Overview of the events of 2020 in music
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Overview of the events of 2020 in music
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62nd Annual Grammy Awards (USA)
Record of the Year : "Bad Guy " by Billie Eilish • Album of the Year : When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Song of the Year : "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish • Best New Artist : Billie Eilish
Billboard Music Awards (USA)
Top Artist : Post Malone • Top Male Artist : Post Malone • Top Female Artist : Billie Eilish • Top New Artist : Billie Eilish • Top Duo/Group : Jonas Brothers • Top Billboard 200 Album : When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Top Hot 100 Song : "Old Town Road " by Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
2020 Brit Awards (UK)
British Album of the Year : Psychodrama Dave • Song of the Year : "Someone You Loved " by Lewis Capaldi • Best New Artist : Lewis Capaldi
2020 Juno Awards (Canada)
Artist of the Year : Shawn Mendes • Group of the Year : Loud Luxury • Album of the Year : The Pains of Growing Alessia Cara • Single of the Year : "Senorita " by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
2020 MTV Video Music Awards (USA)
Video of the Year : "Blinding Lights " by The Weeknd • Best Push New Artist : Doja Cat • Artist of the Year : Lady Gaga
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe)
Best Song : "Dynamite " • Best Video : "Popstar " by DJ Khaled featuring Drake • Best Artist : Lady Gaga • Best New : Doja Cat
2020 American Music Awards (USA)
Artist of the Year : Taylor Swift • New Artist of the Year : Doja Cat • Collaboration of the Year : "10,000 Hours " by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
2020 Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA)
The Central Park Five Anthony Davis
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)
Inductees: The Doobie Brothers • Whitney Houston • Depeche Mode • T. Rex • The Notorious B.I.G. • Nine Inch Nails
Mercury Prize (UK)
Kiwanuka Michael Kiwanuka
Polar Music Prize (Sweden)
Inductees: Anna Netrebko • Diane Warren
Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It by Backxwash
Eurovision Song Contest (Europe)
Event cancelled as result of COVID-19 pandemic
Bands formed [ ] See Category:Musical groups established in 2020 Soloist debuts [ ] Han Seung-woo Heo Chan-mi Ivana Alawi Kai Ken Kim Nam-joo Kim Woo-seok Lee Su-hyun Mimiyuuuh Moon Jong-up Natty Ryu Su-jeong Seo Eun-kwang Serri Solar (singer) Suho Wonho (singer) YooA Yook Sung-jae Yoon Doo-joon Zild Benitez Bands reformed [ ] The Format [1] Genesis [2] Linkin Park [3] The Network Rage Against the Machine [4] RBD Toto Bands on hiatus [ ] 100% Anathema [5] B.A.P Ladies' Code One Direction Real Friends Teen Top Sleep Stone Sour Winner ZE:A Bands disbanded [ ] See Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2020 Deaths [ ] January [ ] 1
Lexii Alijai , 21, American rapperMarty Grebb , 74, American rock keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist (The Buckinghams , Chicago )Tommy Hancock , 90, American country singer [6] 2 – Lorraine Chandler , 73, American soul singer3 – Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish rock guitarist (The Spotnicks )4 – Emanuel Borok , 75, Russian-born American classical violinist5 – Martin Griffin, British space rock drummer (Hawkwind , Hawklords )7 – Neil Peart , 67, Canadian progressive rock drummer and lyricist (Rush )[7] 8 – Edd Byrnes , 87, American actor and pop singer9
Tom Alexander, 85, Scottish folk accordionist (The Alexander Brothers )
Bobby Comstock , 78, American rock and roll singer10 – Wolfgang Dauner , 84, German jazz pianist13
Demetri Callas, 77, American rock guitarist and singer (The Four Seasons )
Hylda Sims , 87, British skiffle guitarist14
Steve Martin Caro , 71, American baroque pop singer (The Left Banke )Chamín Correa , 90, Mexican classical guitaristGuy Deplus , 95, French chamber music clarinetistBarry Mayger, 73, English pop bassist (Chicory Tip )
Bruno Nettl , 89, Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist[8] 15 – Chris Darrow , 75, American country and rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Kaleidoscope , Nitty Gritty Dirt Band )18
