Music year 2016
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This article covers the music year 2016 .
Udo Lindenberg not only celebrated his 70th birthday, but also delivered the most commercially successful album in Germany with his album Stronger than Die Zeit . Seiler and Speer succeeded in this in Austria and Adele in the United States and in the United Kingdom . The most successful singles was Alan Walker with his song Faded , which landed at number 1 in the annual charts in Germany and Austria, but was also successful in the rest of the world.
Several musical legends died in 2016, including David Bowie , Leonard Cohen , Prince , Roger Cicero and George Michael .
Annual charts
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- Metallica had the most successful album start of the year. Their album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct went platinum in the first week .
→ For further placements and comments see the list of number one hits in Germany (2016)
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- Alan Walker's Faded is twelve weeks the most successful number one hit since Lady Gaga's Poker Face (also twelve weeks) 2009.
→ For further placements and comments see the list of number one hits in Austria (2016)
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→ For further placements and comments, see the list of number one hits in Switzerland (2016)
United Kingdom
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→ For further rankings and comments see list of number one hits in the UK charts (2016)
United States
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→ For further placements and notes see list of number one hits in the USA (2016)
Worldwide
The following table is based on the Global Music Report 2017: Annual State of the Industry , published by the IFPI . The specified key figures are given in millions of album-equivalent units .
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Music awards and honors
Alternative Press Music Awards
- Artist of the Year: Twenty One Pilots
- Best newcomer: State Champs
- Album of the year: Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
- Song of the Year: Hallelujah from Panic! at the disco
- Vans "Off The Wall" Award: Yellowcard
- Icon Award: Marilyn Manson
Complete list of award winners
Amadeus Austrian Music Award
- Band of the year: Wanda
- Artist of the year: Hubert von Goisern
- Artist of the year: Conchita
- Album of the year: Schick Schock von Bilderbuch
- Song of the year: Ham kummst von Seiler and Speer
- FM4 Award: Schmied's pulse
Complete list of award winners
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year: Skin by Flume
- Song of the Year: Youth by Troye Sivan
- Best Female Artist: Sia (Album This Is Acting )
- Best Male Artist: Flume (Album Skin )
- Best Group: Violent Soho (Album Waco )
- Breakthrough Artist: Montaigne (Album Glorious Heights )
Brit Awards
- Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber
- Artist of the year: Björk
- Group of the year: Tame Impala
- British Artist of the Year: James Bay
- British Artist of the Year: Adele
- British newcomer: Catfish & the Bottlemen
- British group: Coldplay
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- Artist, national rock / pop artist: Andreas Bourani , Sarah Connor
- Artist, international rock / pop artist: Ed Sheeran , Adele
- Group national rock / pop: Pur
- International rock / pop group: Coldplay
- Rock / Alternative Group (national): Frei.Wild
- Rock / Alternative Group (international): Iron Maiden
- Artist / group of German-speaking hits: Wolkenfrei
- Folk music artist / group: Santiano
- Artist / Group Hip-Hop / Urban (national): Kollegah
- Hit of the year (national or international): Lost Frequencies - Are You with Me
- Album of the year (national or international): Helene Fischer - Christmas
- Young Talent Award of the German Phono Academy - Newcomer of the Year (national): Joris
- Young Talent Award of the German Phono Academy - Newcomer of the Year (international): James Bay
Complete list of award winners
Grammy Awards
- Single of the year : Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
- Album of the year : 1989 by Taylor Swift
- Song of the Year : Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran (Authors: Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge)
- Best New Artist : Meghan Trainor
Complete list of award winners
MTV Europe Music Awards
- Best Pop Act: Fifth Harmony
- Best rock act: Coldplay
- Best alternative act: Twenty One Pilots
- Best electronic act: Martin Garrix
- Best hip-hop act: Drake
- Best Artist: Shawn Mendes
- Best artist: Lady Gaga
- Best newcomer: Zara Larsson
- Best song: Justin Bieber - Sorry
- Best Video: The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk - Starboy
Complete list of award winners
MTV Video Music Awards
- Video of the Year: Beyoncé - Formation
- Best Male Video: Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna ) - This Is What You Came For
- Best Female Video: Beyoncé - Hold Up
- Best Pop Video: Beyoncé - Formation
- Best Rock Video: Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
- Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake - Hotline Bling
Complete list of award winners
German Record Critics' Prize
- Grigory Sokolov : Schubert / Beethoven / Brahms (2CD)
- Robert Schumann : Complete Concerts & Piano Trios Vol. 1-3
- Giuseppe Verdi : Aida (deluxe edition)
- Heinrich Schütz : St. John Passion SWV 481 (Carus Schütz Edition Vol. 13)
- Franz Schubert : Songs - Poetic Diary (CD)
- Music for viola & accordion: Of Waters Making Moan (CD)
- Anderson East : Delilah (CD)
- Maxwell : black summers' night (CD)
- Sampler: Mauritania Nouakchott & Chinguetti (CD)
- Tord Gustavsen , Simin Tander , Jarle Vespestad : What Was Said (CD)
- Evgenij Samjatin : We (2CDs)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recordings
Further music prizes and awards
- Billboard Music Award : Adele
- Mercury Music Prize : Skepta - Konnichiwa
- Academy Awards 2016 : Best Film Music: The Hateful Eight - Ennio Morricone , Best Film Song: Writing's on the Wall from James Bond 007: Specter - Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes
- Protest song contest : Testament by Sarah Lesch
- Tony Award for Best Musical: Hamilton / Best Revival of a Musical: The Color Purple
Music competitions and casting shows
Competitions
- Eurovision Song Contest 2016 : Jamala ( Ukraine ) with 1944
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 : Mariam Mamadashvili ( Georgia ) with Mzeo
- Sanremo Festival 2016 : Stadio with Un giorno mi dirai
Casting shows
- American Idol : Trent Harmon
- Germany is looking for the superstar : Prince Damien (13th season)
- The Voice of Germany : Tay Schmedtmann (6th season)
- The Voice US : Alisan Porter (10th season)
Annual leaderboards
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Events
- January 1: The Vienna Philharmonic's 2016 New Year's Concert under conductor Mariss Jansons is broadcast in more than 90 countries and reaches 50 million viewers.
