2015 in music

This topic covers notable events and articles related to music in 2015.

List of years in music (table)
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Specific locations

  • African music
  • American 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
  • Malaysian music
  • Mongolian music
  • North Korean music
  • Norwegian music
  • Philippine music
  • Polynesian music
  • South Korean music
  • Swedish music
  • Taiwanese music
  • Vietnamese music
  • World music

Specific genres

  • Classical
  • Country
  • Electronic
  • Heavy metal
  • Hip hop
  • House
  • Jazz
  • Latin
  • Opera
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • K-pop
  • J-pop

Albums released

  • List of 2015 albums

Awards

2015 Billboard Music Awards
Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift – New Artist of the Year: Sam Smith – Top Hot 100 Song: All About That Bass – Top Billboard 200 Album: 1989
57th Japan Record Awards
Grand Prix: "Unfair World" (ja) by Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile TribeBest Singer: Seiko MatsudaBest New Artist: Magnolia FactoryBest Song: several
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Artist of the Year: Big BangAlbum of the Year: Exodus by ExoSong of the Year: "Bang Bang Bang" by Big BangBest Music Video: Bae Bae by Big Bang
MTV Video Music Awards
Video of the Year: Bad Blood – Best Male Video: Uptown Funk – Best Female Video: Blank Space – Artist to Watch: Fetty Wap
MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Song: Bad Blood – Best Video: Downtown – Best Female: Rihanna – Best Male: Justin Bieber
The 3rd V Chart Awards
Top Male Artist : Vision Wei with By Your SideTop Female Artist: Jane Zhang with You Are Mine (我是我的) • Top Group: Top Combine with Large Pear (鸭梨大)Top New Artist: Henry Huo
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductees: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band • Joan Jett & The BlackheartsGreen DayLou ReedStevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleBill Withers
25th Seoul Music Awards
Grand Prize: ExoBest Album: Time by BeastBest Song: "Some" by Soyou & Lil Boi • Best New Artist: Red Velvet, Got7, Eddy Kim

Bands formed

Soloist debuts

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

Deaths

January

  • 1 – Matthew Cogley (30), British musician and songwriter (Failsafe).[1]
  • 6Lance Percival (81), British actor and singer.[2]
  • 13
  • 19 – Ward Swingle (87), American jazz singer (The Swingle Singers).
  • 22 – Joan Hinde (81), British trumpet player.
  • 27 – Margot Moir (55), Scottish-born Australian singer (The Moir Sisters).[3]
  • 29 – Danny McCulloch (69), British bassist (Eric Burdon & The Animals).

February

March

April

  • 1
    • Dave Ball (65), British musician (Procol Harum).[8]
    • Sandy Mason (75), American country music singer-songwriter
  • 3 – Andrew Porter (86), British organist, music critic, and opera director[9]
  • 10 – Ronald Hambleton (97), English-born Canadian broadcaster and music critic (Toronto Star).[10]
  • 13Ronnie Carroll (80), Northern Irish singer.
  • 17 – Brian Couzens (86), British music industry executive (Chandos Records).[11]

May

June

  • 11Ornette Coleman (85), American jazz saxophonist.[16]
  • 12Monica Lewis (93), American singer and actress.[17]
  • 21Gunther Schuller (89), American composer, conductor, and horn player.[18]
  • 27 – Joe Bennett (75), American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones)

July

  • 1
    • Val Doonican (88), Irish-born singer.
    • Edward Greenfield (86), British music critic and broadcaster.[19]
  • 13Eric Wrixon (68), British musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland (Them, Thin Lizzy).[20]
  • 22
    • Daron Norwood (49), American country music singer
    • Eddie Hardin (66), British singer-songwriter and pianist (The Spencer Davis Group and Axis Point).
  • 31 – Pamela Brandt (68), American country-rock bassist, singer and songwriter (The Deadly Nightshade)

August

September

  • 4 – Hal Willis (82), Canadian country music singer
  • 29Phil Woods (83), American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer[23]

October

  • 9Larry Rosen (75), American drummer, entrepreneur, and music producer.[24]
  • 22Mark Murphy (83), American singer.[25]
  • 28 – Diane Charlemagne (51), English dance singer (52nd Stree, Urban Cookie Collective)

November

December

Scott Weiland on stage—2009-07

See also

References

  1. Livesey, Jon (January 3, 2015). "Musician whose band starred in The Inbetweeners dies on New Year's Day". Mirror.co.uk.
  2. "Percival – Deaths Announcements – Telegraph Announcements". Announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  3. "R.I.P Margot Moir Of The Moir Sisters 1959–2015". Noise11.com. 26 January 2015.
  4. "New Romantic pioneer Steve Strange dies". The Guardian. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  5. Keepnews, Peter (2015-02-22). "Clark Terry, Master of Jazz Trumpet, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. Stendahl, Bjørn (2015-03-04). "Nekrolog: Erik Amundsen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  7. Escudero, Victor M. (2015-03-22). "Eurovision winner Jørgen Ingmann died". Eurovision. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  8. "Dave Ball passed away". Dmme.net.
  9. Huizenga, Tom (3 April 2015). "Multifaceted Music Critic Andrew Porter Dies At 86". Npr.org.
  10. "Veteran writer Ronald Hambleton dies at 97 – Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 16 April 2015.
  11. "Brian Couzens: Businessman who founded the Chandos record label and". Independent.co.uk. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  12. Leopold, Todd (2015-05-16). "Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89". CNN. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  13. Stutz, Colin (2015-05-20). "Bob Belden, Jazz Saxophonist & Renaissance Man, Dead at 58". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  14. Stedman, Alex (2015-05-24). "Marcus Belgrave, Famed Detroit Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 78". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  15. Curtin, Kevin (2015-06-01). "Slim Richey 1938–2015: Austin's jazz maverick peaces out". CNN. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  16. Ratliff, Ben (2015-06-11). "Ornette Coleman, Saxophonist Who Rewrote the Language of Jazz, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  17. "Monica Lewis, Actress Who Sang in Chiquita Banana Cartoons, Dies at 93". Variety. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  18. Kozinn, Allan (2015-06-21). "Gunther Schuller Dies at 89; Composer Synthesized Classical and Jazz". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  19. McKie, David; Bowen, Meirion (2 July 2015). "Edward Greenfield obituary". The Guardian.
  20. "RIP Eric Wrixon – Music – News – Hot Press". Hotpress.com.
  21. "News – About – Saint Thomas Church". Saintthomaschurch.org. Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  22. "Music industry manager Jazz Summers dies". Digitalspy.co.uk. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  23. La Rosa, David (2015-09-29). "Alto Sax Legend Phil Woods Has Died At 83". TheJazzLine.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  24. Gans, Charles J. (2015-10-10). "Larry Rosen, music producer and label founder, dies at 75". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  25. Tamarkin, Jeff (2015-10-23). "Vocalist Mark Murphy dies at 83". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  26. Hustad, Helge Voll (2015-11-06). "Norwegians mourn Brockstedt's death". NewsInEnglish.no. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  27. Andersen, Arild; Stendahl, Bjørn (2015-03-04). "Nekrolog: Svein Christiansen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  28. Cohen, Sandy; Fekadu, Mesfin (2016-01-01). "Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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