# 2011 in Irish music

This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Irish music industry.

## Summary

* On Wednesday 12 January, the Choice Music Prize nominations for Best Irish Album of 2010 were announced.
* On Thursday 3 February, the inaugural Digital Socket Awards were held at the Grand Social, Dublin.
* On Thursday 3 March, Two Door Cinema Club's debut album Tourist History was awarded the Choice Music Prize for Best Irish Album of 2010 at a ceremony at Vicar Street, Dublin. The event was broadcast live on Today FM and supported by IMRO and IRMA.
* In February, the nominations for the 2011 Meteor Awards were scheduled to be announced, with the main event to take place in March 2011, but the entire event was cancelled completely when Meteor cancelled its sponsorship.
* On 28 May, Kings of Leon headlined a sold-out 30th anniversary Slane Concert.
* On 2 July, The Script performed their first stadium headlining concert at the Aviva Stadium.
* From 8–11 July, Oxegen 2011 took place, with headline acts Arctic Monkeys, Black Eyed Peas and Foo Fighters.
* On 19 October, Westlife officially announced they were splitting after an album and a tour.
* On 6 November, Belfast's Odyssey Arena hosted the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.
* On 21 November 2011, nominees were announced for the Irish Music Television Awards. The awards ceremony took place at The Sugar Club in Dublin on 28 November 2011.
* On 21 December 2011, MCD confirmed Oxegen 2012 would not take place but said that Oxegen 2013 would take place.
* The Royseven song "We Should Be Lovers", taken from the album You Say, We Say, was the most played Irish song on radio in 2011.

## Albums & EPs

    Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2011.
| Issue date | Album title | Artist |
| March | You Say, We Say | Royseven |
| April | No Is Not An Answer | Mike Got Spiked |
| April | Leaving My Empire | Fred |
| May | Marcata | The Minutes |
| May | Indian Summer | Zombie Computer |
| May | Let It Break | Gemma Hayes |
| December | Frozen Bones | Window Seats |

## Singles

    Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2011.
| Issue date | Single title | Artist |
| January 16, 2011 | "Inside Out" | Imelda May |
| January 24, 2011 | "What You Know" | Two Door Cinema Club |
| February 11, 2011 | "We Should Be Lovers" | Royseven |
| February 25, 2011 | "I Wanna Fight Your Father" | The Rubberbandits |
| March 25, 2011 | "Light Shape Sound" | Miracle Bell |
| March 25, 2011 | "Black Keys" | The Minutes |

## Festivals
### Oxegen 2011

* Foo Fighters
* Arctic Monkeys
* Blink-182
* Paolo Nutini
* The Black Eyed Peas

### Slane 2011

* Kings of Leon

## Awards
### IMTV Awards 2011

The 2011 Irish Music Television Awards took place at The Sugar Club in Dublin on 28 November 2011. Below are the winners:
| Award | Artist(s) | Video | Director(s) |
| Best Group | The Minutes | "Black Keys" | Biba Logan |
| Most Original Concept | Ham Sandwich | "ANTS" | Marc Corrigan |
| Best Male Video | James Vincent McMorrow | "Sparrow and the Wolf" | John Phillipson, Elton Mullally, Rob Davis |
| Best Female Video | Lisa Hannigan | "Knots" | Myles O’Reilly |
| Best Live Video | The Minutes | "IMTOD" | Simon Eustace |
| Best Styled Video | I Draw Slow | "Goldmine" | Rory Bresnihan |
| Sexiest Video | Echogram | "Conspiracy" | Shaun O’Connor |
| Best Production Effects | Funeral Suits | "Florida" | Jonathan Irwin |
| Best Director | – | – | Vincent Gallagher |
| Viewers' Choice | King Kong Company | "Acetate" | John Loftus |
| Video of the Year | Lisa Hannigan | "Little Bird" | Myles O’Reilly |