2025 in music
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Bands formed
Bands reformed
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Deaths
January
- 1
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter[11]
- Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French classical pianist, composer, arranger and conductor[12]
- Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist[13]
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian classical pianist, violinist, singer and film composer[14]
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American pop singer (The Osmonds)[15]
- 2
- Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier[16]
- Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)[17]
- Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish classical singer and multi-instrumentalist[18]
- 3
- Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch radio DJ[19]
- Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch levenslied singer[20]
- Brenton Wood, 83, American soul singer[21]
- 4
- 5
- Beej Chaney, 68, American punk and new wave singer-songwriter (The Suburbs)[24]
- Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Unleashed, Terra Firma)[25]
- 6
- Hope Foye, 103, American folk singer[26]
- Stella Greka, 102, Greek pop singer[27]
- 7
- Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish classical violinist[28]
- Peter Yarrow, 86, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary)[29]
- 9
- Laurie Holloway, 86, English jazz pianist, television musical director, and composer.[30]
- P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.[31]
- Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito singer[32]
- 10 – Sam Moore, 89, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)[33]
- 11
- Mario Klemens, 88, Czech classical conductor[34]
- Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian classical composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist[35]
- 12 – Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composer[36]
- 13
- P. Fluid, 64, American funk metal singer (24-7 Spyz)[37]
- Elgar Howarth, 89, English classical conductor, composer and trumpeter[38] (death announced on this date)
- Buck White, 94, American country and bluegrass singer and mandolinist (The Whites)[39]
- 14 – Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz rock saxophonist (Osibisa)[40]
- 15
- Tommy Dix, 101, American baritone singer[41]
- Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer-songwriter.[42]
- Linda Nolan, 65, Irish pop singer (The Nolans)[43]
- 17 – Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian pop singer-songwriter, arranger and producer[44]
- 18 – Claire van Kampen, 71, English theater composer (Royal Shakespeare Company)[45]
- 20
- Bob Kuban, 84, American R&B drummer[46]
- John Sykes, 65, English hard rock guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)[47] (death announced on this date)
- 21
- Elliot Ingber, 83, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band).[48]
- Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band)[49]
- 22
- Paddy Cole, 85, Irish showband saxophonist[50]
- Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, The Rides)[51]
- Johan Slager, 78, Dutch progressive rock guitarist (Kayak)[52] (death announced on this date)
- Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French folk singer (Malicorne)[53]
- 24 – Unk, 43, American rapper[54]
- 25 – Edweena Banger, British punk rock singer (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs)[55] (death announced on this date)
- 26
- Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 84, Japanese classical conductor[56]
- Betsy Arakawa, 65, American classical pianist[57] (body discovered on this date)
- Gary Grier, American R&B singer (The Contours)[58]
- 27
- Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian dangdut and pop singer[59]
- Aaron Rossi, 44, American industrial metal drummer (Ministry, Prong, John 5)[60]
- 29 – Bruce Howe, 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity)[61]
- 30
- Marianne Faithfull, 78, English pop and rock singer-songwriter[62]
- İlhan Usmanbaş, 104, Turkish contemporary classical composer[63]
- 31 – Susan Alcorn, 71–72, American avant garde composer and pedal steel guitarist[64] (death announced on this date)
February
- 1
- Peter Bassano, 79–80, English classical trombonist and conductor[65]
- André Ducret, 79, Swiss classical singer and composer[66]
- Sal Maida, 76, American rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks)[67]
- Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian classical clarinetist[68]
- 2
- Gene Barge, 98, American rock and roll saxophonist [69]
- Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese pop singer[70]
- Patricia Johnson, 95, English opera singer[71] (death announced on this date)
- Stéphane Picq, 59, French video game music composer[72]
- Paul Plishka, 83, American opera singer[73]
- 4
- Bob Bennett, American garage rock drummer (The Sonics)[74]
