While 2025 brought some great legacy moments, one example being the Black Sabbath reunion, it also brought some sad moments including the poignant loss of Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne in July, less than three weeks after the reunion concert.
Ozzy Osbourne 1948-2025
Other major music figures lost this past year include Brian Wilson, the legendary co-founder and creative force behind The Beach Boys, R&B songstress Roberta Flack, Ace Frehley, original lead guitarist of KISS, known as “The Spaceman,” Sly Stone, the influential funk master of Sly and the Family Stone, Blondie et. al. drummer Clem Burke, Garth Hudson of The Band, English singer/songwriter Chris Rea, and producer Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars).
Many other important artists and music figures left us this year, and some are likely missing on this list but here are many of the most notable deaths from last year, in chronological order:
| Artist/role-affiliation | Age | Date | Place | Cause of death |
| A.D.O.R. | 55 | 1-Jan-25 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Rapper | ||||
| Leo Dan | 82 | 1-Jan-25 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Argentine singer-songwriter | ||||
| Chad Morgan | 91 | 1-Jan-25 | Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia | Undisclosed |
| Country singer and guitarist | ||||
| Nora Orlandi | 91 | 1-Jan-25 | Rome, Italy | Undisclosed |
| Singer, pianist, and film composer | ||||
| Jean-Michel Defaye | 92 | 1-Jan-25 | Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France | Undisclosed |
| French composer and pianist | ||||
| Wayne Osmond | 73 | 1-Jan-25 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US | Stroke |
| The Osmonds | ||||
| Russ North | 59 | 1-Jan-25 | Unknown | Undisclosed |
| Cloven Hoof | ||||
| Ferdi Tayfur | 79 | 2-Jan-25 | Antalya, Turkey | Undisclosed |
| Turkish arabesque singer | ||||
| Brenton Wood | 83 | 3-Jan-25 | Moreno Valley, California, US | Natural causes |
| Soul singer | ||||
| Ed Askew | 84 | 4-Jan-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Folk singer | ||||
| Beej Chaney | 68 | 5-Jan-25 | Hermosa Beach, California, US | Died while swimming |
| The Suburbs | ||||
| Fredrik Lindgren | 53 | 5-Jan-25 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed |
| Unleashed, Terra Firma | ||||
| Hope Foye | 103 | 6-Jan-25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Undisclosed |
| Singer and political activist | ||||
| Stella Greka | 102 | 6-Jan-25 | Dionysos, Greece | Undisclosed |
| Singer and actress | ||||
| Ragne Wahlquist | 69 | 7-Jan-25 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed |
| Heavy Load | ||||
| Peter Yarrow | 86 | 7-Jan-25 | New York City, US | Bladder cancer |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | ||||
| Sam Moore | 89 | 10-Jan-25 | Coral Gables, Florida, US | Complications from surgery |
| Sam & Dave |
Sam Moore (L) of Sam & Dave, who inspired blues artists everywhere with hits like "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comin'", "I Thank You" and more
| Mark Izu | 70 | 12-Jan-25 | San Francisco, California, US | Colon cancer |
| Jazz bassist and composer | ||||
| P. Fluid (Peter Forrest) | 64 | 13-Jan-25 | New York City, US | Beaten to death |
| 24-7 Spyz | ||||
| Buck White | 94 | 13-Jan-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Whites | ||||
| Tommy Dix | 101 | 15-Jan-25 | Williamsburg, Virginia, US | Undisclosed |
| Singer and actor | ||||
| David Lynch | 78 | 15-Jan-25 | Los Angeles, California | Emphysema |
| Filmmaker, actor, painter, and musician | ||||
| Melba Montgomery | 86 | 15-Jan-25 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Singer and songwriter | ||||
| Linda Nolan | 65 | 15-Jan-25 | Blackpool, England | Breast cancer |
| The Nolans | ||||
| Bob Kuban | 84 | 20-Jan-25 | Stroke | |
| Musician and bandleader | ||||
| Garth Hudson | 87 | 21-Jan-25 | Woodstock, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| The Band | ||||
| Paddy Cole | 85 | 22-Jan-25 | Dublin, Ireland | Lung cancer |
| Irish showband musician | ||||
| Barry Goldberg | 83 | 22-Jan-25 | Los Angeles, California | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| The Electric Flag, The Rides | ||||
| Gabriel Yacoub | 72 | 22-Jan-25 | Bourges, France | Undisclosed |
| Malicorne | ||||
| Edweena Banger | 65 | 24-Jan-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & the Dogs | ||||
| Unk | 43 | 24-Jan-25 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Rapper | ||||
| Gary Grier | 26-Jan-25 | Undisclosed | ||
| The Contours | ||||
| Judy Johnson | 100 | 29-Jan-25 | Calabasas, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Bruce Howe | 77 | 29-Jan-25 | Semaphore, South Australia, Australia | Cancer |
| Fraternity | ||||
| Marianne Faithfull | 78 | 30-Jan-25 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| Pop and rock singer-songwriter and actress |
Before her emotional "Gimme Shelter" vocal cameo, Marianne Faithfull's 1964 hit was written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Andrew Loog Oldham
| Sal Maida | 76 | 1-Feb-25 | New York City, US | Complications from a fall |
| Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks | ||||
| Gene Barge | 98 | 2-Feb-25 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Natural causes |
| R&B saxophonist, record producer | ||||
| Colin Earl | 82 | 2-Feb-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Mungo Jerry | ||||
| Barbie Hsu | 48 | 2-Feb-25 | Tokyo, Japan | Pneumonia |
| Singer, actress, and host | ||||
| John Roberts | 80 | 3-Feb-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Traditional folk musician | ||||
| Irv Gotti | 54 | 5-Feb-25 | New York City, US | Stroke |
| Record producer and executive | ||||
| Dave Jerden | 75 | 5-Feb-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Record producer, audio engineer and mixer | ||||
| Mike Ratledge | 81 | 5-Feb-25 | Short illness | |
| Soft Machine | ||||
| Naâman | 34 | 7-Feb-25 | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | Brain tumor |
| Tommy Hunt | 91 | 12-Feb-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Flamingos | ||||
| Rick Buckler | 69 | 17-Feb-25 | Woking, Surrey, England | Short illness |
| The Jam | ||||
| Jamie Muir | 82 | 17-Feb-25 | Cornwall, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| King Crimson | ||||
| Paquita la del Barrio | 77 | 17-Feb-25 | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | Undisclosed |
| Singer, songwriter, and actress | ||||
| Karl Cochran | 60 | 19-Feb-25 | Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, US | Car accident |
| Ace Frehley, Eric Singer Project, Thor | ||||
| Snowy Fleet | 85 | 19-Feb-25 | Sydney, Australia | Undisclosed |
| The Easybeats | ||||
| Jerry Butler | 85 | 20-Feb-25 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Parkinson's disease |
| The Impressions | ||||
| Gerry Arling | 63 | 21-Feb-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Arling & Cameron | ||||
| Fred Bekky | 81 | 21-Feb-25 | Pneumonia | |
| The Pebbles | ||||
| Bill Fay | 81 | 21-Feb-25 | London, England, UK | Parkinson's disease |
| Khalil Fong | 41 | 21-Feb-25 | Dali City, Yunnan, China | Pneumothorax |
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Gwen McCrae | 81 | 21-Feb-25 | Pensacola, Florida, US | Stroke |
| Singer | ||||
| Voletta Wallace | 78 | 21-Feb-25 | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, US | Natural causes |
| Record producer; mother of The Notorious B.I.G. | ||||
| Linsey Alexander | 82 | 22-Feb-25 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Undisclosed |
| Blues singer and guitarist for Buddy Guy, A.C. Reed, Magic Slim, and B.B. King | ||||
| Ken Parker | 76 | 22-Feb-25 | Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Jamaican reggae and gospel musician | ||||
