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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2015 in music in the United States.

## Notable events

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### January

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* 12 – Lady Antebellum performed the National Anthem at the first ever College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
* 13 – Guster released their first studio album in five years, Evermotion.
* Panda Bear released their first studio album in four years, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper.
* 30 – The Offspring set a record for longest time between #1 singles on the Mainstream Rock charts with Coming for You, their first since Gone Away in 1997.

### February

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* 1 – Idina Menzel performed the National Anthem[1] and Katy Perry performed at the halftime show during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This was the most watched, highest-rated, and most tweeted per second halftime show.[2]
* 8 – The 57th Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J, took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. British singer Sam Smith won the most awards with four including; Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best New Artist. Beck's Morning Phase won Album of the Year.

### March

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* 3 – Kelly Clarkson released her first studio album of all original music in almost four years, Piece by Piece.
* 29 – The 2nd iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift won the most awards with three.[3]

### April

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* 19 – The 50th ACM Awards were held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton. Miranda Lambert won the most awards with three.

### May

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* 13 – Nick Fradiani was named winner of the fifteenth season of American Idol. Clark Beckham was named winner runner-up.
* 17 – The 2015 Billboard Music Awards were held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.[4] Taylor Swift took home the most awards with eight.
* 19 – Sawyer Fredericks was named winner of the eighth season of The Voice. Meghan Linsey was named runner-up. Joshua Davis and Koryn Hawthorne finishing third and fourth place respectively.
* \- Faith No More released their first studio album in 18 years, Sol Invictus.
* 30 - Madonna gets her record 45th number-one song on the dance charts, with the song Ghosttown, surpassing George Strait for the most number-one entries on any kind of Billboard chart.

### June

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* 8 – The music video for "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry reached 1 billion views on Vevo, making it the first music video by a female artist to do so and the third music video overall to do so. It was the third most-viewed YouTube video of all time, and the most-watched video by a female artist until "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift took both records a month later.[5]
* 16 – Hilary Duff released her first studio album in seven years, Breathe In. Breathe Out..
* 30 – Failure released their first studio album in 19 years, The Heart Is a Monster.

### July

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* 10 – Starting on this day albums will now be released on Fridays instead of Tuesdays in America. Some reasons for the change is to help prevent illegal downloads and "In the digital world, you can't make consumers wait".[6]
* Veruca Salt released their first studio album in nine years, Ghost Notes. This is also the first album to feature the band's original lineup since 1997's Eight Arms to Hold You.
* 30 – The reunited Savatage played their first show in thirteen years at Wacken Open Air in Germany, which took place from July 30 to August 1.[7]

### August

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* 30 – The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night with four awards, including Video of the Year for "Bad Blood".

### September

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* 11 – Slayer released their first album in six years, Repentless. Their album was their first since the death of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013 and subsequently proved to be the band's final album following their disbandment in 2019.
* 18–19 – The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

### October

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* 2 – Janet Jackson released Unbreakable her first album since 2008's Discipline to widespread critical acclaim. The album goes on to top the Billboard 200 chart.
* 4 – Van Halen concluded their 2015 North American tour, performing the final date at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It would ultimately prove to be the band's final performance before they officially disbanded, due to Eddie Van Halen's death almost exactly five years later.
* 23 – The music video for Adele's "Hello" broke the Vevo Record for the most views within a 24-hour span with 27.7 million views, beating out the previous record held by Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood".[8] It also broke the record for shortest time to attain 100 million Vevo views, previously held by Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball".[9] In 2017, Swift took back the record with 43.2 million views with the music video for Look What You Made Me Do.[10]

### November

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* 2 – Adele's comeback single "Hello" became the first song with over a million digital sales in a week.[11]
* 7 – The 49th Annual Country Music Association Awards was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.[12] Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted for the eighth year in a row.
* 9 – Chester Bennington amicably departs from Stone Temple Pilots as lead singer to focus more on Linkin Park.
* 22 – The 2015 American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
* 28 – Billboard reported Adele's 25 sold 3.38 million in pure album sales in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Music. That's the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991, surpassing the previous single-week sales record, held by NSYNC's No Strings Attached (2.42 million sold in the week ending March 26, 2000).[13]

### December

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* 3 – Former Stone Temple Pilots & Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland is found dead on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota at the age of 48 while on tour with his band, the Wildabouts.
* 8 – Nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, with Kendrick Lamar leading the list.[14]
* 15 – Jordan Smith was named winner of the ninth season of The Voice. Emily Ann Roberts was named runner-up. Barrett Baber and Jeffery Austin finishing third and fourth place respectively.

## Bands formed

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* Almost Monday
* Beach Weather
* CNCO
* Dead & Company
* DNCE
* Flipturn
* Momma
* Saint Asonia
* Transviolet
* Zen From Mars[15]

## Bands reformed

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* The 13th Floor Elevators[16]
* The Academy Is...
* A-ha
* Aiden
* Alexisonfire
* Armor for Sleep
* At the Drive-In
* The Black Eyed Peas
* Brooks & Dunn[17]
* The Corrs
* Daphne and Celeste
* Dashboard Confessional
* Digable Planets
* Disturbed
* Evanescence
* Good Charlotte
* LCD Soundsystem
* Lush
* Matchbook Romance
* The Matches
* Pist.On
* The Promise Ring
* Royal Trux
* Savatage[7]
* Sherwood
* Supertramp
* Thrice
* Underoath
* Ween

## Bands on hiatus

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* The Black Keys
* The Dead Weather
* Fireworks
* Framing Hanley
* fun.[18]
* The Gaslight Anthem[19]
* The Ghost Inside
* Guns N' Roses
* Pinback
* Rusted Root
* Staind
* Teenage Bottlerocket
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs

