2021 in Asian music
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Events
- January 7 – Neha Kakkar becomes the first Indian singer to win a YouTube Diamond Award.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
- January 10 – Pakistani singer-songwriter Jawad Ahmad releases a protest song, ""Kisana", on social media, drawing attention to a farmers' protest movement in India and Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/inspired-by-stir-pak-singer-releases-track/articleshow/80193903.cms|title=Inspired by Indian farm protest, Pakistan singer releases track|website=Times of India|date=January 10, 2021}}
- March 18 – Mumbai-based composer Joseph Conrad Mendoza is accused of borrowing the music and lyrics for his song "We Can Achieve" from "Count on me, Singapore", a national song composed by Hugh Harrison in 1986. Singapore's Ministry of Culture, holders of the copyright on the song, dispute Mendoza's claim that he wrote the song in the early 1980s and lost the original tapes in a flood.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-music-composer-anthem-singapore-b1819015.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318171236/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-music-composer-anthem-singapore-b1819015.html |archive-date=2021-03-18 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Indian composer accused of copying nationalist anthem from Singapore|date= 18 March 2021 |author=Maroosha Muzaffar|website=The Independent|access-date=6 April 2021}}
- May 2 – The BBC selects Chinese-born percussionist Fang Zhang as the BBC Young Musician of 2020.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/03/percussionist-fang-zhang-wins-bbc-young-musician-2020 | title=Percussionist Fang Zhang wins BBC Young Musician 2020 | work=The Guardian | author=Imogen Tilden | date=2021-05-02 | access-date=2021-05-12}}
- June – Iwan Fals wins the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 Telkomsel Awards. Other award winners include Tulus, Raisa and Noah.{{cite web|url=https://www.livik.net/2021/06/19/iwan-fals-receives-telkomsel-award-2021-livik-net/|title=Iwan Fals Receives Telkomsel Award 2021|date=June 19, 2021|website=Livik|access-date=February 16, 2022}}
- October 22 – Yes I Am Student is released, marking Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's debut as a film actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/yes-i-am-student-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mzqyndu|title=Yes I Am Student|website=British Board of Film Classification|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131141100/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/yes-i-am-student-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtmtawmda0oti|url-status=live}}
Albums
- Aisyah Aziz – Pearls (10 September){{cite web|url=https://www.theaudiobeat.com/music/aisyah_pearls_lp.htm|title=Aisyah – Pearls|date=May 5, 2022|author=Guy Lemcoe|website=Audio Beat|access-date=23 February 2024}}
- Band-Maid – Unseen World (January 20){{cite web |url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/281095 |title=BAND-MAID、ニューアルバム "Unseen World" のティザー映像公開 毎週新コンテンツも公開へ |trans-title=Band-Maid releases teaser video for new album "Unseen World" Weekly new content |work=Spice |language=Japanese |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 16, 2021 }}
- Chaya Czernowin – Heart Chamber{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/18/czernowin-heart-chamber-review | title=Czernowin: Heart Chamber review – distinctive composer's opera on love is aurally sumptuous | work=The Guardian | author=Andrew Clements | date=2021-03-18 | access-date=2021-03-26}}
- Chai – Wink{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/chai-release-new-single-action-announce-new-album-wink-2859798 |title=Chai release new single 'Action', announce new album 'Wink' |work=NME |date=January 19, 2021 |access-date=January 19, 2021 |author=Singh, Surej}}
