Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2021

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Daft Punk 1990s - 2020s Electronic, Electronica, French House, House, Club/Dance, Left-Field House
Chick Corea 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Classical, Fusion, Post-Bop, Vocal Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Global Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz
Lee "Scratch" Perry 1950s - 2020s Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Political Reggae, Rocksteady, Reggae-Pop
DMX 1980s - 2020s Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Contemporary Rap
Stephen Sondheim 1950s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Vocal, Pop/Rock, Classical, Cast Recordings, Musical Theater, Show/Musical, Musicals, Show Tunes
Sly & Robbie 1970s - 2020s Reggae, Electronic, Dancehall, Dub, Roots Reggae, Contemporary Reggae, Ragga, Reggae-Pop, Ambient Dub
Jon Hassell 1960s - 2020s Avant-Garde, Electronic, Ambient, Ethnic Fusion, Experimental, Minimalism, Techno-Tribal
Lloyd Price 1950s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, New Orleans R&B, Rock & Roll
Vicente Fernández 1960s - 2020s Latin, Mariachi, Mexican Traditions, Ranchera
Phil Spector 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, R&B, Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Girl Groups, Rock & Roll, Blue-Eyed Soul, Early R&B, Pop-Soul, Soul, Teen Idols, Baroque Pop
Tom T. Hall 1960s - 2010s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Folk, Country-Pop, Progressive Country, Singer/Songwriter
U-Roy 1960s - 2020s Reggae, DJ/Toasting, Dub, Contemporary Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae
Johnny Pacheco 1950s - 2020s Latin, New York Salsa, Salsa, Charanga, Cuban Traditions, Tropical
Curtis Fuller 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Trombone Jazz
Bunny Wailer 1960s - 2020s Reggae, Roots Reggae
Nanci Griffith 1970s - 2010s Country, Folk, Pop/Rock, Country-Folk, Contemporary Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Country, Contemporary Country
Biz Markie 1980s - 2020s Rap, Comedy Rap, East Coast Rap, Golden Age, Pop-Rap
Poco 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Labelle 1970s - 2000s R&B, Pop/Rock, Disco, Funk, Soul, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Deep Soul
B.J. Thomas 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Religious, Country-Pop, Soft Rock, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, CCM, Contemporary Christian
Rascal Flatts 1990s - 2020s Country, Contemporary Country
Chromatics 2000s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Indie Rock
Pat Martino 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Post-Bop, Modern Creative, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Hard Bop
Franco Battiato 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Classical, New Age, Prog-Rock, Experimental Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Euro-Pop, Choral, Classical Crossover, Opera
Dr. Lonnie Smith 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Soul Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instrument, Fusion
Tenth Avenue North 2000s - 2020s Religious, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Christian, Alternative CCM, Gospel, CCM
Michael Chapman 1960s - 2020s Folk, Pop/Rock, Country, British Folk, British Folk-Rock
Dave Frishberg 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Vocal, Swing, Piano Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Bop
Byron Berline 1960s - 2020s Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
The Bottle Rockets 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Country, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Roots Rock
AAA 2000s - 2020s Pop/Rock, J-Pop, Asian Pop
SOPHIE 2000s - 2020s Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Left-Field Pop, Pop
Ralph Peterson 1980s - 2020s Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Neo-Bop, Saxophone Jazz
Charlie Watts 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Neo-Bop, Modern Big Band, Standards
Michael Nesmith 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Country, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Folk-Rock
Jackie Mason 1950s - 2020s Comedy/Spoken, Ethnic Comedy, Standup Comedy, Comedy
Barry Harris 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz, Standards, Trumpet Jazz
Louis Clark 1970s - 2020s Easy Listening, Classical, Pop/Rock, Instrumental Pop, Orchestral/Easy Listening
Howard Johnson 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Free Jazz
Golden Earring 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, AM Pop
Young Dolph 2000s - 2020s Rap, Contemporary Rap, Southern Rap, Hardcore Rap
Joe Simon 1950s - 1990s R&B, Deep Soul, Pop-Soul, Soul, Southern Soul, Country Soul
Mary Wilson 1950s - 2020s R&B, Motown, Soul
Slide Hampton 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Big Band, Post-Bop, Trombone Jazz
Bill Staines 1960s - 2020s Folk, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Folk, Traditional Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Sonny Simmons 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Glass Candy 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Alternative Dance, Neo-Disco, Garage Punk
Bernard Haitink 1950s - 2010s Classical, Opera, Orchestral, Symphony, Concerto
Mikis Theodorakis 1940s - 2020s International, Stage & Screen, Soundtracks, Greek Folk, Mediterranean Traditions, Greek, Film Score
James Levine 1960s - 2010s Classical, Opera, Orchestral