One of our saddest jobs at SoulTracks is to inform SoulTrackers about the deaths of soul music artists. And 2025 is a year in which we have lost some great ones.
We feel it is part of our mission to pay tribute to the legacies of these all time greats. On this page we provide a running list of those artists who have died during 2025, and a link to our extensive tributes to them. They are shown in the order of the date we reported on their deaths during the year.
Rest in peace, friends.
Sam Moore of Sam & Dave
Brenton Wood (soul singer)
Gary Grier of The Contours
Bobby Hamilton of Choice Four
Irv Gotti (hip-hop legend)