2019 in British music explained

This is a summary of the year 2019 in British music.

Events

• 3 January – The Royal College of Organists announces Hans Fagius and Nicolas Kynaston as the recipients of the RCO Medal for 2019.^[1]
• 10 January – The Brodsky Quartet announces the appointment of Gina McCormack as its new violinist, to replace the departing Daniel Rowland.^[2]
• 17 January – The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces Rebecca Saunders as the recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis 2019, the second woman and the first female composer ever to be honoured with the award.^[3]
• 21 January – The Barbican Centre, London Symphony Orchestra, and Guildhall School of Music and Drama jointly unveil initial designs for the proposed privately-funded centre for music in the City of London.^[4]
• 24 January – Tasmin Little announces her intention to retire from classical music performance in the summer of 2020.^[5]
• 25 January
  • The BBC Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Dalia Stasevska as its next principal guest conductor, the first woman to be named to the post and the second female conductor ever to be given a titled post with a BBC orchestra.^[6]
  • The Ulster Orchestra announces the appointment of Daniele Rustioni as its next chief conductor, effective September 2019.^[7]
  • The city of Schwäbisch Gmünd announces John Rutter as the recipient of the Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik 2019.^[8]
• 20 February – Future Talent announces Sheku Kanneh-Mason as its newest Ambassador.^[9]
• 4 March – Scala Radio, a new classical radio station, begins transmission.^[10]
• 8 March
  • A British Phonographic Industry report indicates that with respect to music provision, state schools have seen a 21% decrease over the past 5 years, compared to a net increase of 7% in independent schools during the same period.^[11]
  • Birmingham Contemporary Music Group announces the appointment of Seb Huckle as its new executive director.^[12]
• 29–31 March – The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival takes place in Liverpool.^[13]
• 17 April
  • English National Opera announces the resignation of Daniel Kramer as its artistic director, effective at the end of July 2019.^[14]
  • The Court of Appeal unanimously upholds the earlier ruling by the High Court of Justice in the case of Christopher Goldscheider v. Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, in favour of Goldscheider.^[15]
• 22 April – The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams regains its position at number 1 in the Classic FM Top 300, revealed over the Easter weekend.^[16]
• 25 April – The Development Management Sub-Committee of the City of Edinburgh Council approves plans for the construction of Dunard Centre, the first purpose-built music and performance venue in Edinburgh in over 100 years.^[17]
• 29 April – The PRS Foundation announces that Vanessa Reed is to stand down as its executive director, effective with the summer of 2019.^[18]
• 7 May – BBC Radio 3 announces the musicians for its New Generation Artists scheme from 2019-21:^[19]
  • Eric Lu, piano
  • Alexander Gadjiev, piano
  • Timothy Ridout, viola
  • Consone Quartet
  • Johan Dalene, violin
  • Rob Luft, jazz guitar
  • Ema Nikoslovska, mezzo-soprano
• 10 May – The Philharmonia Orchestra announces that Helen Sprott is to stand down as its managing director.^[20]
• 22 May
  • The Philharmonia Orchestra announces the appointment of Santtu-Matias Rouvali as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2021-2022 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.^[21]
  • The Benedetti Foundation announces the appointment of Michael Garvey as its first-ever executive director.^[22]
  • The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) announces that Michael Garvey is to stand down as director of the BBC NOW and the BBC National Chorus of Wales.^[23]
• 7 June
  • Queen's Birthday Honours:^[24]
    • Stephen Cleobury, Ian Stoutzker, and David Pountney are each made a Knight Bachelor.
    • Jonathan Dove, Joanna MacGregor, Mitch Murray and Mark Padmore are each made a Commander of the Order of British Empire.
    • Elvis Costello, Kathryn Harries, Feargal Sharkey and Robin Ticciati are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
    • Mary Bevan, Sophie Bevan, Alfie Boe, Jacqui Dankworth, Andy Heath, Anna Meredith, and Timothy Reynish are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
• 14–16 June – Download Festival 2019 takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire. The main stage is headlined by Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool, the Zippo encore stage by Rob Zombie, Halestorm and Slayer (in their final UK appearance), the Avalanche stage by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Simple Creatures and Enter Shikari, and the Dogtooth stage by At the Gates, Carcass and Municipal Waste.
• 17 June – The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) announces the appointments of Alexander Goehr and Sir David Pountney as honorary members of the RPS.^[25]
• 22 June – The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 competition results are announced:
  • Main Prize – Andrei Kymach^[26]
  • Song Prize – Mingjie Lei^[27]
  • Audience Prize – Katie Bray^[26]
• 24 June – Opera North announces the appointment of Garry Walker as its next music director, effective with the 2020-21 season.^[28]
• 26 June – Opera Rara announces the appointment of Carlo Rizzi as its next artistic director, effective June 2020.^[29]
• 19 July – Karina Canellakis conducts the First Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, the first female conductor ever to conduct the First Night.^[30]
• 25 July – The London Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Edward Gardner as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2021-22 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.^[31]
• 3 September – At the Proms, Bernard Haitink conducts his 90th and final Prom, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Emanuel Ax.^[32]
• 11 September – The BBC National Orchestra of Wales announces the appointment of Ryan Bancroft as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2020-21 season, with an initial contract of 3 years.^[33]
• 16 September
  • The BBC announces the appointment of Lisa Tregale as the new Director of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC National Chorus of Wales, effective in 2020. Tregale is the first woman to be named to the post.^[34]
  • Wigmore Hall awards Iestyn Davies the Wigmore Medal, after a concert at Wigmore Hall on his 40th birthday.^[35]
• 5 October – Lucia Lucas becomes the first transgender singer to perform with the English National Opera in London.^[36]
• 8 October – English National Opera announces the appointment of Annilese Miskimmon as its next artistic director, effective September 2020.^[37]
• 8 November – The Royal Albert Hall announces a new 5-year partnership with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as its new associate orchestra for year-round orchestral programmes.^[38]
• 9 December – The Yehudi Menuhin School announces the appointment of Tasmin Little as its new co-president.^[39]
• 27 December – UK New Year's Honours 2020:^[40]
  • Sir Elton John is made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.
  • Olivia Newton-John is made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Humphrey Burton is made a Knight Bachelor.
  • Timothy Walker and Errollyn Wallen are each made a Commander of the Order of British Empire.
  • Judith Bingham, Nicola Killean, Gary Lightbody and Roger Taylor are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Helen Grime, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Charles Kennard are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Television programmes

