Events in Music History in December 2020

Spotify's Most Streamed 2020

Dec 1 Spotify's most streamed artist of 2020 was Bad Bunny, its most streamed song "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd

Bob Dylan Sells Song Catalogue

Dec 7 Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million

Kamakawiwoʻole's "Over the Rainbow"

Dec 21 Hawaiian vocalist Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's official music video for his rendition of Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's "Over the Rainbow" reaches a billion views on YouTube