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This is a summary of the year 2024 in British music.
Events
January
- 1 January – BBC One sees in the New Year with the concert Rick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve. Rick Astley is joined by various guests, including Rylan Clark with whom he performs a rendition of the Dead of Alive track "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".[1]
- 3 January – Data from the British Phonographic Industry shows that female artists enjoyed a record year in the UK Singles Chart, with female artists or groups topping the charts for 31 of 52 weeks, the most since the charts began in 1952.[2]
- 5 January – Indie rock band The Last Dinner Party are named the BBC Sound of 2024.[3]
- 6 January – Music researcher Colin Jagger launches an appeal to find the whereabouts of the original score of Gilbert and Sullivan's Utopia Limited, which was sold in 1915 and is believed to be lost.[4]
- 7 January – At the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Foy Vance and Ed Sheeran win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "A Beautiful Game", written for the final episode of the TV series Ted Lasso.[5]
- 8 January – Roger Daltrey announces he will step down as curator of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust gigs held at the Royal Albert Hall following the 2024 events.[6]
- 10 January – Stevie Spring is appointed Chair of the PRS for Music Board, succeeding Stephen Davidson, who will relinquish the role officially at the organisations' AGM.[7]
- 11 January – Royal Mail issues a set of 15 stamps featuring the Spice Girls to celebrate their 30th anniversary, the first time a set of UK stamps have been dedicated to a female pop group.[8]
- 31 January – The rock band Nothing but Thieves play an exclusive gig for Radio X listeners at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town.[9]
March
- 2 March – The 2024 Brit Awards will take place at London's O2 Arena.[10]
Bands formed
Bands disbanded
Bands reformed
Classical works
New operas
British music awards
Charts and sales
Number-one singles
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
| Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 96,653 | [11] |
| 11 January | "Stick Season" | Noah Kahan | 59,000 | [12] |
| 18 January | 65,834 | [13] |
Number-one albums
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
| Chart date (week ending) | Album | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 22,020 | [14] |
| 11 January | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent | Lewis Capaldi | 8,513 | [15] |
| 18 January | A Matter of Time | Shed Seven | 17,556 | [16] |
Number-one compilation albums
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
| Chart date (week ending) | Album | Chart sales | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | Now Christmas | 4,557 | [17] |
| 11 January | Barbie the Album | 3,236 | [18] |
| 18 January | Wonka | 2,760 | [19] |
Deaths
- 4 January – David Soul, 80, American-born actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Come the Brides) and singer ("Don't Give Up on Us").[20]
- 5 January – Del Palmer, 71, English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer.[21]
- 7 January – Tony Clarkin, 77, English guitarist and songwriter (Magnum).[22]
- 11 January – Annie Nightingale, 83, English radio DJ and television broadcaster[23]
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Paterson, Colin (31 December 2023). "Rick Astley: Ready to roll into 2024 with BBC One New Year's Eve concert". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ Savage, Mark (3 January 2024). "Female artists dominated 2023 music charts – but new acts are being squeezed out". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ Savage, Mark (5 January 2024). "The Last Dinner Party win BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2024". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ Sillito, David (6 January 2024). "Hunt for lost Gilbert and Sullivan opera launched". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Foy Vance and Ed Sheeran win Emmy for Ted Lasso song". BBC News. BBC. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ Savage, Mark (8 January 2024). "Roger Daltrey stepping down as curator of Teenage Cancer Trust gigs". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ "Stevie Spring CBE appointed Chair of the PRS for Music Board". Radio Today. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ Nanji, Noor (5 January 2024). "Spice Girls to feature on commemorative set of stamps for 30th anniversary". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "Nothing But Thieves to play exclusive gig for Radio X". Radio Today. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (26 September 2023). "Here's the Date of the 2024 Brit Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ↑ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Gallagher, Charlotte; Savage, Mark (5 January 2024). "David Soul: Starsky & Hutch actor dies aged 80". BBC News. BBC.
- ↑ "Del Palmer, Kate Bush's longtime bass player and engineer, has died". SuperDeluxeEdition. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Magnum's Tony Clarkin dies aged 77". Planet Radio. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ Youngs, Ian; Nanji, Noor (12 January 2024). "Annie Nightingale: Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ dies at 83". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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