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58th Annual Grammy Awards
Record of the Year: Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars • Album of the Year: 1989 – Taylor Swift • Song of the Year: Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran • Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Billboard Music Awards
Artist of the Year: Adele • New Artist of the Year: Fetty Wap • Top Hot 100 Song: See You Again • Top Billboard 200 Album: 25
58th Japan Record Awards
Grand Prix: "Anata no Suki na Tokoro" (ja) by Kana Nishino • Best Singer: Masayuki Suzuki for "Melancholia" • Best New Artist: iKON • Best Song: several
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Artist of the Year: BTS • Album of the Year: Ex'Act by Exo • Song of the Year: "Cheer Up" by Twice • Best Music Video: Whistle by Blackpink
MTV Video Music Awards
Video of the Year: "Formation" • Best Male Video: "This Is What You Came For" • Best Female Video: "Hold Up" • New Artist: DNCE
MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Song: "Sorry" • Best Video: "Starboy" • Best Female: Lady Gaga • Best Male: Shawn Mendes
The 4th V Chart Awards
Top Male Artist : Lu Han with Medals • Top Female Artist: Li Yuchun with "混蛋，我想你" (Idiot, I Miss You) • Top Group: TFBOYS with Adore • Top New Artist: Wang Qing & Feng Jianyu
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductees: Cheap Trick • Chicago • Deep Purple • N.W.A • Steve Miller

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References

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  11. ^ El Paso music legend Long John Hunter dies
  12. ^ German entertainer Achim Mentzel dies at 69
  13. ^ Pierre Boulez – obituary
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  40. ^ Rap pioneer Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest dies at 45
  41. ^ Latin Jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri dies at age 83
  42. ^ Bill Henderson, Jazz Vocalist and Actor, Dies at 90
  43. ^ Merle Haggard, country music legend, dies at 79
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  47. ^ Disco-legendaren Sydney Onayemi död (in Swedish)
  48. ^ Olle Ljungström (54) er død Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  49. ^ Riki Sorsa on kuollut (in Finnish)
  50. ^ Lasse Mårtenson har avlidit (in Swedish)
  51. ^ Jazzmusikern Fredrik Norén död (in Swedish)
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  55. ^ Bobby Curtola, Former Canadian Teen Idol, Dies at 73
  56. ^ "Renowned soprano and longtime Tanglewood teacher Phyllis Curtain passes away at 94". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  57. ^ Baden verliert bedeutenden Kirchenmusiker: Rolf Schweizer im Alter von 80 Jahren gestorben (in German)
  58. ^ Умер известный новосибирский музыкант и дирижер (фото) (in Russian)
  59. ^ Terje Fjærn er død (in Norwegian)
  60. ^ RIP: J. Reilly Lewis, 1944–2016
  61. ^ حبیب محبیان درگذشت (in Persian)
  62. ^ Singer Christina Grimmie is dead after being shot at Orlando concert
  63. ^ "Chips Moman obituary". TheGuardian.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  64. ^ Prince Be, Who Infused Rap With Mysticism, Dies at 46
  65. ^ Amjad Sabri: Pakistani Sufi singer shot dead in Karachi | World news | The Guardian
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  68. ^ Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash Producer Sandy Pearlman Dead at 72: Report
  69. ^ "Legendary NEKTAR Frontman Roye Albrighton Passes". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  70. ^ Musician, Geraldine native Pat Upton dies at 75
  71. ^ Finnish composer Rautavaara dies at 87
  72. ^ Ricci Martin Dies: Entertainer & Youngest Son Of Dean Martin Was 62
  73. ^ Famed opera singer Patrice Munsel, who left Spokane for Met fame, dies at 91
  74. ^ Snaffu Rigor, 69
  75. ^ Songwriter Richard Fagan Dead at 69
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  78. ^ B.E. Taylor, known for Christmas concerts, dies at 65
  79. ^ "Valencia Dolores Vargas died in the earthquake, famous for his "Achilipú"". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  80. ^ Ruby Winters Jenkins
  81. ^ Jimmy Levine Dies...
  82. ^ Singer Glenn Yarbrough dead at 86
  83. ^ Ruby Wilson, ‘Queen of Beale Street,’ dies at 68
  84. ^ Connie Crothers, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Instructor, Dies at 75
  85. ^ "'3 Doors Down': Ex-Guitarist Dead at 38".
