2023 in British music explained

This is a summary of the year 2023 in British music.

Events

January

• 6 January – Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces that its originally planned 2023 Glyndebourne on Tour season will not occur, as a result of the reduced funding from Arts Council England for the 2023–2026 National Portfolio.^[1]
• 9 January – The Royal Albert Hall announces the appointment of James Ainscough as its next chief executive director, effective in the late spring of 2023.^[2]
• 10 January – The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra announces that Kirill Karabits is to conclude his chief conductorship of the orchestra at the close of the 2023–2024 season.^[3]
• 13 January – The BBC announces the appointment of Sam Jackson as the new controller of BBC Radio 3, effective April 2023.^[4]
• 17 January – Arts Council England (ACE) announces the presentation to English National Opera (ENO) of a one-year grant of £11.46M for the period of April 2023 – March 2024, following its previous November 2022 announcement of a total withdrawal of ACE's funding to ENO for the period 2023–2026 unless ENO relocates outside of London.^{[5] [6]}
• 31 January – The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces Sir George Benjamin as the recipient of the 2023 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.^[7]

February

• 1 February – In an interview on Finnish Radio, Sir Mark Elder states that he is to stand down as music director of  The Hallé in August 2024, at the close of the 2023–2024 season..^[8]
• 3 February – John Lydon loses his bid to represent Ireland in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, with the Public Image Ltd song "Hawaii". They lose out to Wild Youth.
• 11 February – Pensacola Christian College in the USA cancels a concert appearance by The King's Singers two hours before the scheduled performance time, after objections from a group of students, parents and college staff to the presence of homosexuals in the ensemble.^[9]
• 18 February – Twelve new pieces of music are commissioned by Charles III for his coronation, including a composition by Andrew Lloyd Webber.^[10]

March

• 7 March – The BBC releases its 2023 Classical Review 2023,^[11] whose intended plans include:
  • A reduction in the number of salaried posts in the three BBC England-based orchestras by 20%
  • The closure of the BBC Singers^[12]
• 15 March – Universal Music Group announces its purchase of Hyperion Records.^[13]
• 24 March – The BBC announces a reversal of its intended closure of the BBC Singers, following public reactions in protest at the original 7 March 2023 announcement.^[14]
• 27 March – The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Emma Stenning as its next chief executive, effective 3 April 2023.^[15]

April

• 12 April – Opera North announces the appointment of Laura Canning as its next general director, the first woman named to the post, effective December 2023.^[16]
• 16 April – Vox Urbane performs its inaugural concert at the Asylum Chapel in Peckham, London.^[17]
• 23 April – "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers is removed from an official King's Coronation playlist celebrating British and Commonwealth artists after they were criticised for expressing anti-royal views.^[18]
• 25 April – Frankie Goes to Hollywood confirm they are to re-form in order to play a concert at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, the band's first live performance for 36 years.^[19]
• 27 April – British singer Adele joins James Corden for the final edition of Carpool Karaoke.^[20]
• 28 April – HMV announces plans to reopen its flagship store at 363 Oxford Street four years after it closed when the company went into administration.^[21]

May

• 3 May – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces Kate Bush and George Michael as among its roster of inductees for 2023.^[22]
• 4 May – A jury at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York decides that Ed Sheeran did not copy Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" when composing "Thinking Out Loud".^[23]
• 5 May – The official build-up to the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest begins in Liverpool with a concert by Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra to open the fans village.^[24]
• 7 May – At the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, the following new classical compositions receive their world premieres:^{[25] [26]}
  • Judith Weir – Brighter Visions Shine Afar
  • Karl Jenkins – Crossing the Stone
  • Sarah Class – Sacred Fire
  • Nigel Hess, Roderick Williams, Shirley Thompson – Be Thou My Vision
  • Iain Farrington – Voices of the World
  • Patrick Doyle – King Charles III Coronation March
  • Paul Mealor – Kyrie Eleison (the first composition sung in Welsh at a coronation)
  • Christopher Robinson – The Recognition
  • Debbie Wiseman – Alleluia
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber – Make A Joyful Noise
  • Roxanna Panufnik – Coronation Sanctus
  • Tarik O'Regan – Coronation Agnus Dei
• 10 May – A performance by The View at Manchester's Deaf Institute comes to an abrupt end after an onstage fight breaks out between band members.^[27]
• 13 May – The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Liverpool and is won by Sweden.^[28]

June

• 6 June – The BBC announces its new roster of New Generation Artists for the period 2023–2025:^[29]
  • James Atkinson (baritone)
  • Alim Beisembayev (pianist)
  • Chaos Quartet
  • Giorgi Gigashvili (pianist)
  • Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo-soprano)
  • Michael Pandya (collaborative pianist)
  • Johanna Wallroth (soprano)
• 16 June
  • The BBC Concert Orchestra announces the appointment of Anna-Maria Helsing as its next chief conductor,^[30] the first female conductor to be named to the post and the first female conductor to be named chief conductor of any BBC orchestra, effective 1 October 2023, with an initial contract of three seasons.
  • King's Birthday Honours:^[31]  
    • Kathryn McDowell is made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
    • Ivor Bolton and Tasmin Little are each made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
    • Lucy Crowe, Janine Irons, Nicky Spence, and Caron Wheeler are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
    • Rekesh Chauhan, Peter Corry, Jennie Muskett and Jyotsna Srikanth are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
• 18 June – BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023 competition results:^[32]
  • Main Prize: Adolfo Corrado
  • Song Prize: Sungho Kim
  • Audience Prize: Julieth Lozano Rolong
• 20 June – The Hallé announces the appointment of Wong Kah Chun as its next principal conductor and artistic advisor, effective with the 2024–2025 season, with an initial contract of 5 seasons.^[33]
• 23 June
  • The Foo Fighters make a surprise appearance at the Glastonbury Festival 2023, appearing on the Pyramid Stage.^[34]
  • The Arctic Monkeys headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2023, their third appearance at the festival.^[35]
• 24 June
  • Rick Astley plays the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2023.^[36]
  • Guns N' Roses headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2023.^[37]
• 25 June – Elton John plays the final UK concert of his farewell tour at Glastonbury 2023, headlining the Pyramid Stage on the festival's final day.^[38]
• 27 June – Lewis Capaldi announces a sabbatical from touring for the "foreseeable future" after struggling to finish his set at Glastonbury 2023.^[39]
• 29 June – National Youth Orchestras of Scotland announce the appointment of Catherine Larsen-Maguire to the newly created post of music director, effective 2024, with an initial tenure of 3 years.^[40]

