This topic covers events and articles related to 2025 in music.
Specific locations
African music American music British music Japanese music Philippine music Scandinavian music South Korean music
Specific genres Country Heavy metal Hip-hop Latin Progressive rock Rock Jazz K-pop J-pop
Albums released
Awards 67th Annual Grammy Awards (USA) 2025 Brit Awards (UK) Juno Awards of 2025 (Canada) 2025 MTV Video Music Awards Japan (Japan) 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (USA) 67th Japan Record Awards (Japan) 39th Golden Disc Awards (South Korea) Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA) Mercury Prize (UK) Polar Music Prize (Sweden) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) Polaris Music Prize (Canada) Eurovision Song Contest 2025 (Europe) 34th Seoul Music Awards (South Korea) 22nd Korean Music Awards (South Korea) 2025 American Music Awards (USA)
Bands formed
3Quency AHOF AllDay Project Ablume Close Your Eyes Cortis Hearts2Hearts Hoshi x Woozi Idid Idntt KickFlip KiiiKiii Kiiras Mytro Nouera Newbeat President Redievan Stoggs Zoc
Bands reformed
Alabama Shakes Alphabeat The Band Perry The Beta Band Black Sabbath (farewell concert only) Chapterhouse The Click Five Fifth Harmony GFriend Girlset Grizzly Bear Fountains of Wayne I Killed the Prom Queen letlive Mameshiba no Taigun Minus the Bear Momoland Rilo KileyRilo Kiley Reuniting at Just Like Heaven 2025 RushRush reform for first time since drummer Neil Peart’s death SugarSUGAR - New Music and Shows for 2026 - SUGAR COPPER BLUE Triumph
Bands disbanded
12 Rods Amadou & Mariam Andy & Lucas As One Bis Black Sabbath Bury Your Dead Cannabis Corpse Coin Crystal Viper Dempagumi.inc Eternal Tears of Sorrow Flo and Eddie Gel Jesus Piece The International Swingers Ithaca KAT-TUN Kind of Like Spitting Luminous Lynch Mob Mew Murder by Death One Morning Left Orange Goblin Ozzy Osbourne Band Porridge Radio Purple Kiss The Pillows REO Speedwagon Refused Sarke The Searchers Shopping Soft Cell Sum 41 Superkind Stray From the Path Tapir! Tennis Thank You, I'm Sorry Tokio The Turtles Void of Vision Whitesnake You Me At Six
Deaths January 1 Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer-songwriterLeo Dan, Argentine Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 82 Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French classical pianist, composer, arranger and conductorLe compositeur français Jean-Michel Defaye, arrangeur de Léo Ferré, est mort à l'âge de 92 ans Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitaristAustralian country music legend Chad Morgan dies, aged 91 Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian classical pianist, violinist, singer and film composerNora Orlandi, morta a 91 anni la grande musicista fondatrice del coro 4+4 Wayne Osmond, 73, American pop singer (The Osmonds)Wayne Osmond, Original Member of the Singing Osmonds, Dies at 73 2 Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthierÄltester Geigenbaumeister Deutschlands Wilhelm Brückner aus Erfurt ist tot Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)Cloven Hoof’s emblematic singer Russ North has passed away Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish classical singer and multi-instrumentalistLegendary Turkish singer and actor Ferdi Tayfur passes away at 79 3 Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch radio DJRadiomaker Willem van Kooten, alias Joost den Draaijer, op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch levenslied singerGroningse zanger Peter Schaap ('Adem mijn adem') overleden Brenton Wood, 83, American soul singerBrenton Wood, 'Oogum Boogum Song' crooner who captivated Latino listeners, dies at 83 4 Ed Askew, 84, American folk singer-songwriterEd Askew, Cult Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 84 Dylan Thomas More, American industrial rock sampler and programmer (Chemlab)For Dylan 5 Beej Chaney, 68, American punk and new wave singer-songwriter (The Suburbs) Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Unleashed, Terra Firma)Former Unleashed guitarist Fredrik Lindgren passes away 6 Hope Foye, 103, American