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2020s
2027 in music, 2027 in American music 2026 in music, 2026 in American music Deaths of Bob Weir, Kenny Morris, Rob Hirst, Francis Buchholz, Sly Dunbar, Billy Bass Nelson, Brad Arnold, Greg Brown, Neil Sedaka, Tommy DeCarlo, Country Joe MacDonald, Phil Campbell, Ross the Boss, Afrika Bambaataa, Moya Brennan, David Allan Coe, Alex Ligertwood, Jack Douglas, Dick Parry, Rob Base, Sonny Rollins, Peabo Bryson, Dee Palmer, Oliver Tree, Dave Greenslade, Walter Parazaider, Tay Keith, Victor Willis, Lauren Bennett, Bonnie Tyler, Jennifer Finch, Lou Koller, Frank Beard, Janie Bradford, Hayden Panettiere, Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Craig Douglas, Andy Williams, Cheetah Chrome, Pete Byrne, Pye Dubois, Gary McCracken, Sway, Duncan Sheik, Chad Gilbert, Angry Anderson, Jackie Jackson, Conrad Lant, Sass Jordan Notable releases: Kreator's Krushers of the World Megadeth's Megadeth 2025 in music, 2025 in American music Deaths of Peter Yarrow, Sam Moore, David Lynch, Garth Hudson, Unk, Aaron Rossi, Marianne Faithfull, Irv Gotti, Dave Jerden, Rick Buckler, Snowy Fleet, Jerry Butler, Voletta Wallace, Chris Jasper, Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers, Brian James, Les Binks, Clem Burke, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Peters, Dale Henderson, Rick Derringer, Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Mick Ralphs, Bobby Sherman, Lalo Schiffrin, Mickey MacConnell, Young Noble, Dave Cousins, Connie Francis, Ozzy Osbourne, George Kooymans, Chuck Mangione, Tom Lehrer, Paul Mario Day, Terry Reid, Brent Hinds, Mark Volman, Rick Davies, Sonny Curtis, Chris Dreja, John Lodge, Ian Watkins, D'Angelo, Ace Frehley, Sam Rivers, Anthony Jackson, Marcie Free, Jack DeJohnette, Mani, Jimmy Cliff, Leslie Fish, Steve Cropper, Tetsu Yamauchi, Abraham Quintanilla, Joe Ely, Chris Rea, Perry Bamonte Notable releases: The soundtrack to the Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation film KPop Demon Hunters MJ Lenderman's Manning Fireworks Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl Wednesday's Bleeds Viagra Boys' Viagr Aboys Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos Rosalía's Lux Geese's Getting Killed Dijon's Baby Clipse's Let God Sort Em Out Pulp's More 2024 in music, 2024 in African music, 2024 in Asian music, 2024 in British music, 2024 in American music, 2024 in Canadian music, 2024 in Japanese music, 2024 in Philippine music, 2024 in Scandinavian music, 2024 in South Korean music Deaths of Chris Karrer, Glynis Johns, David Soul, Larry Collins, James Kottak, Audie Blaylock, Bill Hayes, Laurie Johnson, Marlena Shaw, Frank Farian, Melanie, Wayne Kramer, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Toby Keith, Mojo Nixon, Bobby Tench, Eric Carmen, Pete Rodriguez, Steve Harley, Michael Ward, Jerry Abbott, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Mister Cee, Dickey Betts, Mike Pinder, Duane Eddy, Richard Tandy, Gary Floyd, Steve Albini, Charlie Colin, Doug Ingle, Mark Gormley, Richard M. Sherman, Rodger Fox, Cayouche, Doug Dagger, Ed Mann, Colin Gibb, Brother Marquis, C.Gambino, Rose-Marie, Enchanting, Françoise Hardy, Johnny Canales, Skowa, Dario G, Buzz Cason, James Chance, Kinky Friedman, John Mayall, Chino XL, Greg Kihn, Jack Russell, Fatman Scoop, Rich Homie Quan, Sérgio Mendes, Herbie Flowers, Will Jennings, Zoot Money, Tommy Cash, Tito Jackson, Nick Gravenites, Dick Diamonde, Kris Kristofferson, Cissy Houston, Liam Payne, Paul Di'Anno, DJ Clark Kent, Phil Lesh, Quincy Jones, Shel Talmy, Peter Sinfield, Chuck Woolery, Bob Bryar, Lennie De Ice, Anita Bryant, John Sykes Notable releases: Sabrina Carpenter's Short 'n Sweet Cameron Winter's Heavy Metal Charli XCX's Brat Magdalena Bay's Imaginal Disk Juice WRLD's The Party Never Ends Knocked Loose's You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To Kendrick Lamar's GNX Mannequin Pussy's I Got Heaven Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter The Cure's Songs of a Lost World Tyler, the Creator's Chromakopia Geordie Greep's The New Sound 2023 in music, 2023 in African music, 2023 in Asian music, 2023 in British music, 2023 in American music, 2023 in Canadian music, 2023 in Japanese music, 2023 in Philippine music, 2023 in Scandinavian music, 2023 in South Korean music Deaths of Gangsta Boo, Jeff Beck, Lisa Marie Presley, Robbie Bachman, Van Conner, David Crosby, Top Topham, Tom Verlaine, Barrett Strong, Burt Bacharach, Trugoy, Wayne Shorter, Steve Mackey, Gary Rossington, Jim Gordon, Bobby Caldwell, Fuzzy Haskins, Keith Reid, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Harry Belafonte, Gordon Lightfoot, Rolf Harris, Andy Rourke, Pete Brown, Chas Newby, Tina Turner, Cynthia Weil, Astrud Gilberto, Rick Froberg, Mo Foster, Coco Lee, Jane Birkin, Tony Bennett, Sinéad O'Connor, Randy Meisner, Carl Davis, Sixto Rodriguez, Robbie Robertson, Magoo, Bernie Marsden, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Harwell, Gary Wright, Bruce Guthro, Carla Bley, The 45 King, Charlie Dominici, Mars Williams, Geordie Walker, Shane MacGowan, Denny Laine, Colin Burgess, Eric Moyo, Torben Ulrich, Tom Smothers, Sandra Reaves-Phillips Notable releases: Travis Scott's Utopia 100 gecs' 10,000 Gecs Blur's The Ballad of Darren Black Country, New Road's Live at Bush Hall Chappell Roan's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation Metallica's 72 Seasons NF's Hope Paramore's This Is Why Young Fathers' Heavy Heavy Miley Cyrus' Endless Summer Vacation NewJeans' Get Up 2022 in music, 2022 in African music, 2022 in Asian music, 2022 in British music, 2022 in American music, 2022 in Canadian music, 2022 in Japanese music, 2022 in Philippine music, 2022 in Scandinavian music, 2022 in South Korean music Deaths of Ronnie Spector, Meat Loaf, Jon Zazula, Mark Lanegan, Gary Brooker, Betty Davis, Timmy Thomas, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Bailey, Gilbert Gottfried, Jewell, Vangelis, Andy Fletcher, Alan White, Ronnie Hawkins, Trouble, Alec John Such, Jim Seals, Q Lazzarus, Olivia Newton-John, Lamont Dozier, PnB Rock, Ramsey Lewis, Jesse Powell, Pharoah Sanders, Coolio, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, D.H. Peligro, Takeoff, Aaron Carter, Gal Costa, Nik Turner, Keith Levene, Irene Cara, Christine McVie, Bob McGrath, Jet Black, Thom Bell, Sidhu Moose Wala American Heavy Metal band W.A.S.P. Announces 40th Anniversary tour, returning to the United States for the first time since 2012. Notable releases: Pink Floyd and Andriy Khlyvnyuk's "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" Black Country, New Road's Ants from Up There Denzel Curry's Melt My Eyez See Your Future Mitski's Laurel Hell Big Thief's Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Charli XCX's Crash Rosalía's Motomami Viagra Boys' Cave World Black Midi's Hellfire Zeal & Ardor's Zeal & Ardor Voivod's Synchro Anarchy Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers JID's The Forever Story Angel Olsen's Big Time Harry Styles' Harry's House Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti Beyoncé's Renaissance SZA's SOS Taylor Swift's Midnights 2021 in music, 2021 in African music, 2021 in British music, 2021 in Asian music, 2021 in American music, 2021 in Canadian music, 2021 in European music, 2021 in Japanese music, 2021 in Philippine music, 2021 in Scandinavian music, 2021 in South Korean music Deaths of Gerry Marsden, Sophie, DMX, Young Dolph, Phil Spector, Samuel E. Wright, Gift of Gab, Joey Jordison, Bunny Wailer, Tom T. Hall, Michael Nesmith, Hub, Milford Graves, Anita Lane, Biz Markie, Dusty Hill, Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, Don Everly Notable releases: Black Country, New Road's For the First Time Weezer's OK Human Julien Baker's Little Oblivions Lana Del Rey's Chemtrails over the Country Club Taylor Swift's Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) Adele's 30 ABBA's Voyage, with a virtual concert of the same