Events in Music History in November 2023

Now and Then

Nov 2 Apple Records release the last Beatles song "Now and Then" as a double A-sided single, backed with their first "From Me To You"; the new song was built from an unfinished 1978 John Lennon demo and 1995 attempt to complete it that had been abandoned due to technical issues, resolved by new technology [1]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Nov 3 38th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Kate Bush; Sheryl Crow; Missy Elliott; George Michael; Willie Nelson; Rage Against the Machine; The Spinners; DJ Kool Herc; Link Wray; Chaka Khan; Al Kooper; Bernie Taupin; and Don Cornelius

Country Music Association Awards

Nov 8 57th Country Music Association Awards: Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs & Tracy Chapman win

  • Nov 10 The Beatles single "Now and Then" hits #1 in the British singles chart, a record 54 years after their last #1 single [1]

Music Premiere

Nov 16 Revival of John Du Prez and Eric Idle's musical "Spamalot", based on the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," opens at the St. James Theatre, NYC

Music History

Nov 21 Bradley Cooper's film "Maestro" about conductor Leonard Bernstein's marriage to actress Felicia Montealegre is released in US

Film Premiere

Nov 25 Concert film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” premieres at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills [1]

Music History

Nov 29 Taylor Swift is Spotify's most-streamed global artist of the year with 26.1 billion streams, with Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” the most-streamed song [1]