- 5th-7th June: During the Rock am Ring festival on the site of the former Bundeswehr airfield in Mendig , severe storms occur. 72 people were injured in a lightning strike on Friday, including 15 seriously. The festival Sunday is finally canceled.
- July 24th: During the music event Ansbach Open Air , a 27-year-old Syrian refugee blows himself up in the entrance area of the festival. 15 people are injured in the bomb attack .
- October 13: The Swedish Academy announces its decision to award Bob Dylan the first ever singer-songwriter to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his poetic new creations in the great American song tradition”.
- November 1st: After seven years of tough negotiations, YouTube and the German music collecting society GEMA reach an agreement and sign a joint license agreement.
- December 2nd: World premiere of Jake Heggie 's It's a Wonderful Life at the Houston Grand Opera
- On December 25, a Tupolev Tu-154 of the Russian military crashes over the Black Sea. 68 members of the Alexandrow Ensemble with its director Valeri Michailowitsch Chalilow die .
Festivals
- 10-14 February: Sanremo Festival 2016 at the Ariston Theater in Sanremo
- 27.-29. May: Rockavaria in the Olympiapark Munich
- 5th-7th June: Rock am Ring on the site of the former Bundeswehr airfield in Mendig
- June 29–3. July: 13th Fusion Festival in Lärz , MV
- 24.-26. June: Danube Island Festival in Vienna
- 24.-26. June: Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel
- 8-10 July: 25th International Samba Festival in Coburg
- 8-10 July: 19th Splash! Festival in Ferropolis
- July 22nd - August 31st: Salzburg Festival
- 22.-24. July: The festival (open-air music festival) in Karlsruhe
- 22.-24. July: 12th Tomorrowland in Boom , Belgium
- 29.-31. July: 41st Bardentreffen (open-air music festival) in Nuremberg
- 4th-6th August: Wacken Open Air in Wacken
2016 deceased
January to March
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January
- January 1: Gilbert Kaplan , American business journalist and conductor (74)
- January 1: Gilberto Mendes , Brazilian composer (93)
- January 1: Annie de Reuver , Dutch singer (98)
- January 2nd: Michel Delpech , French singer (69)
- January 3: Paul Bley , Canadian jazz pianist (83)
- January 3rd: Jerry Rix , Dutch singer (68)
- January 4th: Klaus Arp , German composer and conductor (65)
- January 4: Armsted Christian , American jazz musician and university professor (64)
- January 4: Achim Mentzel , German musician and TV presenter (69)
- January 4: Robert Stigwood , Australian music and film producer (81)
- January 5: Pierre Boulez , French composer, conductor and music theorist (90)
- January 5: Elizabeth Swados , American composer (64)
- January 6: Chocolate Armenteros , Cuban jazz musician (87)
- January 6th: Franka Lampe , German accordionist and composer (46)
- January 7th: Kitty Kallen , American singer (93)
- January 7: Troy Shondell , American pop and country singer (75)
- January 8: Otis Clay , American R&B singer (73)
- January 8: Eva Fleischer , German chamber singer (93)
- January 8: Red Simpson , American country singer and songwriter (81)
- January 9: Ed Stewart , British radio host (74)
- January 9: Jānis Vaišļa , Latvian musician (46)
- January 10: David Bowie , British singer and actor (69)
- January 12: Anti Marguste , Estonian composer (84)
- January 13: Giorgio Gomelsky , British impresario, music manager and producer (81)
- January 13: Ron Kalina , American harmonica player (87)
- January 14: René Angélil , Canadian singer and manager (73)
- January 14th: Hamilton "Ham" Carson , American jazz clarinetist (86)
- January 14th: Arsène Muzerelle , French organist (96)
- January 14th: Franco Oppo , Italian composer (80)
- January 15: Noreen Corcoran , American actress, dancer and singer (72)
- January 15: Pete Huttlinger , American guitarist (54)
- January 16: Hubert Giraud , French musician, composer and songwriter (95)
- January 16: Carina Jaarnek , Swedish singer (53)
- January 16: Marie Misamu Ngolo , Congolese singer (41)
- January 17th: Blowfly , American rapper (76)
- January 17: Dale Griffin , British drummer and record producer (67)
- January 18: Else Marie Pade , Danish composer (91)
- January 18: Glenn Frey , American rock musician (67)
- January 19: Günther Andergassen , Austrian composer and terrorist (85)
- January 19: Akos Holéczy , Swiss musician (73)
