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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
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African music The continent of Africa is vast and its music is diverse, with different regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres like makwaya, highlife, mbube, township music, jùjú, fuji, jaiva ...
* American music *
Asian music Asian music encompass numerous musical styles, traditions, and forms originating in Asian countries. Asian music traditions include: * ** Music of China ** Music of Hong Kong ** Music of Japan ** Traditional music of Korea *** Music of Nor ...
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Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...
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Brazilian music The music of Brazil encompasses various regional musical styles influenced by European, American, African and Amerindian forms. Brazilian music developed some unique and original styles such as forró, repente, coco de roda, axé, sertanejo ...
* British music * Canadian music *
Chinese music The music of China consists of many distinct traditions, often specifically originating with one of the country's various ethnic groups. It is produced within and without the country, involving either people of Chinese origin, the use of tradit ...
* Czech music * Danish music *
European music The culture of Europe is diverse, and rooted in its art, architecture, traditions, cuisines, music, folklore, embroidery, film, literature, economics, philosophy and religious customs. Definition Whilst there are a great number of pers ...
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Finnish music The music of Finland can be roughly divided into folk music, classical and contemporary art music, and contemporary popular music. The folk music of Finland belongs to a broader musical tradition, common amongst Balto-Finnic people, sung in ...
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French music ''French music'' may refer to: *Music of France, music of the French people in France ''French music'' may also refer to the music of French-speaking countries: * Music of Quebec, music of the French-Canadians in Canada, most often Québécois or ...
* German music *
Icelandic music The music of Iceland includes folk and pop traditions, as well as an active classical and contemporary music scene. Well-known artists from Iceland include medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative pop band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk, ...
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Indonesian music Indonesia is a country with many different Ethnic groups in Indonesia, tribes and ethnic groups, and its music is also very diverse, coming in hundreds of different forms and styles. Every region has its own culture and art, and as a result tr ...
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Irish music Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland. The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music (or Irish folk music). It has remained vibrant through the 20th and into the 21st ...
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Italian music In Italy, music has traditionally been one of the cultural markers of Italian national cultures and ethnic identity and holds an important position in society and in Italian politics, politics. Italian music innovationin scale (music), musi ...
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Japanese music In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern.ref> The word for "music" in Japanese language, Japanese is 音楽 (''ongaku''), combining the kanji 音 ''on'' (sound) with the kanji 楽 ''gaku'' (music, comf ...
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Latin music Latin music (Portuguese language, Portuguese and ) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Music of Latin America, Latin America, Music of Spain, Spain, Mu ...
* Malaysian music * Mongolian music *
Nigerian music The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of Traditional folk music, folk and popular music. Little of the country's music history prior to European contact has been Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, preserved, although bronze ...
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Norwegian music Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and ...
* Philippine music * Polynesian music *
Scandinavian music Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries, especially Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The many regions of the Nordic countries share certain traditions, many of whic ...
* South Korean music * Swedish music *
Taiwanese music The music of Taiwan reflects the diverse culture of Taiwanese people. Taiwan has undergone several economic, social, and political changes through Cultural history of Taiwan, its cultural history, and Taiwanese music reflects those issues in ...
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Vietnamese music Traditional Vietnamese music encompasses a large umbrella of Vietnamese music from antiquity to present times, and can also encompass multiple groups, such as those from Vietnam's ethnic minority tribes. History Traditional Vietnamese music ...


Specific genres

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Afrobeats Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Ghana, Nigeria, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a st ...
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Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, ...
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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. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
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Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
* Heavy Metal *
Hip Hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
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Rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...
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K-pop K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ...
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J-pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...


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Bands formed

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Acid Angel from Asia Acid Angel from Asia (; abbreviated as AAA) is the first sub-unit of South Korean girl group TripleS, formed by Modhaus in 2022. It is composed of members Kim Yoo-yeon, Kim Na-kyoung, Gong Yu-bin, and Jeong Hye-rin. The quartet made their reco ...
* Apink Chobom * Astro – Jinjin & Rocky * ATBO * Blank2y * Boysgroup * Classy * Collar * CSR * ExWhyZ *
Fruits Zipper Fruits Zipper (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese girl group that formed in 2022. They debuted with the digital single "Kimi no Akarui Mirai o Oikakete" in April 2022 and released their first album ''New Kawaii'' in April 2024. History 2022–p ...
* Fifty Fifty * Fleshwater * Got the Beat * H1-Key * ILY:1 * Irris *
Kep1er Kep1er (; Korean language, Korean: 케플러; Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Kepeulleo''; Japanese language, Japanese: ケプラー, Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ''Kepurā'') is a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M, CJ ENM throug ...
* Lapillus *
The Last Rockstars The Last Rockstars is a Japanese rock supergroup formed in 2022 by Yoshiki (X Japan), Hyde (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Vamps), Sugizo (X Japan, Luna Sea), and Miyavi (ex- Dué le Quartz). The four members announced their collaboration in November 2022, ...
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Le Sserafim Le Sserafim ( ; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music, a sub-label of Hybe Corporation, Hybe. The group consists of five members: Sakura Miyawaki, Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, and Hong Eunchae. ...
* Lolly Talk * Lil League from Exile Tribe * L.S. Dunes *
Mamamoo+ Mamamoo+ (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean duo formed by RBW (company), RBW. The first sub-unit of the girl group Mamamoo, the duo is composed of members Solar (singer), Solar and Moonbyul. Their debut single "Better" was released on A ...
* Metamuse * Mimiirose *
MyGO!!!!! MyGO!!!!! is a Japanese all-female band, all-female rock band that is part of Bushiroad's media franchise ''BanG Dream!''. Formed in 2022, the group's members portray fictional characters in the project's anime series and mobile game ''BanG Dre ...
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NewJeans NewJeans (), also known as NJZ (), is a South Korean girl group formed by ADOR, a sub-label of Hybe Corporation, Hybe. The group is composed of five members: Minji (singer), Minji, Hanni (singer), Hanni, Danielle Marsh, Danielle, Haerin, and H ...
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Nmixx Nmixx (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by SQU4D, a sub-label of JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Lily (singer, born 2002), Lily, Haewon, Sullyoon, Bae, Jiwoo, and Kyujin. Originally a seven-pi ...
* Ocha Norma * Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe *
Strayz Strayz (commonly stylised as STRAYZ) is a self-financed Hong Kong Cantopop girl group A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is ...
* TAN * Tempest * TNX *
Travis Japan Travis Japan is a Japanese boy band managed by Starto Entertainment formerly known as Johnny & Associates. Their name is a tribute to the American choreographer Travis Payne, who assisted in their 2012 group formation during the production of s ...
* Trendz * Væb *
Viviz Viviz (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by BPM Entertainment. The group consists of GFriend members Eunha, SinB, and Umji. The group debuted on February 9, 2022, with their first extended play, '' Beam of Prism''. N ...
* XG * Younite


Returning Performers

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Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Cultural impact of Brit ...
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Soloist debuts

* Akari Akase * Anji Salvacion * Baekho * Bailey Zimmerman *
Cent Chihiro Chittiii , also known as Cent (stylized in all caps) and , is a Japanese singer, idol and actor. She is a former member of the idol group Bish. She released her debut solo album, ''Per→cent→age'', in August 2023. Career From mid 2014 to early 2015, C ...
* Cho Mi-yeon *
Choi Ye-na Choi Ye-na (, born September 29, 1999), known mononymous person, mononymously as Yena, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a soloist and actress under Yuehua Entertainment, and a former member of South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*O ...
* Cloud Wan *
Eden Golan Eden Golan (; ; born 5 October 2003) is an Israeli singer. Born in Israel, Golan moved with her family to Russia at age six; she began her career there by taking part in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, and af ...
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Glaive A glaive, sometimes spelled as glave, is a type of pole weapon, with a single edged blade on the end, known for its distinctive design and versatile combat applications. There are many similar polearms such as the war scythe, the Japanese nag ...
* Jeremy Lee * Jelo The Weirdo * Kaori Oinuma * Kayan9896 * Kent Itō *
Kihyun Yoo Ki-hyun (, born November 22, 1993), known mononymously as Kihyun, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Monsta X under Starship Entertainment. He made his solo debut with the single album '' ...
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Kim Jong-hyeon Kim Jong-hyeon (; born June 8, 1995), formerly known by his stage name JR, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as the leader, main dancer and main rapper of South Korean boy group NU'EST. Following his contract exp ...
* Krystian Wang * Lauren Spencer-Smith * Lee Chan-hyuk *
Lil Mabu Matthew Peter DeLuca (born April 4, 2005), known professionally as Lil Mabu, is an American rapper from Manhattan, New York City. He first gained recognition in 2020 for his song "Miss Me", and became best known for his 2023 single " Mathematica ...
* Markus * Megan Moroney * Miyeon *
Nayeon Im Na-yeon (; born September 22, 1995), known mononymously as Nayeon, is a South Korean singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, created by JYP Entertainment through the reality television show ''Sixteen ...
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Phoebus Ng P1X3L (pronounced as Pixel) is a Hong Kong Cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. The ...
* SennaRin *
Seulgi Kang Seul-gi (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Seulgi, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet (group), Red Velvet, its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi, and the super ...
* Shanaia Gomez *
Wonpil Kim Won-pil (; born April 28, 1994), known mononymously as Wonpil, is a South Korean musician. He is the keyboardist of pop rock band Day6 and its sub unit Even of Day under JYP Entertainment. His debut album '' Pilmography'' debuted at numbe ...
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Xiumin Kim Min-seok (; born March 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Xiumin (; ), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its sub-group Exo-M and leader of its sub-unit Exo-CBX. He debuted as ...
* Yerin * Yoshino Aoyama * Yuju * Yuki Yomichi


Bands reformed

* The Academy Is... *
Be Your Own Pet Be Your Own Pet (also known as BYOP or stylised as be your own PET) is a punk/garage rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2003. For a majority of their career, the band's line-up has consisted of lead vocalist Jemina Pearl, guitarist ...
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Big Bang The Big Bang is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models based on the Big Bang concept explain a broad range of phenomena, including th ...
* The Blackout * Bluebottle Kiss *
Coal Chamber Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band formed by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón in Los Angeles in 1992, initially under the name She's in Pain. The original lineup also consisted of bassist Rayna Foss and drummer Jon Tor. Mike Cox replaced Tor ...
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DNCE DNCE is an American dance-rock band consisting of lead singer Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee. Bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle was a part of the band from when it started in 2015 to when it went on hiatus in 2018. ...
* Doping Panda *
EXID EXID (; ; initialism for "Exceed in Dreaming") is a South Korean girl group formed in 2012. The group consists of five members: Solji, Elly, Hani, Hyelin, and Jeonghwa. EXID debuted in February 2012, with the single "Whoz That Girl". Thou ...
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The Gaslight Anthem The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2006. The band consists of Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing ...
* Get Scared *
Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piec ...
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Hanoi Rocks Hanoi Rocks were a Finnish Rock music, rock band formed in 1979. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. By 1984, the band was considered to be on the verge of an international breakthrough when ...
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Kara Kara or KARA may refer to: Geography Localities * Kara, Chad, a sub-prefecture * Kára, Hungary, a village * Kara, Uttar Pradesh, India, a township * Kara, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province * Kara, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in ...
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Kisschasy Kisschasy are an Australian Rock music, rock band that formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 2002. Their line-up consists of lead vocalist Darren Cordeux, bassist Joel Vanderuit, guitarist Sean Thomas and drummer Karl Ammitzboll. The band released tw ...
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The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms the core of the ban ...
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Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...
* Mrs. Green Apple *
Pantera Pantera () is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, an ...
* Pavement *
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...
(a one off recording, " Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", in aid of Ukrainian Humanitarian relief, following the
Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
) * Pity Sex *
The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboardist, and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured Rapping, MC and vocalist Maxim (musician), Maxim, dancer and occasi ...
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Pulp Pulp may refer to: * Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit * Pulp (band), an English rock band Engineering * Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper * Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture ...
* Rival Schools *
Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry (lead vocals/keyboards/principal songwriter) and Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson (bass). By the time the band recorded their Roxy Music (album), first albu ...
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Sleep Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and certain Sensory nervous system, sensory activity is inhibited. During sleep, there is a marked decrease in muscle activity and interactions with th ...
* Sunk Loto *
Sunny Day Real Estate Sunny Day Real Estate is an American emo band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1992. The band currently consists of founding members Jeremy Enigk (vocals, guitar), Dan Hoerner (guitar) and William Goldsmith (drums), alongside Greg Suran ...
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TISM TISM ( ; an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist ...
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Unwound Unwound () is an American post-hardcore band formed in 1988 in Tumwater and Olympia, Washington. It presently consists of vocalist-guitarist Justin Trosper, bassist Jared Warren, drummer Sara Lund, and guitarist Scott Seckington. Originally ...
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Yellowcard Yellowcard is an American rock band who formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997. Their official lineup currently consists of lead singer Ryan Key, lead guitarist Ryan Mendez, bassist Josh Portman and violinist Sean Mackin. Primarily a pop- ...
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t.A.T.u. t.A.T.u. (, ) were a Russian pop duo consisting of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The two started out as part of the children's musical group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian reco ...


