Full List of Artist we lost in 2025
Music Review | 30th Dec, 2025
2025 turned out to be one of those years that really made music fans pause and reflect. Across rock, pop, punk, and soul, some of the most iconic and influential artists we grew up with — the voices and sounds that shaped entire generations — took their final bow. It felt less like a series of headlines and more like a shared moment of remembrance, as fans around the world looked back on the records, concerts, and memories that made these legends unforgettable.
- A.D.O.R. - Rapper
- Wayne Osmond - The Osmond Brothers
- Garth Hudson - Keyboardist, The Band
- Marianne Faithful - Singer, songwriter, and actress
- Rick Buckler – English drummer of The Jam
- Barry Goldberg - Blues/rock keyboardist
- Brian James - Guitarist, The Damned
- Angie Stone - R&B and soul singer
- Roy Thomas Baker - Record producer and musician
- Wizz Jones - British folk singer-songwriter
- Al Foster - Jazz drummer
- Sly Stone - Funk pioneer, Sly and the Family Stone
- Brian Wilson - Co-founder, The Beach Boys
- Patrick Walden - Rock guitarist - Babyshambles
- Connie Francis - Pop singer
- Ozzy Osbourne - Heavy metal vocalist, Black Sabbath
- Paul Mario Day - Original Iron Maiden vocalist
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Frehley - Guitarist and Kiss founding member- Bobby Whitlock - Keyboardist, Derek and the Dominos
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Mounfield – English bassist (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) - Joe Ely - Singer-songwriter
- Chris Rea - Singer-songwriter
- Perry Bamonte - Guitarist/keyboardist, The Cure
