2022 in music
This topic covers events and articles related to 2022 in music
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Specific locations
- African music
- American music
- Asian music
- Australian music
- Brazilian music
- British music
- Canadian music
- Chinese music
- Czech music
- Danish music
- European music
- Finnish music
- French music
- German music
- Icelandic music
- Irish music
- Italian 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
Albums released
Awards
| 64th Annual Grammy Awards (USA) |
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| Record of the Year: "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic • Album of the Year: We Are by Jon Batiste • Song of the Year: "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic • Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo |
| 2022 Billboard Music Awards (USA) |
| TBA |
| 2022 Brit Awards (UK) |
| British Album of the Year: 30 by Adele • Best British Song: "Easy On Me" by Adele • British Artist of the Year: Adele • Best New Artist: Little Simz • British Group: Wolf Alice |
| Juno Awards of 2022 (Canada) |
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| 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan (Japan) |
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| 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (USA) |
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| 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe) |
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| 2022 American Music Awards (USA) |
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| 36th Golden Disc Awards (South Korea) |
| Album of the Year: Be by BTS • Song of the Year: "Celebrity" by IU • Best Group: Brave Girls • Best Solo Artist: Lim Young-woong |
| 64th Japan Record Awards (Japan) |
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| Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA) |
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| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) |
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| Mercury Prize (UK) |
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| Polar Music Prize (Sweden) |
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| Polaris Music Prize (Canada) |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (Europe) |
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| 31st Seoul Music Awards (South Korea) |
| Grand Prize: NCT 127 • Best Song: "Lilac" by IU • Best Album: Hot Sauce by NCT Dream |
Bands formed
Soloist debuts
Bands reformed
- Big Bang
- Doping Panda
- Get Scared
- Mrs. Green Apple
- Pink Floyd - a one off recording, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", in aid of Ukrainian Humanitarian relief, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Bands disbanded
Bands on hiatus
Deaths
January
- 1 – Mighty Bomber, 93, Trinidadian calypso singer
- 2
- Ana Bejerano, 60, Spanish pop singer (Mocedades)
- Kenny J, 69, Trinidadian calypso and soca singer
- Traxamillion, 42, American hip hop producer
- Jay Weaver, 42, American Christian rock bassist (Big Daddy Weave)
- 4
- 5
- Dale Clevenger, 81, American classical French hornist
- Neil Nongkynrih, 51, Indian classical pianist
- 6
- Carlo Meliciani, 92, Italian opera singer
- Calvin Simon, 79, American funk singer (Parliament-Funkadelic)
- Yoram Taharlev, 83, Israeli pop lyricist
- 7
- Harpdog Brown, 59, Canadian blues singer and harmonica player
- Koady Chaisson, 37, Canadian folk banjoist (The East Pointers)
- Bobby Harrison, 82, British psychedelic rock drummer and singer (Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu)
- Marc Dé Hugar, 52, Australian glam metal guitarist (Candy Harlots)[5]
- R. Dean Taylor, 82, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
- 8
- Marilyn Bergman, 93, American pop lyricist
- Ramdas Kamat, 90, Indian Marathi theatre singer
- Michael Lang, 77, American tour promoter and producer
- 9
- Maria Ewing, 71, American opera singer
- James Mtume, 76, American jazz and R&B multi-instrumentalist (Mtume)
- 10
- Gerry Granahan, 89, American rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter
- Francis Jackson, 104, British classical organist and composer
- Khan Jamal, 75, American jazz vibraphonist
- Burke Shelley, 71, British heavy metal singer and bassist (Budgie)
- 11
- Bruce Anderson, 72, American experimental rock guitarist (MX-80)
- Martin Carrizo, 50, Argentine rock and heavy metal drummer (A.N.I.M.A.L., Indio Solari)
- Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, American pop and R&B singer (The Dixie Cups)
- Jordi Sabatés, 73, Spanish sunshine pop and classical pianist (Pic-Nic)