Bands disbanded

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April April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the ...
* Aswad * Brutality Will Prevail * The Birds of Satan * Botopass *
Bvndit Bvndit (; pronounced "Bandit"; acronym for Be Ambitious N Do It; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean girl group under MNH Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: Yiyeon, Songhee, Jungwoo, Simyeong, and Seungeun. They made their ...
* BugAboo *
blessthefall Blessthefall (stylized as blessthefall or BLESSTHEFALL prior to 2013) is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, signed to Rise Records. The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist and vo ...
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Castanets Castanets, also known as ''clackers'' or ''palillos'', are a percussion instrument ( idiophonic), used in Spanish, Calé, Moorish, Ottoman, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Sephardic, Portuguese, Filipino, Brazilian, and Swiss music. In ancient ...
* CLC *
D-Crunch D-Crunch () was a South Korean Korean idol, idol group formed by All-S Company in Seoul. They debuted as a nine-member group with rappers Hyunho, O.V, Minhyuk, Chanyoung, Jungseung, and Dylan, and vocalists Hyunwook, Hyunoh, and Hyunwoo. The non ...
* DEL48 *
The Delfonics The Delfonics were an American R&B/soul vocal group from Philadelphia. The Delfonics were most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include " La-La (Means I Love You)", " Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)", "Bre ...
* The Detroit Cobras *
Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...
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Every Time I Die Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams, ...
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Gauze Gauze is a thin, translucent Textile, fabric with a wikt:loose, loose open Weaving, weave. In technical terms, "gauze" is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each Warp (weaving), w ...
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Genesis Genesis may refer to: Religion * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of humankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Bo ...
* The Ghost of Paul Revere * Girlkind * Girlpool *
The Golden Palominos The Golden Palominos were an American musical group headed by drummer, producer, arranger, and composer Anton Fier, first formed in 1981. Aside from Fier, the Palominos membership fluctuated, with only bassist Bill Laswell and guitarist Nick ...
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Go to the Beds Go to the Beds, stylized as GO TO THE BEDS was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed in 2020 after the split of Gang Parade. The group ceased activities as Go to the Beds and resumed activities as Gang Parade at the beginning of 2022. Hi ...
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Grim Reaper The Grim Reaper is a popular personification of death in Western culture in the form of a hooded skeletal figure wearing a black robe and carrying a scythe.Ho6la * Hot Issue *
The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of lead vocalist-guitarist Wynonna Judd and her mother Naomi Judd on backup vocals. The duo signed to RCA Records in 1983 and released six studio albums between then and 1991. The Judds wer ...
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Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts (stylized in all caps) were an American hip hop superduo composed of rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi. Formed during West's 2018 Wyoming sessions, the duo's first album ''Kids See Ghosts'' was released in June of that year by ...
* Kikagaku Moyo *
The Linda Lindas The Linda Lindas is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The all-female group comprises Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, and sisters Lucia and Mila de la Garza. The band formed in 2018, and took their name from '' Linda Linda Linda'', a Japanese ...
* Low Roar *
Lunarsolar Lunarsolar (stylized in all-caps; ) was a four-member South Korean girl group formed by JPlanet Entertainment. The group debuted on September 2, 2020, with their single album ''Solar: Flare''. On May 22, 2022, JPlanet Entertainment announced the ...
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mewithoutYou MewithoutYou, usually stylized as mewithoutYou, was an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consisted of Aaron Weiss (vocals), Michael Weiss and Brandon Beaver (guitars), Greg Jehanian (bass guitar), and Rickie Mazzott ...
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky ...
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Mighty Diamonds The Mighty Diamonds were a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group was formed in 1969 and were best known for their 1976 debut album, '' Right Time'', produced by Joseph Hoo Kim, and the 1979 ...
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Migos Migos () were an American hip hop group founded in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 2008. The group was composed of rapper Quavo, his nephew Takeoff, and their "cousin" friend Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia, while Offset and Takeoff were bo ...
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MVP MVP most commonly refers to: * Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition * Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering MVP may also refer to: ...
* Neverland Express *
Noisia Noisia was a Dutch electronic music trio from Groningen, Netherlands. The trio was composed of Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen, and Thijs de Vlieger. Their music spanned several genres, including drum and bass, dubstep, breakbeat, and house. They ...
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NU'EST NU'EST (; short for New Establish Style Tempo) was a South Korean boy band formed and managed by Pledis Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: Kim Jong-hyeon, JR, Aron (singer), Aron, Baekho (singer), Baekho, Hwang Min-hyun, Minhyu ...
* Okilly Dokilly *
Predia Predia (stylized as predia) was a Japanese idol girl group formed by Platinum Production in 2010. History Predia was formed in November 2010 as a sister group to Passpo. The group officially debuted on January 26, 2011, with the release of their ...
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Press to Meco Press to Meco (sometimes stylised as Press to MECO) was an English band hailing from Crawley and Croydon. The band was known for its fusing of intricate riffs, progressive sensibilities, math-influenced structures, pop choruses and three-part h ...
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Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock music, rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than List of best-selling si ...
* Pupy y Los que Son, Son *
The Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe mainstrea ...
* Redsquare * Roberts and Barrand * The Saints * The Shadows of Knight *
Summer Camp A summer camp, also known as a sleepaway camp or residential camp, is a supervised overnight program for children conducted during the summer vacation from school in many countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer residential camps ...
* Super Girls *
Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey (drums, ...
* Sweet Trip *
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders was an American rock band founded by Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters. Hawkins was the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members have included Chris Chaney on bass, Gannin Arnold on gu ...
* Torche * TRCNG *
Whitesnake Whitesnake are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1978. The group were originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their ow ...
* Waterson:Carthy * We Girls *
Why Don't We Why Don't We, shortened to WDW, was an American boy band consisting of Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais and Daniel Seavey. They formed in 2016 and released two studio albums and six extended plays. Because of a lawsuit, the gr ...
* With Confidence *
Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in 1998 and stayed together until 2023, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only regga ...


Bands on hiatus

* Brockhampton *
BTS BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. Originally a hip hop group, they ...
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Circa Survive Circa Survive was an American rock music, rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed in 2004. Founded by singer Anthony Green (musician), Anthony Green and guitarist Colin Frangicetto, the band consisted of former members from This ...
* DIA *
Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line was an American country music duo founded in 2010 by vocalists and songwriters Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida. Their 2012 debut single " Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was downloaded over ...
* Keane *
Laboum Laboum (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group currently under Interpark, Interpark Music Plus, the group consists of: Jeong So-yeon, Soyeon, Jinyea, Haein and Ahn Sol-bin, Solbin, original members, Yulhee left in 2017 followed by ...
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Little Mix Little Mix are an English girl group that formed on the eighth series of ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor.'' They are the first group and the only girl group to win the original UK series. The lineup consisted of Leigh-Anne Pin ...
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Lovelyz Lovelyz () is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 by Woollim Entertainment and is the company's first girl group. The group consists of eight members: Lee Su-jeong, Baby Soul, Jiae, Jisoo, Mijoo, Kei (singer), Kei, Jin, Ryu Su-jeong, Sujeon ...
* Mary's Blood * The Peggies *
Violent Soho Violent Soho were an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 2004 in the Brisbane suburb of Mansfield, Queensland, originally under the name of "showroom". For the majority of the band's existence, the line-up was composed of Luke ...
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Deaths


January

* 1 – Mighty Bomber, 93, Trinidadian calypso singer * 2 ** Ana Bejerano, 60, Spanish pop singer (
Mocedades Mocedades () is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres tú". Since June 2014, ''Mocedades'' has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uran ...
) ** Kenny J, 69, Trinidadian calypso and soca singer **
Traxamillion Sultan Banks (February 26, 1979 – January 2, 2022), better known as Traxamillion, was an American hip hop producer. He produced records such as Keak da Sneak's "Super Hyphy" and Dem Hoodstarz "Grown Man Remix". His first album, ''The Slapp Ad ...
, 42, American hip hop producer ** Jay Weaver, 42, American Christian rock bassist (
Big Daddy Weave Big Daddy Weave is an American contemporary Christian band from Mobile, Alabama. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, Brian Beihl, and Raul Alfonso. Since 2021, they have been signed to Curb Records. ...
) * 3 – Lewis Jordan, 74, American pop guitarist and singer ( The Jordan Brothers) * 4 ** Jessie Daniels, 58, American R&B singer (
Force MDs The Force M.D.s are an American contemporary R&B, R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Although the group has old school hip hop roots, it is perhaps best known for their soulful R&B tunes such as "Tender Love," "Lo ...
) ** Andrzej Nowak, 63, Polish heavy metal guitarist ( TSA) * 5 ** Dale Clevenger, 81, American classical French hornist ** Neil Nongkynrih, 51, Indian classical pianist * 6 ** Carlo Meliciani, 92, Italian opera singer **
Calvin Simon Calvin Eugene Simon (May 22, 1942 – January 6, 2022) was an American singer who was a member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 along with fifteen other members of Parliame ...
, 79, American funk singer (
Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American musical collective, music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament (band), Parliame ...
) **
Yoram Taharlev Yoram Taharlev (; 24 January 1938 – 6 January 2022) was an Israeli poet, lyricist, and author. He wrote lyrics for hundreds of songs recorded by prominent composers and performers. Biography Yoram Taharlev was born on Kibbutz Yagur to Yaffa ...
, 83, Israeli pop lyricist * 7 ** Harpdog Brown, 59, Canadian blues singer and harmonica player ** Koady Chaisson, 37, Canadian folk banjoist ( The East Pointers) **
Bobby Harrison Robert Leslie Harrison (22 June 1939 – 7 January 2022) was an English drummer and singer who was best known as an early member of the progressive rock band Procol Harum. Life and career Harrison was born in East Ham, East Ham, London, on 22 ...
, 82, British psychedelic rock drummer and singer (
Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock music, rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than List of best-selling si ...
,
Freedom Freedom is the power or right to speak, act, and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving oneself one's own laws". In one definition, something is "free" i ...
,
Snafu SNAFU is an acronym that is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression "Situation normal: all fucked up". It is a well-known example of military slang, military acronym slang. It is sometimes censored to "all fouled up" or similar. It me ...
) ** Marc Dé Hugar, 52, Australian glam metal guitarist ( Candy Harlots) ** R. Dean Taylor, 82, Canadian pop singer-songwriter * 8 **
Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (née Katz; November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celeb ...
, 93, American pop lyricist ** Ramdas Kamat, 90, Indian Marathi theatre singer ** Michael Lang, 77, American tour promoter and producer * 9 ** Maria Ewing, 71, American opera singer **
James Mtume James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence as a jazz musician, wo ...
, 76, American jazz and R&B multi-instrumentalist (
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 Mil ...
) ** Desmond de Silva, 78, Sri Lankan pop and baila singer * 10 **
Gerry Granahan Gerald Granahan (April 20, 1932 – January 10, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career Granahan was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1932. He ...
, 89, American rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter ** Francis Jackson, 104, British classical organist and composer ** Khan Jamal, 75, American jazz vibraphonist ** Burke Shelley, 71, British heavy metal singer and bassist ( Budgie) * 11 ** Bruce Anderson, 72, American experimental rock guitarist ( MX-80) ** Martin Carrizo, 50, Argentine rock and heavy metal drummer ( A.N.I.M.A.L., Indio Solari) ** Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, American pop and R&B singer (
The Dixie Cups The Dixie Cups (formerly known as The Meltones) are an American pop music girl group established in the 1960s. They are best known for a string of hits including their singles " Chapel of Love", " People Say", and "Iko Iko". Career The trio co ...
) ** Jordi Sabatés, 73, Spanish sunshine pop and classical pianist (
Pic-Nic Pic-Nic was a Spanish teenage folk-pop and sunshine pop band formed in Barcelona in the mid-to-late 1960s, composed of lead singer Jeanette (Spanish singer), Jeanette, guitarists Toti Soler and Al Cárdenas, drummer Jordi Barangé and bassist ...
) * 12 **
Everett Lee Everett Astor Lee (August 31, 1916 – January 12, 2022) was an American symphonic conductor, opera music director, violinist and music scholar. He was the first African American to conduct a Broadway theatre, Broadway musical, the first to "con ...
, 105, American classical violinist and conductor ** Waiphot Phetsuphan, 79, Thai Luk Thung singer **
Ronnie Spector Veronica Yvette Greenfield (, formerly Spector; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) was an American singer who co-founded and fronted the girl group the Ronettes. She is sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll". ...
, 78, American R&B and pop singer (
The Ronettes The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. The group consisted of the lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Ta ...
) * 13 **
CPO Boss Hogg Vince Edwards (September 9, 1963 – January 12, 2022) professionally known by his stage name CPO Boss Hogg, was an American rapper from Compton, California. He began his career as a founding member of the hip hop group Capital Punishment Organ ...
, 52, American rapper ** Fred Parris, 85, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (
The Five Satins The Five Satins are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1956 million-selling song " In the Still of the Night." They were formed in 1954 and continued performing until 1994. When it was formed, the group consisted of six members, wh ...
) ** Sonny Turner, 82, American R&B singer (
The Platters The Platters are an American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound bridges the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the new burgeoning genre. The act ...
) ** Fred Van Hove, 84, Belgian free jazz pianist * 14 **
Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier (October 27, 1939 – January 14, 2022) was an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma, on October 27, 1939, but was raised in Bakersfie ...
, 82, American country singer-songwriter ** Greg Webster, 84, American funk drummer (
Ohio Players Ohio Players are an American funk band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs "Fire" and " Love Rollercoaster", and for their erotic album covers that featured nude or nearly nude women. Many of the women were models f ...
) * 15 **
Ralph Emery Walter Ralph Emery (March 10, 1933 – January 15, 2022) was an American country music disc jockey, radio and television host from McEwen, Tennessee. Emery promoted numerous stars on his radio and TV shows, and was called the Dick Clark (ent ...
, 88, American radio disc jockey **
Jon Lind Jonathan Gus Lind (April 14, 1948 – January 15, 2022), professionally known as Jon Lind, was an American songwriter, performer and A&R executive. Biography Lind was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 14, 1948, and raised in New York City. He ...
, 73, American folk rock and pop singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Howdy Moon) ** Rachel Nagy, 48, American blues rock singer ( The Detroit Cobras) ** Beverly Ross, 87, American pop singer-songwriter ( Ronald & Ruby) * 16 –
Carmela Corren Carmela Corren (; ; – ) was an Israelis, Israeli singer and actress. Career Corren was born ''Bizman'' in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine, on 13 February 1938. She dreamed of being a dancer, but switched to singing in the wake of an inju ...
, 83, Israeli-Austrian pop singer * 17 – Armando Gama, 67, Portuguese pop singer * 18 ** Dick Halligan, 78, American jazz rock multi-instrumentalist (
Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. BS&T has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and ...
) and film composer ** Freddie Hughes, 78, American gospel and soul singer ** Tito Matos, 53, American bomba percussionist ( Viento de Agua) * 19 –
Badal Roy Badal Roy (; born Amarendra Roy Chowdhury; 16 October 1939 – 18 January 2022) was an Indian tabla player, percussionist, and recording artist known for his work in jazz, world music, and experimental music. Biography Roy was born Amarendr ...
, 82, Indian-American jazz fusion tabla player * 20 **
Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. ...
, 74, American rock singer ** Tom Smith, 65, American experimental rock multi-instrumentalist ( To Live and Shave in L.A., Peach of Immortality) ** Elza Soares, 91, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer ** Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian classical conductor * 21 – Terry Tolkin, 62, American music journalist and music executive (
Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the ...
), coined the term "
alternative music Alternative music may refer to the following types of music: *Independent music *Alternative rock *Alternative pop *Alternative R&B *Neo soul, sometimes known as alternative soul *Alternative reggaeton *Alternative hip hop *Alternative dance *Alter ...
" * 22 ** Kirti Shiledar, 69, Indian classical singer ** Don Wilson, 88, American surf rock guitarist (
The Ventures The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson (musician), Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar acro ...
) * 23 – Beegie Adair, 84, American jazz pianist * 24 ** Osvaldo Peredo, 91, Argentine tango singer ** Boris Pfeiffer, 53, German folk metal multi-instrumentalist (
In Extremo In Extremo (Latin for ''At the Edge''; abbreviated InEx or IE) is a German medieval metal band originally from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instr ...
) * 25 ** Hardev Dilgir, 82, Indian folk lyricist ** Andy Ross, 66, British punk rock singer and guitarist ( Disco Zombies) and music executive ( Food Records) ** Pat King, 77–78, Scottish progressive rock bassist (
Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann's Earth Band are an English rock band formed by South African musician Manfred Mann (musician), Manfred Mann. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's "For You (Bruce Springsteen song), For You", "Blinded by the Light" an ...
) * 26 – Janet Mead, 84, Australian Christian music singer * 27 ** Alain Bancquart, 87, French classical composer ** Diego Verdaguer, 70, Argentine-Mexican pop singer * 29 –
Sam Lay Samuel Julian Lay (March 20, 1935January 29, 2022) was an American drummer and vocalist who performed from the late 1950s as a blues and R&B musician alongside Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, and many others. He was inducted int ...
, 86, American blues drummer (
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American blues and blues-rock band from Chicago. Formed in the summer of 1963, the group originally featured eponymous vocalist and harmonicist Paul Butterfield, guitarist Elvin Bishop, bassist Jerome A ...
) * 30 **
Jon Appleton Jon Howard Appleton (January 4, 1939 – January 30, 2022) was an American composer, an educator and a pioneer in electro-acoustic music. His earliest compositions in the medium, e.g. "Chef d'Oeuvre" and "Newark Airport Rock" (1967) attracted at ...
, 83, American electronic composer, co-inventor of the
Synclavier The Synclavier is an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation manufactured by New England Digital Corporation of Norwich, Vermont. It was produced in various forms from the late 1970s into the ea ...
** Philip Paul, 96, American jazz, blues, and R&B drummer **
Hargus "Pig" Robbins Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig", was an American session keyboard player. He played on records for many artists, including Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Loretta Ly ...
, 84, American country and rock pianist ** Norma Waterson, 82, British folk singer (
The Watersons The Watersons were an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. They performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their closely woven harmonies. They have been called the "most famous f ...
) * 31 ** Alejandro Alonso, 69, Mexican Christian rock guitarist ** Jimmy Johnson, 93, American blues guitarist ** Trey Johnson, 53, American rock singer and guitarist ( Sorta)


