13 February – Peter Frampton receives the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award.17 February – Manic Street Preachers become the first western rock band to play in Cuba. (Fidel Castro is in attendance.)8 March – Melanie Chisholm announces she does not intend to do any more work with the Spice Girls. Although the group denies it is splitting, it would not be active again until 2007.28 March - Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 replaces Max Bruch's violin concerto at #1 in the Classic FM Hall of Fame.4 April – Original Zombies lead singer Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent reunite for a two-part performance at London's Jazz Cafe, the first time the two had performed together in over 30 years.6 October - Pop Idol is broadcast for the first time on ITV.1 November - The governing body of the UK Singles Chart, Chart Information Network Ltd. (CIN), changes its name to The Official UK Charts Company.Russell Watson came to the fore in 2001, with the release of his best-selling album The Voice. Another hit album was the score from Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Stephen Warbeck. Karl Jenkins "mass for peace", entitled The Armed Man, went quickly into the Classic FM top 300 annual chart, making him the highest-placed living composer.
Robat Arwyn – Atgof o'r SêrPeter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 8 (Antarctic Symphony)Howard Goodall – In Memoriam Anne FrankChristopher Gunning - Piano ConcertoStuart Mitchell – Seven Wonders Suite for Choir & OrchestraHilary Tann – The Grey Tide and the GreenJulian Wagstaff - John Paul JonesKarl Jenkins - Adiemus IV: The Eternal KnotJulian Lloyd Webber - CelebrationRussell Watson - The VoiceStrictly Sinatra, directed by Peter Capaldi, starring Ian HartFilm scores and incidental music
John Barry - EnigmaPatrick DoyleBridget Jones's DiaryGosford ParkStephen WarbeckCaptain Corelli's MandolinCharlotte GrayThe 2001 BRIT Awards winners were:
Best soundtrack: "American Beauty"British album: Coldplay – "Parachutes"British breakthrough act: a1British dance act: Fatboy SlimBritish female solo artist: SoniqueBritish group: ColdplayBritish male solo artist: Robbie WilliamsBritish single: Robbie Williams – "Rock DJ"British video: Robbie Williams – "Rock DJ"International breakthrough act: KelisInternational female: MadonnaInternational group: U2International male: EminemOutstanding contribution: U2Pop act: WestlifeThe 2001 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.
The Record of the Year was awarded to "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7.
4 January - Lawrence Leonard, cellist, conductor and composer, 7721 February - Ronnie Hilton, singer, 759 April - Ken Rattenbury, jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer, 8011 April - Sir Harry Secombe, entertainer, 7929 April - Rita Hunter, operatic soprano, 676 May - Mike Hazlewood, singer, composer and songwriter, 59 (heart attack)21 May - Tony Ashton, keyboardist, singer and composer, 55 (cancer)12 June - Thomas Wilson, composer, 833 July - Delia Derbyshire, electronic musician and composer, 6412 July – James Bernard, film composer, 7522 July - Emmanuel Fisher, conductor and composer, 7916 November - Rosemary Brown, composer, pianist and spiritualist, 8528 November - Norman Lumsden, opera singer and actor, 9529 November - George Harrison, singer, musician, music and film producer, 5816 December – Stuart Adamson, guitarist with Big Country, 43 (suicide) 
