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Events

11 March – Ibrahim Gökçek and Helin Bölek, members of the Turkish band Grup Yorum, are taken to hospital for treatment in the course of their long-running hunger strike, but they are discharged a week later after refusing treatment.^[1]
Music album on ancient Tamil poetry, Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil by Composer Rajan Somasundaram featured in Amazon's Top#10 International Music albums in July 2020 - ^[2]
25 May – Kim Woo-seok releases his first solo single and mini-album.^[3]
27 July – Mongolian band The Hu go to the top of the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart with their debut album The Gereg.^[4]

Albums

AGA – So Called Love Songs (September 28)^[5]
Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil by Composer Rajan Somasundaram and sung by Bombay Jayashri, Saindhavi, Karthik, Pragathi Guruprasad, Priyanka, William Henry Curry and others - ^[2]
BTS – Map of the Soul: 7 (February 21)^[6]
Hiroko Moriguchi – Gundam Song Covers 2 (June 10)^[7]
Joji – Nectar (July 10)^[8]
Sugam Pokharel – Swyet Hanshini^[9]
Unique Salonga – PANGALAN: (March 27)^[10]
Hemant Sharma – Indra Daliye (May 21)
Winner – Remember (April 9)
SB19 – Get in the Zone (Album) (July 31)

Classical

Bechara El Khoury – Unfinished Journey^[11]
Jasdeep Singh Degun – Arya^[11]
Karen Tanaka – Techno Etudes II

Opera

Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang – M. Butterfly^[12]

Film and TV scores

Eishi Segawa – The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms^[13]
Gopi Sundar – Entha Manchivaadavuraa^[14]

Musical films

Chal Mera Putt 2 (India - Punjabi)
Kilometers and Kilometers (India - Malayalam), with score by Sushin Shyam and songs by Sooraj S. Kurup^[15]
King of Prism All Stars: Prism Show Best 10 (Japan)^[16]^[17]
Love Aaj Kal (India - Hindi)^[18]
Naan Sirithal (India - Tamil)^[19]
Sarileru Neekevvaru (India - Telugu)^[20]
Shahenshah (Bangladesh)
Street Dancer 3D (India - Hindi)^[21]

Deaths

January 1 – Katsura Shinnosuke, 67, Japanese rakugoka and musician (leukaemia)
January 4 – Junko Hirotani, 63, Japanese singer (breast cancer)
January 19 – Sunanda Patnaik, 85, Indian classical singer^[22]
February 14 – Sonam Sherpa, 48, Indian guitarist (cardiac arrest)^[23]
February 27 – Suthep Wongkamhaeng, 85, Thai luk krung singer^[24]
March 17
- Hsiao Feng Hsien [zh], 79, Taiwanese operatic singer and actress.^[25]
- Thái Thanh, 85, Vietnamese-American singer.^[26]
March 29 – Paravai Muniyamma, 82, Indian folk singer and actress^[27]
April 2 – Nirmal Singh Khalsa, 67, Indian singer and priest (COVID-19)^[28]
April 3 – Helin Bölek, 28, Armenian/Turkish singer (hunger strike)^[29]^[30]
April 6 – M. K. Arjunan, 84, Indian composer.^[31]
April 8 – Glenn Fredly, 44, Indonesian R&B singer-songwriter (meningitis)^[32]
April 10 – Shanti Hiranand, 87, Indian classical singer^[33]
May 5 – Didi Kempot, 53, Indonesian campursari singer^[34]
May 7 – Ibrahim Gökçek, 39/40, Turkish folk musician (hunger strike)^[35]
May 16 – Azad Rahman, 76, Bangladeshi composer^[36]
May 29 – Yogesh, 77, Indian lyricist^[37]
June 1 – Wajid Khan (Sajid–Wajid), 43, Indian composer (complications from kidney infection and COVID-19)^[38]
July 30 – Sonam Tshering Lepcha, 92, Indian folk musician and composer^[39]
August 9 – Alauddin Ali, 67, Bangladeshi composer (lung complications)^[40]
August 17 – Pandit Jasraj, 90, Indian classical vocalist^[41]
September 9 – Yopie Latul, 65, Indonesian singer^[42]
September 16 – Alien Huang, 36, Taiwanese singer, actor and television presenter (aortic dissection)^[43]
September 25 – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, 74, Indian playback singer (COVID-19)^[44]
October 8 – Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, 80, Iranian traditional vocalist master^[45]
October 9 – David Refael ben Ami, 70, Israeli singer^[46]
November 10 – Rahayu Supanggah, 71, Indonesian composer^[47]

