| DAVIDBOWIE | Trailblazing musician who released his final album Blackstar in 2016 |
| BOWIE | Surname of the artist whose final album 'Blackstar' was released in 2016 (5) |
| BOBBYGILLESPIE | Scottish musician who released his memoir ' Tenement Boy' in 2021 (5,9) |
| ZEVON | His final album was 2003's "The Wind" |
| PRINCE | American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who released his debut album, For You, in 1978 |
| MICHAELBUBLE | Canadian singer who released his "Christmas" album in 2011 |
| LEONARDCOHEN | Canadian singer who released his "Old Ideas" album in 2012 |
| SHEERAN | Ed ___ , English singer/ songwriter who released his fifth studio album - in 2021 (7) |
| OSULLIVAN | Gilbert ---, Irish singersongwriter who released his 20th studio album, Driven, in 2022 (9) |
| HORAN | Niall _. Irish singer-songwriter who released his third album The Show in 2023 (5) |
| OMARIBANKS | Ex-West Indies Test all-rounder who released his first reggae album in 2012 (5,5) |
| EZRA | George, English singer/ songwriter who released his second studio album Staying at Tamara's in 2018 (4) |
| FENDER | Sam, singer from North Shields who released his second studio album Seventeen Going Under in 2021 (6) |
| KEITHRICHARDS | Rolling Stones guitarist who released his memoir Life in October 2010: 2 wds. |
| JIMIN | BTS member who released his first solo album last week, titled "FACE" |
| PAULSIMON | Love in plain sum possibly US musician who released the 2016 album 'Stranger to Stranger' (4,5) |
| WELLER | Paul -, musician who released album Other Aspects in March (6) |
| GERRYRAFFERTY | Paisley musician who released the album 'City to City' in 1978 (5,8) |
| LENNON | Julian ?, musician who released the song Saltwater in 1991 |
| NEILYOUNG | Canadian musician who released the 1992 album Harvest Moon (4,5) |