- January 20: Eric Hysteric , German musician and producer (59)
- January 20: Eva Schorr , German composer and painter (88)
- January 20: Silvia Urbina , Chilean singer and folklorist (88)
- January 21: Mrinalini Sarabhai , Indian dancer and choreographer (97)
- January 22nd: Shankar Ghosh , Indian musician and composer (80)
- January 22nd: Kathrin Lemke , German jazz musician (44)
- January 23: Gerhard Merkl , German church musician (54)
- January 24th: Yvonne Chouteau , American ballerina (86)
- January 24th: Jimmy Bain , British bassist (68)
- January 24th: Jackie King , American guitarist (71)
- January 25: Leif Solberg , Norwegian organist and composer (101)
- January 25: Frank Collett , American jazz pianist (74)
- January 25: Denise Duval , French soprano (94)
- January 26th: Black , British singer (53)
- January 26: Tatjana Gros , Yugoslav singer (67)
- January 26: Miguel Ángel Rasalps, "El Lele" , Cuban singer (71)
- January 26: Bryce Rohde , Australian jazz musician (93)
- January 27: Joe Harris , American jazz drummer (89)
- January 28: Signe Toly Anderson , American singer (74)
- January 28: Paul Kantner , American rock musician (74)
- January 29: Peter Cahn , German composer and musicologist (88)
- January 29: Aurèle Nicolet , Swiss flautist (90)
- January 31: Janusz Muniak , Polish jazz musician (74)
February
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- February 1: Jon Bunch , American rock singer and songwriter (45)
- February 1: Viễn Châu , Vietnamese musician (93)
- February 1: Murray Louis , American dancer and choreographer (89)
- February 1: Jim Reeves , German singer (47)
- February 1: Tadeusz Szantruczek , Polish music theorist and critic (84)
- February 3: Jayne Casselman , American opera singer (55)
- February 3: DJ Big Kap , American DJ and record producer (45)
- February 3: Renate Leismann , German pop singer (73)
- February 3: Alba Solís , Argentine singer and actress (88)
- February 3: Saulius Sondeckis , Lithuanian conductor (87)
- February 3: Maurice White , American singer and musician (74)
- February 4: Joe Dowell , American singer-songwriter (76)
- February 4th: Jimmie Haskell , American film composer (79)
- February 4: La Velle , American singer (72)
- February 4th: Ulf Söderblom , Finnish conductor (85)
- February 4: Leslie Bassett , American composer (93)
- February 4: Alfred Cahn , German-American composer and organist (93)
- February 5: Ray Colcord , American film composer (66)
- February 6: Dan Hicks , American singer and guitarist (74)
- February 6: Gabi Shoshan , Israeli singer and actor (66)
- February 6: Sam Spence , American film composer (88)
- February 6: Eddy Wally , Belgian singer (83)
- February 8: Detlef Altenburg , German musicologist (69)
- February 8: Luis Ángel Silva, "Melón" , Mexican singer (85)
- February 8: Violette Verdy , French ballerina (82)
- February 9: Mario Gerteis , Swiss music critic (78)
- February 13: Jack Dakin , British musician (24)
- February 13: Reinhard Fißler , German musician (67)
- February 13: Kris Leonard , British musician (19)
- February 13: Tomaž Lorenz , Yugoslav or Slovenian violinist (71)
- February 13: Tomas Lowe , British musician (27)
- February 13: River Reeves , British musician (19)
- February 14: Gerhard Braun , German musician (83)
- February 14: Heinrich Kröher , German folksong singer and songwriter (88)
- February 14: Steven Stucky , American composer (66)
- February 15: Piero Buscaroli , Italian musicologist, journalist and essayist (85)
- February 15: Vanity Canadian singer and actress (57)
- February 17: Hans-Günther Wauer , German organist and cantor (90)
- February 18: Paul Gordon , American musician (52)
- February 18: Brendan Healy , British comedian, musician and actor (59)
- February 18: Abdul Rashid Khan , Indian singer and composer (107)
- February 18: Pantelis Pantelidis , Greek singer (32)
- February 18: Moe Wechsler , American jazz pianist (95)
- February 19: Harald Devold , Norwegian jazz musician (51)
- February 19: Vi Subversa , British singer (80)
- February 20: Herbert Callhoff , German composer (82)
- February 20: Ove Verner Hansen , Danish actor and singer (83)
- February 21: Pascal Bentoiu , Romanian composer and musicologist (88)
- February 21: Piotr Grudziński , Polish guitarist (40)
- February 22: Sonny James , American country singer (87)
- February 22nd: Hans Reffert , German composer and guitarist (69)
- February 23: Rey Caney , Cuban singer and musician (89)
