2010 in New Zealand music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened or are expected to happen in 2010 in New Zealand music.
Events
January
- 15 January: Big Day Out[1] (see lineup)
- 29 January – 1 February: Parachute music festival[2] (see lineup)
May
Albums released
March
- 15 March: Humour and the Misfortune of Others by Hollie Smith[5]
- 17 March: My Own Way by Darren Ross [6]
- 29 March: The Experiment by Dane Rumble[7]
April
- 5 April: Love in Motion by Anika Moa[8]
June
- 11 June: Intriguer by Crowded House[9]
- 14 June: Live at Roundhouse by Fat Freddy's Drop[10]
July
- 4 July: Modern Fables by Julia Deans[11]
- 5 July: Evolution - Past, Present, Beyond by Deceptikonz[12]
August
- 2 August: Until the End of Time by Opshop[13]
- 20 August: From the Inside Out by Stan Walker[14]
- 23 August: Beheaded Ouroboros by Witchrist [15]
- Passive Me, Aggressive You by The Naked and Famous[16]
September
October
- 4 October: Perfect Flaws by Black River Drive[18]
November
- 30 November: DARREN! by Darren Ross[20]
Awards
- New Zealand Music Awards
The winners of the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards, or 'Tuis', will be announced on 7 October.
Number-ones in 2010
Record charts in New Zealand are published by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand every week.
Singles
The longest running number-one single in 2010 so far is Stan Walker's "Black Box", topping the chart for six consecutive weeks of 2010.
Albums
Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream was the number-one album for six non-consecutive weeks of 2010.
Compilations
Now That's What I Call Music 32 (N.Z. series) remained as the number-one compilation album for twelve non-consecutive weeks of 2010.
Music DVDs
André Rieu's Live In Sydney 2009 has reached the top spot in 2010 for five non-consecutive weeks.
Radio airplays
"Black Box" by Stan Walker was the most-played on New Zealand radio stations for nine consecutive weeks of 2010.
References
- ↑ "Gig review: Big Day Out 2010". Stuff.co.nz. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ↑ "Parachute 2010". C4. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "New music channel launched". The New Zealand Herald. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ↑ "MediaWorks to Launch Digital Music Channel C42". Freeview. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ↑ "Humour and The Misfortune of Others". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/my-own-way-album/id362758506
- ↑ "The Experiment – Dane Rumble". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ↑ "Love In Motion". Amplifier. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ↑ "Intriguer". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Live at Roundhouse London". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Modern Fables". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Evolution – Past, Present, Beyond". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Until the End of Time - Opshop". Marbecks. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ↑ "Stan Walkers' New Album out August 20". Throng. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Witchrist Beheaded Ouroboros". Invictus. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ↑ Lambourne, Tim (16 June 2010). "Naked and Famous album set for August release". 3 News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ http://www.shihad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=161634
- ↑ http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/62039/perfect-flaws.html
- ↑ http://ripitup.co.nz/contentitem/news-autozamm-black-river-drive-album-release-tour/1159
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/darrenofficial