This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2020.

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Events

COVID-19

  • March 16 – The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards, originally scheduled for April 5, was postponed to September 16. A few weeks later, the 2020 CMT Music Awards were pushed back to October 21, from their original date of June 3.[1]
  • March 20 - The Grand Ole Opry announces it will continue hosting performances, but without a live audience attending in the Ryman Auditorium.[2]
  • March 29 – Joe Diffie, a country music superstar who scored many Top Ten hits during the 1990s and early 2000s, dies from complications of COVID-19, two days after announcing he had fallen ill.[3]
  • March 31 – The Country Music Association announces that the 2020 CMA Fest, scheduled for June 4–7, is officially canceled.[4]
  • October 7 – Morgan Wallen is dropped as a musical guest by Saturday Night Live after a video of him attending a party without wearing a face mask surfaces. Jack White eventually is called to be the replacement musical guest.[5]
  • December 12 – Charley Pride dies from complications of COVID-19 one month after receiving the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the CMA Awards, an event that would turn out to be his final public appearance.[6]

Other

  • January 2 – Capitol Records Nashville signs Hot Country Knights, a fictitious band portrayed by Dierks Bentley and members of his road band.[7]
  • January 4 – Radio personality Fitz takes over as permanent host of Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40, succeeding the longtime radio host who died in 2019. Affiliates of Fitz's previous programs – The Fitz Show, The Hit List with Fitz, and Nashville Minute with Fitz – were replaced with programs from KCCS Productions, which produces CT40.[8]
  • January 7 – Rascal Flatts announced that they would be disbanding following a farewell tour after 20 years together. The tour (in addition to several other tours) would later be cancelled due to COVID-19.[9]
  • March 7 – Jimmie Allen's "Make Me Want To" tops the Billboard Country Airplay chart in its 58th week, setting a record for both the slowest ascent to the top and the longest overall run in that chart's history.[10]
  • March 23 – Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd announce the birth of their first child, Hayes Andrew Hurd.[11]
  • May 5 – Travis Denning's "After a Few" charts on Country Airplay for the 60th week, breaking the longevity record set on that chart only two months prior.[12] It would later reach the top on June 13 in its 65th week, also setting a record for the longest climb to Number One since the inception of Nielsen Soundscan in 1990.[13]
  • May 14–15 – Vocalist Hannah Mulholland quits the group Runaway June and is replaced by Natalie Stovall, formerly of Natalie Stovall and the Drive.[14]
  • June – Amid the fallout from the George Floyd protests, two groups change their names. On June 11, Lady Antebellum announces their name will change to Lady A,[15] the group's longstanding nickname. On June 25, the Dixie Chicks become known as The Chicks.[16] Both moves were announced amid criticism that the words "Antebellum" and "Dixie" had connotations of American slavery.
  • June 13 – Hank Williams Jr.'s 27-year-old daughter, Katharine Williams-Dunning, is killed in a car accident in Henry County, Tennessee.
  • June 19 – Carly Pearce and Michael Ray announce their divorce after less than eight months of marriage.
  • July 3 – Kacey Musgraves and husband Ruston Kelly divorce after 2+12 years of marriage.
  • July 4 – Kenny Chesney's "Here and Now" becomes his 31st number-one single on the Country Airplay chart, making Chesney the artist with the most number one singles on that chart.
  • July 17 – The Chicks release their first studio album in 14 years, Gaslighter.
  • July 29 – Garth Brooks withdraws himself from consideration for the CMA Entertainer of the Year category after seven wins.
  • August 1 – Luke Combs marries Nicole Hocking in Florida, after 4 years of dating.
  • August 16 - Singer Gabby Barrett announces her pregnancy with her first daughter with husband Cade Foeher.[17]
  • August 17 – Taylor Swift marks her return to country music radio in three years with the release of "Betty", off her Folklore album.
  • August 25 - Singer Mickey Guyton announces her pregnancy for her first child with husband Grant Savoy.[18]
  • August 31 - Blanco Brown is involved in a motorcycle accident in which he breaks both arms, both legs, and his pelvis. He undergoes a twelve-hour surgery.[19]
  • September 16 – For the first time in history, the Academy of Country Music declares a tie for the Entertainer of the year award - Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood.
  • October 27 – Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani become engaged after 5 years of dating.
  • November 21 – Jon Pardi marries Summer Duncan in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, after announcing their engagement in October 2019.
  • November 30 – Jake Owen and Erica Hartlein become engaged after 3 years of dating.