- February 25: John Chilton , British jazz musician and writer (83)
- February 25: Ekkehard Göpelt , German pop singer and presenter (71)
- February 25: Otto-Werner Mueller , German-American conductor (89)
- February 26: CL Blast , American blues and soul singer (81)
- February 26: Eri Klas , Estonian conductor (76)
- February 26: Maurice Van Eyck , Belgian jazz musician (79)
- February 29: Josefin Nilsson , Swedish singer (46)
March
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- March 1: Martha Wright , American singer (92)
- March 3: Brian Gallagher , American tenor saxophonist (52)
- March 3: Frieder Zschoch , German musicologist (83)
- March 4: Joey Feek , American country singer (40)
- March 4th: Ekrem Jevrić , Montenegrin singer (54)
- March 5: Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Austrian conductor, cellist and music writer (86)
- March 6: Ireng Maulana , Indonesian jazz guitarist (71)
- March 7: Joe Cabot , American jazz trumpeter (94)
- March 7th: Timmy Makaya , Zimbabwean jazz guitarist (67)
- March 7th: Jim Mitchell , American guitarist (80)
- March 7: Kelly Roberty , American jazz bassist (61)
- March 8: Ross Hannaford , Australian guitarist (65)
- March 8: George Martin , British music producer (90)
- March 8: Claus Ogerman , German-American composer and arranger (86)
- March 9: Jon English , Australian singer and actor (66)
- March 9: Léon Francioli , Swiss jazz bassist (69)
- March 9: Hans Rochelt , Austrian author, music critic and director (80)
- March 9: Naná Vasconcelos , Brazilian jazz percussionist (71)
- March 10: Ernestine Anderson , American jazz and blues singer (87)
- March 10: Keith Emerson , British musician (71)
- March 10: Jacques Mahieux , French jazz drummer (69)
- March 11: Joe Ascione , American jazz drummer (54)
- March 11th: Lutz Büchner , German jazz saxophonist (47)
- March 11: Shawn Elliott , Puerto Rican actor and singer (79)
- March 12: Tommy Brown , American R&B singer (84)
- March 13: Jim Yanaway , American music producer (64)
- March 14: Peter Maxwell Davies , British composer (81)
- March 14th: O'Donel Levy , American guitarist (70)
- March 14: George Robert , Swiss jazz musician (55)
- March 15: Ryo Fukui , Japanese jazz pianist (≈67)
- March 15: John McKellen , American record producer (85)
- March 16: Serena Assumpção , Brazilian singer and composer (39)
- March 16: Frank Sinatra junior , American singer (72)
- March 17th: Hannes Beckmann , German violinist (65)
- March 17th: Jean Prodromidès , French composer (88)
- March 18: Ned Miller , American singer (90)
- March 20: Jimmy Gemus , American musician (95)
- March 20: Peter Williams , British musicologist (78)
- March 22nd: Phife Dawg , American rapper (45)
- March 22nd: Günther Theuring , Austrian conductor and choir director (85)
- March 23: Gegam Grigorjan , Armenian opera singer (65)
- March 23: Jimmy Riley , Jamaican singer and record producer (61)
- March 24th: Roger Cicero , German pop and jazz musician (45)
- March 24: Jan van Nerijnen , Dutch composer and conductor (81)
- March 25: Josef Anton Riedl , German composer (86)
- March 26: David Baker , American musician, composer and professor (84)
- March 26: Germinal Casado , Spanish ballet dancer and director (81)
- March 26: Marinko Madžgalj , Serbian actor and singer (37)
- March 26: Joe Shepley , American jazz trumpeter (86)
- March 30th: Bram Beekman , Dutch organist (66)
- March 30th: Gianmaria Testa , Italian songwriter (57)
- March 31: Terry Plumeri , American musician and film composer (71)
April to June
April
- April 1: Candita Batista , Cuban singer (99)
- April 2: Gato Barbieri , Argentine jazz musician and film composer (83)
- April 3: Don Francks , Canadian actor and jazz musician (84)
- April 3: Walter Giers , German light, sound and media artist (78)
- April 3: Bill Henderson , American jazz singer (90)
- April 3: Lola Novaković , Yugoslav singer and actress (80)
- April 3: Kōji Wada , Japanese singer (42)
- April 4: Elżbieta Dziębowska , Polish musicologist and freedom fighter (86)
- April 4: Carlo Mastrangelo , American singer and drummer (77)
- April 4: Gétatchèw Mèkurya , Ethiopian jazz musician (81)
- April 4: Pavel Šmok , Czech choreographer (88)
- April 4th: Manolo Tena , Spanish rock musician (64)
- April 5: Leon Haywood , American singer, songwriter and record producer (74)
- April 6: Dennis Davis , American drummer and studio musician (?)
