2014 in British music

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This is a summary of the year 2014 in British music.

Events[edit]

Television series[edit]

Films[edit]

Charts[edit]

Artists/Groups reformed[edit]

Groups disbanded[edit]

Classical works[edit]

Opera[edit]

Musical theatre[edit]

Film scores and incidental music[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

British music awards[edit]

BRIT Awards[edit]

The 2014 BRIT Awards were held on 19 February 2014 at The O2 Arena, London and hosted by James Corden.[26][27]

Ivor Novello Awards[edit]

The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were held on 22 May 2014 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.[28][29]

Mercury Prize[edit]

The 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize was awarded on 29 October 2014 to Young Fathers for their album Dead.[30]

Popjustice £20 Music Prize[edit]

The 2014 Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded on 29 October 2014 to Little Mix for their song "Move".

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [BBC News – "Sir Thomas Allen to receive Queen's Medal for Music", 7 January 2014]. Accessed 12 January 2014
  2. ^ "Brit Awards nominations 2014: full list", The Telegraph, 9 January 2014. Accessed 12 January 2014
  3. ^ Brit Awards 2014 – Official website. Accessed 12 January 2014
  4. ^ Guardian music. "Kate Bush announces first live shows since 1979". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Academy of St Martin in the Fields – Sir Neville Marriner's Birthday Celebration Concert. Accessed 10 September 2014
  6. ^ "Classic FM Hall of Fame 2014". Classic FM. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  7. ^ Mark Brown (18 October 2014). "Julian Lloyd Webber 'devastated' over end of cello career". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ^ Southbank Centre: Michael Nyman 70th Birthday Concert (archived). Accessed 9 June 2014
  9. ^ Hope, Christopher (21 June 2012). "Gary Barlow's OBE is no problem despite tax avoidance claims, says Downing Street". The Telegraph. UK.
  10. ^ "Take That stars could face tax bill of millions after court decision". BBC News. UK. 10 May 2013.
  11. ^ Swindells, Chris (4 July 2014). Young, Ted (ed.). "10 reasons why Arcade Fire at British Summer Time could be the concert of the summer". Metro. London: DMG. ISSN 1469-6215. OCLC 225917520. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Take That's Jason Orange quits; bandmates say it's a huge loss". BBC Newsbeat. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  13. ^ Johnston, Chris (25 September 2014). "Jason Orange leaves Take That". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  14. ^ "BBC News – Katherine Jenkins' wedding blessed by Neath vicar Stephen Ryan". BBC News.
  15. ^ "Cats review – glamourpuss Nicole Scherzinger hits high notes in carnival revival", The Guardian, 12 December 2014. Accessed 6 January 2015
  16. ^ "Darrell Banks' | Rare Darrell Banks Vinyl Sells For $23,000". Contactmusic.com. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  17. ^ BBC Four – Rule Britannia!. Accessed 22 April 2014
  18. ^ "Dancing Cheek to Cheek, BBC Four, review: 'ebullient'", The Telegraph, 20 November 2014. Accessed 20 November 2014
  19. ^ "Sundance 2014: Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch on his musical ode to Glasgow, 'God Help The Girl'". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  20. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (21 October 2014). "Cycle complete: Orbital announce split after 25 years". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Robin Holloway - Europa & the Bull". www.boosey.com.
  22. ^ Official website: Upcoming performances. Accessed 9 June 2014
  23. ^ ""Made in Dagenham" Film Being Adapted as West End Musical; Rupert Goold Will Direct". Playbill. 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  24. ^ "London's Hampstead Theatre to Offer World Premiere of Sunny Afternoon, Early Life Story of Singer-Songwriter Ray Davies". playbill.com. Playbill. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  25. ^ "Martin Phipps Scoring 'The Honourable Woman' and 'X Plus Y'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  26. ^ "Brits 2014: Winners in full". BBC News. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  27. ^ "Brit Awards 2014: the winners in full". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  28. ^ Pakinkis, Mike (22 May 2014). "Ivor Novello Awards 2014: All the winners". Music Week. London, England: Intent Media. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  29. ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (22 May 2014). "James Blake and London Grammar honoured at Ivor Novello awards". The Guardian. London, England.
  30. ^ Savage, Mark (29 October 2014). "Mercury Prize 2014: Young Fathers win". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  31. ^ Fordham, John (22 January 2014). "Ronny Jordan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  32. ^ "Samantha Juste – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  33. ^ "Veteran BBC radio broadcaster Frank Wappat dies". BBC News. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  34. ^ "Peter Callander | M Magazine : PRS for Music Online Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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  36. ^ John Amis (7 March 2014). "Marion Thorpe obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  37. ^ Barry Millington (9 April 2014). "John Shirley-Quirk obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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  39. ^ "Brian Priestman, 87, former Denver Symphony conductor". denverpost.com. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
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  41. ^ "Antony Hopkins – obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 6 May 2014.
  42. ^ Martin Kettle (8 May 2014). "Sir George Christie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  43. ^ "Douglas Cummings". The Times. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  44. ^ "Jeff Kruger: Businessman who opened the Flamingo Club, which was at the epicentre of the British jazz and r'n'b scene". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  45. ^ Raymond Head (17 June 2014). "Malcolm MacDonald obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  46. ^ Millington, Barry (23 July 2014). "David Brown obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  47. ^ "Scottish folk singer Jean Redpath dies". BBC News.
  48. ^ AP (29 August 2014). "Former Jethro Tull bass player Glenn Cornick dies".
  49. ^ "Singer Lynsey De Paul dies aged 64". BBC News.
  50. ^ Dean Van Nguyen (3 October 2014). "The Holloways' Rob Skipper has died". NME.COM.
  51. ^ Guardian music. "Jerry Dammers pays tribute to late Hyperdub MC the Spaceape". The Guardian.
  52. ^ "Andrew Kerr, organiser of the 1971 Glastonbury Fair dies at 80". Central Somerset Gazette. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
  53. ^ "Mark Bell of LFO has passed away". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  54. ^ "Baker Street saxophone player Raphael Ravenscroft dies". BBC News. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  55. ^ "Singer Alvin Stardust dies aged 72". BBC News.
  56. ^ David, Renshaw (25 October 2014). "Former Cream musician Jack Bruce dies, aged 71". NME. David Renshaw. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  57. ^ Los Angeles Times (31 October 2014). "Ian Fraser, famed composer who worked alongside Julie Andrews, dead at 81". Los Angeles Times.
  58. ^ Schofield, Derek (10 November 2014). "Maggie Boyle obituary" – via The Guardian.
  59. ^ Derek Bourgeois. 'Ivey Dickson obituary', in The Guardian, 18 November, 2014
  60. ^ "Mike Burney 1944–2014 R.I.P." thejazzbreakfast. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  61. ^ "Cherry Wainer - obituary". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  62. ^ "Jeff Fletcher: Family pays tribute to Northern Uproar guitarist killed in Stockport horror crash". Manchester Evening News. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  63. ^ "Death of Arthur Butterworth". 4barsrest. 20 November 2014.
  64. ^ "Clive Palmer - obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  65. ^ Baines, Huw. "Gravenhurst's Nick Talbot Dies Aged 37 – Stereoboard".
  66. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Ian McLagan Dies at Age 69". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  67. ^ "Joe Cocker dies after lung cancer battle – NME". 22 December 2014.
  68. ^ "Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies at age 84". The Guardian. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2022.