Dennis Garcia, 67, Filipino pop rock bassist (Hotdog )
David Olney , 71, American folk singer-songwriter19
Dan Andrei Aldea , 69, Romanian progressive rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Sfinx )Jimmy Heath , 93, American jazz saxophonist (Heath Brothers )Robert Parker , 89, American R&B singerSunanda Patnaik , 85, Indian classical singer21 – Meritxell Negre , 48, Spanish pop singer (Peaches & Herb )24
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Bob Gullotti, 71, American free jazz drummer (Surrender to the Air )
Vernon Sandusky, 80, American rock singer and guitarist (The Chartbusters ) 26 – Bob Shane , 85, American folk singer and guitarist (The Kingston Trio )27 – Reed Mullin , 53, American sludge metal drummer (Corrosion of Conformity )28 – Bob Nave, 75, American bubblegum pop keyboardist (The Lemon Pipers )30 – Lucien Barbarin , 63, American jazz trombonist (Preservation Hall Jazz Band , Harry Connick Jr. )[9] February [ ] 1
Harold Beane, 73, American funk guitarist (Funkadelic )
Andy Gill , 64, British post-punk guitarist (Gang of Four )Peter Serkin , 72, American classical pianist2
Kofi B , Ghanaian highlife singerIvan Král , 71, Czech-American rock bassist and songwriter (The Patti Smith Group )4
Andrew Brough , New Zealand indie rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Straitjacket Fits )Buddy Cage , 73, Canadian folk pedal steel guitarist (New Riders of the Purple Sage , Great Speckled Bird )Ljiljana Petrović , 80, Serbian pop singer6
Lynn Evans, 95, American pop singer (The Chordettes )
Diego Farias, 27, American progressive metalcore guitarist (Volumes )
Nello Santi , 88, Italian classical conductor7
Nexhmije Pagarusha , 86, Albanian-Kosovan pop singerSteve Weber , 76, American folk singer and guitarist (The Holy Modal Rounders )8 – Robert Conrad , 84, American actor and singer9 – Sergei Slonimsky , 87, Russian classical composer10 – Lyle Mays , 66, American jazz fusion keyboardist (Pat Metheny Group )11 – Joseph Shabalala , 78, South African isicathamiya and mbube singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo )12
Paul English , 87, American country drummerVictor Olaiya , 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter13
Buzzy Linhart , 76, American folk rock singer-songwriterJacob Thiele, 40, American indie rock keyboardist (The Faint ) 14
15 – Cavan Grogan, 70, Welsh rock and roll singer (Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers )16
Pearl Carr, 98, British pop singer (Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson )
Graeme Allwright , 93, New Zealand-French folk and jazz singer-songwriter17
Kizito Mihigo , 38, Rwandan gospel singerAndrew Weatherall , 56, British electronic musician (Two Lone Swordsmen , The Sabres of Paradise ) and record producer18 – Jon Christensen , 78, Norwegian jazz drummer19
Bob Cobert , 95, American composerPop Smoke , 20, American rapper24 – Jahn Teigen , 70, Norwegian pop and progressive rock singer (Popol Ace , Prima Vera )25 – David Roback , 61, American alternative rock and dream pop guitarist (Mazzy Star , Rain Parade , Opal )26
Hans Deinzer , 86, German classical clarinetistSergei Dorensky , 88, Russian classical pianist27 – Lillian Offitt , 81, American blues and R&B singer28 – Mike Somerville, 67, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Head East )29
Odile Pierre , 87, French classical organist and composerBill Smith , 93, American classical and jazz clarinetistMarch [ ] 2
Jan Vyčítal , 77, Czech country singerSusan Weinert , 54, German jazz fusion guitaristPeter Wieland , 89, German pop singer3
4 – Barbara Martin , 76, American R&B singer (The Supremes )6
McCoy Tyner , 81, American jazz pianistElinor Ross , 93, American opera soprano7
Jim Owen , 78, American country singer-songwriterLaura Smith , Canadian folk singer-songwriter9
Keith Olsen , 74, American psychedelic rock bassist (The Music Machine ) and record producerEric Taylor , 70, American folk singer-songwriter10
11 – Charles Wuorinen , 81, American classical composer12 – Don Burrows , 91, Australian jazz multi-instrumentalist14
