- Source: 2019 in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in music in the United States.
Notable events
= January
=2 – Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille died at the age of 76 due to renal failure, with his ex-wife Toni Tennille at his side.
7 – Andy Grammer performed the national anthem, and Imagine Dragons performed the halftime show during the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship with special guest Lil Wayne.
17 – Christina Perri released her first album in five years, Songs for Carmella: Lullabies & Sing-a-Longs
18 – Pedro the Lion released their first album in fifteen years, Phoenix.
Sharon Van Etten released her first album in five years, Remind Me Tomorrow.
25 – Backstreet Boys released their first album in six years, DNA.
= February
=3 – Gladys Knight performed the National Anthem, and Maroon 5, Big Boi, and Travis Scott performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where their performance received negative reviews from the critics naming the worst Super Bowl performances in history.
8 – Jessica Pratt released her first album in four years, Quiet Signs.
10 – The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, took place. The show returned to Staples Center in Los Angeles. Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves took home the most awards with four each. Musgraves won Album of the Year with Golden Hour, while Gambino won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "This Is America". Dua Lipa won Best New Artist.
= March
=1 - Jonas Brothers released their first single in six years, Sucker, which reached #1 in eight countries, including the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Queensrÿche released their first album in almost four years, The Verdict.
Gary Clark, Jr. released his first album in four years, This Land.
3–6 – The two part documentary Leaving Neverland provoked a backlash causing radio stations to ban Michael Jackson's music, in turn leading Jackson fans into protest.
8 – Misery Index released their first album in five years called Rituals of Power.
Tesla released their first album in five years, Shock.
22 – La Dispute released their first album in five years, Panorama.
29 – George Strait released his first album in four years, Honky Tonk Time Machine
31 – Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed out front of his store in Los Angeles, CA. He was 33 years old.
= April
=5 – Brooks & Dunn released their first album in twelve years, Reboot
Sara Bareilles released her first album in four years, Amidst the Chaos.
7 – The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Billie Eilish became the first musician born in the 21st century to top the Billboard 200 chart with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
17 - Motown Records celebrated 60th anniversary.
26 – Rob Thomas released his first album in four years, Chip Tooth Smile.
Taylor Swift, in collaboration with Panic! at the Disco lead Brendon Urie, released her highly anticipated lead single "ME!" off her seventh studio album Lover. The song made the biggest leap in Billboard Hot 100 history, from 100–2, and the song's music video broke the Vevo 24 hour record.
= May
=1 – The Billboard Music Awards took place in Las Vegas.
3 – Ashley Tisdale released her first album in 10 years, Symptoms.
– Bad Religion released their first album in six years, Age of Unreason.
– L7 released their first album in twenty years, Scatter the Rats.
– Vampire Weekend released their first album in six years, Father of the Bride.
10 – Ciara released her first album in four years, Beauty Marks.
– Possessed released their first album in 33 years, Revelations of Oblivion.
19 – Laine Hardy won the seventeenth season of American Idol. Alejandro Aranda is named runner-up.
21 – Maelyn Jarmon won the sixteen season of The Voice. Gyth Rigdon was the runner-up. Dexter Roberts and Andrew Sevener finished third and fourth place respectively.
24 – Flying Lotus released his first album in five years, Flamagra.
= June
=5 – The CMT Music Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
7 – Boxing Gandhis released their first album in seven years, Culture War.
Jonas Brothers released their first album in 10 years, Happiness Begins.
Perry Farrell released his first solo album in eighteen years, Kind Heaven.
11 – The New York Times Magazine publishes an investigative report by music journalist Jody Rosen, detailing the extent of the 2008 Universal fire. The article reveals that much of the fire's damage was concealed from the public for well over a decade, and that the full extent of the fire included the destruction of up to 175,000 master recordings of songs— both released and unreleased— by Universal Music Group-owned artists. UMG representatives would initially dispute the accuracy of the article, before eventually confirming that their archives had indeed sustained considerable losses as a result of the fire.
14 – Baroness released their first album in four years, Gold & Grey.
– Bruce Springsteen released his first album in five years and his first of all original material in seven years, Western Stars.
– Madonna released her first album in four years, Madame X.
– The Cherry Poppin' Daddies released Bigger Life, their first album of original material in six years and their first ska album in 11 years.
16 – Adema parted ways with original lead singer Mark Chavez for the third time. He was replaced by Julien-K frontman and former Orgy guitarist Ryan Shuck.