- April 6: Merle Haggard , American country musician (79)
- April 6: Zena Latto , American jazz musician (90)
- April 11: Jack Hammer , American musician and songwriter (90)
- April 12: David Gest , British entertainer, comedian, music and film producer (62)
- April 12: Gib Guilbeau , American country musician (78)
- April 13: Mariano Mores , Argentine tango composer and conductor (98)
- April 13: Jeremy Steig , American jazz musician (73)
- April 13: Pete Yellin , American jazz musician (74)
- April 18: Brian Asawa , American countertenor (49)
- April 19: Richard Lyons , American musician (57)
- April 21: Lonnie Mack , American guitarist (74)
- April 21: Toshio Mashima , Japanese composer (67)
- April 21: Prince , American musician (57)
- April 22nd: Günter Kallmann , German choir director, singer and composer (88)
- April 22nd: Hans Walter Kämpfel , German orchestra leader (91)
- April 23: Bill Sevesi , New Zealand musician (92)
- April 24: Andreas E. Beurmann , German musicologist and radio play producer (88)
- April 24th: Billy Paul , American singer (81)
- April 24: Papa Wemba , Congolese singer and musician (66)
- April 25: Mei Baojiu , Chinese Beijing opera singer (82)
- April 25: Remo Belli , American drummer and entrepreneur (88)
- April 25: Wolfgang "Wölli" Rohde , German musician (66)
- April 27: Gabriele Sima , Austrian opera singer (61)
- April 29: Dmytro Hnatjuk , Ukrainian opera singer (91)
May
- May 1: Doug Raney , American jazz musician (59)
- May 1st: Sergio Vitier , Cuban guitarist (68)
- May 2: Wulf Hühn , German author and musician (73)
- May 2nd: Jurij Kuznetsov , Ukrainian jazz pianist (62)
- May 2: Paul McDowell , British singer and actor (84)
- May 3: Hans-Wilhelm Kufferath , German cellist and conductor (76)
- May 4th: Ursula Mamlok , German-American composer (93)
- May 5: Isao Tomita , Japanese composer (84)
- May 6th: Hannes Bauer , German jazz trombonist (61)
- May 6: Paul Brown , American jazz bassist and music teacher (82)
- May 6: Candye Kane , American blues singer (54)
- May 6: June Smith , Australian jazz singer (85)
- May 9: João Palma , Brazilian jazz musician (75)
- May 10: Riki Sorsa , Finnish singer (63)
- May 11: Peter Behrens , German musician (68)
- May 11: Joe Temperley , British jazz musician (86)
- May 13: Buster Cooper , American jazz musician (87)
- May 14: Lasse Mårtenson , Finnish jazz singer and pianist (81)
- May 14: Paul Smoker , American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, composer and band leader (75)
- May 15: Bernard van Beurden , Dutch composer (82)
- May 15: Marlene Marder , Swiss punk guitarist (61)
- May 16: Huguette Dreyfus , French harpsichordist (87)
- May 16: Klaus Hortschansky , German musicologist (81)
- May 16: Emilio Navaira , American-Mexican singer (53)
- May 17: Guy Clark , American country singer (74)
- May 19: John Berry , American musician (52)
- May 21: Nick Menza , American drummer (51)
- May 21: Vassil Parmakov , Bulgarian jazz pianist (54)
- May 22: Geovani del Pino , Cuban musician (74)
- May 24: Heinrich Bender , German conductor (91)
- May 24th: Juan de Dios Ramos Morejón , Cuban dancer, percussionist and choreographer (81)
- May 24th: Marco Eneidi , American jazz musician (59)
- May 24th: Anne-Marie Nzié , Cameroonian singer (82)
- May 25: Luis Batlle Ibáñez , Uruguayan pianist (85)
- May 25: Mariano Etkin , Argentine composer (72)
- May 26: Gustav Meier , Swiss conductor (86)
- May 30th: Chris Haskins , British jazz musician (76)
- May 31: Corry Brokken , Dutch singer (83)
June
- June 2: Detlef Hörold , German entertainer and musician (60)
- June 2: Freddie Wadling , Swedish musician (64)
- June 4: Phyllis Curtin , American opera singer (94)
- June 4th: Bobby Curtola , Canadian musician (73)
- June 5: Jack Coker , American jazz pianist and music teacher (87)
- June 5: Akihiro Komori , Japanese composer (85)
- June 6: Rolf Schweizer , German composer, cantor and church music director (80)
- June 6th: Erich Wessner , Austrian opera singer (68)
- June 7: Amber Gurung , Nepalese musician, composer and poet (78)
- June 8: Aloisio Milanez Aguiar , Brazilian jazz musician (72)
- June 8th: Chris Lachotta , German bass player (56)
- June 10: Christina Grimmie , American singer (22)
- June 10th: Tom Launhardt , German guitar maker (53)
- June 11: Mouma Bob , Nigerien musician (53)
- June 13: Ofelja Hambarzumjan , Armenian singer (91)
- June 13: Chips Moman , American record producer (79)
- June 14th: Henry McCullough , British musician (72)
- June 16: Charles Thompson , American jazz pianist, organist and arranger (98)
- June 17th: Attrell "Prince Be" Cordes , American rapper (46)