## Bands disbanded

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* 3 Inches of Blood
* Avi Buffalo
* Bear in Heaven
* The Black Crowes
* Bloodhound Gang
* California Breed
* CBS Orchestra
* Cobra Starship
* Dead Confederate
* Device
* Erase Errata
* Flesh for Lulu
* Framing Hanley
* Funeral For a Friend
* G.R.L.
* I, the Breather
* Kill Hannah
* Klaxons
* Maybeshewill
* Mean Creek
* MellowHype
* Mötley Crüe
* Motörhead
* Neutral Milk Hotel
* Noah and the Whale
* No Doubt
* Obits
* Odd Future
* The Presidents of the United States of America
* The Replacements
* Rise to Remain
* The Rosso Sisters
* Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts
* Sleeper Agent
* Tangerine Dream
* Texas in July
* The Weakerthans

## Albums released in 2015

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See also: List of 2015 albums

### January

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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6  | Onward and Sideways | Joshua Radin |

* Acoustic
* folk

SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd |

* Hip-hop
* trap

13  | Redemption of the Beast | DMX | Hip-hop
Sand in the Sky | The Expendables |

* Reggae
* rock
* ska

Lesser Oceans | Fences |

* Pop rock
* alternative rock
* indie rock

Evermotion | Guster |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock

My Garden | Kat Dahlia |

* Alternative R&B
* hip-hop

The Pale Emperor | Marilyn Manson |

* Alternative rock
* hard rock
* blues rock

Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper | Panda Bear |

* Psychedelia
* electropop

Nonstop Feeling | Turnstile |

* Punk rock
* hardcore punk

20  | The Soundtrack of My Life | Donny Osmond | Pop
Uptown Special | Mark Ronson | Funk, R&B, pop
Reality Show | Jazmine Sullivan |

* R&B
* pop

Title | Meghan Trainor |

* Pop
* R&B
* doo-wop
* blue-eyed soul

What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World | The Decemberists | Indie rock
American Beauty/American Psycho | Fall Out Boy |

* Pop punk
* pop
* arena rock

Tetsuo & Youth | Lupe Fiasco | Hip-hop
B4.Da.$$ | Joey Bada$$ | Hip-hop
27  | Tony Lucca | Tony Lucca |

* Acoustic
* folk

Control | Milo Greene |

* Indie pop
* alternative rock

Non-Fiction | Ne-Yo | R&B
F.E.A.R. | Papa Roach | Rock

### February

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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3  | Lost Themes | John Carpenter | Electronic
Shadows in the Night | Bob Dylan | Traditional pop
Reflection | Fifth Harmony |

* Pop
* R&B

Full Speed | Kid Ink | Hip hop
Wallflower | Diana Krall | Vocal jazz
Afraid of Ghosts | Butch Walker |

* Alternative rock
* pop rock
* folk rock

10  | Holding All the Roses | Blackberry Smoke | Country rock
Face the Fire | Michelle Chamuel | Pop
Coming Up for Air | Kodaline | Alternative rock
A Quien Quiera Escuchar | Ricky Martin | Latin pop
Last Dragon | Sisqó |

* R&B
* Hip-hop

14  | Echoes from Forgotten Hearts | Vision Eternel | Ambient rock
17  | Transfixiation | A Place to Bury Strangers | Noise rock
Smoke + Mirrors | Imagine Dragons |

* Pop rock
* arena rock
* alternative rock

Love Stuff | Elle King |

* Alternative rock
* indie pop

23  | Restarter | Torche | Sludge metal
24  | Dope Machines | The Airborne Toxic Event |

* Electronic rock
* indie rock
* synth-pop

The Order of Things | All That Remains | Melodic metalcore
Dark Sky Paradise | Big Sean | Hip-hop
Fan of a Fan: The Album | Chris Brown & Tyga |

* West Coast Hip hop
* R&B

Just Like You | Falling in Reverse |

* metalcore
* punk rock

Just Kids | Mat Kearney |

* Contemporary Christian music
* rock
* pop

First Kiss | Kid Rock |

* Blues
* Country
* country rock
* rock and roll
* swamp rock

Of Beauty and Rage | Red |

* Alternative rock
* Christian rock
* alternative metal
* symphonic metal

Our Own House | MisterWives |

* Indie pop
* pop rock

27  | Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü | Jack Ü | EDM

### March

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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3  | Cult White Edition | Bayside |

* Punk rock
* alternative rock

The Firewatcher's Daughter | Brandi Carlile |

* Americana
* folk rock

Piece by Piece | Kelly Clarkson |

* Power pop
* EDM
* electropop
* orchestral pop

The Beast Is G-Unit (EP)  | G-Unit | Hip-hop
The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body | Kaki King |
The Throes of Winter (EP)  | Seven Lions | Dubstep
Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship | Third Day |

* Contemporary Christian
* Christian rock

10  | Spring Break...Checkin' Out (EP)  | Luke Bryan | Country
Lesser Oceans | Fences |

* Pop rock
* alternative rock
* indie rock

Rebel Heart | Madonna | Pop
Policy | Will Butler |

* Indie rock
* garage rock
* indie pop

16  | To Pimp a Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Hip-hop
17  | Run | Awolnation |

* Electronic rock
* alternative rock
* synth-pop

Little Neon Limelight | Houndmouth |

* Alternative country
* indie pop
* indie rock

Strangers to Ourselves | Modest Mouse | Indie rock
Madness | Sleeping With Sirens | Post-hardcore
23  | Mr. Wonderful | Action Bronson | Hip-hop
2.0 | Big Data |

* Electropop
* alternative dance
* indietronica

I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside | Earl Sweatshirt | Hip-hop
Time to Go Home | Chastity Belt | Punk rock
24  | Dark Energy | Jlin |

* Footwork
* IDM

Kidz Bop 28 | Kidz Bop Kidz |

* Children's
* pop

Lovetap! | Smallpools | Indie pop
31  | Day of the Dead | Hollywood Undead |

* Rap rock
* hip-hop
* nu metal
* alternative rock

Kintsugi | Death Cab for Cutie |

* Indie rock
* indie pop
* art rock
* post-punk revival

Pleasure to Meet You | Dead Sara |

* Hard rock
* punk rock

Southern Style | Darius Rucker | Country
American Nights | Plain White T's |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

