(The following is a list of artists and industry professionals the music community lost in 2019–2020. The 62nd GRAMMY Awards telecast on CBS will feature an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute, and all of these individuals who died prior to its print date are included in the official 62nd GRAMMY Awards program book. The Recording Academy salutes each individual for their respective talents and contributions to our culture and community.)
| Ed Ackerson | Dennis Jones |
| Theo Adam | Nancy Carol Lewis Jones |
| Billy Adams | Sandie Jones |
| Pekka Airaksinen | Terry Jones |
| Werner Andreas Albert | José José |
| Chris Albertson | Jerry Jumonville |
| Mary Lyerly Alexander | Ralph Jungheim |
| Lexii Alijai | Arlindo Junior |
| Freedum Allah aka Popa Wu | Larry Junstrom |
| Andy Anderson | Vic Juris |
| Gerald Anderson | Lewis Kahn |
| John Anderson | Giya Kancheli |
| Ruth Anderson | Mickey Kapp |
| Jo-An Anderson Fox | Charlie Karp |
| Paxti Andión | Terry Katzman |
| Dan Andrei Aldea | Pat Kelly |
| Jeff Andrews | Khaed |
| Stan Applebaum | John Kilzer |
| Dominick Argento | Clydie King |
| Martin Armiger | Bob Kingsley |
| Ermias Asghedom aka Nipsey Hussle | Gershon Kingsley |
| René Auberjonois | Johnny Kitagawa |
| Jeff Austin | George Klein |
| Paul Badura-Skoda | Lew Klein |
| Ginger Baker | Naděžda Kniplová |
| Kaye Ballard | Garry Koehler |
| Scott Ballew | Jan Erik Kongshaug |
| Charles Barksdale | Phillip Kovac |
| Katreese Barnes | Kiyoshi Koyama |
| Paul Barrere | Terry Allen Kramer |
| Vanessa Gail Barryer | Paul Krassner |
| Dave Bartholomew | Alan Krueger |
| Arthur Baysting | Rosemary Kuhlmann |
| Mike Belkin Sr. | Harry Kupfer |
| Pedro Bell | Marta Kurtag |
| Henri Belolo | Danny Kustow |
| Alex Berdoff | Chuck La Vallee |
| Juninho Berin | Audun Laading |
| David Berman | Sleepy LaBeef |
| Martin Bernheimer | Marie Laforêt |
| Susan Beschta | Ida Laila |
| Luis Biava | Dick Laird |
| Ed Bickert | Eddie Lambert |
| Vera Bila | Tim Landers |
| Bushwick Bill | Dominique Lawalrée |
| Edwin Birdsong | Maury Laws |
| Jake Black | Calvin Lawson |
| Malcolm Black | Jerry Lawson |
| Nick Blagona | Friedemann Layer |
| Hal Blaine | Shelley Lazar |
| Myron Bloom | Roberto Leal |
| Gerald "Jerry" Blum | Lawrence Leathers |
| Irina Bogacheva | Mike Ledbetter |
| Spencer Bohren | M. Owen Lee |
| Fred Bongusto | Legarda |
| Dave "Bookie" Bookman | Michel Legrand |
| Shirley Foley Boone | Gary LeMel |
| Piet Botha | Raymond Leppard |
| Roger Boutry | Milcho Leviev |
| Murray Bowles | Ricardo Lewis aka Cutty Cartel |
| Jon Box | Yao Li |
| Cameron Boyce | Horst Liepolt |
| Harold Bradley | Kehinde Lijadu |
| Mark Bramble | Wilma Lipp |
| José Mário Branco | Peggy Lipton |
| Asa Brebner | Roberto Livi |
| Charlie Brocco | Paten Locke |
| Jim Brock | Jo Sullivan Loesser |
| Al Broomfield | Roy Loney |
| Alex Brown | Joe Longthorne |
| Glen Brown | Pastor López |
| Jobina "JB" Brown | Damas "Fanfan" Louis |
| Maxine Brown | Jacques Loussier |
| William F. Brown | Doug Lubahn |
| Glenn Bruden | Daniel Luther |
| Richard Brunelle | Simaro Lutumba |
| Clora Bryant | Kenny Lynch |
| Kofi Burbridge | Harold Mabern |
| Irving Burgie | Lavrentis Machairitsas |