• 1 January – Jools' Annual Hootenanny features Marc Almond, George Ezra, Junior Giscombe, Jess Glynne and others.^[41]
• 24 February – Pappano's Greatest Arias, presented by Antonio Pappano^[42]
• 1 March – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, documentary about Soft Cell^[43]
• 14 April – Janet Baker in her own words, documentary about Janet Baker^[44]
• 7 September – Strictly Come Dancing 2019 series, introducing new judge Motsi Mabuse.
• 12 October

competitors include Brendan Cole, Martin Bashir and Hayley Hasselhoff^[45] The series is won by Megan McKenna, with Max and Harvey second and Jenny Ryan third.^[46]

• • Mark Ronson

From the Heart (BBC4 documentary)

• 10 December – Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey (BBC4 documentary)^[47]

Artists and groups

Reformed

• Doves
• The Futureheads
• Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
• JLS
• Lighthouse Family
• McFly
• Monaco
• The Power Station
• Roxy Music
• Shakespears Sister
• Sugababes (original line up)
• Supergrass

Disbanded

• Arms Race
• Estrons
• The Good, the Bad & the Queen
• Mallory Knox
• Otherkin
• The Searchers
• Spandau Ballet
• The Spook School
• Superfood

Classical works

• Thomas Adès – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra^[48]
• Sally Beamish – Nine Fragments (for string quartet)^[49]
• Michael Berkeley – Epitaphs of War^[50]
• Sir Harrison Birtwistle – Duet for 8 Strings (for viola and cello)^[51]
• Mark David Boden – Descent^[52]
• Jay Capperauld – Egalitair^[53]
• John Casken – Madonna of Silence (Trombone Concerto)^[54]
• Jonathan Dove
  • Accordion Concerto ('Northern Lights')^[55]
  • We Are One Fire^[56]
• David Fennessy - The Ground (commissioned by BBC; premièred on 12 January at Glasgow City Hall^[57]
• Helen Grime – Percussion Concerto^[58]
• Gavin Higgins – Book of Miracles (Trombone Concerto)^[59]
• Robin Holloway – Phaeton’s Journey: Son of the Sun (Trumpet Concerto)^[60]
• Dani Howard – Gates of Spring^[61]
• Emily Howard (music) and Michael Symmons Roberts (text) – The Anvil - An elegy for Peterloo^[62]
• Daniel Kidane – Woke^[63]
• John Woolrich – A Book of Inventions
• Nicholas Korth – Harmoniae Naturales VI^[64]
• Sir James MacMillan – Symphony No 5 ('Le grand Inconnu')^[65]
• Grace-Evangeline Mason – Midnight Spires^[66]
• Colin Matthews – Octet^[67]
• Tom Poster – The Turning Year^[68]
• André Previn and Tom Stoppard – Penelope^[69]
• Joby Talbot – A Sheen of Dew on Flowers^[70]
• Mark-Anthony Turnage – Massarosa (for bassoon and string quartet)
• Huw Watkins – The Moon^[71]
• Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto^[72]
• Scott Wilson – À Mezza Voce^[73]
• John Woolrich – A Book of Inventions^[73]

Opera

• Iain Bell and Mark Campbell – Stonewall^[74]
• Iain Bell and Emma Jenkins – The Women of Whitechapel^[75]
• Gavin Higgins and Francesca Simon – The Monstrous Child^[76]
• Dani Howard (music), Zoe Palmer and Rebecca Hurst (libretto) – Robin Hood^[77]
• Stuart MacRae and Louise Welsh – Anthropocene^[78]
• Gabriel Prokofiev and David Pountney – Elizabetta^[79]
• Philip Venables and Ted Huffman – Denis & Katya^[80]

Musical theatre

• Only Fools and Horses The Musical, by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan, with additional music by Chas Hodges and John Sullivan^[81]

Musical films

• Blinded by the Light, starring Hayley Atwell and Kulvinder Ghir, with music by Bruce Springsteen.^[82]
• Cats, starring James Corden, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen and Judi Dench, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, due for release on 20 December.^[83]
• Rocketman, starring Taron Egerton, produced by Elton John, David Furnish and Matthew Vaughn^[84]
• Yesterday, starring Himesh Patel and Ed Sheeran, with songs by Paul McCartney and John Lennon^[85]

Film scores and incidental music

Film

• Soumik Datta – Around India with a Movie Camera^[86]
• Steven Price – Wonder Park^[87]
• Vik Sharma & Graham Coxon – Fighting with My Family^[88]