Blaster | Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts | Rock
The Album About Nothing | Wale | Hip-hop
Ludaversal | Ludacris | Hip-hop
American Candy | The Maine | Pop rock

### April

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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7  | Future Hearts | All Time Low | Pop punk, alternative rock
After It All | Delta Rae | Blues rock, country rock
Into the Wild Life | Halestorm | Rock
What For? | Toro y Moi | Synthpop, chillwave
No Pier Pressure | Brian Wilson | Rock, pop
My House | Flo Rida | Hip hop
14  | Cherry Bomb | Tyler, The Creator | Alternative hip hop
Welcome to Los Santos | The Alchemist and Oh No | Hip hop, synthpop, dancehall
Handwritten | Shawn Mendes | Pop
Hey, Killer | Local H | Alternative rock
Love Somebody | Reba McEntire | Country
Kids in Love | The Mowgli's | Alternative rock, rock
Second Hand Heart | Dwight Yoakam | Country
21  | Sound & Color | Alabama Shakes | Southern rock, roots rock, blues rock
Untethered Moon | Built to Spill | Indie rock
Eyes Wide Open | Sabrina Carpenter | Pop, folk rock, folk pop
To the Stars | Tom DeLonge | Pop punk, alternative rock, punk rock, acoustic
How Do You Feel Now? | Joywave | Indie rock, alternative rock
Kindred | Passion Pit | Indie pop, synthpop
Foil Deer | Speedy Ortiz | Alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk
Damogen Furies | Squarepusher | Drum and bass, IDM, glitch
Love Story | Yelawolf | Hip hop, rap rock
24  | Black Is the New Black | Everclear | Alternative rock, hard rock
25  | RKS | Rainbow Kitten Surprise | Indie rock
27  | Dead Trees | From First to Last | Post-hardcore
28  | You Should Be Here | Kehlani | R&B, hip hop
Songs of God and Whiskey | The Airborne Toxic Event | Acoustic
Suffer in Peace | Tyler Farr | Country
Stages | Josh Groban |
Jekyll + Hyde | Zac Brown Band | Country, country rock, country pop

### May

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | California Nights | Best Coast | Indie pop, alternative rock
4  | What Color Is Your Sky | Jason Michael Carroll | Country
Jackie | Ciara |

* R&B
* pop
* dance

The Waterfall | My Morning Jacket | Alternative rock, indie rock
Wilder Mind | Mumford & Sons | Alternative rock, folk rock
5  | Lost in New York | Penguin Prison | Synth-pop, electropop, indie pop
Traveller[20] | Chris Stapleton | Country, southern rock
12  | Neon Future II | Steve Aoki | EDM
Imbue | The Early November | Alternative rock
Trust Fall (Side A) (EP)  | Incubus | Alternative rock
When the Smoke Clears | Hinder | Hard rock, glam rock, alternative rock
The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 | Nashville cast | Country
BUSH | Snoop Dogg | Hip hop, funk
17  | Blurryface[21] | Twenty One Pilots |

* Alternative rock
* alternative hip hop
* reggae
* indie pop
* electropop

18  | It's Like You Never Went Away | Goldroom | Nu-disco, deep house, electropop
#1 to Infinity | Mariah Carey | R&B, pop, hip hop, soul
True Colors | Zedd | EDM, electro house, progressive house
Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses | Jamie Foxx | R&B
19  | Old Bones | Broadside | Pop punk
The Desired Effect | Brandon Flowers | Alternative rock
The First Time | Kelsea Ballerini | Country
Blurryface | Twenty One Pilots | Indie pop, electropop, reggae, rock
Sol Invictus | Faith No More | Alternative metal
Rivals | Coal Chamber | Metal
Flying Lessons | Fool's Gold | World, tropical, indie rock
Drug for the Modern Age | Kopecky | Indie rock
22  | Forever | Alesso | House
26  | American Spring | Anti-Flag | Punk rock
At. Long. Last. A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Hip hop
Touch Down 2 Cause Hell | Boosie Badazz | Hip hop
Out of the Wasteland | Lifehouse | Alternative rock, pop rock, power pop
King Gucci | Gucci Man | Hip hop
Sylva w/ The Metropole Orchestra | Snarky Puppy | Jazz fusion
English Graffiti | The Vaccines | Indie rock, garage rock, post-punk revival
29  | In Colour | Jamie xx | Electronica

### June

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | Peace Is the Mission | Major Lazer | EDM, trap, dancehall, moombahton
Flockaveli 2 | Waka Flocka Flame | Hip hop
2  | Summer Forever | Billy Currington | Country
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence + the Machine | Indie rock
Four Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Pop punk, melodic hardcore
Everything Is 4 | Jason Derulo | Dance-pop, R&B
Kicker | Zella Day | Pop, indie pop
9  | Another Piece of Me | Laura Bell Bundy | Country
FFS | FFS | Indie rock, art rock, pop rock, baroque rock, dance-rock
Folks Like Us | Montgomery Gentry | Country
Drones | Muse | Alternative rock, new prog
Beneath the Skin | Of Monsters and Men | Indie folk, indie pop, pop
Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters | Oso Oso | Emo, pop punk
Now That's What I Call Country Volume 8 | Various  | Country
16  | Grand Romantic | Nate Ruess | Indie pop, indie rock
The Original High | Adam Lambert | Pop
Breathe In. Breathe Out. | Hilary Duff | Pop
The Fool | Ryn Weaver | Indie pop, alternative, synthpop, electropop
23  | Shadows & Diamonds | Elijah Blake | R&B
Feels Like | Bully | Alternative rock, indie rock
Pageant Material | Kacey Musgraves | Country
Dark Before Dawn | Breaking Benjamin | Alternative metal, post-grunge
Coming Home | Leon Bridges | R&B, soul
Unbreakable Smile | Tori Kelly | Pop
The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty | Tyga | Hip hop
Bronco | Canaan Smith | Country
Tres Caballeros | The Aristocrats | Jazz fusion
28  | No Life for Me | Wavves & Cloud Nothings | Post-punk, indie rock
29  | Venus | Joy Williams[22] | Pop rock
Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Rap
Wildheart | Miguel | R&B
The Monsanto Years | Neil Young | Rock
30  | About to Get Real | Easton Corbin[23] | Country
The Heart Is a Monster | Failure | Alternative rock, post-grunge, space rock
The Nothing,Nowhere LP | Nothing,Nowhere | Indie rock, emo rap
Sorry State of Mind (EP)  | Anthony Raneri | Rock
Pull the Thorns from Your Heart | Senses Fail | Metalcore
VHS | X Ambassadors | Pop rock, alternative rock

