Overview of the events of 2020 in American music
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2020 in music in the United States.
Events
January
10 – Selena Gomez released her first studio album in four years, Rare .
Echosmith released their first studio album in six years, Lonely Generation .
13 – Lauren Daigle performed the National Anthem at the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans .
26 – The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards , hosted by Alicia Keys , took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas took home the most awards with five each. Eilish won all four General field awards, including Album of the Year with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Bad Guy ", and Best New Artist . She is the first artist to win every major award in the same year since Christopher Cross in 1981.
31 – Taylor Swift released Miss Americana , a Netflix documentary based on the singer's life and her recent stance on politics to critical acclaim. Along with the documentary, Swift released a song, "Only the Young " alongside the documentary.
February
March
April
May
June
11 - Lady Antebellum changed their name to Lady A (a nickname fans have gave them since they first came out) in the wake of the George Floyd protests , to remove any associations the old name might have had with Civil War history, slavery and the Antebellum South .[ 7]
19 – Lamb of God released their self-titled album , their first studio album of original material in five years.
23 – Hum released their first studio album in 22 years, Inlet .
26 – Kansas released their first studio album in four years, The Absence of Presence .[ 9]
July
6 – Country music legend Charlie Daniels died at the age of 83.[ 10]
10 – Rufus Wainwright released his first studio album in eight years, Unfollow The Rules .[ 11]
17 - The Chicks , formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, released their first album in fourteen years, Gaslighter . It is also their first album under their new name. They had dropped "Dixie", which referenced the American Mason–Dixon line, separating the free and slave-owning southern states. The name change followed criticism that the word had connotations of American slavery.
24 – Neon Trees released their first studio album in six years, I Can Feel You Forgetting Me .
31 – Brandy released her first studio album in eight years, B7 .[ 13]
August
September
October
November
December
4 – Geographer released their first full-length studio album in five years, Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly Delights .
7 – It was announced that Bob Dylan had sold all rights in his entire song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group .[ 19]
11 – M. Ward released his first studio album in four years, Think of Spring .
Less Than Jake released their first studio album in seven years, Silver Linings ; it is also their first album without founding drummer Vinnie Fiorello , who left the band in 2018.
Kid Cudi released his first solo studio album in four years, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen .
12 – Charley Pride , the first Black superstar of country music died at age 86, due to complications of COVID-19 .[ 20]
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Albums released in 2020
January
February
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May
June
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September
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December
Top songs on record
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.
"10,000 Hours " – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (#4 in 2019, #5 in 2020)
"34+35 " – Ariana Grande (#8)
"7 Summers " – Morgan Wallen (#6)
"A Holly Jolly Christmas " – Burl Ives (#4)
"Adore You " – Harry Styles (#6)
"After Hours " – The Weeknd (#20)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (#1)
"Baby Pluto " – Lil Uzi Vert (#6)
"Bad Energy " – Juice Wrld (#16)
"Bad Guy " – Billie Eilish (#1 in 2019, #14 in 2020)
"Ballin' " – Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch (#11)
"Be Like That " – Kane Brown , Swae Lee and Khalid (#19)
"Bean (Kobe) " – Lil Uzi Vert feat. Chief Keef (#19)
"Before You Go " – Lewis Capaldi (#9)
"Blinding Lights " – The Weeknd (#1)
"Blood on My Jeans " – Juice Wrld (#12)
"Blue & Grey " – BTS (#13)
"Blueberry Faygo " – Lil Mosey (#8)
"Body " – Megan Thee Stallion (#12)
