This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2025.
| Preceded by 2024 | List of deaths in popular music 2025 | Succeeded by — |
| Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.D.O.R. Rapper | 55 | January 1, 2025 | New York City, New York, US | Undisclosed [1] |
| Leo Dan Argentine singer-songwriter | 82 | January 1, 2025 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed [2] |
| Chad Morgan Country singer and guitarist | 91 | January 1, 2025 | Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia | Undisclosed [3] |
| Nora Orlandi Singer, pianist, and film composer | 91 | January 1, 2025 | Rome, Italy | Undisclosed [4] |
| Jean-Michel Defaye French composer and pianist | 92 | January 1, 2025 | Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France | Undisclosed [5] |
| Wayne Osmond The Osmonds | 73 | January 1, 2025 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US | Stroke [6] |
| Russ North Cloven Hoof | 59 | January 2, 2025 | Undisclosed [7] | |
| Ferdi Tayfur Turkish arabesque singer | 79 | January 2, 2025 | Antalya, Turkey | Undisclosed [8] |
| Brenton Wood Soul singer | 83 | January 3, 2025 | Moreno Valley, California, US | Natural causes [9] |
| Ed Askew Folk singer | 84 | January 4, 2025 | Undisclosed [10] | |
| Beej Chaney The Suburbs | 68 | January 5, 2025 | Hermosa Beach, California, US | Died while swimming in the ocean [11] |
| Fredrik Lindgren Unleashed, Terra Firma | 53 | January 5, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed [12] |
| Hope Foye Singer and political activist | 103 | January 6, 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Undisclosed [13] |
| Stella Greka Singer and actress | 102 | January 6, 2025 | Dionysos, Greece | Undisclosed [14] |
| Ragne Wahlquist Heavy Load | 69 | January 7, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed [15] |
| Peter Yarrow Peter, Paul and Mary | 86 | January 7, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Bladder cancer [16] |
| Sam Moore Sam & Dave | 89 | January 10, 2025 | Coral Gables, Florida, US | Complications from surgery [17] |
| Mark Izu Jazz bassist and composer | 70 | January 12, 2025 | San Francisco, California, US | Colon cancer [18] |
| P. Fluid (Peter Forrest) 24-7 Spyz | 64 | January 13, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Beaten to death [19] |
| Buck White The Whites | 94 | January 13, 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| Tommy Dix Singer and actor | 101 | January 15, 2025 | Williamsburg, Virginia, US | Undisclosed [20] |
| David Lynch Filmmaker, actor, painter, and musician | 78 | January 15, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Emphysema [21] |
| Melba Montgomery Singer and songwriter | 86 | January 15, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed [22] |
| Linda Nolan The Nolans | 65 | January 15, 2025 | Breast cancer [23] | |
| Bob Kuban Musician and bandleader | 84 | January 20, 2025 | Stroke [24] | |
| Garth Hudson The Band | 87 | January 21, 2025 | Woodstock, New York, US | Undisclosed [25] |
| Paddy Cole Irish showband musician | 85 | January 22, 2025 | Dublin, Ireland | Lung cancer [26] |
| Barry Goldberg The Electric Flag, The Rides | 83 | January 22, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma [27] |
| Gabriel Yacoub Malicorne | 72 | January 22, 2025 | Bourges, France | Undisclosed [28] |
| Edweena Banger The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & the Dogs | 65 | January 24, 2025 | Undisclosed [29] | |
| Unk Rapper | 43 | January 24, 2025 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Heart attack [30] [31] |
| Gary Grier The Contours | January 26, 2025 | Undisclosed [32] | ||
| Judy Johnson Pop singer | 100 | January 29, 2025 | Calabasas, California, US | Undisclosed [33] |
| Bruce Howe Fraternity | 77 | January 29, 2025 | Semaphore, South Australia, Australia | Cancer [34] |
| Marianne Faithfull Pop and rock singer-songwriter and actress | 78 | January 30, 2025 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed [35] |
| Sal Maida Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks | 76 | February 1, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Complications from a fall [36] |
| Gene Barge R&B saxophonist, record producer | 98 | February 2, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Natural causes [37] |
| Colin Earl Mungo Jerry | 82 | February 2, 2025 | Undisclosed [38] | |
| Barbie Hsu Singer, actress, and host | 48 | February 2, 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Pneumonia [39] [40] |
| John Roberts Traditional folk musician | 80 | February 3, 2025 | Undisclosed [41] | |
| Irv Gotti Record producer and executive | 54 | February 5, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Stroke [42] |
| Dave Jerden Record producer, audio engineer and mixer | 75 | February 5, 2025 | Undisclosed [43] | |
| Mike Ratledge Soft Machine | 81 | February 5, 2025 | Short illness [44] | |
| Naâman French reggae singer | 34 | February 7, 2025 | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | Brain tumor [45] |
| Tommy Hunt The Flamingos | 91 | February 12, 2025 | Undisclosed [46] | |
| Rick Buckler The Jam | 69 | February 17, 2025 | Woking, Surrey, England | Short illness [47] |
| Jamie Muir King Crimson | 82 | February 17, 2025 | Cornwall, England, UK | Undisclosed [48] |
