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

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Events

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COVID-19

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Hall of Fame inductees

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  • 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

(presented on November 21, 2021)

Major awards

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(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)

(presented on November 22, 2020)

(presented on November 25, 2020)

(presented on October 14, 2020)[176]

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

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

(presented on November 11, 2020)[179]

(presented in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021)

(presented on October 1, 2020)[180]

(presented on June 6, 2021 in Toronto)

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