January

• 2 – Chris Karrer, 76, German progressive rock guitarist (Amon Düül II)^[3]
• 4
  • Ruy Mingas, 84, Angolan folk singer-songwriter and anthem composer^[4]
  • Marie Nilsson Lind, 62, Swedish folk pop singer (Ainbusk)^[5]
  • David Soul, 80, American-British pop singer^[6]
• 5
  • Larry Collins, 79, American rockabilly guitarist and songwriter (The Collins Kids)^[7]
  • Del Palmer, 71, English art rock singer-songwriter, bassist and sound engineer^[8]
• 6
  • Iasos, 76, Greek-born American new age keyboardist^[9]
  • Amparo Rubín, 68, Mexican folk singer-songwriter^[10]
• 7
  • Germana Caroli, 92, Italian pop singer^[11]
  • Tony Clarkin, 77, English hard rock guitarist and songwriter (Magnum)^[12]
• 8
  • Guy Bonnet, 78, French pop singer-songwriter^[13]
  • Phill Niblock, 90, American avant garde composer^[14]
  • Gian Franco Reverberi, 89, Italian film composer^[15] (death announced on this date)
• 9
  • Diego Gallardo, 31, Ecuadorian folk singer-songwriter^[16]
  • Rashid Khan, 55, Indian Hindustani classical singer^[17]
  • James Kottak, 61, American hard rock drummer (Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak)^[18]
• 10 – Tamara Milashkina, 89, Russian opera singer^[19]
• 12 – Bill Hayes, 98, American folk singer^[20]
• 13
  • Prabha Atre, 91, Indian classical singer^[21]
  • Romuald Twardowski, 93, Polish classical composer^[22]