- Ana María Iriarte, 98, Spanish opera singer[75]
- Wily Mignon, 38, Beninese pop singer[76]
- 5
- Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer and executive (Murder Inc. Records)[77]
- Dave Jerden, 75, American record producer, audio engineer and mixer[78]
- Hans-Peter Lehmann, 90, German opera director[79]
- Mike Ratledge, 81, British psychedelic rock keyboardist (Soft Machine)[80]
- 6 – Bobby Hamilton, American R&B singer (The Choice Four)[81] (death announced on this date)
- 7
- Naâman, 34, French reggae singer[82]
- Song Dae-kwan, 78, South Korean trot singer[83]
- 8 – Corey Crewe, 80, Canadian comedic music singer (Corey and Trina)[84]
- 9 – Edith Mathis, 86, Swiss opera singer[85]
- 10 – Maria Tipo, 93, Italian classical pianist[86]
- 12
- Tommy Hunt, 91, American soul singer (The Flamingos)[87]
- Jimi Mbaye, 67, Senegalese mbalax guitarist[88]
- 13 – Sukri Bommagowda, 88, Indian folk singer[89]
- 16 – Vladimír Válek, 89, Czech classical condutor[90]
- 17
- Rick Buckler, 69, English new wave drummer (The Jam)[91]
- Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish progressive rock percussionist (King Crimson)[92]
- Paquita la del Barrio, 77, Mexican pop singer[93]
- 19
- Karl Cochran, American rock guitarist (Eric Singer Project)[94]
- Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian rock drummer (The Easybeats)[95]
- Jean Sarrus, 79, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)[96]
- 20
- Gerry Arling, 63, Dutch electronic multi-instrumentalist (Arling & Cameron)[97] (death announced on this date)
- Jerry Butler, 85, American soul singer-songwriter (The Impressions)[98]
- Ilkka Kuusisto, 91, Finnish opera composer, conductor, choirmaster, and organist[99]
- 21
- Fred Bekky, 81, Belgian rock singer and guitarist (The Pebbles)[100]
- Bill Fay, 81, English folk rock singer-songwriter[101]
- Khalil Fong, 41, Hong Kong mandopop singer-songwriter[102]
- Gwen McCrae, 81, American soul and disco singer[103] (death announced on this date)
- 22
- Ken Parker, 76, Jamaican reggae singer[104]
- Gianni Pettenati, 79, Italian pop rock singer[105]
- 23
- Jacques de Jongh, Australian glam rock guitarist and bassist (Hush)[106]
- Chris Jasper, 73, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley)[107]
- 24
- Roberta Flack, 88, American soul and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist[108]
- Robert John, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter[109]
- Ricardo Kanji, 76, Brazilian classical flautist[110]
- 25
- Simon Lindley, 76, English classical organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer[111]
- Coburn Pharr, 62, Canadian thrash metal singer (Annihilator)[112]
- Ferenc Rados, 90, Hungarian classical pianist[113]
- 28 – David Johansen, 75, American rock singer-songwriter (New York Dolls)[114]
March
- 1
- Joey Molland, 77, English power pop guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter[115]
- Paulito FG, 63, Cuban salsa and timba singer[116]
- Bill Smith, Scottish folk singer (The Corries)[117]
- Angie Stone, 63, American neo-soul singer-songwriter and rapper (The Sequence)[118]
- 2
- Edip Akbayram, 74, Turkish folk and rock singer-songwriter[119]
- Herbert Léonard, 80, French pop singer[120]
- Frank Maher, 90, Canadian folk accordionist[121]
- 3
- Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh rock singer-songwriter[122]
- Jean-Marie Londeix, 92, French classical saxophonist[123]
- Jeffrey Runnings, 61, American post-punk singer-songwriter and bassist (For Against)[124]
- Bob Rupe, 68, American alternative rock bassist (The Silos, Cracker, House of Freaks, Sparklehorse)[125]
- 4
- Roy Ayers, 84, American jazz singer, vibraphonist, keyboardist and record producer[126]
- Harry Elston, 86, American soul singer (The Friends of Distinction)[127]
- Mario Trabucco, 73, Italian classical violinist[128]
- 5
- Edesio Alejandro, 66, Cuban film composer[129]
- Randy Brown, 72, American R&B singer[130] (death announced on this date)
- DJ Funk, 53, American ghetto house DJ[131] (death announced on this date)
- 6
- Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist and songwriter (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church)[132]
- Troy Seals, 86, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist[133]
- 7
- Danny Cox, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter[134]
- D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, American R&B singer and guitarist (Tony! Toni! Toné!)[135]
- 8
- Bill Ashton, 88, British jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer[136]
- Beau Dozier, 45, American R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer[137] (death announced on this date)
- Donald Hazelwood, 95, Australian classical violinist[138]
- Harbans Jandu, Indian lyricist[139]
- Naima Samih, 71, Moroccan khaliji singer[140]
- 10
- Stedman Pearson, 60, British pop singer (Five Star)[141]
- Wheesung, 43, South Korean R&B singer[142] (body discovered on this date)
- 11
- Cocoa Tea, 65, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter[143]
