2010 Meteor Awards

Performances

The first announcements were:

• The Coronas
• Florence and the Machine
• Pixie Lott
• Paolo Nutini
• The Script
• Snow Patrol
• Westlife

Later announcements included:

• Brian Kennedy and the Dublin Gospel Choir
• Bell X1
• The Temper Trap
• Dizzee Rascal

Cancelled performance

Snow Patrol announced an inability to perform at the 2010 Meteor Awards after frontman Gary Lightbody broke his jaw.

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on January 7, 2010.

Public voting categories

Best Radio DJ – National

• Ray Foley – Today FM
  • Ian Dempsey – Today FM
  • Damien Farrelly – RTÉ 2fm
  • Tony Fenton – Today FM
  • Larry Gogan – RTÉ 2fm
  • Dan Hegarty – RTÉ 2fm

Best Radio DJ – Regional

• Leigh Doyle – BEAT
  • Jim & Niamh – FM104
  • KC & Lenny – Red FM
  • Michelle McMahon – Spin South West
  • Jon Richards – Galway Bay FM
  • Shona Ryan – SPIN 1038

Best Irish Band

• Snow Patrol
  • Bell X1
  • The Coronas
  • Delorentos
  • U2

Best Irish Male

• Christy Moore
  • Colin Devlin
  • Jerry Fish
  • Jack L
  • Mundy

Best Irish Female

• Wallis Bird
  • Julie Feeney
  • Valerie Francis
  • Laura Izibor
  • Dolores O'Riordan

Best Irish Pop Act

• Westlife
  • Delorentos
  • Laura Izibor
  • The Blizzards
  • The Script

Best Irish Album

• '*The Coronas – *Tony Was an Ex-Con'''''
  • Bell X1 – Blue Lights on the Runway
  • The Duckworth Lewis Method – The Duckworth Lewis Method
  • Snow Patrol – Up to Now
  • U2 – No Line on the Horizon

Best Irish Live Performance

• The Script – Oxegen 2009
  • Bell X1
  • Christy Moore
  • Snow Patrol
  • U2

Non-Public voting categories

Best Folk/Traditional

• Sharon Shannon
  • Kathleen Loughnane
  • Kíla with Bruno Coulais
  • Christy Moore
  • Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

Best International Band

• Florence and the Machine
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Green Day
  • Kasabian
  • Muse

Best International Male

• Michael Bublé
  • Jay Z
  • Morrissey
  • Paolo Nutini
  • Bruce Springsteen

Best International Female

• Lady Gaga
  • Lily Allen
  • Little Boots
  • Pixie Lott
  • Taylor Swift

Best International Album

• '*Paolo Nutini – *Sunny Side Up'''''
  • Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
  • Florence and the Machine – Lungs
  • Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
  • Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster

Best International Live Performance

• Leonard Cohen
  • Coldplay
  • Florence and the Machine
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Take That

Special awards

Lifetime achievement award

• Brian Kennedy

Humanitarian Award

• Niall Mellon

Industry Award

• The Marquess Conyngham, organiser of the concerts at Slane Castle.
  • Presented by Adam Clayton

Most Promising New Artist of the Year

As part of the 2010 Meteor Ireland Music Awards organisers developed a new award called Most Promising New Artist of 2010. This new award was designed for any up-and-coming artist or band who were unsigned. The award itself is differentiated from the Hope of 2010 award in that the Hope award is given to an artist or band already signed to a mainstream or independent record label. An artist or band who would like to be part of the Most Promising New Artist of 2010 nominations had to submit relevant particulars before January 11, 2010. The winner of the award is expected to perform at the event, appear at Oxegen 2010 and have 150 copies of their debut single released, including artwork.

Nominations announced on February 5, 2010:

• Amasis
  • Ever27
  • Jody Has A Hitlist
  • Colm Lynch
  • Susie Soho
  • Three Plus Me
  • Sean Dempsey

Multiple nominations

Bell X1, Christy Moore, Florence and the Machine (from the UK), Snow Patrol and U2 received three nominations each.

; 3 nominations

• Bell X1
• Christy Moore
• Florence and the Machine
• Snow Patrol
• U2

; 2 nominations

• Bruce Springsteen
• The Coronas
• Delorentos
• Kasabian
• Lady Gaga
• Laura Izibor
• Paolo Nutini

References

References

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8. (2010-02-08). "The Temper Trap to play The Meteors".
9. (2010-02-12). "Dizzee Rascal joins Meteors line-up".
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14. (2010-01-15). "Kennedy to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Meteors".
15. (2010-01-27). "Niall Mellon to receive Meteor Humanitarian Award".
16. (2010-01-22). "Mount Charles lands music industry gong".
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18. (2010-02-05). "Meteor Most Promising New Artist of the Year nominees announced".