Phil Phillips , 94, American pop singer-songwriterEva Pilarová , 80, Czech jazz singerGenesis P-Orridge , 70, British industrial singer, songwriter and bassist (Throbbing Gristle , Psychic TV , Thee Majesty )Diane Ray , 74, American pop singer16
Sergio Bassi , 69, Italian folk rock singer-songwriterTed Cahill, 72, American garage rock guitarist (The Magic Mushrooms )
Jason Rainey, 53, American thrash metal guitarist (Sacred Reich ) 17 – Thái Thanh , 85, Vietnamese-American pop singer19 – Aurlus Mabélé , 66, Congolese soukous singer20
Kenny Rogers , 81, American country and pop singer-songwriterJerry Slick, 80, American psychedelic rock drummer (The Great Society ) 21 – Hellmut Stern , 91, German classical violinist22
Gabi Delgado-López , 61, Spanish-born German electronic singer (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft )Julie Felix , 81, American-British folk singerMike Longo , 83, American jazz pianistPeter Stapleton , 65, New Zealand alternative rock drummer (The Terminals , Dadamah , Flies Inside the Sun )Eric Weissberg , 80, American country and bluegrass banjoist23 – Tres Warren, 41, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (Psychic Ills )24
Manu Dibango , 86, Cameroonian makossa and jazz saxophonistBill Rieflin , 59, American rock drummer (The Blackouts , Ministry , Revolting Cocks , KMFDM , King Crimson )25 – Detto Mariano , 82, Italian rock keyboardist (I Ribelli ) and film composer26
Olle Holmquist , 83, Swedish big band trombonist (James Last Orchestra )Bill Martin , 81, British pop songwriter27
Bob Andy , 75, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (The Paragons , Bob and Marcia )Don Burch, 81, American doo-wop singer (The Slades )
Mirna Doris , 79, Italian canzone Napoletana singerDelroy Washington , 67, Jamaican-born British reggae singer28 – Jan Howard , 91, American country singer-songwriter29
Joe Diffie , 61, American country singer and songwriterAlan Merrill , 69, American pop rock singer and bassist (Arrows )Paravai Muniyamma , 82, Indian folk singerKrzysztof Penderecki , 86, Polish classical composer and conductor30
Riachão , 98, Brazilian samba singerBill Withers , 81, American soul singer-songwriter31 – Wallace Roney , 59, American jazz trumpeterApril [ ] 1
Cristina , 61, American new wave singerEllis Marsalis Jr. , 85, American jazz pianistBucky Pizzarelli , 94, American jazz guitaristHarold Rubin , 87, South African-born Israeli free jazz clarinetistAdam Schlesinger , 52, American power pop singer, songwriter and bassist (Fountains of Wayne , Ivy , Tinted Windows )2 – Vaughan Mason, 69, American funk and electronic multi-instrumentalist (Vaughan Mason & Crew , Raze )3 – Helin Bölek , 28, Turkish folk rock singer (Grup Yorum )4
Timothy Brown , 82, American pop and soul singerPatrick Gibson, French eurodisco drummer (Gibson Brothers )
Alex Harvey , 73, American country singer-songwriter5 – Barry Allen , 74, Canadian rock musician and record producer (Painter ) (death announced on this date)6
M. K. Arjunan , 84, Indian film composerBlack the Ripper , 32, British grime rapper7
Betty Bennett , 98, American jazz and big band singerHutch Davie , 89, American pianist, arranger and composerSteve Farmer , 71, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Amboy Dukes )Travis Nelsen, American indie rock drummer (Okkervil River )
John Prine , 73, American folk singer-songwriterHal Willner , 64, American record producerXudeydi , 91, Somali folk oud player8
Carl Dobkins, Jr. , 79, American singer and songwriterGlenn Fredly , 44, Indonesian R&B singer-songwriterChynna Rogers , 25, American rapper9
Andy González , 69, American Latin jazz bassistDmitri Smirnov , 71, Russian-British classical composer10
Big George Brock , 87, American blues harmonicistShanti Hiranand , 86, Indian classical singerJymie Merritt , 92, American jazz bassist (The Jazz Messengers )11 – Liu Dehai , 82, Chinese classical pipa player12
Kishen Bholasing , 35, Surinamese Baithak Gana singer and percussionistJerry Hludzik, American pop rock guitarist and bassist (The Buoys )
Louis van Dijk , 78, Dutch jazz pianist13
Ryo Kawasaki , 73, Japanese jazz fusion guitaristMoraes Moreira , 72, Brazilian MPB singer and guitarist (Novos Baianos )14
