2010 in Norwegian music

• 29
  • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 29 – February 6).^[1]
  • Bodvar Moe (bass) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2010 at Nordlysfestivalen.^[2]

• 3 – The Polarjazz Festival 2010 started in Longyearbyen (February 3–7).^[3]
• 4 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 4–20).^[4]

• 26 Vossajazz started in Voss (April 26–28).^[5]
• 27 Stein Urheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2010.^[6]
• 27 Karin Krog and John Surman performs the commissioned work Songs about this and that for Vossajazz 2010.^[7]

• 28
  • Bergenfest 2010 started in Bergen (April 28 – May 1).^[8]
  • SoddJazz 2010 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 28 – May 2).^[9]

• 26
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2010 (May 26 – June 7).^[10]
  • Nattjazz 2010 started in Bergen (May 26 – June 5).^[11]
• 29 – Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was held at Telenor Arena, Bærum Municipality. The two semi finals took place on 25 and 27 May. The 2010 winner was Germany.

• 10 – Norwegian Wood 2010 started in Oslo, Norway (June 10 – 13).^{[citation needed]}

• 19 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 19–24).^[12]

• 5 – The 23th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 5 – 8).^[13]
• 11 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 11–15).^[14]
• 16 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 16 – 22).^[15]

• 2 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 2–4).^[16]

• 15
  • The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 15 – 23).^{[citation needed]}
  • The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 15 – 24).^[17]

• 2 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 2 – 7).^[18]
• 11 – The 5th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 11 – 14).^[19]

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.^[20]

• 11 – I.S. by Tore Johansen featuring Steve Swallow (Inner Ear).
• 18 – Heavy Metal Fruit by Motorpsycho (Stickman Records, Rune Grammofon).^[21][22]

• 1 – Just What the World Needs by Mads Eriksen (MTG Music).

• 16 – Crime Scene by Terje Rypdal & Bergen Big Band (ECM Records).
• 19 – Live Extracts by Eivind Aarset's Sonic Codex Orchestra (ECM Records).^[23]

• 6 – Kvelertak by Kvelertak

• 20 – Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble: Officium Novum (ECM Records)

• 19 – Norwegian Song 3 by Dag Arnesen (Losen Records)^[24]

• 1 – Synlige Hjerteslag by Frida Ånnevik^[25]

• 16 – License To Chill by keyboardist Haakon Graf with Per Mathisen and Erik Smith (Nordic Records).^[26]

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A

• Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 1.
• Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 2.

E

• Eple Trio – In The Clearing / In The Cavern.

H

• Daniel Herskedal – City Stories.^[27]

• Kvelertak received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2010', for the album Kvelertak and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.^[28]
• Ferner/Juliusson was awarded the 2010 JazzIntro at the Moldejazz, Luly 21, 2010.^[29]