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2020:

Singles released by American and Australian artists

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
1 1 1 "10,000 Hours" Dan + Shay
featuring Justin Bieber
[20]
7 1 2 "After a Few" Travis Denning [21]
6 3 1 "Ain't Always the Cowboy" Jon Pardi [22]
7 2 3 "Be a Light" Thomas Rhett
featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban
[23]
6 1 1 "Beer Can't Fix" Thomas Rhett
featuring Jon Pardi
[23]
6 32 "Betty" Taylor Swift [24]
3 1 1 "Big, Big Plans" Chris Lane [25]
3 1 1 "Bluebird" Miranda Lambert [26]
1 1 1 "The Bones" Maren Morris [27]
5 1 3 "Catch" Brett Young [28]
2 1 1 "Chasin' You" Morgan Wallen [29]
5 3 3 "Cool Again" Kane Brown [30]
12 "Dicked Down in Dallas" Trey Lewis
2 1 8 "Die from a Broken Heart" Maddie & Tae [31]
17 6 42 "Dive Bar" Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton [32]
4 1 1 "Does to Me" Luke Combs
featuring Eric Church
[33]
8 1 3 "Done" Chris Janson [34]
17 11 30 "Drinking Alone" Carrie Underwood [35]
18 25 "Drowning" Chris Young [36]
11 1 6 "Everywhere but On" Matt Stell [37]
20 36 31 "Gaslighter" The Chicks [38]
13 8 2 "God Whispered Your Name" Keith Urban [39]
12 "Gone Too Soon" Andrew Jannakos
2 1 1 "Got What I Got" Jason Aldean [40]
3 1 1 "Happy Anywhere" Blake Shelton
featuring Gwen Stefani
[41]
3 1 2 "Hard to Forget" Sam Hunt [42]
5 1 1 "Heartache Medication" Jon Pardi [22]
10 "Heartless" Diplo
featuring Morgan Wallen
[43]
7 1 1 "Here and Now" Kenny Chesney [44]
14 17 15 "Homecoming Queen?" Kelsea Ballerini [45]
5 1 1 "Homemade" Jake Owen [46]
3 1 2 "Homesick" Kane Brown [30]
8 2 4 "I Called Mama" Tim McGraw [47]
1 1 2 "I Hope" Gabby Barrett [48]
5 1 1 "I Hope You're Happy Now" Carly Pearce
& Lee Brice
[49]
8 2 1 "I Love My Country" Florida Georgia Line [50]
12 12 11 "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" Riley Green [51]
12 1 12 "In Between" Scotty McCreery [52]
3 1 2 "Kinfolks" Sam Hunt [42]
18 "Last Time I Say Sorry" Kane Brown
& John Legend
[30]
19 "Livin' the Dream" Morgan Wallen [29]
19 12 43 "Lonely If You Are" Chase Rice [53]
5 1 2 "Love You Like I Used To" Russell Dickerson [54]
3 1 1 "Lovin' on You" Luke Combs [33]
7 1 5 "Make Me Want To" Jimmie Allen [55]
20 15 11 "Monsters" Eric Church [56]
5 3 4 "More Hearts Than Mine" Ingrid Andress [57]
2 1 1 "More Than My Hometown" Morgan Wallen [29]
2 1 1 "Nobody but You" Blake Shelton
featuring Gwen Stefani
[41]
4 1 1 "One Beer" Hardy
featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson
[58]
8 2 1 "One Big Country Song" LoCash [59]
2 1 1 "One Margarita" Luke Bryan [60]
2 1 1 "One of Them Girls" Lee Brice [61]
17 11 1 "One Night Standards" Ashley McBryde [62]
19 52 "The Other Girl" Kelsea Ballerini
featuring Halsey
[45]
18 "The Other Guy" Luke Combs [33]
4 1 10 "Pretty Heart"   Parker McCollum [63]
5 1 10 "Ridin' Roads" Dustin Lynch [64]
24 17 41 "She's Mine" Kip Moore [65]
10 36 19 "Six Feet Apart" Luke Combs [33]
6 1 15 "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" Jordan Davis [66]
5 1 3 "Some Girls" Jameson Rodgers [67]
3 "Somebody's Problem" Morgan Wallen [29]
23 22 14 "Stick That in Your Country Song" Eric Church [56]
8 "Still Goin' Down" Morgan Wallen [29]
8 6 1 "We Back" Jason Aldean [40]
5 1 6 "What If I Never Get Over You" Lady Antebellum [68]
6 1 2 "What She Wants Tonight" Luke Bryan [60]
8 1 3 "Why We Drink" Justin Moore [69]
15 "Without You" Luke Combs
featuring Amanda Shires
[33]