- 12
- Everett Lee, 105, American classical violinist and conductor
- Waiphot Phetsuphan, 79, Thai Luk Thung singer
- Ronnie Spector, 78, American R&B and pop singer (The Ronettes)
- 13
- CPO Boss Hogg, 52, American rapper
- Fred Parris, 85, American doo-wop musician (The Five Satins)
- Sonny Turner, 83, American R&B singer (The Platters)
- Fred Van Hove, 84, Belgian free jazz pianist
- 14
- Dallas Frazier, 82, American country singer-songwriter
- Greg Webster, 84, American funk drummer (Ohio Players)
- 15
- Ralph Emery, 88, American disc jockey
- Jon Lind, 73, American folk rock and pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (Howdy Moon)
- Rachel Nagy, 37, American blues rock singer (The Detroit Cobras)
- Beverly Ross, 87, American pop songwriter
- 16 – Carmela Corren, 83, Israeli-Austrian pop singer
- 17 – Armando Gama, 67, Portuguese pop singer
- 18
- Dick Halligan, 78, American jazz rock multi-instrumentalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and film composer
- Tito Matos, 53, American bomba percussionist (Viento de Agua)
- 19 – Badal Roy, 82, Indian-American jazz fusion tabla player
- 20
- Meat Loaf, 74, American rock singer
- Tom Smith, 65, American experimental rock multi-instrumentalist (To Live and Shave in L.A., Peach of Immortality)
- Elza Soares, 91, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer
- Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian classical conductor
- 21 – Terry Tolkin, 62, American music journalist and music executive (Elektra Records), coined the term "alternative music"
- 22
- Kirti Shiledar, 69, Indian classical singer
- Don Wilson, 88, American surf rock guitarist (The Ventures)
- 23 – Beegie Adair, 84, American jazz pianist
- 24
- Osvaldo Peredo, 91, Argentine tango singer
- Boris Pfeiffer, 53, German folk metal multi-instrumentalist (In Extremo)
- 25
- Hardev Dilgir, 82, Indian folk lyricist
- Andy Ross, 66, British punk rock singer and guitarist (Disco Zombies) and music executive (Food Records)
- Pat King, 77-78, Scottish progressive rock bassist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)[6]
- 26 – Janet Mead, 83, Australian Christian music singer
- 27
- Alain Bancquart, 87, French classical composer
- Diego Verdaguer, 70, Argentine-Mexican pop singer
- 29 – Sam Lay, 86, American blues drummer (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
- 30
- Jon Appleton, 83, American electronic composer, co-inventor of the Synclavier
- Philip Paul, 96, American jazz, blues, and R&B drummer
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins, 84, American country and rock pianist
- Norma Waterson, 82, British folk singer (The Watersons)
- 31
- Alejandro Alonso, 69, Mexican Christian rock guitarist
- Jimmy Johnson, 93, American blues guitarist
- Trey Johnson, 53, American rock singer and guitarist (Sorta)
February
- 1
- Hiroshima, Japanese hardcore punk drummer (GISM)
- Glenn Wheatley, 74, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices)
- Leslie Parnas, 90, American classical cellist
- Jon Zazula, 59, American record executive (Megaforce Records)
- 2
- Endo Anaconda, 66, Swiss pop singer-songwriter (Stiller Has)
- Joe Diorio, 85, American jazz guitarist
- Willie Leacox, 74, American folk rock drummer (America)
- 3 – Donny Gerrard, 75, Canadian pop rock singer (Skylark)
- 4 – Gianluca Floris, 57, Italian opera singer
- 5
- Rubén Fuentes, 95, Mexican classical and mariachi violinist
- Damodar Hota, 86, Indian classical singer
- 6
- George Crumb, 92, American classical composer
- Syl Johnson, 85, American blues guitarist
- Lata Mangeshkar, 92, Indian playback singer
- 7 – Zbigniew Namysłowski, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist
- 8 – Bruce Greig, 54, American death metal guitarist (Misery Index, Dying Fetus)
- 9
- Betty Davis, 77, American funk singer
- Ian McDonald, 75, British progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (King Crimson, Foreigner)
- Nora Nova, 93, Bulgarian pop singer
- 10
- Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian classical violinist
- Brian Dunning, 71, Irish classical and Celtic flautist (Nightnoise)
- Roman Kostrzewski, 61, Polish thrash metal singer (Kat)
- Owen Moran, 62, British new wave bassist (Cook da Books)
- 12
- Howard Grimes, 80, American soul drummer (Hi Rhythm Section)
- Bob DeMeo, 66, American jazz drummer
- 13 – King Louie Bankston, 49, American power pop and garage rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Exploding Hearts)
- 14
- Ralf Bursy, 66, German pop singer
- Sandy Nelson, 83, American rock 'n' roll drummer
- Roger Segal, 49, American punk rock bassist (Trashlight Vision)
- 15
- Bappi Lahiri, 69, Indian disco singer and composer
