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This is a summary of the year2015 inBritish music .
5 January – An official statement fromGlyndebourne confirms thatDanielle De Niese and her husband, Gus Christie, chairman of Glyndebourne Opera, are expecting their first child.[ 1] 15 January – The nominations for the2015 Brit Awards are announced, withEd Sheeran ,Sam Smith andGeorge Ezra dominating many of the categories.[ 2] 22 January – It is announced thatBBC Radio 1 's annualBig Weekend event this year will be held at Earlham Park,Norwich .[ 3] 8 February –Sam Smith is the big winner at the57th Annual Grammy Awards , winning Best New Artist, and Record and Song of the Year for "Stay with Me from the albumIn the Lonely Hour 25 February –Ed Sheeran andPaloma Faith win Best British Male and Female Solo Artist at this year'sBrit Awards , withx Uptown Funk " winning Best Single. Notable moments of the night includeKanye West 'scontroversial performance of "All Day " andMadonna falling off stage during her performance of "Living for Love ".[ 4] 27 February – Disgraced former glam rockerGary Glitter is sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual offences with minors dating back between 1975–19801 March – Audio streaming became incorporated into theUK Albums Chart .3 March – TheLondon Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of SirSimon Rattle as its next music director, effective September 2017, with an initial contract of 5 years.[ 5] 7 March – TheBBC confirms thatElectro Velvet 's 1920s inspired song "Still in Love with You " has been chosen to represent the UK at this year'sEurovision Song Contest .9 March 10 March –Sarah Brightman confirms she has been working on a song withAndrew Lloyd Webber that she can perform in space aboard theInternational Space Station in September.[ 7] [ 8] 11 March 18 March –Julian Lloyd Webber is confirmed as the Principal ofBirmingham Conservatoire .[ 11] 20 May –Ye Yanchen 's new work,Septet , to be premiered atSt Illtud's Church, Llantwit Major , by soloists from China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra.[ 12] 23 May – The United Kingdom isrepresented at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, byElectro Velvet , with the song "Still in Love with You ".[ 13] 12 June – Musicians recognised in the2015 Birthday Honours include conductor SirNeville Marriner (Companion of Honour) composersKarl Jenkins andJames MacMillan who receive knighthoods, and singersMichael Ball (OBE) andVan Morrison (knighthood)[ 14] 12 –14 June –Download Festival 2015 takes place atDonington Park inLeicestershire . The main stage is headlined bySlipknot ,Muse andKiss , the Zippo encore stage byBlack Stone Cherry ,Marilyn Manson andEnter Shikari , the Maverick stage byFightstar ,Andrew W.K. andYellowcard , Jake's Stage byA ,Hey! Hello! andSuicidal Tendencies , and the Dog's Bed stage by Tim Vantol andLike a Storm .21 June –Nadine Koutcher wins the 2015BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition .[ 15] September – A-level studentJessy McCabe persuades examination boardEdexcel to ensure that female composers are in future included in its Music syllabus.[ 16] 21 September – English National Opera announces the appointments of Harry Brünjes as chairman and confirms Cressida Pollock as CEO for an additional three years.[ 17] 23 September –Welsh National Opera announces the appointment of Tomáš Hanus as music director for the 2016–2017 season, and of Carlo Rizzi as conductor laureate with immediate effect.[ 18] 2 October – "Writing's on the Wall " bySam Smith , the theme for the new James Bond movieSpectre [ 19] 23 October – "Hello ", the lead single fromAdele 's third studio album25 18 November – TheThree Choirs Festival announces that Alexis Paterson will take over as chief executive in January 2016.[ 20] 13 December –Louisa Johnson wins thetwelfth series ofThe X Factor Reggie 'n' Bollie are named runner-ups, whileChé Chesterman andLauren Murray finish in third and fourth place respectively.December – As a result of a campaign led by studentJessy McCabe , exam boardEdexcel announces that it has changed its A-level music syllabus to include female composers.[ 21] Artists and groups reformed [ edit ] Film scores and incidental music [ edit ] British music awards [ edit ] See2015 Brit Awards
