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2.0 (song)
2.0 is a 2026 trap song by BTS, track 5 on the album ARIRANG, produced by Mike WiLL Made-It and Pluss, written partly by RM, j-hope, V, Jung Kook, and SUGA, with an Oldboy-homage music video.
2.5D idol (music)
A 2.5D idol (2.5次元アイドル) is a Japanese performing act where real performers embody fictional characters from anime, manga, and games, a category traced to the 2003 Prince of Tennis musical.
20/20 (The Beach Boys album)
20/20 is the Beach Boys' 1969 Capitol studio album, their last for the label, compiled from singles and outtakes including SMiLE-era "Cabinessence" and "Our Prayer", with hits "Do It Again" and "I Can Hear Music".
200 Stab Wounds
200 Stab Wounds is a Cleveland, Ohio death metal band formed in 2019, fronted by Steve Buhl. Known for old-school death metal with hardcore groove, albums Slave to the Scalpel (2021, Maggot Stomp) and Manual Manic Procedures (2024, Metal Blade).
2000 in music
2000 in music: the year teen pop, hip-hop, and rock dominated charts while the RIAA fought Napster in court; Radiohead's Kid A topped critics' lists and CDs hit shipment records.
2000s in music
2000s in music (2000–2009): decade of stylistic fragmentation, garage rock and indie revival, nu metal peak, and digital disruption via Napster, the iPod, iTunes, piracy, and the shift toward streaming.
2001 (Dr. Dre album)
2001 is Dr. Dre's second studio album, released November 16, 1999 on Aftermath/Interscope; also called Chronic 2001. 23 tracks including Still D.R.E., Forgot About Dre, and The Next Episode; over 10 million copies sold worldwide.
2001 in music
2001 in music: the year Napster was shut down after a Ninth Circuit ruling, September 11 canceled tours, and Janet Jackson, Lady Marmalade, and Family Affair led the Hot 100; Alicia Keys' Fallin' won three Grammys.
2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack)
2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack): the 1968 Kubrick film's music, mostly pre-existing classical works (Also sprach Zarathustra, Blue Danube, Ligeti) chosen over Alex North's rejected original score.
2002 (song)
"2002" is a 2018 pop song by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie, co-written with Ed Sheeran and others, which recalls a first love in the summer of 2002.
2003 Latin Billboard Music Awards
The 2003 Billboard Latin Music Awards, also called Premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2003, were held May 8, 2003 at Miami Arena, produced by Telemundo; Chayanne and Pilar Montenegro won three awards each.
2009 American Music Awards
The 2009 American Music Awards, the 37th fan-voted ceremony, were held November 22, 2009, in Los Angeles, where Taylor Swift won five awards and Michael Jackson four posthumously.
2009 Latin Billboard Music Awards
The 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 11th edition, held April 23, 2009 at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida: Flex won eight awards for "Te Quiero", Enrique Iglesias six, with special honors for Carlos Santana and Daddy Yankee.
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards: 26th annual VMAs, September 13, 2009, Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Russell Brand; remembered for Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's Best Female Video speech, Beyoncé's Video of the Year win for "Single Ladies," and Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" performance.
2009 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2009 Soul Train Music Awards (CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS) revived the Soul Train Music Awards after a two-year hiatus, taped November 3, 2009 in Atlanta, hosted by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, honoring Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, and Michael Jackson, with 4 million premiere viewers on BET.
2010s in music
The 2010s in music, the decade 2010-2019, when streaming replaced sales, hip-hop and R&B overtook rock in the US in 2017, and K-pop and Latin pop went global.
2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan: the 10th MTV Video Music Awards Japan, renamed a Japanese Red Cross charity event after the Tohoku earthquake, held June 25, 2011 at Makuhari Messe, hosted by AKB48, headlined by Lady Gaga, with 2.25 million votes and $100,000 donated.
2011 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2011 Soul Train Music Awards, 24th annual, taped November 17 at Atlanta's Fox Theatre and aired November 27 on BET and Centric, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, honored Heavy D, Gladys Knight, and Earth, Wind & Fire; Chris Brown's F.A.M.E. won Album of the Year.
2012 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards, the 25th Soul Train Awards gala, were taped 8 November 2012 at Planet Hollywood Live in Las Vegas, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, and aired 25 November on BET and Centric. Winners included Beyonce, Frank Ocean, and New Edition (Lifetime Achievement), with a Don Cornelius tribute.
2013 Billboard Music Awards
The 2013 Billboard Music Awards, held May 19, 2013 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC, honored chart performance; Taylor Swift won eight awards including Top Artist, Justin Bieber was booed accepting the first Milestone Award, and Prince received the Icon Award.
2013 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2013 Soul Train Music Awards, hosted by Anthony Anderson at Las Vegas's Orleans Arena and aired December 1 on BET and Centric; Kendrick Lamar led nominations, Dionne Warwick and Keith Sweat were honored, and Tamar Braxton and Robin Thicke won two awards each.
2014 Forest Hills Drive
2014 Forest Hills Drive is the third studio album by rapper J. Cole, released in December 2014 and named after his childhood home in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
2015 Billboard Music Awards
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards, held May 17, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired on ABC, hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen, where Taylor Swift won 8 of 14 awards and Kanye West's censored closing set was booed.
2015 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards (22nd EMAs), held 25 October 2015 at Milan's Mediolanum Forum, hosted by Ed Sheeran and Ruby Rose; Justin Bieber won the most awards, Duran Duran took the first Video Visionary Award.
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, held August 30, 2015 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by Miley Cyrus; Taylor Swift won four Moonmen including Video of the Year for "Bad Blood," and Kanye West received the Video Vanguard Award.
2016 in heavy metal music
2016 in heavy metal music: a year of the European festival season, with Wacken (75,000 tickets), Download (UK and first Paris edition), Hellfest (150,000 visitors), Black Sabbath's farewell, Rock am Ring's lightning abort, and Chicago Open Air's debut.
2016 in hip-hop
2016 in hip-hop: the year streaming took over, with Drake's Views, Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book, Frank Ocean's Blonde, A Tribe Called Quest's return, and the rise of SoundCloud rap and mumble rap debates.
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
2016 MTV Video Music Awards: ceremony held August 28, 2016 at Madison Square Garden, New York. Beyoncé won 8 VMAs for Lemonade to become the show's most awarded artist (24 career); Rihanna received the Video Vanguard Award presented by Drake.
2016 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was the fifteenth edition of MTV Japan's annual music video awards, where Hikaru Utada won Video of the Year.
2017 in heavy metal music
2017 in heavy metal music saw Black Sabbath's retirement, acclaimed albums by Kreator, Paradise Lost, and Mastodon, and debuts by Zeal & Ardor and Green Lung.