1 January - Musicians honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours list include mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly (CBE), conductor James Loughran (CBE), composer Craig Armstrong (OBE), rock musicians Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (OBE), composer Rachel Portman (OBE) and guitarist Jet Harris (MBE).9 January - Jamie Cullum marries model Sophie Dahl.29 March – Protesters interrupt a concert by the Jerusalem Quartet at London's Wigmore Hall.3 April - New Llandaff Cathedral organ first played.8 June - The Gregynog Music Festival opens; performers include Emma Kirkby, Catrin Finch and The Academy of Ancient Music.12 June - Musicians honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list include composer and conductor George Benjamin (CBE), composer Karl Jenkins (CBE), jazz musician Bill Ashton (OBE), singer-songwriter Graham Nash (OBE), and rock musician John Cale.23–28 June - The Glastonbury Festival 2010 is headlined by Stevie Wonder. Other acts performing include Muse, Gorillaz, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, Keane and Scissor Sisters.15 July - Robbie Williams announces that he will rejoin Take That.16 July - The Proms 2010 season opens with a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8.25 JulyA special daytime Prom concert at the Royal Albert Hall includes Murray Gold's original music from the television series Doctor Who, and his arrangement of Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme.A memorial concert in honour of the recently deceased Sir Charles Mackerras takes place at the Royal Albert Hall, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.26 July - Simon Holt's "a table of noises" (2007), a concerto for percussion receives its London première at The Proms, having originally been performed in Birmingham.13 August - The Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir give their first concert, at Tewkesbury Abbey, performing Handel’s "Zadok the Priest", "Water Music (Suite No 2 in D)" and "My Heart is Inditing", and Bach’s "Magnificat", accompanied by the Corelli Chamber Orchestra.17 August - Huw Watkins' Violin Concerto is premièred at The Proms by Alina Ibragimova, for whom it was written.11 September - The Last Night of the Proms opens with the première of Jonathan Dove's "A Song of Joys". Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the concert for the first time, and Renée Fleming is the soloist for "Rule, Britannia".Suede (live only)The Yummy Fur (touring only)The Libertines (Reading and Leeds Festival)Emerson, Lake & Palmer (High Voltage Festival)Take That (original line-up)PulpCastGroups disbanded
See Musical groups disestablished in 2010Patrick Hawes - Highgrove SuiteKenneth Hesketh - Danceries (set II)Jon Lord - To Notice Such ThingsMark-Anthony Turnage - Hammered OutGraham Waterhouse - Chinese WhispersDavid Blake - Scoring A CenturyNicola Benedetti - Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto op35; Bruch: Violin Concerto 1Tasmin Little - Elgar: Violin Concerto / Polonia / Interlude from the Crown of IndiaBryn Terfel - Carols & Christmas SongsRoderick Williams - Butterworth: Shropshire Lad (Songs From A Shropshire Lad/ Folk Songs From Sussex)LemmySex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, starring Andy SerkisThe 2010 BRIT Awards were hosted by Peter Kay on 16 February 2010.
British Male Solo Artist: Dizzee RascalBritish Female Solo Artist: Lily AllenBritish Breakthrough Act: JLSBritish Group: KasabianMasterCard British Album: Lungs – Florence and the MachineBritish Single: "Beat Again" – JLSInternational Male Solo Artist: Jay-ZInternational Female Solo Artist: Lady GagaInternational Breakthrough Act: Lady GagaInternational Album: The Fame – Lady GagaCritics' Choice: Ellie GouldingBrits Album of 30 Years: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? – OasisBrits Performance of 30 Years: "Wannabe" & "Who Do You Think You Are" – The Spice GirlsOutstanding Contribution to Music: Robbie WilliamsThe Classical BRIT Awards were hosted by Myleene Klass on 13 May 2010.