### July

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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10  | Mobile Orchestra | Owl City | Electronica, synthpop, EDM
Sometime Last Night | R5 | Alternative rock, pop rock
Black Rose | Tyrese | R&B
Ghost Notes | Veruca Salt | Alternative rock
16  | Star Wars | Wilco | Alternative rock, indie rock
17  | Recreational Love | The Bird and the Bee | Indie pop, synthpop
Angels and Alcohol | Alan Jackson | Country[24]
Mister Asylum | Highly Suspect | Alternative rock
Dale | Pitbull | Rap
DS2 | Future | Hip hop
How Does It Feel | MS MR | Indie pop, indie rock
Attitude City | Ninja Sex Party | Comedy rock, synthpop
Men Amongst Mountains | The Revivalists | Roots rock, alternative rock
White Reaper Does It Again | White Reaper | Garage rock, punk rock
24  | Pound Syndrome | Hopsin | Hip hop
The Blade | Ashley Monroe[25] | Country
Not an Apology | Bea Miller[26] | Pop rock, pop
And the Wave Has Two Sides | On An On | Dream pop, indie rock, alternative rock
Shockwave Supernova | Joe Satriani[27] | Instrumental rock
Woman | Jill Scott | R&B, soul
31  | Momentary Masters | Albert Hammond, Jr. | Indie rock, alternative rock
Saint Asonia | Saint Asonia | Hard rock, heavy metal, alternative metal

### August

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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7  | Kill the Lights | Luke Bryan[28] | Country, country pop
Compton | Dr. Dre | Hip hop
21 | Hunter Hayes | Country, country pop
Love Is Free | Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique | Pop
14  | Psycadelik Thoughtz | B.o.B. | Hip hop
Venom | Bullet for My Valentine | Thrash metal,[29] heavy metal, metalcore
Vikings | New Politics | Alternative rock
21  | E·MO·TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Pop
Immortalized | Disturbed | Heavy metal, alternative metal
The Meth Lab | Method Man | Hip hop
Wild Ones | Kip Moore | Country
I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne | R&B, house, dance-pop
III | JoJo | R&B, pop, dance-pop
The Awakening | P.O.D. | Christian metal, nu metal
Right Here, Right Now | Jordin Sparks | R&B, pop
The Great Unknown | Rob Thomas | Pop rock, alternative rock
25  | FRAGMENTS | Mr.Kitty | Synth-pop, New wave music
28  | Badlands | Halsey | Electropop, Indie Pop
Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Pop, R&B, PBR&B
Inanimate Objects | Atlas Genius | Indie rock
30  | Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz | Miley Cyrus | Psychedelic pop, Experimental pop

### September

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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4  | Cast in Steel | a-ha | Alternative rock, pop rock
Era | Atomic Tom | Indie rock, alternative rock
Too | FIDLAR | Punk rock, garage punk
Got Your Six | Five Finger Death Punch | Heavy metal
The Book of Souls | Iron Maiden | Heavy metal
Only Way Is Up | K Camp | Hip hop
Deeply Rooted | Scarface | Hip hop
Rodeo[30] | Travis Scott | Hip hop
11  | The Story of Sonny Boy Slim | Gary Clark, Jr. | Blues rock, R&B, neo-soul
The Calm Before the Storm | Colton Dixon | Contemporary Christian
Paper Gods | Duran Duran | New wave, pop rock, pop
Illinois | Brett Eldredge | Country
So There | Ben Folds | Baroque pop
I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne | Dance-pop, soul, house, R&B
Picking Up the Pieces | Jewel | Country
I Am | Leona Lewis | R&B, pop
90059 | Jay Rock | Hip hop
Repentless | Slayer | Thrash metal
Between II Worlds | Nero | Electronic rock, dubstep, electro house, big beat
18  | Southern Drawl | Alabama | Country
Long Live | Atreyu | Metalcore, alternative metal
Digital Vein | David Cook | Rock, pop rock, post-grunge
Higher Truth | Chris Cornell | Rock
In the Cards | Robert DeLong | Electronic, alternative rock
Rattle That Lock | David Gilmour | Progressive rock
Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Dream pop
Hysteria | Katharine McPhee | Pop
Pagans in Vegas | Metric | Indie rock, new wave
GO:OD AM | Mac Miller | Hip hop
Sorry | Meg Myers | Alternative rock, pop rock
Crosseyed Heart | Keith Richards | Rock
Threat to Survival | Shinedown | Rock
20  | What a Time to Be Alive | Drake & Future | Hip hop
21  | 1989 | Ryan Adams | Rock
25  | Every Open Eye | Chvrches | Synthpop, indie pop
Dodge and Burn | The Dead Weather | Alternative rock, blues rock
Caracal | Disclosure | House, UK garage, dubstep
Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Hip hop, trap, R&B
JR JR | JR JR | Indie pop, alternative rock
Servant of Love | Patty Griffin | Americana, Folk, folk rock
Music Complete | New Order | Alternative rock, electronic rock, new wave, pop rock
Permanence | No Devotion | Alternative rock
Sugar | Robin Schulz | Deep house
Rub | Peaches | Electroclash, synthpop, electropunk, electro house, techno
Automatic | Kaskade | Dance, progressive house, deep house
Better Nature | Silversun Pickups | Alternative rock, dream pop
Tangled Up | Thomas Rhett | Country

