean pop singer ( 100%) * 27 – Kenny O'Dell, 73, American country singer-songwriter * 28 –

Caleb Scofield Caleb Mark Scofield (October 6, 1978 – March 28, 2018) was an American musician who was a bassist and singer mostly known for the alternative metal band Cave In, and his own sludge metal band Zozobra. Caleb was also a part of the sludge band ...

, 39, American alternative rock and sludge metal bassist and singer (

Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of '' Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalc ...

, Zozobra, Old Man Gloom) * 30 ** Alias, 41, American rapper and producer ** Sabahudin Kurt, 82, Bosnian folk singer ** Major Short, 93, American double bass player ( Somethin' Smith and the Redheads) * 31 – Frode Viken, 63, Norwegian rock guitarist ( D.D.E.)

April

*1 ** Audrey Morris, 89, American jazz singer ** Ron Shaw, 77, American folk singer, guitarist and banjoist ( The Hillside Singers) *3 –

Lill-Babs Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and popular singers. ...

, 80, Swedish pop singer *4 –

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five se ...

, 94, American pop singer *5 –

Cecil Taylor Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex ...

, 89, American jazz pianist *6 – Jacques Higelin, 77, French chanson singer *8 – Nathan Davis, 81, American jazz multi-instrumentalist *9 – Timmy Matley, 36, Irish pop singer ( The Overtones) *10 – Yvonne Staples, 80, American soul singer (

The Staple Singers The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21, ...

) *14 – Milan Škampa, 89, Czech classical violist ( Smetana Quartet) *16 – Dona Ivone Lara, 97, Brazilian samba singer *17 **

Randy Scruggs Randy Lynn Scruggs (August 3, 1953 – April 17, 2018) was an American music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He won four Grammy Awards and was named Musician of the Year at the Country Music ...

, 64, American country guitarist and songwriter ** Big Tom, 81, Irish country singer *19 **

Stuart Colman Ian Stuart Colman (19 December 1944 – 19 April 2018) was an English musician, record producer and broadcaster. Allmusic noted that he "has an impressive catalogue as a record producer and much of Shakin' Stevens success can be attributed to ...

, 73, English musician (

Pinkerton's Assorted Colours Pinkerton's Assorted Colours were an English pop band active during the 1960s. They are best known for their 1965 release, "Mirror, Mirror", which reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1966. Career Formed in Rugby, Warwickshire as ...

, The Flying Machine), record producer ( Shakin' Stevens), and broadcaster ** Reginald McArthur, 63, American R&B singer ( The Controllers) *20 **

Avicii Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...

, 28, Swedish EDM DJ and producer ** Brian Henry Hooper, 55, Australian alternative rock guitarist (

Beasts of Bourbon Beasts of Bourbon were an Australian blues rock band formed in August 1983, with James Baker on drums (ex- Hoodoo Gurus, The Scientists), Spencer P. Jones on guitar ( The Johnnys), Tex Perkins on vocals (Dum Dums), Kim Salmon on guitar and ...

, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists) * 23 –

Bob Dorough Robert Lrod Dorough (December 12, 1923 – April 23, 2018) was an American bebop and cool jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Dorough became famous as the composer and performer of songs in the TV series ''School ...

, 94, American jazz singer and pianist * 24 – Paul Gray, 54, Australian new wave singer, songwriter and keyboardist ( Wa Wa Nee) * 26 – Charles Neville, 79, American R&B saxophonist (

The Neville Brothers The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/ funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. History The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. ...

) * 29 ** Ted Devoux, 55, American rapper ( Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.) ** Rose Laurens, 65, French pop singer-songwriter *30 – Tim Calvert, 52, American heavy metal guitarist (

Nevermore Nevermore was an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. The band has been inactive since 2011, due to personal issues between the band members. In April 2015, lead singer Warrel Dane confirmed that Nevermore had ...

, Forbidden)

May

* 1 ** John "Jabo" Starks, 80, American funk and R&B drummer (

The J.B.'s The J.B.'s (sometimes punctuated The JB's or The J.B.s) was the name of James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as Fred Wesley and the JBs, The James Brown Soul T ...