19 – Original Unwritten Law drummer Wade Youman left the band for the second time.
21 – The Raconteurs released their first album in eleven years, Help Us Stranger.
28 – The Black Keys released their first album in five years, Let's Rock.
= July
=1 – Janet Weiss left Sleater-Kinney after 23 years with the band.
5 – Westside Gunn released his major debut album FLYGOD is An Awesome GOD
26 – Mini Mansions released their first album in four years, Guy Walks Into A Bar.
29 – Lil Nas X reached his seventeenth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "Old Town Road"; obtaining the all-time record.
= August
=2 – Diana DeGarmo released her first album in 15 years, Gemini.
O-Town released their first album in five years, The O.T.W.N. Album.
9 – Slipknot released their first album in five years, We Are Not Your Kind.
16 – Sleater-Kinney released their first album in four years, The Center Won't Hold.
19 – Billie Eilish became the first artist born in the 21st century to top the Billboard Hot 100 with "Bad Guy"
26 – The VMA's took place at the Prudential Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
30 – Tool released their first studio album in 13 years, Fear Inoculum.
= September
=6 – Melanie Martinez released her first album in four years, K-12.
13 – Cold released their first album in eight years, The Things We Can't Stop.
Eddie Money died at age 70 following a battle with esophageal cancer.
15 – Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, was found dead at 75.
26 – Nivea released her first album in thirteen years, Mirrors.
= October
=4 – that dog released their first album in 22 years, Old LP. It was also their first album without founding member Petra Haden.
Akon released his first album in ten years, El Negreeto.
Lagwagon released their first album in five years, Railer.
11 – Chris Knight released his first album in seven years, Almost Daylight.
29 - After seven months of banned Michael Jackson music, some radio stations re-added some of his hits.
= November
=1 – Hootie & the Blowfish released their first album in fourteen years, Imperfect Circle.
2 — Guns N' Roses conclude the Not in This Lifetime... Tour, which began in April 2016, at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The tour ends as the highest-grossing of all time by an American act and the third-highest overall.
13 — The Country Music Association Awards took place. Hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guests: Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire.
15 — Céline Dion released her first English-language studio album in 6 years with Courage and became her first number-one album since 2002 in the US (5th overall).
18 – Mötley Crüe utilized a loophole in their "Cessation of Touring" agreement to reform for a stadium tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in summer 2020.
24 – The American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift won the most awards with six.
29 – Cattle Decapitation released their first album in four years, Death Atlas.
30 – Slayer played their final concert at The Forum in Inglewood, California, subsequently disbanding 38 years after their formation.
= December
=6 – Sufjan Stevens released his first album in four years, titled The Decalogue.
8 – Rapper Juice WRLD died of a seizure at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. He was 21 years old.
15 – Red Hot Chili Peppers parted ways with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, and then announced that John Frusciante would rejoin them for the third time.
17 – Jake Hoot was named winner of the seventeenth season of The Voice. Ricky Duran was named runner-up. Katie Kadan and Rose Short finished third and fourth place respectively.
21 – 25 years after its original release, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" reached No. 1 for the first time on Billboard Hot 100, breaking several records and becoming her 19th No. 1 on the chart.
Bands formed
Boys World
Simple Creatures
Sunday Service
Bands reformed
Bands disbanded
The Apocalypse Blues Revue
Balance and Composure
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Cute Is What We Aim For
Femme Fatale
Fischerspooner
Get Scared
J. Roddy Walston and the Business
The Muffs
Nitro
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Pillorian
Prophets of Rage
Slayer
Superjoint
Yeasayer
Albums released in 2019
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== February
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== May
== June
== July
== August
== September
== October
== November
== December
=Top songs on record
= Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
="7 Rings" – Ariana Grande (8 weeks)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
"Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (1 week)
"Circles" – Post Malone (2 weeks)
"Heartless" – The Weeknd (1 week)
"Highest in the Room" – Travis Scott (1 week)
"Lose You to Love Me" – Selena Gomez (1 week)
"Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (19 weeks)
"Señorita" – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (1 week)
"Shallow" – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (1 week)
"Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (3 weeks)
"Sucker" – Jonas Brothers (1 week)
"Sunflower" – Post Malone and Swae Lee (1 week)
"Thank U, Next" – Ariana Grande (6 weeks in 2018, 1 week in 2019)
"Truth Hurts" – Lizzo (7 weeks)
"Without Me" – Halsey (2 weeks)
= Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
=All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.
Deaths
See also
2010s in music
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