Events January – Shankar Mahadevan is awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government for his contributions to Film Music. March 1 – Opening of the 15th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival March 18 – Opening night of "Sadhu for the Music", a unity concert arranged by Imee Ooi. April 30 – Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Osmo Vänskä will be its next musical director, as from January 2020. June 13 – The Chinese Opera Festival opens at the Xiqu Centre in Kowloon.

Albums IV of Spades – ClapClapClap! (January 18) Arinjoy Trio – Arinjoy Trio (March) Babymetal – Metal Galaxy (October 8) Band-Maid – Conqueror (December 11) Soumik Datta – King of Ghosts December Avenue – Langit Mong Bughaw (December 20) The Hu – The Gereg (September 13) iKon – The New Kids (January 7) Isyana Sarasvati – Lexicon (November 29) Monsta X – Take.2 We Are Here (February 18) Parekh & Singh – Science City (May 12) Astha Raut – Aadhar 2 (November 28)

Classical Akira Nishimura – Azure Dragon (for string quartet)

Opera Aftab Darvishi and Miranda Lakerveld – Turan Dokht Keith Lai – Wenguang Explores the Valley Akira Nishimura – Asters

Film and TV scores 4 Musics, Nadirshah, Dhanush and Madhu Vasudevan – Brother's Day Yuki Hayashi – Star Twinkle PreCure Ilaiyaraaja – Tamilarasan M. Jayachandran – Mamangam

Musical films A Mero Hajur 3 (Nepal) Ajab Sanju Ra Gajab Love (India - Odia) Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (India - Gujarati) Cheer Boys!! (Japan) Chitralahari (India - Telugu) Dearest Anita (Hong Kong) Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (India - Hindi) Fall in Love at First Kiss (Taiwan) Gully Boy (India - Hindi) I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (China) Laal Kabootar (Pakistan) Love Live! Sunshine!! (Japan) Neeyum Njanum (India - Malayalam) Oru Adaar Love (India - Malayalam)

Deaths January 16 – Brian Velasco, born 1977), Filipino drummer (Razorback)Razorback drummer Brian Velasco dies January 17 – S. Balakrishnan, 70, Indian film score composer and music directorMalayalam music composer S Balakrishnan dies at 69 January 22 – Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, 63, Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director January 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin) March 23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer April 20 Amar Pal, 96, folk singerFolk ace Amar Pal passes away at 96, CM expresses condolences Wu Yili, 89, Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist May 12 – Hiralal Yadav, 93, Indian folk singer.Padma Shri Awardee Bhojpuri singer Hiralal Yadav passes away at 93 July 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese popular singer August 1 – , 51, Indonesian actor and singer.Agung Hercules Meninggal Dunia di Usia 51 Tahun August 19 – Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, 92, Indian music director and composer (Kabhie Kabhie, Umrao Jaan, Dil-e-Nadaan), lung infection.Music composer Khayyam passes away at 92 September 12 – Ida Laila, 76, Indonesian singer November 8 – Ramakant Gundecha, Indian Dhrupad performer November 18 – Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian royal and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004). was a Cambodian princess, dancer and director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. November 24 Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (suicide)Goo Hara Passes Away Mobarak Hossain Khan, 81, Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writerMusic scholar Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away November 27 – He Sukun, 25, Chinese singer (suicide) December 1 – Michael Lai, 73, Chinese composer and actorMichael Lai, giant of film and TV music in Hong Kong, dies at 73 December 26 – Nguyễn Văn Tý, 94, Vietnamese composerNhạc sĩ Nguyễn Văn Tý sống cô độc để làm nên những sáng tác để đời

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See also 2019 in music

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