February

* 1 ** Hiroshima, Japanese hardcore punk drummer (
GISM was a Japanese punk metal band formed in Tokyo in 1981. Although the guitar style resembled heavy metal in many aspects, GISM was one of the first Japanese hardcore bands, while at the same time drawing influence from the early industrial/ava ...
) **
Glenn Wheatley Glenn Dawson Wheatley (23 January 1948 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian musician, talent manager, tour promoter and radio entrepreneur. Wheatley was the founder and managing director of Talentworks. Career Wheatley began his career as ...
, 74, Australian rock bassist (
The Masters Apprentices The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters to fans) are an Australian rock band fronted by Jim Keays on lead vocals, which originally formed as The Mustangs in 1964 in Adelaide, South Australia, relocated to Melbourne, Victoria, in February 1967 ...
) ** Leslie Parnas, 90, American classical cellist **
Jon Zazula Jonathan Zazula (March 16, 1952 – February 1, 2022), also known as Jonny Z, was an American music industry executive who was the owner of New Jersey's Rock'n Roll Heaven record store and founder of record label Megaforce Records. Zazula's reco ...
, 59, American record executive (
Megaforce Records Megaforce Records is an American independent record label founded in 1982 by Jon Zazula and his wife Marsha Zazula to release the first works of Metallica, and devoted primarily to hard rock and heavy metal. It has offices in New York City (whe ...
) * 2 ** Endo Anaconda, 66, Swiss pop singer-songwriter ( Stiller Has) **
Joe Diorio Joseph Louis Diorio (August 6, 1936 – February 2, 2022) was an American jazz guitarist. He performed with Sonny Stitt, Hal Crook, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Anita O'Day, and Freddie Hubbard. In recent y ...
, 85, American jazz guitarist ** Willie Leacox, 74, American folk rock drummer (
America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
) * 3 –
Donny Gerrard Donald Bradford Gerrard (March 19, 1946 – February 3, 2022) was a Canadian singer. He was a member of the band Skylark in the early 1970s, and in later years performed and recorded as a baritone backup singer for artists such as Mavis Staples ...
, 75, Canadian pop rock singer (
Skylark ''Alauda'' is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially ...
) * 4 **
Kerry Chater Kerry Michael Chater (August 7, 1945 – February 4, 2022) was a Canadian musician and songwriter who was best known as a member of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. He was also a successful Nashville songwriter for many years. Career Chater was b ...
, 76, Canadian rock bassist and songwriter ( Gary Puckett & The Union Gap) ** Gianluca Floris, 57, Italian opera singer * 5 ** Rubén Fuentes, 95, Mexican classical and mariachi violinist ** Damodar Hota, 86, Indian classical singer * 6 **
George Crumb George Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical ...
, 92, American classical composer **
Syl Johnson Sylvester Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson; July 1, 1936 – February 6, 2022) was an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), " Is It Because I' ...
, 85, American blues guitarist **
Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...
, 92, Indian playback singer * 7 –
Zbigniew Namysłowski Zbigniew Jacek Namysłowski (9 September 1939 – 7 February 2022) was a Polish jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, cellist, trombonist, pianist and composer. Life and career Namysłowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 9 September 1939. He perfor ...
, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist * 8 – Bruce Greig, 54, American death metal guitarist (
Misery Index Misery Index can refer to: Economics *Misery index (economics), adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate Entertainment