) ** Wanda Wiłkomirska, 89, Polish classical violinist * 2 – Tony Cucchiara, 80, Italian folk singer * 4 ** Steve Coy, 56, British new wave drummer (

Dead or Alive Dead or Alive most commonly refers to: * Dead or Alive (band), a British pop band * Dead or alive, a phrase on a wanted poster Dead or Alive may also refer to: Film and television * ''Dead or Alive'' (1921 film), an American silent film dir ...

) ** Tony Kinman, American cowpunk singer and bassist (

Rank and File Rank and file may refer to: *A military term relating to the horizontal "ranks" (rows) and vertical "files" (columns) of individual foot-soldiers, exclusive of the officers *A term derived from the above used to refer to enlisted troops, as oppose ...

, The Dils) ** Abi Ofarim, 80, Israeli pop singer * 5 –

Dick Williams Richard Hirschfeld Williams (May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011) was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front-office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967 to ...

, 91, American pop singer ( The Williams Brothers) * 7 – Gayle Shepherd, 81, American pop singer (

Shepherd Sisters The Shepherd Sisters (also known as The Sheps) were an American vocal quartet of four sisters born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, United States: Martha (born Martha Jane Shepherd, April 22, 1932 – February 24, 1998), Gayle (born Joyce Gayle S ...

) * 9 ** Ben Graves, 46, American horror punk drummer ( Murderdolls) ** Carl Perkins, 59, New Zealand reggae singer ( House of Shem) ** Shirley Thomas, 74, American pop singer (

The Dixiebelles The Dixiebelles were an American girl group briefly popular in the early 1960s. Their best-known single, "(Down at) Papa Joe's", hit #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 late in 1963, and the follow-up, " Southtown U.S.A.", hit #15 early in 1964. Bot ...

) * 10 – Scott Hutchison, 36, British indie singer, songwriter and guitarist (

, The Fruit Tree Foundation, Mastersystem) * 11 – Matt Marks, 38, American contemporary classical multi-instrumentalist (

Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member chamber orchestra that focuses on recordings and performances of contemporary classical music. Its performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the ''Financial Times' ...

) * 13 –

Glenn Branca Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlement ...

, 69, American avant-garde composer and guitarist ( Theoretical Girls) * 16 – Hideki Saijo, 63, Japanese pop singer * 17 ** Jürgen Marcus, 69, German schlager singer **

Jon Sholle Jon Sholle (March 13, 1948 – May 17, 2018) was an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and musician who played bluegrass, rock, country, roots music, and folk music. As musician Sholle was born in 1948 in New York City. While he sta ...

, 70, American jazz, roots music and blues multi-instrumentalist * 19 ** Reggie Lucas, 65, American multi-genre guitarist (

Mtume Mtume (pronounced ''em-tu-may'') was an American funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume, previously played and toured with M ...

), producer and songwriter **

Patricia Morison Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison (March 19, 1915 – May 20, 2018) was an American stage, television and film actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood and mezzo-soprano singer. She made her feature film debut in 1939 after several years on ...

, 103, American showtunes singer and actress * 25 –

Piet Kee Pieter William Kee (30 August 1927 – 25 May 2018) was a Dutch organist and composer. Biography Born in Zaandam, Netherlands, Kee studied organ, piano and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory, obtaining the Prix d'Excellence, and won first ...

, 90, Dutch classical organist * 27 – Andy MacQueen, Australian punk guitarist (

Exploding White Mice Exploding White Mice were an Australian punk-pop band from Adelaide which formed in 1983 with Paul Gilchrist on vocals, Andy MacQueen on bass guitar, Gerry Barrett on guitar, Craig Rodda on drums and Giles Barrow on rhythm guitar. In 1984 Barre ...

) * 28 ** Evio Di Marzo, 64, Venezuelan tropical singer and guitarist (

Adrenalina Caribe Adrenalina Caribe is a Venezuelan music group. Primarily performing Latin and Tropical music, they formed in 1979 in Caracas. At the peak of Adrenalina Caribe's popularity, the band released several albums under Venezuelan record label Sonogr ...