British Composer Awards [ edit ] Amateur or Young Performers:Kate Whitley –Alive [ 84] Choral:James Dillon –Stabat Mater dolorosa [ 85] Community or Educational Project:Stuart Hancock –Snapshot Songs [ 85] Contemporary Jazz Composition: Trish Clowes –The Fox, The Parakeet & The Chestnut [ 85] Large Chamber:Sinan Savaskan –Many stares (through semi-nocturnal Zeiss-Blink) – Module 30 [ 85] Liturgical: Michael Finnissy –John the Baptist [ 85] Orchestral: Harrison Birtwistle –Responses: Sweet disorder and the carefully careless [ 85] Small Chamber: Julian Anderson –String Quartet No. 2 [ 85] Solo or Duo: Michael Finnissy –Beat Generation Ballads [ 85] Sonic Art: Yann Seznec –Currents [ 85] Stage Works: Julian Anderson –Thebans [ 85] Wind Band or Brass Band: Rory Boyle –Muckle Flugga [ 85] Notable events and records [ edit ] On 10 July 2015, the chart week changed from Sunday–Saturday to Friday–Thursday, with the first chart covering Sunday 5 July to Thursday 9 July. This chart move is to align the chart week with the new Global Release Day (Friday) for music.[ 86] [ 87]
Pharrell Williams set an all-time record when "Happy " notched 64 consecutive weeks in the top 75 of the singles chart.
Adele 's25 Oasis 'Be Here Now
Jess Glynne scored three UK number-one singles and two from the previous year, tying here withCheryl Fernandez-Versini as the British women with the most UK number-one singles.
In December,Justin Bieber 's songs "Sorry " and "Love Yourself " claimed the top 2 spots on the singles chart during the same week, marking the first time this was accomplished sinceMadonna in 1985. "Love Yourself" went on to replace "Sorry" in the top position, making Bieber the first artist sinceElvis Presley in 2005 to knock themselves off the top spot.
"Love Yourself" became the first song in the history of the UK Singles Chart to reach number one without an official single release.
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Key † Best performing single of the year
Chart date Song Artist(s) Chart sales References[ a] 3 January "Uptown Funk " † Mark Ronson featuringBruno Mars 186,655 [ 88] [ 89] 10 January 156,335 [ 90] [ 91] 17 January 129,871 [ 92] [ 93] 24 January 125,948 [ 94] [ 95] 31 January 120,443 [ 96] [ 97] 7 February 101,962 [ 98] [ 99] 14 February "Love Me like You Do " Ellie Goulding 172,368 [ 100] [ 101] 21 February 118,225 [ 102] [ 103] 28 February 118,343 [ 104] 7 March 98,167 [ 105] 14 March "King " Years & Years 100,955 [ 106] 21 March "Lay Me Down " Sam Smith featuringJohn Legend 105,070 [ 107] 28 March 68,739 [ 108] 4 April "Hold My Hand " Jess Glynne 97,494 [ 109] 11 April 80,177 [ 110] 18 April 57,372 [ 111] 25 April "See You Again " Wiz Khalifa featuringCharlie Puth 193,018 [ 112] 2 May 141,671 [ 113] 9 May "Cheerleader " OMI 112,626 [ 114] 16 May 96,533 [ 115] 23 May 89,201 [ 116] 30 May 76,572 [ 117] 6 June "Want to Want Me " Jason Derulo 127,113 [ 118] 13 June 75,066 [ 119] 20 June 65,300 [ 120] 27 June 57,039 [ 121] 4 July "Not Letting Go " Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne110,001 [ 122] 9 July "Are You with Me " Lost Frequencies 83,712 [ 123] 16 July "House Every Weekend " David Zowie 54,929* [ 124] 23 July "Black Magic " Little Mix 112,684 [ 125] 30 July 65,720 [ 126] 6 August 59,877 [ 127] 13 August "Drag Me Down " One Direction 76,015 [ 128] 20 August "Marvin Gaye " Charlie Puth featuringMeghan Trainor 94,455 [ 129] 27 August "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself " Jess Glynne 61,994 [ 130] 3 September "Fight Song " Rachel Platten 58,581 [ 131] 10 September "What Do You Mean? " Justin Bieber 83,746 [ 132] 17 September "Easy Love " Sigala 82,237 [ 133] 24 September "What Do You Mean?" Justin Bieber 66,876 [ 134] 1 October 60,782 [ 135] 8 October "Writing's on the Wall " Sam Smith 69,604 [ 136] 15 October "What Do You Mean?" Justin Bieber 50,927 [ 137] 22 October 46,533 [ 138] 29 October "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble) " KDA featuring Tinie Tempah &Katy B 60,334 [ 139] 5 November "Hello " Adele 332,599 [ 140] 12 November 179,406 [ 141] 19 November 127,075 [ 142] 26 November "Sorry " Justin Bieber 104,472 [ 143] 3 December 111,655 [ 144] 10 December "Love Yourself " 115,821 [ 145] 17 December 113,709 [ 146] 24 December 102,084 [ 147] 31 December "A Bridge over You " NHS Choir 127,490 [ 148]
^ 1st ref: chart position; 2nd: chart sales (sales + streams/100) The 'sales' figures since the chart week ending 7 March include a proportion for audio streams.