| Jacques De Jongh | 84 | 23-Feb-25 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Undisclosed |
| Hush, John Paul Young and the All Stars, Redhouse | ||||
| Chris Jasper | 73 | 23-Feb-25 | Cancer | |
| The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley | ||||
| Roberta Flack | 88 | 24-Feb-25 | New York City, US | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Singer and songwriter |
Roberta Flack in 1976. Flack is best known for her consecutive Grammy Award Record Of The Year winners "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
| Robert John | 79 | 24-Feb-25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Stroke |
| Soft rock singer and songwriter | ||||
| Coburn Pharr | 62 | 25-Feb-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Annihilator, Omen | ||||
| David Johansen | 75 | 28-Feb-25 | New York City, US | Cancer |
| New York Dolls | ||||
| Angie Stone | 63 | 1-Mar-25 | Montgomery, Alabama, US | Car accident |
| Joey Molland | 77 | 1-Mar-25 | Hopkins, Minnesota, US | Multiple health issues |
| Edip Akbayram | 74 | 2-Mar-25 | Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey | Multiple organ failure |
| Turkish musician | ||||
| Frank Maher | 90 | 2-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Folk musician | ||||
| Herb Greene | 82 | 3-Mar-25 | Maynard, Massachusetts, US | A long illness |
| Photographer of rock musicians | ||||
| Geraint Jarman | 74 | 3-Mar-25 | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Undisclosed |
| Welsh musician, poet, and television producer | ||||
| Jeffrey Runnings | 61 | 3-Mar-25 | Cancer | |
| For Against | ||||
| Bob Rupe | 68 | 3-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Cracker, The Silos | ||||
| Roy Ayers | 84 | 4-Mar-25 | New York City, US | Long illness |
| Jazz-funk vibraphonist, record producer, and composer | ||||
| Harry Elston | 86 | 4-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Friends of Distinction | ||||
| Edesio Alejandro | 66 | 5-Mar-25 | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | Cancer |
| Cuban film composer | ||||
| Randy Brown | 72 | 5-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| R&B musician and soul singer | ||||
| DJ Funk | 54 | 5-Mar-25 | Cancer | |
| DJ and music producer | ||||
| Troy Seals | 86 | 6-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Country and soul singer and songwriter | ||||
| Brian James | 74 | 6-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Damned, The Lords of the New Church, London SS | ||||
| Danny Cox | 81 | 7-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Musician and singer-songwriter | ||||
| D'Wayne Wiggins | 64 | 7-Mar-25 | Oakland, California, US | Bladder cancer |
| Tony! Toni! Toné! |
D'Wayne Wiggins formed Tony! Toni! Toné! with his younger half brother, Charles Ray Wiggins (known later as Raphael Saadiq) and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley
| Bill Ashton | 88 | 8-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jazz saxophonist and director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra | ||||
| Beau Dozier | 45 | 10-Mar-25 | Los Angeles, California | Undisclosed |
| R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer | ||||
| Stedman Pearson | 60 | 10-Mar-25 | London, England | Complications from diabetes |
| Five Star | ||||
| Wheesung | 43 | 10-Mar-25 | Seoul, South Korea | Undisclosed |
| South Korean R&B singer | ||||
| Bob Rivers | 68 | 11-Mar-25 | Vermont, US | Esophageal cancer |
| Radio personality and parodies musician | ||||
| Cocoa Tea | 65 | 11-Mar-25 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Cardiac arrest |
| Reggae singer-songwriter | ||||
| Peter Wabitt (Peter Allen) | 65 | 12-Mar-25 | California, US | Undisclosed |
| Ampage | ||||
| Mark "Porkchop" Holder | 52 | 13-Mar-25 | Dayton, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Black Diamond Heavies | ||||
| Ann Sexton | 78 | 13-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| R&B and soul singer | ||||
| Yallunder | 30 | 13-Mar-25 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | A long illness |
| South African singer and songwriter | ||||
| Bruno Romani | 65 | 14-Mar-25 | Italy | Undisclosed |
| Italian saxophonist, flutist, and composer | ||||
| Les Binks | 73 | 15-Mar-25 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| Judas Priest | ||||
| Dandy Bestia (Fabio Testoni) | 72 | 16-Mar-25 | Italy | Natural causes |
| Skiantos | ||||
| Andrej Gjorgieski | 43 | 16-Mar-25 | Kočani, North Macedonia | Injuries from fire |
| DNK | ||||
| Rob de Nijs | 82 | 16-Mar-25 | Bennekom, Netherlands | Parkinson's disease |
| Dutch singer and actor | ||||
| Jesse Colin Young | 83 | 16-Mar-25 | Aiken, South Carolina, US | Heart attack |
| The Youngbloods | ||||
| Rod Clark | 82 | 17-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Moody Blues | ||||
| Peter Farrelly | 76 | 17-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Fruupp | ||||
| Aurelio Martínez | 55 | 17-Mar-25 | Roatán, Honduras | Plane crash |
| Honduran singer and guitarist | ||||
| AnNa R. | 55 | 17-Mar-25 | Berlin, Germany | Undislclosed |
| Rosenstolz, Gleis 8 | ||||
| Nadia Cassini | 76 | 18-Mar-25 | Reggio Calabria, Italy | A long illness |
| Actress and singer | ||||
| Eddie Adcock | 86 | 20-Mar-25 | Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| The Country Gentlemen | ||||
| Oleg Baranov | 57 | 20-Mar-25 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Undisclosed |
| Tequilajazzz, S.P.O.R.T. | ||||
| Leanne Cowie | 20-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | ||
| The Scientists | ||||
| Larry Tamblyn | 82 | 21-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Standells | ||||
| Andy Peebles | 76 | 22-Mar-25 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | Undisclosed |
| DJ and radio presenter | ||||
| Francesco Benozzo | 56 | 22-Mar-25 | Italy | Undisclosed |
| Italian poet and musician | ||||
| Paul "Wags" Wagstaff | 60 | 22-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Paris Angels, Black Grape, Happy Mondays | ||||
| Kevan Staples | 74 | 23-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Rough Trade | ||||
| Huey Willams | 86 | 24-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jackson Southernaires | ||||
| Alan Cuckston | 85 | 24-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and lecturer | ||||
| Tapani Kansa | 76 | 25-Mar-25 | Kotka, Finland | Complications after gallbladder surgery |
| Finnish singer | ||||
| Sanjida Khatun | 91 | 25-Mar-25 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Undisclosed |
| Bangladeshi musicologist | ||||
| Terry Manning | 77 | 25-Mar-25 | El Paso, Texas, US | Accidental fall at home |
| Producer, musician, and photographer | ||||
| Alice Tan Ridley | 72 | 25-Mar-25 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Gospel and R&B singer | ||||
| Shushama Das | 94 | 26-Mar-25 | Sylhet, Bangladesh | Natural causes |
| Bangladeshi folk singer | ||||
| Tommy Rey | 80 | 26-Mar-25 | Heart attack | |
| Sonora Palacios | ||||
| Young Scooter | 39 | 28-Mar-25 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Injury incurred while fleeing police |
| Rapper | ||||
| Dick Damron | 91 | 29-Mar-25 | Alberta, Canada | Undisclosed |
| Canadian country and gospel singer songwriter | ||||
| Richard Chamberlain | 90 | 29-Mar-25 | Waimānalo, Hawaii, US | Stroke |
| Actor and singer | ||||
| Tracy Schwarz | 86 | 29-Mar-25 | Elkins, West Virginia, US | Undisclosed |
| New Lost City Ramblers, Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz | ||||
| Enrique Bátiz | 82 | 30-Mar-25 | Mexico City, Mexico | Undisclosed |
| Mexican pianist and conductor | ||||
| Marinko Colnago | 83 | 30-Mar-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Novi fosili | ||||
| John Nelson | 83 | 31-Mar-25 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Natural causes |
