List of 2026 deaths in popular music

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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 2026.

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2025 		List of deaths in popular music
2026		Succeeded by
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NameAgeDateLocation of deathCause of death
Tony Carr
Session drummer and percussionist for CCS, Hot Chocolate 		98January 2, 2026?Undisclosed [1]
Johnny Legend
Rockabilly musician		77January 2, 2026 Newport, Oregon, U.S.Complications from stroke and heart failure [2]
Calbo
Ärsenik 		52January 4, 2026?Undisclosed [3]
Andrew Bodnar
The Rumour 		71January 5, 2026 North Yorkshire, England, U.K.Undisclosed [4]
Jim McBride
Country music songwriter		78January 6, 2026 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.Undisclosed [5]
Guy Moon
American composer		63January 8, 2026 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Hit by a car while riding a scooter [6]
Yeison Jiménez
Colombian singer		34January 10, 2026 Paipa, Colombia Plane crash [7]
Terry Sullivan
Renaissance 		87January 10, 2026?Short illness [8]
Bob Weir
Grateful Dead 		78January 10, 2026?Cancer and lung issues [9]
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin
Black Midi 		26January 12, 2026?Undisclosed mental health issues [10]
John Forté
Refugee Camp All-Stars; producer for Fugees 		50January 12, 2026 Chilmark, Massachusetts, U.S.Undisclosed [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Borg, Emma (January 2, 2026). "Tony Carr, Maltese jazz drummer to the stars, dies aged 98". Times Of Malta. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 2, 2026). "Daily Update: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20, CMLL Sin Salida, Johnny Legend". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Le rappeur Calbo, membre du duo emblématique Ärsenik, est mort à l'âge de 52 ans" [Rapper Calbo, a member of the iconic duo Ärsenik, has died at the age of 52]. Ouest-France (in French). January 4, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Kremer, Henk (January 5, 2026). "Bassist Andrew Bodnar (o.a. Graham Parker & The Rumour) overleden" [Bassist Andrew Bodnar (formerly of Graham Parker & The Rumour) has died]. Hitzound (in Dutch). Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ Darrington, Patrick (January 7, 2026). "Hall of Fame Alabama songwriter behind country music hits dead at 78". al.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ Oganesyan, Natalie (January 10, 2026). "Guy Moon Dies: Emmy-Nominated 'Fairly OddParents' Composer Was 63". Deadline. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ Fajardo, Ingrid (January 10, 2026). "Yeison Jiménez, Colombian Popular Music Star, Dies in Plane Crash at 34". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ Lewry, Fraser (January 10, 2026). "Renaissance drummer Terry Sullivan has died". Louder. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  9. ↑ Morris, Chris (January 10, 2026). "Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Singer, Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 78". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  10. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (January 12, 2026). "Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, guitarist for rock band Black Midi, dies aged 26". The Guardian. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "John Forté, celebrated recording artist, dies suddenly at 50". MV Times. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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