- Jace Chan – Processing (May 14){{cite news |title=Rising Hong Kong singer Jace Chan shares how she overcame self-doubt to become the daring artist she is now |url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3148328/rising-hong-kong-singer-jace-chan-shares-how-she |publisher=SCMP Young Post |date=13 September 2021}}
- Joyce Cheng – Joyce to the World (December 28){{cite news |title=Joyce Cheng released new album after 5 years |url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E7%9B%B8%E9%9A%945%E5%B9%B4%E5%86%8D%E5%87%BA%E7%A2%9F-%E6%AC%A3%E5%AE%9C%E7%94%B1%E7%B7%8A%E5%BC%B5%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%AB%E8%AE%8A%E5%A4%A7%E8%86%BD-%E6%88%91%E5%86%87%E6%94%BE%E6%A3%84/299353 |publisher=am730 newspaper |date=29 December 2021}}
- Gray – Grayground{{Cite web|last=Hwang|first=Duha|date=September 26, 2021|title=그레이 - grayground.|trans-title=Gray - grayground.|url=http://board.rhythmer.net/src/go.php?n=19579&m=view&c=16&s=review|access-date=|website=Rhythmer|language=ko}}
- Kyuso Nekokami – Mormot Lab{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000194652 |title=キュウソネコカミ、ミニアルバム "モルモットラボ" 全曲トレーラーを公開 |trans-title=Kyuso Nekokami releases trailer for all songs of mini album "Mormot Lab" |work=Barks |language=Japanese |date=January 1, 2021 |access-date=February 7, 2021}}
- Lil Mariko – Lil Mariko {{cite web |url=https://ismorbo.com/mor-bo-riot-lil-mariko-la-reina-del-screamo-de-ascendencia-japonesa-que-la-rompe-una-cancion-a-la-vez/ |title=Lil Mariko, la reina del screamo de ascendencia japonesa que la rompe una canción a la vez |trans-title=Lil Mariko, the screamo queen of Japanese descent who breaks her one song at a time |work=Mor.bo |language=Spanish |date=March 23, 2021 |access-date=April 21, 2021 |author=Turmero, Carlos}}
- MC Cheung Tin-fu – Have a Good Time (December 22){{cite news |title=MC Cheung Tinfu released his first extended play |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20211214/1639475214240/%E5%BC%B5%E5%A4%A9%E8%B3%A6%E6%8E%A8%E5%87%BA%E9%A6%96%E5%BC%B5%E5%80%8B%E4%BA%BAep-%E8%88%89%E8%A1%8C%E7%99%BC%E5%B8%83%E8%A6%8B%E9%9D%A2%E6%9C%83-%E5%A0%B1%E7%AD%94%E7%B2%89%E7%B5%B2%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81 |publisher=Ming Pao Daily News |date=14 December 2021}}
- Mirror – One and all (January 20){{cite news |title=MIRROR 2nd anniversary album "One and All" with 2 editions |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E7%9C%BE%E6%A8%82%E8%BF%B7/545919/mirror%E5%85%A9%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E5%B0%88%E8%BC%AF-one-and-all-%E5%B0%8F%E6%B8%85%E6%96%B0-%E5%9E%8B%E6%A0%BC%E9%A2%A8%E6%BB%BF%E8%B6%B3%E9%8F%A1%E7%B2%89%E9%A1%98%E6%9C%9B |publisher=HK01 |date=10 November 2020}}
- Morissette – Signature (EP) (August 20){{cite web |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/videos/2021/9/14/Morissette-Amon-s--Signature--Ep-No.1-on-PH-iTunes.html |title=Morissette Amon's 'Signature' Ep No. 1 on PH iTunes |work=CNN Philippines |date=September 14, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022 |author=((CNN Philippines)) |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030142627/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/videos/2021/9/14/Morissette-Amon-s--Signature--Ep-No.1-on-PH-iTunes.html |url-status=dead }}
Classical
- Toshio Hosokawa – Violin Concerto (Genesis){{cite press release | url=https://www.askonasholt.com/veronika-eberle-performs-world-premiere-of-toshio-hosokawas-violin-concerto-with-staatsorchester-hamburg/ | title=Veronika Eberle performs world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's Violin Concerto with Hamburg Philharmonic | publisher=Askonas Holt | date=19 May 2021 | access-date=2021-05-28}}
Opera