- June 17th: Paul Tillotson , American jazz musician (51)
- June 18: Detlev Beier , German jazz musician (58)
- June 18: Peter Feuchtwanger , German pianist, composer and piano teacher (76)
- June 18: Alejandro "Jano" Fuentes , American-Mexican musician (45)
- June 19: Sverre Kjelsberg , Norwegian singer (69)
- June 21: Jim Boyd , American singer (60)
- June 21: Wayne Jackson , American R&B musician (74)
- June 21: Freddy Powers , American singer (84)
- June 22nd: Harry Rabinowitz , British composer and orchestra leader (100)
- June 22nd: Amjad Sabri , Pakistani Sufi musician (45)
- June 23: Stanley Cooper , American music publisher (91)
- June 23: Shelley Moore , British-American jazz singer (84)
- June 23: Alfred Šramek , Austrian opera singer (65)
- June 23: Ralph Stanley , American country musician (89)
- June 24th: Charles Chaynes , French composer (90)
- June 24: Bernie Worrell , American radio musician, composer and producer (72)
- June 25: Jaroslav Opěla , Czech-German conductor (81)
- June 25: Benjamin Patterson , American visual artist and musician (82)
- June 26: Erich Traugott , Canadian trumpeter (88)
- June 27: Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen , Danish composer (83)
- June 27: Harry Halbreich , Belgian musicologist (85)
- June 27: Bud Spencer , Italian actor (86)
- June 28: Scotty Moore , American guitarist (84)
- June 29: Thomas Beimel , German composer (49)
- June 29: Klaus Kropfinger , German musicologist (86)
- June 29th: Veena Sahasrabuddhe , Indian singer (67)
- June 29: Rob Wasserman , American bassist (64)
- June 30th: Don Friedman , American jazz pianist (81)
- June 30th: Juan Habichuela , Spanish flamenco guitarist (83)
July to September
July
- July 1: Matthias Müller , Swiss concert organizer (51)
- July 2nd: Renée de Haan , Dutch singer (61)
- July 5: Gladys Nordenstrom-Krenek , American composer (92)
- July 8: Gérard Bourgeois , French composer and songwriter (80)
- July 9: Vaughn Harper , American broadcaster (71)
- July 10: Günter Kahowez , Austrian composer and university professor (75)
- July 10: Michel Meynaud , French composer (66)
- July 11: Sebastian Whittaker , American jazz drummer (49)
- July 12: Gregg Smith , American choir director and composer (84)
- July 13th: El Lebrijano , Spanish flamenco singer (74)
- July 14: Julian Berg , German pop singer and composer (68)
- July 14: Claude Williamson , American jazz pianist (89)
- July 15: Qandeel Baloch , Pakistani model and singer (26)
- July 16: Bonnie Brown , American musician (77)
- July 16: Alan Vega , American musician (78)
- July 18: DTTX , American rapper (46)
- July 18: Ossy Kolmann , Austrian actor and cabaret artist (88)
- July 18: Sigi Maron , Austrian songwriter (72)
- July 18: Ann E. Ward , American jazz pianist (67)
- July 19: Tamás Somló , Hungarian musician and lawyer (68)
- July 20: André Isoir , French organist (81)
- July 21: Lewie Steinberg , American bassist (82)
- July 23: André Clergeat , French journalist and music critic (89)
- July 24th: Marni Nixon , American opera singer (86)
- July 25: Allan Barnes , American R&B and jazz musician (66)
- July 26: Chuck Berg , American film scholar, author and jazz musician (75)
- July 26: Tibor Kneif , Hungarian-German musicologist and lawyer (83)
- July 27: Einojuhani Rautavaara , Finnish composer (87)
- July 28: Lachhu Maharaj , Indian tabla player (71)
- July 29: Eberhard Finke , German musician (96)
- July 29th: José Menese , Spanish flamenco singer (74)
- July 31: Kurt-Christian Stier , German concertmaster (80)
August
- August 1st: Andre Hajdu , Israeli composer (84)
- August 4th: Freddy Sunder , Belgian jazz musician (88)
- August 5: Jo Cool Davis , American gospel singer (63)
- August 6: Guillermo Anderson , Honduran singer-songwriter (54)
- August 6: Pete Fountain , American jazz musician (86)
- August 6: József Laux , Hungarian drummer (73)
- August 6: Conny Wagner , German radio presenter, band leader and producer (70)
- August 9: Pádraig Duggan , Irish musician (67)
- August 11: Glenn Yarbrough , American pop singer (86)
- August 13: Connie Crothers , American jazz pianist (75)
- August 13: Günter Edin , German composer (74)
- August 14th: Well. Muthukumar , Indian songwriter (41)
- August 15: Bobby Hutcherson , American jazz musician (75)
- August 15: Bob Kindred , American jazz musician (76)
- August 17: John Fischer , American jazz musician and painter (86)
- August 19: Adrian Enescu , Romanian composer (68)
- August 19: Lou Pearlman , American record producer (62)
- August 19: Horacio Salgán , Argentine composer and pianist (100)
- August 20: Daniela Dessì , Italian soprano (59)