- Bob Rivers, 68, American radio personality and parody musician[144]
- 13
- Sofia Gubaidulina, 93, Soviet/Russian composer of modernist and modernist/sacred music[145]
- Mark Holder, 52, American blues guitarist (Black Diamond Heavies)[146]
- Yallunder, 30, South African afro-soul singer-songwriter[147]
- 14 – Bruno Romani, 65, Italian jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer[148]
- 15 – Les Binks, 73, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest)[149]
- 16
- Dandy Bestia, 72, Italian comedy punk guitarist (Skiantos)[150]
- Rob de Nijs, 82, Dutch pop singer[151]
- Andrej Gjorgieski, Macedonian hip hop singer (DNK)[152]
- Jesse Colin Young, 83, American folk rock singer-songwriter (The Youngbloods)[153]
- 17
- AnNa R., 55, German pop singer (Rosenstolz, Gleis 8)[154] (death announced on this date)
- Peter Farrelly, 76, Northern Irish progressive rock bassist and singer (Fruupp)[155]
- Aurelio Martínez, 55, Honduran garifuna singer and guitarist[156]
- 18 – Bedros Kirkorov, 92, Bulgarian-Russian pop singer[157]
- 20
- Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)[158]
- Oleg Baranov, 57, Russian alternative rock guitarist (Tequilajazzz)[159]
- Leanne Cowie, Australian garage rock drummer (The Scientists)[160]
- 21 – Larry Tamblyn, 82, American garage rock singer and keyboardist (The Standells)[161]
- 22
- Andy Peebles, 76, English radio DJ[162]
- Paul Wagstaff, British alternative dance guitarist (Paris Angels, Black Grape)[163] (death announced on this date)
- 23 – Kevan Staples, 74, Canadian alternative rock guitarist and singer (Rough Trade)[164]
- 24
- Alan Cuckston, 85, English classical harpsichordist[165] (death announced on this date)
- Huey Williams, 86, American gospel singer (Jackson Southernaires)[166]
- 25
- Tapani Kansa, 76, Finnish pop singer[167]
- Sanjida Khatun, 91, Bangladeshi musicologist[168]
- Terry Manning, 77, American recording engineer and producer[169]
- Alice Tan Ridley, 72, American gospel and R&B singer[170]
- 26
- Shushama Das, 94, Bangladeshi folk singer[171]
- Tommy Rey, 80, Chilean cumbia singer (Sonora Palacios)[172]
- 28 – Young Scooter, 39, American rapper[173]
- 29
- Richard Chamberlain, 90, American pop singer[174]
- Dick Damron, 91, Canadian country singer-songwriter[175]
- Tracy Schwarz, 86, American old-time singer (New Lost City Ramblers)[176]
- 30
- Enrique Bátiz, 82, Mexican classical conductor and pianist[177]
- Marinko Colnago, 83, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili)[178]
- 31
- J Nyi Nyi, 71, Burmese pop singer[179]
- Volkan Konak, 58, Turkish folk singer[180]
- John Nelson, 83, American classical conductor[181]
April
- 1
- George Freeman, 97, American jazz guitarist[182]
- Wayne Handy, 89, American rock and roll singer[183]
- Michael Hurley, 83, American folk singer-songwriter[184]
- Alfi Kabiljo, 89, Croatian classical composer[185]
- Johnny Tillotson, 86, American country singer-songwriter[186]
- 4 – Amadou Bagayoko, 70, Malian worldbeat singer and guitarist (Amadou & Mariam)[187]
- 5
- Dave Allen, 69, English post-punk bassist (Gang of Four, Shriekback, King Swamp)[188]
- Pasha Technique, 40, Russian rapper[189]
- 6
- Al Barile, 63, American hardcore punk guitarist (SSD)[190]
- Clem Burke, 70, American new wave drummer (Blondie)[191]
- Roberto De Simone, 91, Italian composer and musicologist[192]
- Anna Slováčková, 29, Czech pop singer[193]
- Pongsri Woranuch, 85, Thai luk thung singer[194]
- 7 – William Finn, 73, American composer and lyricist[195]
- 8
- Rubby Pérez, 69, Dominican merengue singer[196]
- Lenny Welch, 86, American pop singer[197]
- 9
- Roberto Cani, 57, Italian classical violinist[198]
- Terje Venaas, 78, Norwegian jazz bassist[199]
- 10
- Niklas Eklund, 56, Swedish classical trumpeter[200]
- Titiek Puspa, 87, Indonesian pop singer-songwriter[201]
- Nino Tempo, 90, American pop singer and saxophonist (Nino Tempo & April Stevens, The Wrecking Crew)[202]
- Drew Zingg, 68, American rock guitarist[203] (death announced on this date)
- 11
- Mike Berry, 82, English pop singer[204]
- Max Romeo, 80, Jamaican reggae singer[205]
- 12 – Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipino pop singer[206]
- 14
- Jed the Fish, 69, American radio DJ[207]
- Peter Seiffert, 71, German opera singer[208]
- 16
- Nora Aunor, 71, Filipino pop singer[209]
- Mac Gayden, 83, American rock and country singer-songwriter and guitarist[210]
- Joel Krosnick, 84, American classical cellist (Juilliard String Quartet)[211] (death announced on this date)
- 17
- Peter Ablinger, 77, Austrian composer[212]
- Nuno Guerreiro, 52, Portuguese pop singer (Ala dos Namorados)[213]
- Roger McLachlan, 71, New Zealand pop rock bassist (Little River Band)[214] (death announced on this date)
- 18 – Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Northern Irish pop singer[215]
- 19 – Ricky Siahaan, 48, Indonesian heavy metal guitarist (Seringai)[216]
- 20 – Cristina Buarque, 74, Brazilian pop singer and composer[217]
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