*Misery Index (band), an American death metal band from Baltimore *Misery Index (album), ''Misery Index'' (alb ...
,
Dying Fetus Dying Fetus is an American death metal band from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland, formed in 1991. Various lineup changes throughout the years have left John Gallagher as the sole remaining original member, as well as the band's driving force. ...
) * 9 **
Betty Davis Betty Davis (born Betty Gray Mabry; July 26, 1944 – February 9, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and model. She was known for her controversial sexually oriented lyrics and performance style, and was the second wife of trumpeter ...
, 77, American funk singer ** Ian McDonald, 75, British progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (
King Crimson King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist Fripp remained the only constant member throughout the ...
, Foreigner) **
Nora Nova Ahinora Kumanova (; 8 May 1928 – 9 February 2022), better known by the stage name of Nora Nova, was a Bulgarian and German singer. She was the first Bulgarian to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. She represented in . itself first p ...
, 93, Bulgarian pop singer * 10 ** Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian classical violinist ** Brian Dunning, 71, Irish classical and Celtic flautist (
Nightnoise Nightnoise was a music ensemble active from 1984 to 1997. Their original blend of Irish traditional music, Celtic music, jazz, and classical chamber music inspired a generation of Irish musicians. They released seven albums on the Windham Hill ...
) ** Roman Kostrzewski, 61, Polish thrash metal singer ( Kat) ** Owen Moran, 62, British new wave bassist ( Cook da Books) ** Steve Salas, 70, American Latin musician (
El Chicano El Chicano was an American brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose style incorporated various modern music genres including rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. The group's name came from the word Chicano, a term for Un ...
, Tierra) * 11 – Mike Rabon, 78, American rock singer and guitarist ( The Five Americans) * 12 ** Miguel Vicens Danus, 78, Spanish pop-rock bassist (
Los Bravos Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965 and based in Madrid. They are most well known for their debut single "Black Is Black" which reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966 and No. 4 in the United States (the first Spanish g ...
) **
Howard Grimes Howard Lee Grimes (August 22, 1941 – February 12, 2022) was an American drummer, best known as a member of the Hi Rhythm Section on records by Al Green, Ann Peebles and others in the 1970s. Life and career Born in Memphis, Tennessee on Augus ...
, 80, American soul drummer ( Hi Rhythm Section) **
Bob DeMeo Bob DeMeo (July 22, 1955 – February 12, 2022) was an American jazz drummer. Biography DeMeo became a studio musician with Blue Note Records in the early 1980s. His first recordings were made in New York City with Artie Simmons and The Jazz Sa ...
, 66, American jazz drummer * 13 –
King Louie Bankston Louis Paul Bankston (December 18, 1972 – February 12, 2022), better known as King Louie, was an American rock and roll musician from New Orleans. Associated early on with garage rock, he abandoned the genre in 1998 and focused on Louisiana swa ...
, 49, American power pop and garage rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ( The Exploding Hearts) * 14 ** Ralf Bursy, 66, German pop singer **
Sandy Nelson Sander Lloyd Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 ...
, 83, American rock and roll drummer ** Roger Segal, 49, American punk rock bassist ( Trashlight Vision) * 15 **
Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...
, 69, Indian disco singer and composer **
Sandhya Mukherjee Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee (also spelled Mukhopadhyay; 4 October 1931 – 15 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honour of the Indian sta ...
, 90, Indian playback singer **
Vivi l'internationale Vivi l'internationale, stage name of Victorine Agbato (1946 – 15 February 2022) was a Beninese singer. Biography Agbato was known for her songs for peace and love during Benin's transition from communism to democracy. During the in February ...
, 75, Beninese pop singer * 16 – Ramón Stagnaro, 67, Peruvian folk guitarist * 17 ** Dallas Good, 48, Canadian rock singer and guitarist (
The Sadies The Sadies are a Canadian rock and roll / country and western band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky. Dallas Good, a founding member, died in 2022. Dallas and Travis are the sons of Margaret a ...
) ** David Tyson, 62, American R&B singer (
The Manhattans The Manhattans are an American R&B vocal group. Their songs " Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's " Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B Chart, including tw ...
) * 18 ** Christopher Scicluna, 62, Maltese pop singer-songwriter ( Chris and Moira) ** Scotty Wray, 64, American country guitarist ( The Wrays) * 19 **
Gary Brooker Gary Brooker (29 May 1945 – 19 February 2022) was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum. Early life Born in Hackney Hospital, East London, on 29 May 1945, Brooker grew up in Hackney ...
, 76, British progressive rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock music, rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than List of best-selling si ...
,
The Paramounts The Paramounts were an English beat group based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. They had one hit single with their cover version of "Poison Ivy", which reached No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart in 1964, but are primarily known as the precursor to Proc ...
,
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band is a live rock music, rock Supergroup (music), supergroup founded in 1989 with shifting personnel, led by former The Beatles, Beatles drummer and vocalist Ringo Starr. History and description Since 1989, Starr ...
) **
Nightbirde Jane Kristen Marczewski (December 29, 1990 – February 19, 2022), better known by her stage name Nightbirde, was an American singer-songwriter. Previously having released two EPs and several singles, Nightbirde auditioned on ''America's Got T ...
, 31, American pop singer * 20 ** Sami Clark, 73, Lebanese pop singer ** Jamal Edwards, 31, British music entrepreneur and DJ ** Sam Henry, 65, American punk drummer ( Wipers, The Rats, Napalm Beach) **
Joni James Giovanna Carmella Babbo (September 22, 1930 – February 20, 2022), known professionally as Joni James, was an American singer of traditional pop. Biography Giovanna Carmella Babbo was born to an Italian-American family in Chicago, Illinois, on ...
, 91, American pop singer ** Nils Lindberg, 88, Swedish classical composer and pianist **
Teruhiko Saigō was a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he was known as one of the three "''Gosanke''" (referring to ''gosanke'', the three great Tokugawa houses), along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki. The stage name was based on the Meiji Restorati ...
, 75, Japanese pop singer ** Setha Sirichaya, 77, Thai rock singer ( The Impossibles) ** Martin Yeritsyan, 90, Armenian classical violinist * 21 –
Bernardas Vasiliauskas Bernardas Vasiliauskas (28 April 1938 – 21 February 2022) was a Lithuanian pianist and organist. Biography Vasiliauskas was born in Kaunas on 28 April 1938. Vasiliauskas finished at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre as a pianist in 19 ...
, 83, Lithuanian classical organist * 22 ** Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, 92, Turkish jazz trumpeter (
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band The Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band was a jazz big band co-led by American drummer Kenny Clarke and Belgian pianist François "Francy" Boland. They were one of the most noteworthy jazz big bands formed outside the United States, featuring top ...
) **
Mark Lanegan Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age ...
, 57, American alternative rock singer-songwriter (
Screaming Trees Screaming Trees were an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington, in 1984 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bassist Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel was replaced by Barrett Martin in 1991. Screami ...
,
The Gutter Twins The Gutter Twins was a musical collaboration between rock musicians Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan. Dulli and Lanegan had regularly contributed to each other's projects since 2000, most notably in Dulli's Twilight Singers; of the duo's origins, D ...
,
Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated as QOTSA or QotSA) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1996. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme shortly before he returned to his native Palm Desert, California. ...
) **
Josephine Veasey Josephine Veasey CBE (10 July 1930 – 22 February 2022) was a British mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with Wagner and Berlioz roles. Early years Born in Peckham, she studied with Audrey Langford, and became a member of the Royal Opera H ...
, 91, British opera singer * 23 ** Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Brazilian jazz and classical guitarist ** Jayananda Lama, 65, Nepali folk singer **
Jaakko Kuusisto Jaakko Ilkka Kuusisto (17 January 1974 – 23 February 2022) was a Finnish violinist, composer, and conductor. Education After initial studies under Géza Szilvay and , Kuusisto went on to win the 1989 , place 4th in the International Jean S ...
, 48, Finnish classical violinist **
Riky Rick Rikhado Makhado (20 July 1987 23 February 2022), known professionally as Riky Rick, was a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He was also the founder and owner of record label ''Cotton Club Records'' and ...
, 34, South African rapper ** Antonietta Stella, 92, Italian opera singer * 24 – Don Craine, 76, British R&B singer and guitarist ( Downliners Sect) * 25 ** Alibaba Mammadov, 93, Azerbaijani mugham singer ** MC Skibadee, 46, British rapper ** Nicky Tesco, 66, British punk rock singer (
The Members The Members is a British punk rock, punk band that originated in Camberley, Surrey, England. In the UK, they are best known for their single "The Sound of the Suburbs", reaching No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, and in Australia, "Radio" ...
) * 26 – Snootie Wild, 36, American rapper


March

* 1 ** Warner Mack, 86, American country singer-songwriter ** Richard Pratt, 69, American R&B singer ( Blue Magic) * 2 – Chuck Criss, 36, American indie folk multi-instrumentalist ( Freelance Whales) * 3 –
Denroy Morgan Denroy Morgan (15 May 1945 – 3 March 2022) was a Jamaican-born American reggae artist. Morgan traveled to the United States in 1965, at the age of 20, to become a musician. He was part of the formation of the Black Eagles, a New York City regg ...
, Jamaican-American reggae singer * 4 – Jimbeau Hinson, 70, American country singer-songwriter * 5 ** Patricio Renán, 77, Chilean pop rock singer ** Jeff Howell, 60, American rock bassist (
Foghat 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. Their best known song is the 1975 hit "Slow Ride". The band has released 17 studio albums, including ei ...
, Outlaws, Savoy Brown) ** Lil Bo Weep, 22, American and Australian rapper * 6 ** Mike Cross, 57, American alternative rock guitarist (
Sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and a ...
) ** Pau Riba i Romeva, 73, Spanish folk rock guitarist * 8 ** John Dean, 80, American blue-eyed soul singer ( The Reflections) ** Grandpa Elliott, 77, American soul and blues singer and harmonica player ** Ziggy Sigmund, Canadian punk and alternative rock guitarist ( Slow,
Econoline Crush Econoline Crush is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 1992. They have released five studio albums and three studio EPs, and are best known for their charting singles such as " You Don't Know What It's Like", "Home", ...
) ** Isao Suzuki, 89, Japanese jazz bassist * 9 – Richard Podolor, 86, American rock and roll guitarist ( The Pets) and record producer * 10 ** Bobbie Nelson, 91, American country pianist ( The Family) ** Gennadiy Pavlik, 52, Ukrainian classical and traditional folk singer ( Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir) ** Jessica Williams, 73, American jazz pianist * 11 ** Guayo Cedeño, 48, Honduran rock singer **
Brad Martin Bradley Curtis Martin (May 3, 1973 – March 11, 2022) was an American country music singer-songwriter. He made his debut on the American country music scene in 2002 with the release of his debut album ''Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel'', which pro ...
, 48, American country singer **
Timmy Thomas Timothy Earle Thomas (November 13, 1944 – March 11, 2022) was an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit song, " Why Can't We Live Together". Life and career Thomas was born in Evansville, ...
, 77, American soul singer * 12 ** Barry Bailey, 73, American rock guitarist (
Atlanta Rhythm Section Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drummer), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). ...
) **
Traci Braxton Traci Renee Braxton (April 2, 1971 – March 12, 2022) was an American singer, reality television personality, and radio personality. Early life Traci Renee Braxton was born in Severn, Maryland as the third child of her parents. Her father, M ...
, 50, American R&B singer ( The Braxtons) **
Kandikonda Kandikonda (13 October 1973 – 12 March 2022) was an Indian film lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema. Kandikonda was born in Nagurlapally, Narsampet Mandal, Warangal district. He was awarded a doctorate for his thesis on ''Situationa ...
, 48, Indian film lyricist ** Pete St. John, 90, Irish folk singer-songwriter * 13 ** Li Guangxi, 92, Chinese opera singer ** Mary Lee, 100, Scottish jazz singer * 14 –
Eric Mercury Eric Alexander Mercury (28 June 1944 – 14 March 2022) was a Canadian singer who was a member of the soul group The Soul Searchers during the 1960s. He later made waves in 1969 with his '' Electric Black Man'' album. He had two hits: the fir ...
, 77, Canadian R&B singer * 15 ** Dennis González, 67, American free jazz trumpeter ** Barbara Maier Gustern, 82, American vocal coach and musical theater singer * 16 ** Barbara Morrison, 72, American jazz singer ** Bobby Weinstein, 92, American pop songwriter * 18 – Bernabé Martí, 93, Spanish opera singer * 19 –
Michail Jurowski Michail Vladimirovich Jurowski (; 25 December 1945 – 19 March 2022) was a Russian conductor who worked internationally, based in Germany for most of his career. He was particularly interested in the works of Dmitri Shostakovich, in concerts an ...
, 76, Russian classical conductor * 21 – LaShun Pace, 60, American gospel singer * 22 ** Eva Castillo, 52, Filipino pop singer ** Pierre Papadiamandis, 85, French pop pianist and singer * 23 – Zinaida Ignatyeva, 84, Russian classical pianist * 24 ** Randy Cornor, 67, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist ** John McLeod, 88, Scottish classical composer * 25 **
Taylor Hawkins Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician who was the drummer and a vocalist of the rock band Foo Fighters, sharing vocals with Dave Grohl. He joined the band in 1997, and remained the band's drummer ...
, 50, American alternative rock drummer (
Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana (band), Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, gu ...
,
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders was an American rock band founded by Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters. Hawkins was the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members have included Chris Chaney on bass, Gannin Arnold on gu ...
) ** Bobby Hendricks, 84, American R&B singer (
The Drifters The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and ...
) ** Philip Jeck, 69, British avant garde and electronic composer and turntablist ** Keith Martin, 55, American R&B singer * 26 ** Jeff Carson, 58, American country singer ** Bang Jun-seok, 51, South Korean film composer ** Tina May, 60, British jazz singer ** Keaton Pierce, 31, American post-hardcore singer ( Too Close to Touch) * 28 –
Mira Calix Chantal Francesca Passamonte (28 October 1969 – 25 March 2022), known professionally as Mira Calix ( ), was a South African-born British-based audio and visual artist and musician signed to Warp Records. She also worked as Warp's press office ...
, South African electronic composer * 29 ** Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki, 90, Greek folk singer ** Jun Lopito, 64, Filipino rock guitarist ** Donald "Tabby" Shaw, 66, Jamaican reggae singer (
Mighty Diamonds The Mighty Diamonds were a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group was formed in 1969 and were best known for their 1976 debut album, '' Right Time'', produced by Joseph Hoo Kim, and the 1979 ...
) * 30 ** Francisco González, 68, American Chicano rock mandolinist and harpist (
Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") is a Mexican American rock group, rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional ...
) ** Tom Parker, 33, British pop singer (
The Wanted The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band formed in 2009, and originally consisted of members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes. The group signed a worldwide contract to Universal Music, Island Reco ...
) ** Nathaniel Ian Wynter, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (
Bob Marley and the Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Robert ...
) * 31 – Fred Johnson, 80, American doo-wop singer (
The Marcels The Marcels were an American doo-wop group known for turning popular music songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and signed to Colpix Records with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, ...
)


