 2020's best tracks included releases from artists including Bob Dylan, BTS, Benee, John Prine, Chloe x Halle, Haim and Lianne La Havas. By Chris Willman • Read More | | | | | | | | Justin Bieber took over the iconic Beverly Hilton Hotel for his New Year's Eve livestream concert. During Covid, it was no small production. Read More | | | | | | | Guitar sales are up during COVID as artists' at-home performances go acoustic. Also, Harry Styles' "Adore You" resurrects the guitar solo. Read More | | | | | | | TikTok's music stars are the definition of "overnight success" -- unapologetically. Meet those turning social media fame into record deals. Read More | | | | | | | KISS was missing a few trademark lyrics or theatrics in its New Year's Eve livestream from Dubai, due to strict local obscenity laws. Read More | | | | | | | Bluegrass guitar legend Tony Rice, who died on Christmas, is remembered by a celebrated student, Punch Brothers guitarist Chris Eldridge. Read More | | | | | | | Worthy, lesser celebrated scores by Bernard Herrmann, John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith were among the year's best archival film music CDs. Read More | | | | | | | Following Thursday's announcement of MF Doom's death on Oct. 31, musicians took to social media to remember his career. Read More | | | | | | | Harry Styles suited up with "Fleabag" Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge for the throwback music video for "Treat People With Kindness." Read More | | | | | | | Ticketmaster agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine to avoid prosecution over charges it illegally hacked into startup rival's systems. Read More | | | | | | | Phyllis McGuire, the lead singer and last remaining member of the 1950s trio known as the McGuire Sisters, has died. She was 89. Read More | | | | | | | The 'Godfather of Street Dance' had posted that he was ill but COVID-negative the day before he was discovered unconscious. Read More | | | | | | | Alto Reed, the longtime saxophone player for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, died Wednesday. He was 72. Read More | | | | | | | Rudy Salas, who was a member of the soul group El Chicano and Latin R&B band Tierra, died on Tuesday. He was 72. Read More | | | | | Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" earned nearly a million dollars this year from Spotify streams alone, according to a study. | | | | |
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