| Ray Burns | Wim Magré |
| Al Burton | Ivan "Ivica" Maksimović |
| busbee | Spiro Malas |
| Sérgio Augusto "Serguei" Bustamante | Ivo Malec |
| Ulises Butrón | Kendra Malia |
| Anner Bylsma | John Mann |
| Edd Byrnes | Joe Mansfield |
| Tony Calhoun | Glenn Martin |
| Deane Cameron | Pat Martin |
| Steve Martin Caro | Debi Martini |
| Fabior "Fabio XB" Carrara | Marilyn Mason |
| Jerry Carrigan | Barrie Masters |
| David Carroll | Dorothy Masuka |
| Diahann Carroll | Robert "Bob" James Mather |
| Larry Carroll | André Matos |
| Justin Carter | Peter Maturi |
| Larry Carter | Colin Mawby |
| Frank Caruso | Phil McCormack |
| Beth Carvalho | Bat McGrath |
| Neal Casal | Truett Foster McKeehan |
| Jorge Casas | Ted McKenna |
| Keith Case | Clay McMurray |
| Steve Cash | Joe McQueen |
| Cacho Castaña | Elton Medeiros |
| David Castle | Julio Melgar |
| Gualberto Castro | Lee Mendelson |
| Mary Ellen Cataneo | Tiger Merritt |
| Jimmy Cavallo | Wolfgang Meyer |
| Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi | Akeem Mickens aka Tech 9 |
| Juliano Cezar | André Midani |
| George Chambers | Jim Miller |
| Carol Channing | Jonathan Miller |
| Martin Charnin | Timmy Mills |
| Ed Cherney | Tony Mills |
| Brian Chilala | Dan Mitchell |
| Billy Clayton | Eddie Money |
| Johnny Clegg | Jackie Moore |
| Stephen Cleobury | Ray Moore |
| Claire Cloninger | Eric Morena |
| James Barney "J.R." Cobb Jr. | Toni Morrison |
| John Cohen | Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi |
| Michael Colgrass | Todd "Todd-1" Muhammad |
| Pat Collins | LeRoy Mumma |
| Marya Columbia | Ralph Murphy |
| Earl Thomas Conley | Willie Murphy |
| Richard Conrad | Randy Nauert |
| Mihai Constantinescu | Paco Navarro |
| Tim Conway | Adam Neat aka DJ Adam Sky |
| Deborah Cook | George Neikrug |
| Kate Cook | Elijah Nelson |
| Bruce Corbitt | Art Neville |
| Andrew Cormier | Phyllis Newman |
| Bob Cornett | J.H. Kwabena Nketia |
| Chamín Correa | Ken Nordine |
| Alberto Cortez | Jessye Norman |
| Jerome Cosey aka 5th Ward Webbie | Ron Oberman |
| Sequeira Costa | Ric Ocasek |
| Roger Covell | Ayub Ogada |
| Willard Cox | Vaughan Oliver |
| Ed Cray | David Olney |
| Ann Crumb | Terry O'Neill |
| Chauncey "Chick" Crumpacker | Jenny Pagliaro |
| Jim Cullum Jr. | Rolando Panerai |
| Larry Cunningham | Velvel Pasternak |
| John Curro | Amy Patterson |
| Sonny Curtis | Jeanie Patterson |
| Ronen Dahan aka DJ Perplex | Neil Peart |
| Steve Dalachinsky | D.A. Pennebaker |
| Dick Dale | Alan Perdue |
| Bernie Dalton | Shawn Perry aka DJ Kaos |
| LaShawn "Big Shiz" Daniels | Roberta Petersen |
| James Dapogny | Jud Phillips |
| Chris Darrow | Jim Pike |
| Wolfgang Dauner | Sam Pilafian |
| Chuck Dauphin | Celso Piña |
| Mario Davidovsky | Kenneth Pitt |
| Larry Davis | Mitch Podolak |
| Randy Davis | Peter Posa |
| Gideon Dawson | Nik Powell |
| Doris Day | André Previn |
| Leo de Castro | Hal Prince |
| Eva de la O | Troy Leen "Renfro" Proffitt |
| Jack de Mello | Anna Quayle |
| Emanuel Dean | Joe Quijano |
| Ray Deaton | Shahnaz Rahmatullah |
| Mikey Dees | Sid Ramin |
| Hossein Dehlavi | Louie Rankin |
| Padú del Caribe | Leon Rausch |
| John De'Mathew | Paul Raymond |
| Jörg Demus | Malcolm Rebennack Jr. aka Dr. John |
