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A sampling of the News & Observer’s journalism from 2020. Whatever else you may say about 2020 — and let’s be honest, we’ve all said a lot — it was memorable. A global pandemic. Economic hardships.

Last year was without question one of the most challenging years for the music industry, and in the absence of live concerts, releases have upheld the connection between artists and music fans.

L to R, from top: Helen Reddy, Chadwick Boseman, Terrence McNally, Irrfan Khan, Naya Rivera, Kenny Rogers, Kobe Bryant, Margaret Nolan, John Baldessari, Diana Rigg. Collage by Eric Vilas-Boas for ...