Television

• David Arnold – Good Omens^[89]
• Ewen Henderson – Sanditon^[90]
• Dominik Scherrer – The Widow^[91]

British music awards

• Brit Awards – see 2019 Brit Awards

Charts and sales

Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

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Best performing single of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
3 January	"Sweet but Psycho"		65,156	^[92]
10 January			71,139	^[93]
17 January			68,320	^[94]
24 January			70,721	^[95]
31 January	"7 Rings"		126,240	^[96]
7 February			86,143	^[97]
14 February			71,909	^[98]
21 February	"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"		84,701	^[99]
28 February	"7 Rings"		61,891	^[100]
7 March	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="7"	"Someone You Loved"		57,698	^[101]
14 March	65,216	^[102]
21 March	62,336	^[103]
28 March	65,177	^[104]
4 April	66,725	^[105]
11 April	63,990	^[106]
18 April	69,076	^[107]
25 April	"Old Town Road"		80,314	^[108]
2 May			84,648	^[109]
9 May	"Vossi Bop"		94,495	^[110]
16 May			84,646	^[111]
23 May	"I Don't Care"		123,825	^[112]
30 May			98,270	^[113]
6 June			83,477	^[114]
13 June			78,206	^[115]
20 June			67,959	^[116]
27 June			65,420	^[117]
4 July			65,002	^[118]
11 July			63,836	^[119]
18 July	"Señorita"		69,321	^[120]
25 July	"Beautiful People"		73,397	^[121]
1 August	"Señorita"	Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello	68,159	^[122]
8 August			61,712	^[123]
15 August			58,597	^[124]
22 August			54,934	^[125]
29 August			53,157	^[126]
5 September	"Take Me Back to London"	Ed Sheeran featuring Stormzy	66,953	^[127]
12 September			66,610	^[128]
19 September			59,683	^[129]
26 September			58,783	^[130]
3 October			53,251	^[131]
10 October	"Dance Monkey"		50,468	^[132]
17 October			70,713	^[133]
24 October			84,580	^[134]
31 October			81,198
7 November			85,820
14 November			84,488
21 November			82,944
28 November			82,796
5 December			80,230
12 December			75,075
19 December			68,165
26 December	"I Love Sausage Rolls"		92,896

Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

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Best performing album of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
3 January	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	61,328	^[135]
10 January			40,901	^[136]
17 January			30,364	^[137]
24 January			28,879	^[138]
31 January			22,435	^[139]
7 February	Amo		26,934	^[140]
14 February	Encore		18,199	^[141]
21 February	thank u, next		65,214	^[142]
28 February			31,404	^[143]
7 March			21,659	^[144]
14 March	What a Time to Be Alive		36,679	^[145]
21 March	Psychodrama		26,390	^[146]
28 March	Singing to Strangers		32,264	^[147]
4 April	Coming Home to You		18,039	^[148]
11 April	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?		48,410	^[149]
18 April			23,982	^[150]
25 April			26,498	^[151]
2 May	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Billie Eilish	15,134	^[152]
9 May	Hurts 2B Human		48,861	^[153]
16 May			16,713	^[154]
23 May			11,582	^[155]
30 May	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="4"	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent		89,506	^[156]
6 June	39,741	^[157]
13 June	29,429	^[158]
20 June	27,590	^[159]
27 June	Western Stars		52,290	^[160]
4 July	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent	Lewis Capaldi	19,003	^[161]
11 July			31,980	^[162]
18 July	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent	Lewis Capaldi	18,491	^[163]
25 July	No.6 Collaborations Project		125,031	^[164]
1 August			60,902	^[165]
8 August			41,372	^[166]
15 August			32,114	^[167]
22 August	We Are Not Your Kind		31,828	^[168]
29 August	No.6 Collaborations Project	Ed Sheeran	23,611	^[169]
5 September	Lover		53,015	^[170]
12 September	Norman Fucking Rockwell!		31,539	^[171]
19 September	Hollywood's Bleeding		33,728	^[172]
26 September	Hypersonic Missiles		40,913	^[173]
3 October	Why Me? Why Not.		68,327	^[174]
10 October	Abbey Road		34,680	^[175]
17 October	Without Fear		20,061	^[176]
24 October	Giants of All Sizes		27,257	^[177]
31 October	Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2		20,505
7 November	Kind		29,844
14 November	From Out of Nowhere		21,062
21 November	Sunsets & Full Moons		31,946
28 November	Spectrum		62,621
5 December	Everyday Life		80,974
12 December	The Christmas Present		52,909
19 December	You're in My Heart		44,776
26 December			71,330

Number-one compilation albums

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Chart sales	References
3 January	Now 101		^[178]
10 January			^[179]
17 January			^[180]
24 January			^[181]
31 January			^[182]
7 February			^[183]
14 February	80s Soul Jams - Vol II		^[184]
21 February	Now 101		^[185]
28 February			^[186]
7 March	Now 100 Hits - 80s		^[187]
14 March	MTV Rocks - Indie Revolution		^[188]
21 March	Now 101		^[189]
28 March	Sing Your Heart Out 2019		^[190]
4 April	Country Forever		^[191]
11 April	Now 100 Hits - Power Ballards		^[192]
18 April			^[193]
25 April	Now 102		^[194]
2 May			^[195]
9 May			^[196]
16 May			^[197]
23 May			^[198]
30 May			^[199]
6 June			^[200]
13 June	Now 100 Hits - Forgotten 80s		^[201]
20 June			^[202]
27 June			^[203]
4 July	Now 102		^[204]
11 July	Now Summer Party 19		^[205]
18 July			^[206]
25 July	Reggae Summer Soundsystem		^[207]
1 August	Now 103		^[208]
8 August			^[209]
15 August			^[210]
22 August			^[211]
29 August			^[212]
5 September			^[213]
12 September			^[214]
19 September			^[215]
26 September			^[216]
3 October			^[217]
10 October			^[218]
17 October			^[219]
24 October			^[220]
31 October
7 November
14 November	BBC Children in Need - Got It Covered
21 November	Now 104
28 November
5 December
12 December
19 December
26 December