folk singerHope Foye, Trailblazing ‘People’s Artist’ and Civil Rights Pioneer, Passes Away at 103 (Sept. 2, 1921 – Jan. 6, 2025) Stella Greka, 102, Greek pop singerΑποχαιρετισμός στη Στέλλα Γκρέκα 1922-2025 -Του Δαυιδ Ναχμία 7 Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish classical violinistWorld-renowned Turkish violinist Ayla Erduran dies at 90 Peter Yarrow, 86, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary)Peter Yarrow, Folk Singer in Peter, Paul and Mary, Dead at 86 9 Laurie Holloway, 86, English jazz pianist, television musical director, and composer.Former Strictly and Parkinson musical director Laurence Holloway dies aged 86 P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.Legendary singer P Jayachandran passes away at 80 Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito singerKwaito legend Doc Shebeleza has died 10 – Sam Moore, 89, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)Sam Moore Dead: Legendary Soul Singer Was 89 11 Mario Klemens, 88, Czech classical conductorMaster of Fine Arts Mario Klemens * 1936 †︎ 2025 Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian classical composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist 12 – Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composerMark Izu, pioneer of Asian American Jazz Movement, passes at 70 13 P. Fluid, 64, American funk metal singer (24-7 Spyz)Bronx man found beaten to death in ambulette was groundbreaking rocker Elgar Howarth, 89, English classical conductor, composer and trumpeterDeath of Elgar Howarth (death announced on this date) Buck White, 94, American country and bluegrass singer and mandolinist (The Whites)Buck White, patriarch and mandolinist of the Whites dead at 94 14 – Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz rock saxophonist (Osibisa)Ghanaian music legend Teddy Osei of Osibisa passes away at 88 15 Tommy Dix, 101, American musical theater singerTommy Dix, ‘Best Foot Forward’ Actor and Singer, Dies at 101 Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer-songwriter.Legendary 'No Charge' Singer Melba Montgomery Dead at 86 Linda Nolan, 65, Irish pop singer (The Nolans)Singer Linda Nolan dies aged 65 17 – Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian pop singer-songwriter, arranger and producerL'auteur et compositeur Stéphane Venne n'est plus 18 – Claire van Kampen, 71, English theater composer (Royal Shakespeare Company)Composer & Musical Director Claire van Kampen Has Passed Away 20 Bob Kuban, 84, American R&B drummerOne-hit wonder Bob Kuban, famous for 'The Cheater', dies peacefully at 84 John Sykes, 65, English hard rock guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)Legendary Guitarist John Sykes Dead At 65 (death announced on this date) 21 Elliot Ingber, 83, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band).R.I.P. Elliot Ingber Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band)Garth Hudson, Last Surviving Member of the Band, Dies at 87 22 Paddy Cole, 85, Irish showband saxophonistSax player and singer Paddy Cole dies, aged 85 Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, The Rides)Barry Goldberg, Blues-Rock Keyboardist Whose Work Bob Dylan Included Controversial Newport '65 Concert, Dies at 83 Johan Slager, 78, Dutch progressive rock guitarist (Kayak)Kayak oprichter Johan Slager overleden (death announced on this date) Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French folk singer (Malicorne)Le chanteur Gabriel Yacoub, fondateur du groupe de folk français Malicorne, est mort à 72 ans 24 – Unk, 43, American rapperDJ Unk Dies: Atlanta Rapper Who Had Hits With 'Walk It Out' & '2 Step' Was 42 25 – Edweena Banger, British punk rock singer (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs)Edweena Banger former member of Slaughter & The Dogs has died (death announced on this date) 26 Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 84, Japanese classical conductorJapanese Conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama has Died, Aged 84 Betsy Arakawa, 65, American classical pianistGene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa