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This is a summary of the year 2015 in British music. ==Events== *5 January – An official statement from Glyndebourne confirms that Danielle De Niese and her husband, Gus Christie, chairman of Glyndebourne Opera, are expecting their first child.〔(Glyndebourne website: "Glyndebourne is delighted to announce that Mr and Mrs Gus Christie are expecting a baby in May" ). Accessed 6 January 2015〕 *15 January – The nominations for the 2015 Brit Awards are announced, with Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and George Ezra dominating many of the categories. *22 January – It is announced that BBC Radio 1's annual Big Weekend event this year will be held at Earlham Park, Norwich. *8 February – Sam Smith is the big winner at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, winning Best New Artist, and Record and Song of the Year for "Stay with Me from the album ''In the Lonely Hour'', which subsequently won Best Vocal Album. *25 February – Ed Sheeran and Paloma Faith win Best British Male and Female Solo Artist at this year's Brit Awards, with ''x'' winning Best Album and "Uptown Funk" winning Best Single. Notable moments of the night include Kanye West's controversial performance of "All Day" and Madonna falling off stage during her performance of "Living for Love". *3 March – The London Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Sir Simon Rattle as its next music director, effective September 2017, with an initial contract of 5 years. *7 March – The BBC confirms that Electro Velvet's 1920s inspired song "Still in Love with You" has been chosen to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. *9 March – Sam Smith releases a special remake of his song "Lay Me Down", featuring John Legend, as this year's official Comic Relief single. *10 March – Sarah Brightman confirms she has been working on a song with Andrew Lloyd Webber that she can perform in space aboard the International Space Station in September. Brightman subsequently withdraws from the planned flight, citing family commitments.〔(Singer Sarah Brightman calls off flight to space station ) 13 May 2015〕 *11 March * * The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Thomas Dausgaard as its 11th chief conductor, effective with the 2016–2017 season. * * Simon Halsey is announced as the recipient of the Queen's Medal for Music 2014. *18 March – Julian Lloyd Webber is confirmed as the Principal of Birmingham Conservatoire.〔(Classic FM "Julian Lloyd Webber is new principal of Birmingham Conservatoire", 18 March 2015 )〕 *20 May – Ye Yanchen's new work, ''Septet'', to be premiered at St Illtud's Church, Llantwit Major, by soloists from China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra.〔(Vale of Glamorgan Festival ). Accessed 6 January 2015〕 *23 May – The United Kingdom is represented at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, by Electro Velvet, with the song "Still in Love with You". They finish 24th out of 27 entries, scoring five points. *12 June – Musicians recognised in the 2015 Birthday Honours include conductor Sir Neville Marriner (Companion of Honour) composers Karl Jenkins and James MacMillan who receive knighthoods, and singers Michael Ball (OBE) and Van Morrison (knighthood)〔(PRIME MINISTER’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST 2015 ). Accessed 28 June 2015〕 *21 June – Nadine Koutcher wins the 2015 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-33213145 )〕 *2 October – "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith, the theme for the upcoming James Bond movie ''Spectre'', becomes the first ever Bond theme to reach number 1 in the UK. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015 in British music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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