2020 in music
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This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2020 in music.
Specific locations[edit]
- African music
- American music
- Asian music
- Australian music
- Brazilian music
- British music
- Canadian music
- Chinese music
- Czech music
- Danish music
- European music
- Finnish music
- French music
- German music
- Icelandic music
- Indian music
- Irish music
- Japanese music
- Latin music
- Malaysian music
- Mongolian music
- Norwegian music
- Philippine music
- Polynesian music
- Scandinavian music
- South Korean music
- Swedish music
- Taiwanese music
- Vietnamese music
Specific genres[edit]
Albums released[edit]
Awards[edit]
| 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (USA) |
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| Record of the Year: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish, Album of the Year: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish, Song of the Year: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Best New Artist: Billie Eilish |
| Billboard Music Awards (USA) |
| 2020 Brit Awards (UK) |
| British Album of the Year: Psychodrama by Dave • Song of the Year: "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi • Best New Artist: Lewis Capaldi |
| 2020 Juno Awards (Canada) |
| 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (USA) |
| 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe) |
| American Music Awards of 2020 (USA) |
| 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA) |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) |
| Inductees: The Doobie Brothers • Whitney Houston • Depeche Mode • T. Rex • The Notorious B.I.G. • Nine Inch Nails |
| Mercury Prize (UK) |
| Polaris Music Prize (Canada) |
| Eurovision Song Contest (Europe) |
| Event cancelled as result of 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic |
Bands formed[edit]
Bands reformed[edit]
Bands on hiatus[edit]
Bands disbanded[edit]
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 1
- Lexii Alijai, 21, American rapper
- Marty Grebb, 74, American rock keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist (The Buckinghams, Chicago)
- Tommy Hancock, 90, American country singer [5]
- 2 – Lorraine Chandler, 73, American soul singer
- 3 – Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish rock guitarist (The Spotnicks)
- 4 – Emanuel Borok, 75, Russian-born American classical violinist
- 5 – Martin Griffin, British space rock drummer (Hawkwind, Hawklords)
- 7 - Neil Peart, 67, Canadian progressive rock drummer and songwriter (Rush)[6]
- 8 – Edd Byrnes, 87, American actor and pop singer
- 9 – Bobby Comstock, 78, American rock and roll singer
- 10
- Tom Alexander, 80, Scottish folk singer (The Alexander Brothers)
- Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz pianist
- 13 – Hylda Sims, 87, British skiffle guitarist
- 14
- Steve Martin Caro, 71, American baroque pop singer (The Left Banke)
- Chamín Correa, 90, Mexican classical guitarist
- Guy Deplus, 95, French chamber music clarinetist
- Barry Mayger, 73, English pop bassist (Chicory Tip)
- Bruno Nettl, 89, Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist.[7]
- 15 – Chris Darrow, 75, American country and rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Kaleidoscope, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
- 18
- Dennis Garcia, 67, Filipino pop rock bassist (Hotdog)
- David Olney, 71, American folk singer-songwriter
- 19
- Dan Andrei Aldea, 69, Romanian progressive rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Sfinx)
- Jimmy Heath, 93, American jazz saxophonist (Heath Brothers)
- Robert Parker, 89, American R&B singer
- Sunanda Patnaik, 85, Indian classical singer
- 21 – Meritxell Negre, 48, Spanish pop singer (Peaches & Herb)
- 24
- Joe Payne, 35, American metal bassist (Divine Heresy, Nile)
- Sean Reinert, 48, American metal drummer (Cynic, Death, Æon Spoke)
- 25
- Bob Gullotti, 71, American free jazz drummer (Surrender to the Air)
- Vernon Sandusky, 80, American rock singer and guitarist (The Chartbusters)
- 26 – Bob Shane, 85, American folk singer and guitarist (The Kingston Trio)
- 27 – Reed Mullin, 53, American sludge metal drummer (Corrosion of Conformity)
