Events January 2 – Police in India arrest singer and instrumentalist Ghazal Srinivas following claims of sexual harassment by an employee of his radio station. January 4 – It is reported that British singer Jessie J will be among the competitors in the new season of Chinese talent show The Singer 2018, to be broadcast on Hunan TV. January 16 – Chinese fans and musicians pay tribute to Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of The Cranberries, who performed in China in 2011. January 21 – The Voice of Mongolia talent contest is launched on Mongol TV, and is eventually won by Enguun. March 2 – The 14th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival opens in Jakarta, Indonesia, lasting until 4 March. March 25 – Sinta Wullur's Tagore's Fireflies is premièred at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, during the Debussy Festival. April – Indonesian actress and singer Maudy Ayunda releases a volume of autobiography in English, titled Dear Tomorrow. August – Armand Maulana, Anggun and Titi DJ are announced as judges for Season 3 of The Voice Indonesia, along with singers Vidi Aldiano and :id:Anindyo Baskoro as joint coaches.
Albums AGA – Luna (January 22) Arkona – Khram (January 19) Band-Maid – World Domination (February 14) Gugudan – Act. 4 Cait Sith (February 1) Koda Kumi And (February 28) DNA (August 22) Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Japamyu (September 26) Morning Musume – Hatachi no Morning Musume (February 7) Seungri – The Great Seungri (July 20)
Classical Bishnu Priya – The Good Immigrant Alexander Rahbari – My Mother Persia
Opera Toshio Hosokawa and Marcel Beyer – Erdbeben.Träume. Gity Razaz – Fault Lines
Musical films 7 Din Mohabbat In (Pakistan) Amma I Love You (India) Bhaijaan Elo Re (India) Brihaspathi (India) Fanney Khan (India) Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi (India) Inspector Notty K (Bangladesh) Jaane Kyun De Yaaron (India) Kids on the Slope (Japan) Manto (India - Urdu) Noor Jahaan (Bangladesh) Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Philippines) Super Hero (film) (Bangladesh) Teefa in Trouble (Pakistan) TokiRes the Movie: MIRACLE6 (Japan)
Deaths January 3 – Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva, Turkmen opera singer and music educator, 87Скончалась Медениет Шахбердыева - "туркменский соловей" вокального искусства January 15 – Sujud Sutrisno, 64, Indonesian street drummer and singer, 64Seniman Jalanan Yogyakarta Sujud Kendang Tutup Usia January 16 – Shammi Akhtar, Bangladeshi playback singer, 60 (breast cancer)Noted singer Shammi Akhtar passes away January 22 – Ceylon Manohar, Indian actor and playback singer, 73'Surangani' singer Ceylon Manohar passes away January 25 – Sabar Koti, Indian singer, 58Punjabi singer Sabar Koti dies January 31 – Hwang Byungki, South Korean gayageum player, 81Korean music master Hwang Byung-ki dies at 82 February 5 – Jockie Soerjoprajogo, 63, Indonesian musician and songwriterYockie Suryo Prayogo 'God Bless' Meninggal Dunia March 1 – Arabinda Muduli, 56, Indian musician and singer May 2 – Vadim Mulerman, 79, Soviet singerУшел из жизни певец Вадим Мулерман May 4 – Abi Ofarim, 80, Israeli singer and dancerAbi Ofarim dead: Cinderella Rockefella singer dies at home after ‘long illness’ age 80 May 6 Arun Date, 84, Indian singerLeading Marathi bhavgeet singer Arun Date passes away at 84 Gurukrushna Goswami, 84, Indian lyricistLyricist Gurukrushna Goswami dies at 84 May 16 – Hideki Saijo, 63, Japanese singer (heart failure) July 30 – Khayyam Mirzazade, 82, Azerbaijani composer and academicСкончался выдающийся композитор, народный артист Хайям Мирзазаде August 1 – Umbayee, 66, Indian ghazal singer (cancer)Malayalam Ghazal maestro Umbayee passes away August 5 – Ellen Joyce Loo, 32, Canadian-born Hong Kong singer (fall)Hong Kong pop star Ellen Joyce Loo dies in fall from building at age 32 September 19 – Buren Bayaer, 58, Chinese singer and journalist (heart attack)蒙古族歌手布仁巴雅尔因去世 享年58岁 October 2 – Balabhaskar, 40, Indian violinist, composer and record producer (cardiac arrest)Violinist Balabhaskar dies a week after car crash that killed his daughter October 9 – Nitin Bali, 47, Indian singer (traffic collision)Singer Nitin Bali, 47, Dies In Car Accident October 13 – Annapurna Devi, 91, Indian classical musicianLegendary Indian classical musician Annapurna Devi dies at 91 October 14 Aziza Niyozmetova, 46, Uzbekistani singerУмерла известная узбекская певица Азиза Ниёзметова , 57, Malaysian singer (traffic collision)Rock legend Saleem of Iklim dies at 57 October 16 – Du Yuwei, 19, Chinese singer (suicide)憾！女星當小三被甩 她在家中燒炭亡 October 18 – Ayub Bachchu, 56, Bangladeshi singer-songwriterLegendary singer Ayub Bachchu dies October 30 Rico J. Puno, 65, Filipino pop singer (heart failure) Yashwant Dev, 91, Indian poet and composerVeteran Singer Yashwant Dev Dies At The Age Of 91 November 14 – Masahiro Sayama, 64, Japanese pianist.【訃報】ジャズピアニスト 佐山雅弘氏のご逝去について November 22 – Imrat Khan, 83, Indian sitar playerNoted Indian classical musician Ustad Imrat Khan dies in US November 27 – Mohammed Aziz, 64, Indian playback singer (heart attack)Veteran singer Mohammed Aziz dies of a heart attack at 64 December 22 – Indonesian musicians killed in the Sunda Strait tsunami: Windu Andi Darmawan, drummer (Seventeen). Muhammad Awal Purbani, bassist (Seventeen).Sambi Menangis, Ifan Seventeen Kabarkan Dirinya Selamat, Istri dan Personel Lainnya Belum Ditemukan Herman Sikumbang, 36, guitarist (Seventeen).Sambil Menangis, Ifan Seventeen Kabarkan Gitaris dan Drummer-nya Hilang Saat Tsunami Banten
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