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2020s In Music
''For music from a year in the 2020s, see 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25'' This article outlines trends in popular music during the 2020s, primarily in The United States and English-speaking countries. The early years of the decade were particularly challenging for the music industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced widespread concert cancellations and disrupted traditional live performances. In response, video platforms like TikTok quickly rose to prominence, becoming key tastemakers and driving musical trends by launching viral hits. By mid-2023, the industry recorded its highest annual revenue to date ($8.4 billion), partly due to the growth of streaming subscriptions. Key artists in the 2020s included Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion, Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, SZA, BTS, Blackpink, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Doechii, Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2020 in music. Specific locations *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 *Indonesian 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 * Classical *Country * Electronic *Jazz *Latin * Heavy metal *Hip hop *Rock *K-pop K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ... *2020 in Japanese music, J-pop Albums released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Wallen
Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country pop singer from Sneedville, Tennessee. He competed in the The Voice (American season 6), sixth season of ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice''. After being eliminated in the playoffs, he signed to Panacea Records and released his debut extended play ''Stand Alone (EP), Stand Alone'' (2015). Later in 2016, Wallen signed to Big Loud to release his second extended play ''The Way I Talk#Track listings, The Way I Talk'' (2016). His debut studio album ''If I Know Me (album), If I Know Me'' (2018) included four singles: "The Way I Talk", "Up Down (Morgan Wallen song), Up Down" (featuring Florida Georgia Line), "Whiskey Glasses", and "Chasin' You". ''If I Know Me'' reached the top position on the Top Country Albums, ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart after a record-breaking 114 weeks. Wallen's second studio album ''Dangerous: The Double Album'' (2021) was an immediate commercial success, becoming the first country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Scott
Jacques Bermon Webster III (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had five number-one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, along with a total of over one hundred charting songs. In addition to ten Grammy Award nominations, he has won a Latin Grammy Award, ''Billboard'' Music Award, MTV Video Music Award, and several BET Hip Hop Awards. Scott's musical style has been described as a "blend between traditional hip-hop and lo-fi" and often characterized as " ambient," with a heavily appraised influence from rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi. His stage name is derived from the latter's real name, Scott Mescudi, combined with the name of a favorite uncle. In 2012, Scott signed his first major-label recording contract with Epic Records, as well as a publishing deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music as an in-house producer. In April 2013, he entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Bunny
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (; born March 10, 1994), better known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Known as the " King of Latin Trap", Bad Bunny is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve mainstream popularity in the worldwide market and is considered one of the best Latin rappers of all time. He became the first non-English language American artist to be Spotify's most streamed artist of the year, doing so three consecutive times in 2020–2022. He also holds the record for the most-streamed album on Spotify, with '' Un Verano Sin Ti'' (2022). Born and raised in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", which led to a recording contract with Hear This Music. He continued gaining traction with songs such as his feature on Cardi B's ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single " I Like It" alongside J Balvin and his top-ten single " Mía" (featuring Drake). Bad Bunny's debut studio albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion have had a Cultural impact of Harry Styles, significant impact on popular culture. Styles's musical career began in 2010 as part of One Direction, a boy band formed on the British music competition series ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' after each member of the band had been eliminated from the solo contest. They became one of the List of best-selling boy groups, best-selling boy bands of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Styles released his Harry Styles (album), eponymous debut solo album through Erskine Records, Erskine and Columbia Records in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK and the US and was one of the world's top-ten best-selling albums of the year, while its lead single, "Sign of the Times (Harry Styles song), Sign of the Times", topped the UK Singles Chart. His second album, ''Fine Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doechii
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon (born August 14, 1998), known professionally as Doechii ( ), is an American rapper and singer. Her songs became viral videos on TikTok in 2021 and she signed recording contracts with Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records in 2022. Her single "What It Is (Block Boy)" (2023), which features Kodak Black, became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received a RIAA certification#Singles, platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, she made her acting debut with the drama film ''Earth Mama''. Doechii's second mixtape, ''Alligator Bites Never Heal'' (2024), peaked inside the top 10 of the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and was met with critical acclaim. It won Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, making her the third female artist to win in the category. It spawned the singles "Nissan Altima (song), Nissan Altima", "Boom Bap", and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Records in 2010, Charli XCX released a series of singles and mixtapes in the early 2010s. In 2012, she was featured on "I Love It (Icona Pop song), I Love It" by Swedish duo Icona Pop, which became her first number-one song in the UK and received global success. Her debut studio album, ''True Romance (Charli XCX album), True Romance'' (2013), was released to positive reviews but failed to meet commercial expectations. In 2014, Charli XCX was featured on Iggy Azalea's single "Fancy (Iggy Azalea song), Fancy", which became her most streamed song and one of the year's List of best-selling singles of 2014 in the United States, best-selling singles worldwide. The same year, she released "Boom Clap", which became her first solo top-ten single in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chappell Roan
Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998), known professionally as Chappell Roan ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her Camp (style), camp and drag queen–influenced aesthetic. Her debut EP, ''School Nights'' (2017), was released by Atlantic Records. After its commercial failure, she was dropped from the label. Her debut studio album, ''The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess'' (2023), was released through Island Records and received critical acclaim. The album garnered a cult following and became a sleeper hit. Roan rose to prominence in 2024 with the single "Good Luck, Babe!", which reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became a global top-five single. It was a catalyst for the success of her debut album, which eventually topped the charts in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand and reached number two on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Several album tracks subsequently entered various charts, including "H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackpink
Blackpink (, stylized in all caps or as BLɅϽKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment. The group is composed of four members: Jisoo, Jennie (singer), Jennie, Rosé (singer), Rosé, and Lisa (rapper), Lisa. Regarded by various publications as the "biggest girl group in the world", they are recognized as a leading force in the Korean Wave and an ambassador of the "girl crush" concept in K-pop, which explores themes of Confidence, self-confidence and Women's empowerment, female empowerment. Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album ''Square One (single album), Square One'', which featured "Whistle (Blackpink song), Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales, World Digital Songs chart, respectively. It was followed by the single album ''Square Two'' in November, whose song "Playing with Fire (Blackpink song), Playing wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tate McRae
Tate Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. She first gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series ''So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series), So You Think You Can Dance'' (2016). She was later signed by RCA Records and went on to release two extended plays (EPs), ''All the Things I Never Said (Tate McRae EP), All the Things I Never Said'' (2020) and ''Too Young to Be Sad'' (2021). The latter was the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify and was preceded by the single "You Broke Me First", which peaked within the top ten of the Canadian Hot 100 and the top twenty of the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. McRae's debut studio album, ''I Used to Think I Could Fly'' (2022), peaked at number three on the Canadian music charts and spawned the top-10 single "She's All I Wanna Be". After developing a more pop music, pop-orientated sound, her 2023 single "Greedy (Tate McRae song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She first gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series ''Girl Meets World'' (2014–2017). She signed with the Disney Music Group, Disney-owned Hollywood Records and released her debut single, "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying (song), Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" in 2014, followed by the studio albums ''Eyes Wide Open (Sabrina Carpenter album), Eyes Wide Open'' (2015), ''Evolution (Sabrina Carpenter album), Evolution'' (2016), ''Singular: Act I'' (2018), and ''Singular: Act II'' (2019). Carpenter moved to Island Records in 2021 and released her fifth studio album, ''Emails I Can't Send'' (2022) which was supported by the singles "Nonsense (song), Nonsense" and "Feather (song), Feather". Her sixth studio album, ''Short n' Sweet'' (2024), topped the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, produced the top-three US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles "Espresso (song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Megan initially gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social media. In 2018, she signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment. Megan achieved mainstream success the following year with the release of her commercial mixtape ''Fever'' (2019), followed by the extended play ''Suga'' (2020), both of which peaked within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. She had her breakthrough with the singles " Hot Girl Summer", " Cash Shit", and " Savage"; the latter's 2020 remix with Beyoncé won Megan two Grammy Awards, peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and led to the release of Megan's debut album ''Good News'' (2020). Its single " Body" made her the first female act to release three number-one songs on the Streaming Songs chart within a year. Megan's compilation album '' Something for The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
