to Glimmerglass Patrick Hawes - Towards the Light Alun Hoddinott - Towy Landscape for soprano, baritone and piano (4 hands) Martin Kennedy - Suite for string quartet Paul Mealor - Liturgy of Fire John Tavener - Lament for Jerusalem Opera Stephen Barlow - King Jonathan Dove - Man on the Moon (television opera) Stuart MacRae – The Assassin Tree (with libretto by Simon Armitage) Film and incidental music David ArnoldAmazing GraceCasino RoyalePatrick Doyle - As You Like ItLaura Rossi - London to BrightonJohn Tavener - Children of MenMusic awards Brit Awards Best British Male Solo Artist: James Blunt Best British Female Solo Artist: KT Tunstall Best British Group: Kaiser Chiefs Best British Album: Coldplay - X&YBest British Single: Coldplay - "Speed of Sound" Best British Rock Act: Kaiser Chiefs Best British Urban Act: Lemar Best British Live Act: Kaiser Chiefs British Breakthrough Artist: Arctic Monkeys Best Pop Act: James Blunt Best International Male Solo Artist: Kanye West Best International Female Solo Artist: Madonna Best International Group: Green Day Best International Album: Green Day - American IdiotInternational Breakthrough Artist: Jack Johnson Outstanding Contribution to Music: Paul Weller British Composer Awards Orchestral: Simon Holt Stage Works: Brian Irvine BBC Radio 3 Listeners Award: Jonny Greenwood Ivor Novello Awards Best Song Musically & Lyrically: KT Tunstall - 'Suddenly I See' Most Performed Work: James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful' Best Television Soundtrack: Rob Lane - Elizabeth IOutstanding Song Collection: New Order Best Selling UK Single: Shayne Ward - 'That's My Goal' Best Album: Kaiser Chiefs: 'Employment' Classical Music Award: Sir Harrison Birtwistle International Hit of the Year: James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful' Best Original Film Score: 'Evil' Best Contemporary Song: Athlete - 'Wires' International Achievement: Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) Songwriters of the Year: Damon Albarn/Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz) PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Ray Davies The Special International Award: Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff The Academy Fellowship: Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb (Posthumous)/Robin Gibb Mercury Music Prize Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' Deaths 12 January - Jack Wilson, jazz pianist, 98 8 February - Elton Dean, saxophonist (Soft Machine), 60 (liver disease) 14 February - Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer, 31 (Hodgkin's lymphoma) 15 February - Eric Shilling, opera singer and producer, 85 3 March – Ivor Cutler, poet, songwriter and humorist, 83 26 March – Nikki Sudden, singer-songwriter, 49 (heart attack). 9 April - Robin Orr, composer, 96