Key † Best performing album of the year
Chart date Album Artist Sales / References[ a] 3 January x Ed Sheeran 211,168 [ 149] [ 89] 10 January Wanted on Voyage George Ezra 72,121 [ 150] [ 91] 17 January In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 34,551 [ 151] [ 93] 24 January Wanted on Voyage George Ezra 24,553 [ 152] [ 95] 31 January Uptown Special Mark Ronson 33,380 [ 153] [ 97] 7 February Title Meghan Trainor 25,246 [ 154] [ 99] 14 February Shadows in the Night Bob Dylan 22,031 [ 155] [ 101] 21 February In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 34,422 [ 156] [ 103] 28 February Smoke + Mirrors Imagine Dragons 25,675 [ 157] 7 March In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 40,874 [ 158] 14 March Chasing Yesterday Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 89,110 [ 159] 21 March In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 49,482 [ 160] 28 March To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar 29,695 [ 161] 4 April Chaos and the Calm James Bay 64,440 [ 162] 11 April The Day Is My Enemy The Prodigy 45,302 [ 163] 18 April Future Hearts All Time Low 19,463 [ 164] 25 April The Ultimate Collection Paul Simon 15,487 [ 165] 2 May Stages Josh Groban 20,092 [ 166] 9 May The Magic Whip Blur 43,746 [ 167] 16 May Wilder Mind Mumford & Sons 81,351 [ 168] 23 May 29,922 [ 169] 30 May The Desired Effect Brandon Flowers 31,077 [ 170] 6 June 85% Proof Will Young 21,321 [ 171] 13 June How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Florence and the Machine 68,788 [ 172] 20 June Drones Muse 72,863 [ 173] 27 June 24,445 [ 174] 4 July How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Florence and the Machine 14,419 [ 175] 9 July The Definitive Collective Lionel Richie 19,896 [ 176] 16 July x Ed Sheeran 19,754* [ 177] 23 July Communion Years & Years 55,592 [ 178] 30 July 20,627 [ 179] 6 August Born in the Echoes The Chemical Brothers 18,056 [ 180] 13 August Marks to Prove It The Maccabees 16,082 [ 181] 20 August Compton Dr. Dre 45,721 [ 182] 27 August The Very Best of Cilla Black Cilla Black 12,965 [ 183] 3 September I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne 59,117 [ 184] 10 September Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd 34,819 [ 185] 17 September The Book of Souls Iron Maiden 60,249 [ 186] 24 September Keep the Village Alive Stereophonics 44,868 [ 187] 1 October Rattle That Lock David Gilmour 48,075 [ 188] 8 October Caracal Disclosure 26,789 [ 189] 15 October We the Generation Rudimental 22,718 [ 190] 22 October Faithless 2.0 Faithless 12,341 [ 191] 29 October Jamie Lawson Jamie Lawson 20,351 [ 192] 5 November Sounds Good Feels Good 5 Seconds of Summer 42,459 [ 193] 12 November If I Can Dream Elvis Presley 79,053 [ 194] 19 November 88,603 [ 195] 26 November Made in the A.M. One Direction 93,189 [ 196] 3 December 25 Adele 800,307 [ 197] 10 December 439,337 [ 198] 17 December 353,765 [ 199] 24 December 376,716 [ 200] 31 December 449,870 [ 201]
^ 1st ref: chart position; 2nd: chart sales (sales + streams) Number-one compilation albums [ edit ] Key † Best-selling compilation of the year
