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2025 marks the 25th anniversary of Eminem's controversial, critically acclaimed album, The Marshall Mathers LP

From backlash to iconic status: 25 Years of The Marshall Mathers LP

Orchestrated by Rezső Seress in 1933 and covered by Billie Holiday, this song is considered the most depressing ever committed to record ahead of Blue Monday 2025.

Explainer Blue Monday 2025: the tragic tune that became a musical curse

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 after BBC win

A new year, a new month and a new raft of Glastonbury Festival rumours to tide you over until resale tickets go on sale in Spring.

Beyonce, Stevie Wonder and the other rumoured acts playing Glasto 2025

Chappell Roan has won the annual BBC Sound of... for 2025.

Chappell Roan crowned the winner of BBC Sound of 2025

An abandoned Boeing 727 plane has been transformed into the world's coolest Airbnb - and makes guests feel like billionaires.

Inside the converted private jet where you can live like a billionaire

Is there a certain number of combined sales needed to guarantee a good shot at becoming a UK Christmas Number 1 single?

Explainer UK Christmas Number 1: How many sales are needed to top the chart?

Be it Chris De Burgh, Cliff Richard, Anastacia or Gary Barlow, we've chosen 25 huge musical events coming to Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Southampton in the new year

25 huge music events coming to Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Southampton

Reporter Benjamin Jackson tries his hand at writing a "relatable" Christmas song - with the help of ChatGPT.

I tried to write the next Christmas anthem for the 2025 season

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

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?

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?

BLACKPINK’s Rosé has already surpassed 400 million streams with her collaboration with Bruno Mars 🎶

Benjamin Jackson

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

Spotify Wrapped has been released for 2021. Picture: Spotify

How many songs are on a Spotify Wrapped playlist?

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

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.

After Oasis, Spotify and Google Trends data shows the 10 acts people also want to see in 2025 reunite.

Benjamin Jackson

Caroline has painted the Sycamore Gap tree in different settings on used tea bags to mark a year since it was felled. The much photographed and visited sycamore was cut down overnight between September 27 and 28 2023, which sparked a wave of anger and upset. Photo credit should read: Caroline West /PA Wire

Waterlooville artist paints Sycamore Gap tree on used tea bags

The Mountbatten Centre held the two day event which gathered together more than one hundred world-class tattoo artists. In this picture Kit Wagstaff works on the leg of Yohan. Picture from last year. Picture: Keith Woodland

Excitement as Tattoo Fest to return to city

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

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

UK flag with Unconventional Brits title

Snoop Dogg's MTV Awards Cadillac and art made from 26k screws

Razorlight wowed with their set at the Common Stage on Friday, August 23, 2024.

WATCH: Razorlight wows Victorious by with incredible set

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The Sunflower Art Collective held their first open day on Friday, August 16 with another one set to take place this Friday.

Local art group enjoys successful open day - in 7 glorious pictures

The artists celebrate the launch of The Portsmouth and Hampshire Art Society Summer Exhibition 2024 at Portsmouth Cathedral, Old Portsmouth on Friday, August 16.

WATCH: Excitement as free exhibition launched showcasing local artists

Ad Feature Make the most of bank holiday with these Isle of Wight ferry offers

Watch: Banksy artwork appears on shutter of zoo

A mushroom-inspired pop-up has started its residency at Hunter Gatherer.

Quirky mushroom inspired pop-up arrives in Southsea

The Levellers will be headlining and performing at Wickham Festival once again, after appearing at the 2022 event. Picture: Sarah Standing (060822-8109)

Wickham Festival returns with new venue and headliners

A multinational crew of 200 plus non-professional sailors sets off from Oban for the very last race of their eleven-month Clipper Round the World Yacht Race circumnavigation. The eleven strong fleet is bound for Portsmouth ahead of a Grand Finale event on 27 July. This was the first ever visit to Scotland for the Clipper Race and the final stop of the 40,000 nautical mile route which left Portsmouth on 3 September 2023. Martin Shields - Credit

Gunwharf Quays organises weekend of free family activities

SomersFest is coming to Portsmouth soon, promising bouncy castles, street food stalls, live music and much more.

Exciting new music and street food festival coming soon

The latest developments of the Waterlooville masterplan are set to be unveiled at a meeting in Waterlooville Community Centre on Wednesday, July 10.

Town centre's latest regeneration plan to be unveiled at open meeting

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?

CCTV captures a couple allegedly leaving with cash after conning a pawnbroker with an audacious fake gold swap.

Watch: I'm a pawnbroker and I was conned into buying fake gold bars

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

Victorious Festival in Southsea Common, Portsmouth, has been named among the best events to find new music. The event will take place over three days - August 23, 24 and 25.

Victorious Festival 2024 announces some food traders

The artistan market at Gunwhaf Quays earlier this year.

Artisan market event returns to Gunwharf for Father's Day weekend

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

Carpenter's Yard in Priddy's Hard is going to be transformed into an artists quarter for Gosport residents. Pictured is: (l-r) Phil Gibby, South West director for Arts Council England, Darren Henley, chief executive of Arts Council England, Gosport MP Dame Caroline Dinenage and Hannah Prowse, chief executive at Portsmouth Historic Quarter. Picture: Sarah Standing (100524-2246)

Priddy's Hard art studio conversion will "make peoples lives better"

A packed house enjoying a gig at the Wedgewood Rooms. Picture: Lorna Edwards

Grassroots venues like The Wedge could gain from proposed levy on stadium shows

Tilly the Bengal cat has sadly died, leaving the community devastated.

Police order woman to return funds intended for Gosport cat memorial

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