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This topic covers events and articles related to 2026 in music.
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Specific genres
[edit]Albums released
[edit]Bands disbanded
[edit]Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 2
- Ritva Auvinen, 93, Finnish opera singer.[5]
- Tony Carr, 98, Maltese session drummer and percussionist (CCS, Hot Chocolate).[6]
- Johnny Legend, 77, American rockabilly musician[7]
- 5
- Andrew Bodnar, 71, English bass guitarist (The Rumour) and songwriter ("I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"). (death announced on this date)[8]
- Andrew Carter, 86, English composer and conductor[9]
- Mike Embro, 63, Canadian drummer (Razor) (death announced on this date)[10]
- Elsje de Wijn, 82, Dutch actress and singer[11]
- 6 - Jim McBride, 78, American country music songwriter ("Chasin' That Neon Rainbow", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All", "Chattahoochee")[12]
- 7
- James Bernard, American music journalist and magazine editor (The Source, XXL)[13] (death announced on this date)
- Ihor Blazhkov, 89, Ukrainian conductor[14]
- 8 - Guy Moon, 63, American television composer[15]
- 9
- Dieudonné Larose, 80, Haitian singer
- Terry Sullivan, 87, British drummer (Renaissance)[16]
- 10
- Yeison Jiménez, 34, Colombian singer, plane crash[17]
- Bob Weir, 78, American Hall of Fame musician (Grateful Dead) and songwriter ("Sugar Magnolia", "One More Saturday Night"), complications from cancer[18]
- 11
- Prashant Tamang, 43, Indian singer (Indian Idol), cardiac arrest[19]
- John Wallace, 76, Scottish trumpeter, composer and arts educator[20]
- 12
- Sheila Bernette, 94, English singer (The Good Old Days, The Black and White Minstrel Show)[21]
- Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, 26, British guitarist (Black Midi)[22] (death announced on this date)
- 13 - Seán Ó Sé, 89, Irish tenor singer[23]
- 14
- Melania Pérez, 76, Argentine singer.[24]
- Quemil Yambay, 87, Paraguayan musician and composer.[25]
- 15
- Raju Bandara, 65, Sri Lankan singer, kidney disease.[26]
- Kenny Morris, 68, English drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees).[27] (death announced on this date)
- Rubén Patagonia, 69, Argentine singer.[28]
- 16
- Tony Dallara, 89, Italian singer ("Come Prima", "Romantica"), respiratory illness.[29]
- Osvaldo Díaz, 76, Chilean singer.[30]
- Joxean Llorente, 63, Spanish choral conductor, composer and musicologist.[31]
- Marcel Osztas, 37, Slovak radio presenter and music concert host.[32]
- Guillermo Rendón García, 90, Colombian composer and organist.[33]
- 17
- Marikena Monti, 82, Argentine singer and actress.[34]
- Tucker Zimmerman, 84, American singer-songwriter, smoke inhalation.[35]
- 18
- Stephen "Cat" Coore, 69, Jamaican guitarist and cellist (Third World).[36]
- Anders Möller, 63, Swedish musician (Black Ingvars, Swedish Erotica), cancer.[37]
- Jaan Ross, 68, Estonian musicologist and psychologist.[38]
- Ralph Towner, 85, American jazz multi-instrumentalist.[39]
- 19
- Mojmír Maděrič, 70, Czech musician, actor and host.[40]
- Billy Parker, 88, American country music singer and DJ.[41]
- 20
- Rob Hirst, 70, Australian musician (Midnight Oil, Ghostwriters) and songwriter ("Forgotten Years"), pancreatic cancer.[42] (death announced on this date)
- Yaw Sarpong, Ghanaian gospel musician and songwriter.[43]
- 22
- Francis Buchholz, 71, German bass guitarist (Scorpions).[44]
- Guy Hovis, 84, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show).[45]
- 23
- Dalibor Brun, 81, Croatian singer.[46]
- Kristinn Svavarsson, 78, Icelandic saxophonist (Mezzoforte).[47] (death announced on this date)
- 24 - Yuri Rymanov, 69, Russian guitarist (Lyube).[48]
- 25
- Gabe Lopez, 31, American songwriter and producer, lymphoma.[49]
- Abhijit Majumdar, 54, Indian composer and music director (Sasura Ghara Zindabad, Balunga Toka, Daha Balunga), liver disease.[50]
- Marie Rouanet, 89, French singer and writer.[51]
- Lucky Widja, 49, Indonesian singer and songwriter, kidney tuberculosis.[52]
- 26
- Richie Beirach, 78, American jazz pianist and composer.[53]
- Sly Dunbar, 73, Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie), record producer ("Underneath It All"), and songwriter ("Murder She Wrote").[54]
- Béla Lattmann, 60, Hungarian jazz bassist.[55]
- 27
- António Chainho, 88, Portuguese fado guitarist.[56]
- Vladislav Chernushenko, 90, Russian conductor.[57]
- 28
- Maroochy Barambah, 70, Australian Turrbal elder and mezzo-soprano singer.[58]
