Top Ten Music Events of 2020: Art and Music Intersect

In 2020, the music world adapted to the pandemic with innovative projects blending art and music. The Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria commissioned and produced a vinyl record for the first time, asking Teho Teardo to compose music for a film on Piranesi, resulting in 'The Ghost of Piranesi' released on October 4. Brian Eno held two exhibitions in Italy: at Galleria Michela Rizzo in Venice with David Tremlett, and a sound installation at Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria in Perugia. Diodato's music video for 'Fino a farci scomparire' featured Edoardo Tresoldi's installation Etherea in Villa Borghese, Rome. Reverie released 'Coro di sogni' on December 4, collecting 146 audio tracks of dreams sung a cappella. Marinella Senatore and Emiliano Branda created 'Cold Spring Soundtrack' from 130 contributions via open call for Magazzino Italian Art. Nick Cave performed 'Alone at Alexandra Palace' streamed live on July 23. Club To Club in Turin went online as 'C0C – The Festival as a Performance', garnering 49,000 views from 50 countries. Grassroots initiatives like 'La musica che gira' coordinated workers and artists to propose reforms. K-pop group Blackpink broke YouTube records with 100 million views in 32 hours for 'How You Like That'. Lady Gaga organized 'One World: Together At Home' on April 18-19, a virtual Live Aid streaming globally on multiple platforms, featuring Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Andrea Bocelli.