Top singles of the year

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on 1 January 2020^[221]

scope=col	Combined	scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	"Someone You Loved"	Lewis Capaldi	1	2,330,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	"Old Town Road"		1	1,750,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	"I Don't Care"	Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber	1	1,490,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	"Bad Guy"	Billie Eilish	2	1,400,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	"Giant"	Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man	2	1,390,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	"Sweet but Psycho"	Ava Max	1	1,250,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	"Vossi Bop"		1	1,140,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	"Dance Monkey"	Tones and I	1	1,120,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	"Don't Call Me Up"	Mabel	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	"Señorita"	Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello	1	1,070,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	"Piece of Your Heart"	Meduza featuring Goodboys	2	1,010,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	"Shotgun"		7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	"Location"	Dave featuring Burna Boy	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	"Hold Me While You Wait"	Lewis Capaldi	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	"Sunflower"	Post Malone & Swae Lee	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	"7 rings"	Ariana Grande	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	"Wow"	Post Malone	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	"Ladbroke Grove"	AJ Tracey	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	"Just You and I"	Tom Walker	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	"Shallow"	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	11	837,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	"Beautiful People"	Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	"Dancing with a Stranger"	Sam Smith & Normani	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	"Take Me Back to London"	Ed Sheeran featuring Stormzy	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	"3 Nights"	Dominic Fike	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	"Bruises"	Lewis Capaldi	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	"Higher Love"	Kygo & Whitney Houston	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	"Grace"	Lewis Capaldi	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"	Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	"Sucker"	Jonas Brothers	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	"thank u, next"	Ariana Grande	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	"High Hopes"	Panic! at the Disco	37
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	"Options"	NSG featuring Tion Wayne	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	"break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored"	Ariana Grande	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	"SOS"	Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	"Keisha & Becky"	Russ & Tion Wayne	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	"Bury a Friend"		6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	"Happier"	Marshmello & Bastille	26
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	"Ride It"	Regard	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	"Strike a Pose"	Young T & Bugsey featuring Aitch	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	"Without Me"		10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41	"Sorry"		6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	"Eastside"		29
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	"Talk"		9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	"Cross Me"	Ed Sheeran featuring Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	"Taste (Make It Shake)"	Aitch	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	"Perfect"	Ed Sheeran	40
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	"Promises"	Calvin Harris & Sam Smith	21
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	"Baby Shark"	Pinkfong	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	"Wish You Well"	Sigala & Becky Hill	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	"Boasty"	Wiley, Stefflon Don & Sean Paul featuring Idris Elba	11
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	51	"Thursday"	Jess Glynne	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	52	"All Day and Night"	Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer	10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	53	"Ransom"	Lil Tecca	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	54	"This Is Me"	Keala Settle and Ensemble	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	55	"South of the Border"	Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello & Cardi B	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	56	"Here with Me"	Marshmello featuring Chvrches	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	57	"Walk Me Home"	Pink	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	58	"Mad Love"	Mabel	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	59	"So High"	Mist featuring Fredo	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	60	"Lost Without You"	Freya Ridings	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	61	"Leave a Light On"	Tom Walker	31
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	62	"How Do You Sleep?"	Sam Smith	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	63	"Mr. Brightside"	The Killers	54
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	64	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	Queen	48
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	65	"Body"	Loud Luxury featuring Brando	39
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	66	"Circles"	Post Malone	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	67	"No Guidance"	Chris Brown featuring Drake	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	68	"Good as Hell"	Lizzo	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	69	"Outnumbered"	Dermot Kennedy	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	70	"One Kiss"	Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa	22
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	71	"ME!"	Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	72	"I'm So Tired..."	Lauv & Troye Sivan	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	73	"Fashion Week"	Steel Banglez featuring AJ Tracey & MoStack	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	74	"When the Party's Over"	Billie Eilish	61
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	75	"Sicko Mode"	Travis Scott	33
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	76	"Shape of You"	Ed Sheeran	82
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	77	"Hold My Girl"	George Ezra	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	78	"Funky Friday"	Dave featuring Fredo	38
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	79	"Goodbyes"	Post Malone featuring Young Thug	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	80	"Paradise"	George Ezra	46
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	81	"Going Bad"	Meek Mill featuring Drake	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	82	"So Am I"	Ava Max	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	83	"If I Can't Have You"	Shawn Mendes	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	84	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	85	"These Days"		53

Best-selling albums

^[222]