- 28 – Bob Nave, 75, American bubblegum pop keyboardist (The Lemon Pipers)
- 30 – Lucien Barbarin, 63, American jazz trombonist (Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Harry Connick Jr.)[8]
February[edit]
- 1
- Harold Beane, 73, American funk guitarist (Funkadelic)
- Andy Gill, 64, British post-punk guitarist (Gang of Four)
- Peter Serkin, 72, American classical pianist
- 2
- Kofi B, Ghanaian highlife singer
- Ivan Král, 71, Czech-American rock bassist and songwriter (The Patti Smith Group)
- 4
- Andrew Brough, New Zealand indie rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Straitjacket Fits)
- Buddy Cage, 73, Canadian folk pedal steel guitarist (New Riders of the Purple Sage, Great Speckled Bird)
- Ljiljana Petrović, 80, Serbian pop singer
- 6
- Lynn Evans, 95, American pop singer (The Chordettes)
- Diego Farias, 27, American progressive metalcore guitarist (Volumes)
- Nello Santi, 88, Italian classical conductor
- 7
- Nexhmije Pagarusha, 86, Albanian-Kosovan pop singer
- Steve Weber, 76, American folk singer and guitarist (The Holy Modal Rounders)
- 9 – Sergei Slonimsky, 87, Russian classical composer
- 10 – Lyle Mays, 66, American jazz fusion keyboardist (Pat Metheny Group)
- 11 – Joseph Shabalala, 78, South African isicathamiya and mbube singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
- 12
- Paul English, 87, American country drummer
- Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter
- 13
- Buzzy Linhart, 76, American folk rock singer-songwriter
- Jacob Thiele, 40, American indie rock keyboardist (The Faint)
- 14
- Reinbert de Leeuw, 81, Dutch classical pianist and conductor[9]
- Sonam Sherpa, 48, Indian blues rock guitarist (Parikrama)
- 15 – Cavan Grogan, 70, Welsh rock and roll singer (Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers)
- 16
- Pearl Carr, 98, British pop singer (Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson)
- Graeme Allwright, 93, New Zealand-French folk and jazz singer-songwriter
- 17
- Kizito Mihigo, 38, Rwandan gospel singer
- Andrew Weatherall, 56, British electronic musician (Two Lone Swordsmen, The Sabres of Paradise) and record producer
- 18 – Jon Christensen, 78, Norwegian jazz drummer
- 19
- Bob Cobert, 95, American composer
- Pop Smoke, 20, American rapper
- 24 – Jahn Teigen, 70, Norwegian pop and progressive rock singer (Popol Ace, Prima Vera)
- 25 – David Roback, 61, American alternative rock and dream pop guitarist (Mazzy Star, Rain Parade, Opal)
- 26
- Hans Deinzer, 86, German classical clarinetist
- Sergei Dorensky, 88, Russian classical pianist
- 28 – Mike Somerville, 67, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Head East)
- 29
- Odile Pierre, 87, French classical organist and composer
- Bill Smith, 93, American classical and jazz clarinetist
March[edit]
- 2
- Jan Vyčítal, 77, Czech country singer
- Susan Weinert, 54, German jazz fusion guitarist
- Peter Wieland, 89, German pop singer
- 3
- Les Cauchi, 77, American pop singer (Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge)
- Alf Cranner, 83, Norwegian folk singer
- 4 – Barbara Martin, 76, American R&B singer (The Supremes)
- 6
- McCoy Tyner, 81, American jazz pianist
- Elinor Ross, 93, American opera soprano
- 7
- Jim Owen, 78, American country singer-songwriter
- Laura Smith, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
- 9
- Keith Olsen, 74, American psychedelic rock bassist (The Music Machine) and record producer
- Eric Taylor, 70, American folk singer-songwriter
- 10
- Marcelo Peralta, 59, Argentine jazz saxophonist
- Beba Selimović, 80, Bosnian folk singer
- 11 – Charles Wuorinen, 81, American classical composer
- 12 – Don Burrows, 91, Australian jazz multi-instrumentalist
- 14
- Phil Phillips, 94, American pop singer-songwriter
- Eva Pilarová, 80, Czech jazz singer
- Genesis P-Orridge, 70, British industrial singer, songwriter and bassist (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Thee Majesty)
- 16
- Sergio Bassi, 69, Italian folk rock singer-songwriter
- Jason Rainey, 53, American thrash metal guitarist (Sacred Reich)
- 17 – Thái Thanh, 85, Vietnamese-American pop singer
- 19 – Aurlus Mabélé, 66, Congolese soukous singer
- 20
- Kenny Rogers, 81, American country and pop singer-songwriter
- Jerry Slick, 80, American psychedelic rock drummer (The Great Society)
