This topic covers events and articles related to 2024 in music.
Specific locations
African music American music Asian music British music Canadian music Chinese music Japanese music Latin music Philippine music Scandinavian music South Korean music
Specific genres Classical Country Jazz Latin Heavy metal Hip-hop R&B Progressive rock Rock K-pop J-pop
Albums released
Awards 66th Annual Grammy Awards (USA) 2024 Billboard Music Awards (USA) 2024 Brit Awards (UK) Juno Awards of 2024 (Canada) 2024 MAMA Awards 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Japan (Japan)2024 MTV Video Music Awards (USA) 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe) 2024 American Music Awards (USA)38th Golden Disc Awards (South Korea) 66th Japan Record Awards (Japan) Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) Mercury Prize (UK)Polar Music Prize (Sweden) 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards (USA)Polaris Music Prize (Canada)Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (Europe) 33rd Seoul Music Awards (South Korea) 21st Korean Music Awards (South Korea)16th Mirchi Music Awards (India)https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/16th-mirchi-music-awards-here-is-the-full-list-of-winners-70184.html
Bands formed
Ae! group All(H)Ours ARrC Artms B.D.U Badvillain Candy Shop Cutie Street DearALICE Dragon Pony Dxmon Geenius House of Protection Illit Izna Julien Baker & Torres Katseye Me:I Madein Meovv NOMAD Nowadays Number_i Rescene Say My Name Sweet Steady TIOT TWS Unis Waker Waterfire
Soloist debuts
Ayaka Nanase Cha Eun-woo Chanyeol Damiano David Doyoung George Au Hina Suguta Hina Tachibana Hui Ian Irene JADE Jaehyun Jinho Koo Jun-hoe L Lay Zhang Lee Seung-hoon Lucas Naevis Perrie Seola Shōya Chiba Sungjin Timothée Chalamet Ten Tzuyu Victoria De Angelis Wooseok Yeonjun Yoon San-ha Yuqi Yves
Bands disbanded
Botch Boys World Burnside Project Cherry Bullet Cignature Fleetwood Mac The Greg Kihn Band Hall & Oates Hey Violet Hot Hot Heat Issues Jane's Addiction Japandroids John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Magnum MC5 Metz Mirae Mr. Big Nature NOFX Oxbow Pink Fantasy Porno for Pyros Rage Against the Machine Reagan Youth Sublime with Rome TFN Tokyo Police Club Vromance Weki Meki Zion & Lennox
Bands reformed
2NE1 3 Inches of Blood A*Teens Acid BathLinkin Park and Metallica to Headline 2025 Edition of Sick New World Festival Cardiacs (as Cardiacs Family) Cobra Starship Down With Webster Fairground Attraction fightstar Have Heart Linkin Park Machine Gun Fellatio Moose Blood Nachtmystium No Doubt Oasis Orange 9mm The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Rascal Flatts R.E.M. (One-off reunion) Sex Pistols Slayer Soul Coughing Tak Matsumoto Group
Bands on hiatus Black Midi Boygenius Foo FightersFoo Fighters To Reportedly Go On Indefinite Hiatus Tenacious DTenacious D cancel tour and seemingly enter hiatus after Kyle Gass's Donald Trump joke: "All future creative plans are on hold," says Jack Black Vcha Thank You, I'm Sorry
Deaths January 2 – Chris Karrer, 76, German progressive rock guitarist (Amon Düül II)Bayerischer Weltmusiker: Chris Karrer gestorben 3 – Tawl Ross, 75, American funk guitarist (Funkadelic) 4 Ruy Mingas, 84, Angolan folk singer-songwriter and anthem composerFaleceu Ruy Mingas Marie Nilsson Lind, 62, Swedish folk pop singer (Ainbusk)Marie Nilsson Lind är död David Soul, 80, American-British pop singerDavid Soul: Starsky & Hutch actor dies aged 80 Glynis Johns, 100, British musical theatre actress and singerGlynis Johns Dies: 'Mary Poppins' Mom, Broadway's Tony Winner Who Debuted 'Send In The Clowns' Was 100 5 Larry Collins, 79, American rockabilly guitarist and songwriter (The Collins Kids)Renowned Guitarist Larry Collins Passes Del Palmer, 71, English art rock singer-songwriter, bassist and sound engineerDel Palmer, Kate Bush's longtime bass player and engineer, has died 6 Iasos, 76, Greek-born American new age keyboardistIasos, Pioneer of New Age Music, Has Died