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined sales
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent	Lewis Capaldi	1	641,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	No.6 Collaborations Project	Ed Sheeran	1	568,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	1	524,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Billie Eilish	1	370,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	Staying at Tamara's	George Ezra	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6		Queen	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	thank u, next	Ariana Grande	1	293,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	What a Time to Be Alive	Tom Walker	1	270,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10		Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	÷	Ed Sheeran	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	The Christmas Present	Robbie Williams	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	50 Years – Don't Stop	Fleetwood Mac	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	Everyday Life	Coldplay	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	Diamonds	Elton John	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	Always In Between	Jess Glynne	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	The Platinum Collection	Queen	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	Don't Smile at Me	Billie Eilish	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	Hollywood's Bleeding	Post Malone	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	Back Together	Michael Ball and Alfie Boe	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	Psychodrama	Dave	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	Hurts 2B Human	Pink	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	Lover	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	Why Me? Why Not.	Liam Gallagher	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	Scorpion	Drake	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	Singing to Strangers	Jack Savoretti	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	Spectrum	Westlife	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	17
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31		Eminem	27
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	27
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	Christmas	Michael Bublé	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	Snacks	Jax Jones	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	Western Stars	Bruce Springsteen	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	What Is Love?	Clean Bandit	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	Time Flies... 1994–2009	Oasis	25
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	Abbey Road	The Beatles	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39		Various artists	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	Hypersonic Missiles	Sam Fender	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41	×	Ed Sheeran	18
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	AJ Tracey	AJ Tracey	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	Legacy	David Bowie	27
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	Odyssey	Take That	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	Phoenix	Rita Ora	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	Erratic Cinematic	Gerry Cinnamon	17
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	Direct Hits	The Killers	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	Legend	Bob Marley and the Wailers	32
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	1	The Beatles	21
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	Sweetener	Ariana Grande	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	51		Kylie Minogue	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	52	You Know I Know	Olly Murs	10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	53	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	Oasis	41
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	54	A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships	The 1975	10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	55	?	XXXTentacion	31

Deaths

• 1 January – Dean Ford, singer, songwriter and musician with Marmalade, 72 (Parkinson's disease)^[223]
• 3 January – Donald Froud, orchestral administrator and French horn player, and first general manager of the Ulster Orchestra, 86
• 7 January – John Joubert, South Africa-born composer, 91^[224]
• 19 January – Ted McKenna, drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), 68 (cerebral haemorrhage)^[225]
• 28 January – Noel Rawsthorne, organist, 89^[226]
• 6 February – Gerald English, tenor, 93^[227]
• 9 February – Cadet, rapper, 28 (car accident)^[228]
• 25 February – Mark Hollis, 64, singer and songwriter (Talk Talk)^[229] (death reported on this date)
• 26 February – Andy Anderson, 68, rock drummer (cancer)^[230]
• 28 February – André Previn KBE, conductor (past principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), composer, and pianist, 89^[231]
• 1 March – Paul Williams, singer, 78^[232]
• 3 March – Peter Hurford, organist and composer, 88^[233]
• 4 March – Keith Flint, singer, musician (The Prodigy), 49^[234]
• 6 March – Grayston Burgess, countertenor and conductor, 86^[235]
• 19 March – Anthony Hedges, composer, 88
• 26 March – Ranking Roger, ska musician, 56 (cancer)^[236]
• 27 March – Stephen Fitzpatrick, singer, musician (Her's), 24 (road accident)^[237]
• 8 April – Sue Revill, classical record company financial administrator, 63^[238]
• 15 April – Les Reed, songwriter, 83^[239]
• 22 April – Heather Harper, soprano, 88^[240]
• 27 April – Joseph Ward, 76, English tenor^[241]
• 30 April – Boon Gould, English musician (Level 42), 64.^[242]
• 28 May – Ralph Murphy, 75, British-born Canadian country musician, cancer.^[243]
• 2 July – Duncan Lamont, 87, saxophonist, composer and bandleader
• 3 July – Alan Rogan, 68, English guitar technician (The Who), cancer.^[244]
• 16 July – Johnny Clegg, 66, British-born South African singer and musician (Juluka, Savuka), pancreatic cancer.^[245]
• 30 July – Lol Mason, 69, English singer (City Boy, The Maisonettes).^[246]
• 1 August – Ian Gibbons, 67, English keyboardist (The Kinks), bladder cancer.^[247]
• 3 August – Joe Longthorne, 64, English singer and entertainer, throat cancer.^[248]
• 11 August – Freddy Bannister, 84, English rock concert promoter, cancer.^[249]
• 20 August - Timmy Walsh, English guitarist, (Northside), 51, suicide (death announced in 2020).
• 25 August – Jonathan Goldstein, 50, English composer, plane crash.^[250]
• 7 September – Volodymyr Luciv, 90, Ukrainian-born British bandurist and tenor.
• 14 September – Julian Piper, 72, English blues guitarist.^[251]
• 18 September – Tony Mills, 57, English rock singer (Shy, TNT), pancreatic cancer.^[252]
• 19 September – Larry Wallis, 70, English musician (Pink Fairies, Motörhead).^[253]
• 6 October – Ginger Baker, 80, English drummer (Cream, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force).^[254]
• 8 October – Molly Duncan, 74, saxophonist (Average White Band), cancer.^[255]
• 22 November – Sir Stephen Cleobury, 70, English organist, director of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, since 1982 ^[256]
• 24 November – Colin Mawby, 83, English organist, choral conductor and composer^[257]
• 27 November – Sir Jonathan Miller, British theatre and opera director, satirist, and physician, 85^[258]
• 28 November – Christopher Finzi, British conductor and son of Gerald Finzi, 85
• 7 December – Simon Streatfeild, 90, conductor and violist^[259]
• 29 December
  • Susanne Beer, German-born orchestral cellist resident in the United Kingdom and principal cello of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 52^[260]
  • Neil Innes, 75, singer, musician, writer (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band), (The Rutles)^[261]

