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*[[18 February]] – [[The Rolling Stones]] give a free concert to two million people in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]].
*[[18 February]] – [[The 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 (song)|Speed of Sound]]" by [[Coldplay]].
*[[22 February]] – The one billionth song is downloaded on [[iTunes]]; the song is "[[Speed of Sound (song)|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.
*[[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.
*[[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 March]] – [[James Blunt]], with his single "[[You're Beautiful]]", becomes the first British artist to top the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart since [[Elton John]] with "[[Candle In The Wind 1997]]"
*[[11 March]] – [[James Blunt]], with his single "[[You're Beautiful]]", becomes the first British artist to top the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''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 [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006|UK entry]], "Teenage Life" by [[Daz Sampson]], finishes in 19th place with 25 points.
*[[20 May]] – Finnish monster rock band [[Lordi]] win the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]]. The [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006|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.
*[[30 July]] – The last weekly edition of the British television chart show, ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', is broadcast.
*[[2 August]] – [[Anthony Payne]]'s reconstruction of ''Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6'' by [[Edward Elgar]] from the composer's sketches, gets its world premiere at the [[BBC Proms|Proms]].
*[[10 October]] – [[Justin Hawkins]], lead singer of [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] announces he is leaving the band.
*[[10 October]] – [[Justin Hawkins]], lead singer of [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] announces he is leaving the band.
*[[25 October]] – Guitarist [[Brian May]] announces on his website that [[Queen (band)|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 (band)|Free]]) and former Queen drummer [[Roger Meddows-Taylor|Roger Taylor]].
*[[25 October]] – Guitarist [[Brian May]] announces on his website that [[Queen (band)|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 (band)|Free]]) and former Queen drummer [[Roger Meddows-Taylor|Roger Taylor]].
*[[26 October]] – [[Duran Duran]] lead guitarist [[Andy Taylor (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.
*[[26 October]] – [[Duran Duran]] lead guitarist [[Andy Taylor (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 October]] – [[The Who]] release ''Endless Wire'', their first studio album for 24 years.
*[[31 October]] – [[The 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279670/snow+patrol/biography |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413103702/http://www.billboard.com/artist/279670/snow+patrol/biography |archivedate=13 April 2008 |title=Snow Patrol |last=Mesquita Borges |first=Mario |year=2007 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |accessdate=19 April 2008}}</ref>
*[[16 November]] – [[Snow Patrol]] become the first British rock band in 13 years to reach the top five of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279670/snow+patrol/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413103702/http://www.billboard.com/artist/279670/snow+patrol/biography |archive-date=13 April 2008 |title=Snow Patrol |last=Mesquita Borges |first=Mario |year=2007 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |access-date=19 April 2008}}</ref>
*[[16 December]] – [[Leona Lewis]] is named winner of the [[The X Factor (British series 3)|third series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor UK]]''. [[Ray Quinn]] is named runner-up, while [[Ben Mills]] and [[The MacDonald Brothers]] finish in third and fourth place respectively.
*[[16 December]] – [[Leona Lewis]] is named winner of the [[The X Factor (British series 3)|third series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor UK]]''. [[Ray Quinn]] is named runner-up, while [[Ben Mills]] and [[The MacDonald Brothers]] finish in third and fourth place respectively.


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==Classical music==
==Classical music==
*[[Richard Rodney Bennett]] - ''The Garden - A Serenade to Glimmerglass''
*[[Richard Rodney Bennett]] – ''The Garden – A Serenade to Glimmerglass''
*[[Patrick Hawes]] - ''Towards the Light''
*[[Patrick Hawes]] – ''Towards the Light''
*[[Alun Hoddinott]] - ''Towy Landscape'' for soprano, baritone and piano (4 hands)
*[[Alun Hoddinott]] – ''Towy Landscape'' for soprano, baritone and piano (4 hands)
*[[Martin Kennedy (composer)|Martin Kennedy]] - ''Suite'' for string quartet
*[[Martin Kennedy (composer)|Martin Kennedy]] – ''Suite'' for string quartet
*[[Paul Mealor]] - ''Liturgy of Fire''
*[[Paul Mealor]] – ''Liturgy of Fire''
*[[John Tavener]] - ''Lament for Jerusalem ''
*[[John Tavener]] – ''Lament for Jerusalem''