July

• 1 July – BBC Two airs a special edition of Later... with Jools Holland dedicated entirely to Noel Gallagher to coincide with the release of Council Skies, the fourth studio album by his band, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.^[41]
• 4 July – Britten Pears Arts announces that Roger Wright is to stand down as its chief executive in July 2024.^[42]
• 6 July
  • The Royal College of Music announces the appointment of James Williams as its next Director, effective 1 September 2024.^[43]
  • The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces that James Williams is to stand down as its managing director, at the close of the 2023–2024 season.^[44]
• 14 July – The First Night of the Proms is briefly interrupted by two protestors from Just Stop Oil, who climb on stage at the Royal Albert Hall and unfurl an orange banner, before being removed by security staff.^[45]
• 27 July – Arts Council England announces an additional £24M grant for English National Opera from the period of April 2024 – March 2026, with an extended time frame to March 2029 for relocation of the company outside of London.^{[46] [47]}
• 28 July
  • Hyperion Records announces that it is to make available for streaming access 200 albums from its catalogue, for the first time in the company's history. ^[48]
  • Three tracks from the Barbie soundtrack enter the UK singles Chart in the top five, the first time three songs from the same soundtrack have been in the top five at the same time. The songs are What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish at number three, Dance the Night by Dua Lipa at number four, and Barbie World by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice at number five.^[49]

August

• 4 August – The Official Chart now has four songs from the Barbie soundtrack inside the top ten, as Speed Drive by Charli XCX reaches number 9.^[50]
• 11 August
  • The Ulster Orchestra confirms that Daniele Rustioni is to stand down as its music director at the close of the 2023–2024 season.^[51]
  • A UK Health Security Agency investigation into a number of cases of sickness and diarrhoea at the 2023 WOMAD Festival is inconclusive on a cause.^[52]
• 14 August – The BBC's Maida Vale Studios, which have been the venue for performances by artists including The Beatles and Adele, are sold to a group led by composer Hans Zimmer.^[53]
• 18 August – For the first time in its 70-year history, the top six selling singles on the Official Chart are by female artists. They are, 1: "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish, 2: "Dance the Night" by Dua Lipa, 3: "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo, 4: "Cruel Summer" by Taylor Swift, 5: "(It Goes Like) Nanana" by Peggy Gou, and 6: "Bad Idea Right?" by Olivia Rodrigo.^[54]
• 20 August – The UK government gives the go ahead to plans for a northern version of London's BRIT School, based in Bradford.^[55]
• 23 August – An advertisement for a fictional glass repair business in the Hackney Gazette is believed to be a teaser for a new Rolling Stones album as it contains several references to the band's past songs.^[56]
• 24 August – Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner pulls out of the BBC Proms after being accused of assaulting a singer who left the podium in the wrong direction during a concert in France.^[57]
• 25 August – 25-year-old pianist Alim Beisembayev makes his BBC Proms debut playing Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto at the Royal Albert Hall as a replacement for Benjamin Grosvenor, who was taken ill.^[58]
• 31 August – Sir John Eliot Gardiner announces his withdrawal from his remaining 2023 concert engagements to seek psychological treatment, following his striking of bass William Thomas on 22 August at the Festival Berlioz in La Côte-Saint-André, France.^[59]

September

• • • 1 September Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody says the band will continue as a trio after Johnny Quinn and Paul Wilson announce their departure from the group.^[60]
  • Sophie Ellis Bextor headlines the 2023 Blackpool Illuminations switch-on concert.^[61]
• 5 September – Shireland CBSO Academy, the first school in the UK to be partnered with an orchestra, opens in West Bromwich. The school is partnered with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.^[62]
• 6 September
  • The Rolling Stones announce Hackney Diamonds, their 24th studio album and first album of original material since 2005.^[63]
  • A Yamaha baby grand piano used by Freddie Mercury to compose some of Queen's best known songs sells at auction for £1.7m.^[64]
• 7 September – Jazz quintet Ezra Collective win the 2023 Mercury Prize for their second studio album, Where I'm Meant to Be, becoming the first jazz act to win the prize.^[65]
• 9 September
  • "Sprinter", a track by Dave and Central Cee, is declared the UK Official Chart's song of summer 2023.^[66]
  • The traditional Last Night of the Proms is held at the Royal Albert Hall and in the middle of a late summer heatwave.^[67]
• 13 September
  • News reports reveal the new name of the Sage Gateshead complex as The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.^[68]
  • Jazz FM confirms that the annual Jazz FM Awards will return in Spring 2024, moving back to spring following disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[69]
• 15 September
  • Sugababes release "When the Rain Comes", their first single in a decade and the first to be released since the original line-up of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy regained the rights to Sugababes name in 2019.^[70]
  • Lambeth Council gives the O2 Academy Brixton the go-ahead to reopen once the venue has met 77 "extensive and robust" conditions "designed to promote public safety".^[71]
• 20 September – The BBC announces the winners of its BBC Young Composer 2023 competition:^[72]
  • Lower Junior Category (age 12–14)
    • Atharv Gupta – Demain, Dès L'Aube
    • Avram Harris – Across the Void
  • Upper Junior Category (age 15–16)
    • Advaith Jagannath – Saturn Devouring his Son
    • Pascal Bachmann – Étude-Grotesque
  • Senior Category (age 17–18)
    • Jamie Smith – Into Oblivion
    • Reese Carly Manglicmot – Rumble
• 21 September – LIVE, the voice of the UK's live music industry, appoints Steve Lamacq as its new Chair.^[73]
• 25 September – Louise Redknapp and Kéllé Bryan are reported to have pulled out of a planned Eternal reunion tour scheduled for 2024 after a row occurred because their former bandmates, sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, refused to play at LGBTQ and Pride events.^[74]