Akin Euba , 84, Nigerian folk pianist, composer, and musicologistKassongo Wa Kanema, 73, Congolese soukous singer (Orchestra Super Mazembe )
Kerstin Meyer , 92, Swedish opera singer15
Henry Grimes , 84, American jazz bassistLee Konitz , 92, American jazz saxophonistGary McSpadden , 77, American gospel singer (The Imperials , Gaither Vocal Band , The Oak Ridge Boys )16
Christophe , 74, French singer-songwriterDušan Vančura, 82, Czech folk singer and bassist (Spirituál kvintet ) 17
Giuseppi Logan , 84, American jazz multi-instrumentalistMatthew Seligman , 62, British new wave bassist (Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club , The Soft Boys , Thompson Twins )19
Alexander Vustin , 76, Russian composerIan Whitcomb , 78, British pop singer-songwriterEmina Zečaj , 91, Bosnian sevdalinka singer21
Derek Jones , 35, American metalcore guitarist (Falling in Reverse )Jacques Pellen , 63, French jazz guitaristFlorian Schneider , 73, German krautrock and electronic multi-instrumentalist (Kraftwerk , Organisation )[11] [12] 22
Bootsie Barnes , 82, American jazz saxophonistMarcos Mundstock , 77, Argentine comedy music singer and multi-instrumentalist (Les Luthiers )23
Fred the Godson , 35, American rapperKamit Sanbayev , 78, Kazakh rock singer (Dos Mukasan )24
Hamilton Bohannon , 78, American R&B and disco percussionist and music producerPhil Broadhurst , 70, New Zealand jazz pianistHarold Reid, 80, American country singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers ) 25 – Alan Abel , 91, American classical percussionist26 – Big Al Carson , 66, American blues singer27
Lynn Harrell , 79, American classical cellistTroy Sneed , 52, American gospel singerScott Taylor, British new wave guitarist (Then Jerico ) 28 – Bobby Lewis , 95, American R&B singer29
Martin Lovett , 93, British classical cellist (Amadeus Quartet )Stezo , 51, American rapper30
Date unknown [ ] May [ ] 1
Richard Cole , 72, American jazz saxophonist[13] Tavo Limongi, 52, Mexican nu metal guitarist (Resorte )[14]
Will Theunissen , 65, Dutch jazz rock guitarist[15] 2
Cady Groves , 30, American country singer-songwriter[16] Idir , 70, Algerian folk singer-songwriter[17] Jonathan Kelly , 72, Irish folk rock singer-songwriter[18] Erwin Prasetya, 48, Indonesian alternative rock bassist (Dewa 19 )[19] 3
Rosalind Elias , 90, American opera singer[20] Dave Greenfield , 71, British punk and new wave keyboardist (The Stranglers )[21] Bob Lander, 78, Swedish rock singer and guitarist (The Spotnicks )[22]
Lorne Munroe , 95, Canadian-born American classical cellist[23] 4
John Erhardt, American indie rock musician (Wussy , Ass Ponys )[24]
Frederick C. Tillis , 90, American jazz saxophonist[25] Dragan Vučić , 65, Macedonian pop singer[26] 5
Sweet Pea Atkinson , 74, American dance-rock singer (Was (Not Was) )[27] Sonny Cox , 82, American jazz saxophonist[28] Didi Kempot , 53, Indonesian campursari singer[29] Ciro Pessoa , 62, Brazilian post-punk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Titãs , Cabine C )[30] Kiing Shooter , 24, American rapper[31] Millie Small , 73, Jamaican ska and reggae singer-songwriter[32] 6
Norbert Balatsch , 92, Austrian choral conductor[33] Brian Howe , 66, British rock singer-songwriter (Bad Company )[34] 7
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Joe Hupp, 78, American rock musician (The Smoke Ring )
Little Richard , 87, American rock and roll singer and pianist[38] 10
David Corrêa , 82, Brazilian samba singer[39] Betty Wright , 66, American soul and R&B singer and songwriter[40] 11 – Moon Martin , 74, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist[41] 12 – Takami Asano, Japanese psychedelic rock guitarist (Godiego )[42] 13
Gabriel Bacquier , 95, French opera singer[43] Yoshio , 60, Mexican pop singer[44] 14 – Jorge Santana , 68, Mexican rock guitarist (Malo , Santana )[45] 15
Denny DeMarchi , 57, Canadian rock keyboardist (Alias , The Cranberries )[46] Sergio Denis , 71, Argentine pop singer[47] Phil May , 75, British rock singer-songwriter (Pretty Things )[48] 17
Lucky Peterson , 55, American blues guitarist[49] Peter Thomas , 94, German film composer[50] 19 – Willie K , 59, American folk ukuleleist[51] 21
Berith Bohm , 87, Swedish opera singer[52] Bobby Digital , 59, Jamaican dancehall producer[53] Neil Howlett , 85, British opera singer[54] 22
