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For 25 years our publication and podcast has recommended music. We now also spark conversations and create resources to help music fans discover their collective power.

CWFEN top the 2025 Neptune Prize List

And the winner of our alternative to the Mercury Prize is...

CWFEN top the 2025 Neptune Prize List
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🎂 Drowned in Sound is 25 Today

🎂 Drowned in Sound is 25 Today

This is not the newsletter I was planning to send today...

Misogyny in Music: The Numbers

Misogyny in Music: The Numbers

Following Eliza Hatch's appearance on the podcast this week to discuss misogyny in music, we illustrate the scale of the issue in numbers

Jeremy Corbyn on grassroots music

Jeremy Corbyn on grassroots music

Jeremy Corbyn has gone from Leader of the Opposition to a champion of grassroots music - and now, his Peace & Justice project is launching a festival. We ask - how did he come to speak up for a cause few other MPs have?

Idlewild, Palestine gig stream, and the fan-to-industry pipeline

Idlewild, Palestine gig stream, and the fan-to-industry pipeline

Find out how to watch tonight's Together For Palestine - and about a great women-led festival taking place in London this weekend

Why musicians & music fans are leaving Spotify

Why musicians & music fans are leaving Spotify

Love music, hate war? It's time to change streaming service... Learn more on this week's podcast.

Drowned in Sound's Neptune Prize 2025 Announced

Drowned in Sound's Neptune Prize 2025 Announced

Vote now for your favourites of these 20 exceptional albums.

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