Music has played an important role in human history since the earliest civilizations.
Madonna ended her 'Celebration' world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Good Vibes Festival was canceled after The 1975's lead singer kissed his bandmate on stage in protest of Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQIA+ laws.
Elton John ended his touring career with a final concert in Stockholm, Sweden.
The rules for the Grammy Awards were updated to restrict AI-generated songs.
Loreen claimed victory for Sweden at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest with her song 'Tattoo.'
Legendary country musician Willie Nelson held a two-day music concert for his 90th birthday party.
The US record industry reported that for the first time since 1987, sales of vinyl records exceeded CD sales.
Legendary rock singer Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from touring.
Dolly Parton attempted to refuse a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination.
Nicki Minaj's Super Freaky Girl debuted at number one on Billboard's Hot 100.
Italy won the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with Måneskin's 'Zitti e buoni.'
The guitar that Kurt Cobain used during Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged in New York show sold for $6 million.
Mariah Carey's single 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' reached number one, 25 years after its release.
Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade.
Lana Del Rey's song 'Video Games' was named song of the decade at the Q Awards in London.
Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' single reached a new record for the longest time on the Billboard charts after spending 17 weeks at number one.
Lauv released his single 'I Like Me Better,' which earned platinum recognition in seven countries, including the USA.
Aretha Franklin, who died August 16, 2018, won the Pulitzer Prize.
Billie Eilish released her first-ever album, ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
Ariana Grande released her 'Thank U Next' music video.
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
Singer Steven Tyler ordered Donald Trump to stop playing their Aerosmith songs at rallies.
Cardi B became the first female rapper to have two number 1s in the Billboard charts.
Drake's album 'Scorpion' was released.
Donald Glover, known by his stage name Childish Gambino, released the music video for his single titled 'This Is America,' which went on to gain vast praise.
Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize.
Blackpink's reality TV show called 'Blackpink House' was first aired.
The Washington Post called Lorde a bigot in a full-page ad after she canceled her show in Israel.
Lady Gaga signed a Las Vegas residency deal for $75 million at MGM Park Theatre.
Shawn Mendes claimed his third number 1 single on the Billboard list, making him the first person under the age of 20 to do so.
Singer Selena Gomez shared on Instagram that she had a kidney transplant due to her struggle with lupus.
Camila Cabello released her hit single 'Havana.'
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
The first guests arrived at Fyre Festival, unaware that it was all a lie.
Jacob Sartorius released his debut album, "The Last Text EP."
The South Korean band 'Blackpink' released their debut single album 'Square One.'
Zayn Malik's 'Pillowtalk' single was released.
English singer-songwriter Adele released her third studio album, '25.'
English singer-songwriter Adele achieved the record of the first song to get over 1 million downloads in a week with her third studio album 'Hello.'
American singer Selena Gomez released her second full-length studio album 'Revival.'
Rapper Kanye West publicly announced his plans to run for president at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Blurryface, the fourth studio album by Twenty One Pilots, was released.
Zayn Malik announced that he would be leaving the boyband One Direction.
Music copyright infringement from Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke led to a record payout of $7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye.
Madonna fell on stage while performing 'Living For Love.'
Drake released his fourth mixtape, 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late.'
Post Malone released his debut single, 'White Iverson,' to Soundcloud.
Taylor Caniff released his first-ever music video for his single 'Cash on Me.'
Bruno Mars released his 'Uptown Funk' single.
Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album, '1989.'