Chart date Album Sales References[ a] 3 January Now 89 150,703 [ 202] [ 89] 10 January 43,093 [ 203] [ 91] 17 January 21,264 [ 204] [ 93] 24 January 15,962 [ 205] [ 95] 31 January The Weekender 15,230 [ 206] [ 97] 7 February Now Power Ballads 17,427 [ 207] [ 99] 14 February 18,601 [ 208] [ 101] 21 February Fifty Shades Of Grey 41,080 [ 209] [ 103] 28 February 45,684 [ 210] 7 March 36,038 [ 211] 14 March 27,755 [ 212] 21 March 29,294 [ 213] 28 March 15,253 [ 214] 4 April Move On Up: The Very Best of Northern Soul 14,236 [ 215] 11 April Now 90 264,159 [ 216] 18 April 105,020 [ 217] 25 April 63,008 [ 218] 2 May 44,426 [ 219] 9 May 38,959 [ 220] 16 May 29,014 [ 221] 23 May 25,964 [ 222] 30 May 24,789 [ 223] 6 June 22,554 [ 224] 13 June Now Classic Rock 18,131 [ 225] 20 June TFI Friday 18,668 [ 226] 27 June Now Classic Rock 33,238 [ 227] 4 July Now Summer Party 33,340 [ 228] 9 July 34,885 [ 229] 16 July 23,726* [ 230] 23 July 36,471 [ 231] 30 July 31,070 [ 232] 6 August Now 91 224,172 [ 233] 13 August 118,073 [ 234] 20 August 66,074 [ 235] 27 August 45,642 [ 236] 3 September 34,933 [ 237] 10 September 30,229 [ 238] 17 September 22,327 [ 239] 24 September 18,383 [ 240] 1 October 16,051 [ 241] 8 October 14,775 [ 242] 15 October Keep Calm and Unwind 14,966 [ 243] 22 October Rapper's Delight 16,247 [ 244] 29 October 14,634 [ 245] 5 November Now Singer 13,438 [ 246] 12 November BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2015 23,194 [ 247] 19 November The Annual 2016 22,692 [ 248] 26 November 21,132 [ 249] 3 December Now 92 211,548 [ 250] 10 December 159,716 [ 251] 17 December 120,919 [ 252] 24 December 111,116 [ 253] 31 December 146,967 [ 254]
^ 1st ref: chart position; 2nd: sales Top singles of the year [ edit ] This chart was published by the Official Charts Company in January 2016 showing sales and streams for the whole of 2015.[ 255] [ 256]
Combined Title Artist(s) Peak Combined[ 255] 1 "Uptown Funk " Mark Ronson featuringBruno Mars 1 1,760,000 2 "Cheerleader " OMI 1 1,520,000 3 "Take Me to Church " Hozier 2 1,250,000 4 "Love Me like You Do " Ellie Goulding 1 1,190,000 5 "See You Again " Wiz Khalifa featuringCharlie Puth 1 1,170,000 6 "Hello " Adele 1 1,120,000 7 "Lean On " Major Lazer &DJ Snake featuringMØ 2 8 "Hold Back the River " James Bay 2 9 "What Do You Mean? " Justin Bieber 1 988,000 10 "Sorry " 1 934,000 11 "King " Years & Years 1 12 "Thinking Out Loud " Ed Sheeran 3[ a] 917,000 13 "Sugar " Maroon 5 7 14 "Hold My Hand " Jess Glynne 1 876,000 15 "Where Are Ü Now " Jack Ü &Justin Bieber 3 874,000 16 "Want to Want Me " Jason Derulo 1 17 "Are You with Me " Lost Frequencies 1 18 "FourFiveSeconds " Rihanna ,Kanye West &Paul McCartney 3 19 "Shut Up + Dance " Walk the Moon 4 20 "How Deep Is Your Love " Calvin Harris &Disciples 2 21 "Can't Feel My Face " The Weeknd 3 778,000 22 "Firestone " Kygo featuringConrad Sewell 8 23 "Trap Queen " Fetty Wap 8 24 "Love Yourself " Justin Bieber 1 719,000 25 "The Hills " The Weeknd 3 600,000[ 257] 26 "Earned It " 4 27 "Black Magic " Little Mix 1 600,000[ 257] 28 "Wish You Were Mine " Philip George 2 600,000[ 257] 29 "Photograph " Ed Sheeran 15 30 "The Nights " Avicii 6 31 "Runaway (U & I) " Galantis 4 32 "Elastic Heart " Sia 10 33 "Bloodstream " Ed Sheeran &Rudimental 2 34 "Marvin Gaye " Charlie Puth featuringMeghan Trainor 1 35 "Up " Olly Murs featuringDemi Lovato 4 36 "Not Letting Go " Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne1 37 "Shine " Years & Years 2 38 "Ayo " Chris Brown &Tyga 6 39 "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself " Jess Glynne 1 40 "Hotline Bling " Drake 3 41 "Let It Go " James Bay 10 42 "Chandelier " Sia 6 43 "Jealous " Nick Jonas 2 44 "I Really Like You " Carly Rae Jepsen 3 45 "GDFR " Flo Rida featuringSage the Gemini &Lookas 3 46 "Bills " LunchMoney Lewis 2 47 "Never Forget You " MNEK &Zara Larsson 5 48 "Drag Me Down " One Direction 1 49 "House Every Weekend " David Zowie 1 50 "Heroes (We Could Be) " Alesso featuringTove Lo 6
Top albums of the year [ edit ] This chart published by the Official Charts Company on 5 January 2016 shows combined sales for artist albums from sales and streams for the whole of 2015.[ 258]
No. Title Artist Peak Sales 1 25 Adele 1 2,496,000 2 x Ed Sheeran 1 971,000 3 In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 1 893,000 4 If I Can Dream Elvis Presley 1 881,000 5 Purpose Justin Bieber 2 645,000 6 1989 Taylor Swift 2[ a] 7 I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne 1 583,000 8 Chaos and the Calm James Bay 1 518,000 9 A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay 2[ b] 507,000 10 Wanted on Voyage George Ezra 1 11 Get Weird Little Mix 2 389,000 12 Hozier Hozier 3 13 Never Been Better Olly Murs 3[ c] 14 Made in the A.M. One Direction 1 15 Wilder Mind Mumford & Sons 1 308,000 16 Another Country Rod Stewart 2 300,000[ 257] 17 Title Meghan Trainor 1 18 Alone in the Universe Jeff Lynne's ELO 4 19 How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Florence and the Machine 1 20 Communion Years & Years 1 260,000 21 Chasing Yesterday Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 1 22 Royal Blood Royal Blood 3[ d] 23 A Perfect Contradiction Paloma Faith 5[ e] 24 1000 Forms of Fear Sia 5 25 The Very Best of Cilla Black Cilla Black 1 26 Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd 1 27 The Ultimate Collection Paul Simon 1 181,000 28 American Beauty/American Psycho Fall Out Boy 2 29 Dark Sky Island Enya 4 30 Drones Muse 1 31 Chapter One Ella Henderson 7[ f] 32 A Year of Songs Alexander Armstrong 6 33 III Take That 11[ g] 34 Delirium Ellie Goulding 3 35 Rattle That Lock David Gilmour 1 36 The Balcony Catfish and the Bottlemen 18[ h] 37 Liquid Spirit Gregory Porter 9 38 + Ed Sheeran 9[ i] 39 Keep the Village Alive Stereophonics 1 40 Christmas Michael Bublé 12[ j] 41 Cinema Andrea Bocelli 3 42 1 The Beatles 5[ k] 43 The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac 7[ l] 44 Motion Calvin Harris 8[ m] 45 21 Adele 11[ n] 46 The Definitive Collection Lionel Richie 1 47 V Maroon 5 13[ o] 48 Smoke + Mirrors Imagine Dragons 1 49 If You're Reading This It's Too Late Drake 3 50 Four One Direction 7[ p]
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^a b Reached number 1 in 2014 ^ Reached number 1 in 2016 ^ Reached number 1 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 2 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 10 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2011 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2011 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2000 ^ Reached Number 6 in 2009 ^ Reached Number 2 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2011 ^ Reached Number 4 in 2014 ^ Reached Number 1 in 2014 1 January –Matthew Cogley , musician