==Opera==
==Opera==
*[[Stephen Barlow (conductor)|Stephen Barlow]] - ''King''
*[[Stephen Barlow (conductor)|Stephen Barlow]] – ''King''
*[[Jonathan Dove]] - ''[[Man on the Moon (opera)|Man on the Moon]] (television opera)
*[[Jonathan Dove]] – ''[[Man on the Moon (opera)|Man on the Moon]]'' (television opera)
*[[Stuart MacRae (composer)|Stuart MacRae]] – ''The Assassin Tree'' (with libretto by [[Simon Armitage]])
*[[Stuart MacRae (composer)|Stuart MacRae]] – ''The Assassin Tree'' (with libretto by [[Simon Armitage]])


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**''[[Amazing Grace (2006 film)|Amazing Grace]]''
**''[[Amazing Grace (2006 film)|Amazing Grace]]''
**''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''
**''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''
*[[Patrick Doyle]] - ''[[As You Like It (2006 film)|As You Like It]]''
*[[Patrick Doyle]] – ''[[As You Like It (2006 film)|As You Like It]]''
*[[Laura Rossi]] - ''[[London to Brighton]]''
*[[Laura Rossi]] – ''[[London to Brighton]]''
*[[John Tavener]] - ''[[Children of Men]]''
*[[John Tavener]] – ''[[Children of Men]]''


==Music awards==
==Music awards==


===BRIT Awards===
===Brit Awards===
*Best British Male Solo Artist: [[James Blunt]]
*Best British Male Solo Artist: [[James Blunt]]
*Best British Female Solo Artist: [[KT Tunstall]]
*Best British Female Solo Artist: [[KT Tunstall]]
*Best British Group: [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
*Best British Group: [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
*Best British Album: [[Coldplay]] - ''[[X&Y]]''
*Best British Album: [[Coldplay]] - ''[[X&Y]]''
*Best British Single: [[Coldplay]] - "[[Speed of Sound (single)|Speed Of Sound]]"
*Best British Single: [[Coldplay]] - "[[Speed of Sound (single)|Speed of Sound]]"
*Best British Rock Act: [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
*Best British Rock Act: [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
*Best British Urban Act: [[Lemar]]
*Best British Urban Act: [[Lemar]]
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*Best Pop Act: [[James Blunt]]
*Best Pop Act: [[James Blunt]]
*Best International Male Solo Artist: [[Kanye West]]
*Best International Male Solo Artist: [[Kanye West]]
*Best International Female Solo Artist: [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*Best International Female Solo Artist: [[Madonna]]
*Best International Group: [[Green Day]]
*Best International Group: [[Green Day]]
*Best International Album: [[Green Day]] - ''[[American Idiot]]''
*Best International Album: [[Green Day]] - ''[[American Idiot]]''
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*Stage Works: [[Brian Irvine (composer)|Brian Irvine]]
*Stage Works: [[Brian Irvine (composer)|Brian Irvine]]
*BBC Radio 3 Listeners Award: [[Jonny Greenwood]]
*BBC Radio 3 Listeners Award: [[Jonny Greenwood]]
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britishcomposerawards.com/ceremony_archive.php?y=2006 |title=British Composer Awards: Ceremony Archive. Accessed 8 February 2013 |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228013935/http://www.britishcomposerawards.com/ceremony_archive.php?y=2006 |archive-date=28 February 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britishcomposerawards.com/ceremony_archive.php?y=2006 |title=British Composer Awards: Ceremony Archive. Accessed 8 February 2013 |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228013935/http://www.britishcomposerawards.com/ceremony_archive.php?y=2006 |archive-date=28 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Ivor Novello Awards===
===Ivor Novello Awards===
*Best Song Musically & Lyrically: [[KT Tunstall]] - ‘Suddenly I See’
*Best Song Musically & Lyrically: [[KT Tunstall]] - 'Suddenly I See'
*Most Performed Work: [[James Blunt]] - ‘You’re Beautiful’
*Most Performed Work: [[James Blunt]] - 'You're Beautiful'
*Best Television Soundtrack: Rob Lane - ''[[Elizabeth I (TV miniseries)|Elizabeth I]]''
*Best Television Soundtrack: Rob Lane - ''[[Elizabeth I (TV miniseries)|Elizabeth I]]''
*Outstanding Song Collection: [[New Order (band)|New Order]]
*Outstanding Song Collection: [[New Order (band)|New Order]]
*Best Selling UK Single: [[Shayne Ward]] - ‘That’s My Goal’
*Best Selling UK Single: [[Shayne Ward]] - 'That's My Goal'
*Best Album: [[Kaiser Chiefs]]: ‘Employment’
*Best Album: [[Kaiser Chiefs]]: 'Employment'
*Classical Music Award: Sir [[Harrison Birtwistle]]
*Classical Music Award: Sir [[Harrison Birtwistle]]
*International Hit Of The Year: [[James Blunt]] - ‘You’re Beautiful’
*International Hit of the Year: [[James Blunt]] - 'You're Beautiful'
*Best Original Film Score: 'Evil'
*Best Original Film Score: 'Evil'
*Best Contemporary Song: [[Athlete (band)|Athlete]] - ‘Wires’
*Best Contemporary Song: [[Athlete (band)|Athlete]] - 'Wires'
*International Achievement: [[Ian Anderson]] (Jethro Tull)
*International Achievement: [[Ian Anderson]] (Jethro Tull)
*Songwriters Of the Year: [[Damon Albarn]]/[[Jamie Hewlett]] (Gorillaz)
*Songwriters of the Year: [[Damon Albarn]]/[[Jamie Hewlett]] (Gorillaz)
*PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: [[Ray Davies]]
*PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: [[Ray Davies]]
*The Special International Award: [[Kenny Gamble]]/[[Leon Huff]]
*The Special International Award: [[Kenny Gamble]]/[[Leon Huff]]
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===Mercury Music Prize===
===Mercury Music Prize===
*[[Arctic Monkeys]] - ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]''
*[[Arctic Monkeys]] – ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]''


