2010 in music



This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2010 in music.

Specific locations

 * 2010 in American music
 * 2010 in Australian music
 * 2010 in British music
 * 2010 in Canadian music
 * 2010 in European music (Continental Europe)
 * 2010 in Irish music
 * 2010 in Japanese music
 * 2010 in New Zealand music
 * 2010 in Norwegian music
 * 2010 in Swedish music

Specific genres

 * 2010 in alternative rock
 * 2010 in classical music
 * 2010 in country music
 * 2010 in heavy metal music
 * 2010 in hip hop music
 * 2010 in jazz
 * 2010 in opera

Album releases

 * 1) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West

Deaths

 * January
 * 10 – Dick Johnson (84), American big band clarinetist.
 * 26 – Dag Frøland (64), Norwegian comedian, singer and variety artist.


 * February
 * 6 – John Dankworth (82), English jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer.


 * March
 * 4 – Amalie Christie (96), Norwegian pianist.
 * 7 – Tony Campise (67), American jazz saxophonist.
 * 23 – Marva Wright (62), American blues and jazz singer.
 * 28 – Herb Ellis (88), American jazz guitarist.


 * April
 * 21 – Gustav Lorentzen (62), Norwegian folk singer and entertainer in Knutsen & Ludvigsen (Cardiac arrest).


 * May
 * 9 – Lena Horne (92), American jazz singer.
 * 16 – Hank Jones (91), American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
 * 30 – Kristian Bergheim (83), Norwegian jazz saxophonist.


 * June
 * 5 – Arne Nordheim (78), Norwegian composer.
 * 24 – Fred Anderson (81), American jazz tenor saxophonist.


 * July
 * 15 – Knut Stensholm (56), Norwegian drummer in the band Sambandet.
 * 23 – Willy Bakken (59), Norwegian guitarist and popular culture writer.


 * August
 * 14 – Abbey Lincoln (80), American jazz singer.


 * October
 * 5 – Jack Berntsen (69), Norwegian philologist, songwriter and folk singer.


 * December
 * 9 – James Moody (85), American jazz saxophonist (cancer).
 * 17 – Captain Beefheart (69), American blues singer.
 * 28 – Billy Taylor (89), American jazz pianist.