| Bill Dern | Leon Redbone |
| Magenta Devine | Les Reed |
| Baby Jane Dexter | Jack Renner |
| Morris I. Diamond | Billy Ray Reynolds |
| Stephen Diener | Noel Rice |
| Gabriel Diniz | Emil Richards |
| Kenny Dixon | Simon Rick |
| Brian Doherty | Frederic Riesterer |
| Stanley Donen | Dave Riley |
| Lorna Doom | Anthony Ríos |
| Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis aka Bira | Steve Ripley |
| Pamela Dowsett | Jim Rissmiller |
| Tom Draper | María Rivas |
| Norman Druce | Elliot Roberts |
| José Pablo Dueñas Herrera | Claudio Roditi |
| Todd Duke | Alan Rogan |
| Gary Duncan | Ranking Roger |
| Malcolm "Molly" Duncan | Carlos "Cuco" Rojas |
| Jim Dunlop Sr. | Sara Romweber |
| Eddie Duran | Aaron Rosand |
| Phil Dürr | Jay Rosenthal |
| Richard Duryea | Christopher Rouse |
| Chartwell Dutiro | Raeanne Rubenstein |
| Edward Easter | Peter Rüchel |
| John Eberle | Dave Samuels |
| Melvin Edmonds | Doug Sandom |
| Michiel Eikenaar | Sven-David Sandström |
| Rick Elias | Ray Santos |
| Stephan Ellis | Yoskar Sarante |
| Al Embry | Harvey Scales |
| Trevor Engelbrektson | Mick Schauer |
| Kim English | Peter Schreier |
| Ethel Ennis | Jack Scott |
| Preston Epps | Yonrico Scott |
| Roky Erickson | Les Sears |
| Bob Esty | Edward Montre Seay aka Tre Da Kid |
| Clay Evans | Jerry Seltzer |
| Raymond Fairchild | Nolton Semien |
| Dennis Farnon | Sergio Serrano Navarro |
| Djaduk Ferianto | Camilo Sesto |
| Bibi Ferreira | Whitey Shafer |
| Alvin Fielder | Jackie Shane |
| Antwon Fields aka Lil Mister | Nancy Shanks |
| Stephen Fitzpatrick | Kim Shattuck |
| Joe Flannery | Jack Sheldon |
| Keith Flint | Carrigan Chet Shields |
| Joseph Flummerfelt | Sammy Shore |
| Eric Fly | Gregory Shorter aka Ras G |
| Peter Fonda | Earl Shuman |
| Jerry Foran | Al Shusterman |
| Willie Ford | Sali Sidibe |
| Hugh Fordin | Jeff Silberman |
| Fred Foster | Robert Sillerman |
| Walter Franco | Lonnie Simmons |
| Bob Frank | Tara Simmons |
| Jay Frank | Bill Sims Jr. |
| Robert Frank | Laurent Sinclair |
| Clyde Franklin | Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal |
| Kelly Fraser | Robert L. Siner |
| Stuart "Chet" Fraser | John Singleton |
| Manuel Frattini | Joseph Sirola |
| Marie Fredriksson | Andy Skopes |
| Barry Freeman | Alan Smith |
| Janice Freeman | Andrew "Greedy" Smith |
| Robert Freeman | Joe Smith |
| Kevin Fret | Russell Smith |
| Donnie Fritts | Shawn Smith |
| Leyna Gabriele | Dick Sommers |
| Sarah Gaines | Giannis Spanos |
| Phran Galante | Jimmy Spicer |
| Bobby Gale | Francis Sprangler |
| Nature Ganganbaigal | Libi Staiger |
| Joana Sainz Garcia | Jamarr Antonio Stamps aka Bad Azz |
| Russ Gibb | John Starling |
| Ian Gibbons | Jacqueline Steiner |
| Julie Gibson | Gary Stewart |
| Michael Gielen | Jahquar Stewart aka Bvlly |
| João Gilberto | Gerry Stickells |
| Andy Gill | Jah Stitch |
| Richard Gillis | Art Sullivan |
| Marcello Giordani | Bertie Sullivan |
| Henry "Gip" Gipson | Eric LaJuan Summers |
| Ira Gitler | Joe Sun |
| Chuck Glaser | Iain Sutherland |
| Jim Glaser | Stephen Swid |
| Tony Glover | Jim Swindel |
| Jerry Goff | Sanford Sylvan |
| Hannah Goldstein | Roslaw Szaybo |
| Jonathan Goldstein | Erzsébet Szőnyi |