| Classical conductor | ||||
| J Nyi Nyi | 71 | 31-Mar-25 | Yangon, Myanmar | Undisclosed |
| Burmese singer and musician | ||||
| Volkan Konak | 58 | 31-Mar-25 | Famagusta, Cyprus | Heart attack – collapsed on stage during a concert |
| Turkish folk singer | ||||
| George Freeman | 97 | 1-Apr-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jazz guitarist | ||||
| Wayne Handy | 89 | 1-Apr-25 | Devon, Pennsylvania, US | Undisclosed |
| Rock and roll singer and songwriter | ||||
| Alfi Kabiljo | 89 | 1-Apr-25 | Zagreb, Croatia | Undisclosed |
| Croatian composer and musician | ||||
| Johnny Tillotson | 86 | 1-Apr-25 | Los Angeles, California | Parkinson's disease |
| Singer and songwriter | ||||
| Michael Hurley | 83 | 3-Apr-25 | Astoria, Oregon, US | Natural causes |
| Folk singer and songwriter | ||||
| Amadou Bagayoko | 70 | 4-Apr-25 | Bamako, Mali | Following an illness |
| Amadou & Mariam | ||||
| Pasha Technique | 40 | 4-Apr-25 | Thailand | Drug overdose |
| Russian rapper and music producer | ||||
| Dave Allen | 69 | 5-Apr-25 | Portland, Oregon, US | Dementia |
| Gang of Four, Glassjaw | ||||
| Roberto De Simone | 91 | 6-Apr-25 | Naples, Italy | Undisclosed |
| Italian musicians, stage director and composer | ||||
| Pongsri Woranuch | 85 | 6-Apr-25 | Thailand | Lung disease |
| Thai luk thung singer | ||||
| Al Barile | 63 | 6-Apr-25 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Rectal cancer |
| SSD | ||||
| Anna Slováčková | 29 | 6-Apr-25 | Prague, Czech Republic | Lung cancer |
| Czech singer and actress | ||||
| Clem Burke | 70 | 7-Apr-25 | Saratoga, California, US | Cancer |
| Blondie, Ramones |
Clem Burke (2nd from left) was not only Blondie's founding drummer, he also performed with the Ramones, the Romantics, Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, Eurythmics, Iggy Pop, and more
| William Finn | 73 | 8-Apr-25 | Bennington, Vermont, US | Pulmonary fibrosis |
| Composer and lyricist | ||||
| Rubby Pérez | 69 | 8-Apr-25 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Injuries from roof collapse |
| Dominican merengue singer | ||||
| Lenny Welch | 86 | 8-Apr-25 | Kissimmee, Florida, US | A long illness |
| MOR and pop singer | ||||
| Drew Zingg | 68 | 10-Apr-25 | San Francisco, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Rock, blues, soul, and jazz guitarist | ||||
| Titiek Puspa | 87 | 10-Apr-25 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| Indonesian singer and songwriter | ||||
| Mike Berry | 82 | 11-Apr-25 | Kingston upon Thames, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| English singer and actor | ||||
| Max Romeo | 80 | 11-Apr-25 | Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica | A heart-related issue |
| Jamaican reggae singer | ||||
| Roy Thomas Baker | 78 | 12-Apr-25 | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, US | Undisclosed |
| Record producer, songwriter, and arranger | ||||
| Pilita Corrales | 85 | 12-Apr-25 | Manila, Philippines | Undisclosed |
| Filipino singer and actress | ||||
| Nino Tempo | 90 | 12-Apr-25 | Niagara Falls, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| Nino Tempo & April Stevens, The Wrecking Crew | ||||
| Jed the Fish | 69 | 14-Apr-25 | Pasadena, California, US | Lung cancer |
| Radio DJ | ||||
| Wink Martindale | 91 | 15-Apr-25 | Rancho Mirage, California, US | Undisclosed |
| DJ, radio personality, game show host, and television producer | ||||
| Nora Aunor | 71 | 16-Apr-25 | Pasig, Philippines | Undisclosed |
| Filipino singer and actress | ||||
| Roger McLachlan | 71 | 16-Apr-25 | Melbourne, Australia | Pancreatic cancer |
| New Zealand bass guitarist; Little River Band | ||||
| Mac Gayden | 83 | 16-Apr-25 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Rock/country singer-songwriter and guitarist | ||||
| Joel Krosnick | 84 | 16-Apr-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Cellist, soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician | ||||
| Peter Ablinger | 66 | 17-Apr-25 | Berlin, Germany | Undisclosed |
| Austrian composer | ||||
| Colin Berry | 79 | 17-Apr-25 | Undisclosed | |
| British radio DJ and presenter | ||||
| Nuno Guerreiro | 52 | 17-Apr-25 | Lisbon, Portugal | Undisclosed |
| Ala dos Namorados | ||||
| Mizuki Itagaki | 24 | 17-Apr-25 | Tokyo, Japan | Undisclosed accident |
| M!LK | ||||
| Clodagh Rodgers | 78 | 18-Apr-25 | Cobham, Surrey, UK | A long illness |
| Northern Irish singer | ||||
| Ricky Siahaan | 48 | 19-Apr-25 | Tokyo, Japan | Heart attack |
| Indonesian guitarist and member of Seringai | ||||
| Cristina Buarque | 74 | 20-Apr-25 | Brazil | Cancer |
| Brazilian singer and composer | ||||
| Kimble Rendall | 68 | 20-Apr-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Australian director, musician and writer; XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| Hajji Alejandro | 70 | 21-Apr-25 | Colorectal cancer | |
| Filipino singer and actor | ||||
| David Briggs | 82 | 22-Apr-25 | Brookings, Oregon, US | Undisclosed |
| Keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer, and studio owner; Nashville A-Team, Nashville Cats, TCB Band, Area Code 615 | ||||
| Waltraut Haas | 97 | 23-Apr-25 | Vienna, Austria | Undisclosed |
| Austrian actress and singer | ||||
| Lulu Roman | 78 | 23-Apr-25 | Bellingham, Washington, US | Undisclosed |
| Comedian and singer | ||||
| David Thomas | 71 | 23-Apr-25 | Brighton and Hove, England, UK | A long illness |
| Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs | ||||
| Edy Star | 87 | 24-Apr-25 | San Paulo, Brazil | Respiratory failure |
| Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor and artist | ||||
| Roy Phillips | 83 | 24-Apr-25 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Undisclosed |
| The Peddlers | ||||
| Peter McIan | 78 | 24-Apr-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Musician and songwriter; Men at Work record producer; The City | ||||
| Kari Løvaas | 85 | 24-Apr-25 | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | Undisclosed |
| Norwegian opera singer | ||||
| Richard Wernick | 91 | 25-Apr-25 | Haverford, Pennsylvania, US | Age-related causes |
| Composer | ||||
| Paul A. Batiste | 74 | 25-Apr-25 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Lung cancer |
| Jazz musician and educator; Batiste family | ||||
| Wizz Jones | 86 | 27-Apr-25 | San Antonio, Texas, US | Natural causes possibly health issues |
| Acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter | ||||
| Andy Bey | 85 | 27-Apr-25 | Englewood, New Jersey, US | Undisclosed |
| Jazz singer and pianist | ||||
| Brian Montana | 60 | 28-Apr-25 | San Francisco, California, US | Shot by police |
| Possessed | ||||
| Mike Peters | 66 | 29-Apr-25 | Manchester, England, UK | Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia |
| The Alarm, Big Country | ||||
| Christfried Schmidt | 92 | 29-Apr-25 | Berlin, Germany | Undisclosed |
| German classical composer and arranger | ||||
| Igor Molchanov | 63 | 29-Apr-25 | Brussels, Belgium | N/A |
| мастер, Ария | ||||
| Joe Louis Walker | 75 | 30-Apr-25 | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | Cardiac-related illness |
| Electric blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer | ||||
| Steve Price | 77 | April, 2025 | Montana, US | Undisclosed |
| Thor | ||||
| Nana Caymmi | 84 | 1-May-25 | Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Multiple organ failure |
| Brazilian singer | ||||
| Jill Sobule | 66 | 1-May-25 | Woodbury, Minnesota, US | House fire |
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Karel Bláha | 77 | 2-May-25 | Czech Republic | Prolonged health complications |
| Czech opera singer | ||||
| Jim Smith | 70 | 2-May-25 | Heart attack | |
| Animator and musician | ||||
| Nathan Jerde | 50 | 5-May-25 | US | Undisclosed |
| The Ponys | ||||
| May Abrahamse | 94 | 5-May-25 | Cape Town, South Africa | Undisclosed |
