22 – Brynn Cartelli won the fourteenth seasonofThe Voice. At age 15, Cartelli is the third youngest to ever win the show. Britton Buchanan was named runner up. Kyla Jade and Spensha Baker finished third and fourth place respectively.
25 – Korn frontman, Jonathan Davis released his debut solo album Black Labyrinth.
2 – BTS scored a #1 album on the Billboard 200 with Love Yourself 轉 'Tear', making it the highest ranking Asian album on the chart and the first foreign language #1 album since 2006.
8 – Dave Matthews Band released their first album in six years, Come Tomorrow. The album became their seventh consecutive to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.
16 – The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin died at her home in Detroit, Michigan, at the age of 76. The official cause of death was pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type.[21]
7 – Lenny Kravitz released his first album in four years, Raise Vibration.
Rapper Mac Miller died in his home at the age of 26. The official cause of death was a drug overdose.
8 – BTS scored their second #1 album on the Billboard 200 with Love Yourself 結 'Answer', making them the only Asian Act to do so.
14 – Carrie Underwood released Cry Pretty, which broke multiple records.[23] She became the first female country artist ever to top the Billboard Artist 100.[24]
24 – Cardi B extends her record for having the most number-ones for a female rapper (total of 3 so far) with the collaboration Girls Like You with Maroon 5.
3 – After a ten-year hiatus Hootie & the Blowfish appeared on the Today Show to announce that the band is back together, and will come out with a new album and tour in 2019.[31]
7 – John Mellencamp released his fourth consecutive album in the last four years, Other Peoples Stuff
14 – Bruce Springsteen released his first commercial live album in eleven years Springsteen On Broadway
18 – Chevel Shepherd won the fifteenth seasonofThe Voice. Chris Kroeze was the runner-up. Kirk Jay and Kennedy Holmes finished third and fourth place respectively.
20 – The Recording Industry of America published the year's top certified songs and albums. Eleven albums were certified Platinum during the year, including three multi-Platinum.[32]
21 – Reel Big Fish released their first album in six years, Life Suck's Let's Dance.