April

* 1 ** C. W. McCall, 93, American country singer ** Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson, 70, Jamaican reggae singer (
Mighty Diamonds The Mighty Diamonds were a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group was formed in 1969 and were best known for their 1976 debut album, '' Right Time'', produced by Joseph Hoo Kim, and the 1979 ...
) **
Roland White Roland Joseph White (né LeBlanc; April 23, 1938 – April 1, 2022) was an American bluegrass music artist, performing principally on the mandolin. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017. Biography White wa ...
, 83, American bluegrass mandolinist (
Kentucky Colonels The Kentucky Colonels were an American professional basketball team based in Louisville, Kentucky. They competed in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1967 to 1976. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky Colonels. The Colo ...
, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Country Gazette) * 4 –
Joe Messina Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. Early life Mes ...
, 93, American R&B guitarist * 5 **
Bobby Rydell Robert Louis Ridarelli (April 26, 1942 – April 5, 2022), known by the stage name Bobby Rydell (), was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol. ...
, 79, American rock and roll singer ** Paul Siebel, 84, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist * 6 ** Helen Golden, 81, Dutch pop singer ** Wen Hsia, 93, Taiwanese pop singer * 7 – Birgit Nordin, 88, Swedish opera singer * 8 ** Wade Buff, 87, American pop singer ( The Dream Weavers) ** Con Cluskey, Irish pop musician (
The Bachelors The Bachelors were a popular music group from Dublin, Ireland, but based primarily in the United Kingdom. They had several international hits during the 1960s, including eight top-ten singles in the UK between 1963 and 1966. The Bachelors spli ...
) ** Nagai Sriram, 41, Indian Carnatic violinist * 9 ** Chris Bailey, 65, Kenyan-born Australian punk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ( The Saints) ** John Rossi, American blues rock drummer ( Roomful of Blues) * 10 – Mario Martínez, Spanish new wave guitarist ( La Unión) * 12 ** David Freel, 64, American indie rock singer and guitarist ( Swell) ** Charles E. McCormick, 75, American R&B singer ( Bloodstone) * 13 ** Archie Eversole, 37, German-born American rapper ** Tim Feerick, American post-hardcore bassist (
Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance is an American Rock music, rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. It consists of lead guitarist Will Swan (musician), Will Swan, drummer Matthew Mingus, harsh vocalist Jon Mess, and lead vocalist and rhythm gui ...
) ** Gloria Parker, 100, American jazz marimba and glass harp player * 14 **
Orlando Julius Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, known professionally as Orlando Julius or Orlando Julius Ekemode (22 September 1943 – 14 April 2022) was a Nigerian saxophonist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter closely associated with afrobeat music. ...
, 79, Nigerian afrobeat saxophonist ** Trygve Thue, 71, Norwegian rock guitarist * 16 – Bill Bourne, 68, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter ( Tri-Continental) * 17 ** Roderick Clark, 49, American R&B singer ( Hi-Five) ** Prafulla Kar, 83, Indian playback singer **
DJ Kay Slay Keith Grayson (August 14, 1966 – April 17, 2022), professionally known as DJ Kay Slay, was an American disc jockey (DJ) from New York City. He is referred to by ''The New York Times'' as "Hip Hop's One-Man Ministry of Insults". He released fou ...
, 55, American hip hop disc jockey **
Radu Lupu Radu Lupu (30 November 1945 – 17 April 2022) was a Romanian pianist. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of his time. Born in Galați, Romania, Lupu began studying piano at the age of six. Two of his major piano teache ...
, 76, Romanian classical pianist ** Hollis Resnik, 67, American musical theater singer and actress * 18 ** Nicholas Angelich, 51, American classical pianist **
Harrison Birtwistle Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include '' T ...
, 87, British classical composer ** José Luis Cortés, 70, Cuban timba flutist ( NG La Banda) ** Jerry Doucette, 70, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ** Andrzej Korzyński, 82, Polish classical composer ** Janez Matičič, 95, Slovenian classical composer * 20 – Guitar Shorty, 89, American blues guitarist * 22 – Jan Rot, 64, Dutch pop singer-songwriter * 23 –
Arno The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a sou ...
, 72, Belgian rock singer ( TC Matic) * 24 **
Willi Resetarits Wilhelm Resetarits (21 December 1948 – 24 April 2022), better known as Willi Resetarits and Ostbahn Kurti, was an Austrian folk and early Austropop singer, actor-comedian and human rights activist. Biography Resetarits was born in Stinatz ...
, 73, Austrian cabaret singer ** Andrew Woolfolk, 71, American R&B saxophonist (
Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling ba ...
) * 25 **
Susan Jacks Susan Jacks ( Pesklevits; 19 August 1948 – 25 April 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. Career Susan Pesklevits was born on 19 August 1948 to a family of eight children in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her family moved to ...
, 73, Canadian pop singer-songwriter (
The Poppy Family The Poppy Family was a Canadian psychedelic pop group based in Vancouver. They had a number of international hit records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Career Seventeen-year-old Susan Pesklevits met Terry Jacks in the mid-1960s when he ...
) and record producer **
Henny Vrienten Henny Vrienten (27 July 1948 – 25 April 2022) was a Dutch musician best known as the singer and bassist of the popular 1980s ska pop band Doe Maar. He also composed music for television and film. Biography Early days Vrienten began his car ...
, 73, Dutch ska singer-songwriter and bassist (
Doe Maar Doe Maar (; ) was a Dutch pop band that combined punk, ska, and reggae influences. Formed in 1978, they broke up in 1984, reunited in 2000, and remained sporadically active from then until 2021, when their frontman, Henny Vrienten, died. Th ...
) ** Shane Yellowbird, 42, Canadian country singer * 26 ** Julie Daraîche, 83, Canadian country singer ** Randy Rand, American hard rock bassist (
Autograph An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word ''autograph'' comes from Ancient Greek (, ''autós'', "self" and , ''gráphō'', "write"), and can mean more specifically: Gove, Philip B. (ed.), 1981. ''Webster's Third New Intern ...
) **
Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and the Cosmic Jokers ...
, 74, German electronic keyboardist and synthesizer player (
Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup of the grou ...
,
Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel was a German krautrock group led by guitarist Manuel Göttsching that was active from 1970 to 1976. Their debut album '' Ash Ra Tempel'' was released in 1971. Following the band's demise, Göttsching released music under the name A ...
) * 27 **
Judy Henske Judith Anne Henske (December 20, 1936 – April 27, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, dubbed "the Queen of the Beatniks" by producer Jack Nitzsche. Initially performing in folk clubs in the early 1960s, her performances and recording ...
, 85, American folk singer-songwriter ** Walter Rossi, 74, Italian-Canadian rock singer and guitarist (
Influence Influence may refer to: *Social influence, in social psychology, influence in interpersonal relationships **Minority influence, when the minority affect the behavior or beliefs of the majority Science and technology *Sphere of influence (astrody ...
, Luke & The Apostles) * 29 ** Allen Blairman, 81, American jazz drummer ** Roberto Lecaros, 77, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist ** Tarsame Singh Saini, 54, British Asian fusion singer * 30 ** Ray Fenwick, 75, British rock guitarist (
The Syndicats The Syndicats were an English beat band formed in September 1963 in North London with Thomas Ladd on vocals (post Johnny Lambs departure), Steve Howe on guitar and backing vocals, Kevin Driscoll on bass and backing vocals, Jeff Williams on orga ...
,
The Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British blues and R&B influenced rock band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, and guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). ...
,
Ian Gillan Band The Ian Gillan Band were an English Progressive rock, progressive Jazz fusion, jazz-rock band formed by singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple in 1975. Their sound is a departure from the Heavy metal music, heavy metal of Deep Purple by featuring a ...
) **
Naomi Judd Naomi Judd (born Diana Ellen Judd; January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022) was an American country music singer and actress. In 1980, she and her daughter Wynonna (born Christina Claire) formed the duo known as The Judds, which became a successful ...
, 76, American country singer (
The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of lead vocalist-guitarist Wynonna Judd and her mother Naomi Judd on backup vocals. The duo signed to RCA Records in 1983 and released six studio albums between then and 1991. The Judds wer ...
) ** Max Riebl, 30, Australian opera singer **
Gabe Serbian Gabriel Serbian (May 1, 1977 – April 30, 2022) was an American drummer and guitarist, most famous for his work in The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar and Zu. He was also a member of Head Wound City, a hardcore/punk rock supergrou ...
, American hardcore punk guitarist and drummer (
The Locust The Locust was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, California, known for their mix of grindcore aggression and new wave experimentation. The band has been noted for their use of insect costumes when performing live. History Prio ...
, Dead Cross)


May

* 1 **
Ric Parnell Ric Parnell (14 August 1951 – 1 May 2022) was an English rock music, rock drummer. Notable for his work in the band Atomic Rooster, he is probably best known for his role as the ill-fated drummer Spinal Tap (band), Mick Shrimpton in the film ...
, 70, British hard rock drummer (
Atomic Rooster Atomic Rooster are a British rock band originally formed by members of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer. Their history is defined by two periods: the early-mid-1970s and the early 1980s. The band ...
, Spinal Tap) **
Régine Zylberberg Régine Zylberberg (born Régina Zylberberg; 26 December 1929 – 1 May 2022), often known mononymously as Régine, was a Belgian-born French singer and nightclub impresario. She dubbed herself the "Queen of the Night". Early life Rachelle Zy ...
, 92, Belgian torch singer * 2 – María José Cantilo, 68, Argentine folk singer-songwriter * 4 ** Richard Connolly, 94, Australian television and liturgical composer **
Albin Julius Albin Julius (born Albin Julius Martinek, 16 October 1967 – 4 May 2022) was an Austrian martial music and industrial artist; his primary musical project was called Der Blutharsch. His ancestors came to Austria from Bohemia, where they came f ...
, 54, Austrian martial industrial multi-instrumentalist ( Der Blutharsch, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud) ** Howie Pyro, 61, American punk rock bassist ( D Generation, Danzig) * 6 – Jewell, 53, American R&B singer * 7 –
Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – May 7, 2022) was an American country music singer, businessman, actor, and musician. Among his hits are " Room Full of Roses", " Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time", and “ Lonely Nights”. ...
, 86, American country singer-songwriter * 9 – Minoru Nojima, 76, Japanese classical pianist * 10 ** Richard Benson, 41, British progressive rock guitarist and singer-songwriter ** Doug Caldwell, 94, New Zealand jazz pianist ** Kjell Lönnå, 85, Swedish classical composer and choir leader **
Shivkumar Sharma Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music. As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautist Hariprasad ...
, 84, Indian classical santoor player ( Shiv–Hari) * 11 **
William Bennett William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as the third United States secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He also held the post of d ...
, 86, British classical flautist ** Trevor Strnad, 41, American melodic death metal singer ( The Black Dahlia Murder) ** Alexander Toradze, 69, Georgian-born American classical pianist * 12 ** Djalu Gurruwiwi, 86, Aboriginal Australian traditional yiḏaki player ** Ben Moore, 80, American soul and gospel singer (
James & Bobby Purify James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hits were " I'm Your Puppet" in 1966, which reached number six in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and in a re-recorded version number 12 in the UK Singles Chart (in May 1976), an ...
, The Blind Boys of Alabama) * 13 **
Teresa Berganza Teresa Berganza Vargas OAXS (16 March 1933 – 13 May 2022) was a Spanish mezzo-soprano. She is most closely associated with roles such as Rossini's Rosina and La Cenerentola, and later Bizet's Carmen, admired for her technical virtuosity, mu ...
, 89, Spanish opera singer **
Lil Keed Raqhid Jevon Render (March 16, 1998 – May 13, 2022), known professionally as Lil Keed, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He was signed to Young Thug's record label YSL Records, as well as 300 Entertainment. His song " Nam ...
, 24, American rapper ** Rosmarie Trapp, 93, Austrian-born American choral singer (
Trapp Family The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) was a singing group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their native Austria during the in ...
) * 14 – Robert Cogoi, 82, Belgian pop singer * 15 ** Deborah Fraser, 56, South African gospel singer **
Ricky Gardiner Ricky Gardiner (31 August 1948 – 13 May 2022) was a Scottish guitarist and composer. Biography Gardiner joined his first band, the Vostoks, at school in 1962. Before joining both The Kingbees and The System, with whom he formed Beggars ...
, 73, Scottish rock guitarist ( Beggars Opera) * 17 **
Rick Price Roderick Allan Joseph Stewart (born 6 July 1961) known as Rick Price, is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. His debut album, '' Heaven Knows'', was released in July 1992, and peaked at No. 3 on the ...
, 77, British rock bassist (
The Move The Move were a British Rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1965. They scored nine Top 40, top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States. For most of ...
,
Wizzard Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood, former member of the Move and co-founder of the Electric Light Orchestra. ''The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits'' states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCar ...
) **
Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (, ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; , ), was a Greek musician, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He composed ...
, 79, Greek progressive rock and ambient keyboardist (
Aphrodite's Child Aphrodite's Child was a Greek rock and pop band formed in 1967, by Evangelos Papathanassiou, later known professionally as Vangelis (keyboards, flutes), Demis Roussos (bass, acoustic and electric guitar, vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and v ...
) and film composer * 18 ** Cathal Coughlan, 61, Irish indie rock singer-songwriter ( Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions) ** Bob Neuwirth, 82, American singer-songwriter * 19 –
Bernard Wright Bernard Wright (November 16, 1963 – May 19, 2022) was an American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums. Biography Wright was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. I ...
, 58, American jazz and funk singer and keyboardist * 21 – Yam Bing-yee, 90, Chinese opera singer * 23 – Thom Bresh, 74, American country singer * 25 – Jean-Louis Chautemps, 90, French jazz saxophonist * 26 ** Andy Fletcher, 60, British new wave and alternative rock keyboardist (
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists ...
) ** Alan White, 72, British progressive rock drummer (
Yes Yes or YES may refer to: * An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no Education * YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US * Young Eisner Scholars, in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Appalachia, US * Young Ep ...
,
Plastic Ono Band The Plastic Ono Band was a rock band and Fluxus-based artist collective''John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band'' book by Yoko Ono and John Lennon, published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, October 2020, pp. 17-19 formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1968-9 fo ...
) * 29 ** Steve Broughton, 72, British psychedelic rock drummer (
Edgar Broughton Band Edgar Broughton Band were a British blues rock band founded in Warwick in 1968, and in their initial form were operative through to 1976. The group were also a significant influence on the emerging politically conscious and spiritually aware ...
) **
Ronnie Hawkins Ronald Cornett Hawkins (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American rock and roll singer, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century. His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He ...
, 87, American-Canadian rock and roll singer **
Sidhu Moose Wala Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 199329 May 2022), known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer and rapper. He worked predominantly in Punjabi Music, Punjabi-language music and Punjabi cinema, cinema. Moose Wala is considered t ...
, 28, Indian rapper and singer * 30 –
Paul Vance Joseph Paul Florio (November 4, 1929 – May 30, 2022), known professionally as Paul Vance, was an American songwriter and record producer, primarily from the 1950s until the 1970s. His most successful song compositions, all written with Lee Po ...
, 92, American pop songwriter * 31 ** KK, 53, Indian playback singer **
Ingram Marshall Ingram Douglass Marshall (May 10, 1942May 31, 2022) was an American composer and a onetime student of Vladimir Ussachevsky and Morton Subotnick. Early life and education Marshall was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the son of Bernice Dou ...
, 80, American classical composer **
Kelly Joe Phelps Kelly Joe Phelps (October 5, 1959 – May 31, 2022) was an American musician and songwriter. His music has been characterized as a mixture of delta blues and jazz.Ann Powers, ''The New York Times'', February 9, 2000. Career Kelly Joe Phelps grew ...
, 62, American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitarist ** Dave Smith, American sound engineer, founder of
Sequential In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed and order matters. Like a set, it contains members (also called ''elements'', or ''terms''). The number of elements (possibly infinite) is call ...
, and co-creator of the
Prophet-5 The Prophet-5 is an analog synthesizer manufactured by the American company Sequential (company), Sequential. It was designed by Dave Smith (engineer), Dave Smith and John S. Bowen (sound designer), John Bowen in 1977. It was the first Polyphony ...