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Film, TV and video game scores
- Yuki Kajiura – Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/sword-art-online-cosplay-sinon-best-anime-girls|title=Sword Art Online's Sinon Takes Aim With Awesome Cosplay|date=May 30, 2021|website=Comicbook|author=Nick Valdez|access-date=June 20, 2021}}
- Alam Khan – Swapner Thikana{{Cite web|title=Swapner Thikana (2021)|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/swapner-thikana/movieshow/81105111.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=7 March 2021}}
- Devi Sri Prasad – Cirkus{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-and-rohit-shetty-bring-seeti-maar-hitmaker-devi-sri-prasad-on-board-for-cirkus/|title=Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty bring 'Seeti Maar' hitmaker Devi Sri Prasad on board for Cirkus |date=2 May 2021|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=31 May 2021}}
- Akira Yamaoka – The Medium (video game){{cite web|last=Higham|first=Michael|date=8 May 2020|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-silent-hills-akira-yamaoka-got-on-xbox-series-/1100-6477063/|title=How Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka Got On Xbox Series X-Exclusive The Medium|website=GameSpot|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200509050151/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-silent-hills-akira-yamaoka-got-on-xbox-series-/1100-6477063/|archive-date=9 May 2020|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2021}}
Musical films
- Anita, a movie about Cantopop singer Anita Mui
- Laal Singh Chaddha (India - Hindi), with music by Pritam[https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/aamir-khan-pritam-along-team-lal-singh-chaddha-work-together-panchgani/ Aamir Khan and Pritam along with team Lal Singh Chaddha work together in Panchgani]. Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved on 27 February 2020.
- Revue Starlight: The Movie (Japan){{cite web |title=New Revue Starlight Anime Film Reveals Visual, May 21 Debut |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-06/new-revue-starlight-anime-film-reveals-visual-may-21-debut/.167127 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=December 6, 2020 |date=December 6, 2020}}
- Sing a Bit of Harmony (Japan), with music by Ryō Takahashi{{cite web|title=Funimation Co-Production 'Sing a Bit of Harmony' Reveals Latest Trailer, First Cast Info|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2021-04-07/funimation-co-production-sing-a-bit-of-harmony-reveals-latest-trailer-first-cast-info/.171531|website=Funimation via Anime News Network|access-date=June 24, 2021|date=April 7, 2021}}
- Tangra Blues (India - Bengali), starring Parambrata Chatterjee, with music by Nabarun Bose{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/tangra-blues/qlFVndRV3a4_|title= Tangra Blues |website= JioSaavn|access-date=22 April 2021}}
Deaths
- January 4
- Lee Heung-kam, 88, Cantonese opera star{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3116412/veteran-cantonese-opera-singer-and-actress-lee-heung|title=Veteran Cantonese opera singer and actress Lee Heung-kam dies at age 88}}， SCMP. 2021-01-04
- Elias Rahbani, 82, Lebanese lyricist and composer (COVID-19){{cite web |url=https://www.saudi24news.com/2021/01/elias-rahbani-the-departure-of-the-third-of-the-big-brothers.html |title=Elias Rahbani .. The departure of the third of the big brothers |website=saudi24news.com |date=4 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107030800/https://www.saudi24news.com/2021/01/elias-rahbani-the-departure-of-the-third-of-the-big-brothers.html |url-status=dead }}
- Chacha Sherly, 29, Indonesian singer (traffic collision)[https://celebrity.okezone.com/read/2021/01/05/33/2339120/pihak-label-musik-benarkan-kematian-chacha-sherly-eks-trio-macan Pihak Label Musik Benarkan Kematian Chacha Sherly Eks Trio Macan] {{in lang|id}}
