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This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2018 in music.
Specific locations
- African music
- American music
- Asian music
- Australian music
- Brazilian music
- British music
- Canadian music
- Chinese music
- Danish music
- European music (Continental Europe)
- Finnish music
- French music
- German music
- Icelandic music
- Indian music
- Irish music
- Japanese music
- Latin music
- Malaysian music
- Mongolian music
- Norwegian music
- Philippine music
- Polynesian music
- Scandinavian music
- South Korean music
- Swedish music
- Taiwanese music
- Vietnamese music
Specific genres
Albums released
Awards
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| 2018 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards |
| 60th Annual Grammy Awards |
Bands reformed
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Deaths
January
- 1
- Jon Paul Steuer (33), American punk singer and actor
- Betty Willis (76) American R&B singer
- 2 – Rick Hall (85), American record producer
- 3 – Josiah Boyd (32), American heavy metal bassist (A Hill to Die Upon)
- 4 – Ray Thomas (76), British progressive rock flautist (The Moody Blues)
- 5 - Mikio Fujioka (36), Japanese heavy metal guitarist (Babymetal)
- 7
- France Gall (70), French pop singer
- Buster Stiggs (63), British-born New Zealand punk drummer (Suburban Reptiles, The Swingers, Models)
- 9
- Denise LaSalle (78), American blues and R&B singer-songwriter
- Paul Antingnani, American heavy metal drummer (Sworn Enemy)
- 10 – "Fast" Eddie Clarke (67), British heavy metal guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway)
- 13 – Tzimis Panousis (63), Greek comedy singer
- 15
- Edwin Hawkins (74), American gospel singer, songwriter and pianist
- Dolores O'Riordan (46), Irish alternative rock singer-songwriter (The Cranberries)
- 16
- Dave Holland (69), English heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest, Trapeze)
- Madalena Iglésias (78), Portuguese classic pop singer
- 18 – Steve Nisbett (63), Nevisian-born British reggae drummer (Steel Pulse)
- 19 – Fredo Santana (27), American rapper
- 20
- Terry Evans (70), American blues singer and guitarist
- Mario Guccio (64), Belgian rock singer (Machiavel)
- Jim Rodford (76), British rock bassist (Argent, The Kinks, The Zombies)
- 22 — Preston Shannon (70), American blues singer and guitarist
- 23
- Hugh Masekela (78), South African jazz trumpeter
- Lari White (52), American country music singer
- 24 - Mark E. Smith (60), British post-punk singer-songwriter (The Fall)
- 25
- Tommy Banks (81), Canadian jazz pianist
- Steve Foster, Australian folk singer
- 26
- Buzz Clifford (76), American pop singer
- Floyd Miles (74), American blues singer and guitarist
- Igor Zhukov (81), Russian classical pianist
- 27 - Grant Fell (56), New Zealand industrial rock bassist (Headless Chickens)
- 28 - Neil Harris (63), British punk guitarist (Sham 69)
- 28
- Eddie Shaw (80), American blues saxophonist
- Coco Schumann (93), German jazz guitarist
- 31
- Del Delker (93), American gospel singer
- Leah LaBelle (31), Candinan-born R&B singer
February
- 1 — Mowzey Radio (33), Ugandan pop singer (Goodlyfe Crew)
- 2 — Dennis Edwards (74), American R&B singer (The Temptations)
- 3 — Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (65), American jazz and rock drummer
- 5 — Zeno Roth (51), German rock guitarist
- 6 — John Perry Barlow (70), American rock songwriter (Grateful Dead)
- 7 — Pat Torpey (64), American hard rock drummer (Mr. Big)
- 8
- Algia Mae Hinton (88), American blues singer
- Lovebug Starski (57), American rapper
- Ebony Reigns (20), Ghanaian dancehall singer
- 9
- Jóhann Jóhannsson (48), Icelandic film composer
- Craig MacGregor (68), American rock bassist (Foghat)
- 11
- Vic Damone (89), American pop singer
- Tom Rapp (70), American psychedelic rock singer (Pearls Before Swine)
- 12 — Daryle Singletary (46), American country singer
- 13
- Scott Boyer (70), American rock singer and guitarist (Cowboy, The 31st of February)
- Billy Johnson, American emo and noise rock drummer (Reggie and the Full Effect, Rocket Fuel Is The Key)
- Klaasje van der Wal (69), Dutch hard rock bassist (Shocking Blue)
- 14 – Nuray Hafiftaş (53), Turkish folk singer
- 16 – Barbara Alston (74), American R&B singer (The Crystals)
- 19
- Norm Rogers (61), American alternative country drummer (The Jayhawks, Cows)
- Stormin MC (34), British grime rapper
- 22 – Errol Buddle (89), Australian jazz bassoonist and saxophonist
- 23 – Eddy Amoo (73), British soul singer (The Real Thing)
March
- 1 – Bill Burkette (75), American pop singer (The Vogues)
- 2
- Jesus Lopez Cobos (78), Spanish classic music conductor
- Brandon Jenkins (48), American Red Dirt country singer-songwriter
- Van McLain (62), American rock guitarist and singer (Shooting Star)
- 3
- Patrick Doyle (31), British indie rock drummer (Veronica Falls)
- Kenneth Gärdestad (69), Swedish pop songwriter
- 7 – Jerzy Milian (82), Polish jazz vibraphonist
- 9 – Pyarelal Wadali (75), Indian Sufi folk singer (Wadali Brothers)
- 11 – Ken Dodd (90), British comedian and pop singer
- 12
- Nokie Edwards (82), American surf rock guitarist (The Ventures)
- Craig Mack (46), American rapper
- 13
- Claudia Fontaine (57), British pop and ska singer (Afrodiziak)
- Charlie Quintana (56), American punk rock drummer (The Plugz, Cracker, Social Distortion, Agent Orange)
- 16
- Laurence Cleary (60), Irish new wave guitarist (The Blades)
- Buell Neidlinger (82), American jazz bassist and cellist
- 18 – Killjoy (48), American death metal singer (Necrophagia, Viking Crown)
- 20 – Peter "Mars" Cowling (72), British blues rock bassist (Pat Travers Band, The Flying Hat Band, Gnidrolog)
- 25 – Seo Min-woo (33), South Korean pop singer (100%)
- 26 – Kenny O'Dell (73), American country singer-songwriter
- 28 – Caleb Scofield (39), American alternative rock and sludge metal bassist and singer (Cave In, Zozobra, Old Man Gloom)
- 30
- Alias (41), American rapper and producer
- Sabahudin Kurt (82), Bosnian folk singer
- 31 – Frode Viken (63), Norwegian rock guitarist (D.D.E.)