and songwriter (Failsafe ), 30[ 259] 6 January –Lance Percival , actor and singer, 81[ 260] 22 January –Joan Hinde , trumpet player, 8127 January – Margot Moir, Scottish-born Australian singer (The Moir Sisters ), 55[ 261] 29 January –Danny McCulloch , 69, bassist (Eric Burdon & The Animals )12 February –Steve Strange , singer (Visage ), 55 (heart attack)[ 262] 13 February –John McCabe , British composer and pianist, 75[ 263] 16 February –Gavin Clark , British songwriter and singer with the bands Sunhouse, Clayhill and U.N.K.L.E, 46[ 264] 22 February –Chris Rainbow , rock singer and musician (The Alan Parsons Project ), 68[ 265] 16 March –Andy Fraser , composer and bassist (Free ), 62[ 266] 21 March –Jackie Trent , singer-songwriter and actress, 74[ 267] 23 March 26 March –John Renbourn , guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle ), 7028 March 1 April –Dave Ball , musician (Procol Harum ), 65[ 271] 3 April –Andrew Porter , organist, music critic, and opera director, 86[ 272] 10 April –Ronald Hambleton , English-born Canadian broadcaster and music critic (Toronto Star [ 273] 13 April –Ronnie Carroll , Northern Irish singer, 8017 April –Brian Couzens , music industry executive (Chandos Records ), 86[ 274] 6 May –Errol Brown , Jamaican-born British singer (Hot Chocolate ), 71[ 275] 15 May –Ross Dawson , English drummer (Late of the Pier )[ 276] 16 May –Flora MacNeil , Scottish Gaelic singer, 86[ 277] 21 May –Twinkle , British singer-songwriter, 66 (cancer)[ 278] 28 May –Johnny Keating , Scottish musician, songwriter and arranger, 874 June –Allan Fryer , Scottish-born Australian musician (Heaven ), 60 (cancer)[ 279] 5 June –Nick Marsh , singer and musician (Flesh for Lulu ), 53 (cancer)[ 280] 12 June –Ernest Tomlinson , composer, 90[ 281] 27 June –Chris Squire , bassist (Yes ), 67 (acute erythroid leukemia)[ 282] 29 June –Bruce Rowland , drummer (Fairport Convention ), 741 July 13 July –Eric Wrixon (Them ,Thin Lizzy ), 68[ 284] 22 July –Eddie Hardin , singer-songwriter and pianist (The Spencer Davis Group andAxis Point ), 661 August –Cilla Black , singer and presenter, 7212 August –John Scott , organist and choirmaster, 59[ 285] 14 August –Jazz Summers , music manager (Scissor Sisters ,The Verve ,Snow Patrol ), 71 (lung cancer)[ 286] 8 October –Jim Diamond , Scottish singer, songwriter, 6411 October –Carey Lander , keyboardist, singer (Camera Obscura ), 3313 October –Duncan Druce , English composer and musicologist, 76[ 287] 28 October –Diane Charlemagne , singer (52nd Street ,Urban Cookie Collective ), 51 (cancer)9 November –Andy White , Scottish musician, drummer, 8511 November –Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor , drummer (Motörhead ), 6128 November –Wayne Bickerton , songwriter, record producer, and music executive, 74[ 288] 17 December –Mick Lynch , Irish singer, musician (Stump ), 56 (cancer)28 December John Bradbury , drummer (The Specials ), 62[ 289] Guru Josh , techno producer, musician, 51 (suicide)[ 290] Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister , singer, songwriter, musician (Motörhead ,Hawkwind ), 70 (cancer)^ Glyndebourne website: "Glyndebourne is delighted to announce that Mr and Mrs Gus Christie are expecting a baby in May" . 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