Steve Hanford , 50, American punk rock drummer (Poison Idea )[55] Mory Kanté , 70, Guinean folk singer and kora player[56] KJ Balla , 23, American rapper[57] Klaus Selmke, 70, German rock drummer (City )[58] 24
25 – Bucky Baxter , 65, American folk and rock guitarist[62] 26
Brendan Bowyer , 81, Irish rock and roll singer[63] Charlie Monttana , 58, Mexican rock singer[64] Lennie Niehaus , 90, American jazz saxophonist and film composer[65] 27 – Evaldo Gouveia , 91, Brazilian MPB singer[66] 28 – Bob Kulick , 70, American hard rock guitarist (Balance , Kiss , W.A.S.P. )[67] 30
Mady Mesplé , 89, French opera singer[68] John Nzenze , 79–80, Kenyan rock and jazz guitarist[69] 31 – Bob Northern , 86, American jazz French hornist[70] June [ ] 1
2 – Chris Trousdale , 34, American pop singer (Dream Street )4
Marcello Abbado , 93, Italian classical pianist and composerFabiana Anastácio , 45, Brazilian contemporary Christian singerRupert Hine , 72, British jazz-rock singer and keyboardist (Quantum Jump )Steve Priest , 72, British glam rock guitarist (The Sweet )[73] 5 – Marjan , 72, Iranian pop singer7
Frank Bey , 74, American blues singerFloyd Lee , 86, American blues singer and guitarist8
James Hand , 67, American country singerBonnie Pointer , 69, American R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters )9
Paul Chapman , 66, Welsh hard rock guitarist (UFO , Lone Star )Pau Donés , 53, Spanish pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jarabe de Palo )12
Dodo Doris, 71, Congolese soukous drummer (Orchestra Super Mazembe )
Ricky Valance , 84, Welsh pop singer14
Nguea Laroute , 60, Cameroonian folk singerKeith Tippett , 72, British free jazz and progressive rock pianist (King Crimson , Centipede )15 – Nana Tuffour , 66, Ghanaian highlife singer16 – Yohan, 28, South Korean K-pop singer (TST )17 – Hugh Fraser , 67, Canadian jazz pianist and trombonist18
Hux Brown , 75, Jamaican reggae guitarist (Toots and the Maytals )Vera Lynn , 103, British pop singer19 – A. L. Raghavan , 86, Indian playback singer20 – Aaron Tokona , 45, New Zealand alternative rock guitarist (Weta , Cairo Knife Fight , Fly My Pretties )21
Jeet Singh Negi , 95, Indian folk singer-songwriterJoan Pau Verdier , 73, French nòva cançon singer23 – Margarita Pracatan , 89, Cuban novelty singer24
Michael Hawley , 58, American classical pianist and academicClaude Le Péron , 72, French rock bassist25
Huey , 31, American rapperGraeme Williamson, Canadian new wave singer and guitarist (Pukka Orchestra ) 27
Pete Carr , 70, American rock, pop and soul guitarist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section , Hour Glass )Freddy Cole , 88, American jazz singer and pianistTom Finn , 71, American baroque pop guitarist (The Left Banke )Mats Rådberg , 72, Swedish country singer and guitarist28 – Simon H. Fell , 61, British jazz bassist29
Steppa J. Groggs, 32, American rapper (Injury Reserve )
Johnny Mandel , 94, American jazz and film composerBenny Mardones , 73, American soft rock singer-songwriterWillie Wright , 80, American soul singerJuly [ ] 1 – Max Crook , 83, American pop rock keyboardist3 – J. Marvin Brown, 66, American soul singer (The Softones )5 – Cleveland Eaton , 80, American jazz bassist6
Charlie Daniels , 83, American country singer-songwriter and fiddlerAndrew Kishore , 64, Bangladeshi playback singerEnnio Morricone , 91, Italian film composer8 – Naya Rivera , 33, American pop singer and actress10 – Eddie Gale , 78, American jazz trumpeter (Sun Ra's Arkestra )11 – Gabriella Tucci , 90, Italian opera singer12
Rod Bernard , 79, American swamp pop singerJudy Dyble , 71, British folk singer-songwriter and autoharpist (Fairport Convention , Trader Horne )Eleanor Sokoloff , 106, American classical pianist14
J. J. Lionel , 72, Belgian pop singerRaúl Pagano, Argentine rock keyboardist (Bersuit Vergarabat ) 16
Ken Chinn , 57, Canadian punk rock singer (SNFU )Jamie Oldaker , 68, American country drummer (The Tractors )Víctor Víctor , 71, Dominican folk singer and guitarist19 – Emitt Rhodes , 70, American pop rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Merry-Go-Round , The Palace Guard )21