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*[[12 January]] - [[Jack Wilson (pianist)|Jack Wilson]], jazz pianist, 98
*[[12 January]] – [[Jack Wilson (pianist)|Jack Wilson]], jazz pianist, 98
*[[8 February]] - [[Elton Dean]], saxophonist ([[Soft Machine]]), 60 (liver disease)
*[[8 February]] – [[Elton Dean]], saxophonist ([[Soft Machine]]), 60 (liver disease)
*[[14 February]] - [[Lynden David Hall]], English singer-songwriter and producer, 31 (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
*[[14 February]] – [[Lynden David Hall]], English singer-songwriter and producer, 31 (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
*[[15 February]] - [[Eric Shilling]], opera singer and producer, 85<ref>Goodwin N. Eric Shilling. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.</ref>
*[[15 February]] – [[Eric Shilling]], opera singer and producer, 85<ref>Goodwin N. Eric Shilling. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.</ref>
*[[3 March]] – [[Ivor Cutler]], poet, songwriter and humorist, 83
*[[3 March]] – [[Ivor Cutler]], poet, songwriter and humorist, 83
*[[26 March]] – [[Nikki Sudden]], singer-songwriter, 49 (heart attack).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/03/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1 |title=Obituary: Nikki Sudden |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=2008-03-18 |date=2006-04-03 |last=Cartwright |first=Garth}}</ref>
*[[26 March]] – [[Nikki Sudden]], singer-songwriter, 49 (heart attack).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/03/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1 |title=Obituary: Nikki Sudden |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2008-03-18 |date=2006-04-03 |last=Cartwright |first=Garth}}</ref>
*[[9 April]] - [[Robin Orr]], composer, 96
*[[3 April]] – [[Martin Gilks]], drummer, ([[The Wonder Stuff]]), 41 (motorcycle accident)
*[[9 April]] – [[Robin Orr]], composer, 96
*[[17 April]] – [[Calum Kennedy]], singer, 77
*[[17 April]] – [[Calum Kennedy]], singer, 77
*[[18 April]] - [[John Burch (musician)|John Burch]], pianist, composer and bandleader, 74
*[[18 April]] – [[John Burch (musician)|John Burch]], pianist, composer and bandleader, 74
*[[19 May]] – [[Freddie Garrity]], singer ([[Freddie and the Dreamers]]), 69
*[[19 May]] – [[Freddie Garrity]], singer ([[Freddie and the Dreamers]]), 69
*[[20 June]] - [[Maurice Bevan]], operatic bass-baritone and composer, 85
*[[20 June]] – [[Maurice Bevan]], operatic bass-baritone and composer, 85
*[[29 June]] - [[Joyce Hatto]], pianist and teacher, 77
*[[29 June]] – [[Joyce Hatto]], pianist and teacher, 77
*[[5 July]] - [[Don Lusher]], trombonist, 82
*[[5 July]] – [[Don Lusher]], trombonist, 82
*[[7 July]] - [[Syd Barrett]], singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding-member of [[Pink Floyd]], 60 (pancreatic cancer)
*[[7 July]] – [[Syd Barrett]], singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding-member of [[Pink Floyd]], 60 (pancreatic cancer)
