2011 in British music explained

This is a summary of 2011 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events

1 January – Musicians honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours list include mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer (CBE) and composer Howard Goodall (CBE), Richard Thompson (OBE) and Annie Lennox (OBE).
14 April – On his sixtieth birthday, Julian Lloyd Webber gives the première of American composer Eric Whitacre's "The River Cam", written specially for the occasion.
29 April – The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton includes original music by Paul Mealor and John Rutter as well as traditional works by British composers such as Hubert Parry's setting of the anthem "I was glad" and William Walton's "Crown Imperial".
10–12 June – The Download Festival 2011 takes place at Donington Park. The main stage is headlined by Def Leppard, System of a Down and Linkin Park, the second stage by Pendulum, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie, the Pepsi Max stage by Danzig, Funeral for a Friend and Frank Turner, the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage by Modestep, Dangerous! and H.E.A.T., and the Jägermeister Acoustic stage by Skindred, Bowling for Soup and Dave McPherson.
11 June – Musicians honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list include Bryan Ferry (CBE), broadcaster Bob Harris (OBE) and jazz singer Claire Martin (OBE).
6 September – PJ Harvey wins the Mercury Prize for her album Let England Shake, becoming the first (and to date, only) artist to win the accolade twice.
10 September – Edward Gardner conducts the Last Night of the Proms for the first time. The programme includes works by Béla Bartók and Franz Liszt as well as the traditional Elgar, and the soloist for "Rule Britannia" was Susan Bullock. A highlight is the première of Peter Maxwell Davies's Musica benevolens.^[1]
9 October – Sir Paul McCartney marries Nancy Shevell.^[2]
18 October – Ian Brown, John Squire, Mani and Reni announce the reformation of the Stone Roses at London's Soho Hotel.
11 December – Little Mix emerge as winners of the 2011 X Factor series. They are the first group to win in the programme's eight-year history.^[3] Marcus Collins is named runner-up, while Amelia Lily and Misha B finish in third and fourth place, respectively.

Publications

Ian Bostridge – A Singer's Notebook

Classical music

New works

Karl Jenkins – The Bards of Wales (cantata)
Paul Mealor – Ubi Caritas et Amor
Graham Waterhouse – Rhapsodie Macabre^[4]
Eric Whitacre – The River Cam

Opera

Albums

Nicola Benedetti – Italia
Alfie Boe – Alfie
Bond – Play
Katherine Jenkins – Daydream
Paul Lewis – Schubert: Piano Sonatas
Julian Lloyd Webber – The Art of Julian Lloyd Webber (compilation)

Field recordings

Chris Watson – El Tren Fantasma

Film and incidental music

Lorne Balfe – Ironclad
Neil Brand – Underground^[5]
Jonny Greenwood – We Need to Talk About Kevin

British music awards

BRIT Awards

The 2011 BRIT Awards were hosted by James Corden on 15 February 2011. The most notable winners were Tinie Tempah and Arcade Fire, both winning two awards.^[6] ^[7]

British Male Solo Artist: Plan B
British Female Solo Artist: Laura Marling
British Breakthrough Act: Tinie Tempah
British Group: Take That
MasterCard British Album: Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons
British Single: "Pass Out" – Tinie Tempah
International Male Solo Artist: Cee Lo Green
International Female Solo Artist: Rihanna
International Breakthrough Act: Justin Bieber
International Group: Arcade Fire
International Album: The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
British Producer: Markus Dravs
Critics' Choice: Jessie J

Classical BRIT Awards

The 2011 Classical BRIT Awards were held on 12 May 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall, London and hosted by Myleene Klass.^[8]

Male Artist of the Year: Antonio Pappano
Female Artist of the Year: Alison Balsom
Newcomer Award: Vilde Frang
Composer of the Year: Arvo Pärt
Critics' Award: Tasmin Little
Artist of the Decade: Il Divo
Album of the Year: Moonlight Serenade – André Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra
Outstanding Contribution to Music: John Barry (posthumous)

Ivor Novello Awards

The 56th Ivor Novello Awards were held on 19 May 2011 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.^[9] ^[10]