| Paquita la del Barrio Singer, songwriter, and actress | 77 | February 17, 2025 | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | Undisclosed [49] |
| Karl Cochran Ace Frehley, Eric Singer Project | 60 | February 19, 2025 | Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, US | Car accident [50] |
| Snowy Fleet The Easybeats | 85 | February 19, 2025 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Undisclosed [51] |
| Jerry Butler The Impressions | 85 | February 20, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Parkinson's disease [52] |
| Gerry Arling Arling & Cameron | 63 | February 21, 2025 | Undisclosed [53] | |
| Fred Bekky The Pebbles | 81 | February 21, 2025 | Pneumonia [54] | |
| Bill Fay Singer-songwriter | 81 | February 21, 2025 | London, England, UK | Parkinson's disease [55] |
| Khalil Fong Singer-songwriter | 41 | February 21, 2025 | Dali City, Yunnan, China | Pneumothorax [56] |
| Gwen McCrae Singer | 81 | February 21, 2025 | Pensacola, Florida, US | Stroke [57] |
| Voletta Wallace Record producer; mother of The Notorious B.I.G. | 78 | February 21, 2025 | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, US | Natural causes [58] |
| Linsey Alexander Blues singer and guitarist for Buddy Guy, A.C. Reed, Magic Slim, and B.B. King | 82 | February 22, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Undisclosed [59] |
| Ken Parker Jamaican reggae and gospel musician | 76 | February 22, 2025 | Florida, US | Undisclosed [60] |
| Jacques De Jongh Hush, John Paul Young and the All Stars, Redhouse | 84 | February 23, 2025 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Undisclosed [61] |
| Chris Jasper The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley | 73 | February 23, 2025 | Cancer [62] | |
| Roberta Flack Singer and songwriter | 88 | February 24, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Cardiac arrest resulting from ALS [63] |
| Robert John Soft rock singer and songwriter | 79 | February 24, 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Stroke [64] |
| Coburn Pharr Annihilator, Omen | 62 | February 25, 2025 | Undisclosed [65] | |
| David Johansen New York Dolls | 75 | February 28, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Cancer [66] |
| Angie Stone Hip-hop and soul singer | 63 | March 1, 2025 | Montgomery, Alabama, US | Car accident [67] |
| Joey Molland Badfinger | 77 | March 1, 2025 | Hopkins, Minnesota, US | Multiple health issues [68] |
| Edip Akbayram Turkish musician | 74 | March 2, 2025 | Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey | Multiple organ failure [69] |
| Frank Maher Folk musician | 90 | March 2, 2025 | Undisclosed [70] | |
| Herb Greene Photographer of rock musicians | 82 | March 3, 2025 | Maynard, Massachusetts, US | A long illness [71] |
| Geraint Jarman Welsh musician, poet, and television producer | 74 | March 3, 2025 | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Undisclosed [72] |
| Jeffrey Runnings For Against | 61 | March 3, 2025 | Cancer [73] | |
| Bob Rupe Cracker, The Silos | 68 | March 3, 2025 | Undisclosed [74] | |
| Roy Ayers Jazz-funk vibraphonist, record producer, and composer | 84 | March 4, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Long illness [75] |
| Harry Elston The Friends of Distinction | 86 | March 4, 2025 | Undisclosed [76] | |
| Edesio Alejandro Cuban film composer | 66 | March 5, 2025 | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | Cancer [77] |
| Randy Brown R&B musician and soul singer | 72 | March 5, 2025 | Undisclosed [78] | |
| DJ Funk DJ and music producer | 54 | March 5, 2025 | Cancer [79] | |
| Troy Seals Country and soul singer and songwriter | 86 | March 6, 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| Brian James The Damned, The Lords of the New Church, London SS | 74 | March 6, 2025 | Undisclosed [80] | |
| Danny Cox Musician and singer-songwriter | 81 | March 7, 2025 | Undisclosed [81] | |
| D'Wayne Wiggins Tony! Toni! Toné! | 64 | March 7, 2025 | Oakland, California, US | Bladder cancer [82] |
| Bill Ashton Jazz saxophonist and director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra | 88 | March 8, 2025 | Undisclosed [83] | |
| Beau Dozier R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer | 45 | March 10, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosedk [84] |
| Stedman Pearson Five Star | 60 | March 10, 2025 | London, England | Complications from diabetes [85] |
| Wheesung South Korean R&B singer | 43 | March 10, 2025 | Seoul, South Korea | Undisclosed [86] |
| Bob Rivers Radio personality and parodies musician | 68 | March 11, 2025 | Vermont, US | Esophageal cancer [87] |
| Cocoa Tea Reggae singer-songwriter | 65 | March 11, 2025 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Cardiac arrest [88] |
| Peter Wabitt (Peter Allen) Ampage | 65 | March 12, 2025 | California, US | Undisclosed [89] |
| Mark "Porkchop" Holder Black Diamond Heavies | 52 | March 13, 2025 | Dayton, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed [90] |
| Yallunder South African singer and songwriter | 30 | March 13, 2025 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | Natural causes [91] |
| Bruno Romani Italian saxophonist, flutist, and composer | 65 | March 14, 2025 | Italy | Undisclosed [92] |
| Les Binks Judas Priest | 73 | March 15, 2025 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed [93] |
| Dandy Bestia (Fabio Testoni) Skiantos | 72 | March 16, 2025 | Italy | Natural causes [94] |