By country

References

^ "Member of banned Turkish folk group dies after hunger strike". The Guardian. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "A Major event in the world of music- The Hindu Music Review".
^ "김우석 측 "5월 25일 솔로 데뷔 확정..현재 앨범 작업 중"[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 July 2020 - 23 July 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "AGA's Interview about new album "So Called Love Songs"". KKBOX HK. 15 October 2020.
^ DeVille, Chris (February 24, 2020). "BTS Are K-Pop's Beatles. Map Of The Soul: 7 Is Their White Album". Stereogum. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
^ "森口博子、６月10日に「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2」のリリース決定" [Hiroko Moriguchi to release "GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2" on June 10]. MusicVoice. 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^ Mamo, Heran (April 16, 2020). "Joji announces 'Nectar' album & shares intergalactic 'Gimme Love' video". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
^ "Sugam Pokharel: The ideal Nepali pop culture Idol". theannapurnaexpress.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Unique Salonga unveils sophomore album Pangalan – listen". www.bandwagon.asia. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Melissa Bradshaw (3 February 2020). "Premieres: February's new music". Rhinegold Publishing. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "The Latest: Gender-bending opera 'M. Butterfly' set for 2020". AP. May 8, 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms". Nippon TV. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Entha Manchivaadavuraa". India Glitz. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "'Kilometers And Kilometers': Release date of the Tovino Thomas starrer gets postponed amid coronavirus threat - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
^ "KING OF PRISM ALL STARS プリズムショー☆ベストテン". Eiga (in Japanese). Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ "キンプリ新作はプリズムショー総集編！ファン投票でベスト10決定、シンの新ショーも". Natalie. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ Ushnota Paul (19 February 2019). "Imtiaz Ali on his films, inspirations and romance". Telegraph India. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ "Hiphop Tamizha's tweet for trailer & release date of Naan Sirithal". Twitter/HiphopTamizha. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
^ "Mahesh Babu apprehensive over 'Sarileru Neekevvaru'... budget". The New Indian Express. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Muqabla: Prabhudeva, Varun Dhawan bring back AR Rahman's iconic song after 25 years". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
^ "Eminent classical singer Sunanda Patnaik dies at 85". Prameya News. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ Parikrama lead guitarist Sonam Sherpa passes away at 48^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Crooner Suthep Wongkamhaeng dies at 86". Bangkok Post. 27 February 2020.
^ Taiwanese opera performer Hsiao Feng Hsien dies at 79
^ "Danh ca Thái Thanh qua đời - VnExpress Giải Trí". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved March 18, 2020.
^ "Popular folk singer and actress Paravai Muniyamma has passed away". 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
^ Former Hazoori Ragi Nirmal Singh Khalsa dead due to COVID-19 The Tribune. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ "Member of banned Turkish folk group dies after hunger strike". The Guardian. Associated Press. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ Kamer, Hatice (April 3, 2020). "288 gündür ölüm orucunda olan Grup Yorum üyesi Helin Bölek hayatını kaybetti". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ Veteran Malayalam music director MK Arjunan Master passes away
^ "Glenn Fredly Meninggal karena Sakit Meningitis". Kumparan.com (in Indonesian). 8 April 2020.
^ "Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, Shanti Hiranand, passes away at 87". The Economic Times. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ "Didi Kempot Tiba di IGD dalam Keadaan Henti Jantung". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-05-05.
^ "Grup Yorum member İbrahim Gökçek dies two days after ending death fast". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
^ Azad Rahaman passes away
^ Lyricist Yogesh Gaur passes away
^ "Bollywood music composer Wajid Khan passes away". The New Indian Express. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.^{[dead link]}
^ "Sikkim: Famous music composer Sonam Ts".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Music composer Alauddin Ali passes away
^ Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj dies at 90 in US
^ Indonesian singer Yopie Latul of Poco Poco fame dead at 65 after testing positive for COVID-19
^ Taiwanese singer-host Alien Huang dies at 36 in suspected freak accident at home
^ Abishek Jerold. "SP Balasubramahmanyam dies at age 74". Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "Legendary Iranian singer Shajarian passes away". Mehr News Agency. 8 October 2020.
^ ברוך דיין האמת: הזמר המיתולוגי החסיד ברסלב ר’ דוד רפאל פיינשיל (בן עמי) ז”ל (in Hebrew)
^ "Komposer Rahayu Supanggah Meninggal Dunia". detiknews. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[1] "Member of banned Turkish folk group dies after hunger strike". The Guardian. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[hindutamil.in-2] "A Major event in the world of music- The Hindu Music Review".

