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  2. 1 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.
  11. 1 2 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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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