"Bop " – DaBaby (#11 in 2019, #12 in 2020)
"Break My Heart " – Dua Lipa (#13)
"Cardigan " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"Chasin' You " – Morgan Wallen (#16)
"Chicago Freestyle " – Drake feat. Giveon (#14)
"Circles " – Post Malone (#1)
"Come & Go " – Juice Wrld and Marshmello (#2)
"Conversations " – Juice Wrld (#7)
"Dakiti " – Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez (#5)
"Dance Monkey " – Tones and I (#4)
"D4L " – Drake, Future and Young Thug (#19)
"Does to Me " – Luke Combs feat. Eric Church (#20)
"Don't Start Now " – Dua Lipa (#2)
"Dreams " – Fleetwood Mac (#1 in 1977, #12 in 2020)
"Dynamite " – BTS (#1)
"Everything I Wanted " – Billie Eilish (#8 in 2019, #9 in 2020)
"Exile " – Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver (#6)
"Falling " – Trevor Daniel (#17)
"Feliz Navidad " – José Feliciano (#10)
"For the Night " – Pop Smoke feat. Lil Baby and DaBaby (#6)
"Forever After All " – Luke Combs (#2)
"Franchise " – Travis Scott feat. Young Thug and M.I.A. (#1)
"Glock in My Lap " – 21 Savage and Metro Boomin (#19)
"Go Crazy " – Chris Brown and Young Thug (#9)
"Godzilla " – Eminem feat. Juice Wrld (#3)
"Gooba " – 6ix9ine (#3)
"Good as Hell " – Lizzo (#3 in 2019, #6 in 2020)
"Good News " – Mac Miller (#17)
"Got What I Got " – Jason Aldean (#16)
"Greece " – DJ Khaled feat. Drake (#8)
"Hate the Other Side " – Juice Wrld and Marshmello feat. Polo G and The Kid Laroi (#10)
"Hawái " – Maluma and The Weeknd (#12)
"Heartless " – The Weeknd (#1 in 2019, #4 in 2020)
"Heatin Up " – Lil Baby feat. Gunna (#18)
"High Fashion " – Roddy Ricch feat. Mustard (#20)
"Highest in the Room " – Travis Scott (#1 in 2019, #8 in 2020)
"Holy " – Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper (#3)
"Hot Girl Bummer " – Blackbear (#11)
"I Hope " – Gabby Barrett feat. Charlie Puth (#3)
"I Love Me " – Demi Lovato (#18)
"Ice Cream " – Blackpink and Selena Gomez (#13)
"In Your Eyes " – The Weeknd (#16)
"Intentions " – Justin Bieber feat. Quavo (#5)
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas " – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (#12)
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year " – Andy Williams (#6)
"Jingle Bell Rock " – Bobby Helms (#3)
"Jump " – DaBaby feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again (#17)
"Kings & Queens " – Ava Max (#13)
"Last Christmas " – Wham! (#11)
"Laugh Now Cry Later " – Drake feat. Lil Durk (#2)
"Lemonade " – Internet Money and Gunna feat. Don Toliver and Nav (#6)
"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow " − Dean Martin (#11)
"Levitating " – Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby (#20)
"Life Goes On " – BTS (#1)
"Life Is Good " – Future feat. Drake (#2)
"Life's a Mess " – Juice Wrld and Halsey (#9)
"Lo Mein " – Lil Uzi Vert (#8)
"Lonely " – Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco (#14)
"Lose You to Love Me " – Selena Gomez (#1 in 2019, #5 in 2020)
"Memories " – Maroon 5 (#2)
"Midnight Sky " – Miley Cyrus (#14)
"Monster " – Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber (#8)
"Mood " – 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior (#1)
"Mood Swings " – Pop Smoke feat. Lil Tjay (#17)
"More Than My Hometown " – Morgan Wallen (#15)
"Move Ya Hips " – ASAP Ferg feat. Nicki Minaj and MadeinTYO (#19)
"Mr. Right Now " – 21 Savage and Metro Boomin feat. Drake (#10)
"My Future " – Billie Eilish (#6)
"My Oh My " – Camila Cabello feat. DaBaby (#12)
"My Tears Ricochet " – Taylor Swift (#16)
"Myron " – Lil Uzi Vert (#13)
"No Guidance " – Chris Brown feat. Drake (#5 in 2019, #15 in 2020)
"No Time to Die " – Billie Eilish (#16)
"Nobody but You " – Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani (#18)
"Old Town Road " – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (#1 in 2019, #15 in 2020)
"On " – BTS (#4)
"One Margarita " – Luke Bryan (#19)
"One of Them Girls " – Lee Brice (#17)
"P2 " – Lil Uzi Vert (#11)
"Pain 1993 " – Drake feat. Playboi Carti (#7)
"Panini " – Lil Nas X (#5 in 2019, #17 in 2020)
"Popstar " – DJ Khaled feat. Drake (#3)
"Positions " – Ariana Grande (#1)
"Rags2Riches " – Rod Wave feat. ATR Son Son (#12)
"Rain on Me " – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (#1)
"Righteous " – Juice Wrld (#11)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree " – Brenda Lee (#2)
"Rockstar " – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch (#1)
"Roses (Imanbek remix) " – Saint Jhn (#4)
