2000 in British music

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This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom.

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Events

Classical music

New works

Opera

Albums

Film and TV scores and incidental music

Film

Television

Musical films

Music awards

BRIT Awards

The 2000 BRIT Awards winners were:

Mercury Music Prize

The 2000 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to Badly Drawn Boy The Hour of Bewilderbeast .

Record of the Year

The Record of the Year was awarded to "My Love" by Westlife

Births

Deaths

See also

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