| South African soprano and opera singer | ||||
| James Baker | 71 | 5-May-25 | Perth, Australia | Cancer |
| The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon | ||||
| Squire Parsons | 77 | 5-May-25 | Goodlettsville, Tennessee, US | Heart attack |
| Gospel singer-songwriter | ||||
| Wifiskeleton | 21 | 5-May-25 | US | Drug overdose |
| Luigi Lopez | 77 | 6-May-25 | Civita Castellana, Viterbo, Italy | Undisclosed |
| Italian singer and composer | ||||
| Vakhtang Machavariani | 74 | 6-May-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Georgian composer and conductor | ||||
| Ronald Corp | 74 | 7-May-25 | Bath, Somerset, England | Complications following earlier surgery |
| Composer, conductor and Anglican priest | ||||
| Xatar | 43 | 8-May-25 | Cologne, Germany | Complications from stroke |
| Kurdish-German rapper | ||||
| Stewart Francke | 66 | 9-May-25 | Huntington Woods, Michigan, US | Stroke |
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Johnny Rodriguez | 73 | 9-May-25 | Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Undisclosed |
| Country singer | ||||
| Mustafa Zaman Abbasi | 88 | 10-May-25 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Respiratory complications |
| Bangladeshi musicologist | ||||
| Matthew Best | 68 | 10-May-25 | Cancer | |
| British bass singer and conductor | ||||
| Kafon | 42 | 10-May-25 | Tunis, Tunisia | Multiple health issues |
| Tunisian rapper and actor | ||||
| Larry Lee | 78 | 10-May-25 | Springfield, Missouri, US | Undisclosed |
| The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | ||||
| Leila Negra | 95 | 11-May-25 | Hamburg, Germany | Undisclosed |
| German singer and actress | ||||
| John Edwards | 80 | 11-May-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Spinners | ||||
| Alena Veselá | 101 | 11-May-25 | Brno, Czech Republic | Undisclosed |
| Classical organist and musical teacher | ||||
| Ernst Mahle | 96 | 12-May-25 | Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil | Undisclosed |
| German-Brazilian composer and conductor | ||||
| Yasunao Tone | 90 | 12-May-25 | Age-related complications | |
| Japanese jazz composer and sound artist | ||||
| Billy Earheart | 71 | 13-May-25 | Fulton, Mississippi, US | Cancer |
| Country keyboardist; The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band | ||||
| Dharío Primero | 72 | 14-May-25 | Orlando, Florida, US | Lung cancer and heart problems |
| Dominican singer | ||||
| Terry Draper | 73 | 15-May-25 | Newmarket, Ontario | Leukemia |
| Drummer for Klaatu |
Terry Draper joined fellow Canadians Dee Long and John Woloschuk in forming Klaatu. At first thought to possibly be the Beatles, they crafted this 1976 hit made most famous by The Carpenters.
| Luigi Alva | 98 | 15-May-25 | Barlassina, Italy, North of Milan | Undisclosed |
| Peruvian operatic tenor and opera singer | ||||
| Charles Strouse | 96 | 15-May-25 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Composer and lyricist | ||||
| Junior Byles | 77 | 15-May-25 | Jamaica | Undisclosed |
| Jamaican reggae singer | ||||
| Dada KD | 56 | 16-May-25 | Accra, Ghana | Sudden medical emergency |
| Ghanaian highlife musician | ||||
| Rodney Brown | 78 | 17-May-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Dyke and the Blazers | ||||
| Roger Nichols | 84 | 17-May-25 | Oregon, US | Undisclosed |
| Songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist | ||||
| Werenoi | 31 | 17-May-25 | Paris, France | Cardiac arrest |
| French rapper | ||||
| Heorhiy Gina | 93 | 19-May-25 | Germany | Undisclosed causes heart stop |
| Ukrainian composer | ||||
| Chris Hager | 67 | 19-May-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Rough Cutt, Mickey Ratt | ||||
| Adam Ramey | 31 | 19-May-25 | Suicide | |
| Dropout Kings | ||||
| Michael B. Tretow | 80 | 20-May-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Swedish record producer and sound engineer for ABBA | ||||
| Mark Greene | 67 | 20-May-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Lead R&B singer of The Moments | ||||
| Frank Gibson Jr. | 79 | 21-May-25 | Undisclosed | |
| New Zealand jazz drummer | ||||
| Guy Klucevsek | 78 | 22-May-25 | Staten Island, New York, US | Neuroendocrine cancer |
| Accordionist and composer | ||||
| James Lowe | 82 | 22-May-25 | Santa Barbara, California, US | Cardiac arrest |
| The Electric Prunes | ||||
| Dan Storper | 74 | 22-May-25 | US | Cancer |
| Record label executive | ||||
| Daniel Williams | 39 | 22-May-25 | near San Diego, California, US | Plane crash |
| The Devil Wears Prada | ||||
| Lillian Boutté | 75 | 23-May-25 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Lengthy illness |
| Jazz singer | ||||
| Kenny Marco | 78 | 24-May-25 | Saskatoon, Canada | Cancer |
| Rock guitarist; Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||||
| Simon House | 76 | 25-May-25 | Michigan, US | Cancer |
| Multi-instrumentalist and composer for Hawkwind, David Bowie, Third Ear Band | ||||
| Ángel Mahler | 65 | 25-May-25 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Melanoma |
| Argentine conductor and composer | ||||
| Michael Sumler | 71 | 25-May-25 | Mableton, Georgia, US | Car crash |
| Kool & the Gang | ||||
| Foday Musa Suso | 75 | 25-May-25 | Brikama, Gambia | Undisclosed |
| Gambian mandé singer and kora player | ||||
| Gigi Canu | 66 | 26-May-25 | Unknown | Colon cancer |
| Planet Funk | ||||
| Rick Derringer | 77 | 26-May-25 | Ormond Beach, Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| The McCoys; Record producer for "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
| İlhan Şeşen | 76 | 26-May-25 | Istanbul, Turkey | Lung cancer |
| Turkish musician | ||||
| Freddie Aguilar | 72 | 27-May-25 | Quezon City, Philippines | Multiple organ failure |
| Filipino musician and singer-songwriter | ||||
| Brian Kellock | 63 | 27-May-25 | Glasgow, Scotland | Undisclosed |
| Scottish jazz pianist | ||||
| Irianti Erningpraja | 59 | 27-May-25 | South Jakarta, Indonesia | Cervical cancer |
| Indonesian singer, songwriter and actress | ||||
| Al Foster | 82 | 28-May-25 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Jazz drummer | ||||
| Per Nørgård | 92 | 28-May-25 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Long Illness |
| Danish composer | ||||
| Alf Clausen | 84 | 29-May-25 | New York City, US | Pancreatic cancer |
| Television composer | ||||
| Susann McDonald | 90 | 29-May-25 | Bloomington, Indiana, US | Natural causes |
| Classical harpist | ||||
| Charles Wadsworth | 96 | 29-May-25 | Upper East Side, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| Classical pianist | ||||
| Renée Victor | 86 | 30-May-25 | Sherman Oaks, California, US | Lymphoma |
| Singer and actress | ||||
| Marcie Jones | 79 | 1-Jun-25 | Melbourne, Australia | Leukemia |
| Australian singer; Marcie and The Cookies | ||||
| Monica Nielsen | 87 | 1-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Swedish singer and actress | ||||
| Colin Jerwood | 63 | 2-Jun-25 | Short illness | |
| Conflict | ||||
| Frankie Jordan | 86 | 3-Jun-25 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | Cancer |
| French rock and roll singer | ||||
| Eugen Doga | 88 | 3-Jun-25 | Chișinău, Moldova | Undisclosed |
| Moldovan composer | ||||
| Nicole Croisille | 88 | 4-Jun-25 | Paris, France | Undisclosed |
| French singer and actress | ||||
| Arthur Hamilton | 98 | 4-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Songwriter | ||||
| Raul WS | 23 | 4-Jun-25 | France | Complications from a beating |
| Romanian rapper | ||||
| Norman Hutchins | 62 | 5-Jun-25 | Carson, California, US | Diabetes and kidney failure |
| Gospel singer-songwriter | ||||
| Wayne Lewis | 68 | 5-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Atlantic Starr | ||||
| Ariel Kalma | 78 | 5-Jun-25 | New South Wales, Australia | Obstructive sleep apnea |
