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2021 in music
Overview of the events of 2021 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2021 in music
Specific locations
Specific genres
Albums released
Awards
Soloist debuts
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Deaths
January
- 1
- 3
- 4 – Alexi Laiho, 41, Finnish death metal singer and guitarist (Children of Bodom) (death announced on this date)
- 5 – John Georgiadis, 81, British classical violinist and conductor
- 6 – Paul de Leon, 52, American metal drummer (Las Cruces)
- 7
- 8
- Ed Bruce, 81, American country music singer-songwriter
- Michael Fonfara, 74, Canadian blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, Rhinoceros, Downchild Blues Band)
- Uno Loop, 91, Estonian singer and guitarist
- Elijah Moshinsky, 75, Australian opera director
- 10 – Thorleif Torstensson, 71, Swedish dansband singer, guitarist and saxophonist (Thorleifs)
- 11
- 12 – Ron Getman, 72, American country rock guitarist and singer (The Tractors)
- 13
- Tim Bogert, 76, American psychedelic rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice)
- Duke Bootee, 69, American rapper, producer and songwriter
- Sylvain Sylvain, 69, American glam rock guitarist (New York Dolls)
- 14
- 16
- Jason Cope, 43, American country guitarist (The Steel Woods)
- Pave Maijanen, 70, Finnish rock keyboardist (Hurriganes, Dingo)
- Claudia Montero, 58, Argentine classical composer
- Phil Spector, 81, American record producer, pop musician (The Teddy Bears), and songwriter
- 17
- 18
- 20 – Joe Jordan, 79, American pop singer and musician (The Jordan Brothers)
- 21
- Randy Parton, 67, American country music singer-songwriter
- Marc Phillips, 66, American rock singer (Hotel) and record producer
- 22
- 23
- 24 – Tom Stevens, 64, American alternative country bassist (The Long Ryders)
- 25 – Iron, 29, South Korean rapper
- 26
- 27 – Trung Kiên, 81, Vietnamese classical singer
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31 – Wambali Mkandawire, Malawian jazz singer
February
- 1 – Temur Tsiklauri, 75, Georgian pop singer (VIA Iveria)
- 2 – Aaron Wegelin, American indie rock drummer (Elf Power)
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11 – Joel Pina, 100, Portuguese fado guitarist (Amália Rodrigues)
- 12 – Milford Graves, 79, American jazz drummer (New York Art Quartet)
- 13
- 14
- Erriquez, 60, Italian folk rock singer and guitarist (Bandabardò)
- Ari Gold, 47, American R&B singer
- 15
- Steuart Bedford, 81, British classical conductor and pianist
- Lucien Gourong, 77, French cabaret singer
- Andréa Guiot, 93, French opera singer
- Raymond Lévesque, 92, French chanson singer
- Johnny Pacheco, 85, Dominican salsa multi-instrumentalist (Fania All-Stars) and record producer
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21 – Hélène Martin, 92, French chanson singer
- 22 – Yalchin Rzazadeh, 74, Azerbaijani pop singer
- 23 – Sean Kennedy, 35, Australian metalcore bassist (I Killed The Prom Queen, Deez Nuts)
- 24 – Sardool Sikander, 60, Indian folk singer
- 26 – Bob James, 68, American hard rock singer (Montrose)
- 27 – Danilo Rustici, 72, Italian progressive rock guitarist (Osanna)
- 28
March
- 1 – Ralph Peterson Jr., 58, American jazz drummer (Out of the Blue, The Jazz Messengers)
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6 – Carmel Quinn, 95, Irish-American pop singer
- 7
- 9 – James Levine, 77, American classical conductor and pianist (Metropolitan Opera)
- 8
- Adrian Bărar, 61, Romanian heavy metal guitarist and composer (Cargo)
- James Mac Gaw, French progressive rock guitarist (Magma)