June

* 1 – Deborah McCrary, 67, American gospel singer ( The McCrary Sisters) * 2 ** Hal Bynum, 87, American country songwriter ** Gracia Montes, 86, Spanish cobla singer ** Bhajan Sopori, Indian classical santoor player * 3 ** El Noba, 25, Argentine cumbia singer **
Grachan Moncur III Grachan Moncur III (June 3, 1937 – June 3, 2022) was an American jazz trombonist. He was the son of jazz bassist Grachan Moncur II and the nephew of jazz saxophonist Al Cooper. Biography Born in New York City, United States, (his paternal gra ...
, 85, American jazz trombonist * 4 ** Alec John Such, 70, American hard rock bassist (
Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley ...
) **
Trouble Trouble may refer to: Film and television * ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Trouble'' ...
, 34, American rapper * 6 – Jim Seals, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter (
Seals and Crofts Seals and Crofts were an American soft rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1969 by James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938). They are best known for their hits " Su ...
) * 9 **
Commander Tom Tom Weyer (29 August 1962 – 9 June 2022), better known by his stage name Commander Tom, was a German DJ and record producer. Career He began working as a DJ at the "Drops SuperDisco" in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, in the 1980s, and also worked ...
, 59, German house and trance disc jockey **
Julee Cruise Julee Ann Cruise (December 1, 1956 – June 9, 2022) was an American singer and actress, known for her collaborations with composer Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She released four albums beg ...
, 65, American dream pop singer-songwriter * 11 – Amb Osayomore Joseph, 69, Nigerian highlife singer-songwriter * 12 **
Gabe Baltazar Gabriel Ruiz Hiroshi Baltazar Jr. (November 1, 1929 – June 12, 2022) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and woodwind doubler. Background and early years Gabriel Ruiz Hiroshi Baltazar Jr. was born in Hilo, Hawaii on November 1, 1929. His ...
, 92, American jazz saxophonist ** Roman Bunka, 70, German jazz fusion guitarist and oud player * 14 –
Joel Whitburn Joel Carver Whitburn (November 29, 1939 – June 14, 2022) was an American author and music historian, responsible for setting up the Record Research, Inc. series of books on record chart placings. Early life Joel Carver Whitburn was born in W ...
, 82, American ''
Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...
'' charts historian * 16 ** Big Rude Jake, 57, Canadian neo-swing singer-songwriter and bandleader **
Ivonne Haza Sara María Ivonne Haza del Castillo (25 December 1938 – 16 June 2022) was an operatic soprano from the Dominican Republic. In a career of more than 50 years, she appeared at the National Theatre, and also in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, ...
, 83, Dominican opera singer ** Rino Vernizzi, 75, Italian jazz and classical bassoonist * 18 – Adibah Noor, 51, Malaysian pop singer * 19 **
Jim Schwall Jim Schwall (November 12, 1942 – June 19, 2022) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and photographer. He was best known as a co-founder and member of the Siegel-Schwall Band. Musical career Jim Schwall was born in Evanston, Illinois ...
, 79, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Siegel–Schwall Band) ** Brett Tuggle, American rock keyboardist (
Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1967 by the singer and guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green. Green named the band by combining the surnames of the drummer, Mick Fleetwood, and the bassis ...
, Steppenwolf) * 20 – Dennis Cahill, 68, American Irish folk guitarist ( The Gloaming) * 21 – Lewis Elliott, 84, American bassist (
J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers were an American 1960s group best remembered for their 1964 million-selling song, " Last Kiss". Career The Cavaliers formed around 1955 with leader and guitarist Sid Holmes, bassist Lewis Elliott, saxophonist R ...
) * 22 – Patrick Adams, 72, American disco arranger and producer ( The Universal Robot Band, Musique) * 23 ** Massimo Morante, 70, Italian progressive rock guitarist (
Goblin A goblin is a small, grotesque, monster, monstrous humanoid creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearan ...
) **
Yuri Shatunov Yuriy Vasilevich Shatunov (; 6 September 1973 – 23 June 2022) was a Russian singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Russian band Laskoviy Mai (Ласковый май), which were active during the 1980's. After Laskoviy Mai disbanded ...
, 48, Russian pop rock singer ( Laskovyi Mai) ** Leluț Vasilescu, 66, Romanian rock drummer


July

* 1 – Irene Fargo, 59, Italian pop and theater singer * 2 – Tristan Goodall, 48, Australian blues guitarist ( The Audreys) * 3 **
Miu Chu Miu Chu (; 16 December 1981 – 3 July 2022) was a Taiwanese singer. She was the winner of the third season of the Taiwanese reality television show '' Super Idol''. Chu performed at the Kaohsiung lantern festival in a concert on 12 February 2 ...
, 40, Taiwanese pop singer ** Antonio Cripezzi, 76, Italian pop singer and keyboardist (
I Camaleonti I Camaleonti ("The Chameleons") are an Italian pop group from Milan, mostly successful between the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Background I Camaleonti were formed in 1963 in Milan. The original line-up included Livio Macchia (guitar), A ...
) * 4 –
Alan Blaikley Alan Tudor Blaikley (23 March 1940 – 4 July 2022) was an English songwriter and composer, best known for writing a series of international hits in the 1960s and 1970s in collaboration with Ken Howard, including the UK number one hits " Have ...
, 82, British pop songwriter * 5 – Manny Charlton, 80, Scottish hard rock guitarist (
Nazareth Nazareth is the largest Cities in Israel, city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. In its population was . Known as "the Arab capital of Israel", Nazareth serves as a cultural, political, religious, economic and ...
) * 7 – Adam Wade, 87, American pop singer * 8 – Alam Khan, 78, Bangladeshi film composer * 9 – Barbara Thompson, 77, British jazz saxophonist (
Colosseum The Colosseum ( ; , ultimately from Ancient Greek word "kolossos" meaning a large statue or giant) is an Ellipse, elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphi ...
, United Jazz + Rock Ensemble) * 10 ** Andrew Ball, 72, British classical pianist ** Chantal Gallia, 65, Algerian-born French pop singer and humorist * 11 –
Monty Norman Monty Norman ( Noserovitch; 4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022) was a British film score composer and singer. A contributor to West End theatre, West End musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, he is best known for composing the "James Bond Theme", first ...
, 92, British film composer * 12 **
Bramwell Tovey Bramwell Tovey (11 July 1953 – 12 July 2022) was a British conductor and composer. Life and career Tovey was educated at Ilford County High School, the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London. His formal music education was as ...
, 69, British classical conductor and composer ** Jan Wijn, 88, Dutch classical pianist * 13 ** A. B. Crentsil, 72, Ghanaian highlife guitarist ** Rubina Qureshi, 81, Pakistani classical singer * 14 – William Hart, 77, American R&B singer (
The Delfonics The Delfonics were an American R&B/soul vocal group from Philadelphia. The Delfonics were most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include " La-La (Means I Love You)", " Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)", "Bre ...
) * 15 – Paul Ryder, 58, English alternative dance bassist (
Happy Mondays Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up consisted of brothers Shaun Ryder (vocals) and Paul Ryder (bass), Gaz Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry la ...
) * 16 – Idris Phillips, 64, American jazz and folk pianist and guitarist * 17 – César Pedroso, 75, Cuban songo and timba pianist ( Los Van Van, Pupy y Los que Son, Son) * 18 **
Vincent DeRosa Vincent Ned DeRosa (October 5, 1920 – July 18, 2022) was an American hornist who served as a studio musician for Hollywood soundtracks and other recordings from 1935 until his retirement in 2008. Because his career spanned over 70 years, duri ...
, 101, American classical French hornist ** Povl Dissing, 84, Danish pop singer and guitarist ** Bhupinder Singh, 82, Indian ghazal and playback singer * 19 ** Michael Henderson, 71, American jazz fusion bassist and R&B singer ** Q Lazzarus, 59, American new wave singer **
Richard Seal Richard Godfrey Seal (4 December 1935 – 19 July 2022) was an English organist and conductor. From 1968 to 1997 he served as organist and master of the choristers at Salisbury Cathedral, which in 1991 established a separate girls choir in add ...
, 86, British classical organist and conductor * 20 ** Alice Harnoncourt, 91, Austrian classical violinist ** Richard Harvey, Australian rock drummer (
Divinyls Divinyls () were an Australian rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school un ...
,
The Party Boys The Party Boys was an Australian rock supergroup with a floating membership commencing in 1982. Created by Mondo Rock's bass guitarist, Paul Christie, with founding member Kevin Borich (ex– La De Da's, Kevin Borich Express) as a part-time ...
,
Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born Joseph Woodward Fidler; November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Best known as a member of the rock band Eagles (band), Eagles, his five-decade career includes solo work and stints in other ...
) ** Frederick Waite Jr., 55, English reggae drummer (
Musical Youth Musical Youth are a British reggae band formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England. They are best known for their 1982 single " Pass the Dutchie", which was number 1 in multiple charts around the world. Their other hits include " Youth of Today", "N ...
) * 22 ** Núria Feliu, 80, Spanish jazz and folk singer ** Kenichi Ōkuma, 56, Japanese video game music composer * 23 ** Mike Pela, 72, British record producer and mixing engineer ** Zayar Thaw, 41, Burmese rapper (
Acid An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. Hydron, hydrogen cation, H+), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis ...
) * 24 ** Vittorio De Scalzi, 72, Italian progressive rock singer and guitarist ( New Trolls) ** Bob Heathcote, 58, American crossover thrash bassist (
Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice, California, by vocalist Mike Muir. The band has undergone various lineup changes, with Muir as the only remaining original member. Their current lineup includes ...
) * 25 **
Martin How Martin John Richard How (3 April 1931 – 25 July 2022) was a British composer and organist. Early life and education How was born in Liverpool on 3 April 1931, to the Rev. John How (bishop), John How, who at the time was Rector of Church of ...
, 90, British classical organist and composer ** Sandy Roberton, British record producer * 26 – Darío Gómez, 71, Colombian pop and ranchera singer * 27 ** JayDaYoungan, 24, American rapper ** Mick Moloney, 77, Irish-American folk singer and folklorist ** Tom Springfield, 88, British folk pop singer-songwriter (
The Springfields The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, Australia, US and Ireland. They included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, songwriter Tom Springfield, along with Tim Feild, who was ...
) * 28 –
Bernard Cribbins Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over eight decades. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records " The Hole in the Ground" ...
, 93, English pop singer and actor * 29 – Jim Sohns, 75, American rock singer ( The Shadows of Knight) * 30 **
Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian (Gunditjmara and Western Bundjalung people, Bundjalung) singer-songwriter and Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach wa ...
, 66, Australian folk singer-songwriter ** Raymond Raposa, American psychedelic folk singer-songwriter (
Castanets Castanets, also known as ''clackers'' or ''palillos'', are a percussion instrument ( idiophonic), used in Spanish, Calé, Moorish, Ottoman, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Sephardic, Portuguese, Filipino, Brazilian, and Swiss music. In ancient ...
) * 31 ** Nirmala Mishra, 83, Indian playback singer **
Mo Ostin Mo Ostin (born Morris Meyer Ostrofsky; March 27, 1927 – July 31, 2022) was an American record executive. The chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records from 1972 to 1994 and co-founder of DreamWorks Records, he was inducted into the Rock an ...
, 95, American record executive