| Andrej Gjorgieski DNK | 43 | March 16, 2025 | Kočani, North Macedonia | Injuries from fire [95] |
| Rob de Nijs Dutch singer and actor | 82 | March 16, 2025 | Bennekom, Netherlands | Parkinson's disease [96] |
| Jesse Colin Young The Youngbloods | 83 | March 16, 2025 | Aiken, South Carolina, US | Heart attack [97] |
| Peter Farrelly Fruupp | 76 | March 17, 2025 | Undisclosed [98] | |
| Aurelio Martínez Honduran singer and guitarist | 55 | March 17, 2025 | Roatán, Honduras | Plane crash [99] |
| AnNa R. Rosenstolz, Gleis 8 | 55 | March 17, 2025 | Berlin, Germany | Undislclosed [100] |
| Nadia Cassini Actress and singer | 76 | March 18, 2025 | Reggio Calabria, Italy | A long illness [101] |
| Eddie Adcock The Country Gentlemen | 86 | March 20, 2025 | Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed [102] |
| Oleg Baranov Russian guitarist Tequilajazzz, S.P.O.R.T. | 57 | March 20, 2025 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Undisclosed [103] |
| Leanne Cowie The Scientists | March 20, 2025 | Undisclosed [104] | ||
| Larry Tamblyn The Standells | 82 | March 21, 2025 | Undisclosed [105] | |
| Andy Peebles DJ and radio presenter | 76 | March 22, 2025 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | Undisclosed [106] |
| Francesco Benozzo Italian poet and musician | 56 | March 22, 2025 | Italy | Undisclosed [107] |
| Paul "Wags" Wagstaff Paris Angels, Black Grape, Happy Mondays | 60 | March 22, 2025 | Undisclosed [108] | |
| Kevan Staples Rough Trade | 74 | March 23, 2025 | Undisclosed [109] | |
| Huey Willams Gospel singer; Jackson Southernaires | 86 | March 24, 2025 | Undisclosed [110] | |
| Alan Cuckston Harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and lecturer | 85 | March 24, 2025 | Undisclosed [111] | |
| Tapani Kansa Finnish singer | 76 | March 25, 2025 | Kotka, Finland | Complications after gallbladder surgery [112] |
| Sanjida Khatun Bangladeshi musicologist | 91 | March 25, 2025 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Undisclosed [113] |
| Terry Manning Producer, musician, and photographer | 77 | March 25, 2025 | El Paso, Texas, US | Accidental fall at home [114] |
| Alice Tan Ridley Gospel and R&B singer | 72 | March 25, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Undisclosed [115] |
| Shushama Das Bangladeshi folk singer | 94 | March 26, 2025 | Sylhet, Bangladesh | Natural causes [116] |
| Tommy Rey Sonora Palacios | 80 | March 26, 2025 | Heart attack [117] | |
| Young Scooter Rapper | 39 | March 28, 2025 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Complications from a leg injury incurred while fleeing the police [118] |
| Dick Damron Canadian country and gospel singer songwriter | 91 | March 29, 2025 | Alberta, Canada | Undisclosed [119] |
| Richard Chamberlain Actor and singer | 90 | March 29, 2025 | Waimānalo, Hawaii, US | Stroke [120] |
| Tracy Schwarz New Lost City Ramblers, Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz | 86 | March 29, 2025 | Elkins, West Virginia, US | Undisclosed [121] |
| Enrique Bátiz Mexican pianist and conductor | 82 | March 30, 2025 | Mexico City, Mexico | Undisclosed [122] |
| Marinko Colnago Novi fosili | 83 | March 30, 2025 | Undisclosed [123] | |
| John Nelson Classical conductor | 83 | March 31, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Natural causes [124] |
| J Nyi Nyi Burmese singer and musician | 71 | March 31, 2025 | Yangon, Myanmar | Undisclosed [125] |
| Volkan Konak Turkish folk singer | 58 | March 31, 2025 | Famagusta, Cyprus | Heart attack – collapsed on stage during a concert [126] |
| George Freeman Jazz guitarist | 97 | April 1, 2025 | Undisclosed [127] | |
| Wayne Handy Rock and roll singer and songwriter | 89 | April 1, 2025 | Devon, Pennsylvania, US | Undisclosed [128] |
| Alfi Kabiljo Croatian composer and musician | 89 | April 1, 2025 | Zagreb, Croatia | Undisclosed [129] |
| Johnny Tillotson Singer and songwriter | 86 | April 1, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Parkinson's disease [130] |
| Michael Hurley Folk singer and songwriter | 83 | April 3, 2025 | Astoria, Oregon, US | Natural causes [131] |
| Amadou Bagayoko Amadou & Mariam | 70 | April 4, 2025 | Bamako, Mali | Following an illness [132] |
| Pasha Technique Russian rapper and music producer | 40 | April 4, 2025 | Thailand | Drug overdose [133] |
| Dave Allen Gang of Four, Glassjaw | 69 | April 5, 2025 | Portland, Oregon, US | Dementia [134] |
| Roberto De Simone Italian musicians, stage director and composer | 91 | April 6, 2025 | Naples, Italy | Undisclosed [135] |
| Pongsri Woranuch Thai luk thung singer | 85 | April 6, 2025 | Thailand | Lung disease [136] |
| Al Barile SSD | 63 | April 6, 2025 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Rectal cancer [137] |
| Anna Slováčková Czech singer and actress | 29 | April 6, 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic | Lung cancer [138] |
| Clem Burke Blondie, Ramones | 70 | April 7, 2025 | Saratoga, California, US | Cancer [139] |
| William Finn Composer and lyricist | 73 | April 8, 2025 | Bennington, Vermont, US | Pulmonary fibrosis [140] |
| Rubby Pérez Dominican merengue singer | 69 | April 8, 2025 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Injuries from roof collapse [141] |
| Lenny Welch MOR and pop singer | 86 | April 8, 2025 | Kissimmee, Florida, US | A long illness [142] |
