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Last.FM might be a solution for those music fans who don't want to wait 12 months to find our what their listening habits currently entail.

Explainer What is Last.FM and could it pass the time until Spotify Wrapped 2025?

[L-R] Peso Pluma, Bad Bunny and Feid have all returned to the Spotify Wrapped top 10 in 2024, as the three are amongst the most streamed artist by users on the platform this year.

Who are Bad Bunny, Peso Pluma and Feid as Spotify Wrapped is released

Il Divo

Edinburgh Castle Concerts: Il Divo and Ludovico Einaudi announce dates

RAYE performing at Coachella 2024; the British record-maker is one of many big names set to visit Luton this weekend as part of Radio 1's Big Weekend event (Credit: Getty Images)

MOBO Awards 2025: full list of nominees including RAYE and Central Cee

How much has "Wicked" made through Spotify streams alone, since it was released on November 22 2024?

Wicked: How much has the film made through Spotify streams so far?

From being dropped by her label to her meteoric 2024 - who is Chappell Roan, the Midwest Princess who could be on your Spotify Wrapped playlist this year?

Explainer Who is Chappell Roan? The rise of the Midwest Princess

Let the speculation for who could play at Wireless 2025 commence, ahead of the first announcement expected to take place in January 2025.

Wireless 2025: 13 acts fans hope to see announced in January 2025

Spotify Wrapped

Spotify’s favourite day to release Wrapped - based on past years

Could BLACKPINK member Rosé make a last minute appearance in your 2024 Spotify Wrapped playlist?

Explainer Could K-Pop artist Rosé make a last-minute sprint for Spotify Wrapped?

Will the likes of Lana Del Rey, Jeff Buckley, Adele or Bon Iver appear on your Spotify playlists as winter draws near and the Winter Solstice is on the horizon?

Explainer Why our listening habits change before the shortest day of the year

Who is Shaboozey, one of the favourites to appear on a majority of Spotify Wrapped playlists in 2024?

Who is Shaboozey, a favourite to appear in your Spotify Wrapped?

As VEVO release their list of 18 artists to watch in 2025, the streaming service have also announced previous alumni Chappell Roan as their 2024 'Dscvr Artist of the Year.'

VEVO release their picks of the artists to watch out for in 2025

11 artists have been revealed as this year's nominees for the BBC Sound of 2025 award.

BBC Sound of 2025: the 11 acts nominated on this year's longlist

The Beatles could make history at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, should 'Now and Then' pick up a Record of the Year win at the ceremony next February.

GRAMMY Awards 2025: the records that could be broken at the ceremony

Everything you need to know about the Hidden Door Festival launch

Spotify Wrapped has been released for 2021. Picture: Spotify

How many songs are on a Spotify Wrapped playlist?
It is way longer than you might expect 📱
Matthew Mohan-Hickson

Michael Jackson, left, with Quincy Jones with armful of Grammys at the award show Feb. 28, 1984

Explainer Quincy Jones Grammy legacy, including wins with Michael Jackson

Mark Taylor, a retired art teacher, paints music-themed portraits and album sleeves onto old tin lids and leaves them for gig-goers to take at Waterloo Music Bar.

Meet the tin-lid Banksy who gives out quirky free art at festivals

Loz Samuels pictured outside the world's smallest theatre - a former public loo in Malvern, UK.

We're revamping the world’s smallest theatre...a former public loo

27 years ago, both Spice Girls and All Saints dropped new albums 23 days apart. But was there any bad blood between the bands or was it a case of fanbases preference?

Spice Girls v All Saints: Was there a rivalry or was it manufactured?

Liela Moss has announced she's cancelled her UK tour as costs on the road continue to escalate - leaving her potentially in considerable debt.

Liela Moss cancels short UK tour due to escalating costs

With her UK tour almost sold out, surely Sabrina Carpenter is the richest US artist under the age of 25 - right?

Is Sabrina Carpenter the richest American artist under the age of 25?

Takura and Chase & Status perform on the final day at TRNSMT Festival 2024 at Glasgow Green on July 14, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.

The best DJs in the world have been named - including UK duo

James Morrison's Arctic Mural, from The Fleming Collection. Copyright: The Artist's Estate.

Artists were inspired by our fragile earth before it became a thing - Fiona Duff

It's almost that time of the year for Spotify Wrapped to appear on your device; but could Charli XCX, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter or Taylor Swift appear in yours? Researchers claim at least three of these artists will.