August

* 1 – Rosa de Castilla, 90, Mexican ranchera singer * 3 –
Nicky Moore Nicholas Charles Moore (21 June 1947 – 3 August 2022) was an English blues, rock and heavy metal singer, who was best known as a member of the British band Samson. He replaced Bruce Dickinson who left the band to join Iron Maiden in 1982. M ...
, 75, British heavy metal singer (
Samson SAMSON (Software for Adaptive Modeling and Simulation Of Nanosystems) is a computer software platform for molecular design being developed bOneAngstromand previously by the NANO-D group at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science an ...
) * 4 **
Sam Gooden Samuel Gooden (September 2, 1934 – August 4, 2022) was an American soul music, soul singer. He was best known for being an original member of the successful 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted R&B group The Impressions (American band), ...
, 87, American soul singer (
The Impressions The Impressions were an American music group originally formed in 1958. Their repertoire includes gospel, R&B, doo-wop, and soul. The group was founded as the Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthu ...
) ** Ray Major, 73, British rock guitarist (Mott, British Lions,
The Yardbirds The Yardbirds are an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ...
) * 5 **
Judith Durham Judith Mavis Durham (née Cock; 3 July 1943 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1962. The group became the first Australian pop mus ...
, 79, Australian pop-folk singer (
The Seekers The Seekers were an Australian folk music, folk-influenced pop music, pop group originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the Unit ...
) ** Michael Lang, 80, American jazz and classical pianist * 6 ** Daniel Lévi, 60, French pop singer-songwriter **
David Muse David Muse (July 27, 1949 – August 6, 2022) was an American musician. He performed and recorded with numerous artists including Firefall, The Marshall Tucker Band, Pam Rose, Bertie Higgins, Navarro, Boulder County Conspiracy, and Tonal Alch ...
, 73, American country rock flautist, keyboardist and saxophonist (
Firefall Firefall is an American soft rock band that formed in Boulder, Colorado, in 1974. It was founded by Rick Roberts (musician), Rick Roberts, former member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Jock Bartley, who had been Tommy Bolin's replacement ...
,
The Marshall Tucker Band The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. Wh ...
) **
Torgny Söderberg Sten Torgny Söderberg (26 November 1944 – 5 August 2022) was a Swedish songwriter. He was mainly known for working with Lena Philipsson and wrote schlager songs such as " 100%", "Kärleken är evig" and " Diggi-loo diggi-ley".
, 77, Swedish schlanger songwriter * 7 ** Ernesto Cavour, 82, Bolivian folk singer (
Los Jairas Los Jairas was a Bolivian folk music group that was active in the 1960s. Their work features the charango, a stringed instrument from Bolivia. ''World Music'' wrote that "In Bolivia innumerable groups have followed the Los Jairas model. Among th ...
) ** Gord Lewis, 65, Canadian punk rock guitarist ( Teenage Head) * 8 **
Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier (; June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit. He co-wrote and produced 14 US '' Billboard'' number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Career Dozier was a ...
, 81, American songwriter and record producer (
Holland–Dozier–Holland Holland–Dozier–Holland, often abbreviated as H-D-H, was a songwriting and production team consisting of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. The trio wrote, arranged and produced many songs that helped define the ...
) and singer **
Darryl Hunt Darryl Hunt (February 24, 1965 – March 13, 2016) was an African-American man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who, in 1984, was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and the murder of Deborah Sykes, a young wh ...
, 72, English folk punk bassist (
The Pogues The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer. Originally named Pogue Mahone—an anglicisation of the Irish language, Irish phrase :wikt:póg mo thóin, ''p ...
) **
Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the List of best-selling music artists#100 million to 119 million record ...
, 73, Australian pop and country singer-songwriter * 9 – Jussi Hakulinen, 57, Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Yö Yö () is a Finland, Finnish rock music, rock band, formed in 1981 in Pori. The band has had many line-up changes during their history, and almost 20 different musicians play or have played with the band. Yö's first line-up included singer O ...
) * 10 – Abdul Wadud, 75, American jazz and classical cellist * 11 ** Darius Campbell Danesh, 41, Scottish pop singer ** Mohamed Huzam, 52, Maldivian playback singer **
Bill Pitman William Keith Pitman (February 12, 1920 – August 11, 2022) was an American guitarist and session musician. As a first-call studio musician working in Los Angeles, Pitman played on some of the most celebrated and influential records of the ro ...
, 102, American jazz, pop, and rock guitarist ( The Wrecking Crew) ** Shimoga Subbanna, 83, Indian playback singer * 12 –
Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr Ebrahim Qanbari-Mehr (; September 1928 – August 12, 2022) was an Iranian musical instrument maker. Biography When he was six, his father died, resulting in a deterioration of the family's financial situation. Consequently, at the age of 1 ...
, 94, Iranian musical instrument maker * 14 –
Svika Pick Svika Pick (, born Henryk Pick, 3 October 1949 – 14 August 2022) was an Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality. Pick first gained traction on a national level after playing a lead part in an Israeli version of ...
, 72, Israeli songwriter * 15 ** Steve Grimmett, 62, English heavy metal singer (
Grim Reaper The Grim Reaper is a popular personification of death in Western culture in the form of a hooded skeletal figure wearing a black robe and carrying a scythe.Onslaught, Lionsheart). ** Hans Magnusson, 73, Swedish dansband saxophonist ( Thorleifs) ** Tokollo Tshabalala, 45, South African kwaito singer-songwriter (
TKZee TKZee is a South African kwaito music group formed in 1990s by three school friends, Tokollo Tshabalala, Kabelo Mabalane, and Zwai Bala. The group shot to prominence in late 1997 and early 1998 with their chart-topping singles "Palafala" and ...
) * 16 ** Kal David, 79, American blues singer and guitarist **
Matti Lehtinen Matti Kalervo Lehtinen (24 April 1922 – 16 August 2022) was a Finnish operatic baritone, a long-term member of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, Finnish National Opera, and professor of singing at the Sibelius Academy. He appeared at th ...
, 100, Finnish opera singer * 18 – Rolf Kühn, 92, German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist * 19 – Ted Kirkpatrick, 62, American Christian thrash metal drummer and songwriter (
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) * 20 ** Helen Grayco, 97, American pop singer ** Nayyara Noor, 71, Pakistani playback and ghazal singer ** Paul Tesluk, 82, American rock and roll organist ( Johnny and the Hurricanes) * 21 – Monnette Sudler, 70, American jazz guitarist * 22 ** Jerry Allison, 82, American rock and roll drummer and songwriter (The Crickets), and singer ** Stuart Anstis, 48, British extreme metal guitarist (Cradle of Filth) ** Jaimie Branch, 39, American free jazz trumpeter and composer ** Fredy Studer, 72, Swizz jazz fusion drummer ** Piotr Szkudelski, 66, Polish rock drummer (Perfect (Polish band), Perfect) ** Margaret Urlich, 57, New Zealand pop singer * 23 – Creed Taylor, 93, American jazz trumpeter, record producer and music executive * 25 ** Joey DeFrancesco, 51, American jazz organist, saxophonist and trumpeter ** Mable John, 91, American R&B singer (The Raelettes) * 26 – Hana Zagorová, 75, Czech pop singer * 27 ** Georges Al Rassi, 42, Lebanese Khaliji singer ** Manolo Sanlúcar, 78, Spanish flamenco guitarist * 29 ** Luke Bell (musician), Luke Bell, 32, American country singer ** John P. Varkey, 52, Indian alternative rock guitarist (Avial (band), Avial) and film composer * 31 – Mark Shreeve, 65, British electronic composer and synthesizer player (Redshift (group), Redshift)


September

* 1 – Bamba Bakya, 49, Indian playback singer * 2 ** Jordi Cervelló, 86, Spanish classical composer ** Drummie Zeb, 62, British reggae drummer and singer ( Aswad) * 4 ** Wes Freed, 58, American artist and album cover designer (Drive-By Truckers, Lauren Hoffman) ** Edward Hulewicz, 84, Polish pop singer ** John Till, 76, Canadian blues rock guitarist (Full Tilt Boogie Band, The Revols) * 5 – Lars Vogt, 51, German classical composer * 7 ** Jimbo Doares, 78, American rock and roll guitarist (The Swingin' Medallions) **Dave Sherman, 55, American doom metal bassist and singer (Spirit Caravan, Earthride, Wretched (doom metal band), Wretched) * 8 ** Marciano Cantero, 62, Argentine rock singer and bassist (Enanitos Verdes) ** Sonny West (musician), Sonny West, 85, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist * 9 ** Carol Arnauld, 61, French pop singer ** Herschel Sizemore, 87, American bluegrass mandolinist ** Trevor Tomkins, 81, British jazz fusion drummer (Gilgamesh (band), Gilgamesh) * 10 ** Paulino Bernal, 83, American Tex-Mex accordionist ** Jorja Fleezanis, 70, American classical violinist ** Choichi Terukina, 90, Japanese Ryukyuan sanshin player * 12 ** Dennis East, 73, South African hard rock singer-songwriter (Stingray (band), Stingray) ** Ramsey Lewis, 87, American jazz pianist and composer ** PnB Rock, 30, American rapper * 13 ** Kornelije Kovač, 80, Serbian progressive rock keyboardist (Korni Grupa, Indexi) and classical composer ** Jesse Powell, 51, American R&B singer * 14 ** David Andersson, 47, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Soilwork, The Night Flight Orchestra) ** Jim Post, 82, American folk singer-songwriter (Friend & Lover) ** Paul Sartin, 51, British folk singer and multi-instrumentalist (Bellowhead, Faustus (band), Faustus, Belshazzar's Feast (band), Belshazzar's Feast) * 16 – Marva Hicks, 66, American soul singer * 18 – Diane Guérin, 74, Canadian pop singer * 21 ** Ray Edenton, 95, American country and rock guitarist ** Anton Fier, 66, American alternative rock drummer (The Feelies,
The Golden Palominos The Golden Palominos were an American musical group headed by drummer, producer, arranger, and composer Anton Fier, first formed in 1981. Aside from Fier, the Palominos membership fluctuated, with only bassist Bill Laswell and guitarist Nick ...
, The Lounge Lizards) * 22 ** Stu Allan, 60, British eurodance DJ (Clock (dance act), Clock) ** John Hartman, 72, American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers) * 24 ** Sue Mingus, 92, American record producer ** Pharoah Sanders, 81, American jazz saxophonist * 26 – Joe Bussard, 86, American record collector * 27 **Boris Moiseev, 68, Russian pop singer ** Christian Hummer, 32, Austrian indie rock keyboardist (Wanda (band), Wanda) * 28 – Coolio, 59, American rapper * 29 – Prins Póló, 45, Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter * 30 — Walkie T, 27, Russian rapper


October

* 1 ** Stamatis Kokotas, 88, Greek folk singer ** Kevin Locke (musician), Kevin Locke, 68, American traditional folk Native American flute, flautist ** Bin Valencia, 61, Argentine heavy metal drummer (Almafuerte (band), Almafuerte) * 2 – Mary McCaslin, 75, American folk singer-songwriter * 3 – Mon Legaspi, 54, Filipino hard rock bassist (Wolfgang (band), Wolfgang) * 4 ** Jean Gallois (musicologist), Jean Gallois, 93, French musicologist and classical violinist ** Loretta Lynn, 90, American country singer-songwriter * 5 ** Lenny Lipton, 82, American folk lyricist ** Ann-Christine Nyström, 76, Swedish pop singer * 6 ** Adriana Breukink, Dutch classical recorder player and instrument maker ** Fred Catero, 89, American record producer and engineer ** Ivy Jo Hunter, 82, American R&B songwriter ** Jody Miller, 80, American country singer ** Judy Tenuta, 65, American comedy music singer-songwriter * 7 ** Ronnie Cuber, 80, American jazz saxophonist ** Toshi Ichiyanagi, 89, Japanese classical pianist ** Art Laboe, 97, American radio disk jockey ** Jure Robežnik, 89, Slovenian jazz pianist * 8 – Charlie Brown (DJ), Charlie Brown, 80, American radio disk jockey * 9 ** Andres Cuervo, 34, Colombian pop singer-songwriter ** Chuck Deardorf, 68, American jazz bassist ** Josep Soler i Sardà, 87, Spanish classical and opera composer * 10 ** Anita Kerr, 94, American country and pop singer and arranger ** Leon Schidlowsky, 91, Chilean-Israeli classical composer * 11 ** Angela Lansbury, 96, British-American theater singer and actress ** Willie Spence, 23, American R&B singer * 12 ** Monsta O, 56, American rapper (Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.) ** Yurii Kerpatenko, 46, Ukrainian conductor, orchestrator and accordionist * 13 ** Fuzzy (composer), Fuzzy, 83, Danish multi-genre composer ** Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta, 78, Congolese rumba saxophonist ** Susanna Mildonian, 82, Italian-born Belgian classical harpist ** Christina Moser, 70, Swiss new wave singer-songwriter (Krisma) ** Steve Roberts, 68, British punk drummer (U.K. Subs) ** Mike Schank, 56, American film composer and guitarist ** Joyce Sims, 63, American R&B-dance singer-songwriter * 14 – Mariana Nicolesco, 73, Romanian opera singer * 15 ** Noel Duggan, 73, Irish folk singer and guitarist (Clannad, The Duggans) ** Mikaben, 41, Haitian compas and dancehall singer-songwriter ** Marty Sammon, 45, American blues and ragtime keyboardist * 17 – Michael Ponti, 84, German classical pianist * 18 ** Franco Gatti, 80, Italian pop singer (Ricchi e Poveri) ** Robert Gordon (musician), Robert Gordon, 75, American rockabilly singer * 19 ** Geoff Nuttall, 56, Canadian chamber music violinist (St. Lawrence String Quartet) ** Joanna Simon (mezzo-soprano), Joanna Simon, 84, American opera singer * 20 ** Atarah Ben-Tovim, 82, British classical flautist ** Bettye Crutcher, 83, American R&B singer ** Lucy Simon, 82, American composer and folk singer (The Simon Sisters) ** Tsin Ting, 88, Taiwanese film singer * 21 – Robert Gordy, 91, American music publishing executive and recording artist * 22 – Luiz Galvão, 87, Brazilian psychedelic rock and MPB songwriter (Novos Baianos) * 23 ** Don Edwards (cowboy singer), Don Edwards, 86, American Western singer ** Libor Pešek, 89, Czech classical conductor ** Galina Pisarenko, 88, Russian opera singer * 24 ** Christine Farnon, 97, American music executive ** Gregg Philbin, American rock bassist (REO Speedwagon) * 25 ** Branislav Hronec, 81, Slovak classical pianist and conductor ** Paul Stoddard, American metalcore singer (Diecast (band), Diecast) * 26 ** Lia Origoni, 103, Italian opera and musical theater singer ** Agustín Ramírez (singer), Agustín Ramírez, 70, Mexican Grupera singer-songwriter (Los Caminantes) * 27 – Geraldine Hunt, 77, American R&B singer * 28 ** Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, American rock and roll singer and pianist ** D. H. Peligro, 63, American punk rock drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers) * 29 ** Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Low Roar) ** Robin Sylvester, British jam band bassist (RatDog) * 30 ** John McGale, 66, Canadian blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Offenbach (band), Offenbach) ** Anthony Ortega (musician), Anthony Ortega, 94, American jazz clarinetist * 31 ** Michal Ambrož, 68, Czech rock singer and guitarist (Jasná Páka) ** Patrick Haggerty, 78, American country singer-songwriter (Lavender Country) ** Danny Javier, 75, Filipino pop and OPM singer (APO Hiking Society)


