
At age 15, Cartelli is the third youngest to ever win the show. 22 – Brynn Cartelli won the fourteenth season of The Voice.21 – Maddie Poppe won the sixteenth season of American Idol.This was the first ceremony to air on NBC 20 – The Billboard Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas hosted by Kelly Clarkson.9 - Taylor Swift began her record-breaking reputation stadium tour in Glendale Arizona.4 – Belly released Dove, their first studio album in 23 years.27 – Janelle Monáe released her first album in five years, Dirty Computer.27 – Godsmack released their first album in four years, When Legends Rise.25 – The Music Modernization Act passes in the United States House of Representatives unanimously 415–0.Cole released KOD, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, as well as breaking the first day streaming record on Spotify, which was later broke by Post Malone's Beerbongs & Bentleys and Drake's Scorpion. 20 – A Perfect Circle released their first album in fourteen years, Eat the Elephant.Cardi B's debut album Invasion of Privacy debuted atop the Billboard 200 setting multiple streaming records among female acts.Reba McEntire returned to host for the first time in six years. 15 – The 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.13 – John Prine released his first album of original music in thirteen years.11 – The Music Modernization Act, a bill that would reform how music rates are set & how songwriters and artists are paid, passes the United States House Committee on the Judiciary unanimously 32-0.6 – Thirty Seconds to Mars released their first album in five years, America.Stone Temple Pilots released their second self-titled album, their first studio album in eight years, their first with current vocalist Jeff Gutt and their first since the departures and deaths of former vocalists Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington.16 – Scotty McCreery released his first album in five years, Seasons Change.11 – The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California.




Bruno Mars took home the most awards with six including Album of the Year with 24K Magic. It was the first time since 2003 that the show took place in New York City.