April
- 1 – Audrey Morris (89), American jazz singer
- 3 – Lill-Babs (80), Swedish pop singer
- 5 – Cecil Taylor (89), American jazz pianist
- 6 – Jacques Higelin (77), French chanson singer
- 8 – Nathan Davis (81), American jazz multi-instrumentalist
- 10 – Yvonne Staples (80), American soul singer (The Staple Singers)
- 11 – Timmy Matley (36), Irish pop singer (The Overtones)
- 14 – Milan Škampa (89), Czech classical violist (Smetana Quartet)
- 16 – Dona Ivone Lara (97), Brazilian samba singer
- 17
- Randy Scruggs (64), American country guitarist and songwriter
- Big Tom (81), Irish country singer
- 20
- Avicii (28), Swedish EDM DJ and producer
- Brian Henry Hooper (55), Australian alternative rock guitarist (Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists)
- 23 – Bob Dorough (94), American jazz singer and pianist
- 24 – Paul Gray (54), Australian new wave singer, songwriter and keyboardist (Wa Wa Nee)
- 26 – Charles Neville (79), American R&B saxophonist (The Neville Brothers)
- 30
- Tim Calvert (52), American heavy metal guitarist (Nevermore, Forbidden)
- Rose Laurens (65), French pop singer-songwriter
May
- 1
- John "Jabo" Starks (79), American funk and R&B drummer (The J.B.'s)
- Wanda Wiłkomirska (89), Polish classical violinist
- 2 – Tony Cucchiara (80), Italian folk singer
- 4
- Steve Coy (56), British new wave drummer (Dead or Alive)
- Tony Kinman, American cowpunk singer and bassist (Rank and File, The Dils)
- Abi Ofarim (80), Isreali pop singer
- 5 – Dick Williams (91), American pop singer (The Williams Brothers)
- 7 – Gayle Shepherd (81), American pop singer (Shepherd Sisters)
- 9
- Ben Graves (46), American horror punk drummer (Murderdolls)
- Carl Perkins (59), New Zealand reggae singer (House of Shem)
- 10 – Scott Hutchison (36), British indie singer, songwriter and guitarist (Frightened Rabbit, The Fruit Tree Foundation, Mastersystem)
- 11 – Matt Marks (38), American contemporary classical keyboardist (Alarm Will Sound)
- 13 – Glenn Branca (69), American avant-garde composer and guitarist (Theoretical Girls)
- 16 – Hideki Saijo (63), Japanese pop singer
- 19
- Reggie Lucas (65), American jazz guitarist and pop songwriter
- Patricia Morison (103), American showtunes singer and actress
- 25 – Piet Kee (90), Dutch classical organist
- 27 – Andy MacQueen, Australian punk guitarist (Exploding White Mice)
- 28
- Evio Di Marzo (64), Venezuelan tropical singer and guitarist (Adrenalina Caribe)
- Stewart Lupton (43), American indie rock singer (Jonathan Fire*Eater)
- Josh Martin (46), American grindcore guitarist (Anal Cunt)
- 29 – Jürgen Marcus (69), German schlager singer
- 31 – Demba Nabé (46), German dancehall rapper (Seeed)
June
- 1
- Andrew Massey (72), British classical conductor
- Sinan Sakić (61), Serbian turbo-folk singer (Južni Vetar)
- 3 – Clarence Fountain (88), American gospel singer (The Blind Boys of Alabama)
- 4 – Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, American spoken word poet (The Last Poets)
- 5
- Teddy Johnson (97), British pop singer (Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson)
- Jimmy Gonzalez (67), American Tejano singer (Mazz)
- Ralph Santolla (51), American metal guitarist (Deicide, Obituary, Iced Earth)
- 8 – Danny Kirwan (68), British rock and blues guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