October

• 4 October – The Snug in Atherton, Greater Manchester, is the first grassroots gig venue to benefit from the Music Venue Trust's "Own Our Properties" plan, where music fans can invest in venues to save them from increasing rents and closure.^[75]
• 10 October – Bilingual pop duo Rogue Jones win the 2023 Welsh Music Prize for their album Dos Bebés.^[76]
• 15 October – Martyn Brabbins resigns as music director of English National Opera with immediate effect, in protest at proposed music personnel reductions to the company's music staff.^{[77] [78]}
• 20 October – Welsh rapper Ren Gill reaches number one in the UK Albums Chart with his second album Sick Boi, an account of chronic illness that has left him unable to perform on stage.^[79]
• 25 October
  • The BBC announces the appointment of Bill Chandler as the next director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus, effective December 2023.^[80]
  • In parallel with his appointment to the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Bill Chandler is to stand down as director of the BBC Concert Orchestra, as of December 2023.^[80]
  • The BBC announces the appointment of Adam Szabo as director of the BBC Philharmonic, effective February 2024.^[80]
  • Manchester Collective announces that Adam Szabo is to stand down as its artistic director and chief executive, effective January 2024.^[81]
• 26 October – Scottish band Young Fathers win the 2023 Scottish Album of the Year Award for their fourth album, Heavy Heavy.^[82]
• 27 October – The Dartington College of Arts announces that its planned 2024 summer school season is on hold, and the resignation of Sara Mohr-Pietsch and the summer school staff, with immediate effect.^[83]

November

• 2 November
  • "Now and Then", described by the surviving members of The Beatles as their "last song", receives its public premiere.^{[84] [85]}
  • The sale of tickets for the 2024 Glastonbury Festival is delayed for two weeks "out of fairness" to customers who did not realise their registration had expired.^[86]
• 3 November – The re-recorded version of Taylor Swift's album 1989 becomes the fastest selling album of 2023, selling 184,000 copies in the UK in its week of release, more than doubling the sales of the original version released in 2014.^[87]
• 7 November –
  • The Barbican Centre announces the appointment of Helen Wallace as its new head of music, effective February 2024.^[88]
  • Kings Place announces that Helen Wallace is to stand down as its artistic and executive director at the close of January 2024.^[89]
  • English National Ballet announces the appointment of Maria Seletskaja as its next music director, effective with the 2024–2025 season.^[90]
  • Arcangelo announces the appointment of Sir Nicholas Kenyon as its next chair of trustees, effective March 2024.^[91]
• 10 November
  • Remastered versions of The Beatles' Red Album and Blue Album are released to coincide with the issue of their final track, "Now and Then", which is included on the release.^[84]
  • "Now and Then" tops the UK Singles Chart, giving The Beatles the longest gap between the first and last number one.^[92]
• 16 November – Oxford Brookes University announces the scheduled closure of its music department and the shuttering of its music programmes in 2026.^[93]
• 17 November – The new versions of The Beatles' Red Album and Blue Album are beaten to the top of the UK Album Chart by Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version), putting them in the same position as the original 1973 release of the albums, which were beaten to number one by David Bowie Young Americans. The Blue Album reaches number two, while the Red Album reaches number three, the same positions they were at in 1973.^[94]
• 19 November – Tickets for Glastonbury 2024 go on sale at 9.00am, and sell out within an hour.^[95]
• 22 November – The four remaining members of Girls Aloud–Cheryl Tweedy, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts–announce a reunion tour for 2024 following an eleven year break, and will dedicate the show to their late bandmate, Sarah Harding.^[96]
• 23 November – The BBC announces that David Pickard is to stand down as director of The Proms after the 2024 season.^[97]
• 24 November
  • Organisers of the BRIT Awards announce they will update the rules for the 2024 Awards ceremony following controversy over the introduction of gender neutral awards when no female artists were nominated for Best Artist. The list of nominations for the prize will be expanded from five to ten. There will also be a prize for Best R'n'B Act.^[98]
  • Blink 182, Fred Again, Lana Del Rey and Catfish and the Bottlemen are among the acts announced as headline acts for the 2024 Reading and Leeds Festivals.^[99]
• 27 November – Members of Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry vote to ban the use of the Confederate Flag at the venue.^[100]
• 30 November – The Bristol Beacon music venue, previously known as Colston Hall, reopens after refurbishment and five years after it closed for repairs.^[101]

December

• 4 December – Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces the appointment of Adam Hickox as the new principal conductor of Glyndebourne Sinfonia, with immediate effect.^[102]
• 5 December – English National Opera announces Greater Manchester as the site of its planned new headquarters.^{[103] [104]}
• 7 December – Indie band The Last Dinner Party are named winners of the 2023 Brit Award for Rising Star.^[105]
• 8 December – A total of 28 of the 40 songs in the week's Official Top 40 are festive songs, with "Last Christmas" by Wham! reaching number one for a fourth time.^[106]
• 20 December – Buckingham Palace announces that Dame Sarah Connolly is to receive The King's Medal for Music.^[107]
• 22 December – Wham!'s "Last Christmas" becomes the 2023 UK Christmas number one single 39 years after its release. Its main contender for the position, "You're Christmas to Me" by Sam Ryder, finishes at number two.^[108]
• 29 December – The 2024 New Year Honours are published.^{[109] [110] [111]}
  • Dame Shirley Bassey is made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.
  • Judith Weir is made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Michael Eavis is made a Knight Bachelor.
  • Don Black and Lady Robey are each made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  • James Ainscough, Paul Burger, Laurence Cummings, Michael Eakin, Yvette Griffith, and Carolyn Sampson are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Rachel Cowgill, Huw Edwards, Margaret Fingerhut, Anna Lapwood, Blair Parham, Selina Webb, Carla Marie Williams and Allan Young are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Margaret Archibald, Wiliam Hutton, Christopher Kent, Bernard Vause, William Watson, Martin White, and Jonathan Willcocks are each awarded the British Empire Medal.
• 30 December – Busking duo Jen & Liv win Series 12 of ITV's The Voice.^[112]
• 31 December – BBC One ends 2023 with the concert Rick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve. Rick Astley is joined by various guests, including Rylan Clark with whom he performs a rendition of the Dead of Alive track "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".^[113]

