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58th Annual Grammy Awards
Record of the Year: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars • Album of the Year: 1989 by Taylor Swift • Song of the Year: "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran • Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Billboard Music Awards
Artist of the Year: Adele • New Artist of the Year: Fetty Wap • Top Hot 100 Song: "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa • Top Billboard 200 Album: 25 by Adele
31st Golden Disc Awards
Song of the Year: "Cheer Up" by Twice • Album of the Year: Ex'Act by Exo • Rookie Artist of the Year: Blackpink, Bolbbalgan4, I.O.I, NCT 127
58th Japan Record Awards
Grand Prix: "Anata no Suki na Tokoro" (ja) by Kana Nishino • Best Singer: Masayuki Suzuki for "Melancholia" • Best New Artist: iKon • Best Song: several
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Artist of the Year: BTS • Album of the Year: Ex'Act by Exo • Song of the Year: "Cheer Up" by Twice • Best Music Video: "Whistle" by Blackpink
MTV Video Music Awards
Video of the Year: "Formation" by Beyoncé • Best Male Video: "This Is What You Came For" by Calvin Harris • Best Female Video: "Hold Up" by Beyoncé • New Artist: DNCE
MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Song: "Sorry" by Justin Bieber • Best Video: "Starboy" by the Weeknd • Best Female: Lady Gaga • Best Male: Shawn Mendes
The 4th V Chart Awards
Top Male Artist : Lu Han with Medals • Top Female Artist: Li Yuchun with "混蛋，我想你" (Idiot, I Miss You) • Top Group: TFBOYS with Adore • Top New Artist: Wang Qing & Feng Jianyu
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductees: Cheap Trick • Chicago • Deep Purple • N.W.A • Steve Miller
26th Seoul Music Awards
Grand Prize: Exo • Best Album: Wings by BTS • Best Song: "Cheer Up" by Twice • Best New Artist: NCT 127, I.O.I, Blackpink

Bands formed

Soloist debuts

Bands reformed

Bands on hiatus

Bands disbanded

Deaths

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June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Musical films

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  120. ↑ Steve Byrd (1955–2016)
  121. ↑ World class Gilbert and Sullivan tenor dies, aged 100
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