Best Song Musically and Lyrically: "Becoming a Jackal" – Villagers (written by Conor O'Brien)
Best Contemporary Song: "Pass Out" – Tinie Tempah (written by Timothy McKenzie, Patrick Okogwu and Marc Williams)
Album Award: The Defamation of Strickland Banks – Plan B
Best Original Film Score: How to Train Your Dragon (composed by John Powell)
Best Original Video Game Score: (composed by Richard Beddow, Richard Birdsall and Ian Livingstone)
Best Television Soundtrack: Any Human Heart (composed by Dan Jones)
Songwriter of the Year: Benjamin Drew
Most Performed Work: "She Said" – Plan B (written by Eric Appapoulay, Richard Cassell, Benjamin Drew and Tom Wright-Goss)
Classical Music Award: Michael Nyman
Inspiration Award: Dizzee Rascal
Outstanding Song Collection: Steve Winwood
Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Paul Rodgers
International Achievement: Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard & Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse)
Special International Award: Stephen Sondheim

Mercury Prize

The 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize was awarded on 6 September 2011 to PJ Harvey for her album Let England Shake. Harvey became the first artist to win the Mercury Prize twice.^[11] ^[12]

Popjustice £20 Music Prize

The 2011 Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded on 6 September 2011 to The Saturdays for their song "Higher".^[13]

British Composer Awards

The 2011 British Composer Awards were held on 30 November 2011 at Stationers' Hall, London and hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenters Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Andrew McGregor, with the awards presented by Michael Berkeley. There was no award in the Sonic Art category in 2011.

Instrumental Solo or Duo: Sonata for Cello & Piano – William Sweeney
Chamber: String Quartet No. 2 – Anthony Payne
Vocal: Five Larkin Songs – Huw Watkins
Choral: Allele – Michael Zev Gordon
Wind Band or Brass Band: In Pitch Black – Lucy Pankhurst
Orchestral: Fantasias – Julian Anderson
Stage Works: A Ring A Lamp A Thing – Orlando Gough
Liturgical: Bell Mass – Julian Anderson
Contemporary Jazz Composition: The Green Seagull – Tommy Evans
Community or Educational Project: Consider the Lilies – John Barber
Making Music Award: I can't find brumm... – Richard Bullen
International Award: La Mattina – Bent Sørensen
Outreach: PK – Graham Fitkin

The Record of the Year

The 2011 Record of the Year was awarded on 10 December 2011 to Lady Gaga for her song "Born This Way".

Charts and sales

Number-one singles

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist	Sales
1 January	"When We Collide"		262,953
8 January	"When We Collide"		113,037
15 January	"What's My Name?"		53,018
22 January	"Grenade"		149,834
29 January	"Grenade"		109,960
5 February	"We R Who We R"		90,139
12 February	"Price Tag"		84,076
19 February	"Price Tag"		95,697
26 February	"Someone Like You"		111,739
5 March			114,792
12 March			116,347
19 March			95,654
26 March		"Don't Hold Your Breath"		98,090
2 April	"Someone Like You"	Adele	82,357
9 April	"On the Floor"		133,179
16 April	"On the Floor"		91,749
23 April	"Party Rock Anthem"	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock	91,421
30 April			85,744
7 May			73,076
14 May			64,508
21 May	"The Lazy Song"	Bruno Mars	67,837
28 May	"Give Me Everything"		71,309
4 June			95,848
11 June			82,210
18 June	"Changed the Way You Kiss Me"		115,046
25 June	"Changed the Way You Kiss Me"		75,252
2 July	"Don't Wanna Go Home"		76,581
9 July	"Don't Wanna Go Home"		60,316
16 July	"Louder"		140,750
23 July	"Glad You Came"		117,165
30 July	"Glad You Came"		73,769
6 August	"She Makes Me Wanna"		98,016
13 August	"Swagger Jagger"		66,316
20 August	"Promises"		46,700
27 August	"Don't Go"		76,495
3 September	"Heart Skips a Beat"		109,151
10 September	"Stay Awake"	Example	73,402
17 September	"All About Tonight"		88,893
24 September	"What Makes You Beautiful"		153,965
1 October	"No Regrets"		96,639
8 October	"Loca People"		75,161
15 October	"We Found Love"		87,573
22 October			106,553
29 October			92,689
5 November	"Read All About It"		153,007
12 November	"Read All About It"		85,302
19 November	"We Found Love"	Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	79,834
26 November			66,941
3 December			79,804
10 December	"Wishing on a Star"	X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS & One Direction	98,932
17 December	"Dance with Me Tonight"	Olly Murs	46,584
24 December	"Cannonball"		210,129
31 December	"Wherever You Are"		555,622