### October

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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2  | Stories | Avicii | EDM, house
Trapsoul | Bryson Tiller | R&B, Hip hop
See What You Started by Continuing | Collective Soul | Alternative rock, post-grunge
Psychic Warfare | Clutch | Hard rock, stoner rock, blues rock
Zipper Down | Eagles of Death Metal | Garage rock, indie rock
Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | Pop, R&B
Calling All Lovers | Tamar Braxton | R&B
Silence in the Snow | Trivium | Heavy metal
Golgotha | W.A.S.P. | Heavy metal, hard rock
V | Wavves | Alternative rock, indie rock, surf rock
9  | If I Should Go Before You | City and Colour | Alternative rock
The Documentary 2 | The Game | Hip hop
Revival[31] | Selena Gomez | Pop
35 MPH Town | Toby Keith | Country
Black Lines | Mayday Parade | Emo, pop punk, punk rock
ASD | A Skylit Drive | Post-hardcore, metalcore
16  | The Color Before the Sun | Coheed and Cambria | Progressive rock
The Documentary 2.5 | The Game | Hip hop
Confident | Demi Lovato | Pop
General Admission | Machine Gun Kelly | Hip hop
Vega Intl. Night School | Neon Indian | Electronic, indie pop
Around the World and Back | State Champs | Pop rock, pop punk
Holdin' the Bag | The Supersuckers | Rock
23  | Sounds Good Feels Good | 5 Seconds of Summer | Pop punk
Liberman | Vanessa Carlton | Indie pop
I Changed a Lot | DJ Khaled | Hip hop
Divers | Joanna Newsom | Indie folk, indie pop, chamber folk
Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits | Blake Shelton[32] | Country
Storyteller | Carrie Underwood | Country
Reasons | Omarion | R&B
25  | Another Country | Rod Stewart | Rock
29  | Embrace | Armin Van Buuren | Trance, progressive house
30  | Teens of Style | Car Seat Headrest | Indie rock
Def Leppard | Def Leppard | Hard rock
Wiped Out! | The Neighbourhood | Alternative rock
Money Shot | Puscifer | Alternative rock

### November

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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6  | Delirium | Ellie Goulding | Pop
What's Inside: Songs from Waitress | Sara Bareilles | Pop
Get Weird | Little Mix | Pop
Heart Blanche | CeeLo Green | R&B
Damn Country Music | Tim McGraw | Country
Art Angels | Grimes | Synthpop
13  | When the Morning Comes | A Great Big World | Pop
Surrender | Kutless | Christian rock, hard rock, worship
Purpose | Justin Bieber[33] | Pop
AQUΛRIA | Boots | Alternative R&B, alternative hip hop
Vitals | Mutemath | Synthpop, alternative rock
Made in the A.M. | One Direction | Pop
The Incredible True Story | Logic | Hip hop
Know-It-All | Alessia Cara | Pop
I'm Comin' Over | Chris Young | Country
Free TC | Ty Dolla $ign | R&B
Church in These Streets | Jeezy | Rap
20  | 25 | Adele | Pop
Shadow of a Doubt | Freddie Gibbs | Hip hop
Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War | Guided By Voices | Lo-fi
25  | All American | Nick Carter | Pop
27  | White Light | The Corrs | Rock, folk
Riot Heart Rebellion | Patent Pending | Pop rock, pop-punk
Blueprints | Wage War | Metalcore

### December

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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4  | Blue Neighbourhood | Troye Sivan | Electropop, dream pop
A Head Full of Dreams | Coldplay | Pop
Late Nights | Jeremih | R&B, hip hop
Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven | Kid Cudi | Alternative rock, grunge, punk rock
10  | Steel, Wood & Whiskey | Finch | Acoustic
11  | right on! | jennylee | New wave
Islah | Kevin Gates | Rap
The Buffet | R. Kelly | R&B, hip hop
Untamed | Cam | Country
18  | Purple | Baroness | Alternative metal
Hard-Off | Bloodhound Gang | Alternative rock, rap rock
Royalty | Chris Brown | R&B
Code Red | Monica | R&B
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Pusha T | Hip hop

## Top songs on record

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See also: List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2015, List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2015, and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015

### Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

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* "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar (1 week)
* "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift (5 weeks in 2014, 2 weeks in 2015)
* "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd (3 weeks)
* "Cheerleader" – OMI (6 weeks)
* "Hello" – Adele (7 weeks)
* "The Hills" – The Weeknd (6 weeks)
* "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (12 weeks)
* "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (14 weeks)
* "What Do You Mean?" – Justin Bieber (1 week)

### Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits

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All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.