The top 10 artists predicted to appear on your Spotify Wrapped

From Kurt Cobain holograms to the surviving members of Fleetwood Mac touring one more time; what is Spotify and Google Trends data showing are the 10 reunion shows people want to see in 2025?

10 musical groups people want to see reunite in 2025.

Is Elvis, Stevie Wonder or The Beatles the most sampled, covered or interpolated musicians of all time? New research gives a run down of the top ten most sampled musicians in history.

Research uncovers who is the most sampled musical artist of all time
That melody that caught your ear may have been a sample of a more famous tune 🎵
Benjamin Jackson

Spending data revealed that summer lifestyle spending (June and August 2024) rose to £756.9m - a £12.9m increase compared to last year

Brits are spending more time with loved ones this summer, study finds

The 1997 debut by the Edinburgh-born artist struck double platinum and helped him win the 1998 BRIT Award for Best Male Solo Artist. Five of its singles featured in the charts, and critics lauded Quaye's skilful fusion of reggae and trip hop.

10 of the best albums ever to come out of Edinburgh

Watch: Banksy artwork appears on shutter of zoo

Irish pop star and Boyzone singer Ronan Keating closed the weekend music festival on Sunday night in the shadows of Linlithgow Palace.

19 great photos from Let's Rock the Palace

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St James Quarter Sessions - everything you need to know

On what would have been his 50th birthday, Baroness Lawrence (pictured) alongside the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation are to celebrate his life with "More Life - Pass The Mic" in September 2024 (Credit: Live Nation/SLDF/Getty)

Stephen Lawrence’s 50th to be celebrated with More Life - Pass The Mic

With Hasley revealing she's sampling Britney Spears on a forthcoming track, Benjamin Jackson looks at some of the other artists who have sampled or interpolated the works of the pop megastar (Credit: Getty Images)

Who else has sampled Britney Spears alongside Halsey?

Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA are among the names on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this year who are also performing shows outside of Worthy Farm - to the delight of those who missed out on tickets (Credit: Getty Images)

The Glastonbury main stage acts and where they're touring this year

Luxury hostel brand in Berlin makes going to the Euros affordable

The top 20 things Brits are 'superfans of

These are the top 20 things Brits are 'superfans' of

Airport ground handlers perform lively dance routine on runway.

Watch: Airport ground handlers perform lively dance routine on runway

Leading arts venue goes up for sale

Sales, gallery and archive assistant Elizabeth Jane Campbell helps to prepare the exhibition space at the Edinburgh Printmakers ahead of a new event 'Castle Mills: Then & Now, Whose Gallery is it Anyway?'.

Art gallery invites the public to add their own work to the walls

Branded. - Ukrainian British film

Artistic expression is not a luxury, it is a necessity. The film Branded proves ...

Watch as Edinburgh buildings lit up in spectacular projection show

The former bank at 4 Bernard Street could become an art studio

Vacant former Edinburgh bank could become art studio under new plans

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is available now

Spotify Wrapped: How to find yours as 2023 feature released

Plans for Edinburgh’s first purpose-built concert hall in over 100 years have been met with a mixed response from locals.

‘8,500-capacity Edinburgh music venue too small', says locals

Holly Humberstone announces massive Spring 2024 UK tour - how to buy tickets & presale details

Holly Humberstone announces biggest UK tour to date - buy tickets

Kylie Minogue - Credit: Getty

Kylie Minogue announces Las Vegas residency - how to get tickets

Sinead O’Connor

Famous faces pay touching tributes to Sinead O’Connor after death

St James Quarter Sessions takes place in August

Free music festival comes to St James Quarter for Fringe

Rona Innes, one of the artists at the Scottish Design Exchange's Tron Kirk Market on Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile.

Artists set for record £3.5m thanks to success of Scottish Design Exchange

Travis Scott (left) and Central Cee (right) will perform at Rolling Loud Portugal 2023 (Getty Images)

Rolling Loud 2023: music festival ticket prices, age limit and line up

‘Don’t Stare At The Sun’: Dominic Fike announces first-ever UK tour - how to buy tickets

Dominic Fike announces first-ever UK tour - how to buy tickets

Elton John performs during his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour

Glastonbury: Four special guests to join Elton John Performance

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage during Eras tour

Taylor Swift becomes Guiness World Record holder - again