- 21 – Hellmut Stern, 91, German classical violinist
- 22
- Gabi Delgado-López, 61, Spanish-born German electronic singer (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft)
- Julie Felix, 81, American-British folk singer
- Mike Longo, 83, American jazz pianist
- Peter Stapleton, 65, New Zealand alternative rock drummer (The Terminals, Dadamah, Flies Inside the Sun)
- Eric Weissberg, 80, American country and bluegrass banjoist
- 23 – Tres Warren, 41, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (Psychic Ills)
- 24
- Manu Dibango, 86, Cameroonian makossa and jazz saxophonist
- Bill Rieflin, 59, American rock drummer (The Blackouts, Ministry, Revolting Cocks, KMFDM, King Crimson)
- 25 – Detto Mariano, 82, Italian rock keyboardist (I Ribelli) and film composer
- 26
- Olle Holmquist, 83, Swedish big band trombonist (James Last Orchestra)
- Bill Martin, 81, British pop songwriter
- 27
- Bob Andy, 75, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (The Paragons, Bob and Marcia)
- Mirna Doris, 79, Italian canzone Napoletana singer
- Delroy Washington, 67, Jamaican-born British reggae singer
- 28 – Jan Howard, 91, American country singer-songwriter
- 29
- Joe Diffie, 61, American country singer and songwriter
- Alan Merrill, 69, American pop rock singer and bassist (Arrows)
- Paravai Muniyamma, 82, Indian folk singer
- Krzysztof Penderecki, 86, Polish classical composer and conductor
- 30
- Riachão, 98, Brazilian samba singer
- Bill Withers, 81, American soul singer-songwriter
- 31 – Wallace Roney, 59, American jazz trumpeter
April[edit]
- 1
- Cristina, 61, American no wave singer
- Ellis Marsalis Jr., 85, American jazz pianist
- Bucky Pizzarelli, 94, American jazz guitarist
- Harold Rubin, 87, South African-born Israeli free jazz clarinetist
- Adam Schlesinger, 52, American power pop singer, songwriter and bassist (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, Tinted Windows)
- 2 – Vaughan Mason, 69, American funk and electronic multi-instrumentalist (Vaughan Mason & Crew, Raze)
- 3 – Helin Bölek, 28, Turkish folk rock singer (Grup Yorum)
- 4
- Timothy Brown, 82, American pop and soul singer
- Patrick Gibson, French eurodisco drummer (Gibson Brothers)
- Alex Harvey, 73, American country singer-songwriter
- 5 – Barry Allen, 74, Canadian rock musician and record producer (Painter) (death announced on this date)
- 6
- M. K. Arjunan, 84, Indian film composer
- Black the Ripper, 32, British grime rapper
- 7
- Betty Bennett, 98, American jazz and big band singer
- Hutch Davie, 89, American pianist, arranger and composer
- Steve Farmer, 71, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Amboy Dukes)
- Travis Nelsen, American indie rock drummer (Okkervil River)
- John Prine, 73, American folk singer-songwriter
- Hal Willner, 64, American record producer
- Xudeydi, 91, Somali folk oud player
- 8
- Carl Dobkins, Jr., 79, American singer and songwriter
- Glenn Fredly, 44, Indonesian R&B singer-songwriter
- Chynna Rogers, 25, American rapper
- 9
- Andy González, 69, American Latin jazz bassist
- Dmitri Smirnov, 71, Russian-British classical composer
- 10
- Big George Brock, 87, American blues harmonicist
- Shanti Hiranand, 86, Indian classical singer
- Jymie Merritt, 92, American jazz bassist (The Jazz Messengers)
- 11 – Liu Dehai, 82, Chinese classical pipa player
- 12
- Kishen Bholasing, 35, Surinamese Baithak Gana singer and percussionist
- Jerry Hludzik, American pop rock guitarist and bassist (The Buoys)
- Louis van Dijk, 78, Dutch jazz pianist
- 13
- Ryo Kawasaki, 73, Japanese jazz fusion guitarist
- Moraes Moreira, 72, Brazilian MPB singer and guitarist (Novos Baianos)
- 14
- Akin Euba, 84, Nigerian folk pianist, composer, and musicologist
- Kassongo Wa Kanema, 73, Congolese soukous singer (Orchestra Super Mazembe)
- Kerstin Meyer, 92, Swedish opera singer
- 15
- Henry Grimes, 84, American jazz bassist
- Lee Konitz, 92, American jazz saxophonist
- Gary McSpadden, 77, American gospel singer (The Imperials, Gaither Vocal Band, The Oak Ridge Boys)
- 16
- Christophe, 74, French singer-songwriter
- Dušan Vančura, 82, Czech folk singer and bassist (Spirituál kvintet)
- 17
- Giuseppi Logan, 84, American jazz multi-instrumentalist