- August 20: Tom Searle , British musician (28)
- August 20: Louis Stewart , Irish jazz guitarist (72)
- August 21: Berry Lipman , German band leader, composer, arranger and music producer (95)
- August 22: Hanno Rempel , German musician, author and music journalist (75)
- August 22nd: Gilli Smyth , British musician (83)
- August 22nd: Toots Thielemans , Belgian jazz musician (94)
- August 26: Ab Tamboer , Dutch drummer (65)
- August 28: Juan Gabriel , Mexican singer (66)
- August 29: Michael Di Pasqua , American jazz drummer (63)
- August 30: Eleanor Barooshian , American singer (66)
- August 31: Ken Rhodes , American jazz pianist (71)
September
- September 1st: Paul Dubois , Belgian jazz musician (92)
- September 2: Gary D. , German DJ and music producer (52)
- September 2: Jerry Heller , American music producer (75)
- September 2nd: Paco Taranto , Spanish flamenco singer (76)
- September 4th: Renate Kretschmar-Fischer , German pianist and university professor (91)
- September 8: Johan Botha , South African-Austrian opera singer (51)
- September 8: Prince Buster , Jamaican ska musician (78)
- September 9: Erich Storz , German singer, composer and music producer (88)
- September 11th: Leonard Haze , American drummer (61)
- September 12: Hendrik Bruch , German music producer (53)
- September 13: Anne Germain , French singer (81)
- September 14th: Don Buchla , American synthesizer developer (79)
- September 18: Mandoza , South African musician (38)
- September 21: Shawty Lo , American rapper (40)
- September 21: John D. Loudermilk , American country singer (82)
- September 23: Leonardo Acosta , Cuban musicologist and writer (83)
- September 24th: Buckwheat Zydeco , American accordionist (68)
- September 25: Kashif , American musician (56)
- September 25: Hagen Liebing , German bass player and music journalist (55)
- September 25: Jean Shepard , American country singer (82)
- September 26: Karel Růžička , Czech jazz musician (76)
- September 27: Mike Taylor , British singer (?)
- September 29: Raúl Garello , Argentine bandoneonist, orchestra conductor and tango composer (80)
- September 30th: Pedrito Fajardo , Cuban violinist (49)
October to December
October
- October 1: Toni Williams , New Zealand musician (77)
- October 2: Neville Marriner , British conductor (92)
- October 3: Ljupka Dimitrovska , Yugoslav or Croatian-Macedonian pop singer (70)
- October 7: Natalie Lamb , American jazz singer (83)
- October 10: Leo Beranek , American acoustic scientist (102)
- October 10: Richard Wang , American university professor, jazz musician and publicist (88)
- October 11: Zhuang Nu , Chinese music writer (95)
- October 13: Gerhard Wimberger , Austrian composer (93)
- October 14: Edmond Harnie , Belgian jazz trumpeter (96)
- October 14: Werner Lämmerhirt , German guitarist (67)
- October 14: Duška Sifnios , Yugoslav ballet dancer (82)
- October 15: Hans Pischner , German cultural politician and harpsichordist (102)
- October 16: Rupert Gottfried Frieberger , Austrian musician, theologian and musicologist (65)
- October 17: Al Stewart , American jazz trumpeter (89)
- October 18: Phil Chess , American music producer (95)
- October 19: Yvette Chauviré , French ballet dancer (99)
- October 19: Mike Ungefehr , German music producer and musician manager (67)
- October 20: Manfred Durban , German musician (74)
- October 20: Mieke Telkamp , Dutch singer (82)
- October 21: Manfred Krug , German actor and singer (79)
- October 23: Pete Burns , British pop singer, songwriter and television personality (57)
- October 24th: Georges Jouvin , French trumpeter (93)
- October 24th: Freddy Poulsen , Danish musician and artist (80)
- October 24th: Eddy Christiani , Dutch guitarist, singer and songwriter (98)
- October 24: Eugeniusz Rudnik , Polish composer, representative of acousmatics and sound technician (72)
- October 25: Ursula Boese , German opera singer (88)
- October 25: Paul Vincent , German guitarist (65)
- October 26: Raj Begum , Indian singer (89)
- October 26: Andreas Fulterer , Italian singer (55)
- October 26th: Pinise Saul , South African singer (≈75)
- October 27: Valter Ojakäär , Soviet or Estonian composer, music journalist and musician (93)
- October 27: Bobby Wellins , Scottish jazz musician (80)
- October 29: Roland Dyens , French guitarist and composer (61)
- October 30: Bill Kyle , Scottish jazz musician, promoter and club owner (≈70)
- October 30: Curly Putman , American songwriter (85)
November
- November 1: Bap Kennedy , British singer (54)
- November 2: Bob Cranshaw , American jazz bassist (83)
- November 3: Kay Starr , American jazz singer (94)