- Nilton César, 86, Brazilian singer.[59]
- Bryan Loren, 59, American songwriter ("Do the Bartman").[60] (death announced on this date)
- 29 - Wojciech Michniewski, 78, Polish composer and conductor.[61] (death announced on this date)
- 30
- Abdelhadi Belkhayat, 85, Moroccan singer.[62]
- Parthenon Huxley, 70, American musician (ELO Part II).[63]
- Fatih Ürek, 59, Turkish singer and actor, complications from a heart attack.[64]
- 31
- Miklós Fenyő, 78, Hungarian singer, songwriter and musician.[65]
- Mingo Lewis, 72, American percussionist and drummer (Santana, Al Di Meola, The Tubes).[66] (death announced on this date)
- Billy Bass Nelson, 75, American Hall of Fame bass guitarist (Parliament-Funkadelic).[67]
February
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- Fernando Esteso, 80, Spanish singer, comedian, and actor, respiratory failure.[68]
- Steve Washington, 67, American musician (Slave, Aurra).[69] (death announced on this date)
- 2
- Chuck Negron, 83, American singer (Three Dog Night), heart failure and COPD.[70]
- Ken Peplowski, 66, American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist.[71]
- Yuan Wei-jen, 57, Taiwanese singer-songwriter.[72]
- 3
- Ron Kenoly, 81, American Christian singer, worship leader, and songwriter.[73]
- Lamonte McLemore, 90, American singer (The 5th Dimension).[74]
- S. P. Venkatesh, 70, Indian film score composer (Kilukkam, Spadikam, Rajavinte Makan), cardiac arrest.[75]
- 4
- François Beukelaers, 88, Belgian singer, actor and stage director.[76]
- Tommy Crook, 81, American guitarist.[77]
- Tōsha Meishō, 84, Japanese hayashi musician.[78]
- 5
- Helen Micallef, 75, Maltese singer (Helen and Joseph).[79]
- Fred Smith, 77, American bassist (Television, Blondie).[80]
- Tamás Vásáry, 92, Hungarian pianist and conductor.[81]
- 6 - Lynn Blakey, American musician (Tres Chicas, Let's Active).[82]
- 7
- Brad Arnold, 47, American singer (3 Doors Down) and songwriter ("Kryptonite", "Here Without You"), renal cell carcinoma.[83]
- Greg Brown, American musician (Cake, Deathray) and songwriter ("The Distance").[84]
- Ebo Taylor, 90, Ghanaian musician and producer.[85]
- 8
- Matti Caspi, 76, Israeli singer-songwriter, cancer.[86]
References
[edit]- ^ "AMEFURASSHIが解散を発表「メンバーそれぞれが新たなステージへ」". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ "Andreas Kisser Is Still Hoping Cavalera Brothers Will Take Part in Sepultura's Final Concert: 'There's No Reason to Be Fighting'". Blabbermouth.net. January 31, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Svalbard calling it quits in 2026". Lambgoat. May 28, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "ukka、5月のワンマンライブをもって解散". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ Ihana ja ihmeellinen karjalainen, muistelee Sinikka Sokka tätiään Ritva Auvista (in Finnish)
- ^ Tony Carr, Maltese jazz drummer to the stars, dies aged 98
- ^ Daily Update: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20, CMLL Sin Salida, Johnny Legend
- ^ Bassist Andrew Bodnar (o.a. Graham Parker & The Rumour) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Andrew Carter - In Memoriam
- ^ Razor – Former Drummer Mike Embro Dead At 63
- ^ Karel-zangeres Elsje de Wijn overleden op 82-jarige leeftijd (in Dutch)
- ^ Alabama Music Hall of Famer, Huntsville native Jim McBride, dies at 78
- ^ James Bernard, founding editor of ‘The Source’ and co-founder of ‘XXL,’ dies
- ^ Помер український композитор Блажков, Гордон, 8.1.2026, автор - Ельчін Садаєв (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Los Angeles County Medical Examiner". Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ Renaissance drummer Terry Sullivan has died
- ^ Atención: en accidente de avioneta esta tarde en Paipa (Boyacá) muere el cantante Yeison Jiménez y sus músicos (in Spanish)
- ^ Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78
- ^ Singer-actor Prashant Tamang passes away at 43 in Delhi
- ^ Tributes paid to 'extraordinary musician' John Wallace
- ^ BBC's Good Old Days and Coronation Street star and singer Sheila Bernette dies aged 94
- ^ Black Midi Co-Founder Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin Dies at 26
- ^ Renowned Cork singer Seán Ó Sé dies aged 89
- ^ Adiós a Melania Pérez, voz emblema de la música argentina y del Festival de Cosquín (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece el músico Quemil Yambay, ícono del folclore paraguayo (in Spanish)
- ^ Veteran singer Raju Bandara passed away
- ^ Siouxsie And the Banshees Drummer Kenny Morris Has Died