- Sandhya Mukherjee, 90, Indian playback singer
- Vivi l'internationale, 75, Beninese pop singer
- 16 – Ramón Stagnaro, 67, Peruvian folk guitarist
- 17
- Dallas Good, 48, Canadian rock singer and guitarist (The Sadies)
- David Tyson, 62, American R&B singer (The Manhattans)
- 18
- Christopher Scicluna, 62, Maltese pop singer-songwriter (Chris and Moira)
- Scotty Wray, 64, American country guitarist (The Wrays)
- 19
- Gary Brooker, 76, British progressive rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Procol Harum, The Paramounts, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band)
- Nightbirde, 31, American pop singer
- 20
- Sami Clark, 73, Lebanese pop singer
- Jamal Edwards, 31, British music entrepreneur and DJ
- Sam Henry, 65, American punk drummer (Wipers, The Rats, Napalm Beach)
- Joni James, 91, American pop singer
- Nils Lindberg, 88, Swedish classical composer and pianist
- Teruhiko Saigō, 75, Japanese pop singer
- Setha Sirichaya, 77, Thai rock singer (The Impossibles)
- Martin Yeritsyan, 90, Armenian classical violinist
- 21 – Bernardas Vasiliauskas, 83, Lithuanian classical organist
- 22
- Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, 92, Turkish jazz trumpeter (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band)
- Mark Lanegan, 57, American alternative rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees, The Gutter Twins, Queens of the Stone Age)
- Josephine Veasey, 91, British opera singer
- 23
- Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Brazilian jazz and classical guitarist
- Jayananda Lama, 65, Nepali folk singer
- Jaakko Kuusisto, 48, Finnish classical violinist
- Riky Rick, 34, South African rapper
- Antonietta Stella, 92, Italian opera singer
- 24 – Don Craine, 76, British R&B singer and guitarist (Downliners Sect)
- 25
- Alibaba Mammadov, 93, Azerbaijani mugham singer
- MC Skibadee, 46, British rapper
- Nicky Tesco, 66, British punk rock singer (The Members)
- 26 – Snootie Wild, 36, American rapper
March
- 1
- Warner Mack, 86, American country singer-songwriter
- Richard Pratt, American R&B singer (Blue Magic)
- 2 – Chuck Criss, 36, American indie folk multi-instrumentalist (Freelance Whales)
- 3 – Denroy Morgan, Jamaican-American reggae singer
- 4 – Jimbeau Hinson, 70, American country singer-songwriter
- 5
- Patricio Renán, 77, Chilean pop rock singer
- Jeff Howell, 60, American rock bassist (Foghat, Outlaws, Savoy Brown)
- 6
- Mike Cross, 57, American alternative rock guitarist (Sponge)
- Pau Riba i Romeva, 73, Spanish folk rock guitarist
- 8
- Grandpa Elliott, 77, American soul and blues singer and harmonica player
- Ziggy Sigmund, Canadian punk and alternative rock guitarist (Slow, Econoline Crush)
- Isao Suzuki, 89, Japanese jazz bassist
- 9 – Richard Podolor, 86, American rock and roll guitarist (The Pets) and record producer
- 10
- Bobbie Nelson, 91, American country pianist (The Family)
- Gennadiy Pavlik, 52, Ukrainian classical and traditional folk singer (Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir)
- 11
- Guayo Cedeño, 48, Honduran rock singer
- Brad Martin, 48, American country singer
- Timmy Thomas, 77, American soul singer
- 12
- Barry Bailey, 73, American rock guitarist (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
- Traci Braxton, 50, American R&B singer (The Braxtons)
- Kandikonda, 48, Indian film lyricist
- Pete St. John, 90, Irish folk singer-songwriter
- Jessica Williams, 73, American jazz pianist
- 13
- Li Guangxi, 92, Chinese opera singer
- Mary Lee, 100, Scottish jazz singer
- 14 – Eric Mercury, 77, Canadian R&B singer
- 15
- Dennis González, 67, American free jazz trumpeter
- Barbara Maier Gustern, 82, American vocal coach and musical theater singer
- 16
- Barbara Morrison, 72, American jazz singer
- Bobby Weinstein, 92, American pop songwriter
- 18 – Bernabé Martí, 93, Spanish opera singer
- 19 – Michail Jurowski, 76, Russian classical conductor
- 21 – LaShun Pace, 60, American gospel singer
- 22
- Eva Castillo, 52, Filipino pop singer
- Pierre Papadiamandis, 85, French pop pianist and singer
- 23 – Zinaida Ignatyeva, 84, Russian classical pianist
- 24 – John McLeod, 88, Scottish classical composer
- 25
- Taylor Hawkins, 50, American alternative rock drummer (Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)
- Philip Jeck, 69, British avant garde and electronic composer and turntablist
- Keith Martin, 55, American R&B singer
- 26
- Jeff Carson, 58, American country singer
- Bang Jun-seok, 51, South Korean film composer
- Tina May, 60, British jazz singer
- Keaton Pierce, 31, American post-hardcore singer (Too Close to Touch)
- 28 – Mira Calix, South African electronic composer