) ** Stewart Lupton, 43, American indie rock singer (

Jonathan Fire*Eater Jonathan Fire*Eater was an American indie rock band best known as a progenitor of the post-punk revival in New York City. The line-up was Stewart Lupton (vocals), Tom Frank (bass), Paul Maroon (guitar and pedal steel), Matt Barrick (drums), and ...

) ** Josh Martin, 46, American grindcore guitarist (

Anal Cunt Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1988. From its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes and never had a bass player. The band, known for its flippa ...

) * 31 – Demba Nabé, 46, German dancehall rapper (

Seeed Seeed is a German hip hop, reggae and dancehall band based in Berlin. Founded in 1998, they have become well known in Germany and its neighboring countries. Musical style and lyrics Seeed consists of eleven band members, including three ...

)

June

* 1 ** Andrew Massey, 72, British classical conductor **

Sinan Sakić Sinan Sakić (; 13 October 1956 – 1 June 2018) was a Serbian pop-folk singer. Sakić first reached massive popularity as a member of the Yugoslav turbo-folk band, Južni Vetar (''Southern Wind''). He also went on to have a successful career ...

, 61, Serbian turbo-folk singer ( Južni Vetar) * 2 – Wayne Secrest, 68, American bassist ( Confederate Railroad) * 3 – Clarence Fountain, 88, American gospel singer (

The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a changing roster ...

) * 4 –

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin (July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018) was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in ...

, 73, American spoken word poet ( The Last Poets) * 5 ** Jimmy Gonzalez, 67, American Tejano singer ( Mazz) ** Ralph Santolla, 51, American metal guitarist ( Deicide, Obituary,

Iced Earth Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band formed in Tampa, Florida and currently based in Columbus, Indiana. They were formed in 1984 under the name the Rose, then Purgatory, by guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer and original drummer ...

) * 6 – Teddy Johnson, 98, British pop singer ( Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson) * 7 – Al Capps, 79, American arranger, composer and record producer * 8 –

Danny Kirwan Daniel David Kirwan (13 May 1950 – 8 June 2018) was a British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. He released three albums as a s ...

, 68, British rock and blues guitarist (

Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the li ...

) * 9 – John McElrath, 77, American rock singer and keyboardist ( The Swingin' Medallions) * 10 **

Neal E. Boyd Neal Evans Boyd (November 18, 1975 – June 10, 2018) was an American singer who developed an interest in opera after listening to the performances of the Three Tenors. Despite being raised in conditions of poverty within the U.S. state of Miss ...

, 42, American operatic pop singer ** Ras Kimono, 60, Nigerian reggae singer * 11 – Wayne Dockery, 76, American jazz bassist * 12 – Jon Hiseman, 73, British jazz fusion and blues drummer (

Colosseum The Colosseum ( ; it, Colosseo ) is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world ...

, Colosseum II,

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are an English blues rock band led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall. While never producing a hit of their own, the band has been influential as an incubator for British rock and blue ...

) * 13 – D. J. Fontana, 87, American rock and roll drummer (

The Blue Moon Boys The Blue Moon Boys were a rock and roll band formed by Elvis Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black. The group members were introduced by Sun Studio owner Sam Phillips in 1954, except for D.J. Fontana, who joined the group during ...

) * 15 ** Delia Bell, 83, American bluegrass singer (

Bill Grant and Delia Bell Bill Grant and Delia Bell were a bluegrass music duo from Oklahoma. Emmylou Harris has said of Delia Bell: "If Hank Williams and Kitty Wells had married and had a daughter, she would have sounded like Delia Bell." Grant was recognized as "Ambassad ...

) **

Nick Knox Nick Knox (born Nicholas George Stephanoff; March 26, 1953 – June 14, 2018) was an American drummer for the psychobilly band The Cramps. He replaced Miriam Linna in 1977 and left in 1991. Knox was with The Cramps during the peak of their worl ...

, 60, American psychobilly drummer (

The Cramps The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2006. Their lineup rotated frequently during their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of singer Lux Interior and guitarist Poison Ivy the only ever-present members. ...

Electric Eels The electric eels are a genus, ''Electrophorus'', of neotropical freshwater fish from South America in the family Gymnotidae. They are known for their ability to stun their prey by generating electricity, delivering shocks at up to 860 volts ...