- 11
- 12 – Maximiliano Djerfy, 46, Argentine alternative rock guitarist (Callejeros)
- 14
- Eulalio Cervantes, 52, Mexican rock saxophonist (Maldita Vecindad)
- Reggie Warren, 52, American R&B singer (Troop)
- 15
- 16 – Bill Irvine, 87, American rock and roll pianist (Chuck Alaimo Quartet)
- 17
- 18 – Paul Jackson, 73, American jazz fusion bassist (The Headhunters, Azteca)
- 19
- 20
- 23
- 25 – Tavish Maloney, 24, American emo guitarist (Oso Oso)
- 26 – Brett Bradshaw, 50, American glam metal drummer (Faster Pussycat)
- 28 – Malcolm Cecil, 84, British jazz bassist and synthesizer player (Tonto's Expanding Head Band, Blues Incorporated, The Jazz Couriers)
- 29
- Jerry Burgan, 76, American folk rock guitarist (We Five)
- Hans Kinds, 74, Dutch blues rock guitarist (Cuby + Blizzards)
- 30 – Willie Schofield, 81, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Falcons)
- 31
April
- 1 – Tony Pola, Australian blues-rock drummer (Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists)
- 2
- Shaukat Ali, 76, Pakistani folk singer
- Morris "B.B." Dickerson, 71, American funk bassist and singer (War)
- Gabi Luncă, 82, Romanian lăutărească singer
- Nelu Ploieşteanu, 70, Romanian lăutărească singer
- 3
- 4 – Paul Humphrey, 60, Canadian new wave singer (Blue Peter)
- 5
- 6 – Predrag Živković Tozovac, 85, Serbian folk singer
- 9 – DMX, 50, American rapper
- 10
- 11
- 13
- 14
- 15 – Barby Kelly, 45, Spanish-born German folk singer (The Kelly Family)
- 16
- 17 – Black Rob, 52, American rapper
- 18
- 19 – Jim Steinman, 73, American rock lyricist, composer, pianist, and record producer
- 20 – Les McKeown, 65, Scottish pop rock singer (Bay City Rollers)
- 21
- 22 – Shock G, 57, American rapper (Digital Underground)
- 23
- Fredi, 78, Finnish novelty pop singer
- Milva, 81, Italian pop singer
- 25
- 27 – Paul Couter, 72, Belgian rock guitarist (TC Matic)
- 28
- 29
- Johnny Crawford, 75, American pop singer
- John Hinch, 73, British heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest, Bakerloo)
- Tony Markellis, 68, American jam band bassist (Trey Anastasio Band)
- Will Mecum, 48, American stoner rock guitarist (Karma to Burn, Year Long Disaster)
- 30
May
- 1
- 2 – Tommy West, 78, American music producer and pop singer-songwriter (Cashman & West)
- 3
- Phil Naro, 63, American hard rock singer (Talas)
- Lloyd Price, 88, American R&B singer-songwriter
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 8 – Curtis Fuller, 86, American jazz trombonist (The Jazz Messengers)
- 10
- 12 – Maran, 48, Indian gaana singer
- 13
- 14 – Ester Mägi, 99, Estonian classical composer
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18 – Franco Battiato, 76, Italian progressive rock and new wave singer-songwriter
- 19
- 20 – Roger Hawkins, 75, American rock and soul drummer (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
- 22 – Glenn Douglas Tubb, 85, American country singer-songwriter
- 23
- 24
- 25 – Søren Holm, 25, Danish indie pop singer (Liss)
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 31 - Lil Loaded, 20, American rapper
June
- 3 – Karla Burns, 66, American opera singer
- 6 – Michele Merlo, 28, Italian pop singer-songwriter
- 7 – David C. Lewis, American soft rock and new age keyboardist (Ambrosia, Shadowfax)
- 8
- 9 – Juan Nelson, 62, American blues rock bassist (Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals)
- 10 – Fran McKendree, 74, American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (McKendree Spring)
- 11
- 14 – Selçuk Tekay, 68, Turkish classical composer and violinist
