2010 in music

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

Specific locations

 * 2010 in American music
 * 2010 in Asian 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 Philippine music
 * 2010 in Swedish music
 * 2010 in South Korean 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 Latin music
 * 2010 in jazz
 * 2010 in opera
 * 2010 in South Korean music
 * 2010 in Japanese music

Albums released

 * List of 2010 albums

Deaths

 * January
 * 8 – Otmar Suitner (87), Austrian conductor
 * 10 – Dick Johnson (84), American big band clarinetist
 * 13
 * Teddy Pendergrass (59), American R&B singer
 * Jay Reatard (29), American indie rock singer
 * 18 – Kate McGarrigle (63), Canadian folk singer (Kate & Anna McGarrigle)
 * 26 – Dag Frøland (64), Norwegian comedian, singer and variety artist


 * February
 * 6 – John Dankworth (82), English jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer
 * 13 – Dale Hawkins (73), American rockabilly singer
 * 14 – Doug Fieger (54), American power pop singer and guitarist (The Knack)
 * 23 – Chilly B (47), American electro rapper (Newcleus)
 * 27 – Larry Cassidy (56), British post-punk singer and guitarist (Section 25)


 * March
 * 4 – Amalie Christie (96), Norwegian pianist
 * 6 – Mark Linkous (47), American alternative rock singer (Sparklehorse)
 * 7 – Tony Campise (67), American jazz saxophonist
 * 17 – Alex Chilton (59), American power pop singer (The Box Tops, Big Star)
 * 23 – Marva Wright (62), American blues and jazz singer
 * 28 – Herb Ellis (88), American jazz guitarist


 * April
 * 8 – Malcolm McLaren (64), British new wave musician and rock manager
 * 13 – Steve Reid (66), American jazz drummer
 * 14 – Peter Steele (48), American heavy metal singer (Type O Negative)
 * 18 – Devon Clifford (30), Canadian indie rock drummer (You Say Party)
 * 19 – Guru (43), American rapper (Gang Starr)
 * 21 – Gustav Lorentzen (62), Norwegian folk singer and entertainer in Knutsen & Ludvigsen (Cardiac arrest)
 * 29 – Johannes Fritsch (68), German composer and violist


 * May
 * 5 – Alfons Kontarsky (77), German pianist
 * 9 – Lena Horne (92), American jazz singer
 * 16
 * Ronnie James Dio (67), American heavy metal singer (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell)
 * Hank Jones (91), American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer
 * 23 – Billy Francis (68), American rock keyboardist (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)
 * 24 – Paul Gray (38), bassist for Slipknot
 * 30 – Kristian Bergheim (83), Norwegian jazz saxophonist


 * June
 * 5 – Arne Nordheim (78), Norwegian composer
 * 6 – Marvin Isley (56), American R&B bassist (The Isley Brothers)
 * 7 – Stuart Cable (40), British alternative rock drummer (Stereophonics)
 * 16 – Garry Shider (56), American funk guitarist (Parliament-Funkadelic)
 * 21
 * Larry Jon Wilson (69), American country singer
 * Chris Sievey (54), British singer and comedian
 * 23 – Pete Quaife (68), British rock bassist (The Kinks)
 * 24 – Fred Anderson (81), American jazz tenor saxophonist


 * July
 * 10 – Sugar Minott (54), Jamaican reggae singer
 * 12 – Tuli Kupferberg (80), American psychedelic musician and poet (The Fugs)
 * 15 – Knut Stensholm (56), Norwegian drummer (Sambandet)
 * 19 – Andy Hummel (59), American power pop bassist (Big Star)
 * 23 – Willy Bakken (59), Norwegian guitarist and popular culture writer
 * 26 – Al Goodman (67), American R&B singer (Ray, Goodman & Brown)


 * August
 * 3 – Bobby Hebb (72), American singer-songwriter and musician
 * 6
 * Catfish Collins (66), American funk guitarist (The J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic)
 * Chris Dedrick (63), American sunshine pop singer, guitarist and arranger (The Free Design)
 * 14 – Abbey Lincoln (80), American jazz singer
 * 19 – Michael Been (60), American alternative rock singer and bassist (The Call)


 * September
 * 3 – Mike Edwards (62), American rock cellist (Electric Light Orchestra)
 * 13 – Jarosław Kukulski (66), Polish composer
 * October
 * 5 – Jack Berntsen (69), Norwegian philologist, songwriter and folk singer
 * 10 – Solomon Burke (70), American R&B singer
 * 16 – Eyedea (28), American rapper (Eyedea & Abilities)
 * 20 – Ari Up (48), British post-punk singer (The Slits)
 * 25 – Gregory Isaacs (59), Jamaican reggae singer


 * November
 * 25 – Peter Christopherson (55), British industrial musician (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Coil)


 * December
 * 9 – James Moody (85), American jazz saxophonist
 * 17 – Captain Beefheart (69), American blues singer
 * 26 – Teena Marie (54), American R&B singer and bassist.
 * 28 – Billy Taylor (89), American jazz pianist
 * 30 – Bobby Farrell (61), Aruban singer (Boney M)

Musical films

 * Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II