"Roxanne " – Arizona Zervas (#4 in 2019, #5 in 2020)
"Runnin " – 21 Savage and Metro Boomin (#9)
"Said Sum " – Moneybagg Yo (#17)
"Savage " – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé (#1)
"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) " – Jawsh 685 , Jason Derulo and BTS (#1)
"Say So " – Doja Cat feat. Nicki Minaj (#1)
"Señorita " – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (#1 in 2019, #11 in 2020)
"Silly Watch" – Lil Uzi Vert (#9)
"Sleigh Ride " − The Ronettes (#19)
"Smile " – Juice Wrld and The Weeknd (#8)
"Someone You Loved " – Lewis Capaldi (#1 in 2019, #4 in 2020)
"Stuck with U " – Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber (#1)
"Stupid Love " – Lady Gaga (#5)
"Suicidal " – YNW Melly and Juice Wrld (#20)
"Sum 2 Prove " – Lil Baby (#16)
"Sunday Best " – Surfaces (#19)
"Tap In " – Saweetie (#20)
"That Way " – Lil Uzi Vert (#20)
"The 1 " – Taylor Swift (#4)
"The Bigger Picture " – Lil Baby (#3)
"The Bones " – Maren Morris (#12)
"The Box " – Roddy Ricch (#1)
"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) " − Nat King Cole (#11 in 2019, #15 in 2020)
"The Last Great American Dynasty " – Taylor Swift (#13)
"The Scotts " – The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi (#1)
"The Woo " – Pop Smoke feat. 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch (#11)
"Therefore I Am " – Billie Eilish (#2)
"Titanic " – Juice Wrld (#14)
"Toosie Slide " – Drake (#1)
"Trampoline " – Shaed (#13 in 2019, #16 in 2020)
"Trollz " – 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj (#1)
"Truth Hurts " – Lizzo (#1 in 2019, #18 in 2020)
"Turks " – Nav, Gunna and Travis Scott (#17)
"WAP " – Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion (#1)
"Watermelon Sugar " – Harry Styles (#1)
"We Paid " – Lil Baby and 42 Dugg (#10)
"What a Man Gotta Do " – Jonas Brothers (#16)
"Whats Poppin " – Jack Harlow feat. DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne (#2)
"Willow " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"Wishing Well " – Juice Wrld (#5)
"Woah " – Lil Baby (#15)
"Wonder " – Shawn Mendes (#18)
"Yummy " – Justin Bieber (#2)
Deaths
January 1 –
January 2 – Lorraine Chandler , 73, soul singer
January 8 – Edd Byrnes , 87, actor and pop singer
January 9 – Bobby Comstock , 78, rock and roll singer
January 14 – Steve Martin Caro , 71, singer
January 15 – Chris Darrow , 75, country and rock singer
January 18 – David Olney , 71, folk singer-songwriter
January 19 –
January 24 –
January 25 –
Bob Gullotti, 71, free jazz drummer
Vernon Sandusky, 80, rock singer and guitarist (The Chartbusters )
January 26 – Bob Shane , 85, folk singer and guitarist
January 28 – Bob Nave, 75, bubblegum pop keyboardist
February 1 –
Harold Beane, 73, funk guitarist
Peter Serkin , 72, classical pianist
February 6 – Diego Farias, 27, progressive metalcore guitarist
February 10 – Lyle Mays , 66, jazz fusion keyboardist
February 12 – Paul English , 87, country drummer
February 13 –
Jacob Thiele, 40, indie rock keyboardist
Buzzy Linhart , 76, folk singer-songwriter
February 19 –
February 25 – David Roback , 61, alternative rock and dream pop guitarist
February 28 – Mike Sommerville, 67, rock guitarist and songwriter
March 3 – Les Cauchi, 77, pop singer (Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge )
March 4 – Barbara Martin , 76, R&B singer
March 6 –
March 7 – Jim Owen, 78, country singer songwriter
March 9 –
March 11 – Charles Wuorinen , 81, classical composer
March 16 – Jason Rainey, 53, thrash metal guitarist
March 20 –
Kenny Rogers , 81, country singer-songwriter, actor
Jerry Slick, 80, rock drummer
March 22
March 23 – Tres Warren, 41, rock singer and guitarist
March 25 – Bill Rieflin , 59, rock drummer
March 28 – Jan Howard , 91, country singer songwriter
March 29 –
March 30 – Bill Withers , 81, soul and R&B singer-songwriter
March 31 – Cristina , 61, no wave singer
April 1 –
April 2 – Vaughan Mason, 69, funk musician (Vaughan Mason & Crew , Raze )
April 4 -
April 7 –
Betty Bennett , 98, jazz and big band singer
Hutch Davie , 89, pianist, arranger and composer
Steve Farmer , 71, rock guitarist, songwriter (The Amboy Dukes )
Travis Nelsen, 38, indie rock drummer
John Prine , 73, country folk singer-songwriter
Hal Willner , 64, record producer
April 8 –
April 9 – Andrew Gonzalez , 69, Latin jazz bassist
April 10 –
April 15 –
April 17 – Giuseppi Logan , 84, jazz instrumentalist
April 21 – Derek Jones , 35, metalcore guitarist