  86. ^ "Architects guitarist Tom Searle dies after battle with cancer". BBC News. 21 August 2016.
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  89. ^ "Singer-Comedian Kacey Jones Dead at 66". Rolling Stone.
  90. ^ Jerry Heller, Early N.W.A Manager, Dies at 75
  91. ^ Techno-Szene trauert Hamburger DJ Gary D. ist tot (in German)
  92. ^ R.I.P. R&B superproducer and musician Fred McFarlane
  93. ^ Clifford Joseph Trahan Obituary
  94. ^ "R&B singer Clifford Curry dies at 79". The Tennessean.
  95. ^ Graham Wiggins, a.k.a. Dr. Didg, Passes Away
  96. ^ Prince Buster dead: Ska and rocksteady pioneer dies at 78
  97. ^ Christopher Stone, Dead at 81
  98. ^ Passing of Murshid Hidayat Inayat Khan (as) 12 September, 2016, Munich Germany
  99. ^ Jerry Corbetta, Lead Singer for Sugarloaf, Dies
  100. ^ Force MD's member Trisco Pearson has passed away
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  103. ^ Micki Marlo, Popular 1950s Singer and Nightclub Performer, Dies at 88
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  105. ^ Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Member John D. Loudermilk Dies At 82
  106. ^ Producer Kashif, Whitney Houston Collaborator and B.T. Express Member, Dead at 59
  107. ^ Ehemaliger Ärzte-Bassist Hagen Liebing ist tot (in German)
  108. ^ Country Music Hall of Famer Jean Shepard dead at 82
  109. ^ Joe Clay, a Gretna musician with a rockabilly sound, has died
  110. ^ Divertis actor Ioan Gyuri Pascu dies of heart attack in Bucharest. He was 55
  111. ^ Cantaretul de muzica populara Aurelian Preda a murit, la doar 47 ani. Solistul suferea de cancer de mai multi ani (in Romanian)
  112. ^ Dödsannons (in Swedish)
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  115. ^ Little Royal
  116. ^ Remembering WNYC Host Oscar Brand
  117. ^ Michael Casswell R.I.P
  118. ^ Nekrolog: Lilleba Lund Kvandal (in Norwegian)
  119. ^ Country crooner Toni Williams dies
  120. ^ Steve Byrd (1955–2016)
  121. ^ World class Gilbert and Sullivan tenor dies, aged 100
  122. ^ Preminula pevačica Ljupka Dimitrovska Kalogjera (in Bosnian)
  123. ^ Karl David Van Hoesen
  124. ^ Joan Marie Johnson Faust, founding member of The Dixie Cups, dies
  125. ^ R.I.P. Caroline Crawley
  126. ^ Basul Pompeiu Harasteanu a murit la varsta de 81 de ani (in Romanian)
  127. ^ Anne Pashley, Olympic athlete and opera singer – obituary
  128. ^ Obituary: Don Ciccone 1946 – 2016
  129. ^ Bored Nothing, Melbourne musician Fergus Miller, dies aged 26 after battle with depression
  130. ^ Boom Boom Satellites' Vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima Passes Away
  131. ^ Fallece el creador de La Sonora Ponceña Quique Lucca (in Spanish)
  132. ^ 'King of drums' Guy Nadon dies at 82
  133. ^ A murit cunoscutul muzician Marin Pechea Petrache (in Romanian)
  134. ^ Malian music in mourning: Techno Issa Issa Bagayogo said bows
  135. ^ Peter Reynolds 1958 – 2016 Archived 2016-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  136. ^ Motown songwriter Robert Bateman dies at 80
  137. ^ R.I.P. legendary Chicago soul hitmaker Sonny Sanders
  138. ^ Producer Danny Champagne has died
  139. ^ Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards of The Intruders Dies at 74.
  140. ^ Songstress Achieng Abura dies at Kenyatta National Hospital
  141. ^ Mieke Telkamp (82) overleden (in Dutch)
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  143. ^ "Accordion Maestro Nico Carstens Dies". Channel 24. 2016-11-02.
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  145. ^ Jacques Werup död (in Swedish)
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