Bands reformed

• Frankie Goes to Hollywood (for performance at Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool)
• Haircut One Hundred
• Heavenly
• Love and Rockets
• Rialto
• S Club 7
• The Soup Dragons
• Girls Aloud
• Stray

Classical works

• Julian Anderson – ECHOES^[114]
• Kristina Arakelyan – Whin Lands (texts by Katrina Porteous)^[115]
• Newton Armstrong – The Book of the Sediments^[116]
• Gerald Barry – Kafka's Earplugs^[117]
• Olivia Belli – Limina Luminis^[118]
• Laura Bowler – Advert^[119]
• Kerensa Briggs – Ode to a Savior^[120]
• Linda Buckley – Mallacht^[121]
• Anna Clyne – Weathered (clarinet concerto)^[122]
• Brian Elias – I saw a peacock^[123]
• Rufus Isabel Elliot – the stones in the river by our camp in the forest / the space on the ground where we lay^[121]
• Sadie Harrison – The River Dreams of Winter (first public performance)^[124]
• Hannah Kendall – O flower of fire^[125]
• Sarah Lianne Lewis – The Sky Didn't Fall^[126]
• Christian Mason (music) and Paul Griffiths (text) – The Singing Tree ^[127]
• Grace-Evangeline Mason
  • A Memory of the Ocean
  • ABLAZE THE MOON
• David Matthews – String Quartet No. 17^[124]
• Scott McLaughlin – The Dirac Sea: Folds in continuous fields^[121]
• Roxanna Panufnik (music) and Jessica Duchen (texts) – Gallery of Memories^[128]
• Joseph Phibbs – Flame and Shadow^[129]
• Adam Pounds – Symphony No 4.^[130]
• Colin Riley – Hearing Places^[131]
• Angela Elizabeth Slater – Where skies aflame (for string quartet)^[132]
• Ryan Wigglesworth – Quatre Vignettes de Jules Renard (version for voice and orchestra)^[116]

New operas

• Sarah Angliss and Ross Sutherland – Giant^[133]
• Sir George Benjamin and Martin Crimp – Picture a Day Like This^[134]
• Conor Mitchell – Abomination: A DUP Opera^[135]
• Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly^[136]
• Philip Venables and Ted Huffman – The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions^[134]

British music awards

• 5 January – R&B band Flo are announced as the BBC Sound of 2023.^[137]
• 11 February – The 2023 Brit Awards are held at The O2 Arena in London, and presented by comedian Mo Gilligan.^[138]
• 7 September – The 2023 Mercury Prize is awarded at London's Hammersmith Apollo.^[139]
• 10 October – The 2023 Welsh Music Prize is awarded at a ceremony in Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre.^[140]
• 26 October
  • The 2023 UK Music Video Awards are held at Magazine London in London, to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide.^{[141] [142]}
  • The Scottish Album of the Year Award is presented at Stirling's Albert Halls.^[143]

Charts and sales

Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

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Best performing single of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
5 January	"Last Christmas"		79,622	[144]
12 January	"Escapism"		45,570	[145]
19 January	"Pointless"		55,903	[146]
26 January	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=10	"Flowers"		91,731	[147]
2 February	121,151	[148]
9 February	106,508	[149]
16 February	81,435	[150]
23 February	72,975	[151]
2 March	64,259	[152]
9 March	56,374	[153]
16 March	53,686	[154]
23 March	56,815	[155]
30 March	52,340	[156]
6 April	"Eyes Closed"		60,265	[157]
13 April	"Miracle"		49,753	[158]
20 April			45,563	[159]
27 April	"Wish You the Best"	Lewis Capaldi	49,587	[160]
4 May	"Miracle"	Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding	44,178	[161]
11 May			47,671	[162]
18 May			41,057	[163]
25 May			42,378	[164]
1 June			44,291	[165]
8 June			45,536	[166]
15 June	"Sprinter"		108,200	[167]
22 June			89,194	[168]
29 June			71,086	[169]
6 July			67,346	[170]
13 July			61,918	[171]
20 July			62,680	[172]
27 July			63,487	[173]
3 August			59,397	[174]
10 August			53,518	[175]
17 August			49,021	[176]
24 August	"What Was I Made For?"		45,488	[177]
31 August	"Dance the Night"		41,204	[178]
7 September	"Vampire"		43,211	[179]
14 September	"Paint the Town Red"		57,962	[180]
21 September			54,414	[181]
28 September			50,144	[182]
5 October			48,890	[183]
12 October			41,014	[184]
19 October	"Strangers"		40,152	[185]
26 October			38,809	[186]
2 November			37,139	[187]
9 November	"Is It Over Now?"		45,360	[188]
16 November	"Now and Then"		78,168	[189]
23 November	"Lovin on Me"		46,389	[190]
30 November			52,688	[191]
7 December			55,128	[192]
14 December	"Last Christmas"	Wham		53,473	[193]
21 December			48,643	[194]
28 December			61,784	[195]

Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

The best-performing album of 2023, The Highlights by The Weeknd, peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart dated week ending 9 February 2023.