) ** Matt Murphy, 88, American blues guitarist (

The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respective ...

) * 16 – Rebecca Parris, 66, American jazz singer * 18 ** Jimmy Wopo, 21, American rapper **

XXXTentacion Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Though a controversial figure due to his widely publicized legal troubles, XXXTentacion ga ...

, 20, American rapper * 19 **

Bansi Quinteros Josef "Bansi'" Quinteros (20 May 1976 – 19 June 2018) was a Spanish trance keyboardist. Biography Quinteros died on 19 June 2018 from a rare form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell ...

, 41, Spanish psychedelic trance keyboardist (

) **

Lowrell Simon Lowrell Simon (March 18, 1943, Chicago – June 19, 2018, Newton, Mississippi) was an American soul singer. He began as a singer in The LaVondells, which became The Vondells which featured Butch McCoy and Jessie Dean and enjoyed some regional suc ...

, 75, American singer ( The Lost Generation) * 21 – David Corcoran, 64, American rock drummer (

Duke Jupiter Duke Jupiter was an American rock band from Rochester, New York. They were active in the 1970s and 1980s on Mercury Records, CBS Records, and the Motown subsidiaries Morocco Records and Powerglide Records. They are best known for their hit single ...

) * 22 ** Geoffrey Oryema, 65, Ugandan afro-pop singer and guitarist **

Vinnie Paul Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, 'Dimebag' Darre ...

, 54, American metal drummer (

Pantera Pantera () is an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas formed in 1981, and currently comprised of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante. The group's best-known lineup consist ...

, Damageplan,

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) * 24 ** George Cameron, 70, American baroque pop drummer (

The Left Banke The Left Banke was an American baroque pop band, formed in New York City in 1965. They are best remembered for their two U.S. hit singles, " Walk Away Renée" and " Pretty Ballerina". The band often used what the music press referred to as " ba ...

) **

Dan Ingram Daniel Trombley Ingram (September 7, 1934 – June 24, 2018) was an American Top 40 radio disc jockey with a 50-year career on radio stations such as WABC and WCBS-FM in New York City. Career "Big Dan" started broadcasting at WHCH Hofstra C ...

, 83, radio DJ * 26 **

Fedor Frešo Fedor Frešo (6 January 1947 – 26 June 2018) was a Slovak rock and jazz bassist and singer. He was the son of composer and Slovak National Theatre conductor Tibor Frešo. His mother was director and editor at the Czechoslovakian radio in Bra ...

, 71, Slovak rock bassist ( The Soulmen, Prúdy) ** Ed Simons, 101, American classical music conductor * 27 –

Steve Soto Steve Soto (August 23, 1963 – June 27, 2018) was an American musician. Soto was a multi-talented instrumentalist, a founding member of California punk rock band Agent Orange in 1979, and a founding member of Adolescents in 1980 performing on ...

, 54, American punk rock bassist (

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, Manic Hispanic) * 29 – Eugene Pitt, 80, American doo wop singer ( The Jive Five) * 30 ** Smoke Dawg, 21, Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter ( Halal Gang) **Dean Webb, 81, American bluegrass mandolinist ( The Dillards)

July

* 2 **

Henry Butler Henry Butler (September 21, 1948 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz and blues pianist. He learned piano, drums, and saxophone in school. He received a college degree and graduate degree and taught at the New Orleans Center for Creati ...

