Editing 2022 in music (section)

===December===
* '''1''' 
** [[Haralds Sīmanis]], 71, Latvian pop singer
** Tord Sjöman, 82, Swedish dansband organist ([[Vikingarna (band)|Vikingarna]])
** [[Andrew Speight]], 58, Australian jazz saxophonist
* '''2''' 
** [[Jo Carol Pierce]], 78, American folk rock singer-songwriter
** [[Laila Storch]], 101, American classical oboist 
* '''3''' 
** Jess Barr, 46, American alternative country guitarist ([[Slobberbone]])
** [[Jamie Freeman]], 57, British folk singer-songwriter
** [[Svenne Hedlund]], 77, Swedish pop and schlager singer ([[Idolerna]], [[Hep Stars]], [[Svenne and Lotta]])
** [[Volodymyr Kozhukhar]], 81, Ukrainian classical composer
** [[Bobby Naughton]], 78, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist
** [[Alexandre Zelkine]], 84, French folk singer
* '''4''' – [[Manuel Göttsching]], 70, German Krautrock and electronic synthesizer player and guitarist ([[Ash Ra Tempel]], [[Ashra (band)|Ashra]])
* '''5''' – [[Hamsou Garba]], 63, Nigerien singer
* '''6''' 
** [[Jet Black]], 84, British punk rock drummer ([[The Stranglers]])
** [[Hamish Kilgour]], 65, New Zealand indie rock drummer and singer ([[The Clean]], [[Bailter Space]])
** [[Edino Krieger]], 94, Brazilian avant garde composer
* '''7''' – [[Roddy Jackson]], 70, American rockabilly singer and pianist
* '''8''' – [[Yitzhak Klepter]], 72, Israeli psychedelic rock singer and guitarist ([[The Churchills (Israeli band)|The Churchills]], [[Kaveret]])
* '''9'''
** [[Jovit Baldivino]], 29, Filipino pop rock singer
** Gaston Bogaerts, 101, Belgian Latin soul percussionist ([[The Chakachas]])
** [[Herbert Deutsch]], 90, American composer and inventor ([[Moog synthesizer]])
** [[Qamar Gula]], 70, Afghan pop singer
* '''10'''
** [[John Aler]], 73, American opera singer
** [[J. J. Barnes]], 79, American R&B singer
** [[Sulochana Chavan]], 89, Indian Lavani singer
** [[Tracy Hitchings]], 60, British progressive rock singer ([[Landmarq]])
** [[Tshala Muana]], 64, Congolese Soukous singer
** [[Aziouz Raïs]], 68, Algerian chaabi singer
** [[José Ángel Trelles]], 78, Argentine tango singer
** [[Kihnu Virve]], 94, Estonian folk singer
* '''11''' – [[Angelo Badalamenti]], 85, American film and television composer and arranger
* '''12''' – [[Ekambi Brillant]], 74, Cameroonian makossa singer
* '''13'''
** Sol Amarfio, 84, Ghanaian-British afro rock drummer ([[Osibisa]])
** Benjamin Bossi, 69, American new wave saxophonist ([[Romeo Void]])
** [[Grand Daddy I.U.]], 54, American rapper
** [[Luis "Checho" González]], 89, Chilean folk singer
** [[Nihal Nelson]], 76, Sri Lankan soul and pop singer
** [[Bayan Northcott]], 82, British classical composer and music critic
** [[Lalo Rodríguez]], 64, Puerto Rican salsa singer
** [[Kim Simmonds]], 75, British rock guitarist ([[Savoy Brown]])
* '''14''' 
** [[Djene Djento]], Cameroonian makossa singer-songwriter
** Koji Ryu, 60, Japanese rock drummer ([[C-C-B]])
* '''15'''
** Bertha Barbee, 82, American R&B singer ([[The Velvelettes]])
** [[Dino Danelli]], 78, American rock drummer ([[The Rascals]])
** [[Shirley Eikhard]], 67, Canadian country singer-songwriter
* '''16'''
** Rick Anderson, 75, American new wave bassist ([[The Tubes]])
** [[Jean-Paul Corbineau]], 74, French folk singer-songwriter ([[Tri Yann]])
** [[Charlie Gracie]], 86, American rock and roll singer and guitarist
* '''17''' 
** [[Urmas Sisask]], 62, Estonian classical composer
** Yuji Tanaka, 65, Japanese rock drummer ([[Anzen Chitai]])
* '''18''' 
** [[Martin Duffy]], 55, British alternative rock keyboardist ([[Felt (band)|Felt]], [[Primal Scream]])
** [[Terry Hall (singer)|Terry Hall]], 63, British ska and new wave singer-songwriter ([[The Specials]], [[Fun Boy Three]], [[The Colourfield]], [[Vegas (duo)|Vegas]])
** [[Wim Henderickx]], 60, Belgian classical composer and percussionist
* '''19''' 
** [[Claudisabel]], 40, Portuguese pop singer
** [[Stanley Drucker]], 93, American classical clarinetist
** [[Sandy Edmonds]], 74, British-New Zealand pop singer
* '''20''' 
** Randy Begg, 71, Canadian pop drummer ([[Wednesday (Canadian band)|Wednesday]])
** Iain Templeton, British alternative rock drummer ([[The La's]], [[Shack (band)|Shack]])
* '''21''' 
** Harvey Jett, 73, American Southern rock guitarist ([[Black Oak Arkansas]])
** [[Bilqees Khanum]], Pakistani classical singer
** Mauro Sabbione, 65, Italian pop keyboardist ([[Matia Bazar]])
* '''22''' 
** [[Thom Bell]], 79, Jamaican-born American soul songwriter and arranger
** [[Big Scarr]], 22, American rapper
** [[Walter "Wolfman" Washington]], 79, American blues singer and guitarist
* '''23''' 
** [[David Dalton (violist)|David Dalton]], 88, American classical violist
** [[Maxi Jazz]], 65, British electronic singer-songwriter ([[Faithless]])
** [[Madosini]], 78, South African traditional [[Uhadi musical bow]] player
** [[Massimo Savić]], 60, Croatian art rock and pop singer ([[Dorian Gray (band)|Dorian Gray]])
* '''24''' – Mampintsha, 40, South African kwaito singer ([[Big Nuz]])
* '''25'''
** [[Azuquita]], 76, Panamanian salsa singer
** [[Brian Casser]], 86, British rock and roll singer and guitarist
** [[Paul Fox (producer)|Paul Fox]], American record producer ([[XTC]], [[Phish]], [[10,000 Maniacs]])
* '''26''' 
** [[Penda Dallé]], 64, Cameroonian makossa guitarist
** [[Lasse Lönndahl]], 94, Swedish pop singer
* '''27'''
** [[Jo Mersa Marley]], 31, Jamaican reggae singer
** [[Harry Sheppard (musician)|Harry Sheppard]], 94, American jazz vibraphonist
* '''28'''
** Scott Nash, Australian hard rock bassist ([[Asteroid B-612]])
** [[Black Stalin]], 81, Trinidadian calypso singer
** [[Linda de Suza]], 74, Portuguese pop singer
* '''29'''
** [[Eduard Artemyev]], 85, Russian film composer
** Giovanni Pezzoli, 70, Italian pop rock drummer ([[Stadio]])
** [[Ian Tyson]], 89, Canadian folk singer-songwriter ([[Ian & Sylvia]])
* '''31'''
** [[Jeremiah Green]], 45, American indie rock drummer ([[Modest Mouse]])
** [[Anita Pointer]], 74, American R&B singer ([[The Pointer Sisters]])