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

Summary

*On Wednesday 12 January, the

Choice Music Prize The Choice Music Prize (), known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to the best album from a band or solo musician who is born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or holds an Irish pa ...

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 ''Tourist History'' is the debut studio album by Northern Irish indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club, released on 17 February 2010 by Kitsuné. The album is named for the reputation of the band's hometown, Bangor, as a tourist attraction. ''To ...

'' was awarded the

for Best Irish Album of 2010 at a ceremony at Vicar Street,

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

. The event was broadcast live on

Today FM Today FM is an Irish national commercial FM radio station, owned and operated by Bauer Audio Ireland Limited. Broadcasting since 17 March 1997, it broadcasts mostly music, with a daily news and current affairs programme. Today FM holds a lic ...

and supported by

IMRO The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO; bg, Вътрешна Македонска Революционна Организация (ВМРО), translit=Vatrešna Makedonska Revoljucionna Organizacija (VMRO); mk, Внатр� ...

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 The Script are an Irish rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin, consisting of lead vocalist and keyboardist Danny O'Donoghue, lead guitarist Mark Sheehan, and drummer Glen Power. The band moved to London after signing to Sony Label Group imprint ...

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 Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo (rapper), Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie (singer ...

and

Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Foo Fighters was initially formed as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Following the success of the eponymous debut album, Grohl (lead vocals, guitar) re ...

. *On 19 October,

Westlife Westlife is an Irish pop vocal group formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998. The group currently consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member, until he left in 2004. The group temporarily di ...

officially announced they were splitting after an album and a tour."Westlife to split up"
. ''RTÉ Ten''. 19 October 2011. *On 6 November,

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

's Odyssey Arena hosted the

2011 MTV Europe Music Awards The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and was hosted by Selena Gomez. Additional liv ...

. *On 21 November 2011, nominees were announced for the

Irish Music Television Awards An Irish Music Television (or IMTV) Video Music Award is an accolade bestowed upon the Irish video makers, directors and artists involved in producing the best music videos from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during the previous year. ...

. 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 Royseven are a six-piece alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. They are known for songs such as "Dance" and " We Should Be Lovers", and have released two albums to date: '' The Art of Insincerity'' (2006) and '' You Say, We Say'' (2011). ...

song "

We Should Be Lovers "We Should Be Lovers" is the second single taken from the Royseven album '' You Say, We Say''. It was released on 19 February 2011 and went on to become the most played Irish song on radio that year, beating rivals Westlife, The Script and Snow P ...

", taken from the album ''

You Say, We Say ''You Say, We Say'' is the second studio album by Irish alternative rock band Royseven. It was released in Ireland on 11 March 2011. It was preceded by the lead single, "Killer", on 19 November 2010 and followed by second single "We Should Be Lov ...

'', 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.''

Singles

:''Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2011.''

Festivals

Oxegen 2011

* Arctic Monkeys * Blink-182 * Paolo Nutini *

The Black Eyed Peas Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hil ...

Slane 2011

* Kings of Leon

Awards

IMTV Awards 2011

The 2011

took place at The Sugar Club in Dublin on 28 November 2011. Below are the winners:

References

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