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*[[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 band in 13 years to reach the top five of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=snow patrol|bio=true}}|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080413103702/{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=snow patrol|bio=true}}|archivedate=13 April 2008|title=Snow Patrol|last=Borges|first=Mario Mesquita (Allmusic)|year=2007|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=19 April 2008}}</ref>
*[[16 November]] - [[Snow Patrol]] become the first British band in 13 years to reach the top five of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=snow patrol|bio=true}} |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413103702/http://{{billboardurlbyname|artist=snow/ |archivedate=13 April 2008 |title=Snow Patrol |last=Borges |first=Mario Mesquita (Allmusic) |year=2007 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |accessdate=19 April 2008 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


=== UK Charts ===
=== UK Charts ===
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/ BBC Radio 1's Chart Show]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/ BBC Radio 1's Chart Show]
*[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ The Official United Kingdom Charts Company]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081216021132/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ The Official United Kingdom Charts Company]


{{Music of the United Kingdom}}
{{Music of the United Kingdom}}

Revision as of 18:40, 17 June 2017

2000s in music in the UK
Events
Charts

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

Events

UK Charts

Main article: 2006 in British music charts

Classical music

Opera

Film and incidental music

Music awards

BRIT Awards

British Composer Awards[2]

Ivor Novello Awards[3]

Mercury Music Prize

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow-patrol |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413103702/http://https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow/
  2. ^ British Composer Awards: Ceremony Archive. Accessed 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. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Obituary in The Bass Player Magazine 2006
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