| French new-age composer and electronic musician | ||||
| Mike Ejeagha | 95 | 6-Jun-25 | Enugu, Nigeria | Long illness |
| Nigerian folk singer and guitarist | ||||
| Cheo Zorrilla | 75 | 8-Jun-25 | Stroke | |
| Dominican composer, trumpet player, and singer | ||||
| Sly Stone | 82 | 9-Jun-25 | Los Angeles, California | COPD |
| Sly and the Family Stone | ||||
| Douglas McCarthy | 58 | 11-Jun-25 | Kensington, Greater London, England | Undisclosed |
| Nitzer Ebb | ||||
| Brian Wilson | 82 | 11-Jun-25 | Beverly Hills, California, US | Respiratory arrest |
| The Beach Boys |
Brian Wilson became known as a genius songwriter and producer in addition to his role as a singer in The Beach Boys
| Louis Moholo | 80 | 13-Jun-25 | Long illness | |
| South African jazz drummer for The Blue Notes | ||||
| Bira Presidente | 88 | 14-Jun-25 | Brazil | Prostate cancer |
| Brazilian samba musician and composer; Fundo de Quintal | ||||
| Kollangudi Karuppayee | 99 | 14-Jun-25 | Age-related illness | |
| Indian folk singer and actress | ||||
| Gusti Irwan Wibowo | 25 | 15-Jun-25 | Lembang, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | Heart attack |
| Indonesian singer and songwriter | ||||
| Sven-Åke Johansson | 82 | 15-Jun-25 | Long illness | |
| Swedish drummer, composer and visual artist | ||||
| John Reid | 61 | 16-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Nightcrawlers | ||||
| Hélio Delmiro | 78 | 16-Jun-25 | Brasília, Brazil | Kidney disease |
| Brazilian guitarist | ||||
| Alfred Brendel | 94 | 17-Jun-25 | London, England | Undisclosed |
| Czech-born Austrian pianist | ||||
| Charles Burrell | 104 | 17-Jun-25 | Denver, Colorado, US | Undisclosed |
| Classical and jazz bass player | ||||
| Lou Christie | 82 | 18-Jun-25 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Cancer |
| Pop and soft rock singer-songwriter | ||||
| Ron Woodbridge | 87 | 19-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Searchers | ||||
| James Prime | 64 | 19-Jun-25 | Cancer | |
| Deacon Blue | ||||
| Cavin Yarbrough | 72 | 19-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Yarbrough and Peoples | ||||
| Anne Marie Børud | 76 | 19-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Norwegian singer | ||||
| Geirr Lystrup | 76 | 19-Jun-25 | Norway | Complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Norwegian singer and poet | ||||
| David L. Hamilton | 74 | 20-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Pavlov's Dog | ||||
| Patrick Walden | 46 | 20-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Babyshambles | ||||
| Rebekah Del Rio | 57 | 23-Jun-25 | Los Angeles, California | Undisclosed |
| Singer-songwriter and actress | ||||
| Feya Faku | 63 | 23-Jun-25 | Basel, Switzerland | Undisclosed |
| South African trumpeter and flugelhornist | ||||
| Yuriy Parfyonov | 79 | 23-Jun-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Russian jazz musician; Auktyon | ||||
| Mick Ralphs | 81 | 23-Jun-25 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | Complications from a stroke |
| Mott the Hoople, Bad Company | ||||
| Serge Fiori | 73 | 24-Jun-25 | Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Quebec, Canada | Long illness |
| Harmonium | ||||
| Bobby Sherman | 81 | 24-Jun-25 | Los Angeles, California | Stage 4 cancer |
| Singer and actor | ||||
| Ocasional Talento | 29 | 26-Jun-25 | La Paz, Bolivia | Complications from fall |
| Bolivian rapper | ||||
| Lalo Schifrin | 93 | 26-Jun-25 | Los Angeles, California | Complications from pneumonia |
| Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and conductor | ||||
| Walter Scott | 81 | 26-Jun-25 | Los Angeles, California | Cancer |
| The Whispers | ||||
| Derek A. E. Fuhrmann | 44 | 27-Jun-25 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Cancer |
| Songwriter; The Crash Motive | ||||
| Stuart Burrows | 92 | 29-Jun-25 | Short illness | |
| Welsh opera singer | ||||
| Jimmy Swaggart | 90 | 1-Jul-25 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US | Cardiac arrest |
| Gospel singer and televangelist | ||||
| Hamdan ATT | 78 | 1-Jul-25 | Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, Indonesia | Battling various health complications, including stroke and ruptured blood vessels after 8 years |
| Indonesian dangdut singer | ||||
| Brendan Berg | 42 | 1-Jul-25 | Car crash | |
| Canadian indie pop bassist; Royal Canoe | ||||
| Verka Siderova | 99 | 2-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Bulgarian folk singer | ||||
| Mickey MacConnell | 75 | 3-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Irish musician and songwriter | ||||
| Mark Snow | 78 | 4-Jul-25 | Connecticut, US | Undisclosed |
| Film and television composer | ||||
| Luís Jardim | 75 | 4-Jul-25 | Undisclosed; Died on his 75th birthday | |
| Portuguese pop rock percussionist and bassist | ||||
| Young Noble | 47 | 4-Jul-25 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Suicide by gunshot |
| Outlawz | ||||
| Antti Tammilehto | 70 | 6-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Finnish bassist; The Boys, Juice Leskinen | ||||
| Ossi Huber | 70 | 6-Jul-25 | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria | Serious illness |
| Austrian singer-songwriter, musician and author | ||||
| Mosie Burks | 92 | 7-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Gospel singer; Mississippi Mass Choir | ||||
| James Carter Cathcart | 71 | 8-Jul-25 | New York City, US | Throat cancer |
| Voice actor, pianist and vocalist | ||||
| Tim Cronin | 63 | 8-Jul-25 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | |
| Drummer, bass guitarist and lead singer; Monster Magnet | ||||
| Ihor Poklad | 83 | 9-Jul-25 | Vorzel, Ukraine | Undisclosed |
| Ukrainian composer | ||||
| Toni Cruz | 78 | 11-Jul-25 | Greece | Undisclosed |
| Spanish singer and television producer; La Trinca | ||||
| Raymond Guiot | 94 | 11-Jul-25 | Paris, France | Undisclosed |
| French classical and jazz flutist, pianist and composer | ||||
| David Kaff | 79 | 11-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Rare Bird, Spinal Tap | ||||
| Iris Williams | 79 | 11-Jul-25 | US | Undisclosed |
| Welsh jazz singer | ||||
| Dave Cousins | 85 | 13-Jul-25 | Canterbury, England | Long illness |
| Songwriter and lead singer, Strawbs | ||||
| Matt Keil | 39 | 14-Jul-25 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | |
| Bass guitarist, Comeback Kid | ||||
| Andrea Gibson | 49 | 14-Jul-25 | Boulder, Colorado, US | Ovarian cancer |
| Poet and singer | ||||
| Billy April | 61 | 15-Jul-25 | Short period of illness | |
| Lead musician, record producer, and songwriter; Driza Bone | ||||
| Connie Francis | 87 | 16-Jul-25 | Pompano Beach, Florida, US | Pneumonia |
| Singer and actress | ||||
| Gary Karr | 84 | 16-Jul-25 | Brain aneurysm | |
| Double bassist | ||||
| Eero Raittinen | 80 | 16-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Boys | ||||
| Chris Faiumu | 54 | 16-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| New Zealand reggae dub percussionist; Fat Freddy's Drop | ||||
| Alan Bergman | 99 | 17-Jul-25 | Los Angeles, California | Undisclosed |
| Composer and songwriter | ||||
| Daphne Walker | 94 | 17-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| New Zealand singer | ||||
| Robbie Pradlo | 46 | 17-Jul-25 | Willingboro, New Jersey, US | Heart failure |
| City High | ||||
| Hal Galper | 87 | 18-Jul-25 | Cochecton, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader | ||||
| Helen Cornelius | 83 | 18-Jul-25 | Monroe City, Missouri, US | Lengthy illness |
| Country singer and songwriter | ||||
| Frank Maffei | 85 | 19-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Danny & the Juniors | ||||
| Béatrice Uria-Monzon | 61 | 19-Jul-25 | Agen, France | Undisclosed |
| French mezzo-soprano | ||||
| Owen Gray | 86 | 20-Jul-25 | London, England | Undisclosed |