* "679" – Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz (#4)
* "7/11" – Beyoncé (#13 in 2014, #18 in 2015)
* "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor (#1 in 2014, #5 in 2015)
* "All Day" – Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney (#15)
* "Animals" – Maroon 5 (#3 in 2014, #8 in 2015)
* "Antidote" – Travis Scott (#16)
* "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar (#1)
* "Bang Bang" – Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (#3 in 2014, #15 in 2015)
* "Bitch Better Have My Money" – Rihanna (#15)
* "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift (#1)
* "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd (#1)
* "Centuries" – Fall Out Boy (#10)
* "Chains" – Nick Jonas (#13)
* "Chandelier" – Sia (#8 in 2014, #20 in 2015)
* "Cheerleader" – OMI (#1)
* "CoCo" – O.T. Genasis (#20)
* "Cool for the Summer" – Demi Lovato (#11)
* "Dear Future Husband" – Meghan Trainor (#14)
* "Don't" – Bryson Tiller (#20)
* "Don't" – Ed Sheeran (#9 in 2014, #19 in 2015)
* "Downtown" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz (#12)
* "Drag Me Down" – One Direction (#3)
* "Earned It" – The Weeknd (#3)
* "Elastic Heart" – Sia (#17)
* "Ex's & Oh's" – Elle King (#10)
* "Fight Song" – Rachel Platten (#6)
* "Focus" – Ariana Grande (#7)
* "FourFiveSeconds" – Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney (#4)
* "G.D.F.R." – Flo Rida feat. Sage the Gemini and Lookas (#8)
* "Girl Crush" – Little Big Town (#18)
* "Good for You" – Selena Gomez feat. ASAP Rocky (#5)
* "Habits (Stay High)" – Tove Lo (#3 in 2014, #16 in 2015)
* "Hello" – Adele (#1)
* "Here" – Alessia Cara (#7)
* "Hey Mama" – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack (#8)
* "Hit the Quan" – iLoveMemphis (#15)
* "Honey, I'm Good" – Andy Grammer (#9)
* "Hotline Bling" – Drake (#2)
* "I Don't Fuck with You" – Big Sean feat. E-40 (#11 in 2014, #12 in 2015)
* "I Don't Mind" – Usher feat. Juicy J (#11)
* "I Want You to Know" – Zedd feat. Selena Gomez (#17)
* "I'll Show You" – Justin Bieber (#19)
* "I'm Not the Only One" – Sam Smith (#5)
* "In the Night" – The Weeknd (#20)
* "Jealous" – Nick Jonas (#7)
* "Jumpman" – Drake and Future (#14)
* "Lay Me Down" – Sam Smith (#8)
* "Lean On" – Major Lazer and DJ Snake feat. MØ (#4)
* "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend (#8)
* "Lips Are Movin" – Meghan Trainor (#4)
* "Locked Away" – R. City feat. Adam Levine (#6)
* "Love Me Harder" – Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (#7)
* "Love Me Like You Do" – Ellie Goulding (#3)
* "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber (#3)
* "My Way" – Fetty Wap feat. Monty (#7)
* "Nasty Freestyle" – T-Wayne (#9)
* "No Type" – Rae Sremmurd (#16 in 2014, #18 in 2015)
* "On My Mind" – Ellie Goulding (#13)
* "One Last Time" – Ariana Grande (#13)
* "Only" – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown (#12 in 2014, #15 in 2015)
* "Perfect" – One Direction (#10)
* "Piece by Piece" – Kelly Clarkson (#8)
* "Photograph" – Ed Sheeran (#10)
* "Post to Be" – Omarion feat. Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko (#13)
* "Renegades" – X Ambassadors (#17)
* "Same Old Love" – Selena Gomez (#6)
* "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (#1)
* "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift (#1 in 2014, #5 in 2015)
* "She Knows" – Ne-Yo feat. Juicy J (#19)
* "Shut Up and Dance" – Walk the Moon (#4)
* "Somebody" – Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih (#10)
* "Sorry" – Justin Bieber (#2)
* "Stay with Me" – Sam Smith (#2 in 2014, #11 in 2015)
* "Stitches" – Shawn Mendes (#4)
* "Style" – Taylor Swift (#6)
* "Sugar" – Maroon 5 (#2)
* "Take Me to Church" – Hozier (#2)
* "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt (#20)
* "Talking Body" – Tove Lo (#12)
* "Tennessee Whiskey" – Chris Stapleton (#20)
* "The Hanging Tree" – James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence (#12 in 2014, #13 in 2015)
* "The Heart Wants What It Wants" – Selena Gomez (#6 in 2014, #13 in 2015)
* "The Hills" – The Weeknd (#1)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran (#2)
* "Time of Our Lives" – Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo (#9)
* "Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap (#2)
* "Truffle Butter" – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne (#14)
* "Tuesday" – ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake (#12 in 2014, #15 in 2015)
* "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (#1)
* "Want to Want Me" – Jason Derulo (#5)
* "Wasted Love" – Matt McAndrew (#14)
* "Watch Me" – Silentó (#3)
* "Waves" – Mr. Probz (#14 in 2014, #18 in 2015)
* "What Do You Mean?" – Justin Bieber (#1)
* "Where Are U Now" – Skrillex and Diplo feat. Justin Bieber (#8)
* "Wildest Dreams" – Taylor Swift (#5)
* "Worth It" – Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink (#12)
* "You Know You Like It" – DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge (#13)

