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This topic covers events and articles related to 2025 in music.
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Specific genres
Albums released
Bands formed
Bands reformed
Bands disbanded
Deaths
January
- 1
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter[8]
- Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French classical pianist, composer, arranger and conductor[9]
- Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist[10]
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian classical pianist, violinist, singer and film composer[11]
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American pop singer (The Osmonds)[12]
- 2
- Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier[13]
- Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)[14]
- Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish classical singer and multi-instrumentalist[15]
- 3
- Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch radio DJ[16]
- Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch levenslied singer[17]
- Brenton Wood, 83, American soul singer[18]
- 4
- 5
- Beej Chaney, 68, American punk and new wave singer-songwriter (The Suburbs)[21]
- Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Unleashed, Terra Firma)[22]
- 6
- Hope Foye, 103, American folk singer[23]
- Stella Greka, 102, Greek pop singer[24]
- 7
- Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish classical violinist[25]
- Peter Yarrow, 86, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary)[26]
- 9
- Laurie Holloway, 86, English jazz pianist, television musical director, and composer.[27]
- P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.[28]
- Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito singer[29]
- 10 – Sam Moore, 89, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)[30]
- 11
- Mario Klemens, 88, Czech classical conductor[31]
- Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian classical composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist[32]
- 12 – Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player[33]
- 13
- P. Fluid, 64, American funk metal singer (24-7 Spyz)[34]
- Elgar Howarth, 89, English classical conductor, composer and trumpeter[35] (death announced on this date)
- Buck White, 94, American country and bluegrass singer and mandolinist (The Whites)[36]
- 14 – Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz rock saxophonist (Osibisa)[37]
- 15
- Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer-songwriter.[38]
- Linda Nolan, 65, Irish pop singer (The Nolans)[39]
- 17 – Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian pop singer-songwriter, arranger and producer[40]
- 18 – Claire van Kampen, 71, English theater composer (Royal Shakespeare Company)[41]
- 20
- Bob Kuban, 84, American R&B drummer[42]
- John Sykes, 65, English hard rock guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)[43] (death announced on this date)
- 21 – Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band)[44]
- 22
- Paddy Cole, 85, Irish showband saxophonist[45]
- Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, The Rides)[46]
- Johan Slager, 78, Dutch progressive rock guitarist (Kayak)[47] (death announced on this date)
- Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French folk singer (Malicorne)[48]
- 24 – Unk, 43, American rapper[49]
- 25 – Edweena Banger, British punk rock singer (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs)[50] (death announced on this date)
- 26 – Gary Grier, American R&B singer (The Contours)[51]
- 27 – Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian dangdut and pop singer[52]
- 29 – Bruce Howe, 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity)[53]
- 30 – Marianne Faithfull, 78, English pop and rock singer-songwriter[54]
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