- November 4th: Eddie Harsch , Canadian musician (59)
- November 4th: Jean-Jacques Perrey , French composer (87)
- November 4th: Janusz Stefański , Polish jazz drummer (70)
- November 4th: Branka Stilinović , Croatian opera singer (90)
- November 5th: Lucky Ranku , South African guitarist (75)
- November 6th: Zoltán Kocsis , Hungarian pianist (64)
- November 7: Leonard Cohen , Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and writer (82)
- November 7: Jimmy Young , British radio presenter and singer (95)
- November 9: Al Caiola , American guitarist and composer (96)
- November 11: Victor Bailey , American bass player (56)
- November 11th: Mr. 3-2 , American rapper (44)
- November 11th: Peter Nthwane , South African jazz trumpeter (64)
- November 11: Raynoma Singleton , American singer, arranger and producer (79)
- November 12: Jacques Werup , Swedish musician, writer and screenwriter (71)
- November 13: Leon Russell , American rock musician (74)
- November 14: Holly Dunn , American country singer and songwriter (59)
- November 14: José Lacay , Dominican singer (69)
- November 14: David Mancuso , American DJ (72)
- November 14th: Tony Monte , American pianist and arranger (77)
- November 15: Mose Allison , American jazz musician (89)
- November 15: Stéphane Karo , Belgian band initiator and musician (56)
- November 15: Narf , Spanish singer and composer (48)
- November 15: Bob Walsh , Canadian blues musician (68)
- November 16: Tomislav Neralić , Yugoslav opera singer (98)
- November 16: Robert Paiste , Estonian-Swiss instrument maker (84)
- November 17: Jutta Vulpius , German opera singer (88)
- November 18: Sharon Jones , American soul singer (60)
- November 19: Dominique Répécaud , French guitarist and music organizer (61)
- November 20: Hod O'Brien , American jazz pianist (80)
- November 21: Jean-Claude Risset , French composer and pioneer of electronic music (78)
- November 22: M. Balamuralikrishna , Indian musician and composer (86)
- November 23: Joe Esposito , American music manager (78)
- November 24th, Shirley Bunnie Foy , American singer (80)
- November 24: Lou Tracey , American songwriter (88)
- November 25: Colonel Abrams , American singer, songwriter and house musician (67)
- November 25: Pauline Oliveros , American composer (84)
- November 26: Russell Oberlin , American countertenor (88)
- November 27: Nijolė Ambrazaitytė , Soviet and Lithuanian opera singer (77)
- November 27: Tony Martell , American record producer (90)
- November 29: Allan Zavod , Australian pianist and composer (71)
- November 30th: Kamilló Lendvay , Hungarian composer (87)
December
- December 1st: Micky Fitz , British singer (60)
- December 3: Herb Hardesty , American rhythm and blues musician (91)
- December 4th: Wayne Duncan , Australian pop musician (72)
- December 4th: Radim Hladík , Czech guitarist (69)
- December 5th: Big Syke , American rapper (48)
- December 7th: Junaid Jamshed , Pakistani singer and preacher (52)
- December 7th: Greg Lake , British bassist (69)
- December 10: Daweli Reinhardt , German jazz musician (84)
- December 11: Bob Krasnow , American music entrepreneur (82)
- December 11: Esma Redžepova , Macedonian singer (73)
- December 11th: Chalena Vásquez , Peruvian musicologist (66)
- December 12th: Lucila Campos , Peruvian singer (78)
- December 12: Jim Lowe , American disc jockey (93)
- December 14: Karel Husa , Czech-American composer (95)
- December 14th: Päivi Paunu , Finnish singer (70)
- December 14: Lotte Rysanek , Austrian soprano (92)
- December 18: Léo Marjane , French singer (104)
- December 22nd: Carlos Averhoff , Cuban musician (69)
- December 23: Heinrich Schiff , Austrian cellist and conductor (65)
- December 23: Mike Zane , American musician (57)
- December 24th: Rick Parfitt , British musician (68)
- December 25: Valery Khalilov , Russian conductor and composer (64)
- December 25: George Michael , British singer, composer, musician and record producer (53)
- December 25: Alphonse Mouzon , American drummer, trombonist and composer (68)
- December 25th: Aaron Peck , New Zealand bassist (43)
- December 28th: Pierre Barouh , French composer (82)
- December 28: Knut Kiesewetter , German musician and singer (75)
- December 30th: Jacques Schols , Dutch jazz musician (81)
- December 30th: Allan Williams , British music manager and music club owner (86)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Global Music Report 2017: Annual State of the Industry . IFPI , 2017, p. 9 ( ifpi.org [PDF]).
- ↑ search query. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , accessed December 12, 2016 .
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 on nobelprize.org.