| Drew Zingg Rock, blues, soul, and jazz guitarist | 68 | April 10, 2025 | San Francisco, California, US | Undisclosed [143] |
| Titiek Puspa Indonesian singer and songwriter | 87 | April 10, 2025 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Intracerebral hemorrhage [144] |
| Mike Berry English singer and actor | 82 | April 11, 2025 | Kingston upon Thames, England, UK | Undisclosed [145] |
| Max Romeo Jamaican reggae singer | 80 | April 11, 2025 | Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica | A heart-related issue [146] |
| Roy Thomas Baker Record producer, songwriter, and arranger | 78 | April 12, 2025 | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, US | Undisclosed [147] |
| Pilita Corrales Filipino singer and actress | 85 | April 12, 2025 | Manila, Philippines | Undisclosed [148] |
| Nino Tempo Nino Tempo & April Stevens, The Wrecking Crew | 90 | April 12, 2025 | Niagara Falls, New York, US | Undisclosed [149] |
| Jed the Fish Radio DJ | 69 | April 14, 2025 | Pasadena, California, US | Lung cancer [150] |
| Wink Martindale DJ, radio personality, game show host, and television producer | 91 | April 15, 2025 | Rancho Mirage, California, US | Undisclosed [151] |
| Nora Aunor Filipino singer and actress | 71 | April 16, 2025 | Pasig, Philippines | Undisclosed [152] |
| Roger McLachlan New Zealand bass guitarist; Little River Band | 71 | April 16, 2025 | Melbourne, Australia | Pancreatic cancer [153] |
| Mac Gayden Rock/country singer-songwriter and guitarist | 83 | April 16, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed [154] |
| Joel Krosnick Cellist, soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician | 84 | April 16, 2025 | Undisclosed [155] | |
| Peter Ablinger Austrian composer | 66 | April 17, 2025 | Berlin, Germany | Undisclosed [156] |
| Colin Berry British radio DJ and presenter | 79 | April 17, 2025 | Undisclosed [157] | |
| Nuno Guerreiro Ala dos Namorados | 52 | April 17, 2025 | Lisbon, Portugal | Undisclosed [158] |
| Mizuki Itagaki M!LK | 24 | April 17, 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Undisclosed accident [159] |
| Clodagh Rodgers Northern Irish singer | 78 | April 18, 2025 | Cobham, Surrey, UK | A long illness [160] |
| Ricky Siahaan Indonesian guitarist and member of Seringai | 48 | April 19, 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Heart attack [161] |
| Cristina Buarque Brazilian singer and composer | 74 | April 20, 2025 | Brazil | Cancer [162] |
| Kimble Rendall Australian director, musician and writer; XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus | 68 | April 20, 2025 | Undisclosed [163] | |
| Hajji Alejandro Filipino singer and actor | 70 | April 21, 2025 | Colorectal cancer [164] | |
| David Briggs Keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer, and studio owner; Nashville A-Team, Nashville Cats, TCB Band, Area Code 615 | 82 | April 22, 2025 | Brookings, Oregon, US | Undisclosed [165] |
| Waltraut Haas Austrian actress and singer | 97 | April 23, 2025 | Vienna, Austria | Undisclosed [166] |
| Lulu Roman Comedian and singer | 78 | April 23, 2025 | Bellingham, Washington, US | Undisclosed [167] |
| David Thomas Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs | 71 | April 23, 2025 | Brighton and Hove, England, UK | A long illness [168] |
| Edy Star Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor and artist | 87 | April 24, 2025 | San Paulo, Brazil | Respiratory failure [169] |
| Roy Phillips The Peddlers | 83 | April 24, 2025 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Undisclosed [170] |
| Peter McIan Musician and songwriter; Men At Work record producer; The City | 78 | April 24, 2025 | Undisclosed [171] | |
| Kari Løvaas Norwegian opera singer | 85 | April 24, 2025 | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | Undisclosed [172] |
| Richard Wernick Composer | 91 | April 25, 2025 | Haverford, Pennsylvania, US | Age-related causes [173] |
| Paul A. Batiste Jazz musician and educator; Batiste family | 74 | April 25, 2025 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Lung cancer [174] |
| Wizz Jones Acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter | 86 | April 27, 2025 | San Antonio, Texas, US | Natural causes possibly health issues [175] |
| Andy Bey Jazz singer and pianist | 85 | April 27, 2025 | Englewood, New Jersey, US | Undisclosed [176] |
| Brian Montana Possessed | 60 | April 28, 2025 | San Francisco, California, US | Shot by police [177] |
| Mike Peters The Alarm, Big Country | 66 | April 29, 2025 | Manchester, England, UK | Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia [178] |
| Christfried Schmidt German classical composer and arranger | 92 | April 29, 2025 | Berlin, Germany | Undisclosed [179] |
| Joe Louis Walker Electric blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer | 75 | April 30, 2025 | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | Cardiac-related illness [180] |
| Nana Caymmi Brazilian singer | 84 | May 1, 2025 | Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Multiple organ failure [181] |
| Jill Sobule Singer-songwriter | 66 | May 1, 2025 | Woodbury, Minnesota, US | House fire [182] |
| Karel Bláha Czech opera singer | 77 | May 2, 2025 | Czech Republic | Prolonged health complications [183] |
| Jim Smith Animator and musician | 70 | May 2, 2025 | Heart attack [184] | |