- ^ Murió a los 69 años Rubén Patagonia, figura clave del folclore y referente cultural del sur argentino (in Spanish)
- ^ Morto Tony Dallara, il cantante aveva 89 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Muere el cantante Osvaldo Díaz, ídolo de la Nueva Ola y Sábado Gigante (in Spanish)
- ^ La música enmudece con la partida de Joxean Llorente (in Spanish)
- ^ Mimoriadne smutná správa: Zomrel moderátor a hypeman Marcel Osťo Osztas (in Slovak)
- ^ Falleció Guillermo Rendón García a los 90 años: este es el legado del maestro, músico, escritor e investigador colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió Marikena Monti: adiós a una voz emblemática del café concert argentino (in Spanish)
- ^ Un couple d’octogénaires perd la vie à Saint-Georges : « J’ai tenté d’entrer dans la maison pour leur sauver la vie », Philippe a vu le domicile de ses voisins prendre feu sous ses yeux (in French) (subscription required)
- ^ Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, Jamaican music icon and Third World co-founder, dies at 69
- ^ Black Ingvars sångare Anders Möller är död (in Swedish)
- ^ Suri Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia emeriitprofessor, akadeemik Jaan Ross (in Estonian)
- ^ RIP Ralph Towner (1940-2026)
- ^ Zemřel herec a moderátor Mojmír Maděrič. Tvář Prima vařečky předtím kvůli nemoci zhubla 30 kilo (in Czech)
- ^ Legendary KVOO DJ Billy Parker dies at the age of 88
- ^ Music industry rocked by the death of Rob Hirst, the powerful engine behind Midnight Oil
- ^ Gospel icon Yaw Sarpong is dead
- ^ Scorpions and Michael Schenker bassist Francis Buchholz dies aged 71
- ^ 'Lawrence Welk' Star Dead at 84
- ^ Napustio nas je legendarni Dalibor Brun: Ovo je njegovih 10 najvećih hitova, svi ih znamo (in Croatian)
- ^ Mezzoforte's Kristinn Svavarsson has died
- ^ Yuri Rymanov, ex-guitarist of the Lube band, has died.
- ^ Emmy-nominated RuPaul's Drag Race crew member, songwriter Gabe Lopez dies as queens pay tribute: 'Devastating to hear'
- ^ Popular Odia singer Abhijit Majumdar dies at 54
- ^ Mort de l’écrivaine biterroise Marie Rouanet : figure de proue de la culture occitane, l’artiste est décédée à 89 ans (in French)
- ^ Lucky Widja, Steadfast and Professional Until the End
- ^ Richard Beirach, Pianist, Composer, Early ECM Stalwart, Dies at 78
- ^ Sly & Robbie's Sly Dunbar dead at 73
- ^ Elhunyt Lattmann Béla jazzbasszusgitáros (in Hungarian)
- ^ Calou-se a guitarra de António Chainho (in Portuguese)
- ^ Скончался народный артист СССР Владислав Чернушенко (in Russian)
- ^ Turrbal Elder And Revered Songwoman Maroochy Barambah Passes Away, Aged 70
- ^ Morre Nilton Cesar, voz marcante da música romântica, aos 86 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ Bryan Loren, Michael Jackson Collaborator and New Jack Swing Pioneer, Dies at 58
- ^ Zmarł Wojciech Michniewski, światowej klasy dyrygent urodzony w Łodzi (in Polish)
- ^ Moroccan Music Icon Abdelhadi Belkhayat Dies at 85
- ^ Parthenon Willett Miller Huxley
- ^ Son dakika! Ünlü sanatçı Fatih Ürek hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Meghalt Fenyő Miklós (in Hungarian)
- ^ Fallece Mingo Lewis (in Spanish)
- ^ P-Funk star Billy Bass Nelson dies at age 75
- ^ Muere el cómico Fernando Esteso a los 80 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Steve Washington, co-founder of legendary funk bands Aurra and Slave, dies
- ^ Three Dog Night’s Chuck Negron, voice behind ‘Joy to the World,’ dies at 83
- ^ The jazz world mourns the loss of acclaimed clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader Ken Peplowski
- ^ 袁惟仁病逝「走得平靜」 黃韻玲悲泣：親愛的小胖離開了 (in Chinese)
- ^ Gospel legend, Ron Kenoly dies at 81
- ^ LaMonte McLemore, singer and founding member of The 5th Dimension, dies at 90
- ^ S.P. Venkatesh, legendary South Indian music director, dies at 70
- ^ L’acteur belge François Beukelaers est décédé à l’âge de 88 ans (in French)
- ^ Oklahoma Music Hall of Famer Tommy Crook dies at 81
- ^ 藤舎名生さん死去 長唄鳴物の人間国宝 (in Japanese)
- ^ Helen Micallef, Eurovision 1972 singer, dies aged 75
- ^ Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dies at 77
- ^ Meghalt Vásáry Tamás (in Hungarian)
- ^ Beloved Indie Rock Musician, Inspiration for the Replacements’ Alt-Rock Anthem ‘Left of the Dial,’ Dies
- ^ 3 Doors Down Frontman Brad Arnold Dies at 47 After Battle with Stage 4 Cancer
- ^ Cake founding guitarist Greg Brown has died
- ^ Ghana music legend Ebo Taylor dies at 90
- ^ Matti Caspi, one of Israel’s greatest musicians, dies at 76