| Jamaican reggae musician | ||||
| Preta Gil | 50 | 20-Jul-25 | New York City, US | Complications from colorectal cancer |
| Brazilian singer-songwriter, actress, and businesswoman | ||||
| Eamon Downes | 56 | 21-Jul-25 | Italy | Brain cancer |
| Liquid | ||||
| Chuck Mangione | 84 | 22-Jul-25 | Rochester, New York, US | Natural causes |
| Jazz flugelhornist, trumpeter and composer | ||||
| George Kooymans | 77 | 22-Jul-25 | Rijkevorsel, Belgium | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Golden Earring | ||||
| John Palmer | 82 | 22-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Family, Blossom Toes, Bakerloo | ||||
| Ozzy Osbourne | 76 | 22-Jul-25 | Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England | Heart attack |
| Black Sabbath |
After his stint fronting Black Sabbath, Ozzy was known for his successful solo music career and status as a television personality, along with on- and off-stage antics
| Tommy McLain | 85 | 24-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Swamp pop musician | ||||
| George Veikoso | 55 | 24-Jul-25 | Suva, Fiji | Undisclosed |
| Fijian ska and reggae singer | ||||
| Amalia Macías | 91 | 24-Jul-25 | Mexico | Undisclosed |
| Mexican singer and actress | ||||
| Cleo Laine | 97 | 24-Jul-25 | Wavendon, England | Undisclosed |
| Jazz singer and actress | ||||
| Obafemi Lasode | 69 | 25-Jul-25 | Protracted illness | |
| Nigerian musician, film director and producer | ||||
| Daddy Lumba | 60 | 26-Jul-25 | Brief illness | |
| Ghanaian singer-songwriter | ||||
| Jock McDonald | 69 | 26-Jul-25 | Bundoran, Ireland | Drowned |
| Bollock Brothers | ||||
| Ziad Rahbani | 69 | 26-Jul-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Lebanese composer and pianist | ||||
| Tom Lehrer | 97 | 26-Jul-25 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, US | Natural causes |
| Singer and songwriter | ||||
| Livio Macchia | 83 | 29-Jul-25 | Melendugno, Italy | Undisclosed |
| I Camaleonti | ||||
| Paul Mario Day | 69 | 29-Jul-25 | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Cancer |
| Iron Maiden, More, The Sweet | ||||
| Flaco Jiménez | 86 | 31-Jul-25 | San Antonio, Texas, US | Undisclosed |
| Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven | ||||
| Jesto | 40 | 31-Jul-25 | Rome, Italy | Heart attack |
| Italian rapper | ||||
| Jeannie Seely | 85 | 1-Aug-25 | Hermitage, Tennessee, US | Complications from an intestinal infection |
| Country singer | ||||
| Erik Wunder | 42 | 1-Aug-25 | Heart failure | |
| Cobalt, Man's Gin | ||||
| David Roach | 59 | 1-Aug-25 | Cancer | |
| Junkyard | ||||
| Howie Tee | 61 | 2-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Hip-hop DJ and record producer | ||||
| Larry Gillstrom | 68 | 4-Aug-25 | Cancer | |
| Kick Axe | ||||
| Jane Morgan | 101 | 4-Aug-25 | Naples, Florida, US | Natural causes |
| Singer and actress | ||||
| Terry Reid | 75 | 4-Aug-25 | Cancer | |
| English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist | ||||
| Col Joye | 89 | 5-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Australian singer-songwriter and Business manager for Bee Gees, Andy Gibb | ||||
| Nancy King | 85 | 5-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jazz singer | ||||
| Lee Min | 46 | 5-Aug-25 | Seoul, South Korea | Undisclosed |
| As One | ||||
| Eddie Palmieri | 88 | 6-Aug-25 | Hackensack, New Jersey, US | Undisclosed |
| Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader | ||||
| Arlindo Cruz | 66 | 8-Aug-25 | Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Pneumonia |
| Brazilian singer-songwriter and samba musician; Fundo de Quintal | ||||
| Robert Jaramillo | 78 | 8-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Cannibal & the Headhunters | ||||
| NoB | 61 | 9-Aug-25 | Kidney cancer | |
| Marked-Up, Project.R | ||||
| Graham Fenton | 76 or 78 | 10-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Matchbox | ||||
| Bobby Whitlock | 77 | 10-Aug-25 | Austin, Texas, US | Cancer |
| Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends | ||||
| Chuck Girard | 81 | 11-Aug-25 | Cancer | |
| The Castells, The Hondells, Love Song | ||||
| Sheila Jordan | 96 | 11-Aug-25 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Jazz singer | ||||
| Gabi Novak | 89 | 11-Aug-25 | Zagreb, Croatia | Pneumonia |
| Croatian singer | ||||
| Cool John Ferguson | 71 | 12-Aug-25 | Beaufort, South Carolina, US | Undisclosed |
| Blues musician | ||||
| Klaus Wirzenius | 37 | 13-Aug-25 | Tampella, Tampere, Finland | Drowned |
| Finnish Singer, Anthriel | ||||
| Jamshied Sharifi | 64 | 15-Aug-25 | Cancer | |
| Composer, musician, and record producer | ||||
| Aesop The Black Wolf | 17-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | ||
| Living Legends | ||||
| Joe Hickerson | 89 | 17-Aug-25 | Portland, Oregon, US | Undisclosed |
| Folk singer | ||||
| Banu Kırbağ | 74 | 18-Aug-25 | Istanbul, Turkey | Natural causes |
| Turkish singer | ||||
| Luz | 32 | 19-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Japanese singer | ||||
| Michael Antunes | 85 | 19-Aug-25 | Kidney failure | |
| John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Ernie and the Automatics | ||||
| Brent Hinds | 51 | 20-Aug-25 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Motorcycle accident |
| Mastodon | ||||
| Salvador Aguilar | 56 | 21-Aug-25 | Mexico City, Mexico | Stomach cancer |
| Lead Mexican singer of Coda | ||||
| Stanisław Sojka | 66 | 21-Aug-25 | Sopot, Poland | Health complications including long-standing battles with type 2 diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Polish jazz and pop musician and composer | ||||
| Jan Erik Berntsen | 80 | 21-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Norwegian actor and singer | ||||
| Yaroslav Yevdokimov | 78 | 22-Aug-25 | Minsk, Belarus | Lung cancer |
| Ukrainian-born Belarusian singer | ||||
| Tom Shipley | 84 | 24-Aug-25 | Columbia, Missouri, US | Undisclosed |
| Brewer & Shipley | ||||
| Rogério Meanda | 25-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | ||
| Blitz | ||||
| Nisse Karlén | 50 | 25-Aug-25 | Suicide | |
| Sacramentum | ||||
| Manuel de la Calva | 88 | 26-Aug-25 | Madrid, Spain | Pulmonary fibrosis |
| Dúo Dinámico | ||||
| Joe Rivers | 88 | 26-Aug-25 | Suffern, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| Johnnie & Joe | ||||
| Jim Kimball | 59 | 27-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Laughing Hyenas, Mule, The Jesus Lizard, The Denison/Kimball Trio | ||||
| Jürgen Bartsch | 50s or 60s | 27-Aug-25 | Long illness | |
| Bethlehem | ||||
| Ray Mayhew | 60 | 28-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Sigue Sigue Sputnik | ||||
| Gary Didier Perez | 59 | 28-Aug-25 | US | Undisclosed |
| Haitian singer-songwriter | ||||
| Tuuttimörkö | 37 | 29-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Finnish rapper, music producer and DJ | ||||
| Juhani Markola | 83 | 30-Aug-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Finnish singer | ||||
| Ted Robert | 81 | 3-Sep-25 | Orbe, Switzerland | Liver disease |
| Swiss singer-songwriter | ||||
| Robby Turner | 63 | 4-Sep-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Pedal steel guitarist and music producer for Waylon Jennings, Lynyrd Skynyrd | ||||
| Pia Velsi | 101 | 4-Sep-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Italian actress and singer | ||||
| Bruce Loose | 66 | 5-Sep-25 | Heart attack | |
| Flipper | ||||
| Mark Volman | 78 | 5-Sep-25 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Brief illness |
| The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, Flo & Eddie | ||||
| Rick Davies | 81 | 6-Sep-25 | Long Island, New York, US | Multiple myeloma |
| Supertramp |
Rick Davies sang, wrote or co-wrote many of Supertramp's hits across their classic albums Crime Of The Century, Even In The Quietest Moments, and Breakfast In America.