Number-one albums

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist	Sales
1 January	Progress		350,328
8 January	Loud		76,237
15 January			50,088
22 January			44,827
29 January	Doo-Wops & Hooligans		86,243
5 February	21		208,090
12 February			135,585
19 February			134,241
26 February			188,764
5 March			173,718
12 March			180,493
19 March			161,580
26 March			159,895
2 April			156,162
9 April			257,731
16 April			114,476
23 April	Wasting Light		114,557
30 April	21	Adele	91,803
7 May			73,771
14 May			80,922
21 May			70,362
28 May			51,183
4 June	Born This Way		215,639
11 June	Born This Way		67,615
18 June	Suck It and See		82,424
25 June	Progress	Take That	77,720
2 July	Born This Way	Lady Gaga	47,150
9 July	4		89,211
16 July	4		44,929
23 July	21	Adele	43,555
30 July	21	Adele	46,648
6 August	Back to Black		44,076
13 August			63,070
20 August			43,726
27 August	Welcome Reality		30,640
3 September	Echoes		65,773
10 September	I'm With You		71,858
17 September	Playing in the Shadows		56,224
24 September	+		102,350
1 October	Velociraptor!		94,088
8 October	The Awakening		62,181
15 October	The Awakening		36,411
22 October	The Ultimate Collection		34,200
29 October	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds		122,530
5 November	Mylo Xyloto		208,343
12 November	Ceremonials		94,050
19 November	Someone To Watch Over Me		72,745
26 November	Christmas		85,787
3 December	Talk That Talk	Rihanna	163,819
10 December	In Case You Didn't Know		148,532
17 December		Amy Winehouse	194,966
24 December	Christmas	Michael Bublé	269,665
31 December	Christmas	Michael Bublé	317,114

Number-one compilation albums

Chart date (week ending)	Album
1 January	Now 77
8 January
15 January
22 January
29 January
5 February
12 February
19 February	Love Songs – The Ultimate Collection
26 February	BRIT Awards 2011 With MasterCard
5 March	BRIT Awards 2011 With MasterCard
12 March	Anthems Hip Hop
19 March	Anthems Hip Hop
26 March	Massive R&B – Spring 2011
2 April
9 April
16 April	Ultimate Floorfillers
23 April	Now 78
30 April
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June	The Old Grey Whistle Test – 40th
2 July	Now 78
9 July	Clubland 19
16 July
23 July
30 July
6 August	Now 79
13 August
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October	Now R&B
15 October	Now R&B
22 October	Now 79
29 October	Now 79
5 November	Pop Party 9
12 November	BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge – Vol 6
19 November	Clubland 20
26 November	Pop Party 9
3 December	Now 80
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

Best-selling singles of 2011

^[14]

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Sales
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	"Someone Like You"	Adele	1	1,242,917^[15]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	"Moves Like Jagger"	Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	2	1,040,000^[16]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	"Party Rock Anthem"	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock	1	900,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	"Price Tag"	Jessie J featuring B.o.B	1	900,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	"We Found Love"	Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	1	900,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	"Give Me Everything"	Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	"Grenade"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	"The A Team"		3	800,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	"On the Floor"	featuring Pitbull	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	"Jar of Hearts"		4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	"S&M"	Rihanna	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	"Wherever You Are"	Military Wives & Gareth Malone	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	"Born This Way"	Lady Gaga	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	"The Lazy Song"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	"Beautiful People"	featuring Benny Benassi	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	"Changed the Way You Kiss Me"	Example	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	"I Need a Dollar"		2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	"Sweat"	Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	"What Makes You Beautiful"	One Direction	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	"Heart Skips a Beat"	featuring Rizzle Kicks	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	"Mr Saxobeat"		3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	"Earthquake"	Labrinth featuring Tinie Tempah	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	"Glad You Came"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	"Louder"	DJ Fresh featuring Sian Evans	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	"Do It Like a Dude"	Jessie J	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	"The Edge of Glory"	Lady Gaga	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	"Yeah 3x"		6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	"Set Fire to the Rain"	Adele	11
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	"Super Bass"		8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	"Sexy and I Know It"	LMFAO	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	"Where Them Girls At"	featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	"Don't Hold Your Breath"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	"Best Thing I Never Had"	Beyoncé	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	"Bounce"	featuring Kelis	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	"E.T."	featuring Kanye West	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	"Read All About It"	Professor Green featuring Emeli Sandé	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	"Champion"	Chipmunk featuring Chris Brown	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	"Paradise"	Coldplay	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	"Lego House"		5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41	"Cannonball"	Little Mix	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	"Just Can't Get Enough"		3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	"Who's That Chick?"	featuring Rihanna	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	"Marry You"		11
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"		9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	"Feel So Close"		2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	"Don't Wanna Go Home"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	"Good Feeling"	Flo Rida	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	"What's My Name?"	Rihanna featuring Drake	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	"Without You"	featuring Usher	6