## Deaths

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* January 1 – Jeff Golub, 59, jazz guitarist
* January 2 – Little Jimmy Dickens, 94, country singer
* January 4 – Lance Diamond, 72, singer
* January 8
* Andraé Crouch, 72, gospel singer-songwriter and producer
* Curtis Lee, 75, singer-songwriter
* January 10
* Tim Drummond, 75, rock bass player and songwriter
* George Probert, 87, jazz saxophonist and clarinet player (Firehouse Five Plus Two)
* January 12
* Frank Glazer, 99, pianist and composer
* A. J. Masters, 64, singer-songwriter and guitarist
* January 15
* Ervin Drake, 95, songwriter
* Kim Fowley, 75, singer-songwriter, producer, and manager
* January 18
* Cynthia Layne, 51, jazz singer-songwriter
* Dallas Taylor, 66, rock drummer (Manassas, Clear Light)
* January 19
* John Bilezikjian, 66, oud player
* Ward Swingle, 87, jazz singer (Les Double Six)
* January 20 – Rose Marie McCoy, 92, songwriter
* January 27 – Neil Levang, 83, guitarist and banjo player
* January 29 – Rod McKuen, 81, singer-songwriter
* January 31 – Don Covay, 76, singer-songwriter
* February 1 – Anita Darian, 87, soprano
* February 2
* Joseph Alfidi, 65, pianist, composer, and conductor
* The Jacka, 37, rapper (Mob Figaz)
* Zane Musa, 36, saxophonist
* February 3
* Mary Healy, 96, variety entertainer, singer, and actress
* William Thomas McKinley, 76, pianist and composer
* February 7 – Joe B. Mauldin, 74, bass player (The Crickets)
* February 8 – Keith Knudsen, 56, singer-songwriter and drummer
* February 9 – Marvin David Levy, 82, composer
* February 12
* Sam Andrew, 73, singer-songwriter and guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
* John-Edward Kelly, 56, saxophonist and conductor
* Mosie Lister, 93, singer-songwriter (The Statesmen Quartet)
* Richie Pratt, 71, jazz drummer and composer
* February 14 – Hulon, 58, jazz saxophonist
* February 16 – Lesley Gore, 68, singer-songwriter
* February 18 – Dave Cloud, 58, singer-songwriter
* February 21 – Clark Terry, 94, jazz trumpeter and composer
* February 23 – Ron Edgar, 68, drummer (The Music Machine)
* February 24 – Robert Belfour, 74, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
* February 27 – Tod Dockstader, 82, composer
* February 28 – Ezra Laderman, 90, classical composer
* March 1 – Orrin Keepnews, 91, record producer, co-founded Riverside Records
* March 8 – Lew Soloff, 71, trumpet player and composer (Blood, Sweat & Tears and Mingus Big Band)
* March 9
* Jerry Brightman, 61, guitarist (The Buckaroos)
* Wayne Kemp, 73, country singer and guitarist
* March 11 – Jimmy Greenspoon, 67, singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Three Dog Night)
* March 15 – Mike Porcaro, 59, rock bass player (Toto)
* March 16
* Bruce Crump, 57, rock drummer (Molly Hatchet and Gator Country)
* Don Robertson, 92, pianist and songwriter
* March 18 – Samuel Charters, 85, record producer
* March 19 – Michael Brown, 65, keyboard player and songwriter (The Left Banke)
* March 20
* Paul Jeffrey, 81, jazz saxophonist
* A. J. Pero, 55, rock drummer (Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob)
* March 21 – Miriam Bienstock, 92, record executive
* March 22 – Norman Scribner, 79, pianist, composer, and conductor
* March 24 – Scott Clendenin, 48, bass player (Death and Control Denied)
* March 27
* B.J. Crosby, 63, jazz singer
* Johnny Helms, 80, jazz trumpet player and bandleader
* March 30 – Preston Ritter, 65, drummer (The Electric Prunes)
* March 31 – Ralph Sharon, 91, pianist, composer, and conductor
* April 1 – Billy Butler, 69, soul singer-songwriter and guitarist
* April 2 – Doug Sax, 78, sound engineer
* April 3 – Bob Burns, 64, rock drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* April 5
* Richard LaSalle, 97, pianist and composer
* Julie Wilson, 90, singer
* April 6
* Ray Charles, 96, singer-songwriter and conductor
* Milton DeLugg, 96, jazz accordion player and composer
* April 7 – Stan Freberg, 88, recording artist
* April 9 – Tut Taylor, 91, bluegrass guitarist (Dixie Gentlemen)
* April 10 – Keith McCormack, 74, singer-songwriter and guitarist
* April 14 – Percy Sledge, 74, singer
* April 15 – Billy Ray Hearn, 85, record executive, founded Sparrow Records and Myrrh Records
* April 16 – Johnny Kemp, 55, singer
* April 19 – Bernard Stollman, 85, record executive, founded ESP-Disk
* April 21 – Wally Lester, 73, singer (The Skyliners)
* April 24 – Sid Tepper, 96, songwriter
* April 27
* Jack Ely, 71, singer and guitarist (The Kingsmen)
* Marty Napoleon, 93, jazz pianist
* April 30 – Ben E. King, 76, singer-songwriter and producer (The Drifters)
* May 1 – Grace Lee Whitney, 85, singer
* May 2 – Guy Carawan, 87, singer and musicologist
* May 5 – Craig Gruber, 63, bass player (Rainbow, Elf, Bible Black, and Raven Lord)
* May 6 – Jerome Cooper, 68, jazz drummer
* May 9 – Johnny Gimble, 88, singer-songwriter and fiddler
* May 10 – Victor Salvi, 95, classical harpist
* May 11 – Stan Cornyn, 81, record executive
* May 12 – Bobby Jameson, 70, singer-songwriter
* May 13 – Robert Drasnin, 87, clarinet player and composer
* May 14 – B.B. King, 89, blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* May 15 – Ortheia Barnes, 70, singer
* May 17
* Chinx, 31, rapper
* Tranquility Bass, 47, rapper
* May 18 – Elbert West, 47, country singer-songwriter
* May 19 – Bruce Lundvall, 79, record executive
* May 20 – Bob Belden, 58, saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
* May 21 – Louis Johnson, 60, bass player (The Brothers Johnson)
* May 24 – Marcus Belgrave, 78, jazz trumpet player
* May 26
* Rocky Frisco, 77, pianist
* Art Thieme, 73, folk singer
* May 28 – Steven Gerber, 66, composer
* May 30 – Jim Bailey, 77, singer
* May 31
* Nico Castel, 83, tenor
* Will Holt, 86, singer-songwriter
* Slim Richey, 77, jazz guitarist and fiddler
* June 1 – Jean Ritchie, 92, folk singer-songwriter
* June 6 – Ronnie Gilbert, 88, folk singer-songwriter (The Weavers)
* June 8 – Paul Bacon, 91, jazz musician
* June 9 – Pumpkinhead, 39, rapper
* June 11
* Jim Ed Brown, 81, country singer-songwriter (The Browns)
* Ornette Coleman 85, jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer
* June 12 – Monica Lewis, 93, singer
* June 13
* Buddy Boudreaux, 97, jazz saxophonist and clarinet player
