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62nd Annual Grammy Awards (USA)
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 • Best New Artist: Billie Eilish
Billboard Music Awards (USA)
Top Artist: Post Malone • Top Male Artist: Post Malone • Top Female Artist: Billie Eilish • Top New Artist: Billie Eilish • Top Duo/Group: Jonas Brothers • Top Billboard 200 Album: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish • Top Hot 100 Song: "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
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)
Artist of the Year: Shawn Mendes • Group of the Year: Loud Luxury • Album of the Year: The Pains of Growing by Alessia Cara • Single of the Year: "Senorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
2020 MTV Video Music Awards (USA)
Video of the Year: "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd • Best Push New Artist: Doja Cat • Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe)
Best Song: "Dynamite" by BTS • Best Video: "Popstar" by DJ Khaled featuring Drake • Best Artist: Lady Gaga • Best New: Doja Cat
2020 American Music Awards (USA)
Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift • New Artist of the Year: Doja Cat • Collaboration of the Year: "10,000 Hours" by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
2020 Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA)
The Central Park Five by Anthony Davis
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)
Kiwanuka by Michael Kiwanuka
Polar Music Prize (Sweden)
Inductees: Anna Netrebko • Diane Warren
Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It by Backxwash
Eurovision Song Contest (Europe)
Event cancelled as result of COVID-19 pandemic
29th Seoul Music Awards (South Korea)
Grand Award: BTS • Best Song: Taeyeon • Best Album: BTS • Best New Artist: Itzy, Tomorrow X Together, AB6IX

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February

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April

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May

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September

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October

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November

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December

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References

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  1. ↑ "The Format Reunites! See Their 2020 Tour Dates: Exclusive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Greene, Andy (4 March 2020). "Genesis to Launch 'The Last Domino?' Reunion Tour in November". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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  7. ↑ "Tommy Hancock Dances His Way to Heaven (1929–2020)". Austinchronicle.com.
  8. ↑ Dakin Andone (10 January 2020). "Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist of Rush, has died at 67". Cnn.com.
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  10. ↑ Keith Spera (30 January 2020). "Lucien Barbarin, trombonist for Preservation Hall and Harry Connick Jr., dies at 63". Nola.com.
  11. ↑ "Composer, conductor and pianist Reinbert de Leeuw has died". Gramophone. February 17, 2020.
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  42. ↑ "Ty, Mercury prize-nominated UK rapper, dies aged 47 of coronavirus". the Guardian. May 7, 2020.
  43. ↑ Browne, David (May 9, 2020). "Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87". Rolling Stone.
  44. ↑ "David Corrêa, maior vencedor de sambas-enredo da Portela, morre no Rio aos 82 anos". G1. 10 May 2020.
  45. ↑ Nadeau, Barbie Latza (May 10, 2020). "Betty Wright, Legendary Soul and R&B Artist, Has Died at 66". The Daily Beast.
  46. ↑ "Bad News, le chanteur Moon Martin est mort". LEFIGARO. 14 May 2020.
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  51. ↑ "Canadian musician Denny DeMarchi loses battle with cancer".
  52. ↑ "Murió Sergio Denis, a 14 meses de su caída del escenario". infobae. 15 May 2020.
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  58. ↑ "Dancehall Mourns The Death Of Legendary Producer Bobby Digital At 59". May 22, 2020.
  59. ↑ "ENO are very saddened to learn that Baritone Neil Howlett has passed away | English National Opera". 21 May 2020.
  60. ↑ "Former Poison Idea Drummer Steven "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford Dead at 50". Pitchfork. May 22, 2020.
  61. ↑ "Mory Kanté: African music star dies aged 70". BBC News. May 22, 2020.
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  74. ↑ "Legendary Kenyan Twist Singer John Nzenze is Dead". Mwakilishi.com.
  75. ↑ Robert Northern, who, as ‘Brother Ah,’ became a synthesizer of sounds, dies at 86
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