This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2025.
2025 deaths in popular music
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death A.D.O.R.Rapper 55 January 1, 2025 New York City, New York, United States Undisclosed Leo DanArgentine singer-songwriter 82 January 1, 2025 Miami, Florida, United States Undisclosed Chad MorganCountry singer and guitarist 91 January 1, 2025 Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia Undisclosed Nora OrlandiSinger, pianist, and film composer 91 January 1, 2025 Rome, Italy Undisclosed Jean-Michel DefayeFrench composer and pianist 92 January 1, 2025 Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France Undisclosed Wayne OsmondThe Osmonds 73 January 1, 2025 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Stroke Russ NorthCloven Hoof 59 January 1, 2025 Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Undisclosed Ferdi TayfurTurkish arabesque singer 79 January 2, 2025 Antalya, Turkey Undisclosed Brenton WoodSoul singer 83 January 3, 2025 Moreno Valley, California, United States Natural causes Ed AskewFolk singer 84 January 4, 2025 New York City, United States Undisclosed Beej ChaneyThe Suburbs 68 January 5, 2025 Hermosa Beach, California, United States Died while swimming in the ocean Fredrik LindgrenUnleashed, Terra Firma 53 January 5, 2025 Stockholm, Sweden Undisclosed Hope FoyeSinger and political activist 103 January 6, 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Undisclosed Stella GrekaSinger and actress 102 January 6, 2025 Dionysos, Greece Undisclosed Ragne WahlquistHeavy Load 69 January 7, 2025 Stockholm, Sweden Undisclosed Peter YarrowPeter, Paul and Mary 86 January 7, 2025 New York City, New York, United States Bladder cancer Sam MooreSam & Dave 89 January 10, 2025 Coral Gables, Florida, United States Complications from surgery Mark IzuJazz bassist and composer 70 January 12, 2025 San Francisco, California, United States Colon cancer P. Fluid (Peter Forrest)24-7 Spyz 64 January 13, 2025 New York City, New York, United States Beaten to death Buck WhiteThe Whites 94 January 13, 2025 Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed Tommy DixSinger and actor 101 January 15, 2025 Williamsburg, Virginia, United States Undisclosed David LynchFilmmaker, actor, painter, and musician 78 January 15, 2025 Los Angeles, California, United States Emphysema Melba MontgomerySinger and songwriter 86 January 15, 2025 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed Linda NolanThe Nolans 65 January 15, 2025 Blackpool, England Breast cancer Toby MyersRoadmaster, John Mellencamp 75 January 16, 2025 Nashville, Indiana, United States Cancer Bob KubanMusician and bandleader 84 January 20, 2025 Wildwood, Missouri, in the St. Louis area, United States Stroke Garth HudsonThe Band 87 January 21, 2025 Woodstock, New York, United States Undisclosed Paddy ColeIrish showband musician 85 January 22, 2025 Dublin, Ireland Lung cancer Barry GoldbergThe Electric Flag, The Rides 83 January 22, 2025 Los Angeles, California, United States Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Gabriel YacoubMalicorne 72 January 22, 2025 Bourges, France Undisclosed Edweena BangerThe Nosebleeds, Slaughter & the Dogs 65 January 24, 2025 Manchester, England Undisclosed UnkRapper 43 January 24, 2025 Beverly Hills, California, United States Heart attack Gary GrierThe Contours 72 January 26, 2025 Detroit, Michigan, Indiana, United States Undisclosed Judy Johnson(Betty Bonney)Pop singer 100 January 29, 2025 Calabasas, California, United States Undisclosed Bruce HoweFraternity 77 January 29, 2025 Semaphore, South Australia, Australia Cancer Marianne FaithfullPop and rock singer-songwriter and actress 78 January 30, 2025 London, England Undisclosed Sal MaidaMilk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks 76 February 1, 2025 New York City, New York, United States Complications from a fall Gene BargeR&B saxophonist, record producer 98 February 2, 2025 Chicago, Illinois, United States Natural causes Colin EarlMungo Jerry 82 February 2, 2025 Hampton Court, Middlesex, United Kingdom Undisclosed Barbie HsuSinger, actress, and host 48 February 2, 2025 Tokyo, Japan Pneumonia John RobertsTraditional folk musician 80 February 3, 2025 Buffalo, New York, United States Undisclosed Irv GottiRecord producer and executive 54 February 5, 2025 New York City, New York, United States Stroke Dave JerdenRecord producer, audio engineer and mixer 75 February 5, 2025 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed Mike RatledgeSoft Machine 81 February 5, 2025 Canterbury, England Short illness NaâmanFrench reggae singer 34 February 7, 2025 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France Brain tumor Tommy HuntThe Flamingos 91 February 12, 2025 Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England Undisclosed Rick BucklerThe Jam 69 February 17, 2025 Woking, Surrey, England Short illness Jamie MuirKing Crimson 82 February 17, 2025 Cornwall, England Undisclosed Paquita la del BarrioSinger, songwriter, and actress 77 February 17, 2025 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico Undisclosed Karl CochranAce Frehley, Eric Singer Project, Thor 60 February 19, 2025 Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, United States Car accident Snowy FleetThe Easybeats 85 February 19, 2025 Sydney, Australia Undisclosed Jerry ButlerThe Impressions 85 February 20, 2025 Chicago, Illinois, United States Parkinson's disease Gerry ArlingArling & Cameron 63 February 21, 2025 Amsterdam, Netherlands Undisclosed Fred BekkyThe Pebbles 81 February 21, 2025 Seattle, Washington, United States Pneumonia Bill FaySinger-songwriter 81 February 21, 2025 London, England Parkinson's disease Khalil FongSinger-songwriter 41 February 21, 2025 Dali City, Yunnan, China Pneumothorax Gwen McCraeSinger 81 February 21, 2025 Pensacola, Florida, United States Stroke Voletta WallaceRecord producer; mother of The Notorious B.I.G. 78 February 21, 2025 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States Natural causes Linsey AlexanderBlues singer and guitarist for Buddy Guy, A.C. Reed, Magic Slim, and B.B. King 82 February 22, 2025 Chicago, Illinois, United States UndisclosedLinsey Alexander Passed Away (1942–2025). Bluestown Music. (February 23, 2025). Retrieved March 10, 2025. Ken ParkerJamaican reggae and gospel musician 76 February 22, 2025 Miami, Florida, United States UndisclosedGianni Pettenati