Events in Music History in November 2019

Music History

Nov 3 Olivia Newton-John's black leather outfit from the film "Grease" sells for $405,700 at auction in Beverly Hills, California

Country Music Association Awards

Nov 13 53rd Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks, Maren Morris & Luke Combs win

Blackpink

Nov 13 South Korean girl group Blackpink are the first K-pop group to have a single reach 1 billion views on YouTube for "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du"

Blinding Lights

Nov 19 The Weeknd releases his single "Blinding Lights" - goes on to become the longest charting song on Billboards Top 100 at 90 weeks

Swift Wins Six

Nov 24 47th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift wins six awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade

  • Nov 29 K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon sentenced to prison for gang-raping unconscious fans and distributing footage of it (Jung)