22 – Tim Smith , 59, British progressive rock singer and guitarist (Cardiacs , The Sea Nymphs , Spratleys Japs )24 – Regis Philbin , 88, American television personality and singer25
Peter Green , 73, English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac )CP Lee , 70, British comedy rock singer and guitarist (Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias )27
Denise Johnson, 56, British alternative rock singer (Primal Scream )
Miss Mercy, 71, American psychedelic rock singer (The GTOs ) 28
Pepe Cardona, American pop-rock singer (Alive 'N Kickin' )
Bent Fabric , 95, Danish classical pianist and composer29
Balla Sidibé, 79, Senegalese son cubano singer and timbalero (Orchestra Baobab )
Malik B. , 47, American rapper (The Roots )30
31 – Bill Mack , 88, American country singer-songwriterAugust [ ] 2
Leon Fleisher , 92, American classical pianistSteve Holland, 66, American Southern rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet , Gator Country )
Larry Novak , 87, American jazz pianist4
Tony Costanza , 52, American heavy metal drummer (Machine Head , Crowbar )5 – Agathonas Iakovidis , 65, Greek folk singer6
Wayne Fontana , 74, British pop singer (The Mindbenders )Vern Rumsey , 47, American post-hardcore and indie rock bassist (Unwound , Blonde Redhead , Household Gods )7 – Mark Wirtz , 76, French pop singer9
Salome Bey , 80, American-born Canadian soul singerMartin Birch , 71, British music producer and recording engineer10 – Don Martin, New Zealand new wave bassist (Mi-Sex )11
Belle du Berry , 54, French chanson singer (Paris Combo )Pat Fairley , 76, Scottish pop rock singer and bassist (Marmalade )Trini Lopez , 83, American pop singer13 – Steve Grossman , 69, American jazz fusion saxophonist14
Julian Bream , 87, British classical guitaristEwa Demarczyk , 79, Polish cabaret singer and poetValentina Legkostupova , 54, Russian pop singerPete Way , 69, English rock bassist (UFO , Waysted , Fastway )17 – Jasraj , 90, Indian classical singer18
Ron Heathman, American rock guitarist (Supersuckers )
Sean Pentecost, Australian alternative metal drummer (Superheist )
Hal Singer , 100, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader19
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Frankie Banali , 68, American hard rock drummer (Quiet Riot , W.A.S.P. )Mike Kirkland, 82, American folk musician (The Brothers Four )
Jack Sherman , 64, American funk rock guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers )Piotr Szczepanik , 78, Polish pop singer22
Walter Lure , 71, American punk rock guitarist (The Heartbreakers )D. J. Rogers , 72, American soul singer23
Justin Townes Earle , 38, American folk singer-songwriterPeter King , 80, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetistCharlie Persip , 91, American jazz drummer24 – Riley Gale, 34, American thrash metal singer (Power Trip )25
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Archana Mahanta , 71, Indian folk singerMike Noga, 43, Australian alternative rock drummer (The Drones , Legends of Motorsport ) September [ ] 1
John Meyer, 67, Australian rock slide guitarist (Rose Tattoo , Chain )
Ian Mitchell, 62, British pop rock bassist (Bay City Rollers )
Erick Morillo , 49, Colombian-American house and eurodance DJ (Reel 2 Real )2 – Alexander Priko, 46, Russian pop rock keyboardist (Laskovyi Mai )3 – Bill Pursell , 94, American easy listening composer4
Gary Peacock , 85, American jazz double-bassistLucille Starr , 82, Canadian country singer6 – Bruce Williamson , 49, American R&B singer (The Temptations )7 – Xavier Ortiz , 48, Mexican pop singer (Garibaldi )8
Simeon Coxe, 82, American electronic rock singer and synthesizer player (Silver Apples )
Vexi Salmi , 77, Finnish pop rock lyricist9
Ronald Bell , 68, American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang )Sid McCray, American punk rock singer (Bad Brains ) 10 – Danny Webster, 61, American funk singer and guitarist (Slave )11
Toots Hibbert , 77, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (Toots & The Maytals )Reggie Johnson , 79, American jazz bassist12 – Edna Wright, 76, American R&B singer (Honey Cone )14
16 – Roy C , 81, American soul singer18