| Atomic Steif | 57 | 6-Sep-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Sodom | ||||
| Allen Blickle | 42 | 7-Sep-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Baroness | ||||
| Angela Ro Ro | 75 | 8-Sep-25 | Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Natural causes |
| Brazilian singer-songwriter | ||||
| Allan Cole | 74 | 9-Sep-25 | Boca Raton, Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Songwriter for Bob Marley | ||||
| Bobby Hart | 86 | 10-Sep-25 | Long illness | |
| Boyce and Hart | ||||
| Yu Menglong | 37 | 11-Sep-25 | Chaoyang, Beijing, China | Fall from an apartment |
| Chinese actor and singer | ||||
| Nicky Ryan | 79 | 11-Sep-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Producer for Enya | ||||
| Viv Prince | 84 | ca. September 11, 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| Pretty Things, The Jeff Beck Group | ||||
| Andreas Martin | 72 | 13-Sep-25 | Neunkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Undisclosed |
| German schlager singer | ||||
| Stephen Luscombe | 70 | 13-Sep-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Blancmange | ||||
| Farida Parveen | 70 | 13-Sep-25 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Undisclosed |
| Bangladeshi folk singer | ||||
| Hermeto Pascoal | 89 | 13-Sep-25 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Multiple organ failure |
| Brazilian multi-instrumentalist | ||||
| Joel Moss | 79 | 15-Sep-25 | Saratoga Springs, New York, US | Aortic dissection |
| Music producer, engineer and mixer | ||||
| Omen | 49 | 15-Sep-25 | Harlem, New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Music producer | ||||
| Tomas Lindberg | 52 | 16-Sep-25 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Cancer |
| At the Gates | ||||
| Fausto Amodei | 79 | 18-Sep-25 | Turin, Italy | Undisclosed |
| Italian folk singer-songwriter and musicologist | ||||
| Diane Martel | 63 | 18-Sep-25 | Manhattan, New York City, US | Breast cancer |
| Music video director and choreographer | ||||
| Brett James | 57 | 18-Sep-25 | near Franklin, North Carolina, US | Plane crash |
| Country singer-songwriter and record producer | ||||
| Sonny Curtis | 88 | 19-Sep-25 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Pneumonia |
| The Crickets | ||||
| Chris Doheny | 64 | 19-Sep-25 | Kapunda, South Australia, Australia | Car crash |
| Geisha | ||||
| Zubeen Garg | 52 | 19-Sep-25 | Singapore, Singapore | Scuba diving accident |
| Assamese and Bengali singer and producer | ||||
| JD Twitch | 57 | 19-Sep-25 | Glasgow, Scotland | Brain tumor |
| Optimo | ||||
| Mike Wofford | 87 | 19-Sep-25 | San Diego, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Jazz pianist | ||||
| Ron Carroll | 57 | 21-Sep-25 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Heart attack |
| DJ, singer and music producer | ||||
| B-King | 31 | 22-Sep-25 | near Mexico City, Mexico | Undisclosed; Found dead after missing for 6 days |
| Regio Clown | 35 | 22-Sep-25 | near Mexico City, Mexico | Undisclosed; Found dead after missing for 6 days |
| Colombian DJ musician | ||||
| Danny Thompson | 86 | 23-Sep-25 | Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England | Undisclosed |
| Pentangle | ||||
| Chris Dreja | 79 | 25-Sep-25 | London, England, UK | Long illness |
| The Yardbirds | ||||
| Güllü | 51 | 26-Sep-25 | Çnarck, Yalova, Turkey | Fall from balcony from her home |
| Turkish singer | ||||
| Christian | 82 | 26-Sep-25 | Policlinico of Milan, Milan, Italy | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Italian singer | ||||
| Jim McNeely | 76 | 26-Sep-25 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Jazz composer, arranger and pianist | ||||
| Dave Benton | 77 | 27-Sep-25 | Madison, Wisconsin, US | Sarcoma |
| Spooner | ||||
| Pablo Guerrero | 78 | 30-Sep-25 | Madrid, Spain | Undisclosed |
| Spanish singer-songwriter | ||||
| Bohdan Bohach | 50 | 1-Oct-25 | Lviv, Ukraine | Undisclosed |
| Pikkardiyska Tertsiya | ||||
| Chhannulal Mishra | 89 | 2-Oct-25 | Mirzapur, India | Prolonged illness |
| Indian Hindustani classical singer | ||||
| Patricia Routledge | 96 | 3-Oct-25 | Chichester, England | Undisclosed |
| Actress and singer | ||||
| Paul Van Bruystegem | 66 | 4-Oct-25 | Long illness | |
| Triggerfinger | ||||
| Ike Turner Jr. | 67 | 4-Oct-25 | Los Angeles, California | Kidney cancer |
| Music producer for his father; Ike Turner | ||||
| Halid Bešlić | 71 | 7-Oct-25 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kidney cancer |
| Bosnian-Croatian folk singer | ||||
| Ian Freebairn-Smith | 93 | 7-Oct-25 | Folsom, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Arranger and composer | ||||
| Rajvir Jawanda | 35 | 8-Oct-25 | Mohali, Punjab, India | Motorcycle accident |
| Indian Punjabi singer and actor | ||||
| Terry "Buzzy" Johnson | 86 | 8-Oct-25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Undisclosed |
| The Flamingos | ||||
| Ace Finchum | 64 | 8-Oct-25 | Los Angeles, California | Undisclosed |
| Tigertailz, Marseille, Tokyo Blade | ||||
| Niyazi Sayın | 98 | 8-Oct-25 | Istanbul, Turkey | Undisclosed |
| Turkish ney flautist | ||||
| Fede Dorcaz | 29 | 9-Oct-25 | Mexico City, Mexico | Murdered in attempted robbery |
| Argentine singer and model | ||||
| Efrem Amiramov | 69 | 9-Oct-25 | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | Natural causes |
| Russian singer | ||||
| John Lodge | 82 | 10-Oct-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Moody Blues | ||||
| Thommy Price | 68 | 10-Oct-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Billy Idol, Blue Öyster Cult, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Scandal | ||||
| Ian Watkins | 48 | 11-Oct-25 | HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England | Murdered while serving time for multiple sex offences |
| Lostprophets | ||||
| Richard Addrisi | 84 | 14-Oct-25 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Addrisi Brothers | ||||
| D'Angelo | 51 | 14-Oct-25 | New York City, US | Pancreatic cancer |
| Neo-soul singer-songwriter | ||||
| Klaus Doldinger | 89 | 16-Oct-25 | Undisclosed | |
| German jazz saxophonist and composer | ||||
| Ace Frehley | 74 | 16-Oct-25 | Morristown, New Jersey, US | Brain bleed after a fall |
| Kiss, Frehley's Comet |
In addition to his incendiary work as KISS lead guitarist, Ace Frehley gained the distinction of producing the most successful solo albums of all KISS members.