Singles released by Canadian artists

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
20 "As If We Won't" Jojo Mason [70]
1 "Canadian Summer" Dean Brody [71]
1 "Can't Help Myself" Dean Brody
& The Reklaws
[71]
8 "Close" Jade Eagleson [72]
4 "Come As You Are" Tenille Townes [73]
1 "Country Girls" Jess Moskaluke [74]
2 "Country Thunder" Washboard Union [75]
8 "Dock Rock" Washboard Union [75]
1 "Drink About Me" Brett Kissel [76]
12 "Everybody Knows Everybody" Tenille Arts [77]
5 "Getcha" Matt Lang [78]
20 "Girls Like Me" Meghan Patrick [79]
9 "Good Ol' Bad Days" Aaron Goodvin [80]
8 "The Good Ones" Tebey
& Marie Mai
[81]
1 "Grew Up On That" High Valley [82]
11 "Halfway Home" Jess Moskaluke [74]
8 "Happened on a Saturday Night" Tebey [81]
17 "Hard Dirt" Hunter Brothers [83]
48 6 "I Don't Love You" Lindsay Ell [84]
1 "I Would Be Over Me Too" Tyler Joe Miller [85]
1 "Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)" Tenille Townes [73]
13 "Kiss Kiss" Madeline Merlo [86]
1 "Like a Man" Dallas Smith [87]
1 "Lucky" Jade Eagleson [72]
7 "Money On You" Chad Brownlee [88]
1 "No Truck Song" Tim Hicks [89]
4 "Old Country Soul" Reklaws [90]
1 "Pillow Talkin'" Tyler Joe Miller [91]
1 "Seeing Other People" MacKenzie Porter [92]
12 "She Drives Me Crazy" Brett Kissel [76]
11 "Silver Lining" Hunter Brothers [83]
15 "Summer Time" James Barker Band [93]
45 56 1 "These Days" MacKenzie Porter [92]
1 "Timeless" Dallas Smith [87]
35 58 1 "Want Me Back"   Lindsay Ell [84]
19 "When You Know You Know" Tim & the Glory Boys
2 "Where I'm From" The Reklaws [90]

Top new album releases

The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2020:

US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
5 6-Pack (EP) Florida Georgia Line BMLG May 22 [94]
6 The Album, Part 1 Chase Rice Dack Janiels January 31 [95]
9 Ballerini Kelsea Ballerini Black River September 11 [96]
1 Born Here Live Here Die Here Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville August 7 [97]
6 Carly Pearce Carly Pearce Big Machine February 14 [98]
6 Chris Tomlin & Friends Chris Tomlin Sparrow/Capitol July 31 [99]
2 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions Sturgill Simpson High Top Mountain October 15 [100]
6 Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil Diplo Columbia May 29 [101]
6 Everlasting Country Upchurch Stonebaby Sounds April 20 [102]
5 First Rose of Spring Willie Nelson Legacy July 3 [103]
7 Fun Garth Brooks Pearl Records November 20 [104]
1 Gaslighter The Chicks Columbia July 17 [105]
4 Goldmine Gabby Barrett Warner Music Nashville June 19 [106]
1 Here and Now Kenny Chesney Warner Music Nashville May 1 [107]
1 Here on Earth Tim McGraw Big Machine August 21 [108]
7 Hey World Lee Brice Curb Records November 20 [109]
10 Hollywood Gold (EP) Parker McCollum MCA Nashville October 16 [110]
2 Kelsea Kelsea Ballerini Black River March 20 [96]
9 Lady Like Ingrid Andress Warner Music Nashville March 27 [111]
1 Life on the Flip Side Jimmy Buffett Mailboat Records May 29 [112]
6 Long Violent History Tyler Childers Hickman Holler September 18 [113]
2 Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) Kane Brown RCA Nashville August 14 [114]
5 Never Will Ashley McBryde Warner Music Nashville April 3 [115]
1 Nightfall Little Big Town Capitol Nashville January 17 [116]
1 Reunions Jason Isbell Southeastern Records May 8 [117]
4 A Rock Hardy Big Loud September 4 [118]
4 Skeletons Brothers Osborne EMI Nashville October 9 [119]
1 Southside Sam Hunt MCA Nashville April 3 [120]
1 The Speed of Now Part 1 Keith Urban Capitol Nashville September 18 [121]
1 Starting Over Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville November 13 [122]
5 Sunday Drive Brett Eldredge Atlantic Nashville July 10 [123]
4 Tullahoma Dustin Lynch Broken Bow January 17 [124]
9 Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits Rascal Flatts Big Machine Records October 2 [125]
7 The Way It Feels Maddie & Tae Mercury Nashville April 10 [126]
8 Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs Colter Wall La Honda / Thirty Tigers August 28 [127]
5 Wild World Kip Moore MCA Nashville May 29 [128]
1 My Gift Carrie Underwood Capitol Nashville September 25 [129]