| Nathan Jerde The Ponys | 50 | May 5, 2025 | US | Undisclosed [185] |
| May Abrahamse South African soprano and opera singer | 94 | May 5, 2025 | Cape Town, South Africa | Undisclosed [186] |
| James Baker The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon | 71 | May 5, 2025 | Perth, Australia | Cancer [187] |
| Squire Parsons Gospel singer-songwriter | 77 | May 5, 2025 | Goodlettsville, Tennessee, U.S. | Heart attack [188] |
| Luigi Lopez Italian singer and composer | 77 | May 6, 2025 | Civita Castellana, Viterbo, Italy | Undisclosed [189] |
| Vakhtang Machavariani Georgian composer and conductor | 74 | May 6, 2025 | Undisclosed [190] | |
| Ronald Corp Composer, conductor and Anglican priest | 74 | May 7, 2025 | Bath, Somerset, England | Complications following earlier surgery [191] |
| Xatar Kurdish-German rapper | 43 | May 8, 2025 | Cologne, Germany | Complications from stroke [192] |
| Stewart Francke Singer-songwriter | 66 | May 9, 2025 | Huntington Woods, Michigan, US | Stroke [193] |
| Johnny Rodriguez Country singer | 73 | May 9, 2025 | Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Undisclosed [194] |
| Mustafa Zaman Abbasi Bangladeshi musicologist | 88 | May 10, 2025 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Respiratory complications [195] |
| Matthew Best British bass singer and conductor | 68 | May 10, 2025 | Cancer [196] | |
| Kafon Tunisian rapper and actor | 42 | May 10, 2025 | Tunis, Tunisia | Multiple health issues [197] |
| Larry Lee The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | 78 | May 10, 2025 | Springfield, Missouri, US | Undisclosed [198] |
| Leila Negra German singer and actress | 95 | May 11, 2025 | Hamburg, Germany | Undisclosed [199] |
| John Edwards The Spinners | 80 | May 11, 2025 | Undisclosed [200] | |
| Alena Veselá Classical organist and musical teacher | 101 | May 11, 2025 | Brno, Czech Republic | Undisclosed [201] |
| Ernst Mahle German-Brazilian composer and conductor | 96 | May 12, 2025 | Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil | Undisclosed [202] |
| Yasunao Tone Japanese jazz composer and sound artist | 90 | May 12, 2025 | Age-related complications [203] | |
| Billy Earheart Country keyboardist; The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band | 71 | May 13, 2025 | Fulton, Mississippi, US | Cancer [204] |
| Dharío Primero Dominican singer | 72 | May 14, 2025 | Orlando, Florida, US | Lung cancer and heart problems [205] |
| Terry Draper Drummer for Klaatu | 73 | May 15, 2025 | Newmarket, Ontario | Leukemia [206] |
| Luigi Alva Peruvian operatic tenor and opera singer | 98 | May 15, 2025 | Barlassina, Italy, North of Milan | Undisclosed [207] |
| Charles Strouse Composer and lyricist | 96 | May 15, 2025 | New York City, New York, US | Undisclosed [208] |
| Junior Byles Jamaican reggae singer | 77 | May 15, 2025 | Jamaica | Undisclosed [209] |
| Dada KD Ghanaian highlife musician | 56 | May 16, 2025 | Accra, Ghana | Sudden medical emergency [210] |
| Rodney Brown Dyke and the Blazers | 78 | May 17, 2025 | Undisclosed [211] | |
| Roger Nichols Songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist | 84 | May 17, 2025 | Oregon, US | Undisclosed [212] |
| Werenoi French rapper | 31 | May 17, 2025 | Paris, France | Cardiac arrest [213] |
| Heorhiy Gina Ukrainian composer | 93 | May 19, 2025 | Germany | Undisclosed causes heart stop [214] |
| Chris Hager Rough Cutt, Mickey Ratt | 67 | May 19, 2025 | Undisclosed [215] | |
| Adam Ramey Dropout Kings | 31 | May 19, 2025 | Suicide [216] | |
| Michael B. Tretow Swedish record producer and sound engineer for ABBA | 80 | May 20, 2025 | Undisclosed [217] | |
| Mark Greene Lead R&B singer of The Moments | 67 | May 20, 2025 | Undisclosed [218] | |
| Frank Gibson Jr. New Zealand jazz drummer | 79 | May 21, 2025 | Undisclosed [219] | |
| Guy Klucevsek Accordionist and composer | 78 | May 22, 2025 | Staten Island, New York, US | Neuroendocrine cancer [220] |
| Dan Storper Record label executive | 74 | May 22, 2025 | US | Cancer [221] |
| Daniel Williams The Devil Wears Prada | 39 | May 22, 2025 | near San Diego, California, US | Plane crash [222] |
| Lillian Boutté Jazz singer | 75 | May 23, 2025 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Lengthy illness [223] |
| Kenny Marco Rock guitarist; Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears | 78 | May 24, 2025 | Saskatoon, Canada | Cancer [224] |
| Simon House Multi-instrumentalist and composer for Hawkwind, David Bowie, Third Ear Band | 76 | May 25, 2025 | Michigan, US | Cancer [225] |
| Ángel Mahler Argentine conductor and composer | 65 | May 25, 2025 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Melanoma [226] |
| Michael Sumler Kool & the Gang | 71 | May 25, 2025 | Mableton, Georgia, US | Car crash [227] |
| Foday Musa Suso Gambian mandé singer and kora player | 75 | May 25, 2025 | Brikama, Gambia | Undisclosed [228] |
| Gigi Canu Planet Funk | 66 | May 26, 2025 | Colon cancer [229] | |
| Rick Derringer The McCoys; Record producer for "Weird Al" Yankovic | 77 | May 26, 2025 | Ormond Beach, Florida, US | Undisclosed [230] |
| İlhan Şeşen Turkish musician | 76 | May 26, 2025 | Istanbul, Turkey | Lung cancer [231] |
| Freddie Aguilar Filipino musician and singer-songwriter | 72 | May 27, 2025 | Quezon City, Philippines | Multiple organ failure [232] |