* Big Time Sarah, 62, blues singer
* June 16 – Mighty Sam McClain, 72, singer-songwriter
* June 19 – Harold Battiste, 83, saxophonist, pianist, and composer
* June 21 – Gunther Schuller, 89, horn player, composer, and conductor
* June 22
* Joseph de Pasquale, 95, viola player
* James Horner, 61, composer and conductor
* June 27 – Chris Squire, 67, singer-songwriter and bass player (Yes, Conspiracy, The Syn, and XYZ)
* July 1 – Red Lane, 76, country singer-songwriter
* July 2 – Roy C. Bennett, 96, songwriter
* July 6
* Julio Angel, 69, singer
* Camille Bob, 77, singer and drummer
* July 8 – Ernie Maresca, 76, singer-songwriter and producer (The Regents)
* July 9 – Michael Masser, 74, songwriter and producer
* July 10
* Hussein Fatal, 38, rapper (Outlawz)
* Jon Vickers, 88, opera singer
* July 11 – Joey Robinson, Jr., 53, Sugar Hill Records executive (West Street Mob)
* July 13 – Arthur G. Wright, 78, soul guitarist
* July 14 – Dave Somerville, 81, singer (The Diamonds)
* July 15
* Alan Curtis, 80, harpsichord player and conductor
* Howard Rumsey, 97, jazz bassist
* July 18 – Buddy Buie, 74, songwriter and producer
* July 19
* Van Alexander, 100, composer and bandleader
* Carmino Ravosa, 85, pianist and composer
* July 20 – Wayne Carson, 72, singer-songwriter and producer
* July 21
* Mitch Aliotta, 71, bass player (Rotary Connection and Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah)
* Theodore Bikel, 91, folk singer-songwriter
* Paul Freeman, 79, conductor
* Justin Lowe, 32, metal guitarist (After the Burial)
* July 22
* Don Joyce, 71, singer (Negativland)
* Daron Norwood, 49, country singer-songwriter
* July 26
* Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, singer
* Vic Firth, 85, drummer
* July 27 – Rickey Grundy, 56, gospel singer-songwriter
* July 29 – Buddy Emmons, 78, guitarist
* July 30 – Lynn Anderson, 67, country singer
* July 31 – Pamela Brandt, 68, country-rock bassist, singer and songwriter (The Deadly Nightshade)
* August 2 – J. Durward Morsch, 94, trombonist and composer
* August 4 – Billy Sherrill, 78, songwriter and producer
* August 5 – Raphy Leavitt, 66, composer and conductor
* August 8 – Sean Price, 43, rapper (Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah)
* August 11 – Eddie Cusic, 89, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
* August 13 – Harold Ousley, 86, saxophonist and flute player
* August 14 – Bob Johnston, 83 record producer
* August 15 – Danny Sembello, 52, songwriter and producer
* August 27 – George Cleve, 79, conductor
* September 1 – Boomer Castleman, 70, singer-songwriter and guitarist
* September 2 – Brianna Lea Pruett, 32, singer-songwriter
* September 5 – Frederick "Dennis" Greene, 66, singer (Sha Na Na)
* September 7 – Susan Allen, 64, harp player
* September 13 – Gary Richrath, 65, guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon)
* September 16 – Peggy Jones, 75, guitarist
* September 18 – Daniel Kyre, 21, guitarist (Cyndago)
* September 21 – Ben Cauley, 76, trumpet player and songwriter (The Bar-Kays)
* September 27
* Wilton Felder, 75, saxophonist and bass player (The Crusaders)
* Denise Lor, 86, singer
* September 28 – Frankie Ford, 76, singer
* September 29
* Benjamin Hutto, 67, conductor
* Phil Woods, 83, saxophonist and composer
* October 2 – Willie Akins, 76, jazz saxophonist
* October 4 – Dave Pike, 77, vibraphone player and composer
* October 6
* Smokey Johnson, 78, drummer
* Billy Joe Royal, 73, pop and country singer
* October 9
* Koopsta Knicca, 40, rapper (Three 6 Mafia)
* Larry Rosen, 75, jazz producer
* October 10
* Steve Mackay, 66, saxophonist (The Stooges)
* Robbin Thompson, 66, singer-songwriter (Steel Mill)
* October 11 – Smokin' Joe Kubek, 58, guitarist and songwriter
* October 13 – Skatemaster Tate, 56, singer and producer
* October 16 – John Jennings, 61, guitarist and producer
* October 18 – Frank Watkins, 47, bass player (Gorgoroth and Obituary)
* October 20 – Cory Wells, 74, singer (Three Dog Night)
* October 22 – Mark Murphy, 83, singer-songwriter
* October 23 – Leon Bibb, 93, folk singer
* October 25 – Lee Shaw, 89, pianist and composer
* October 26 – David Rodriguez, 63, singer-songwriter
* October 27 – Herbie Goins, 76, R&B singer (Blues Incorporated)
* November 2
* Tommy Overstreet, 78, country singer-songwriter and guitarist
* David Stock, 76, composer and conductor
* November 6 – Chuck Pyle, 70, country-folk singer-songwriter
* November 7 – Eddie Hoh, 71, drummer
* November 10
* Robert Craft, 92 conductor
* Allen Toussaint, 77, singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
* November 15 – P. F. Sloan, 70, singer-songwriter
* November 16 – Betty Ann Grove, 86, singer
* November 17
* Al Aarons, 83, trumpet player (Count Basie Orchestra)
* David VanLanding, 51, singer (Michael Schenker Group)
* November 18 – Daniel Ferro, 94 opera singer
* November 21 – Joseph Silverstein, 83, violinist and conductor
* November 23 – Cynthia Robinson, 71, trumpet player and singer (Sly and the Family Stone)
* November 26 – Ronnie Bright, 77, singer (The Cadillacs and The Coasters)
* November 29 – Buddy Moreno, 103, singer
* December 1 – Shirley Gunter, 81, R&B singer-songwriter
* December 2
* John Eaton, 85, composer
* Wally Roker, 78, singer (The Heartbeats)
* December 3 – Scott Weiland, 48, rock singer-songwriter (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, and The Wondergirls)
* December 8
* Mattiwilda Dobbs, 90, soprano
* Bonnie Lou, 91, country singer-songwriter
* Gary Marker, 72, bass player (Rising Sons)
* December 9 – Rusty Jones, 73, jazz drummer
* December 13 – Luigi Creatore, 92, songwriter and producer
* December 14 – Edmund Lyndeck, 90, singer
* December 16 – Snuff Garrett, 77, record producer
* December 19 – Kurt Masur, 88, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
* December 21 – Sam Dockery, 86, jazz pianist
* December 24 – William Guest, 74, R&B singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
* December 28
* Joe Houston, 89, saxophonist
* Lemmy Kilmister, 70, cancer
* December 31
* Natalie Cole, 65, singer-songwriter
* Marion James, 81, blues singer-songwriter

## See also

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* 2010s in music
* 2015 in music

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