The 2010 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on Friday 19 February 2010 in Dublin. They were presented by Amanda Byram. The launch took place in La Stampa on 7 January 2010, and was attended by The Coronas and Danny O'Donoghue from The Script.
Bell X1, Christy Moore, Florence and the Machine and U2 each received three nominations. U2 received no awards to the surprise of The Coronas and The Script who beat them in two of the three categories. Westlife won Best Irish Pop Act for the tenth consecutive year. The list of performing artists on the night included international acts such as Dizzee Rascal, Pixie Lott, Paolo Nutini, The Script, The Temper Trap and Westlife. Snow Patrol were also announced but later cancelled their scheduled performance.
The event had sold out by early February. It was broadcast on RTÉ Two on 21 February 2010, at 21:00.
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