| Brian Kellock Scottish jazz pianist | 63 | May 27, 2025 | Glasgow, Scotland | Undisclosed [233] |
| Irianti Erningpraja Indonesian singer, songwriter and actress | 59 | May 27, 2025 | South Jakarta, Indonesia | Cervical cancer [234] |
| Al Foster Jazz drummer | 82 | May 28, 2025 | New York City, New York, US | Undisclosed [235] |
| Per Nørgård Danish composer | 92 | May 28, 2025 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Long Illness [236] |
| Alf Clausen Television composer | 84 | May 29, 2025 | New York City, New York, US | Pancreatic cancer [237] |
| Susann McDonald Classical harpist | 90 | May 29, 2025 | Bloomington, Indiana, US | Natural causes [238] |
| Charles Wadsworth Classical pianist | 96 | May 29, 2025 | Upper East Side, New York, US | Undisclosed [239] |
| Renée Victor Singer and actress | 86 | May 30, 2025 | Sherman Oaks, California, US | Lymphoma [240] |
| Marcie Jones Australian singer; Marcie and The Cookies | 79 | June 1, 2025 | Melbourne, Australia | Leukemia [241] |
| Monica Nielsen Swedish singer and actress | 87 | June 1, 2025 | Undisclosed [242] | |
| Colin Jerwood Conflict | 63 | June 2, 2025 | Short illness [243] | |
| Frankie Jordan French rock and roll singer | 86 | June 3, 2025 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | Cancer [244] |
| Eugen Doga Moldovan composer | 88 | June 3, 2025 | Chișinău, Moldova | Undisclosed [245] |
| Nicole Croisille French singer and actress | 88 | June 4, 2025 | Paris, France | Undisclosed [246] |
| Arthur Hamilton Songwriter | 98 | June 4, 2025 | Undisclosed [247] | |
| Raul WS Romanian rapper | 23 | June 4, 2025 | France | Complications from a beating [248] |
| Norman Hutchins Gospel singer-songwriter | 62 | June 5, 2025 | Carson, California, US | Diabetes and kidney failure [249] |
| Wayne Lewis Atlantic Starr | 68 | June 5, 2025 | Undisclosed [250] | |
| Ariel Kalma French new-age composer and electronic musician | 78 | June 5, 2025 | New South Wales, Australia | Obstructive sleep apnea [251] |
| Mike Ejeagha Nigerian folk singer and guitarist | 95 | June 6, 2025 | Enugu, Nigeria | Long illness [252] |
| Cheo Zorrilla Dominican composer, trumpet player, and singer | 75 | June 8, 2025 | Stroke [253] | |
| Sly Stone Sly and the Family Stone | 82 | June 9, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | COPD [254] |
| Douglas McCarthy Nitzer Ebb | 58 | June 11, 2025 | Kensington, Greater London, England | Undisclosed [255] |
| Brian Wilson The Beach Boys | 82 | June 11, 2025 | Beverly Hills, California, US | Respiratory arrest [256] |
| Louis Moholo South African jazz drummer for The Blue Notes | 80 | June 13, 2025 | Long illness [257] | |
| Bira Presidente Brazilian samba musician and composer; Fundo de Quintal | 88 | June 14, 2025 | Brazil | Prostate cancer [258] |
| Kollangudi Karuppayee Indian folk singer and actress | 99 | June 14, 2025 | Age-related illness [259] | |
| Gusti Irwan Wibowo Indonesian singer and songwriter | 25 | June 15, 2025 | Lembang, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | Heart attack [260] |
| Sven-Åke Johansson Swedish drummer, composer and visual artist | 82 | June 15, 2025 | Long illness [261] | |
| John Reid Nightcrawlers | 61 | June 16, 2025 | Undisclosed [262] | |
| Hélio Delmiro Brazilian guitarist | 78 | June 16, 2025 | Brasília, Brazil | Kidney disease [263] |
| Alfred Brendel Czech-born Austrian pianist | 94 | June 17, 2025 | London, England | Undisclosed [264] |
| Charles Burrell Classical and jazz bass player | 104 | June 17, 2025 | Denver, Colorado, US | Undisclosed [265] |
| Lou Christie Pop and soft rock singer-songwriter | 82 | June 18, 2025 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Undisclosed [266] |
| Ron Woodbridge The Searchers | 87 | June 19, 2025 | Undisclosed [267] | |
| James Prime Deacon Blue | 64 | June 19, 2025 | Cancer [268] | |
| Cavin Yarbrough Yarbrough and Peoples | 72 | June 19, 2025 | Undisclosed [269] | |
| Anne Marie Børud Norwegian singer | 76 | June 19, 2025 | Undisclosed [270] | |
| Geirr Lystrup Norwegian singer and poet | 76 | June 19, 2025 | Norway | Complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [271] |
| David L. Hamilton Pavlov's Dog | 74 | June 20, 2025 | Undisclosed [272] | |
| Patrick Walden Babyshambles | 46 | June 20, 2025 | Undisclosed [273] | |
| Rebekah Del Rio Singer-songwriter and actress | 57 | June 23, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed [274] |
| Feya Faku South African trumpeter and flugelhornist | 63 | June 23, 2025 | Basel, Switzerland | Undisclosed [275] |
| Yuriy Parfyonov Russian jazz musician; Auktyon | 79 | June 23, 2025 | Undisclosed [276] | |
| Mick Ralphs Mott the Hoople, Bad Company | 81 | June 23, 2025 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | Complications from a stroke [277] |
| Serge Fiori Harmonium | 73 | June 24, 2025 | Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Quebec, Canada | Long illness [278] |
| Bobby Sherman Singer and actor | 81 | June 24, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Stage 4 cancer [279] |
| Ocasional Talento Bolivian rapper | 29 | June 26, 2025 | La Paz, Bolivia | Complications from fall [280] |
| Lalo Schifrin Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and conductor | 93 | June 26, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Complications from pneumonia [281] |
| Walter Scott The Whispers | 81 | June 26, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cancer [282] |