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
5 January	Christmas		19,985	[196]
12 January	Midnights		11,311	[197]
19 January			10,003	[198]
26 January	St. Jude		19,022	[199]
2 February	What's Rock and Roll?		12,252	[200]
9 February	Gloria		14,155	[201]
16 February	Queen of Me		17,976	[202]
23 February	This Is Why		21,093	[203]
2 March	Trustfall		37,570	[204]
9 March	Cracker Island		22,440	[205]
16 March	From Nothing to a Little Bit More		17,937	[206]
23 March	Endless Summer Vacation		18,746	[207]
30 March	Songs of Surrender		20,569	[208]
6 April	Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd		41,925	[209]
13 April	The Record		18,869	[210]
20 April	Higher Than Heaven		11,818	[211]
27 April	72 Seasons		29,249	[212]
4 May	A Kiss for the Whole World		13,513	[213]
11 May	Anxiety Replacement Therapy		22,209	[214]
18 May	-		76,263	[215]
25 May			18,381	[216]
1 June	Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent		95,882	[217]
8 June			12,187	[218]
15 June	But Here We Are		44,513	[219]
22 June	The Show		26,937	[220]
29 June	What Ifs & Maybes		27,065	[221]
6 July	The Good Witch		20,760	[222]
13 July	Dead Club City		13,622	[223]
20 July	Speak Now (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	67,112	[224]
27 July	Beautiful and Brutal Yard		17,260	[225]
3 August	The Ballad of Darren		44,051	[226]
10 August	Utopia		25,027	[227]
17 August	Victory		15,668	[228]
24 August	Knebworth 22		16,204	[229]
31 August	Unreal Unearth		19,068	[230]
7 September	I Told Them...		14,164	[231]
14 September	Back to the Water Below		18,856	[232]
21 September	Guts		60,272	[233]
28 September	Greatest Hits 2.0		27,319	[234]
5 October	Tension		53,237	[235]
12 October	Autumn Variations	Ed Sheeran	30,016	[236]
19 October	For All the Dogs		29,408	[237]
26 October	Sick Boi		18,653	[238]
2 November	Hackney Diamonds		72,204	[239]
9 November	1989 (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	184,965	[240]
16 November			23,561	[241]
23 November			16,773	[242]
30 November	Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie		18,024	[243]
7 December	This Life		116,163	[244]
14 December	I/O		15,645	[245]
21 December	Rebel Diamonds		25,360	[246]
28 December	Hackney Diamonds	The Rolling Stones	16,460	[247]

Number-one compilation albums

The compilation chart includes a proportion for streaming.

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Best performing compilation of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Chart sales	References
5 January	Now 113	3,925	[248]
12 January	The Greatest Showman	2,593	[249]
19 January	Now Yearbook Extra 1985	3,016	[250]
26 January	The Greatest Showman	2,556	[251]
2 February		2,459	[252]
9 February		2,549	[253]
16 February		2,435	[254]
23 February	Now Yearbook Extra 1980–1984	2,984	[255]
2 March	Now Dance – The 80s	4,328	[256]
9 March	Now Yearbook 1986	5,495	[257]
16 March	The Greatest Showman	2,290	[258]
23 March	Now 60s Pop	4,767	[259]
30 March	The Greatest Showman	2,371	[260]
6 April	Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska...Live	3,810	[261]
13 April	The Greatest Showman	2,522	[262]
20 April	Now Yearbook Extra 1986	3,392	[263]
27 April	Now 114	10,946	[264]
4 May		4,399	[265]
11 May	Now Yearbook 1978	6,710	[266]
18 May	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	4,978	[267]
25 May	Eurovision Song Contest 2023	17,477	[268]
1 June		9,772	[269]
8 June		6,322	[270]
15 June	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	7,518	[271]
22 June		6,655	[272]
29 June		5,298	[273]
6 July		4,193	[274]
13 July		3,285	[275]
20 July	Now Yearbook 1992	4,205	[276]
27 July	Now 12" 80s: 1980	2,296	[277]
3 August	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=15	Barbie the Album	21,207	[278]
10 August	20,653	[279]
17 August	16,778	[280]
24 August	14,041	[281]
31 August	12,213	[282]
7 September	10,511	[283]
14 September	9,643	[284]
21 September	8,226	[285]
28 September	7,301	[286]
5 October	6,577	[287]
12 October	5,712	[288]
19 October	5,205	[289]
26 October	4,500	[290]
2 November	4,531	[291]
9 November	4,085	[292]
16 November	Now Yearbook 1988	5,865	[293]
23 November	Barbie the Album	3,529	[294]
30 November	Now 116	9,709	[295]
7 December	Now 40 Years	7,263	[296]
14 December	Now Christmas	7,711	[297]
21 December		7,982	[298]
28 December		8,255	[299]

Year-end charts

Top singles of the year

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on December 29, 2023^[300]

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	"Flowers"	Miley Cyrus	1	1,700,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	"Sprinter"	Dave and Central Cee	1	1,200,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	"Escapism"	Raye featuring 070 Shake	1	1,200,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	"Anti-Hero"	Taylor Swift	2	1,100,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	"Miracle"	Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	"Calm Down"	Rema	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	"Kill Bill"	SZA	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	"Boy's a Liar"	PinkPantheress	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	"As It Was"	Harry Styles	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	"People"	Libianca	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	"Cruel Summer"	Taylor Swift	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	"Sure Thing"	Miguel	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	"I'm Good (Blue)"	David Guetta and Bebe Rexha	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	"Vampire"	Olivia Rodrigo	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	"Messy in Heaven"	Venbee and Goddard.	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	"Daylight"	David Kushner	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	"Die for You"	The Weeknd	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	"Last Christmas"	Wham!	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	"Dance the Night"	Dua Lipa	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	"React"	Switch Disco and Ella Henderson	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	"Another Love"	Tom Odell	10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	"Mr. Brightside"	The Killers	53
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	"Creepin'"	Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	"I Ain't Worried"	OneRepublic	30
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	"Forget Me"	Lewis Capaldi	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	"Paint the Town Red"	Doja Cat	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	"Someone You Loved"	Lewis Capaldi	49
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	"Giving Me"	Jazzy	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	"All I Want For Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	"Bad Habits"	Ed Sheeran	44
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	"Eyes Closed"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	"Green Green Grass"	George Ezra	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	"Prada"	Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	"Unholy"	Sam Smith and Kim Petras	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	"Ceilings"	Lizzy McAlpine	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	"Made You Look"	Meghan Trainor	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	""	Tiësto and Tate McRae	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	"Shivers"	Ed Sheeran	43
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	"Until I Found You"	Stephen Sanchez	14
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	"Riptide"	Vance Joy	67

Best-selling albums

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 3, 2024^[301]

For the first time in British music history, an album that never reached number one on the weekly chart became the biggest-selling album of the year. The Highlights, by The Weeknd, also sold all its albums in digital and streaming formats.