See also

• 2019 in British radio
• 2019 in British television
• 2019 in the United Kingdom

References

Citations

Notes and References

1. RCO Medal awarded to distinguished musicians . Royal College of Organists . 3 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
2. News: Brodsky Quartet announces new member . Classical Music Magazine . Lucy Thraves . 10 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
3. News: British composer Rebecca Saunders wins Ernst von Siemens Music prize . The Guardian . Mark Brown . 17 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
4. First Concept Designs Released For London Centre For Music Project As Next Steps Announced . Barbican Centre . 21 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
5. News: Tasmin Little announces retirement from the concert platform . The Strad . 25 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
6. News: Dalia Stasevska joins BBC Symphony Orchestra as principal guest conductor . The Guardian . Imogen Tilden . 25 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
7. News: Ulster Orchestra baton handed over as Italian is named new conductor . Belfast Telegraph . Alf McCreary . 25 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
8. John Rutter erhält den Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik 2019 . Schwäbisch Gmünd . 25 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
9. Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins Future Talent . Future Talent . 20 February 2019 . 2 March 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111354/https://futuretalent.org/news/sheku-kanneh-mason-joins-future-talent . dead .
10. News: Simon Mayo's Scala Radio review – no 'senseless interference' here . The Guardian . Mark Lawson . 4 March 2019 . 16 March 2019.
11. BPI calls on Government to tackle growing inequality in access to music in state schoolsr . British Phonographic Industry . 8 March 2019 . 16 March 2019.
12. BCMG appoints Seb Huckle as Executive Director . Birmingham Contemporary Music Group . 8 March 2019 . 16 March 2019 . 24 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200724175211/https://www.bcmg.org.uk/news/bcmg-appoints-seb-huckle-as-executive-director . dead .
13. Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2019 is coming to Liverpool. 26 February 2019. BBC. 23 April 2019.
14. News: Daniel Kramer quits as artistic director of English National Opera . The Guardian . Mark Brown . 17 April 2019 . 18 April 2019.
15. News: Royal Opera House loses appeal over viola player's 'acoustic shock' . The Guardian . Mark Brown . 17 April 2019 . 18 April 2019.
16. Web site: Classic FM Hall of Fame 2019. Classic FM. 23 April 2019.
17. Approval for Edinburgh's Dunard Centre - a new music and performance venue . Edinburgh International Festival . 25 April 2019 . 30 May 2019.
18. Vanessa Reed appointed President and CEO of New Music USA . PRS Foundation . 29 April 2019 . 30 May 2019.
19. Next wave of star musicians announced as BBC Radio 3 reveals New Generation Artists 2019-2021 . BBC . 7 May 2019 . 30 May 2019.
20. Helen Sprott to step down as Managing Director of the Philharmonia Orchestra . Philharmonia Orchestra . 10 May 2019 . 2019-05-30.
21. The Philharmonia Announces Santtu-Matias Rouvali As Its Next Principal Conductor. Philharmonia Orchestra . 22 May 2019 . 2019-05-30.
22. News: Michael Garvey announced as executive director of the Benedetti Foundation . Classical Music Magazine . Melissa Bradshaw . 2019-05-23 . 2019-05-30.
23. News: BBC National Orchestra director Michael Garvey to step down . BBC News . 2019-05-22 . 2019-05-30.
24. The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2019 . Government of the United Kingdom . 7 June 2019 . 2019-09-22.
25. Two New Honorary Members for the Royal Philharmonic Society . Royal Philharmonic Society . 17 June 2019 . 2019-09-22.
26. News: Andrei Kymach wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 . Classical Music Magazine . Melissa Bradshaw . 2019-06-24 . 2019-09-22.
27. News: Mingjie Lei wins Song Prize at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 . Classical Music Magazine . Melissa Bradshaw . 2019-06-21 . 2019-09-22.
28. Opera North announces new musical leadership . Opera North . 24 June 2019 . 2019-09-22.
29. News: Opera Rara announces change of artistic directorship . Classical Music Magazine . Melissa Bradshaw . 2019-06-26 . 2019-09-22.
30. News: First night of the Proms review – the moon, and female stars . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 21 July 2019 . 2019-09-22.
31. Next Principal Conductor announced . London Philharmonic Orchestra . 25 July 2019 . 2019-09-22.
32. News: Prom 60: Vienna Phil/Ax/Haitink review – a beautiful, masterful farewell . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 4 September 2019 . 2019-09-22.
33. BBC National Orchestra of Wales announce Ryan Bancroft as new Principal Conductor . BBC Media Centre . 11 September 2019 . 2019-09-22.
34. Lisa Tregale appointed Director of the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales . BBC Media Centre . 16 September 2019 . 2019-09-22.
35. News: Iestyn Davies awarded Wigmore Medal at 40th birthday concert . Classical Music Magazine . Melissa Bradshaw . 18 September 2019 . 2019-09-22.
36. News: Lucia Lucas: Making UK operatic debut at the ENO . BBC News . BBC . 5 October 2019 . 5 October 2019.
37. Annilese Miskimmon appointed as English National Opera's Artistic Director . English National Opera . 8 October 2019 . 2020-01-25.
38. 2020 Vision: Royal Albert Hall and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra join forces . Royal Albert Hall . 8 November 2019 . 2020-01-25.
39. Alumna Tasmin Little Becomes Co-President . Yehudi Menuhin School . 9 December 2019 . 2020-01-25.