| Derek A. E. Fuhrmann Songwriter; The Crash Motive | 44 | June 27, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Cancer [283] |
| Stuart Burrows Welsh opera singer | 92 | June 29, 2025 | Short illness [284] | |
| Jimmy Swaggart Gospel singer and televangelist | 90 | July 1, 2025 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US | Cardiac arrest [285] |
| Hamdan ATT Indonesian dangdut singer | 78 | July 1, 2025 | Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, Indonesia | Battling various health complications, including stroke and ruptured blood vessels after 8 years [286] |
| Brendan Berg Canadian indie pop bassist; Royal Canoe | 42 | July 1, 2025 | Car Crash [287] | |
| Verka Siderova Bulgarian folk singer | 99 | July 2, 2025 | Undisclosed [288] | |
| Mickey MacConnell Irish musician and songwriter | 75 | July 3, 2025 | Undisclosed [289] | |
| Mark Snow Film and television composer | 78 | July 4, 2025 | Connecticut, US | Undisclosed [290] |
| Luís Jardim Portuguese pop rock percussionist and bassist | 75 | July 4, 2025 | Undisclosed; Died on his 75th birthday [291] | |
| Young Noble Outlawz | 47 | July 4, 2025 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Suicide by gunshot [292] |
| Antti Tammilehto Finnish bassist; The Boys, Juice Leskinen | 70 | July 6, 2025 | Undisclosed [293] | |
| Ossi Huber Austrian singer-songwriter, musician and author | 70 | July 6, 2025 | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria | Serious illness [294] |
| Mosie Burks Gospel singer; Mississippi Mass Choir | 92 | July 7, 2025 | Undisclosed [295] | |
| James Carter Cathcart Voice actor, pianist and vocalist | 71 | July 8, 2025 | New York City, New York, US | Throat cancer [296] |
| Tim Cronin Drummer, bass guitarist and lead singer; Monster Magnet | 63 | July 8, 2025 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [297] | |
| Ihor Poklad Ukrainian composer | 83 | July 9, 2025 | Vorzel, Ukraine | Undisclosed [298] |
| Toni Cruz Spanish singer and television producer; La Trinca | 78 | July 11, 2025 | Greece | Undisclosed [299] |
| Raymond Guiot French classical and jazz flutist, pianist and composer | 94 | July 11, 2025 | Paris, France | Undisclosed [300] |
| David Kaff Rare Bird, Spinal Tap | 79 | July 11, 2025 | Undisclosed [301] | |
| Iris Williams Welsh jazz singer | 79 | July 11, 2025 | US | Undisclosed [302] |
| Dave Cousins Songwriter and lead singer, Strawbs | 85 | July 13, 2025 | Canterbury, England | Long illness [303] |
| Matt Keil Bass guitarist, Comeback Kid | 39 | July 14, 2025 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [304] | |
| Andrea Gibson Poet and singer | 49 | July 14, 2025 | Boulder, Colorado, US | Ovarian cancer [305] |
| Billy April Lead musician, record producer, and songwriter; Driza Bone | 61 | July 15, 2025 | Short period of illness [306] | |
| Connie Francis Singer and actress | 87 | July 16, 2025 | Pompano Beach, Florida, US | Pneumonia [307] |
| Gary Karr Double bassist | 84 | July 16, 2025 | Brain aneurysm [308] | |
| Eero Raittinen The Boys | 80 | July 16, 2025 | Undisclosed [309] | |
| Chris Faiumu New Zealand reggae dub percussionist; Fat Freddy's Drop | 54 | July 16, 2025 | Undisclosed [310] | |
| Alan Bergman Composer and songwriter | 99 | July 17, 2025 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed [311] |
| Daphne Walker New Zealand singer | 94 | July 17, 2025 | Undisclosed [312] | |
| Robbie Pradlo City High | 46 | July 17, 2025 | Willingboro, New Jersey, US | Heart failure [313] |
| Hal Galper Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader | 87 | July 18, 2025 | Cochecton, New York, US | Undisclosed [314] |
| Helen Cornelius Country singer and songwriter | 83 | July 18, 2025 | Monroe City, Missouri, US | Lengthy illness [315] |
| Frank Maffei Danny & the Juniors | 85 | July 19, 2025 | Undisclosed [316] | |
| Béatrice Uria-Monzon French mezzo-soprano | 61 | July 19, 2025 | Agen, France | Undisclosed [317] |
| Owen Gray Jamaican reggae musician | 86 | July 20, 2025 | London, England | Undisclosed [318] |
| Preta Gil Brazilian singer-songwriter, actress, and businesswoman | 50 | July 20, 2025 | New York City, New York, US | Complications from colorectal cancer [319] |
| Eamon Downes Liquid | 56 | July 21, 2025 | Italy | Brain cancer [320] |
| Chuck Mangione Jazz flugelhornist, trumpeter and composer | 84 | July 22, 2025 | Rochester, New York, US | Natural causes [321] |
| George Kooymans Golden Earring | 77 | July 22, 2025 | Rijkevorsel, Belgium | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [322] |
| John Palmer Family, Blossom Toes, Bakerloo | 82 | July 22, 2025 | Undisclosed [323] | |
| Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath | 76 | July 22, 2025 | Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England | Heart attack [324] |
| Tommy McLain Swamp pop musician | 85 | July 24, 2025 | Undisclosed [325] | |
| George Veikoso Fijian ska and reggae singer | 55 | July 24, 2025 | Suva, Fiji | Undisclosed [326] |
| Amalia Macías Mexican singer and actress | 91 | July 24, 2025 | Mexico | Undisclosed [327] |
| Cleo Laine Jazz singer and actress | 97 | July 24, 2025 | Wavendon, England | Undisclosed [328] |
| Obafemi Lasode Nigerian musician, film director and producer | 69 | July 25, 2025 | Protracted illness [329] | |
| Daddy Lumba Ghanaian singer-songwriter | 60 | July 26, 2025 | Brief illness [330] | |