| Steve Golin | Norma Tanega |
| Ameer Golston aka Hellabandz | Toko Tasi |
| Tom Goodkind | Larry "The Mole" Taylor |
| John Goodson | Eddie Taylor Jr. |
| Kadri Gopalnath | Gerry Teekens |
| Fitzroy Gordon | Joe Terry |
| Arnold Gosewich | Willie Thomas |
| Karel Gott | Luke Thompson |
| Rowland "Boon" Gould | Preston Thompson |
| Paul Grace | Jacob Tyler Thureson aka Hella Sketchy |
| Bill Grant | Eddie Tigner |
| Miles Grayson | Charity "Sunshine" Tillemann-Dick |
| Marty Grebb | Gerald "Buddie" Tiller |
| Urbie Green | U Tin |
| Lizzie Grey | Mina Mazy Topley-Bird |
| Lamar Grier | Greg Topper |
| Don Grierson | Mary Ann Topper |
| Martin Griffin | Peter Tork |
| Laurel Griggs | Bernie Tormé |
| Skip Groff | Juan Vicente Torrealba |
| Mike Grose | Nick Tosches |
| Dalibor Andonov Gru | Eric Traub |
| George "G.G." Guidotti | Barry Tuckwell |
| Jean Guillou | Yuya Uchida |
| Bonnie Guitar | Allan Ulrich |
| Harry Hains | Marcos A. Urbay |
| Tommy Hancock | Lauren Valencia |
| Joseph Hannesschläger | Armando Vega Gil |
| Timi Hansen | Rita Vidaurri aka La Calandria |
| Goo Hara | Rafael Viera |
| Joe Hardy | Vic Vogel |
| Adiss Harmandian | Roland Von Kurnatowski |
| Dallas Harms | Geneviève Waite |
| Heather Harper | Leslie André Wakefield Jr. aka DJ Official |
| Kent "Boogaloo" Harris | Mike Walker |
| Kylie Rae Harris | Scott Walker |
| Leigh "L'il Queenie" Harris | Larry Wallis |
| Derrick Harris aka Sleezy D | Jeff Walls |
| Greg Haymes | Joseph Ward |
| Jimmy Heath | Rob Warmowski |
| Joshua Hecht | Dan Warner |
| James Henke | Joshua Warren |
| Hoyt Herbert | Donald Warthan |
| Jerry Herman | Maggie Lewis Warwick |
| "Keystone Freddie" Herrera | Alan Wasser |
| Amar Herron aka DJ Amar | Saburo "Sab" Watanabe |
| Omar Higgins | Beverly "Guitar" Watkins |
| Jarad Anthony Higgins aka Juice WRLD | Daniel Wayenberg |
| Harry Hirsch | Artie Wayne |
| Roger O. Hirson | Ezra Weah aka Bankroll Gambino |
| Peter Hobbs | Guy Webster |
| Victor Hochhauser | Chou Wen-chung |
| George Hocutt | Martin Wesley-Smith |
| Mark Hollis | Peter Westergaard |
| Nancy Holloway | Phil Western |
| Bob Holmes | Paul Whaley |
| Walter Homburger | David White |
| Gagik Hovunts | Helen White |
| Zoran Hristic | Dick Whitehouse |
| Robert Hunter | Angus Whyte |
| Ange Didier Huon aka DJ Arafat | Bob Wilber |
| Peter Hurford | Mike Wilhelm |
| Richard "Slyde" Hyde | Andre Williams |
| Roy Imber | Irv Williams |
| Don Imus | John Gary Williams |
| James Ingram | Roger Williams |
| Neil Innes | Allee Willis |
| Leo Iorga | Larry Willis |
| Bill Isles | Chris Wilson |
| Michael Jaffee | Bo Winberg |
| Alan James | Faith Winthrop |
| Steve Jameson | Mac Wiseman |
| Mariss Jansons | Jimmy Wisner |
| Joseph Jarman | John Witherspoon |
| Kelly Jay | Ekkehard Wlaschiha |
| Zoltan Jeney | Nicky Wonder |
| Theresa Jenkins | Jimmy Work |
| Terry Jennings | Wowaka |
| Choi Jin-ri aka Sulli | Sol Yaged |
| Jason Jinx | Kyle Yorlets |
| Dennis Johnson | Izzy Young |
| Eric "Vicious" Johnson | Reggie Young |
| Jimmy Johnson | Vern Young |
| Rick Johnson | Hilde Zadek |
| Blaine Johnson aka Cadet | Mira Zakai |
| Ben Johnston | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Daniel Johnston | Hans Zender |
| Connie Jones |