Best-selling albums of 2011

^[17]

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Sales
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	21	Adele	1	3,772,346^[18]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	Christmas		1	1,292,762
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	Doo-Wops & Hooligans		1	1,214,425
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	19	Adele	2	1,210,417
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	Mylo Xyloto	Coldplay	1	907,000^[19]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	Loud	Rihanna	1	876,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	Born This Way	Lady Gaga	1	821,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	Who You Are	Jessie J	2	805,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	+		1	791,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	Talk That Talk	Rihanna	1	655,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11			1	638,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	In Case You Didn't Know		1	597,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	The Lady Killer		3	560,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds	1	492,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	Progress	Take That	1	484,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	Up All Night	One Direction	2	468,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	No More Idols	Chase and Status	2	461,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	4	Beyoncé	1	451,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	Greatest Hits	Westlife	4	423,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	Crazy Love		3	410,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	The Defamation of Strickland Banks	Plan B	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	Ceremonials	Florence and the Machine	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	Echoes		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	Wasting Light	Foo Fighters	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	Teenage Dream		8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	Heaven		3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	Sigh No More	Mumford & Sons	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	Disc-Overy		4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	Jukebox	JLS	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	The Fame	Lady Gaga	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	Build a Rocket Boys!	Elbow	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	Back to Black		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	Someone to Watch Over Me		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	Good Ol' Fashioned Love		4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor		4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	The Awakening		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	Velociraptor!	Kasabian	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	Seasons of My Soul	Rumer	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	Lights		5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	Fallen Empires	Snow Patrol	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41	Nothing But the Beat		2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	Last Night on Earth	Noah and the Whale	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	Playing in the Shadows	Example	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	Bring Him Home		9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	Greatest Hits... So Far!!!	Pink	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	Alfie		6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	Olly Murs		4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	Classic		2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	Letters		2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	Suck It and See	Arctic Monkeys	1

Notes:

Platinum records

For a record to be certified platinum, it must sell a minimum of 600,000 copies. However, not every song that sells 600,000 copies is given platinum certification and so this is not a complete list of songs that have sold 600,000 copies in 2011. Also note that a song certified platinum could have sold its 600,000th copy long before it is given certification.

Artist	Song	Date released	Date certified platinum
Cee Lo Green	"Forget You"
Rihanna	"Only Girl (In the World)"
Rihanna featuring Drake	"What's My Name?"
Tinie Tempah	"Pass Out"
Katy Perry	"Firework"
Adele	"Someone Like You"
Pitbull/Ne-Yo/Afrojack/Nayer	"Give Me Everything"