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	The Highlights	The Weeknd	2	391,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	Midnights	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	1989 (Taylor's Version)		1	299,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	Diamonds	Elton John	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	Harry's House	Harry Styles	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	50 Years - Don't Stop	Fleetwood Mac	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7		Eminem	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	SOS	SZA	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	AM	Arctic Monkeys	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	ABBA Gold	ABBA	10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	Lover	Taylor Swift	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	1989		5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	Folklore		6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent	Lewis Capaldi	1	210,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	Guts	Olivia Rodrigo	1	209,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	Sour		5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent	Lewis Capaldi	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	Time Flies... 1994-2009	Oasis	15
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	=	Ed Sheeran	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	Greatest Hits	Queen	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	Reputation	Taylor Swift	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	-	Ed Sheeran	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	Speak Now (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	The Essential Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	18
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	÷	Ed Sheeran	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	Hackney Diamonds	The Rolling Stones	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	Born to Die	Lana Del Rey	22
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	Trustfall	Pink	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	Fine Line	Harry Styles	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	Curtain Call 2	Eminem	21
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	Starboy	The Weeknd	23
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	Between Us	Little Mix	20
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	The Diamond Collection	Post Malone	14
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	Oasis	26
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36		Whitney Houston	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	This Life	Take That	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38		Elvis Presley	22
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	Renaissance	Beyoncé	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	Singles	Maroon 5	35

Deaths

• 2 January – Andrew Downes, English classical composer, 72
• 3 January – Alan Rankine, Scottish musician, producer, member of (the Associates), 64
• 10 January – Jeff Beck, English guitarist, singer, (The Yardbirds), (Jeff Beck Group), 78
• 15 January – Bruce Gowers, English music video director ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), 82
• 2 February – Tim Quy, English musician, (Cardiacs), 61
• 5 February – Phil Spalding, English bassist, session musician, 65
• 8 February – Hilary Tann, Wales-born composer resident in the USA, 75^[302]
• 19 February – Christopher Nupen, classical music documentary filmmaker, 88^[303]
• 25 February – Sir David Lumsden, English organist, harpischordist and choirmaster, 94
• 2 March
  • Steve Mackey, English bassist, producer, (Pulp), 56
  • Nicholas Snowman, arts administrator and co-founder of the London Sinfonietta, 78^[304]
• 5 March – Kenneth Montgomery, classical conductor, 79^[305]
• 13 March – Simon Emmerson, English record producer, guitarist, DJ, musical director, founder of (Afro Celt Sound System), 67
• 16 March – Tony Coe, English jazz musician, 88
• 24 March – Christopher Gunning, English composer, 78
• 25 March – Nicholas Lloyd Webber, English composer, 43^[306]
• 27 March – James Bowman, classical countertenor, 81^[307]
• 6 April – Paul Cattermole, English singer, (S Club 7), 46^[308]
• 7 April – Ian Bairnson, Scottish musician, multi-instrumentalist, (Alan Parsons Project), (Pilot), guitarist for (Kate Bush), 69
• 8 April – Bob Heatlie, Scottish songwriter, record producer, 76
• 14 April – Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist, singer-songwriter, (The Script), (Mytown), 46
• 20 April – David Ellis, composer and music administrator, 90^[309]
• 21 April – Mark Stewart, English musician (The Pop Group), 62.^[310]
• 27 April – Wee Willie Harris, English singer, musician, 90
• 3 May – Linda Lewis, English singer-songwriter ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo"), 72
• 10 May – Rolf Harris, Australian singer ("Jake the Peg", "Two Little Boys"), 93^[311]
• 11 May – Francis Monkman, English musician, composer and songwriter (Curved Air), (Sky), (Matching Mole), 73
• 17 May – Algy Ward, English bassist, (Tank), (The Damned), (The Saints), 63
• 19 May – Andy Rourke, English bassist, (The Smiths), 59
• 22 May – Chas Newby, English bassist, (The Beatles), 81
• 6 June – Tony McPhee, English guitarist (The Groundhogs), 79
• 16 June – Peter Dickinson, composer, musicologist, author, and pianist, 86^[312]
• 20 June – John Waddington, English guitarist (The Pop Group), (Maximum Joy), (Perfume), 63^[313]
• 29 June – Clarence Barlow, composer, 77^[314]
• 3 July – Mo Foster, English multi-instrumentalist (Affinity), (Fancy), (RMS) and record producer, 78^[315]
• 5 July – Anthony Gilbert, composer and academic, 88^[316]
• 6 July – Graham Clark, English opera tenor, 81^[317]
• 16 July – Jane Birkin, English-French singer, actress, 76^[318]
• 17 July – Barry Martyn, English jazz drummer, 82^[319]
• 19 July – Mark Thomas, British film composer (Twin Town, The Final Curtain, ), 67^[320]
• 21 July – Vince Hill, English traditional pop singer ("Edelweiss", "Roses of Picardy", "Merci, Chérie"), 89^[321]
• 23 July – Raymond Froggatt, English singer-songwriter ("Callow-la-vita", "Big Ship", "Rachel"), 81^[322]
• 26 July – Sinéad O'Connor, singer, 56
• 28 July – Jim Parker, British composer ("Captain Beaky and His Band", themes of Midsomer Murders, House of Cards, Foyle's War), 88^[323]
• 3 August – Carl Davis, American-born British conductor and composer, 86^[324]
• 13 August – Patricia Bredin, UK's first Eurovision Song Contest participant in 1957, 88^[325]
• 24 August – Bernie Marsden, English hard rock guitarist (UFO), (Whitesnake), 72^[326]
• 3 September – Simon Pearson, English drummer (The Wedding Present), (Cinerama), (Goya Dress), 53
• 5 September –
  • Joe Fagin, English singer-songwriter, 83^[327]
  • Bruce Guthro, Canadian-born vocalist (Runrig), 62^[328]
• 13 September – Roger Whittaker, English singer-songwriter, musician, 87
• 21 October – Carroll Coates, 94, British-American songwriter, composer and lyricist.^[329]
• 23 October – Angelo Bruschini, 62, English guitarist (The Blue Aeroplanes, Massive Attack), lung cancer.^[330]
• 3 November – Pete Garner, English bassist, (The Stone Roses), 61
• 5 November – Ryland Davies, classical tenor, 80^[331]
• 8 November – Keel Watson, classical bass-baritone, 69^[332]
• 16 November – Peter Solley, 75, English musician (Fox) and record producer.^[333]
• 25 November – Les Maguire, 81, English musician (Gerry and the Pacemakers).^[334]
• 26 November –
  • Brian Godding, 78, Welsh jazz rock guitarist (Blossom Toes, Centipede).^[335]
  • Geordie Walker, English guitarist, (Killing Joke), 64.^[336]
• 30 November – Shane MacGowan, 65, English-born Irish singer (The Pogues, Shane MacGowan and the Popes) and songwriter ("Fairytale of New York").^[337]
• 4 December – John Hyatt, English vocalist (The Three Johns).^[338]
• 5 December – Denny Laine, 79, English Hall of Fame musician (Wings, The Moody Blues) and songwriter ("Mull of Kintyre").^[339]
• 11 December – John "Rambo" Stevens, English music producer and manager.^[340]
• 12 December –
  • Richard Gaddes, opera administrator active in the United States, 81^[341]
  • Richard Kerr, 78, English singer, songwriter ("Mandy", "I'll Never Love This Way Again", "Looks Like We Made It") and composer.^[342] (death announced on this date)
• 15 December – Steve Halliwell, 77, English actor (Emmerdale, Coronation Street) and singer (The Woolpackers).^[343]
• 17 December – Mike Maxfield, 79, English songwriter and guitarist (The Dakotas).^[344] (death announced on this date)
• 18 December – Ronnie Caryl, 70, English guitarist (Flaming Youth, Phil Collins).^[345]
• 26 December – Tony Oxley, 85, English free improvising drummer, co-founder of Incus Records.^[346]