April 24 –
Hamilton Bohannon , 78, percussionist and music producer
Harold Reid, 80, country singer songwriter
April 25 – Alan Abel , 91, classical percussionist
April 26 – Big Al Carson , 66, blues singer
April 27 –
April 28 – Bobby Lewis , 95, R&B singer
April 29 – Stezo , 51, rapper
April 30 – Sam Lloyd , 56, a cappella singer
May 1 – Richard Cole , 72, jazz saxophonist
May 2 – Cady Groves , 30, country singer-songwriter
May 3 – Rosalind Elias , 90, opera singer
May 4
May 5 –
May 8 – Andre Harrell , 59, record producer, songwriter, and rapper
May 9 – Little Richard , 87, R&B, soul, and rock-n-roll singer
May 10 – Betty Wright , 66, R&B soul singer
May 11 – Moon Martin , 74, rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist
May 17 – Lucky Peterson , 55, blues guitarist
May 19 – Willie K , 59, folk ukuleleist
May 22 –
May 24 –
May 25 – Bucky Baxter , 65, folk and rock guitarist
May 26 – Lennie Niehaus , 90, jazz saxophonist and film composer
May 28 – Bob Kulick , 70, hard rock guitarist (Balance , Kiss , W.A.S.P. )
May 31 – Bob Northern , 86, jazz French hornist
June 1 – Joey Image , 63, punk rock drummer
June 2 – Chris Trousdale , 34, pop singer and actor
June 7 –
June 8 –
June 24 – Michael Hawley , 58, classical pianist
June 26 – Huey , 31, rapper
June 27 –
June 29 –
July 1 – Max Crook , 83, pop rock keyboardist
July 3 – J. Marvin Brown, 66, soul singer
July 5 – Cleveland Eaton , 80, jazz bassist
July 6 – Charlie Daniels , 83, country singer
July 8 – Naya Rivera , 33, pop singer and actress (Glee )
July 10 – Eddie Gale , 78, jazz trumpeter
July 12 –
July 16 – Jamie Oldaker , 68, country music drummer
July 19 – Emitt Rhodes , 70, pop rock singer
July 27 – Miss Mercy, 71, psychedelic rock singer
July 29 – Malik B. , 47, rapper (The Roots )
July 31 – Bill Mack , 88, country singer-songwriter
August 2 –
August 4
August 6 – Vern Rumsey , 47, indie rock bassist
August 11 – Trini Lopez , 83, pop singer
August 13 – Steve Grossman , 69, jazz fusion saxophonist
August 18 –
August 19 –
August 20 – Frankie Banali , 68, rock drummer (Quiet Riot )[ 58]
August 22 –
August 23 –
August 24 – Riley Gale, 35, thrash metal singer (Power Trip )
September 3 – Bill Pursell , 94, composer
September 4 – Gary Peacock , 85, jazz double-bassist
September 6 – Bruce Williamson , 49, R&B singer
September 8 – Simone Coxe, 82, electronic rock singer
September 9 –
September 12 – Edna Wright, 76, R&B singer
September 14 – Al Kasha , 83, pop songwriter
September 16 – Roy C , 81, soul singer
September 18 –
September 21 –
September 23 – W.S. Holland , 85, country music dummer
September 26 – Mark Stone, hard rock bassist
September 29
October 6 –
October 7 – Ray Pennington , 86, country singer songwriter
October 9 – Pierre Kezdy , 58, punk rock bassist
October 11 – Harold Betters , 92, jazz trombonist
October 12 –
October 13 – Saint Dog , 44, rapper
October 16 – Johnny Bush , 85, country music singer songwriter
October 18 – Chet "JR" White , 40, indie rock bassist
October 21 – Viola Smith , 107, swing and classical drummer
October 22 – Margie Bowes , 79, country singer
October 23 – Jerry Jeff Walker , 78, country singer songwriter
October 26 – Stan Kesler , 92, rock and roll singer, songwriter
October 28 – Billy Joe Shaver , 81, country singer, songwriter
October 31 –
MF DOOM , 49, rapper
Rance Allen, 71, gospel singer, guitarist and keyboardist
November 1 – Nikki McKibbin , 42, singer, American Idol season one third place finalist
November 5 – Len Barry , 78, soul singer
November 6 – King Von , 26, rapper
November 10 – Alec Baillie , 73, bassist
November 11 –
November 12 – Jim Tucker, 74, rock guitarist
November 13 – Doug Supernaw , 60, country singer
November 16 – Bruce Swedien , 86, recording engineer
November 23 – Hal Ketchum , 67, country singer
November 25 – Camilla Wicks , 92, classical violinist
December 7 –
December 8 – Harold Budd , 84, avant-garde composer and poet
December 9 –
December 12 – Charley Pride , 86, country singer
December 15 – Sam Jayne, 46, indie rock singer and guitarist
December 16 – Carl Mann , 78, rockabilly singer
December 17 –
December 19 – Clay Anthony, 61, hard rock bassist
December 21 – K.T. Oslin , 78, country singer
December 23
John Fletcher, 56, rapper
Leslie West , 75, hard rock singer and guitarist
December 25 – Tony Rice , 69, bluegrass guitarist
December 29 –
December 30 –
See also
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