- 16 – Novica Zdravković, 73, Serbian folk singer
- 17 – Fane Flaws, 70, New Zealand rock guitarist (The Crocodiles, The Spats, Blerta)
- 18
- 20
- 21
- 22 – Parassala B. Ponnammal, 96, Indian Carnatic singer
- 23
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
July
- 1
- 4
- 5 – Raffaella Carrà, 78, Italian pop singer
- 6 – David King, American alternative rock guitarist (Mary's Danish)
- 9 – Andy Williams, 49, American Christian rock drummer (Casting Crowns)
- 10
- 11
- 13 – Brother Resistance, 67, Trinidadian rhythm poet
- 14
- 15
- 16 – Biz Markie, 57, American rapper
- 17
- 19
- 20 – Jerry Granelli, 80, American-born Canadian jazz drummer
- 21
- Tõnu Aare, 67, Estonian rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Apelsin)
- Clarence McDonald, 76, American pianist, composer, arranger, and producer
- 22
- 23
- 25 – Count M'Butu, 75-76, American blues-rock percussionist (The Derek Trucks Band) (death announced on this date)
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29 – Gonzoe, 45, American rapper (Kausion)
- 30
- Jacob Desvarieux, 65, Guadeloupean-French zouk singer
- Tom LeGarde, 90, Australian country music singer and guitarist (The LeGarde Twins)
- 31 – Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, 93, Polish jazz saxophonist
August
- 1
- 3
- 4
- Razzy Bailey, 82, American country singer
- Jean "Binta" Breeze, 65, Jamaican dub poet
- Paul Johnson, 50, American house DJ
- Stan Lark, 81, American rock and roll bassist (The Fireballs)
- Anders Pettersson, 69, Swedish dansband keyboardist (Lasse Stefanz)
- 6
- 7 – Dennis Thomas, 70, American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang)
- 9
- 11
- 12 – Ronnell Bright, 91, American jazz pianist
- 13
- 14 – R. Murray Schafer, 88, Canadian avant-garde classical composer
- 15 – Jagjit Kaur, 91, Indian playback singer
- 16 – Hormoz Farhat, 93, Iranian-American classical composer
- 17 – Squeak, 26, American hip hop producer (Pivot Gang)
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25 – Dave Harper, British indie rock drummer (Frankie & The Heartstrings)
- 26 – Kenny Malone, 83, American country drummer
- 27 – Siegfried Matthus, 87, German composer and conductor
- 29
- 30 – Lee Williams, 75, American gospel singer (Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's)
- 31 – Nobesuthu Mbadu, 76, South African mbaqanga singer (Mahotella Queens)
September
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7 – Warren Storm, 84, American swamp pop singer and drummer
- 8
- 9 – Amanda Holden, 73, British classical librettist
- 10
- 11 – María Mendiola, 69, Spanish pop singer (Baccara)
- 12 – Don Maddox, 90, American country singer (Maddox Brothers and Rose)
- 13 – George Wein, 95, American jazz pianist and co-founder of the Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival
- 14 – Vicente Zarzo Pitarch, 83, Spanish classical French horn player
- 15
- 16
- 17 – Dottie Dodgion, 91, American jazz drummer
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23 – Sue Thompson, 96, American pop and country singer
- 24 – Pee Wee Ellis, 80, American jazz and soul saxophonist
- 25 – Patricio Manns, 84, Chilean folk singer-songwriter
- 26
- 27
- 28
- Nana Ampadu, 76, Ghanaian highlife singer and guitarist
- Karan Armstrong, 79, American opera soprano
- Pete Fullerton, 75, American folk rock bassist and singer (We Five)
- Phi Nhung, 49, Vietnamese-American Vọng cổ singer
- Barry Ryan, 72, British pop singer
- Lonnie Smith, 79, American jazz organist
- 29
- 30
October
- 1
- 2
- 3 – Anouman Brou Félix, 86, Ivorian attie multi-instrumentalist