- January 5 – Vennelakanti, 63, Indian lyricist (heart attack)[https://telugucinema.com/news/lyricist-vennelakanti-passes-away Lyricist Vennelakanti passes away]
- January 15 – Lệ Thu, 77, Vietnamese singer{{Cite web|title=Danh ca Lệ Thu qua đời|url=https://vnexpress.net/danh-ca-le-thu-qua-doi-4215516.html|url-status=live|date=January 16, 2021|access-date=January 16, 2021|language=vi|website=VnExpress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116055112/https://vnexpress.net/danh-ca-le-thu-qua-doi-4215516.html |archive-date=2021-01-16 }}
- January 17 – Ghulam Mustafa Khan, 89, Indian classical singer{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/legendary-musician-ustad-ghulam-mustafa-khan-dies-at-89-2353828|title=Legendary Musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Dies At 89|website=NDTV|date=January 17, 2021}}
- January 22 – Narendra Chanchal, 80, Indian singer[https://www.jagran.com/punjab/jalandhar-city-jalandhar-residents-mourn-death-of-religious-song-singer-narendra-chanchal-21297297.html तूने मुझे बुलाया शेरावालिये... गाने वाले भजन सम्राट नरेंद्र चंचल जालंधर को मानते थे कर्मभूमि, निधन से शोक की लहर] {{in lang|hi}}
- January 27 – Trung Kiên, 81, Vietnamese classical singer.{{cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/nghe-si-nhan-dan-trung-kien-qua-doi-20210127121532027.htm|title=Nghệ sĩ nhân dân Trung Kiên qua đời|website=Tuoi Tre|language=vi}}
- February 4 – Ma Zenghui, 85, Chinese single-string performer{{Cite web|url=http://culture.workercn.cn/34059/202102/05/210205080320998.shtml|title=曲艺名家马增蕙病逝 -中工文化-中工网|website=culture.workercn.cn}}
- February 15 – Golnoush Khaleghi, 80, Iranian music researcher, composer, and arranger.[https://www.ilna.news/بخش-فرهنگ-هنر-6/1039124-گلنوش-خالقی-هنرمند-پیشکسوت-موسیقی-درگذشت گلنوش خالقی، هنرمند پیشکسوت موسیقی درگذشت] {{in lang|fa}}
- February 17 – Ali Hossain, 80, Bangladeshi composer{{Cite news |date=2021-02-17|title=Noted composer Ali Hossain passes away|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/noted-composer-ali-hossain-passes-away-2046445|access-date=2021-02-18|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}
- February 18 – Isaac Thomas Kottukapally, about 73, Indian film score composer{{Cite web|title=പ്രശസ്ത സംഗീത സംവിധായകൻ ഐസക്ക് തോമസ് കോട്ടുകപ്പള്ളി അന്തരിച്ചു{{!}}homage{{!}}Isaac Thomas Kottukapally|url=https://www.eastcoastdaily.com/2021/02/18/music-director-issac-kottukappally-passes-away.html|access-date=2021-02-18|website=East Coast Daily Malayalam|language=en-US}}
- March 17 – Mayada Basilis, 54, Syrian singer (cancer){{cite web |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/tributes-pour-in-for-syrian-singer-mayada-basilis-reality-is-ugly-with-your-death-1.1186598 |title=Tributes pour in for Syrian singer Mayada Basilis: 'Reality is ugly with your death' |website=The National News |date=18 March 2021 }}
- March 21 – Trisutji Kamal, 84, Indonesian composer{{cite web|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2054674/komponis-dan-pianis-trisutji-kamal-meninggal-dunia|title=Komponis dan pianis Trisutji Kamal meninggal dunia|date=21 March 2021|language=en|website=Antara News|access-date=22 March 2021}}
- March 29 – Keiko Toyama, 87, Japanese pianist{{cite web | url=https://www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2021/03/obits.htm | title=March 2021 Obituaries | work=Classical Music Daily | author=Keith Bramich | date=2021-03-14 | access-date=2021-02-22}}
- March 30 – Diljaan, 31, Indian singer (traffic accident){{cite news |last1=Sehgal |first1=Manjeet |title=Punjabi singer Diljaan dies in car accident near Amritsar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/celebrity/story/punjabi-singer-diljaan-dies-in-car-accident-near-amritsar-1784975-2021-03-30 |access-date=31 March 2021 |work=India Today |date=30 March 2021 |language=en}}