| Bob Franke | 78 | 16-Oct-25 | Antigua, Guatemala | Heart attack |
| Folk singer-songwriter | ||||
| Jack White | 85 | c. October 16, 2025 | Berlin, Germany | Undisclosed |
| German music producer | ||||
| Sam Rivers | 48 | 18-Oct-25 | Cardiac arrest | |
| Limp Bizkit | ||||
| Dave Burgess | 90 | 19-Oct-25 | Dover, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| The Champs | ||||
| Anthony Jackson | 73 | 19-Oct-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jazz bassist | ||||
| Davey Langit | 38 | 21-Oct-25 | Spondylodiscitis | |
| Filipino singer-songwriter | ||||
| Dionysis Savvopoulos | 80 | 21-Oct-25 | Athens, Greece | Cancer |
| Greek singer-songwriter | ||||
| David Ball | 66 | 22-Oct-25 | London, England | Undisclosed |
| Soft Cell, The Grid | ||||
| Marcie Free | 71 | 24-Oct-25 | Undisclosed | |
| King Kobra, Unruly Child | ||||
| Jack DeJohnette | 83 | 26-Oct-25 | Kingston, New York, US | Congestive heart failure |
| Jazz drummer | ||||
| Vivian Jones | 68 | 27-Oct-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jamaican-born British reggae singer | ||||
| Andrew Metcalfe | 29-Oct-25 | Undisclosed | ||
| Sound of Guns | ||||
| Scott Sorry | 47 | 30-Oct-25 | Glioblastoma | |
| Amen, The Wildhearts, Sorry and the Sinatras, Brides of Destruction | ||||
| Matt Tolfrey | 44 | Oct-25 | Undisclosed | |
| DJ, producer and record label owner | ||||
| Ray Drummond | 78 | 1-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jazz bassist, composer and bandleader | ||||
| Archie Fisher | 86 | 1-Nov-25 | Scotland | Undisclosed |
| Scottish folk singer and songwriter | ||||
| Young Bleed | 51 | 1-Nov-25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Brain aneurysm |
| Rapper | ||||
| Joseph Byrd | 87 | 2-Nov-25 | Medford, Oregon, US | Undisclosed |
| The United States of America | ||||
| Donna Jean Godchaux | 78 | 2-Nov-25 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Cancer |
| Grateful Dead | ||||
| Thomas Klein | 59 | 2-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Warrant | ||||
| Jim Self | 82 | 2-Nov-25 | Los Angeles, US | Undisclosed |
| Tubist and composer | ||||
| Lô Borges | 73 | 3-Nov-25 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Complications from prescrption drug poisoning |
| Brazilian singer-song writer and guitarist | ||||
| Victor Conte | 75 | 3-Nov-25 | Pancreatic cancer | |
| Pure Food and Drug Act, Tower of Power; businessman founder of BALCO | ||||
| Robert Taylor | 74 | 4-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Dragon | ||||
| Gilson Lavis | 74 | 5-Nov-25 | Lincolnshire, England | Undisclosed |
| Squeeze, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra | ||||
| Richard Darbyshire | 65 | 10-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Living in a Box | ||||
| Cleto Escobedo III | 59 | 11-Nov-25 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cardiogenic shock caused by a liver transplant |
| Cleto and the Cletones | ||||
| Todd Snider | 59 | 14-Nov-25 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Alt-country singer-songwriter | ||||
| Hilly Michaels | 77 | 15-Nov-25 | New Haven, Connecticut, US | Undisclosed |
| Sparks | ||||
| Maxon Margiela | 21 | 16-Nov-25 | Orlando, Florida, US | Suicide |
| American rapper | ||||
| Humane Sagar | 34 | 17-Nov-25 | Bhubaneswar, India | Liver cancer |
| Indian playback singer | ||||
| Jards Macalé | 82 | 17-Nov-25 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Cardiac arrest |
| Brazilian singer-songwriter | ||||
| Kessler Twins | 89 | 17-Nov-25 | Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany | Assisted suicide |
| Singers, dancers, and actresses | ||||
| Mani | 63 | 20-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Stone Roses, Primal Scream | ||||
| Jean Guidoni | 74 | 21-Nov-25 | Bordeaux, France | A sudden illness |
| French singer and songwriter | ||||
| Jellybean Johnson | 69 | 21-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Time | ||||
| René Karst | 59 | 21-Nov-25 | Hoogeveen, Netherlands | Cardiac arrest |
| Dutch singer | ||||
| Ornella Vanoni | 91 | 21-Nov-25 | Milan, Italy | Cardiac arrest |
| Italian singer | ||||
| Ian Lees | 23-Nov-25 | Heart attack | ||
| Moving Pictures | ||||
| Jimmy Cliff | 81 | 24-Nov-25 | Kingston, Jamaica | Pneumonia |
| Reggae singer | ||||
| Sara Surkamp | 72 | 25-Nov-25 | Cancer | |
| Pavlov's Dog | ||||
| Judy Cheeks | 71 | 26-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Ikettes | ||||
| Justin Baren | 40 | 28-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| The Redwalls | ||||
| Poorstacy | 26 | 29-Nov-25 | Boca Raton, Florida, US | Suicide by gunshot |
| Rapper | ||||
| Bob "Bongo Starr" Starkie | 73 | 29-Nov-25 | Leukemia | |
| Skyhooks | ||||
| Chubby Tavares | 80 | 29-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Tavares | ||||
| Warren Williams | 85 | 30-Nov-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Australian rock musician | ||||
| Dag Spantell | 75 | 30-Nov-25 | Cancer | |
| Norwegian singer | ||||
| Billy Nichols | 85 | 2-Dec-25 | Brief illness | |
| Musician and songwriter | ||||
| Steve Cropper | 84 | 3-Dec-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Mar-Keys, The Blues Brothers Band |
Steve Cropper (2nd from R) was a member of Booker T & the M.G.'s, who were Stax Records house band, backing artists including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Neil Young, and more.
| Alistair Coakley | 3-Dec-25 | South Africa | Undisclosed | |
| Guitarist for Clout, Mango Groove, Stimela, Hotline | ||||
| Ted Egan | 93 | 4-Dec-25 | Alice Springs, Australia | Undisclosed |
| Australian folk singer and civil servant | ||||
| Tetsu Yamauchi | 79 | 4-Dec-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Free, Faces | ||||
| Sandro Giacobbe | 75 | 5-Dec-25 | Cogorno, Italy | Prostate cancer |
| Italian singer-songwriter | ||||
| Camryn Magness | 26 | 5-Dec-25 | Fort Myers, Florida, US | Struck by a vehicle while riding an electric scooter |
| Singer and musician | ||||
| Bernie Toorish | 94 | 7-Dec-25 | North Olmsted, Ohio, US | Undisclosed |
| The Four Lads | ||||
| Raul Malo | 60 | 8-Dec-25 | Intestinal cancer | |
| The Mavericks | ||||
| Zafer Dilek (tr) | 81 | 11-Dec-25 | Istanbul, Turkey | Undisclosed |
| Turkish guitarist and arranger | ||||
| Manny Guerra | 85 | 12-Dec-25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Cancer |
| Sunny and the Sunglows, Selena | ||||
| Magda Umer | 76 | 12-Dec-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Polish singer-songwriter | ||||
| Tonny Eyk | 85 | 13-Dec-25 | Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | A short illness |
| Dutch composer and musician | ||||
| Abraham Quintanilla | 86 | 13-Dec-25 | Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Undisclosed |
| Musician and talent manager and father of Selena | ||||
| Carl Carlton | 72 | 14-Dec-25 | Stroke | |
| R&B, funk and soul singer-songwriter | ||||
| Joe Ely | 78 | 15-Dec-25 | Taos, New Mexico, US | Complications from Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and pneumonia |
| The Flatlanders | ||||
| Mick Abrahams | 82 | 19-Dec-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig | ||||
| Michał Urbaniak | 82 | 20-Dec-25 | Undisclosed | |
| Polish jazz musician | ||||
| Chris Rea | 74 | 22-Dec-25 | Berkshire, England | Complications from stroke |
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Howie Klein | 77 | 24-Dec-25 | Los Angeles, California, US | Pancreatic cancer |
| Record executive and DJ | ||||
| Perry Bamonte | 65 | 26-Dec-25 | Short illness | |
| The Cure |
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