The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in music in the United States.
Notable events
January
2 – Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille died at the age of 76 due to renal failure, with his ex-wife Toni Tennille at his side. 7 – Andy Grammer performed the national anthem, and Imagine Dragons performed the halftime show during the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship with special guest Lil Wayne. 17 – Christina Perri released her first album in five years, Songs for Carmella: Lullabies & Sing-a-Longs 18 – Pedro the Lion released their first album in fifteen years, Phoenix. Sharon Van Etten released her first album in five years, Remind Me Tomorrow. 25 – The Backstreet Boys released their first album in six years, DNA.
February
3 – Gladys Knight performed the National Anthem, and Maroon 5, Big Boi, and Travis Scott performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where their performance received negative reviews from the critics naming the worst Super Bowl performances in history. 8 – Jessica Pratt released her first album in four years, Quiet Signs. 10 – The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, took place. The show returned to Staples Center in Los Angeles. Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves took home the most awards with four each. Musgraves won Album of the Year with Golden Hour, while Gambino won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "This Is America". Dua Lipa won Best New Artist.
March
1 - Jonas Brothers released their first single in six years, Sucker, which reached #1 in eight countries, including the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Queensrÿche released their first album in almost four years, The Verdict. Gary Clark, Jr. released his first album in four years, This Land. 3–6 – The two part documentary Leaving Neverland provoked a backlash causing radio stations to ban Michael Jackson's music, in turn leading Jackson fans into protest. 8 – Misery Index released their first album in five years called Rituals of Power. Tesla released their first album in five years, Shock. 22 – La Dispute released their first album in five years, Panorama. 29 – George Strait released his first album in four years, Honky Tonk Time Machine 31 – Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed out front of his store in Los Angeles, CA. He was 33 years old.
April
5 – Brooks & Dunn released their first album in twelve years, Reboot
Sara Bareilles released her first album in four years, Amidst the Chaos. 7 – The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Billie Eilish became the first musician born in the 21st century to top the Billboard 200 chart with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 17 - Motown Records celebrated 60th anniversary. 26 – Rob Thomas released his first album in four years, Chip Tooth Smile. Taylor Swift, in collaboration with Panic! at the Disco lead Brendon Urie, released her highly anticipated lead single "ME!" off her seventh studio album Lover. The song made the biggest leap in Billboard Hot 100 history, from 100–2, and the song's music video broke the Vevo 24 hour record.
May
1 – The Billboard Music Awards took place in Las Vegas. 3 – Ashley Tisdale released her first album in 10 years, Symptoms. – Bad Religion released their first album in six years, Age of Unreason. – L7 released their first album in twenty years, Scatter the Rats. – Vampire Weekend released their first album in six years, Father of the Bride. 10 – Ciara released her first album in four years, Beauty Marks. – Possessed released their first album in 33 years, Revelations of Oblivion. 19 – Laine Hardy won the seventeenth season of American Idol. Alejandro Aranda is named runner-up. 21 – Maelyn Jarmon won the sixteen season of The Voice. Gyth Rigdon was the runner-up. Dexter Roberts and Andrew Sevener finished third and fourth place respectively. 24 – Flying Lotus released his first album in five years, Flamagra.