- Matthew Seligman, 62, British new wave bassist (Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club, The Soft Boys, Thompson Twins)
- 19
- Alexander Vustin, 76, Russian composer
- Ian Whitcomb, 78, British pop singer-songwriter
- Emina Zečaj, 91, Bosnian sevdalinka singer
- 21
- Derek Jones, 35, American metalcore guitarist (Falling in Reverse)
- Jacques Pellen, 63, French jazz guitarist
- 22
- Bootsie Barnes, 82, American jazz saxophonist
- Marcos Mundstock, 77, Argentine comedy music singer and multi-instrumentalist (Les Luthiers)
- 23
- Fred the Godson, 35, American rapper
- Kamit Sanbayev, 78, Kazakh rock singer (Dos Mukasan)
- 24
- Hamilton Bohannon, 78, American R&B and disco percussionist and music producer
- Phil Broadhurst, 70, New Zealand jazz pianist
- Harold Reid, 80, American country singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers)
- 25 – Alan Abel, 91, American classical percussionist
- 26 – Big Al Carson, 66, American blues singer
- 27
- Lynn Harrell, 79, American classical cellist
- Troy Sneed, 52, American gospel singer
- Scott Taylor, British new wave guitarist (Then Jerico)
- 28 – Bobby Lewis, 95, American R&B singer
- 29
- Martin Lovett, 93, British classical cellist (Amadeus Quartet)
- Stezo, 51, American rapper
- 30
- Tony Allen, 79, Nigerian afrobeat and rock drummer (Fela Kuti and Afrika '70, The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
- Óscar Chávez, 85, Mexican pop singer
- Sam Lloyd, 56, American acapella singer (The Blanks)
May[edit]
- 1
- Richard Cole, 72, American jazz saxophonist[10]
- Tavo Limongi, 52, Mexican nu metal guitarist (Resorte)[11]
- Will Theunissen, 65, Dutch jazz rock guitarist[12]
- 2
- Cady Groves, 30, American country singer-songwriter[13]
- Idir, 70, Algerian folk singer-songwriter[14]
- Jonathan Kelly, 72, Irish folk rock singer-songwriter[15]
- Erwin Prasetya, 48, Indonesian alternative rock bassist (Dewa 19)[16]
- 3
- Rosalind Elias, 90, American opera singer[17]
- Dave Greenfield, 71, British punk and new wave keyboardist (The Stranglers)[18]
- 4 – Dragan Vučić, 65, North Macedonian pop singer[19]
See also[edit]
Other articles of the topic Music : YouTube Music, Icewear Vezzo, Sprinkler (dance), List of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nasheed, Ska, List of musicians
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References[edit]
- ↑ "The Format Reunites! See Their 2020 Tour Dates: Exclusive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Greene, Andy (4 March 2020). "Genesis to Launch 'The Last Domino?' Reunion Tour in November". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "LINKIN PARK HAVE BEEN WORKING ON NEW MUSIC". Kerrang!. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ Baltin, Steve. "Confirmed: Rage Against The Machine To Reunite In 2020, Headline Coachella". Forbes.com.
- ↑ "Tommy Hancock Dances His Way to Heaven (1929-2020)". Austinchronicle.com.
- ↑ Dakin Andone. "Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist of Rush, has died at 67". Cnn.com.
- ↑ "Remembering Bruno Nettl | Music at Illinois". Music.illinois.edu.
- ↑ Keith Spera. "Lucien Barbarin, trombonist for Preservation Hall and Harry Connick Jr., dies at 63". Nola.com.
- ↑ "Composer, conductor and pianist Reinbert de Leeuw has died". Gramophone. February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Alto Sax Master Richie Cole Has Died At The Age of 72
- ↑ Mexican singer Tavo Resorte, founder of the band Resorte, died
- ↑ Gitarist Will Theunissen (65) overleden Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- ↑ Cady Groves, 'This Little Girl' Singer-Songwriter, Dead at Age 30
- ↑ Le chanteur Idir, l’un des principaux ambassadeurs de la chanson kabyle, est mort Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- ↑ Irish Folk Rock Hero Jonathan Kelly aka Jon Ledingham Has Died
- ↑ Eks Basis Dewa 19, Erwin Prasetya, Meninggal Dunia karena Pendarahan Lambung Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- ↑ Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias Passes At 90
- ↑ Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies aged 71 after contracting coronavirus
- ↑ Preminuo makedonski TV voditelj i muzičar Dragan Vučić od korona virusa Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
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