2020, despite you-know-what, has been a big year for music. Albums were dropped, awards were won, shots were fired! We’re rounding up the biggest news in music this year – from old beef to new babies.
The Year of Cancellations
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Tomorrowland 2020 postponed to 2021. Read the official statement here.
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The official line-up for Tomorrowland 31.12.2020 via Tomorrowland IG
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Lollapalooza 2020 goes live on YouTube
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The official line-up for Lollapalooza 2020 via Lollapalooza IG
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Summerfest 2020 canceled, dated for Summerfest 2021 announced – June 24th – 26th, July 1st – 3rd, and July 8th – 10th.
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Official announcement via Summerfest IG
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Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC Las Vegas) postponed to May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of 2021.
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Official announcement via EDC Las Vegas IG
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Coachella 2020 canceled, 2021 dates announced – April 9th –11th and 16th – 18th of 2020
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Official announcement via Coachella IG
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Netflix Is a Joke Fest canceled on July 10th after postponing from 27th April. Read the official statement here
The official announcement for Netflix Is A Joke Fest via Netflix YouTube
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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2020 canceled. dates for the next edition announced – September 2nd to 5th of 2021.
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Official Announcement via Bonnaroo IG
The Year of awards
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Lady Gaga wins Tricon Award at the MTV VMAs for excellence as an actress/Singer, fashion icon and activist.
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Billie Eilish bags 4 prestigious awards at the 62nd GRAMMYs.
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Post Malone receives 9 Billboard 2020 Awards out of 16 nominations.
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Taylor Swift’s cardigan wins Best Music Video at the 2020 AMAs.
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Lady Gaga becomes AMA’s Favorite EDM Artist for 2020.
The Year of Firsts
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Bob Dylan appears on the Billboard No. 1 chart for the first time!
For the first time in his storied career, @bobdylan has a No. 1 song on the @billboardcharts under his name https://t.co/f40Xa3s1lm
— billboard (@billboard) April 8, 2020
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Nicki Minaj gives birth to her first child on September 30th.
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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom welcome baby girl, Daisy Dove Bloom on August 26th.
Welcome to the world, Daisy Dove Bloom! We are honoured to introduce Goodwill Ambassadors @KatyPerry and Orlando Bloom’s new bundle of joy.
“We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter.”
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) August 27, 2020
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Taylor Swift’s cardigan hits No. 1 on both Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts during the same week.
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Harry Styles becomes the first man to appear solo on Vogue’s US Edition cover for December 2020.
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The year of women
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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s WAP debuted through Atlantic Records on 7th August of 2020, going on to break the record for the largest opening streaming week for a song in US history.
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Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande collaborate for Rain On Me, belonging to Gaga’s sixth studio album Chromatica. They were awarded Best Collaboration during the 2020 GRAMMY Awards.
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Nicki Minaj featured on Doja Cat’s Say So after its release on January 28th, 2020. The track became the first-ever collaboration between two female rappers to top the Hot 100 chart.
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Megan Thee Stallion’s Savage saw Beyonce collaborate on a remix that was released shortly after the original, now on Megan Thee’s Good News album. Savage (Remix) hit Billboard Hot 100 on 30th May of 2020, also receiving 3 nominations at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards.
The year of bad news
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Ozzy Osbourne reveals he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
TRENDING: Ozzy Osbourne Reveals He Has Parkinsons Disease, Says ‘I Need’ My Fans to ‘Hang on’ https://t.co/8pVdkwxVJi pic.twitter.com/wnxaQBNGI8
— hypervocal (@hypervocal) January 21, 2020
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The Weeknd receives 0 GRAMMY nominations despite topping various charts with his fourth studio album After Hours.
The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) November 25, 2020
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Eddie Van Halen succumbs to cancer on the 6th of October 2020.
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Little Richard, the father of rock’n’roll passes away at the age of 87, on May 9th, 2020.
- Up-and-coming NY-based rapper Pop Smoke was tragically killed in his LA house on 9th Feb, 2020, at the age of 20.
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Radio Disney announces the official shut-down for all operations from early 2021 onwards.
All-in-all, 2020 has been a bittersweet ride. But one thing has always prevailed – good music. And something tells us there’s a lot more music coming our way…
Here we come, 2021!