- April 2 – Shaukat Ali, 76, Pakistani folk singer{{Cite web|last=Gabol|first=Imran|date=2021-04-02|title=Folk singer Shaukat Ali passes away in Lahore|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1186906|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Images|language=en}}
- April 11 – Mita Haque, 58, Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer (COVID-19){{Cite news |title=Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more|url=https://www.risingbd.com/english/entertainment/news/78768|access-date=2021-04-11|work=Risingbd.com |language=en}}
- May 1 – Debu Chaudhuri, 85, sitarist (complications from COVID-19){{Cite web|date=2021-05-01|title=Sitar maestro Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri dies of Covid-19 complications|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pandit-debu-chaudhuri-dies-of-covid-19-complications-7297498/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}
- May 4
- Genji Kuniyoshi, 90, Japanese singer, person of Cultural Merit[https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-1316617.html 【速報】戦後の宮古民謡の第一人者、国吉源次さん死去 90歳] {{in lang|ja}}
- Sarena Li, 31, Hong Kong singer (adenoid cystic carcinoma)[https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20210504/IKPI7NOTMREZVP5OJ4YN3YCT7M/ 歌手李明蔚不敵癌魔病逝 終年31歲] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618101227/https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20210504/IKPI7NOTMREZVP5OJ4YN3YCT7M/ |date=2021-06-18 }} {{in lang|zh}}
- May 6
- Comagan, 48, Indian singer, composer and actor (COVID-19){{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/visually-impaired-musician-comagan-passes-away/article34495685.ece|title=Visually impaired musician Comagan passes away|website=The Hindu|access-date=May 7, 2021}}
- Prateek Chaudhuri, 49, Indian sitarist (COVID-19){{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/renowned-sitar-player-prateek-chaudhuri-dies-of-covid-19-at-49-3715403.html|title=Renowned Sitar Player Prateek Chaudhuri Dies of Covid-19 at 49|work=News18|date=7 May 2021|access-date=7 May 2021}}
- Prem Dhoj Pradhan, 82, Nepalese musician, singer and composer{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/senior-musician-prem-dhoj-pradhan-passes-away|title=Senior musician Prem Dhoj Pradhan passes away|date=May 6, 2021|website=Himalayan Times|access-date=May 6, 2021}}
- May 7
- G. Anand, 67, Indian playback singer (COVID-19){{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/veteran-telugu-playback-singer-g-anand-succumbs-to-covid-19/article34503094.ece|title=Veteran Telugu playback singer G. Anand succumbs to COVID-19|website=The Hindu|access-date=May 7, 2021}}
- Vanraj Bhatia, 93, Indian film composer{{cite web|url=https://fakazahq.co.za/legendary-composer-vanraj-bhatia-passes-away-hansal-mehta-mourns-the-loss/|title=Legendary composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away; Hansal Mehta mourns the loss|website=fakazahq|access-date=May 7, 2021}}
- May 10 – Abdolvahab Shahidi, 98, Iranian barbat player, singer and composer{{cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/460796/Iranian-vocalist-Abdolvahab-Shahidi-dies-at-99 |title=Iranian vocalist Abdolvahab Shahidi dies at 99|website=Tehran Times|access-date=11 May 2021}}
- May 12 – Maran, 48, Indian actor and singer (COVID-19){{Cite web|title=Tamil actor Maran passes away from COVID-19 complications|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/tamil-cinema/article/tamil-actor-maran-passes-away-from-covid-19-complications/755947|access-date=2021-05-12|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|language=en}}
- May 22 – Raamlaxman, 78, Indian composer{{cite news |title= Hum Aapke Hain Koun music director Raam Laxman dies at 78 |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/music-director-raam-laxman-dead-7325338/ |work=The Indian Express |date=23 May 2021}}
