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

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

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

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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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The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?

The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?

Estimating what time a gig starts is a dilemma for any music fan. Why is it such a problem? And what are artists doing to help?

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Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week

Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week

Marilyn Manson's back in the UK this week - but despite multiple allegations of abuse, how is he still so revered?

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Rock's not dead - it's resilient

Rock's not dead - it's resilient

If you claim rock is dead in 2025, you're going to look very, very silly....

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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?

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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

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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.

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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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Mercury Prize, Deftones, Die Spitz and our news round-up

Mercury Prize, Deftones, Die Spitz and our news round-up

Live Nation's legal woes, Nova Twins, Wolf Alice, The Darkness, AI, Radiohead, misogyny, and more.

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Have we reached peak megagig?

Have we reached peak megagig?

Stadium shows and park festivals are enjoying a boom - but how long can it last? And what about the grassroots?

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