, 69, American jazz pianist ** Alan Longmuir, 70, Scottish pop bassist (Bay City Rollers) ** Bill Watrous, 79, American jazz trombonist * 3 – Richard Swift (singer-songwriter), Richard Swift, 41, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Shins, The Arcs, Starflyer 59) * 4 – Carmen Campagne, 58, Canadian folk singer * 6 ** Vlatko Ilievski, 33, Macedonian rock singer and guitarist ** Vince Martin (singer), Vince Martin, 81, American folk singer * 7 ** Brett Hoffmann, 51, American death metal singer (Malevolent Creation) ** Garry Lowe, 65, Jamaican-born Canadian reggae and blues rock musician (Big Sugar (band), Big Sugar) * 8 – Tab Hunter, 86, American pop singer * 9 – Stefan Demert, 78, Swedish pop singer * 10 – Ye Lwin (musician), Ye Lwin, 70, Burmese rock guitarist * 13 – K. Rani (singer), K. Rani, 75, Indian playback singer * 15 – Theryl DeClouet, 66, American jazz-funk and R&B singer (Galactic (band), Galactic) * 18 – Raivo Rätte, 48, Estonian alternative rock bassist (Kosmikud) * 25 – Patrick Williams (composer), Patrick Williams, 79, American composer, arranger and conductor * 27 – Mark Shelton, 60, American heavy metal guitarist (Manilla Road) * 28 – Olga Jackowska, 67, Polish rock singer (Maanam) * 29 ** Sam Mehran, 31, British dance-punk singer and guitarist (Test Icicles) ** Tomasz Stańko, 76, Polish jazz trumpeter and composer * 31 – Irvin Jarrett, 69, Jamaican reggae percussionist (Inner Circle (band), Inner Circle, Third World (band), Third World)

August

* 1 ** Celeste Rodrigues, 95, Portuguese fado singer ** Umbayee, 67, Indian ghazal singer * 2 – Neil Argo, 71, American film and television composer * 3 ** Brad Daymond, 48, Canadian house DJ (Love Inc. (band), Love Inc.) ** Tommy Peoples, 70, Irish folk fiddler (The Bothy Band) * 4 – Lorrie Collins, 76, American rockabilly singer and guitarist (The Collins Kids) * 5 ** Majid Al-Majid, 52, Saudi folk singer ** Ellen Joyce Loo, 32, Canadian-born Hong Kong folktronica singer and guitarist ( at17) * 8 – Linda Mkhize, 37, South African rapper * 9 – Arthur Davies (tenor), Arthur Davies, 77, Welsh opera singer * 10 – Jason "J-Sin" Luttrell, 40, American nu-metal vocalist (Primer 55) * 14 ** Jill Janus, 42, American heavy metal singer (Huntress (band), Huntress) ** Valentina Levko, 92, Russian opera singer ** Randy Rampage, 58, Canadian thrash metal and punk singer and bassist (Annihilator (band), Annihilator, D.O.A. (band), D.O.A., Stress Factor 9) * 16 ** Aretha Franklin, 76, American R&B and soul singer ** Count Prince Miller, 84, Jamaican-born British singer (Jimmy James (singer), Jimmy James and the Vagabonds) * 17 ** Claudio Lolli, 68, Italian pop singer ** Danny Pearson (musician), Danny Pearson, 65, American R&B singer * 20 – Eddie Willis, 82, American soul and R&B guitarist (The Funk Brothers) * 21 – Spencer P. Jones, 61, Australian punk singer and guitarist (The Johnnys,

) * 22 ** Ed King, 68, American rock guitarist (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lynyrd Skynyrd) ** Lazy Lester, 85, American blues singer and guitarist * 24 – DJ Ready Red, 53, American hip hop DJ (Geto Boys) * 25 – Kyle Pavone, 28, American metalcore singer (We Came as Romans) * 26 – Inge Borkh, 97, German opera singer * 29 ** Tony Camillo, 90, American record producer and arranger (Bazuka) ** Ellie Mannette, 90, Trinidadian steelpan drummer * 30 – Joseph Kobzon, 80, Russian pop singer

