2010 Meteor Awards Explained
The 2010 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on Friday 19 February 2010 in Dublin. They were presented by Amanda Byram. The launch took place in La Stampa on 7 January 2010, and was attended by The Coronas and Danny O'Donoghue from The Script.[1]
Bell X1, Christy Moore, Florence and the Machine and U2 each received three nominations. U2 received no awards to the surprise of The Coronas and The Script who beat them in two of the three categories.[2] Westlife won Best Irish Pop Act for the tenth consecutive year.[3] The list of performing artists on the night included international acts such as Dizzee Rascal, Pixie Lott, Paolo Nutini, The Script, The Temper Trap and Westlife. Snow Patrol were also announced but later cancelled their scheduled performance.
The event had sold out by early February. It was broadcast on RTÉ Two on 21 February 2010, at 21:00.
Performances
The first announcements were:[4] [5]
Later announcements included:[6] [7] [8] [9]
Cancelled performance
Snow Patrol announced an inability to perform at the 2010 Meteor Awards after frontman Gary Lightbody broke his jaw.[10]
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on January 7, 2010.[2] [11] [12] [13]
Public voting categories
Best Radio DJ – National
Best Radio DJ – Regional
Best Irish Band
Best Irish Male
Best Irish Female
Best Irish Pop Act
Best Irish Album
Best Irish Live Performance
Non-Public voting categories
Best Folk/Traditional
Best International Band
Best International Male
Best International Female
Best International Album
Best International Live Performance
Special awards
Lifetime achievement award
Humanitarian Award
Industry Award
Most Promising New Artist of the Year
As part of the 2010 Meteor Ireland Music Awards organisers developed a new award called Most Promising New Artist of 2010. This new award was designed for any up-and-coming artist or band who were unsigned. The award itself is differentiated from the Hope of 2010 award in that the Hope award is given to an artist or band already signed to a mainstream or independent record label. An artist or band who would like to be part of the Most Promising New Artist of 2010 nominations had to submit relevant particulars before January 11, 2010. The winner of the award is expected to perform at the event, appear at Oxegen 2010 and have 150 copies of their debut single released, including artwork.[17]
Nominations announced on February 5, 2010:[18]
Multiple nominations
Bell X1, Christy Moore, Florence and the Machine (from the UK), Snow Patrol and U2 received three nominations each.
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
External links
Notes and References
- The Script hard at work on new album. 2010-01-07. 2010-01-07. Hot Press.
- News: Ronan McGreevy. No prize on the horizon for U2 as Coronas shine at Meteor Awards. February 20, 2010. February 20, 2010. The Irish Times.
- Web site: Westlife win 10th Meteor Award in a row. February 19, 2010. February 19, 2010. RTÉ. https://web.archive.org/web/20100222043003/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0219/meteor.html. 22 February 2010 . live.
- Web site: All-star lineup announced for Meteors. 2010-01-07. 2010-01-07. RTÉ. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114015301/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0107/meteors.html. 14 January 2010 . live.
- Westlife and Snow Patrol Head Meteors Live Line-Up. 2010-01-07. 2010-01-07. Hot Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20100111034737/http://www.hotpress.com/Westlife/news/Westlife-and-Snow-Patrol-Head-Meteors-Live-LineUp/6133309.html. 11 January 2010 . live.
- Web site: Kennedy to get Lifetime Award at Meteors. 2010-01-14. 2010-01-22. RTÉ.
- Bell X1 join Meteors line-up. 2010-01-19. 2010-01-22. Hot Press.
- The Temper Trap to play The Meteors. 2010-02-08. 2010-02-12. Hot Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20100210031426/http://www.hotpress.com/The%20Temper%20Trap/news/The-Temper-Trap-to-play-The-Meteors/6207390.html. 10 February 2010. live.
- Dizzee Rascal joins Meteors line-up. 2010-02-12. 2010-02-12. Hot Press.
- Gary Lightbody Breaks Jaw. 2010-01-29. 2010-01-29. Hot Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20100202013622/http://www.hotpress.com/Snow%20Patrol/news/Gary-Lightbody-Breaks-Jaw/6188760.html. 2 February 2010. live.
- Web site: Meteor Ireland Awards Nominees . 2010-01-07 . 2010-01-07 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100117085832/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0107/meteornominees.html . 17 January 2010 . dead.
- News: Ronan McGreevy. U2 expected to dominate Meteors. 2010-01-07. 2010-01-07. The Irish Times.
- News: Lorna Nolan. Snow Patrol and Westlife to take centre stage at Meteors. 2010-01-07. 2010-01-07. Evening Herald.
- Kennedy to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Meteors. 2010-01-15. 2010-01-22. Hot Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20100118091456/http://www.hotpress.com/Brian%20Kennedy/news/Kennedy-to-receive-Lifetime-Achievement-Award-at-Meteors/6156251.html. 18 January 2010 . live.
- Niall Mellon to receive Meteor Humanitarian Award. 2010-01-27. 2010-01-27. Hot Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20100202013615/http://www.hotpress.com/Niall%20Mellon/news/Niall-Mellon-to-receive-Meteor-Humanitarian-Award/6188137.html. 2 February 2010 . live.
- Mount Charles lands music industry gong. 2010-01-22. 2010-01-22. Hot Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20100125145141/http://www.hotpress.com/Meteor%20Awards/news/Mount-Charles-lands-music-industry-gong/6170570.html. 25 January 2010 . live.
- http://www.themeteors.ie/terms/ "themeteors.ie/terms/"
- Meteor Most Promising New Artist of the Year nominees announced. 2010-02-05. 2010-02-05. Hot Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20100209034311/http://www.hotpress.com/Meteor%20Awards/news/Meteor-Most-Promising-New-Artist-of-the-Year-nominees-announced/6190244.html. 9 February 2010 . live.