Amparo Rubín, 68, Mexican folk singer-songwriterMuere Amparo Rubín, famosa cantautora mexicana que conquistó multitudes con Timbiriche 7 Germana Caroli, 92, Italian pop singerAddio a Germana Caroli, grande voce bolognese Tony Clarkin, 77, English hard rock guitarist and songwriter (Magnum)Magnum's Tony Clarkin dies aged 77 8 Guy Bonnet, 78, French pop singer-songwriterLe chanteur et compositeur avignonnais Guy Bonnet est décédé Phill Niblock, 90, American avant garde composerLegendary Avant-Garde Composer & Filmmaker Phill Niblock Dead At 90 Gian Franco Reverberi, 89, Italian film composerE' morto Gian Franco Reverberi, musicista della Scuola genovese (death announced on this date) 9 Diego Gallardo, 31, Ecuadorian folk singer-songwriterEl músico Diego Gallardo falleció por una bala perdida en medio del caos de violencia en Guayaquil Karel Janovický, 93, Czech-born British classical composer and pianistBohuš Šimsa (Karel Janovický) 1930–2024 Rashid Khan, 55, Indian Hindustani classical singerMusic maestro Ustad Rashid Khan passes away at the age of 55 James Kottak, 61, American hard rock drummer (Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak)Former Scorpions and Kingdome Come Drummer James Kottak Dead at 61 10 Audie Blaylock, 61, American bluegrass singer and guitaristAudie Blaylock passes Tamara Milashkina, 89, Russian opera singerУшла из жизни Тамара Милашкина 11 Annie Nightingale, 83, English radio disk jockeyAnnie Nightingale Has Died Sigi Schwab, 83, German jazz guitaristDer Meister der Gitarre ist tot 12 Bill Hayes, 98, American folk singerBill Hayes, Daytime TV Legend and Longtime 'Days of Our Lives' Star, Dies at 98 David Lumsdaine, 92, Australian classical composerDavid Lumsdaie official website 13 Prabha Atre, 91, Indian classical singerVeteran classical singer Prabha Atre passes away at 91 in Pune Jo-El Sonnier, 77, American country singer-songwriter and accordionistLouisiana Cajun and Country Legend Jo-El Sonnier Passes Away After Show in Texas Romuald Twardowski, 93, Polish classical composerNie żyje Romuald Twardowski. Wybitny kompozytor miał 94 lata 15 – K. J. Joy, 77, Indian film and classical composerMalayalam music director K.J. Joy dies at 77 16 Peter Schickele, 88, American classical composer and musical satirist (P. D. Q. Bach)'PDQ Bach' musical satirist has died – this Beethoven 5 parody captures Peter Schickele's rare genius Laurie Johnson, 96, English classical composer and swing bandleaderLaurie Johnson: The Avengers theme composer dies 17 Serge Laprade, 83, Canadian pop singerSerge Laprade s'éteint à 83 ans Gerd Uecker, 77, German opera director and music teacherEhemaliger Direktor der Bayerischen Staatsoper tot 18 Katelele Ching'oma, 32, Malawian pop singerMusic icon Katelele Ching'oma dies Ivan Moody, 59, British classical composer and musicologistDeath of a noted UK composer, 59 Silent Servant, 46, Guatemalan-born American techno DJSoft Moon musician Luis Vasquez, DJ Juan Mendez found dead in downtown L.A. loft The Soft Moon, 44, American darkwave singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Yogesh Vaidya, 77, Nepalese folk singerVeteran singer Yogesh Vaidya dies aged 77 19 Georgi Kostov, 82, Bulgarian classical composerПочина композиторът Георги Костов Ewa Podleś, 71, Polish opera singerObituary: Contralto Ewa Podleś Dies at 71 Marlena Shaw, 81, American jazz and soul singer'California Soul' singer Marlena Shaw dies aged 81 Pluto Shervington, 73, Jamaican reggae singer'Ram Goat Liver' singer Pluto Shervington has died Mary Weiss, 75, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las)Mary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las, has died 20 Zoran Erić, 73, Serbian classical composerПреминуо Зоран Ерић Charis Kostopoulos, 59, Greek laiko singer-songwriter.