found dead in Santa Fe home: What we know (body discovered on this date) Gary Grier, American R&B singer (The Contours)Gary Grier, long time member of Motown’s The Contours, dies 27 Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian dangdut and pop singerIdap Sakit Komplikasi, Emilia Contessa Meninggal Dunia di Rumah Sakit di Banyuwangi Jawa Timur Aaron Rossi, 44, American industrial metal drummer (Ministry, Prong, John 5)Aaron Rossi (Ex-Prong, Ex-Ministry) Dead At 44 Years Old 29 – Bruce Howe, 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity)Bruce Howe of Fraternity Dies At Age 77 30 Marianne Faithfull, 78, English pop and rock singer-songwriterSinger Marianne Faithfull dies at 78 İlhan Usmanbaş, 104, Turkish contemporary classical composerÜnlü besteci Prof. Dr. İlhan Usmanbaş, vefat etti 31 – Susan Alcorn, 71–72, American avant garde composer and pedal steel guitaristPedal Steel Innovator Susan Alcorn Has Died (death announced on this date)
February 1 Peter Bassano, 79–80, English classical trombonist and conductorDeath of Peter Bassano André Ducret, 79, Swiss classical singer and composerAndré Ducret, figure emblématique de l'art choral fribourgeois, est décédé Sal Maida, 76, American rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks)Sal Maida, Bassist With Roxy Music and Milk 'N' Cookies, Dies at 76 Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian classical clarinetistWiener Philharmoniker: Klarinettist Schmidl gestorben 2 Gene Barge, 98, American rock and roll saxophonist Legendary saxophone player Gene 'Daddy G' Barge dies at 98 Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese pop singerTaiwan star Barbie Hsu dies at 48 Patricia Johnson, 95, English opera singerTributes paid to world-famous opera singer from Saltdean (death announced on this date) Stéphane Picq, 59, French video game music composerDune, Lost Eden And MegaRace Composer Stéphane Picq Has Passed Away Aged 59 Paul Plishka, 83, American opera singerLegendary Bass Paul Plishka Dies at 83 4 Bob Bennett, American garage rock drummer (The Sonics)With deep sadness we bid farewell to the power behind the Sonics’ sound, drummer Bob Bennett Ana María Iriarte, 98, Spanish opera singerMuere a los 98 años la mezzosoprano Ana María Iriarte Wily Mignon, 38, Beninese pop singerEra-defining Benin musician dies aged 39 5 Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer and executive (Murder Inc. Records)Irv Gotti, Co-Founder of Murder Inc. Records, Dies at 54 Dave Jerden, 75, American record producer, audio engineer and mixerFamed Music Producer Dave Jerden Dead at 75 Hans-Peter Lehmann, 90, German opera directorStaatsoper Hannover: Ehemaliger Intendant Lehmann tot Mike Ratledge, 81, British psychedelic rock keyboardist (Soft Machine)"He was the backbone of Soft Machine." Founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge dead at 81 6 – Bobby Hamilton, American R&B singer (The Choice Four)R.I.P. Bobby Hamilton of the popular 70s group Choice Four (death announced on this date) 7 Naâman, 34, French reggae singerNaâman, chanteur de reggae, est mort à 34 ans Song Dae-kwan, 78, South Korean trot singerTrot legend Song Dae-kwan dies at 78 8 – Corey Crewe, 80, Canadian comedic music singer (Corey and Trina) 9 – Edith Mathis, 86, Swiss opera singerObituary: Soprano Edith Mathis Dies at 86 10 – Maria Tipo, 93, Italian classical pianistAddio alla grande pianista Maria Tipo 12 Tommy Hunt, 91, American soul singer (The Flamingos)Soul Legend Tommy Hunt Has Died Jimi Mbaye, 67, Senegalese mbalax guitaristDécès du guitariste Jimmy Mbaye : Les tristes témoignages de El Hadji Mansour Mbaye 13 – Sukri Bommagowda, 88, Indian folk singerPadma awardee Sukri Bommagowda Passes away at 88 16 – Vladimír Válek, 89, Czech classical conductor Conductor Vladimír Válek has Died, Aged 89 17 Rick Buckler, 69, English new wave drummer (The Jam)The Jam's drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69 as bandmates pay tribute Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish progressive rock percussionist (King Crimson)King Crimson percussionist Jamie Muir has died, aged 82