September

* 1 – Randy Weston, 92, American jazz pianist * 2 – Conway Savage, 58, Australian alternative rock keyboardist (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) * 4 – Don Gardner, 87, American R&B singer-songwriter * 7 ** Don McGuire, 86, American pop singer (The Hilltoppers (band), The Hilltoppers) ** Mac Miller, 26, American rapper * 8 – Chelsi Smith, 45, American pop singer * 10 ** Paul Curcio, 74, American rock guitarist (The Mojo Men) and record producer (''Kill 'Em All'') ** Johnny Strike, 70, American punk singer and guitarist (Crime (band), Crime) * 12 – Rachid Taha, 59, Algerian rock singer (Carte de Séjour) * 14 – Max Bennett (musician), Max Bennett, 90, American jazz and pop bassist (L.A. Express, The Wrecking Crew (music), The Wrecking Crew) * 15 – Helen Clare (singer), Helen Clare, 101, British soprano singer * 16 ** Maartin Allcock, 61, British folk multi-instrumentalist (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull) ** Big Jay McNeely, 91, American R&B saxophonist * 18 – Wesley Tinglin, 75, Jamaican reggae singer (The Viceroys) * 22 – Chas Hodges, 74, British folk singer and keyboardist (Chas & Dave) * 24 – Richard Parker, 81, American doo-wop singer (The Charms (doo-wop group), The Charms) * 25 – Paul Dillon, 75, American rock drummer (Earth Opera) * 27 – Marty Balin, 76, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, KBC Band) * 29 ** Otis Rush, 84, American blues singer and guitarist ** Michael Weiley, 58, Australian ska guitarist (Spy vs Spy (Australian band), Spy vs. Spy) * 30 – Kim Larsen, 72, Danish rock singer and guitarist (Gasolin')

October

* 1 ** Charles Aznavour, 94, French pop singer ** Jerry González, 69, American Latin jazz trumpeter * 3 ** Hugo Raspoet, 77, Belgian folk singer ** John Von Ohlen, 77, American jazz drummer (Blue Wisp Big Band) * 4 – Hamiet Bluiett, 78, American jazz saxophonist (World Saxophone Quartet) * 5 – Bernadette Carroll, 74, American pop singer (The Angels (American group), The Angels) * 6 – Montserrat Caballé, 85, Spanish opera singer * 7 – John Wicks (singer), John Wicks, 65, British power pop singer and guitarist (The Records, The Kursaal Flyers) * 8 – Tim Chandler, 58, American Christian alternative rock bassist (Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies, The Choir (alternative rock band), The Choir) * 10 – Jane Walker, New Zealand new wave keyboardist (Toy Love) * 12 – Andy Goessling, 59, American progressive bluegrass multi-instrumentalist (Railroad Earth) * 14 – Saleem Abdul Majid, 57, Malaysian rock singer (Iklim) * 16 – Du Yuwei, 19, Chinese pop singer (GNZ48) * 17 ** Valters Frīdenbergs, 30, Latvian pop singer (Valters and Kaža) ** Oli Herbert, 44, American metalcore guitarist (All That Remains (band), All That Remains) * 18 **Ayub Bachchu, 56, Bangladeshi rock singer and guitarist (Souls (band), Souls, Love Runs Blind (LRB), Love Runs Blind) ** Sergey Bondarenko, 31, Ukrainian pop rock singer (Nensi) **Randolph Hokanson, 103, American classical pianist * 23 – Mighty Shadow, 77, Trinidadian calypsonian * 24 ** Hip Hop Pantsula, 38, South African rapper ** Wah Wah Watson, 67, American R&B and funk guitarist (The Funk Brothers) ** Tony Joe White, 75, American swamp rock singer, songwriter and guitarist * 25 – Sonny Fortune, 79, American jazz saxophonist * 26 – Baba Oje, 87, American rapper and musician (Arrested Development (group), Arrested Development) * 27 ** Freddie Hart, 91, American country and gospel singer ** Teddy Scott, 82, American R&B singer (The G-Clefs) ** Todd Youth, 47, American punk rock guitarist (Murphy's Law (band), Murphy's Law, Danzig (band), Danzig, The Chelsea Smiles) * 28 – Babs Beverley, 91, British pop singer (Beverley Sisters) * 29 ** Jimmy Farrar, 67, American southern rock singer (Molly Hatchet, Gator Country) ** Young Greatness, 34, American rapper * 30 ** Hardy Fox, 73, American avant garde multi-instrumentalist and composer (The Residents) ** Beverly McClellan, 49, American blues and folk singer * 31 – Kenny Marks, 67, American contemporary Christian singer