November

* 1 ** Tsuneo Fukuhara, 89, Japanese classical composer ** Takeoff (rapper), Takeoff, 28, American rapper (
Migos Migos () were an American hip hop group founded in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 2008. The group was composed of rapper Quavo, his nephew Takeoff, and their "cousin" friend Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia, while Offset and Takeoff were bo ...
) ** Joseph Tarsia, 88, American recording engineer and studio owner (Sigma Sound Studios) * 2 – Atilio Stampone, 96, Argentine tango pianist and composer * 3 ** Gerd Dudek, 84, German jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist ** Noel McKoy, 62, British soul singer * 4 – Nicole Josy, 76, Belgian pop singer (Nicole and Hugo) * 5 ** Daniele Barioni, 92, Italian opera singer ** Aaron Carter, 34, American pop singer and rapper ** Tyrone Downie, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley and The Wailers) ** Carmelo La Bionda, 73, Italian disco producer and songwriter (La Bionda) ** Mimi Parker, 55, American indie rock singer and drummer (Low (band), Low) * 6 ** Ali Birra, 72, Ethiopian folk singer ** Hurricane G, 52, American rapper ** Tame One, 52, American rapper (Artifacts (group), Artifacts, Leak Bros, The Weathermen (hip hop group), The Weathermen) * 7 ** Sergey Kuznetsov, 58, Russian pop rock keyboardist and songwriter ( Laskovyi Mai) ** Jeff Cook, 73, American country guitarist (Alabama (band), Alabama) * 8 ** Will Ferdy, 95, Belgian pop singer ** Claes-Göran Hederström, 77, Swedish schlager singer ** Pierre Kartner, 87, Dutch schlager singer-songwriter ** Dan McCafferty, 76, Scottish hard rock singer-songwriter (
Nazareth Nazareth is the largest Cities in Israel, city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. In its population was . Known as "the Arab capital of Israel", Nazareth serves as a cultural, political, religious, economic and ...
) * 9 ** Gal Costa, 77, Brazilian Tropicália singer ** Mattis Hætta, 63, Norwegian pop singer ** Garry Roberts, 72, Irish new wave guitarist (The Boomtown Rats) * 10 ** Chris Koerts, 74, Dutch pop rock guitarist (Earth and Fire) ** Nik Turner, 82, British space rock flautist and saxophonist (Hawkwind, Inner City Unit, Space Ritual (band), Space Ritual) * 11 ** Keith Levene, 65, British post-punk guitarist (Public Image Ltd., The Clash) ** Rab Noakes, 75, Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stealers Wheel) * 12 – Gene Cipriano, 94, American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist ( The Wrecking Crew) * 14 – Jerzy Połomski. 89, Polish folk and pop singer * 15 ** John Rex Reeves, 86, American country singer-songwriter ** Jin Tielin, 82, Chinese vocal coach * 16 – Mick Goodrick, 77, American jazz guitarist * 17 ** Azio Corghi, 85, Italian classical composer ** Ken Mansfield, 85, American record producer ** B. Smyth, 30, American R&B singer * 18 – Ned Rorem, 99, American classical composer * 19 ** Nico Fidenco, 89, Italian pop singer ** Danny Kalb, 80, American blues rock guitarist (The Blues Project) * 20 ** Joyce Bryant, 95, American pop singer ** Riho Sibul, 64, Estonian rock singer and guitarist (Ultima Thule (Estonian band), Ultima Thule) * 21 – Wilko Johnson, 75, British pub rock guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood (band), Dr. Feelgood) * 22 ** Erasmo Carlos, 81, Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter ** Pablo Milanés, 79, Cuban nueva trova singer-songwriter * 23 ** Hugo Helmig, 24, Danish pop singer ** Shel Macrae, 77, British pop rock singer and guitarist (The Fortunes) * 25 ** Irene Cara, 63, American pop singer-songwriter and actress ** Charles Koppelman, 82, American music executive and pop singer (The Ivy Three) ** Don Newkirk, 56, American film composer and record producer ** Sammie Okposo, 51, Nigerian gospel singer * 26 – Louise Tobin, 104, American jazz singer * 27 – Jake Flint, 37, American Red Dirt country singer * 30 ** Christine McVie, 79, British rock and blues singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1967 by the singer and guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green. Green named the band by combining the surnames of the drummer, Mick Fleetwood, and the bassis ...
, Chicken Shack) ** Steve Smith, British punk singer (Red Alert (band), Red Alert)


December

* 1 ** Haralds Sīmanis, 71, Latvian pop singer ** Tord Sjöman, 82, Swedish dansband organist (Vikingarna (band), Vikingarna) ** Andrew Speight, 58, Australian jazz saxophonist * 2 ** Jo Carol Pierce, 78, American folk rock singer-songwriter ** Laila Storch, 101, American classical oboist * 3 ** Jess Barr, 46, American alternative country guitarist (Slobberbone) ** Jamie Freeman, 57, British folk singer-songwriter ** Svenne Hedlund, 77, Swedish pop and schlager singer (Idolerna, Hep Stars, Svenne and Lotta) ** Volodymyr Kozhukhar, 81, Ukrainian classical composer ** Bobby Naughton, 78, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist ** Alexandre Zelkine, 84, French folk singer * 4 ** Manuel Göttsching, 70, German Krautrock and electronic synthesizer player and guitarist (
Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel was a German krautrock group led by guitarist Manuel Göttsching that was active from 1970 to 1976. Their debut album '' Ash Ra Tempel'' was released in 1971. Following the band's demise, Göttsching released music under the name A ...
, Ashra (band), Ashra) ** Bob McGrath, 96, American actor and singer * 5 – Hamsou Garba, 63, Nigerien singer * 6 ** Jet Black, 84, British punk rock drummer (The Stranglers) ** Hamish Kilgour, 65, New Zealand indie rock drummer and singer (The Clean, Bailter Space) ** Edino Krieger, 94, Brazilian avant garde composer * 7 – Roddy Jackson, 70, American rockabilly singer and pianist * 8 – Yitzhak Klepter, 72, Israeli psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (The Churchills (Israeli band), The Churchills, Kaveret) * 9 ** Jovit Baldivino, 29, Filipino pop rock singer ** Gaston Bogaerts, 101, Belgian Latin soul percussionist (The Chakachas) ** Herbert Deutsch, 90, American composer and inventor (Moog synthesizer) ** Qamar Gula, 70, Afghan pop singer * 10 ** John Aler, 73, American opera singer ** J. J. Barnes, 79, American R&B singer ** Sulochana Chavan, 89, Indian Lavani singer ** Tracy Hitchings, 60, British progressive rock singer (Landmarq) ** Tshala Muana, 64, Congolese Soukous singer ** Aziouz Raïs, 68, Algerian chaabi singer ** José Ángel Trelles, 78, Argentine tango singer ** Kihnu Virve, 94, Estonian folk singer * 11 – Angelo Badalamenti, 85, American film and television composer and arranger * 12 – Ekambi Brillant, 74, Cameroonian makossa singer * 13 ** Sol Amarfio, 84, Ghanaian-British afro rock drummer (Osibisa) ** Benjamin Bossi, 69, American new wave saxophonist (Romeo Void) ** Grand Daddy I.U., 54, American rapper ** Luis "Checho" González, 89, Chilean folk singer ** Nihal Nelson, 76, Sri Lankan soul and pop singer ** Bayan Northcott, 82, British classical composer and music critic ** Lalo Rodríguez, 64, Puerto Rican salsa singer ** Kim Simmonds, 75, British rock guitarist ( Savoy Brown) * 14 ** Djene Djento, Cameroonian makossa singer-songwriter ** Koji Ryu, 60, Japanese rock drummer (C-C-B) * 15 ** Bertha Barbee, 82, American R&B singer (The Velvelettes) ** Dino Danelli, 78, American rock drummer (The Rascals) ** Shirley Eikhard, 67, Canadian country singer-songwriter * 16 ** Rick Anderson, 75, American new wave bassist (The Tubes) ** Jean-Paul Corbineau, 74, French folk singer-songwriter (Tri Yann) ** Charlie Gracie, 86, American rock and roll singer and guitarist * 17 ** Urmas Sisask, 62, Estonian classical composer ** Yuji Tanaka, 65, Japanese rock drummer (Anzen Chitai) * 18 ** Martin Duffy, 55, British alternative rock keyboardist (Felt (band), Felt, Primal Scream) ** Terry Hall (singer), Terry Hall, 63, British ska and new wave singer-songwriter (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Vegas (duo), Vegas) ** Wim Henderickx, 60, Belgian classical composer and percussionist * 19 ** Claudisabel, 40, Portuguese pop singer ** Stanley Drucker, 93, American classical clarinetist ** Sandy Edmonds, 74, British-New Zealand pop singer * 20 ** Randy Begg, 71, Canadian pop drummer (Wednesday (Canadian band), Wednesday) ** Iain Templeton, British alternative rock drummer (The La's, Shack (band), Shack) * 21 ** Harvey Jett, 73, American Southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas) ** Bilqees Khanum, Pakistani classical singer ** Mauro Sabbione, 65, Italian pop keyboardist (Matia Bazar) * 22 ** Thom Bell, 79, Jamaican-born American soul songwriter and arranger ** Big Scarr, 22, American rapper ** Walter "Wolfman" Washington, 79, American blues singer and guitarist * 23 ** David Dalton (violist), David Dalton, 88, American classical violist ** Maxi Jazz, 65, British electronic singer-songwriter (Faithless) ** Madosini, 78, South African traditional Uhadi musical bow player ** Massimo Savić, 60, Croatian art rock and pop singer (Dorian Gray (band), Dorian Gray) * 24 – Mampintsha, 40, South African kwaito singer (Big Nuz) * 25 ** Camilo Azuquita, 76, Panamanian salsa singer ** Brian Casser, 86, British rock and roll singer and guitarist ** Paul Fox (producer), Paul Fox, American record producer (XTC, Phish, 10,000 Maniacs) * 26 ** Penda Dallé, 64, Cameroonian makossa guitarist ** Lasse Lönndahl, 94, Swedish pop singer * 27 ** Jo Mersa Marley, 31, Jamaican reggae singer ** Harry Sheppard (musician), Harry Sheppard, 94, American jazz vibraphonist * 28 ** Scott Nash, Australian hard rock bassist (Asteroid B-612) ** Black Stalin, 81, Trinidadian calypso singer ** Linda de Suza, 74, Portuguese pop singer * 29 ** Eduard Artemyev, 85, Russian film composer ** Giovanni Pezzoli, 70, Italian pop rock drummer (Stadio) ** Ian Tyson, 89, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia) * 31 ** Jeremiah Green, 45, American indie rock drummer (Modest Mouse) ** Anita Pointer, 74, American R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters)


Musical films

*''Elvis (2022 film), Elvis'' *''Moonage Daydream (film), Moonage Daydream'' *''Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (film), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' *''Tár''


See also

*Timeline of musical events *Women in music


References

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