| Jock McDonald Bollock Brothers | 69 | July 26, 2025 | Bundoran, Ireland | Drowned [331] |
| Ziad Rahbani Lebanese composer and pianist | 69 | July 26, 2025 | Undisclosed [332] | |
| Tom Lehrer Singer and songwriter | 97 | July 26, 2025 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, US | Natural causes [333] |
| Livio Macchia I Camaleonti | 83 | July 29, 2025 | Melendugno, Italy | Undisclosed [334] |
| Paul Mario Day Iron Maiden, More, The Sweet | 69 | July 29, 2025 | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Cancer [335] |
| Flaco Jiménez Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven | 86 | July 31, 2025 | San Antonio, Texas, US | Undisclosed [336] |
| Jesto Italian rapper | 40 | July 31, 2025 | Rome, Italy | Heart attack [337] |
| Jeannie Seely Country singer | 85 | August 1, 2025 | Hermitage, Tennessee, US | Complications from an intestinal infection [338] |
| Erik Wunder Cobalt, Man's Gin | 42 | August 1, 2025 | Heart failure [339] | |
| David Roach Junkyard | 59 | August 1, 2025 | Cancer [340] | |
| Howie Tee Hip-hop DJ and record producer | 61 | August 2, 2025 | Undisclosed [341] | |
| Larry Gillstrom Kick Axe | 68 | August 4, 2025 | Cancer [342] | |
| Jane Morgan Singer and actress | 101 | August 4, 2025 | Naples, Florida, US | Natural causes [343] |
| Terry Reid English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist | 75 | August 4, 2025 | Cancer [344] | |
| Col Joye Australian singer-songwriter and Business manager for Bee Gees, Andy Gibb | 89 | August 5, 2025 | Undisclosed [345] | |
| Nancy King Jazz singer | 85 | August 5, 2025 | Undisclosed [346] | |
| Lee Min As One | 46 | August 5, 2025 | Seoul, South Korea | Undisclosed [347] [348] |
| Eddie Palmieri Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader | 88 | August 6, 2025 | Hackensack, New Jersey, US | Undisclosed [349] |
| Arlindo Cruz Brazilian singer-songwriter and samba musician; Fundo de Quintal | 66 | August 8, 2025 | Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Pneumonia [350] |
| NoB Maked-Up, Project.R | 61 | August 9, 2025 | Kidney cancer [351] | |
| Graham Fenton Matchbox | 76 or 78 | August 10, 2025 | Undisclosed [352] | |
| Bobby Whitlock Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends | 77 | August 10, 2025 | Austin, Texas, US | Cancer [353] |
| Chuck Girard The Castells, The Hondells, Love Song | 81 | August 11, 2025 | Undisclosed [354] | |
| Sheila Jordan Jazz singer | 96 | August 11, 2025 | New York City, New York, US | Undisclosed [355] |
| Gabi Novak Croatian singer | 89 | August 11, 2025 | Zagreb, Croatia | Pneumonia [356] |
| Cool John Ferguson Blues musician | 71 | August 12, 2025 | Beaufort, South Carolina, US | Undisclosed [357] |
| Klaus Wirzenius Finnish Singer, Anthriel | 37 | August 13, 2025 | Tampella, Tampere, Finland | Drowned [358] |
| Jamshied Sharifi Composer, musician, and record producer | 64 | August 15, 2025 | Cancer [359] | |
| Aesop The Black Wolf Living Legends | August 17, 2025 | Undisclosed [360] | ||
| Joe Hickerson Folk singer | 89 | August 17, 2025 | Portland, Oregon, US | Undisclosed [361] |
| Banu Kırbağ Turkish singer | 74 | August 18, 2025 | Istanbul, Turkey | Natural causes [362] |
| Luz Japanese singer | 32 | August 19, 2025 | Undisclosed [363] | |
| Michael Antunes American jazz saxophonist, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Ernie and the Automatics | 85 | August 19, 2025 | Kidney failure [364] | |
| Brent Hinds Mastodon | 51 | August 20, 2025 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Motorcycle accident [365] |
| Salvador Aguilar Lead mexican singer of Coda | 56 | August 21, 2025 | Mexico City, Mexico | Stomach cancer [366] |
| Stanisław Sojka Polish jazz and pop musician and composer | 66 | August 21, 2025 | Sopot, Poland | Health complications including long-standing battles with type 2 diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [367] |
| Jan Erik Berntsen Norwegian actor and singer | 80 | August 21, 2025 | Undisclosed [368] | |
| Yaroslav Yevdokimov Ukrainian-born Belarusian singer | 78 | August 22, 2025 | Minsk, Belarus | Lung cancer [369] |
| Rogério Meanda Blitz | August 25, 2025 | Undisclosed [370] | ||
| Nisse Karlén Sacramentum | 50 | August 25, 2025 | Suicide [371] | |
| Manuel de la Calva Spanish singer and songwriter; Dúo Dinámico | 88 | August 26, 2025 | Madrid, Spain | Pulmonary fibrosis [372] |
| Jim Kimball Laughing Hyenas, Mule, The Jesus Lizard, The Denison/Kimball Trio | 59 | August 27, 2025 | Undisclosed [373] | |
| Jürgen Bartsch Bethlehem | 50s or 60s | August 27, 2025 | Long illness [374] | |
| Ray Mayhew Sigue Sigue Sputnik | 60 | August 28, 2025 | Undisclosed [375] | |
| Gary Didier Perez Haitian singer-songwriter | 59 | August 28, 2025 | US | Undisclosed [376] |
| Tuuttimörkö Finnish rapper, music producer and DJ | 37 | August 29, 2025 | Undisclosed [377] | |
| Ted Robert Swiss singer-songwriter | 81 | September 3, 2025 | Orbe, Switzerland | Liver disease [378] |
| Pia Velsi Italian actress and singer | 101 | September 4, 2025 | Undisclosed [379] | |
| Mark Volman The Turtles, Flo & Eddie | 78 | September 5, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Brief illness [380] |
The Atlanta rapper, real name Kenneth Bailey, died after puncturing his thigh and losing too much blood as a result of climbing a wooden fence.