*[[1 August]] - [[John Mole (musician)|John Mole]], bass guitarist, 57<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bassplayer.com/article/john-mole-1949/sep-06/23338 |title=Obituary in ''The Bass Player Magazine'' 2006 |access-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208000145/http://www.bassplayer.com/article/john-mole-1949/sep-06/23338 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[1 August]] – [[John Mole (musician)|John Mole]], bass guitarist, 57<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bassplayer.com/article/john-mole-1949/sep-06/23338 |title=Obituary in ''The Bass Player Magazine'' 2006 |access-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208000145/http://www.bassplayer.com/article/john-mole-1949/sep-06/23338 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[8 August]] - [[Michael Hurd (composer)|Michael Hurd]], composer and musicologist, 77
*[[8 August]] – [[Michael Hurd (composer)|Michael Hurd]], composer and musicologist, 77
*[[28 August]] - [[Pip Pyle]], drummer ([[Hatfield and the North]] and [[Gong (band)|Gong]]), 56
*[[28 August]] – [[Pip Pyle]], drummer ([[Hatfield and the North]] and [[Gong (band)|Gong]]), 56
*[[4 September]] - [[Clive Lythgoe]], pianist, 79
*[[4 September]] – [[Clive Lythgoe]], pianist, 79
*[[21 September]] - [[Boz Burrell]], bass guitarist of [[Bad Company]] and [[King Crimson]], 60
*[[21 September]] – [[Boz Burrell]], bass guitarist of [[Bad Company]] and [[King Crimson]], 60
*[[23 September]] – [[Malcolm Arnold]], composer, 84
*[[23 September]] – [[Malcolm Arnold]], composer, 84
*[[18 October]] – [[Anna Russell]], singer and comedian, 94
*[[18 October]] – [[Anna Russell]], singer and comedian, 94
*[[26 October]] - [[John Kentish]], operatic tenor, 96
*[[26 October]] – [[John Kentish (tenor)|John Kentish]], operatic tenor, 96
*[[19 November]] - [[Emanuel Hurwitz]], violinist, 87
*[[19 November]] – [[Emanuel Hurwitz]], violinist, 87
*[[7 December]] - [[Desmond Briscoe]], composer, sound engineer and studio manager, 81
*[[6 December]] – [[Darren Brown (musician)|Wiz]], singer, guitarist, ([[Mega City Four]]), 44
*[[9 December]] - Freddie Marsden, drummer of [[Gerry & The Pacemakers]]
*[[7 December]] – [[Desmond Briscoe]], composer, sound engineer and studio manager, 81
*[[9 December]] – Freddie Marsden, drummer of [[Gerry & The Pacemakers]]
*[[17 December]] – [[Denis Payton]] ([[The Dave Clark Five]]), 63
*[[17 December]] – [[Denis Payton]] ([[The Dave Clark Five]]), 63
*[[30 December]] - [[Robert Ashfield]], organist, choirmaster and composer, 95
*[[30 December]] – [[Robert Ashfield]], organist, choirmaster and composer, 95


==See also==
==See also==
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Classical music

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Music awards

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Brit Awards

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  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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