Georgia Dobbins , 78, American R&B singer (The Marvelettes ) and songwriterPamela Hutchinson, 62, American R&B singer (The Emotions ) 19
Lee Kerslake , 73, British hard rock drummer (Uriah Heep , Ozzy Osbourne , Toe Fat )Dave Kusworth, 60, British indie rock singer (Jacobites ) 21
Hamdi Benani , 77, Algerian pop singer and violinistTommy DeVito , 92, American pop singer and guitarist (The Four Seasons )Roy Head , 79, American country singer-songwriterIra Sullivan , 89, American jazz trumpeter23
Juliette Gréco , 93, French chanson singerW. S. Holland , 85, American country drummer (The Tennessee Three , The Great Eighties Eight )24 – Max Merritt , 79, New Zealand soul singer-songwriter and guitarist25 – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , 74, Indian playback singer26
Masayoshi Kabe , 70, Japanese rock guitarist and bassist (The Golden Cups , Speed, Glue & Shinki , Vodka Collins )Mark Stone, American hard rock bassist (Van Halen )
Jimmy Winston , 75, British rock keyboardist (Small Faces )28 – Jackie Dennis , 77, Scottish pop singer29
Mac Davis , 78, American country singer-songwriterRocco Prestia , 69, American funk bassist (Tower of Power )Helen Reddy , 78, Australian-American pop singerOctober [ ] 2 – Lisa Schouw, Australian pop singer (Girl Overboard )3
Karel Fiala , 95, Czech opera singerAnthony Galindo, 41, Venezuelan pop singer (Menudo , MDO ) 6
Johnny Nash , 80, American pop and reggae singer-songwriterEddie Van Halen , 65, Dutch-born American hard rock guitarist and keyboardist (Van Halen )7 – Ray Pennington , 86, American country singer-songwriter8
Brian Locking , 81, British rock and roll bassist (The Shadows )Mohammad-Reza Shajarian , 80, Iranian classical singer9
David Refael ben Ami , 70, Israeli religious singerPierre Kezdy , 58, American punk rock bassist (Naked Raygun , Pegboy , Strike Under )11
Harold Betters , 92, American jazz trombonistRajan, 87, Indian film composer (Rajan–Nagendra ) 12
Jon Gibson , 80, American minimalist multi-instrumentalist (Philip Glass Ensemble )Kim Massie , 62, American blues and soul singer13 – Saint Dog , 44, American rapper (Kottonmouth Kings )14 – Paul Matters , Australian hard rock bassist (AC/DC )15 – Dave Munden, 76, British rock and roll drummer (The Tremeloes )16
Johnny Bush , 85, American country singer-songwriterGordon Haskell , 74, British progressive rock and jazz singer and bassist (King Crimson , The Fleur de Lys )P. S. Narayanaswamy , 86, Indian Carnatic singer17 – Toshinori Kondo , 71, Japanese jazz trumpeter18
Alfredo Cerruti, 78, Italian comedy rock musician and producer (Squallor )
Naâma , 84, Tunisian pop singerJosé Padilla , 64, Spanish ambient DJ and producerChet "JR" White , 40, American indie rock bassist (Girls )19
Spencer Davis , 81, Welsh rock guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group )Tony Lewis , 62, British pop rock singer and guitarist (The Outfield )21
Zero Babu , 80, Indian playback and Carnatic singerViola Smith , 107, American swing and classical drummer22
Margie Bowes , 79, American country singerK. Deep , 79, Burmese folk singer23 – Jerry Jeff Walker , 78, American country singer-songwriter25
Dolores Abril , 81, Spanish copla singerJan Boerman , 97, Dutch electronic composerRosanna Carteri , 89, Italian opera singerMahesh Kanodia , 83, Indian Gujarati film singer26 – Stan Kesler , 92, American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter28
Cano Estremera , 62, Puerto Rican salsa singerBilly Joe Shaver , 81, American country singer-songwriter30 – Božidar Tanaskovic, Serbian alternative rock bassist (Bjesovi )31
Rance Allen, 71, American gospel singer, guitarist and keyboardist (The Rance Allen Group )
Marc Fosset , 71, French jazz guitaristMF Doom , 49, British-American rapper (KMD , Madvillain )November [ ] 1
Pedro Iturralde , 91, Spanish jazz saxophonistPhil K , 51, Australian electronic DJ (Lostep )Nikki McKibbin , 42, American pop rock singerRonnie Peel, Australian rock guitarist (The La De Da's , Thunderclap Newman )
Esteban Santos, 69, Spanish pop singer (Bravo ) 2 – T. N. Krishnan , 92, Indian Carnatic violinist4 – Ken Hensley , 75, British rock singer, keyboardist and guitarist (Uriah Heep , Toe Fat , The Gods )5