See also

• 2023 in British radio
• 2023 in British television
• 2023 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 2023

Notes and References

1. Glyndebourne is unable to tour in 2023 . Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra . 6 January 2023 . 2023-02-22.
2. Royal Albert Hall appoints James Ainscough as new CEO . Royal Albert Hall . 9 January 2023 . 2023-02-22.
3. Kirill Karabits and the BSO announce new chapter after 15 years . Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra . 10 January 2023 . 2023-02-22.
4. Sam Jackson announced as new Controller of BBC Radio 3 . BBC Media Centre . 13 January 2023 . 2023-02-22.
5. Joint statement from Arts Council England and the English National Opera . English National Opera . 17 January 2023 . 2023-02-22.
6. News: English National Opera gets 'one year's reprieve' after funding cut . BBC News . Ian Youngs . 2023-01-17 . 2023-02-22.
7. George Benjamin awarded Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2023 . Faber Music . 31 January 2023 . 2023-02-22.
8. Web site: Janne Palkisto . Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra concert, 1 February 2023, interval discussion . YLE (Finnish Radio) . 2023-02-01 . 2023-02-22.
9. News: Javier C. Hernández . Florida College Cancels Concert Over Gay Singer, Drawing Backlash . The New York Times . 2023-02-14 . 2023-02-22.
10. Web site: Sean . Coughlan . Andrew Lloyd Webber piece among new coronation music . BBC News . BBC . 18 February 2023 . 18 February 2023.
11. New strategy for Classical Music prioritises Quality, Agility and Impact . BBC Media Centre . 7 March 2023 . 2023-03-27.
12. News: BBC Singers to close in corporation’s 'major review of classical music' . The Guardian . Imogen Tilden . 2023-03-07 . 2023-03-27.
13. Universal Music Group Announces Acquisition of Legendary Classical Label Hyperion Records . Universal Music Group . 15 March 2023 . 2023-03-27.
14. News: BBC Singers: decision to scrap choir reversed after public outcry . The Guardian . Jamie Grierson . 2023-03-24 . 2023-03-27.
15. Emma Stenning appointed new Chief Executive of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . 27 March 2023 . 2023-07-02.
16. Laura Canning announced as new General Director & CEO . Opera North . 12 April 2023 . 2023-07-02.
17. News: Vox Urbane review – new choir impresses and inspires in a scuffed corner of Peckham . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2023-04-17 . 2023-07-02.
18. Web site: Proclaimers removed from King's coronation playlist . BBC News . BBC . 23 April 2023 . 23 April 2023.
19. Web site: Ian . Younger . Frankie Goes To Hollywood look forward to 'Scouse love' at Liverpool reunion . BBC News . BBC . 25 April 2023 . 25 April 2023.
20. Web site: Adele joins James Corden for last ever Carpool Karaoke . BBC News . BBC . 29 April 2023 . 29 April 2023.
21. Web site: Aurelia . Foster . HMV's flagship Oxford Street store to reopen . BBC News . BBC . 28 April 2023 . 28 April 2023.
22. Web site: Mark . Savage . Kate Bush and George Michael inducted to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . BBC News . BBC . 3 May 2023 . 3 May 2023.
23. Web site: Ed Sheeran wins Thinking Out Loud copyright case . BBC News . BBC . 4 May 2023 . 4 May 2023.
24. Web site: Ian . Youngs . Eurovision 2023: Ukraine's champions Kalush Orchestra get Liverpool party started . BBC News . BBC . 5 May 2023 . 6 May 2023.
25. News: Horns, jigs and hosannas: your guide to Charles's coronation composers . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2023-05-05 . 2023-05-08.
26. News: Standards and premieres galore as music takes centre stage at coronation . The Guardian . Flora Willson . 2023-05-07 . 2023-07-02.
27. Web site: The View: Gig halted after band members clash on stage . BBC News . BBC . 11 May 2023 . 11 May 2023.
28. Web site: Mark . Savage . Eurovision: Sweden's Loreen wins again, but UK's Mae Muller is second from last . BBC News . BBC . 14 May 2023 . 14 May 2023.
29. BBC Radio 3 announces 2023's New Generation Artists . BBC Media Centre . 6 June 2023 . 2023-07-02.
30. Anna-Maria Helsing appointed Chief Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra . BBC Media Centre . 16 June 2023 . 2023-06-18.
31. The King's Birthday Honours List 2023 . Government of the United Kingdom . 16 June 2023 . 2023-06-26.
32. News: BBC Cardiff Singer of the World review – a surprise winner and unexpected vocal delights . The Guardian . Rian Evans . 2023-06-19 . 2023-07-02.
33. Kahchun Wong announced as new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Hallé . The Hallé . 20 June 2023 . 2023-07-02.
34. Web site: Mark . Savage . Foo Fighters make 'surprise' return to Glastonbury . BBC News . BBC . 23 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
35. Web site: Mark . Savage . Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury: A tale of two halves . BBC News . BBC . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
36. Web site: Mark . Savage . Rick Astley doesn't let Glastonbury down . BBC News . BBC . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
37. Web site: Mark . Savage . Glastonbury review: Guns N' Roses are sporadically brilliant, while Lana Del Rey is cut short . BBC News . BBC . 25 June 2023 . 25 June 2023.
38. Web site: Mark . Savage . The sun goes down on Elton John's UK touring career with record-breaking Glastonbury set . BBC News . BBC . 26 June 2023 . 26 June 2023.
39. Web site: Paul . Glynn . Lewis Capaldi to take new break from touring for 'mental and physical health' . BBC News . BBC . 27 June 2023 . 27 June 2023.
40. Announcing Catherine Larsen-Maguire as new Music Director . National Youth Orchestras of Scotland . 29 June 2023 . 2023-07-02.