name that accompanies both the album and a few of its songs, along with plenty of the band's older songs, premiering in London the following year. Kanye West's Donda Lana Del Rey's Blue Banisters Radiohead's Kid A Mnesia Iron Maiden's Senjutsu Turnstile's Glow On Tyler, the Creator's Call Me If You Get Lost Black Midi's Cavalcade Little Simz's Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Injury Reserve's By the Time I Get to Phoenix Squid's Bright Green Field Silk Sonic's An Evening with Silk Sonic JPEGMafia's LP! Brockhampton's Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine Lingua Ignota's Sinner Get Ready Magdalena Bay's Mercurial World Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR Doja Cat's Planet Her Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever Lorde's Solar Power Halsey's If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Coldplay's Music of the Spheres NF's Clouds (The Mixtape) Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra's Promises Godspeed You! Black Emperor's G_d's Pee at State's End! Madlib's Sound Ancestors Juice WRLD's Fighting Demons BTS' single Butter Tomorrow X Together's The Chaos Chapter: Freeze Chungha's Querencia NCT Dream's Hot Sauce Twice's Formula of Love: O+T=＜3 IU's Lilac Shinee's Don't Call Me Stray Kids' Noeasy (G)I-dle's I Burn Aespa's Savage Parannoul's To See the Next Part of the Dream Chai's Wink Måneskin's Teatro d'ira: Vol. I, which includes the band's commercial breakthrough hit Zitti e buoni, that won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. 2020 in music, 2020 in African music, 2020 in British music, 2020 in Asian music, 2020 in American music, 2020 in Canadian music, 2020 in European music, 2020 in Japanese music, 2020 in Philippine music, 2020 in Scandinavian music, 2020 in South Korean music Deaths of Pop Smoke, Neil Peart, Bob Shane, McCoy Tyner, Bill Withers, John Prine, Fred the Godson, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers, Florian Schneider, Joe Diffie, Charlie Daniels, Tim Smith, Eddie Van Halen, Mory Kanté, Krzysztof Penderecki, Ennio Morricone, MF Doom, King Von, Nikki McKibbin, Naya Rivera Notable releases: The Weeknd's After Hours Ariana Grande's Positions Selena Gomez's Rare Westside Gunn's Pray for Paris Lady Gaga's Chromatica Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia Yves Tumor's Heaven to a Tortured Mind Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters Phoebe Bridgers' Punisher Run the Jewels's RTJ4 Tame Impala's The Slow Rush Halsey's Manic Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake Testament's Titans of Creation Taylor Swift's Folklore and Evermore The Microphones's Microphones in 2020 Paul McCartney's McCartney III The Aquabats' Kooky Spooky...In Stereo Oneohtrix Point Never's Magic Oneohtrix Point Never Against All Logic's 2017–2019 Autechre's Sign Kenshi Yonezu's Stray Sheep Ichiko Aoba's Windswept Adan Rina Sawayama's Sawayama BTS' Map of the Soul: 7 and Be Blackpink's The Album NCT's Neo Zone and NCT 2020 Resonance Twice's Eyes Wide Open Stray Kids' Go Live Yukika Teramoto's Soul Lady BoA's Better Taemin's Never Gonna Dance Again Tomorrow X Together's Minisode1: Blue Hour Juice WRLD's Legends Never Die The COVID-19 pandemic results in the cancellation or postponement of numerous music-related events scheduled to take place this year, including major tours, festivals and television appearances.
2010s
2019 in music, 2019 in African music, 2019 in American music, 2019 in Asian music, 2019 in British music, 2019 in Canadian music, 2019 in Danish music, 2019 in European music, 2019 in Finnish music, 2019 in Icelandic music, 2019 in Irish music, 2019 in Japanese music, 2019 in Norwegian music, 2019 in Philippine music, 2019 in Scandinavian music, 2019 in South Korean music, 2019 in Swedish music Deaths of Michel Legrand, André Previn, Doris Duke, Peggy Lipton, Doris Day, Dr. John, João Gilberto, Ric Ocasek, Ginger Baker, Juice WRLD, Keith Flint, Nipsey Hussle Notable releases: