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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 • 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: PsychodramabyDave • 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 GrowingbyAlessia 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 FivebyAnthony 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) |
KiwanukabyMichael 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 ItbyBackxwash |
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 |