November

* 1 ** Thomas Diaz, 32, American emo singer and musician (The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die) ** Dave Rowland, 74, American country singer (Dave & Sugar) * 2 **Josh Fauver, 39, American indie rock bassist (Deerhunter) ** Roy Hargrove, 49, American jazz trumpeter ** Glenn Schwartz, 78, American rock and blues guitarist (James Gang, Pacific Gas & Electric (band), Pacific Gas & Electric) * 3 ** Mark Fosson, American primitive guitarist ** Maria Guinot, 73, Portuguese pop singer * 6 – Hugh McDowell, 65, British progressive rock cellist (Wizzard, Electric Light Orchestra) * 7 ** Scott Herrick, American pop singer (The Arbors) ** Francis Lai, 86, French film composer * 13 – Lucho Gatica, 93, Chilean bolero singer * 15 ** Roy Clark, 85, American country singer ** Ivan Smirnov (guitar player), Ivan Smirnov, 63, Russian jazz fusion guitarist * 16 ** Al James, 72, British rock guitarist (Showaddywaddy) ** Norris Weir, 72, Jamaican ska singer (The Jamaicans) * 17 – Cyril Pahinui, 68, American Hawaiian music guitarist * 20 ** Roy Bailey (folk singer), Roy Bailey, 83, British folk singer, songwriter and guitarist ** Trevor McNaughton, 77, Jamaican reggae singer (The Melodians) * 21 – Devin Lima, 41, American pop singer ( LFO) * 22 – Imrat Khan, 83, Indian classical sitarist * 27 – Johnny Maddox, 91, American ragtime pianist * 28 ** Gary Haisman, 60, British hip house singer ** Roger Neumann, 77, American jazz saxophonist * 29 – Erik Lindmark, 46, American technical death metal singer and guitarist (Deeds of Flesh)

December

* 1 ** Calvin Newborn, 85, American jazz guitarist ** Jody Williams (blues musician), Jody Williams, 83, American blues guitarist * 2 – Perry Robinson, 80, American jazz clarinetist * 6 ** Ace Cannon, 84, American pop saxophonist ** Pete Shelley, 63, British punk singer, songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks) * 7 ** The Mascara Snake, 70, American avant-garde clarinetist (Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band) ** Lucas Starr, 34, American metalcore and Christian rock bassist (Oh, Sleeper, Terminal (American band), Terminal, As Cities Burn) * 9 – Yigal Bashan, 68, Israeli pop singer * 10 – Fred Wieland, 75, Australian rock guitarist (The Strangers (Australian band), The Strangers, The Mixtures) * 11 – Angelo Conti, 62, Italian punk singer (Banda Bassotti) * 13 – Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), Nancy Wilson, 81, American jazz singer * 14 **Vida Chenoweth, 90, American classical marimbist and ethnomusicologist **Joe Osborn, 81, American rock bassist (The Wrecking Crew (music), The Wrecking Crew) * 15 **Arthur Maia, 56, Brazilian jazz and samba bassist and composer **Jerry Chesnut, 87, American country singer and songwriter * 17 – Galt MacDermot, 89, Canadian-American composer (''Hair (musical), Hair'', ''Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical), Two Gentlemen of Verona'') and pianist * 21 – Dipali Barthakur, 77, Indian folk singer * 22 ** Indonesian musicians, members of the pop rock band Seventeen *** Windu Andi Darmawan, drummer *** Muhammad Awal Purbani, bassist *** Herman Sikumbang, guitarist ** Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter * 23 – Honey Lantree, 75, British pop drummer and singer (The Honeycombs) * 24 ** Jerry Riopelle, 77, American pop singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Parade (band), The Parade) ** Jaime Torres (musician), Jaime Torres, Argentine folk charango player ** James Calvin Wilsey, 61, American rock guitarist (Avengers (band), Avengers, Chris Isaak) * 25 – Guto Barros, 61, Brazilian rock guitarist (Blitz (Brazilian band), Blitz) * 26 – Theodore Antoniou, 83, Greek classical music composer and conductor * 27 – Miúcha, 81, Brazilian bossa nova singer * 28 – Christine McGuire, 92, American pop singer (The McGuire Sisters) * 29 – Aldo Parisot, 100, Brazilian-born American classical music cellist * 30 – Mike Taylor, Canadian indie pop keyboardist (Walk Off the Earth) *31 ** Dean Ford, 72, Scottish pop and rock singer-songwriter (Marmalade (band), Marmalade, The Alan Parsons Project) ** Ray Sawyer, 81, American rock singer and percussionist (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)

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