Other top albums

US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
20 Beer's Better Cold (EP) Travis Denning Mercury Nashville May 15 [130]
26 Bettie James (EP) Jimmie Allen Stoney Creek July 10 [131]
28 Canyons Gone West Triple Tigers June 12 [132]
17 Country Fuzz The Cadillac Three BMLG February 7 [133]
14 Country State of Mind Josh Turner MCA Nashville August 21 [134]
35 The Dirt and the Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter Lambent Light August 7 [135]
32 En Español The Mavericks Mono Mundo August 21 [136]
28 Getting Good (EP) Lauren Alaina Mercury Nashville/Interscope/19 March 6 [137]
44 Ghosts of West Virginia Steve Earle New West Records May 22 [138]
33 Heart Theory Lindsay Ell Stoney Creek August 14 [139]
35 How They Remember You (EP) Rascal Flatts Big Machine July 31 [140]
16 Jordan Davis (EP) Jordan Davis MCA Nashville May 22 [141]
16 Lamentations American Aquarium New West Records May 1 [142]
41 The Lemonade Stand Tenille Townes Columbia Nashville June 26 [143]
42 McGraw Machine Hits: 2013-2019 Tim McGraw Big Machine Records November 20 [144]
18 The Otherside Cam RCA/Triple Tigers October 30 [145]
17 Re-Dunn Ronnie Dunn Little Willy Records January 10 [146]
46 Show Pony Orville Peck Columbia/Sub Pop August 14 [147]
14 Southern Symphony Russell Dickerson Triple Tigers December 4 [148]
17 That's How Rumors Get Started Margo Price Loma Vista July 10 [149]
16 Triple Live Deluxe Garth Brooks Pearl Records November 20 [104]
46 Your Life Is a Record Brandy Clark Warner Bros. March 6 [150]

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Hall of Fame

  • J. T. Gray - owner of the Station Inn in Nashville which opened in 1974 and noted as one of the best bluegrass venue in the world
  • Johnson Mountain Boys - a popular group in the 1980s known for their neotraditional style
  • New Grass Revival - progressive band that produced many of the genres most respected musicians

Country Music Hall of Fame

(presented on November 21, 2021)

Major awards

Academy of Country Music Awards

(presented on April 18, 2021)

  • Entertainer of the Year – Luke Bryan
  • Male Artist of the Year – Thomas Rhett
  • Female Artist of the Year – Maren Morris
  • Group of the Year – Old Dominion
  • Duo of the Year – Dan + Shay
  • New Male Artist of the Year – Jimmie Allen
  • New Female Artist of the Year – Gabby Barrett
  • Songwriter of the Year – Hillary Lindsey
  • Single of the Year – "I Hope You're Happy Now" (Carly Pearce and Lee Brice)
  • Song of the Year – "The Bones" (Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz)
  • Album of the YearStarting Over (Chris Stapleton)
  • Musical Event of the Year – "I Hope You're Happy Now" (Carly Pearce and Lee Brice)
  • Video of the Year – "Worldwide Beautiful" (Kane Brown)

Americana Music Honors & Awards

American Music Awards

(presented on November 22, 2020)

ARIA Awards

(presented on November 25, 2020)

Billboard Music Awards

(presented on October 14, 2020)[176]

CMT Music Awards

(presented on October 21, 2020, in Nashville)[177]

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented June 3, 2020 in Nashville)[178]

Country Music Association Awards

(presented on November 11, 2020)[179]

Grammy Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021)

International Bluegrass Music Awards

(presented on October 1, 2020)[180]

Juno Awards

(presented on June 6, 2021 in Toronto)

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