Deaths

4 January
- Mick Karn – English multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter, 52
- Gerry Rafferty – Scottish singer-songwriter, 63
14 January – Trish Keenan, singer (Broadcast), 42 (swine flu).^[20]
16 January – Steve Prestwich, British-born Australian drummer and songwriter (Cold Chisel, Little River Band), 56
26 January – Eddie Mordue, saxophonist, 83
28 January
- Raymond Cohen, violinist, 91
- Dame Margaret Price, operatic soprano, 69
30 January – John Barry, British film composer, 77
31 January – Mark Ryan, guitarist (Adam and the Ants), 51
3 February – Tony Levin, jazz drummer, 71
6 February
- Gary Moore, guitarist and songwriter, 58
- James Watson, trumpeter, 59
14 February – George Shearing, jazz pianist, 91
27 February – Margaret Eliot, music teacher, 97
8 March – Richard Campbell, cellist, 55
15 March
- Smiley Culture, reggae singer and DJ, 48 (stabbing)^[21]
- Keith Fordyce, radio DJ and TV presenter, 82
17 March – J. B. Steane, music critic, 83
18 March – Jet Harris, guitarist (The Shadows), 71
20 March – Johnny Pearson, pianist, arranger and TV composer, 85
29 March – Robert Tear, operatic tenor, 72
31 March – Ishbel MacAskill, Scottish Gaelic singer and heritage campaigner, 70
25 April – Poly Styrene – singer, (X-Ray Spex), 53 (cancer)^[22]
29 April – David Mason, trumpeter, 85
7 May – Big George, arranger, 53 (heart attack)^[23]
19 May – Kathy Kirby, singer, 72
29 May – Simon Brint, musician, composer, actor and comedian (Raw Sex), 60 (suicide)
10 June – Kenny Hawkes, DJ and music producer, 42 (liver failure)
22 June
- Cyril Ornadel, conductor and composer, 86
- Mike Waterson, folk singer, 70
24 June – Goff Richards, English composer, 66
9 July – Würzel, guitarist, 61
14 July – Eric Delaney, percussionist and bandleader, 87
15 July – Cuddly Dudley, rock and roll singer, 87
23 July – Amy Winehouse, singer, musician, 27^[24] (alcohol poisoning)
3 August – Andrew McDermott, singer (Threshold), 45 (kidney failure)
15 August – Betty Thatcher, lyricist, 67
10 September – Graham Collier, jazz bassist, 74
21 September – John Du Cann, guitarist (Atomic Rooster), 66
2 October – David Bedford, composer, 74
5 October – Bert Jansch, singer, musician, 67
15 October – Betty Driver, singer and actress, 91
18 October – Bob Brunning, blues musician (Fleetwood Mac), 68
21 October – Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian band leader, 100
28 October – Beryl Davis, singer, 87
29 October – Sir Jimmy Savile, DJ, 84
6 November – Gordon Beck, jazz pianist and composer, 75
24 November – Ross MacManus, trumpeter, 84
26 November – Keef Hartley, drummer and bandleader, 67
6 December – Tony Fell, music publisher, 79
12 December – John Gardner, composer, 94

Notes and References

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014smbv BBC Two – BBC Proms, 2011
News: Sir Paul McCartney marrying for the third time. BBC News . 9 October 2011. 5 May 2012.
Web site: ITV. Little Mix. 2011. The X Factor. ITV. 21 December 2011.
Web site: Hommage à Liszt . 2011 . . 9 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404021809/http://www.gasteig.de/veranstaltungen-und-tickets/veranstaltungen/hommage-a-liszt-.html%2Cv10153 . 4 April 2012 .
http://silentlondon.co.uk/2011/09/28/neil-brands-score-for-underground-a-preview/ 'Neil Brand’s score for Underground: a preview'
Web site: Brit Awards 2011: Winners . . 15 February 2011 . 25 June 2014.
News: Alexandra . Topping . Brit awards 2011: Take That win best British group 21 years after their debut . . . London, England . 15 February 2011 . 25 June 2014.
Web site: Violinists dominate Classic Brit Awards . BBC News . 13 May 2011 . 25 June 2014.
Web site: Liam . Allen . Plan B wins three awards at Ivor Novellos . BBC News . 19 May 2011 . 25 June 2014.
News: Alexandra . Topping . Plan B aka Ben Drew takes top honours at Ivor Novello awards . The Guardian . Guardian Media Group . London, England . 19 May 2011 . 25 June 2011.
Web site: PJ Harvey wins Mercury Prize for second time . BBC News . 6 September 2011 . 25 June 2011.
News: Alexandra . Topping . PJ Harvey wins Mercury music prize for the second time . The Guardian . Guardian Media Group . London, England . 6 September 2011 . 25 June 2014.
Web site: 2011 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Congratulations to The Saturdays . . 7 September 2011 . 19 September 2011.
The Official Singles Chart 2011 Top 100 . . Intent Media . London, England . 15 . 13 January 2012.
Paul . Williams . Singles . Music Week . Intent Media . London, England . 14–15 . 13 January 2012.
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