40. New Year Honours list 2020 . Cabinet Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and Home Office, United Kingdom . 27 December 2019 . 2020-01-25.
41. Web site: BBC Two - Jools' Annual Hootenanny, 2018/19 . BBC . 31 December 2018.
42. Web site: Soft Cell: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. BBC Media Centre. 5 March 2019.
43. Web site: Pappano's Greatest Arias. BBC Four. 5 March 2019.
44. Web site: Home listening: Rachmaninov big and small, and a night in with Janet Baker. Fiona Maddocks. Fiona Maddocks. The Guardian. 14 April 2019. 22 April 2019.
45. Web site: X Factor: Celebrity - Brendan Cole, Ricki Lake and Ben Foden among stars revealed for full-line up. Sky News. en. 2019-09-30.
46. Web site: X Factor: Celebrity crowns Megan McKenna winner after epic final show. Griffin. Louise. 30 November 2019. Metro. 30 November 2019.
47. Web site: BBC Four – Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey. BBC. 2019-12-10.
48. News: Two Coasts, Two Concertos: Adès and Adams Offer Piano Premieres . The New York Times . . 8 March 2019 . 9 March 2019.
49. https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/elias-string-quartet-201902221930 Wigmore Hall, 22 February 2019 programme
50. https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/126583-musicians-company-myra-verney-recital-2019 The Musicians' Company, 25 February 2019 programme
51. https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/nash-ensemble-stefan-asbury-claire-booth-simone-leona-hueber-lawrence-power-adrian-brendel-ursula-leveaux-lucy-wakeford-201904121930 Wigmore Hall, 12 April 2019 programme
52. http://valeofglamorganfestival.org.uk/bbc-national-orchestra-of-wales/ Vale of Glamorgan Festival, 18 May 2019 programme
53. Web site: The Musicians' Company Concerts 2019, 25 March 2019 programme . 27 January 2019 . 5 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190105201306/https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128706-musicians-company-concerts-2019-2019 . dead .
54. https://www.halle.co.uk/whats-on/prokofiev-fifth-symphony/ The Hallé, 28 February 2019 programme
55. Web site: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 4 May 2019 programme . 24 May 2019 . 4 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190504153008/https://www.sco.org.uk/whats-on/1287-jonathan-dove-accordion-concerto . dead .
56. https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e4j6gw BBC Proms, Prom 43, 19 August 2019 programme
57. News: Performances of David Fennessy at BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. BBC Music Events. 7 January 2019.
58. https://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/5103-lpo-16/01/19.html London Philharmonic Orchestra, 16 January 2019 programme
59. https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e5mxp6 BBC Symphony Orchestra, 13 February 2019 programme
60. https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/enrbc8 BBC Philharmonic, 23 February 2019 programme
61. https://www.lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2019/07/05/1675/-/cheltenham-festival-2019.html London Symphony Orchestra, 5 July 2019 Cheltenham Festival programme
62. https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ez3v9r BBC Philharmonic, 7 July 2019 programme
63. News: Why, this year, Last Night of the Proms will be woke . The Guardian . Daniel Kidane . 14 September 2019 . 2019-09-22.
64. Web site: Orpheus Sinfonia, 1 February 2019 programme . 10 February 2019 . 2 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212304/http://www.orpheusfoundation.com/component/registrationpro/event/198/The-Lark-Ascending.html . dead .
65. https://www.eif.co.uk/whats-on/2019/sco Edinburgh International Festival, 17 August 2019 programme
66. Web site: Cheltenham Music Festival 2019, 9 July 2019 programme, Castilian String Quartet . 22 September 2019 . 6 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190706163217/https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/music/whats-on/2019/castalian-string-quartet/ . dead .
67. https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/britten-sinfonia-201902061930 Wigmore Hall, 6 February 2019 programme
68. https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/matthew-rose-tom-poster-201904041930 Wigmore Hall, 4 April 2019 programme
69. https://www.bso.org/Performance/Detail/100198/ Tanglewood Festival of Music, 24 July 2019 programme
70. https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/joby-talbot-a-sheen-of-dew-on-flowers Barbican Centre, Britten Sinfonia, 11 April 2019 programme
71. https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/egxp8g BBC Proms, Prom 28, 8 August 2019 programme
72. https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ecwxp6 BBC Proms, Prom 52, 28 August 2019 programme
73. News: Quatuor Bozzini review – Woolrich and Wilson premieres find fearless and persuasive advocates . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 15 March 2019 . 2019-04-18.
74. https://nycopera.com/stonewall/ New York City Opera page on Stonewall
75. News: The opera bringing dignity back to Jack the Ripper's victims . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 28 March 2019 . 18 April 2019.
76. https://www.roh.org.uk/events/8gwvt Royal Opera House, Covent Garden page on The Monstrous Child
77. News: Preview: Dani Howard on her first opera Robin Hood . Classical Music Magazine . 20 February 2019 . 16 March 2019.
78. News: Anthropocene review – MacRae's arctic adventure delivers operatic thrills . The Guardian . Rowena Smith . 25 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
79. Web site: Theater Regensburg page on Elizabetta . 10 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212307/https://www.theater-regensburg.de/spielplan/details/elizabetta/ . 2 February 2019 . dead .
