pop rock

2020
Coldplay received two nominations

On 24 November 2020, Coldplay received two nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards , with one of them being Album of the Year, their first nomination in the category since Viva la Vida .

Green Day released an EP

After a couple of weeks of small hints on social media, as well as Green Day claiming they were not the Network, the band released an EP on November 20, 2020, titled Trans Am .

Kiss (band) announced New Year’s Eve livestream

Kiss had announced on November 20, 2020, that they would perform an exclusive New Year’s Eve 2020 livestream show.

Midnight Oil Bones Hillman died

Bass guitarist Bones Hillman died on 7 November 2020 of cancer at his home in the United States. The surviving members of Midnight Oil announced Hillman’s death in a statement that remembered him as “the bassist with the beautiful voice, the band member with the wicked sense of humour, and…
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Midnight Oil reached Number 1

and reached Number 1 in the Australian albums chart on 6 November 2020.

Green Day released a music video

Then on November 2, 2020, the Network released a music video for their first song in 17 years, named “Ivankkka Is a Nazi”.

Rainbow (rock band) everything is on standby

When asked in November 2020 about the current status of the band, Romero said, “Obviously, nothing’s gonna happen next year. And Ritchie and Candice, they’re really focused on the new Blackmore’s Night record . So probably if everything comes back to normality in the next few years, probably we’ll do…
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Green Day teased upcoming activity

On October 30, 2020, the band’s secret side project, the Network , teased upcoming activity with a video titled “The Prophecy” and mentioned their upcoming sequel album.

Midnight Oil The Makarrata Project

The Makarrata Project was released on 30 October 2020

Against the Current (band) That Won’t Save Us

On October 28, 2020, Against the Current released their new song “That Won’t Save Us”