# 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)

## Songs released in 2010

| Date | Song | Artist |
| January 18 | Baby | Justin Bieber |
| January 18 | If We Ever Meet Again | Timbaland featuring Katy Perry |
| February 19 | Blah Blah Blah | Kesha featuring 3OH!3 |
| February 27 | We No Speak Americano | Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP |
| March 9 | Watagatapitusberry | Pitbull featuring Sensato del Patio, Black Point, Lil Jon and El Cata |
| March 22 | OMG | Usher featuring will.i.am |
| April 13 | Like a G6 | Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev |
| April 29 | Not Afraid | Eminem |
| May 7 | California Gurls | Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg |
| May 11 | If I Had You | Adam Lambert |
| May 14 | Your Love Is My Drug | Kesha |
| June 25 | DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love | Usher featuring Pitbull |
| June 25 | Love the Way You Lie | Eminem and Rihanna |
| June 28 | Club Can't Handle Me | Flo Rida featuring David Guetta |
| July 13 | Take It Off | Kesha |
| July 23 | Teenage Dream | Katy Perry |
| September 14 | Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) | Pitbull featuring T-Pain |
| September 14 | Pumped Up Kicks | Foster the People |
| October 5 | Raise Your Glass | Pink |
| October 22 | We R Who We R | Kesha |
| October 25 | No Love | Eminem featuring Lil Wayne |
| October 25 | Yeah 3x | Chris Brown |
| October 26 | Firework | Katy Perry |
| October 26 | The Show Goes On | Lupe Fiasco |
| October 26 | Whip My Hair | Willow Smith |
| October 29 | Rocketeer | Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder |
| November 5 | The Time (Dirty Bit) | The Black Eyed Peas |

## Musical films

* Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II