2006 in British music

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List of years in British music

This is a summary of 2006 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events[]

  • 18 FebruaryThe Rolling Stones give a free concert to two million people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • 22 February – The one billionth song is downloaded on iTunes; the song is "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay.
  • 3 March - Disgraced glam rock singer Gary Glitter is convicted of sexually abusing two young girls at his villa in Vietnam and is sentenced to three years in jail.
  • 10 March - David Gilmour begins his first world tour since Pink Floyd's 1994 world tour, in support of his On an Island album.
  • 11 MarchJames Blunt, with his single "You're Beautiful", becomes the first British artist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart since Elton John with "Candle in the Wind 1997"
  • 20 May – Finnish monster rock band Lordi win the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The UK entry, "Teenage Life" by Daz Sampson, finishes in 19th place with 25 points.
  • 30 July – The last weekly edition of the British television chart show, Top of the Pops, is broadcast.
  • 10 OctoberJustin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness announces he is leaving the band.
  • 25 October – Guitarist Brian May announces on his website that Queen is returning to the studio for recording sessions. The new lineup, Queen + Paul Rodgers, features May, Paul Rodgers (the former lead vocalist of Free) and former Queen drummer Roger Taylor.
  • 26 OctoberDuran Duran lead guitarist Andy Taylor once again leaves the band after a series of disagreements surrounding their latest album, which was still incomplete by the year's end. Reasons given are his disapproval of the usage of both Timbaland and Justin Timberlake in the creation of the band's album. The band hires an interim guitarist to supplant Taylor, with no real replacement being announced.
  • 31 OctoberThe Who release Endless Wire, their first studio album for 24 years.
  • 16 November - Snow Patrol become the first British rock band in 13 years to reach the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100.[1]
  • 16 DecemberLeona Lewis is named winner of the third series of The X Factor UK. Ray Quinn is named runner-up, while Ben Mills and The MacDonald Brothers finish in third and fourth place respectively.

UK Charts[]

Classical music[]

Opera[]

Film and incidental music[]

Music awards[]

Brit Awards[]

  • Best British Male Solo Artist: James Blunt
  • Best British Female Solo Artist: KT Tunstall
  • Best British Group: Kaiser Chiefs
  • Best British Album: Coldplay - X&Y
  • Best British Single: Coldplay - "Speed of Sound"
  • Best British Rock Act: Kaiser Chiefs
  • Best British Urban Act: Lemar
  • Best British Live Act: Kaiser Chiefs
  • British Breakthrough Artist: Arctic Monkeys
  • Best Pop Act: James Blunt
  • Best International Male Solo Artist: Kanye West
  • Best International Female Solo Artist: Madonna
  • Best International Group: Green Day
  • Best International Album: Green Day - American Idiot
  • International Breakthrough Artist: Jack Johnson
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: Paul Weller

British Composer Awards[]

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Ivor Novello Awards[]

  • Best Song Musically & Lyrically: KT Tunstall - 'Suddenly I See'
  • Most Performed Work: James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful'
  • Best Television Soundtrack: Rob Lane - Elizabeth I
  • Outstanding Song Collection: New Order
  • Best Selling UK Single: Shayne Ward - 'That's My Goal'
  • Best Album: Kaiser Chiefs: 'Employment'
  • Classical Music Award: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
  • International Hit of the Year: James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful'
  • Best Original Film Score: 'Evil'
  • Best Contemporary Song: Athlete - 'Wires'
  • International Achievement: Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
  • Songwriters of the Year: Damon Albarn/Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz)
  • PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Ray Davies
  • The Special International Award: Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff
  • The Academy Fellowship: Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb (Posthumous)/Robin Gibb

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Mercury Music Prize[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mesquita Borges, Mario (2007). "Snow Patrol". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  2. ^ "British Composer Awards: Ceremony Archive. Accessed 8 February 2013". Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ Ivor Novello Awards - the results. Accessed 8 February 2013
  4. ^ Goodwin N. Eric Shilling. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
  5. ^ Cartwright, Garth (3 April 2006). "Obituary: Nikki Sudden". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Obituary in The Bass Player Magazine 2006". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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