- 29
- Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki, 90, Greek folk singer
- Jun Lopito, 64, Filipino rock guitarist
- Donald "Tabby" Shaw, 66, Jamaican reggae singer (Mighty Diamonds)
- 30
- Francisco González, 68, American Chicano rock mandolinist and harpist (Los Lobos)
- Tom Parker, 33, British pop singer (The Wanted)
- Nathaniel Ian Wynter, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
- 31 – Fred Johnson, 80, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels)
April
- 1
- C. W. McCall, 93, American country singer
- Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson, 70, Jamaican reggae singer (Mighty Diamonds)
- Roland White, 83, American bluegrass mandolinist (Kentucky Colonels, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Country Gazette)
- 4 – Joe Messina, 93, American R&B guitarist
- 5
- Bobby Rydell, 79, American rock and roll singer
- Paul Siebel, 84, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 6
- Helen Golden, 81, Dutch pop singer
- Wen Hsia, 93, Taiwanese pop singer
- 7 – Birgit Nordin, 88, Swedish opera singer
- 8
- Con Cluskey, Irish pop musician (The Bachelors)
- Nagai Sriram, 41, Indian Carnatic violinist
- 9
- Chris Bailey, 65, Kenyan-born Australian punk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saints)
- John Rossi, American blues rock drummer (Roomful of Blues)
- 10 – Mario Martínez, Spanish new wave guitarist (La Unión)
- 12
- David Freel, 64, American indie rock singer and guitarist (Swell)
- Charles E. McCormick, 75, American R&B singer (Bloodstone)
- 13
- Archie Eversole, 37, German-born American rapper
- Tim Feerick, American post-hardcore bassist (Dance Gavin Dance)
- 14
- Orlando Julius, 79, Nigerian afrobeat saxophonist
- Trygve Thue, 71, Norwegian rock guitarist
- 16 – Bill Bourne, 68, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter (Tri-Continental)
- 17
- Roderick Clark, 49, American R&B singer (Hi-Five)
- Prafulla Kar, 83, Indian playback singer
- DJ Kay Slay, 55, American hip hop disk jockey
- Radu Lupu, 76, Romanian classical pianist
- Hollis Resnik, 67, American musical theater singer and actress
- 18
- Nicholas Angelich, 51, American classical pianist
- Harrison Birtwistle, 87, British classical composer
- José Luis Cortés, 70, Cuban timba flutist (NG La Banda)
- Jerry Doucette, 70, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Andrzej Korzyński, 82, Polish classical composer
- Janez Matičič, 95, Slovenian classical composer
- 20 – Guitar Shorty, 89, American blues guitarist
- 22 – Jan Rot, 64, Dutch pop singer-songwriter
- 23 – Arno, 72, Belgian rock singer (TC Matic)
- 24 – Willi Resetarits, 73, Austrian cabaret singer
- 25
- Susan Jacks, 73, Canadian pop and century singer-songwriter (The Poppy Family) and record producer
- Henny Vrienten, 73, Dutch ska singer-songwriter and bassist (Doe Maar)
- Andrew Woolfolk, 71, American R&B saxophonist (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Shane Yellowbird, 42, Canadian country singer
- 26
- Julie Daraîche, 83, Canadian country singer
- Randy Rand, American hard rock bassist (Autograph)
- Klaus Schulze, 74, German electronic keyboardist and synthesizer player (Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel)
- 27
- Judy Henske, 85, American folk singer-songwriter
- Walter Rossi, 74, Italian-Canadian rock singer and guitarist (Influence, Luke & The Apostles)
- 29
- Allen Blairman, 81, American jazz drummer
- Roberto Lecaros, 77, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist
- Tarsame Singh Saini, 54, British Asian fusion singer
- 30
- Ray Fenwick, 75, British rock guitarist (The Syndicats, The Spencer Davis Group, Ian Gillan Band)
- Naomi Judd, 76, American country singer (The Judds)
- Gabe Serbian, American hardcore punk guitarist and drummer (The Locust, Dead Cross)
May
- 1 – Ric Parnell, 70, British hard rock drummer (Atomic Rooster, Spinal Tap)
- 2 – María José Cantilo, 68, Argentine folk singer-songwriter
- 5 – Howie Pyro, 61, American punk rock bassist (D Generation, Danzig)
See also
References
- "Every Time I die Have Broken up". Loudwire.
- Monroe, Jazz (22 March 2022). "Jon Spencer Says the Blues Explosion Is No More". Pitchfork.
- "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Break Up". Pitchfork.
- "Brockhampton Announce Indefinite Hiatus, Say Coachella 2022 is Their Final Show". Pitchfork. 14 January 2022.
- R.I.P. Marc Lee Dé Hugar | News | Loud
- We were very sad to hear about the passing of Pat King. Our thoughts and condolences go to his family and friends. Here's a short tribute video. Please do share your thoughts and memories of Pat with us.
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