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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.

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BRITS and Grammys galore! But are women winning when they're not winning?

British women like Olivia Dean and Lola Young keep winning awards, however, it doesn't equate to a better music industry for all women...

BRITS and Grammys galore! But are women winning when they're not winning?

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Music Venue Trust Calls Out Live Nation

Music Venue Trust Calls Out Live Nation

The state of grassroots music in the spotlight + track of the week + news Aphex news

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Let's not return to 2016... let's learn from it!

Let's not return to 2016... let's learn from it!

Emma Wilkes reflects on 10 years since we lost Bowie, Prince, and Carrie Fisher. Trump's first election. Brexit.

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Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 10-1

Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 10-1

Our countdown continues with our 10 favourite albums of the year.

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Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 25-11

Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 25-11

It's albums of the year o'clock! The best? Maybe. Our favourites? Definitely. Words by Sean Adams & Emma Wilkes.

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How Neurodivergent Musicians Process Music Differently

How Neurodivergent Musicians Process Music Differently

Acknowledging the unself: Conjurer's Dani Nightingale on metal and autism

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Why Gig Tickets Are a Mess: Everything You Need To Know (And How Fans Can Fix It)

Why Gig Tickets Are a Mess: Everything You Need To Know (And How Fans Can Fix It)

A shareable resource covering: live music scams, soaring gig prices, ticket monopolies, and the fixes already underway

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21 Extraordinary Albums

21 Extraordinary Albums

Explore the records and then vote for your 3 favourites in our alternative to the Mercury Prize

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Our Alternative Mercury Prize

Our Alternative Mercury Prize

Help us create the Neptune prize long list

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A playlist for you

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In Search of Meaning

In Search of Meaning

Or how Patti Smith inspired a pilgrimage.

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Evolving Live Music

Evolving Live Music

A few ideas

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6 Recent Music Obsessions

6 Recent Music Obsessions

Stuck. On. Repeat.

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