Male Artist of the Year — Vasily PetrenkoFemale Artist of the Year — Angela GheorghiuComposer of the Year — Thomas Ades — The Tempest (opera)Young British Classical Performer or Group of the Year — Jack LiebeckAlbum of the Year — Only Men Aloud! — Band Of BrothersSoundtrack of the Year — Revolutionary Road — Thomas NewmanCritics' Award — Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Antonio Pappano with Rolando Villazón, Anja Harteros, Sonja Ganassi and Rene Pape — Messa da RequiemLifetime Achievement In Music — Kiri Te KanawaThe 55th Ivor Novello Awards were held on 20 May 2010 at Grosvenor House, London.
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: "The Fear" – Lily Allen (written by Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin)Album Award: Sunny Side Up – Paolo NutiniBest Contemporary Song: "Daniel" – Bat for Lashes (written by Natasha Khan)PRS Most Performed Work: "The Fear" – Lily AllenInternational Achievement: Imogen HeapIvors Inspiration Award: Johnny MarrIvors Classical Music Award: Sir Peter Maxwell DaviesPRS For Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Trevor HornLifetime Achievement: Paul WellerAcademy Fellowship: Sir Tim RiceSpecial International Award: Neil SedakaSongwriters of the Year: Lily Allen and Greg KurstinBest Television Soundtrack: Desperate Romantics (composed by Daniel Pemberton)Best Original Film Score: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (composed by John Powell)Best Original Video Game Score: Killzone 2 (composed by Joris de Man)The 2010 Mercury Prize was awarded on 7 September 2010 to The xx for their album xx.
The 2010 Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded on 7 September 2010 to Example for his song "Kickstarts".
The 8th British Composer Awards were held on 30 November 2010 at Stationers' Hall, London. BBC Radio 3 presenters Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Andrew McGregor hosted the awards, which were presented by Jude Kelly.
Chamber: Northwest Wind – Raymond YiuCommunity or Educational Project: James Watt: Head of Steam – Karen MacIverVocal: Augenlieder – Ryan WigglesworthContemporary Jazz Composition: The Causeway Suite – James HamiltonInstrumental Solo or Duo: Lieux Retrouvés – Thomas AdèsSonic Art: Installation for 300 Speakers, Pianola and Vacuum Cleaner – John WynneChoral: Psalm No 140 "Deliver me, O Lord" – Sasha SiemInternational Award: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – Unsuk ChinStage Works: Kaspar Hauser – Rory BoyleLiturgical: Psalm No 1 "Blessed Is the Man" – Cheryl Frances-HoadWind Band or Brass Band: Cloud Atlas – Philip GrangeMaking Music Award: Fall – Kerry AndrewOrchestral: Doubles – Brian EliasThe Record of the Year was awarded on 10 December 2010 to Owl City for their song "Fireflies".
2 January - John Rhys Evans, operatic baritone, 7911 January - Mick Green, English guitarist (Johnny Kidd & The Pirates), 6528 January - Alistair Hulett, folk singer, 58 (liver failure)6 February - Sir John Dankworth, jazz composer and musician, 829 February - Malcolm Vaughan, singer and actor, 8013 February - John Reed, actor, singer, and dancer, 9423 February - Wyn Morris, conductor, 815 March - Philip Langridge, operatic tenor, 701 April - Morag Beaton, opera singer, 838 April - Malcolm McLaren, impresario and former Sex Pistols manager, 64 (peritoneal mesothelioma)9 April - Kenneth McKellar, tenor, 8210 May – Jack Birkett, dancer, singer, mime artist and actor, 757 June - Stuart Cable, drummer, 40 (choked on vomit)21 JuneChris Sievey, comedian and musician, 54 (cancer)Tam White, musician and actor, 67 (heart attack)23 June – Pete Quaife, English bass player (The Kinks), 66 (kidney failure)29 June - Alf Carretta, lead singer of The Zimmers, 931 July - John Paynter, composer and music educator, 785 July - David Fanshawe, composer, 68 (stroke)20 July - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor, 6917 August - Bill Millin, British Army soldier and piper during WWII (born 1922)21 September - Geoffrey Burgon, film and TV score composer, 6910 October - Alison Stephens, English mandolin player, 40 (cervical cancer)30 October - Morris Pert, Scottish composer, drummer /percussionist and pianist, 6225 November - Peter Christopherson, musician, 5516 December - Richard Adeney, British flautist, 90 