41. Web site: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at Later…with Jools Holland . BBC Media Centre . BBC . 21 June 2023 . 1 July 2023.
42. Roger Wright to step down as Chief Executive . Britten Pears Arts . 4 July 2023 . 2023-12-10.
43. James Williams announced as the next Director of the Royal College of Music . Royal College of Music . 6 July 2023 . 2023-12-10.
44. James Williams: A message from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . 6 July 2023 . 2023-12-10.
45. Web site: Just Stop Oil protesters interrupt the Proms . BBC News . BBC . 14 July 2023 . 14 July 2023.
46. Joint Statement from Arts Council England and the English National Opera . English National Opera . 27 July 2023 . 2023-12-10.
47. News: ENO to receive extra £24m to allow more time to leave London, says Arts Council . The Guardian . Nadia Khomami . 2023-07-28 . 2023-12-10.
48. News: Hyperion Records now available on streaming services . Gramophone . Martin Cullingford . 2023-07-28 . 2023-12-10.
49. Web site: Francesca . Osborne . Barbie movie soundtrack breaks UK singles chart record . BBC News . BBC . 28 July 2023 . 28 July 2023.
50. Web site: George . Griffiths . Dave & Central Cee have record-setting ninth week at Number 1 with Sprinter . Official Charts . 4 August 2023 . 5 August 2023.
51. Escape Your Everyday – 2023/24 Season On Sale . Ulster Orchestra . 11 August 2023 . 2023-08-20.
52. Web site: Dawn . Limbu . Sammy . Jenkins . Womad festival sickness investigation inconclusive – UKHSA . BBC News . BBC . 11 August 2023 . 11 August 2023.
53. Web site: Ian . Youngs . Hans Zimmer: Composer becomes co-owner of historic BBC Maida Vale studios . BBC News . BBC . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023.
54. Web site: The Summer of Girl Power continues as female solo artists, led by Billie Eilish, set new Official Chart record . Official Charts . 18 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
55. Web site: Adam . Durbin . John . Hand . New Brit School North in Bradford gets go-ahead . BBC News . BBC . 20 August 2023 . 21 August 2023.
56. Web site: Mark . Savage . Rolling Stones tease new album with local newspaper advert . BBC News . BBC . 23 August 2023 . 23 August 2023.
57. Web site: Mark . Savage . Sir John Eliot Gardiner: Famed conductor pulls out of the Proms after alleged assault . BBC News . BBC . 24 August 2023 . 24 August 2023.
58. Web site: Mark . Savage . Alim Beisembayev: Pianist's hands shake at last-minute Proms debut . BBC News . BBC . 25 August 2023 . 25 August 2023.
59. News: Maestro Accused of Striking Singer Withdraws From Performances . The New York Times . Javier C. Hernández . 2023-08-31 . 2023-12-10.
60. Web site: Rebekah . Wilson . Amy . Murray . Snow Patrol 'heartbroken' as two members quit . BBC News . BBC . 1 September 2023 . 1 September 2023.
61. Web site: Blackpool Illuminations: Sophie Ellis-Bextor to headline switch-on . BBC News . BBC . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023.
62. Web site: Katie . Razzall . UK's first school set up in partnership with professional orchestra opens . 15 September 2023 . 15 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
63. Web site: Mark . Savage . Steven . McIntosh . Warwickshire Stagecoach bus strikes suspended amid new pay offer . 4 September 2023 . 6 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
64. Web site: Paul . Glynn . Freddie Mercury: Queen star's piano and other items sold at Sotheby's . 6 September 2023 . 6 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
65. Web site: Mark . Savage . Steven . McIntosh . Ezra Collective win Mercury Music Prize 2023 . 7 September 2023 . 7 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
66. Web site: Paul . Glynn . Dave and Central Cee track Sprinter named UK song of summer 2023 . 8 September 2023 . 9 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
67. Web site: Mark . Savage . Last night of the Proms: Sweltering heat fails to dampen the audience's spirits . 9 September 2023 . 10 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
68. News: Sage Gateshead renamed Glasshouse International Centre for Music . BBC News . Sharuna Sagar . 2023-09-13 . 2023-12-10.
69. Web site: Jazz FM Awards moves back to Spring event for 2024 . Radio Today . 13 September 2023 . 13 September 2023.
70. Web site: Sugababes to release new song When The Rain Comes tomorrow . . 14 September 2023.
71. Web site: O2 Academy Brixton can reopen once conditions are met – council . 15 September 2023 . 15 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
72. BBC Young Composer 2023 winners announced . BBC Media Centre . 20 September 2023 . 2023-12-10.
73. Web site: Steve Lamacq appointed Chair of live music industry voice LIVE . Radio Today . 21 September 2023 . 21 September 2023.
74. Web site: Mark . Savage . Louise Redknapp pulls out of Eternal reunion over LGBTQ row . 25 September 2023 . 25 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
75. Web site: Mark . Savage . Tiny music venue The Snug saved after fans buy shares . 4 October 2023 . 4 October 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
76. Web site: Nathan . Bevan . Welsh Music Prize 2023 winner announced as Rogue Jones . 10 October 2023 . 11 October 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
77. A statement from the ENO regarding Martyn Brabbins' resignation . English National Opera . 15 October 2023 . 2023-12-10.
78. News: ENO’s music director resigns over proposed cuts to musical staff positions . The Guardian . Imogen Tilden . 2023-10-15 . 2023-12-10.
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