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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?

Sum 41 have cancelled the Australian tour as lead singer Deryck Whibley battles pneumonia

Sum 41: Group cancel farewell tour dates due to ongoing health issues

[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

From 'Joker 2' to 'Madame Web' - what have been 2024's biggest box office disappointments?

What has been 2024’s biggest box office financial disappointments?

50 Cent has been announced as a headliner at TRNSMT 2025 overnight - and has had a more welcome response compared to his UK festival debut in 2004.

50 Cent's troubled first UK festival appearance and what caused it

Matthew Koon plays the title role in Aladdin at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough (Credit: Tony Bartholomow

Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre's seasonal show Aladdin is magic

If Amanda and Iris were to take their titular "The Holiday" in 2024, would they still do it or would it be beyond the realms of financial feasibility?

How much would “The Holiday” cost the two protagonists in 2024?

With more festivals announcing a fallow year or an outright cancellation in the future, we take a look at 13 UK music festivals once loved but now lost.

The 13 UK music festivals loved and lost over time

Jon Pertwee as the Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant in Doctor Who

The first guest revealed for next year's Sci-fi Scarborough is ...

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?
Discover the most streamed track from the 'Wicked' soundtrack on Spotify and how much it has grossed so far.
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Bill Scott, Lesley Machen, Jan Burtenshaw-Scott and Tim Tubbs present Yuletide Tales at Scarborough's YMCA

Bill Scott and Friends present Yuletide Tales at Scarborough's YMCA Theatre

Egg and Spoon is an interactive romp through the seasons where the audience comes in and out of our magic circle and get to open all the gifts of nature

More new shows at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre for next year

Have you found yourself using lines for Christmas themed movies this time of year already? Disney+ has surveyed the UK public to find out what is their favourite Christmas film line for the festive season.

The UK's 10 favourite lines from Christmas films named

With Adele having finished up her Las Vegas residency a short while ago, is she the biggest earner compared to the likes of Lady Gaga, Sir Elton John or Celine Dion?

The 10 most lucrative performers who had Las Vegas residencies

Sundown Festival, held in Norwich and Malta, is the latest music festival to announce they are cancelling their 2025 event - without a mention if it's a fallow year or not.

UK festival announces 2025 cancellation after ‘12 incredible years’

McFly.

McFly and The Human League to headline Scarborough Open Air Theatre next summer

Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui in the sequel to 'Moana,' the smash hit 2016 Disney animated feature that gave the world its first Pacific Island Disney Princess.

Moana 2: what have reviews been for the new Disney movie so far?

What are some of the Christmas singles of old that became one-hit wonders?

What are the biggest Christmas one-hit wonders of all time?

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

Iconic R&B singer Sinéad Harnett becomes first ever person to re-record and mix a track solely using a car.

Iconic R&B singer re-records and mixes a track solely using a car

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

With Glastonbury set to take a fallow year in 2026, here's the reasons why festivals undertake such a break - and those taking one in 2025.

Explainer Why is Glastonbury Festival taking a fallow year in 2026?

From Manic Street Preachers through to Garbage, here's what fans think might form the line-up for Victorious Festival 2025.

13 acts fans online hope to see perform at Victorious Festival 2025

What should you be leaving near the television ahead of Santa's visit - as no doubt he too will be interested in the UK's most beloved festive film!

The UK's most beloved festive film revealed - and the runner ups

Who is so far the bookies' favourite to earn the coveted 2024 Christmas Number One crown as we inch closer to Christmas?

Who is currently the favourite to win the 2024 Christmas chart race?

Take a look back at the moments that led to the heated feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, as Drake's team file a legal petition over "Not Like Us."

The long-standing beef that’s led to Drake and Kendrick lawsuit

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 🎶
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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

Midge Ure - Image: Andy Siddens

Former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure returns to Scarborough

What TV theme has been streamed over 100 million times on Spotify and still manages to elicit a sing-a-long whenever it's audible?

What is the most popular TV theme tune according to Spotify?

Some US cinema chains are reminding theatre goers of a “no disrupting behaviour” policy as screening of “Wicked” has seen cinema goers singing along with the songs.

Wicked: cinemas start to impose “no singing” rule at screenings.

Gary Barlow announces headline show at Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Who is Artemas, the viral DJ who could appear on your Spotify Wrapped playlist this year?

Who is Artemas: the DJ set to appear in your Spotify Wrapped playlist?

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?

What does listening to indie music say about you? Here's what sociologists think - and explain the differences between hipsters and scenesters.

Explainer What listening to indie says about you as Britpop's revival continues

So who is on the naughty list when it comes to the UK's most disliked Christmas songs, according to a recent study?

What are the ten most loathed Christmas songs as voted by the public?

Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Mariah Carey are among the 27 names listed as the frontrunners for the 2024 Christmas Number 1.

Who are the 27 contenders for this year’s Christmas Number 1?

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

Some of the acts who could headline Reading and Leeds in 2025.

13 acts that could perform at the 2025 Leeds and Reading Festival

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

Despite the somewhat 'annoyance' when they arrive on the airwaves and PA systems in retailers across the UK, those Christmas jingles actually have positive health benefits - fore the most part.

Why Christmas music is good for your health

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

Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone are set to headline next year's Coachella Festival, as the full line-up is revealed.

Coachella 2025: Lady Gaga, Green Day & Post Malone to headline event

The late John Prescott and the 'fracas' that occurred at the 1998 BRIT Awards. The former deputy prime minister has died at the age of 86 overnight.

Explainer The late John Prescott and his skirmish at the 1998 BRIT Awards
Remembering Lord John Prescott’s memorable attendance at the 1998 BRIT Awards 🥛
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Nearly half of Brits have admitted in a recent survey that they can no longer afford tickets to attend concerts and festivals, including Oasis and Glastonbury 2025.

Gigflation: study shows nearly half of Brits can no longer afford gigs

What has led to 'gigflation' raising the prices of some events, including Glastonbury Festival 2025, to become almost unobtainable for some of the public?

Explainer Glastonbury: How much have ticket prices risen over the last decade?

Whitby audiences can catch a performance of The Devil's Seamstress on December 5 and 13.

What's on: original Christmas musical to show in Whitby this December

Fans of Basement Jaxx think that the band are set to perform at Glastonbury Festival 2025, owing to a gap in their 2025 tour schedule.

Glastonbury: Basement Jaxx fans speculate over potential 2025 set

Nico Parker is among the names set to appear in the live-action 'reimagining' of the CGI family favourite, 'How To Train Your Dragon' - with the first trailer now available online.

Who is Nico Parker, star of the live action How To Train Your Dragon?

Sabrina Carpenter is set to host her first Christmas special on Netflix this year, with the release of 'A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter' from December 7 2024.

Who duetting with Sabrina Carpenter on her Netflix Christmas special?

US actor Danny DeVito attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band" at the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles, October 21, 2024.

11 essential movies starring Danny DeVito as he turned 80 this week

Time's Person of the Year 2024 is still yet to be announced, but researchers believe they know who is set to be crowned with the cover issue this year.

Explainer Who is the favourite to scoop TIME's Person of the Year 2024?

While some may stay indoors during the snowfall, others eager for content for their Instagram may consider the following Christmas markets considered the most 'Instagrammable' in Europe this year.

The 4 'most Instagrammable' Christmas markets in the UK named

The cast of Julie Hatton's A Christmas Carousel on at the YMCA Theatre, Scarborough, on Saturday November 23 and Sunday November 24

Julie Hattons annual A Christmas Carousel heads to Scarborough's YMCA Theatre

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