Πέθανε ο Χάρης Κωστόπουλος σε ηλικία 59 ετών 22 Neil Kulkarni, 51, British music journalistRemembering Neil Kulkarni Margo Smith, 84, American singer-songwriterCountry Music Legend Margo Smith, "The Tennessee Yodeler," Dies At Age 81 Sergei Yefremenko, 51, Russian ska singer and guitarist (Markscheider Kunst)Умер вокалист группы Marksheider Kunst Ефременко 23 Melanie, 76, American folk singer-songwriter and guitaristMelanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With 'Brand New Key,' Dies at 76 Frank Farian, 82, German pop singer-songwriter and record producer (Boney M., Milli Vanilli, La Bouche, No Mercy)Frank Farian, Music Producer Who Created Milli Vanilli and Boney M, Dies at 82 Anders Sandberg, 55, Swedish Eurodance singer (Rednex).Rednex-sångaren Anders Sandberg är död 24 – Anders Lampe, 59, Danish pop rock guitarist (Bamses Venner)Musikeren Anders Lampe er død 25 Bruno Amstad, 59–60, Swiss jazz singerDer Schweizer Vokalakrobat Bruno Amstad hat seinen langjährigen Kampf gegen Krebs verloren Bhavatharini, 47, Indian playback singer and film music directorIlaiyaraaja's daughter Bavatharini passes away 26 Dean Brown, 68, American jazz guitaristJazz guitarist Dean Brown has passed away Michel Hausser, 96, French jazz vibraphonistLe vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé Michael Watford, 80, American dance and house singerMichael Watford, prolific US house vocalist, dies 27 – Lillebjørn Nilsen, 73, Norwegian folk singer-songwriterLillebjørn Nilsen er død 28 – Albert Mayr, 80, Italian classical and experimental composer"Un suono può farti diventare un'altra persona". Albert Mayr (1943–2024) 29 Tony Cedras, 71, South African jazz multi-instrumentalistJazz musician Tony Cedras dies Yuri Ilchenko, 72, Russian rock singer and guitarist (Mify, Zemlyane)Умер солист группы "Мифы" Юрий Ильченко 30 – Chita Rivera, 91, American musical theater singer and actressBroadway Icon Chita Rivera Dies at 91
February 2 Steve Brown, 66, British classical composerSteve Brown, composer for Alan Partridge and Harry Hill, dies at 66 Wilhelmenia Fernandez, 75, American opera singerObituary: 'Diva' Soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez Dies at 75 Wayne Kramer, 75, American rock guitarist and songwriter (MC5)MC5's Wayne Kramer Dead At 75 3 – Aston "Family Man" Barrett, 77, Jamaican reggae bassist (Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Upsetters)Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, bassist and rhythmic backbone of Bob Marley & The Wailers, dead at 77 5 – Toby Keith, 62, American country singer-songwriterSinger Toby Keith dead at 62 6 Donald Kinsey, 70, American blues and reggae guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, The Wailers Band)Blues legend, Gary Indiana native Donald Kinsey has died Seiji Ozawa, 88, Japanese classical conductorSeiji Ozawa, a Captivating, Transformative Conductor, Dies at 88 7 Vaja Azarashvili, 87, Georgian classical composerУмер писавший для Кикабидзе и Гвердцители композитор Азарашвили Henry Fambrough, 85, American R&B singer (The Spinners)The Spinners' Henry Fambrough, who helped take Detroit group to musical heights, dies at 85 Mojo Nixon, 66, American psychobilly singer-songwriterMojo Nixon, Unabashed Outlaw Cult Hero, Dead at 66 8 – Yuri Borzov, 70, Russian blues rock drummer (Mashina Vremeni)Умер первый барабанщик «Машины времени» Юрий Борзов 9 Nikša Gligo, 77, Croatian musicologistPreminuo muzikolog Nikša Gligo, jedan od vodećih stručnjaka za suvremenu hrvatsku glazbu Damo Suzuki, 74, Japanese Krautrock singer (Can)Can's Damo Suzuki Has Died Jimmy Van Eaton, 86, American rock and roll drummerJ.M. Van Eaton dies: Sun Records drummer played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, more 11 Ladislav Burlas, 96, Slovak classical composer and musicologistZomrel významný slovenský skladateľ a muzikológ Randy Sparks, 90, American folk singer-songwriter (The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority)Randy Sparks, who gave folk music a big choral sound, dies at 90 Mihai Amihalachioaie, 62, Moldovan accordionist and conductor 12 Tamás Deák, 95, Hungarian classical composer and conductorElhunyt Deák Tamás, a Macskafogó zeneszerzője