- 5 – Pat Fish, 64, British indie pop singer and guitarist (The Jazz Butcher)
- 8
- 9 – Dee Pop, 65, American post-punk drummer (Bush Tetras, The Gun Club)
- 10 – Luis de Pablo, 91, Spanish classical composer
- 11
- 12 – Paddy Moloney, 83, Irish Celtic folk multi-instrumentalist (The Chieftains, Ceoltóirí Chualann)
- 13 – Andrea Haugen, 45, German heavy metal singer
- 14
- 15 – Regi Hargis, 70, American funk guitarist and singer (Brick)
- 16
- 17 – Bruce Gaston, 74, American Thai classical multi-instrumentalist
- 18
- 19 – Leslie Bricusse, 90, British film and theater composer and lyricist
- 21
- Tommy DeBarge, 64, American R&B-funk bassist and singer (Switch)
- Dmitriy Galitsky, 65, Russian pop singer and keyboardist (Sinyaya Ptitsa)
- Bernard Haitink, 92, Dutch classical conductor and violinist
- Sergei Krinitzin, 65, Russian progressive rock drummer (Autograph)
- Robin McNamara, 74, American pop rock singer-songwriter
- Allan Wilmot, 96, Jamaican-born British pop singer (The Southlanders)
- 22
- 24
- 25 – Alfredo Diez Nieto, 103, Cuban classical composer and conductor
- 26 – Rose Lee Maphis, 98, American country singer
- 27
- 28 – Raša Đelmaš, 71, Serbian progressive rock drummer (YU Grupa, Zebra, Pop Mašina)
- 30 – Fan Tsai, 26, Taiwanese indie rock drummer (No Party for Cao Dong)
November
- 1
- 2
- 3 – Georgie Dann, 81, French pop singer
- 4 – Mario Lavista, 78, Mexican film composer
- 5 – Marília Mendonça, 26, Brazilian sertanejo singer-songwriter
- 6
- 7
- 8 – Margo Guryan, 84, American pop singer-songwriter
- 10
- 11
- 13 – Philip Margo, 79, American doo-wop singer (The Tokens)
- 15 – Heber Bartolome, 73, Filipino folk singer
- 16 – Belinda Sykes, 55, British medieval folk singer and multi-instrumentalist (Joglaresa)
- 17
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- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23 – Tatyana Chudova, 77, Russian classical composer
- 24
- 25 – Betty Jean Robinson, 88, American country music singer-songwriter
- 26 – Stephen Sondheim, 91, American film and theater composer and lyricist
- 28
- 30
December
- 1
- 2 – Abdel Karim al Kabli, 89, Sudanese folk singer and oud player
- 4
- 5
- 6 – János Kóbor, 78, Hungarian progressive rock singer (Omega)
- 7
- 8
- Gil Bridges, 80, American rock saxophonist (Rare Earth)
- Barry Harris, 91, American jazz pianist
- Chandidas Mal, 92, Indian classical singer
- Robbie Shakespeare, 68, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly and Robbie) and record producer
- Ralph Tavares, 79, American R&B singer (Tavares)
- 9 – David Lasley, 74, American pop and R&B singer
- 10
- 11 – Garth Dennis, 72, Jamaican reggae singer (Black Uhuru, The Wailing Souls)
- 12 – Vicente Fernández, 81, Mexican ranchera singer
- 13
- 14 – Phil Chen, 81, Jamaican rock and reggae bassist (Manzarek–Krieger, Butts Band)
- 15
- 16
- Hub, 62, American hip hop bassist (The Roots)
- Terry Uttley, 70, British rock bassist (Smokie)
- Ian Worang, 47, Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist (Uncut)
- 17
- John Morgan, 80, English Scrumpy and Western drummer (The Wurzels)
- Weerasak Sunthornsri, 71, Thai folk rock guitarist (Caravan)
- Lindsay Tebbutt, Australian pub rock drummer (The Choirboys)
- 18
- 19
- 20 – Paul Mitchell, American R&B singer (The Floaters)
- 21 – Anthony Williams, 90, Trinidadian steelband steel pan player
- 23
- 24
- 25 – Tiffini Hale, 46, American pop singer (The Party)
- 27 – Victor Socaciu, 68, Romanian folk singer and composer
- 29
- 30 – Stephen J. Lawrence, 82, American television composer
- 31
Musical films
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