Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2025

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Brian Wilson 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Roy Ayers 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Instrumental Pop, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Pop, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
Lalo Schifrin 1950s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Jazz, Classical, Pop/Rock, Film Score, Original Score, Soundtracks, Spy Music, Bop, Orchestral, Ballet, Chamber Music
Eddie Palmieri 1950s - 2020s Latin, Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, New York Salsa, Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Charanga, Cuban Traditions, Fusion, Latin Soul, Boogaloo
Jerry Butler 1950s - 2010s R&B, Chicago Soul, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul, Soul, Uptown Soul, Early R&B, Philly Soul
Marianne Faithfull 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Vocal, British Invasion, Girl Groups, Cabaret, Singer/Songwriter, Early Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Avant-Garde Music
Roberta Flack 1960s - 2020s R&B, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary R&B
X 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Punk, American Punk, L.A. Punk, American Underground, College Rock
Ozzy Osbourne 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, British Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Pop-Metal
Tom Lehrer 1940s - 1990s Comedy/Spoken, Satire, Standup Comedy, Music Comedy, Novelty, Comedy
Chuck Mangione 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Easy Listening, Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Instrumental Pop, Neo-Bop, Smooth Jazz
Connie Francis 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Vocal Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Show/Musical
Joe Louis Walker 1960s - 2020s Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Contemporary Blues, Soul-Blues
David Lynch 1960s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Soundtracks
Flaco Jiménez 1940s - 2020s Latin, International, Folk, Norteno, Ranchera, Tejano, Tex-Mex, Bolero, Conjunto, Mexican Traditions, North American Traditions, Alternative Latin, Zydeco
Angie Stone 1970s - 2020s R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
Sheila Jordan 1940s - 2020s Vocal, Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop, Torch Songs, Vocal Jazz, Cool
Eddie Adcock 1940s - 2020s Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Folksongs, Traditional Folk
David Johansen 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Blues, Hard Rock, New York Punk, Punk/New Wave, Rock & Roll, Folk-Blues
Max Romeo 1960s - 2020s Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dub
Cleo Laine 1950s - 2020s Vocal, Jazz, Traditional Pop, Cool, Show/Musical, Bop, Jazz-Pop
Sylvester Stewart 1950s - 2020s R&B, Pop/Rock, Funk, Soul, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Soul, AM Pop
Michael Hurley 1960s - 2020s Folk, Country, Folk Revival, Contemporary Folk, Traditional Folk, Country-Folk, Old-Timey
Leo Dan 1960s - 2020s Latin, Latin Pop
Sum 41 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Pop Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk Revival
Rick Derringer 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock
Bunky Green 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, M-Base, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Bill Fay 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Folk, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Progressive Folk, Singer/Songwriter, British Folk-Rock, Folk-Rock
Alfred Brendel 1940s - 2020s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Hal Galper 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Neo-Bop, Piano Jazz
Hermeto Pascoal 1960s - 2020s Jazz, International, Latin, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Traditions, Global Jazz, Samba, Western European Traditions, Latin Jazz, Latin Soul
Terry Reid 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Rock & Roll, Soft Rock, Album Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, British Invasion, Freakbeat
Jesse Colin Young 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
Christoph von Dohnányi 1960s - 2010s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony
Gwen McCrae 1960s - 2010s R&B, Smooth Soul, Southern Soul, Disco, Soul
Johnny Rodriguez 1970s - 2020s Country, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country
Lou Christie 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Teen Idols, Early Pop/Rock, Sunshine Pop, Bubblegum
Mark Snow 1960s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Classical, Original Score, Soundtracks, TV Soundtracks, Film Score, Video Game Music
Chris Jasper 1960s - 2020s R&B, Pop/Rock, Religious, Funk, Soul, Contemporary Gospel, Quiet Storm
Sofia Gubaidulina 1950s - 2020s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral, Concerto, Keyboard
Cocoa Tea 1970s - 2020s Reggae, Dancehall, Ragga, DJ/Toasting
Arling & Cameron 1990s - 2020s Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Club/Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, Trip-Hop, Lounge, Shibuya-Kei
Andy Bey 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Vocal, Soul Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Bobby Whitlock 1960s - 2020s R&B, Soul
Foday Musa Suso 1970s - 2010s International, African Folk, African Traditions, Kora, West African, Film Score
Matthew Best 1970s - 2020s Classical, Easy Listening, Vocal, Opera, Choral, Classical Pop
Peter Yarrow 1960s - 2020s Folk, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Folk, Folk-Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Enrique Bátiz 1970s - 2010s Classical, Easy Listening, Jazz, Orchestral, Concerto, Orchestral/Easy Listening, Symphony
Nino Tempo 1930s - 2020s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Bop, Cool, Early Pop/Rock, AM Pop
Bob Rivers 1980s - 2010s Comedy/Spoken, Morning Radio, Novelty, Shock Jock, Song Parody, Comedy