[3] "김우석 측 "5월 25일 솔로 데뷔 확정..현재 앨범 작업 중"[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-03.

[4] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 July 2020 - 23 July 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[5] "AGA's Interview about new album "So Called Love Songs"". KKBOX HK. 15 October 2020.

[6] DeVille, Chris (February 24, 2020). "BTS Are K-Pop's Beatles. Map Of The Soul: 7 Is Their White Album". Stereogum. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

[7] "森口博子、６月10日に「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2」のリリース決定" [Hiroko Moriguchi to release "GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2" on June 10]. MusicVoice. 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.

[8] Mamo, Heran (April 16, 2020). "Joji announces 'Nectar' album & shares intergalactic 'Gimme Love' video". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

[9] "Sugam Pokharel: The ideal Nepali pop culture Idol". theannapurnaexpress.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[10] "Unique Salonga unveils sophomore album Pangalan – listen". www.bandwagon.asia. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[RG-11] Melissa Bradshaw (3 February 2020). "Premieres: February's new music". Rhinegold Publishing. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[12] "The Latest: Gender-bending opera 'M. Butterfly' set for 2020". AP. May 8, 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[13] "The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms". Nippon TV. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[14] "Entha Manchivaadavuraa". India Glitz. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[15] "'Kilometers And Kilometers': Release date of the Tovino Thomas starrer gets postponed amid coronavirus threat - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

[16] "KING OF PRISM ALL STARS プリズムショー☆ベストテン". Eiga (in Japanese). Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[17] "キンプリ新作はプリズムショー総集編！ファン投票でベスト10決定、シンの新ショーも". Natalie. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[18] Ushnota Paul (19 February 2019). "Imtiaz Ali on his films, inspirations and romance". Telegraph India. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[19] "Hiphop Tamizha's tweet for trailer & release date of Naan Sirithal". Twitter/HiphopTamizha. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

[20] "Mahesh Babu apprehensive over 'Sarileru Neekevvaru'... budget". The New Indian Express. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[21] "Muqabla: Prabhudeva, Varun Dhawan bring back AR Rahman's iconic song after 25 years". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[22] "Eminent classical singer Sunanda Patnaik dies at 85". Prameya News. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[23] Parikrama lead guitarist Sonam Sherpa passes away at 48^{[permanent dead link]}

[24] "Crooner Suthep Wongkamhaeng dies at 86". Bangkok Post. 27 February 2020.

[25] Taiwanese opera performer Hsiao Feng Hsien dies at 79

[26] "Danh ca Thái Thanh qua đời - VnExpress Giải Trí". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved March 18, 2020.

[27] "Popular folk singer and actress Paravai Muniyamma has passed away". 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

[28] Former Hazoori Ragi Nirmal Singh Khalsa dead due to COVID-19 The Tribune. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[29] "Member of banned Turkish folk group dies after hunger strike". The Guardian. Associated Press. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[Kamer_2020-30] Kamer, Hatice (April 3, 2020). "288 gündür ölüm orucunda olan Grup Yorum üyesi Helin Bölek hayatını kaybetti". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[31] Veteran Malayalam music director MK Arjunan Master passes away

[32] "Glenn Fredly Meninggal karena Sakit Meningitis". Kumparan.com (in Indonesian). 8 April 2020.

[33] "Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, Shanti Hiranand, passes away at 87". The Economic Times. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[34] "Didi Kempot Tiba di IGD dalam Keadaan Henti Jantung". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-05-05.

[35] "Grup Yorum member İbrahim Gökçek dies two days after ending death fast". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.

[36] Azad Rahaman passes away

[37] Lyricist Yogesh Gaur passes away

[38] "Bollywood music composer Wajid Khan passes away". The New Indian Express. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.^{[dead link]}

[39] "Sikkim: Famous music composer Sonam Ts".^{[permanent dead link]}

[40] Music composer Alauddin Ali passes away

[41] Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj dies at 90 in US

[42] Indonesian singer Yopie Latul of Poco Poco fame dead at 65 after testing positive for COVID-19

[43] Taiwanese singer-host Alien Huang dies at 36 in suspected freak accident at home

[44] Abishek Jerold. "SP Balasubramahmanyam dies at age 74". Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[45] "Legendary Iranian singer Shajarian passes away". Mehr News Agency. 8 October 2020.

[46] ברוך דיין האמת: הזמר המיתולוגי החסיד ברסלב ר’ דוד רפאל פיינשיל (בן עמי) ז”ל (in Hebrew)

[47] "Komposer Rahayu Supanggah Meninggal Dunia". detiknews. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

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Musical films

Deaths

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References