- June 5 – S. B. John, 86/87, Pakistani ghazal singer{{cite news |last1=Salman |first1=Peerzada |title=Renowned singer S.B. John passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1627801 |access-date=8 June 2021 |work=Dawn |date=June 6, 2021|language=en}}
- June 8 – Farhad Humayun, 42, Pakistani singer and drummer (Overload).{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/846412-pakistani-singer-farhad-humayun|title=Pakistani singer Farhad Humayun passes away|website=The News|access-date=8 June 2021}}
- June 18 – Takeshi Terauchi, 82, Japanese rock guitarist[https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/20210619-OYT1T50229/ 「エレキの神様」ギタリストの寺内タケシさん死去...82歳] {{in lang|ja}}
- July 10 – Murali Sithara, 65, Indian composer and music director{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/jul/13/music-director-murali-sithara-found-dead-2329317.html|title=Malayalam music director Murali Sithara found dead|website=New Indian Express|date=13 July 2021|access-date=18 July 2021}}
- July 23 – Fakir Alamgir, 71, Bangladeshi folk and pop singer{{Cite news |date=23 July 2021|title=Folk singer Fakir Alamgir no more|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/07/23/folk-singer-fakir-alamgir-no-more|access-date=23 July 2021|work=Dhaka Tribune}}
- August 2 – Kalyani Menon, 80, Indian playback singer{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=Singer Kalyani Menon passes away at 80|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/popular-singer-kalyani-menon-passes-away-at-80-7434850/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}
- August 6 – Wang Wenjuan, 94, Chinese opera performer{{cite web|url=https://insideeko.com/wang-wenjuan-death-passed-away-wang-wenjuan-funeral/|title=Wang Wenjuan Death|website=InsideEKO|date=August 6, 2021|author=Isaac Sunday|access-date=August 6, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806191311/https://insideeko.com/wang-wenjuan-death-passed-away-wang-wenjuan-funeral/|url-status=usurped}}
- August 15 – Jagjit Kaur, 93, Indian Hindi/Urdu playback singer{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/jagjit-kaur-veteran-singer-and-wife-of-composer-khayyam-dies-at-93/2141719|title=Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93|date=August 15, 2021|website=Outlook India}}
- August 25 – Subhankar Banerjee, 55, Indian tabla player{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tabla-maestro-subhankar-banerjee-dead/articleshow/85643196.cms|title=Tabla maestro Subhankar Banerjee dead|date=26 August 2021|author=Priyanka Dasgupta|website=Times of India|access-date=26 August 2021}}
- August 26 – JB Tuhure, 78, Nepali protest singer and politician{{Cite web|title=JB Tuhure, who sang revolutionary songs, dies at 78|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/08/26/jb-tuhure-who-sang-revolutionary-songs-dies-at-78|access-date=26 August 2021|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826123610/https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/08/26/jb-tuhure-who-sang-revolutionary-songs-dies-at-78|url-status=live}}
- September 7 – Tanwa Rasitanoo, 50, Thai Luk thung and Phleng phuea chiwit singer{{cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/entertainment/detail/9640000089643|title= สารพัดสัตว์ในเพลงฮิต "ธันวา ราศีธนู" ตำนานขวัญใจจิ๊กโก๋อกหัก |website=mgronline}}{{in lang|th}}
- September 8 – Pulamaipithan, 85, Indian Tamil lyricist{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2021-09-08|title=Pulamaipithan, poet and M.G.R.'s image builder, is no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pulamaipithan-poet-and-mgrs-image-builder-is-no-more/article36357857.ece|access-date=2021-09-09|issn=0971-751X}}