80. https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/on-stage-2019-2020/denis-katya/ Opera Philadelphia page on Denis & Katya
81. Web site: Only Fools and Horses musical heads for West End. 8 October 2018. BBC News. 31 January 2019.
82. Web site: Gurinder Chadha's 'Blinded By The Light' Blessed By Bruce Springsteen; Cast Set. 11 April 2018. Nancy Tartaglione. Deadline. 26 January 2019.
83. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cats-movie-gets-december-2019-release-date-1138971 'Cats' Movie Adaptation Sets December 2019 Release Date
84. Web site: Taron Egerton to play Sir Elton John in upcoming biopic. 22 April 2018.
85. News: Itzkoff . Dave . The Long and Winding Road to 'Yesterday,' a Film Full of Beatles Music . New York Times . 28 June 2019.
86. Web site: Around India with a Movie Camera. Icarus Films. 11 December 2019.
87. Web site: Steven Price Scoring Netflix's 'Our Planet'. Film Music Reporter. 5 January 2019.
88. Web site: BWW Interview: Composer Vik Sharma Discusses His Score For FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY. Broadway World. 29 March 2019.
89. Web site: Emmys 2019: List of Nominations . Variety . 18 July 2019 . en . 16 July 2019.
90. Web site: The Lochaber man behind celtic tunes in ITV drama Sanditon. Louise Glen. 28 August 2019. The Press and Journal. 28 September 2019.
91. Web site: Dominik Scherrer - Composer profile. Cool Music. 29 March 2019.
92. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20181228/7501 UK Singles Chart 3 January 2019
93. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20190104/7501 UK Singles Chart 10 January 2019
94. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20190111/7501 UK Singles Chart 17 January 2019
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225. https://www.loudersound.com/news/ted-mckenna-drummer-with-rory-gallagher-sahb-michael-schenker-dead-at-68 Ted McKenna, drummer with Rory Gallagher, SAHB, Michael Schenker, dead at 68
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227. News: Gerald English Has Died . Limelight Magazine . Angus McPherson . 8 February 2019 . 10 February 2019.
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229. https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-hollis-talk-talk-reportedly-died-aged-64-2453863 Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis has reportedly died, aged 64
230. https://www.nme.com/news/former-cure-drummer-andy-anderson-reportedly-passed-away-aged-68-2454464 Former Cure drummer Andy Anderson has reportedly passed away, aged 68
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234. News: The Prodigy's Keith Flint dies aged 49. Mark Savage. 4 March 2019. BBC News. 4 March 2019.
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236. Web site: Tributes as The Beat star Ranking Roger dies. 27 March 2019. Bbc.co.uk.
237. News: Her's: Liverpool band killed in US crash. 29 March 2019. BBC News. 29 March 2019.
238. Sue Revill (31/10/55-08/04/19) . Chandos Records . April 2019 . 30 May 2019.
239. Web site: Delilah songwriter Les Reed dies aged 83. BBC News. 16 April 2019. 16 April 2019.
240. News: Heather Harper obituary . The Guardian . Barry Millington . 22 April 2019 . 30 May 2019.
241. Web site: Vale Joseph Ward. The Wagner Society in Queensland. 29 April 2019. 9 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508190507/https://wagnerqld.com.au/vale-joseph-ward/. 8 May 2019. dead.
242. News: Level 42 founder member Boon Gould found dead. BBC News. BBC. 1 May 2019.
243. News: Aswad. Jem. Ralph Murphy, Veteran Songwriter and Music Publishing Exec, Dies at 75. Variety. 29 May 2019.
244. News: Davison. Phil. Alan Rogan, Keeper of Rock Guitars, Smashed Ones Included, Dies at 68. The New York Times. 17 July 2019.
245. Web site: SA musician Johnny Clegg has died. Enca. 16 July 2019.
246. Web site: Birmingham singer Lol Mason dies at home in Harborne. 4 August 2019. birminghammail.co.uk.
247. Web site: Ex-Kinks keyboardist Ian Gibbons dead at age 67. 1 August 2019. ABC News Radio. 15 August 2019. 1 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190801224753/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/8/1/ex-kinks-keyboardist-ian-gibbons-dead-at-age-67.html. dead.
248. News: Mattha . Busby . Joe Longthorne, singer and impressionist, dies aged 64 . The Guardian . 3 August 2019 . 3 August 2019.
249. News: Freddy Bannister obituary. The Times. 22 August 2019.
250. News: British composer Jonathan Goldstein and family die in Swiss plane crash. BBC News. BBC. 27 August 2019.
251. News: Cartwright. Garth. Julian Piper obituary. The Guardian. 23 September 2019.
252. Kaufman. Gil. Tony Mills, Former TNT Singer, Dies at 57. Billboard. 19 September 2019.
253. Web site: Earls. John. Motorhead's original guitarist Larry Wallis has died. NME. 20 September 2019.
254. News: Savage. Mark. Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80. BBC News. BBC. 6 October 2019.
255. News: Founding member of Average White Band dies. The Irish News. 8 October 2019.
256. Web site: Sir Stephen Cleobury (1948–2019) . 23 November 2019 . King's College, Cambridge.
257. Web site: Colin Mawby (1936-2019). The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland. 25 November 2019. 25 November 2019.
258. News: Sir Jonathan Miller obituary . The Guardian . Michael Coveney . 2019-11-27 . 2020-01-25.
259. https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/9769270-simon-streatfeild-former-k-w-symphony-conductor-and-adviser-dies-at-90/ Simon Streatfeild, former K-W Symphony conductor and adviser, dies at 90
260. Web site: Susanne Beer, 31 October 1967 – 29 December 2019 . Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog . Jessica Duchen . Jessica Duchen . 2019-12-30 . 2020-01-25.
261. Web site: Monty Python musician Neil Innes dies, aged 75. 30 December 2019. Evening Standard.