Len Barry , 78, American soul singerReynaert , 65, Belgian pop singerOssi Runne , 93, Belgian pop trumpeter and conductor6
Stefano D'Orazio, 72, Italian pop drummer (Pooh )
King Von , 26, American rapperJim Radford , 92, British folk singer-songwriterTimur Selçuk , 74, Turkish pop singer and pianist7
8 – Oscar Benton , 71, Dutch blues singer10 – Alec Baillie , American punk rock bassist (Choking Victim , Leftöver Crack )11
Adrian Cionco, 48, Argentine rock bassist (La Mosca Tsé - Tsé )
MO3 , 28, American rapperAndrew White , 78, American jazz saxophonist12 – Jim Tucker, 74, American pop rock guitarist (The Turtles )13
Kićo Slabinac , 76, Croatian folk singerDoug Supernaw , 60, American country singer14
Des O'Connor , 88, English comedian and pop singerEugenia Ratti , 87, Italian opera singer16 – Bruce Swedien , 86, American recording engineer18
László Benkő, 77, Hungarian progressive rock keyboardist (Omega )
Dominic Grant, 71, British pop singer (Guys 'n' Dolls )
Tony Hooper , 81, British folk rock guitarist (Strawbs )21 – Tamás Mihály, 73, Hungarian progressive rock bassist (Omega )23 – Hal Ketchum , 67, American country singer-songwriter25
Duris Maxwell , 74, Canadian rock drummerFlor Silvestre , 90, Mexican ranchera and huapango singer and actressCamilla Wicks , 92, American classical violinist26
Allan Botschinsky , 80, Danish jazz trumpeterCecilia Fusco , 87, Italian opera singerJamir Garcia , 42, Filipino nu metal singer (Slapshock )28 – Piotr Strojnowski, 62, Polish reggae singer and guitarist (Daab )29 – Miša Aleksić , 67, Serbian hard rock bassist (Riblja Čorba )30 – Jack Wray, 81, American doo-wop singer (The Earls )December [ ] 1 – Dan Morrison, Australian ska punk drummer (Area-7 )2
Volodymyr Huba , 81, Ukrainian film composerRon Mathewson , 76, British jazz bassist3 – André Gagnon , 84, Canadian pianist, composer, and arranger4 – Kenny Jeremiah, 78, American garage-rock singer (Soul Survivors )6 – Džej Ramadanovski , 56, Serbian folk pop singer7
LD Beghtol , 55, American experimental rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (LD & the New Criticism , Flare Acoustic Arts League , The Magnetic Fields )Howard Wales , 77, American jazz and rock keyboardist8 – Harold Budd , 84, American avant-garde composer and poet9
Sean Malone , 50, American progressive rock bassist (Gordian Knot , Cynic )Jason Slater , 49, American alternative rock bassist (Third Eye Blind , Snake River Conspiracy , Brougham )10 – Kenneth Alwyn , 95, British classical composer and conductor11 – Ubirany, 80, Brazilian samba hand-repique player (Fundo de Quintal )12 – Charley Pride , 86, American country singer13 – Andrey Sapunov, 64, Russian rock guitarist and bassist (Voskreseniye )14 – Paulinho, 68, Brazilian soft rock singer (Roupa Nova )15
Albert Griffiths, 74, Jamaican reggae singer and guitarist (The Gladiators )
Sam Jayne, 46, American indie rock singer and guitarist (Love as Laughter , Lync ) 16 – Carl Mann , 78, American rockabilly singer17
Jeff Clayton , 66, American jazz saxophonistStanley Cowell , 79, American jazz pianist19
Pelle Alsing, 60, Swedish pop rock drummer (Roxette )[75]
Clay Anthony, 61, American hard rock bassist (Junkyard )
Pepe Salvaderi, Italian rock guitarist (Dik Dik ) 20 – Chad Stuart, 79, British folk-pop singer and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy )21 – K. T. Oslin , 78, American country singer-songwriter23
John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, 56, American rapper (Whodini )
Leslie West , 75, American hard rock singer and guitarist (Mountain , West, Bruce and Laing , The Vagrants )24
Ivry Gitlis , 98, Israeli classical violinist[76] Mojmir Sepe , 90, Slovenian classical composer and conductor[77] Geoff Stephens , 86, English songwriter and record producer, founder of The New Vaudeville Band [78] 25 – Tony Rice , 69, American bluegrass guitarist (New South )[79] 26 – Tito Rojas , 65, Puerto Rican salsa singer[80] 28
Paul-Heinz Dittrich , 90, German composerArmando Manzanero , 85, Mexican Mayan musician29
Claude Bolling , 90, French jazz pianist and composerPhyllis McGuire, 89, American pop singer (The McGuire Sisters )[81]
Rudy Salas , 71, American R&B and soul guitarist (El Chicano , Tierra )30
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