- September 27 – Chris Ho, Singaporean singer (Zircon Lounge), musician and radio DJ, age unknown (stomach cancer){{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/veteran-musician-and-radio-dj-chris-ho-dies-stomach-cancer|title=Veteran musician and radio DJ Chris Ho dies of stomach cancer|date=September 27, 2021|website=Asia One|access-date=September 29, 2021}}
- October 15 – Pornsak Songsaeng, 60, Thai luk thung and mor lam singer (heart attack)[https://www.sanook.com/news/8458734/ "พรศักดิ์ ส่องแสง" เสียชีวิตจากภาวะหัวใจวายเฉียบพลัน แฟนเพลงร่วมไว้อาลัย] {{in lang|th}}
- October 17 – Bruce Gaston, 74, American-born Thai classical musician{{cite news |title=Musician Bruce Gaston dies aged 74 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/2199215/musician-bruce-gaston-dies-aged-74 |access-date=17 October 2021 |work=Bangkok Post |date=17 October 2021}}
- October 22 – Janali Akbarov, 81, Azerbaijani khananda/mugham folk singer{{cite web|url=https://www.trend.az/life/socium/3502216.html|title= Скончался народный артист Азербайджана Джанали Акберов|website=trend.az|language=ru|access-date=October 24, 2021}}
- November 2 – Sabah Fakhri, 88, Syrian tenor{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/2021/11/02/syrian-singer-sabah-fakhri-dies-aged-88-the-light-of-music-went-out-in-the-levant|title=Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri dies aged 88: 'The light of music went out in the Levant'|website=National News|access-date=November 3, 2021}}
- November 12 – Lakshman Wijesekara, 73, Sri Lankan actor, singer and composer (Miss Jenis).{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/11/12/local/264488/veteran-musician-lakshman-wijesekara-passes-away|title=Veteran musician Lakshman Wijesekara passes away|website=Daily News|date=12 November 2021|access-date=26 November 2021}}
- November 21 – Gurmeet Bawa, 77, Indian Punjabi folk singer{{Cite news|last=Bagga|first=Neeraj|title=Punjabi singer Gurmeet Bawa dies at 77|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjabi-singer-gurmeet-bawa-passed-away-at-77-341034|access-date=21 November 2021|work=The Tribune|language=en}}
- November 22 – Asya Sultanova, 98, Azerbaijani composer{{cite web|url=https://vestikavkaza.ru/material/370141|title=Ушла из жизни композитор Ася Султанова|date=22 November 2021|website=Vestikavkaza|access-date=26 November 2021}} {{in lang|ru}}
- November 26 – Bichu Thirumala, 80, Indian Malayalam lyricist{{Cite news|last=ലേഖകൻ|first=മാധ്യമം|date=26 November 2021|title=മെലഡികളുടെ തിരുമല {{!}} Madhyamam|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/entertainment/celebrities/interview-with-bichu-thirumala-879772|access-date=26 November 2021|work=Madhyamam|language=ml|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126131543/https://www.madhyamam.com/entertainment/celebrities/interview-with-bichu-thirumala-879772|url-status=live}}
- November 30 – Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, 66, Indian Telugu lyricist{{Cite web|title=Lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry passes away due to lung cancer - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/lyricist-sirivennela-sastry-passes-away-due-to-lung-cancer/articleshow/88007245.cms|access-date=2021-11-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
- December 4 – Thoppil Anto, 81, Indian playback singer and composer{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/veteran-singer-thoppil-anto-passes-away-thoppilanto-passed-away-kerala-1.6239076|title=Veteran singer Thoppil Anto passes away|date=4 December 2021|website=mathrubhumi.com|access-date=4 December 2021}}
- December 16 – Bogalay Tint Aung, 99, Burmese composer and writer{{cite news |title=တစ်သက်တာ ရုပ်ရှင်ထူးချွန်ဆုရှင် ဗိုလ်ကလေးတင့်အောင် ကွယ်လွန် |url=https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/bokalay-tintaung-death-12172021001829.html |work=Radio Free Asia |language=en}}