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The Ivors 2015 trailer

See who came out to play for the 60th Ivor Novello Awards in the first of our videos from the event...

By Anita Awbi 22 May 2015

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 preview

The 60th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Vienna this weekend with Austria playing host after the dramatic win of bearded drag artist Conchita Wurst last year with her James Bond theme -style belter Rise Like a Phoenix.

By Anita Awbi 22 May 2015

Abbey Road Studios

For our latest playlist we asked Abbey Road mastering engineer Alex Wharton to provide us with a selection of tracks he’s helped cut at the studios. Check out tunes from Aurora, Radiohead, the Pixies and Marvin Gaye…

By Jim Ottewill 22 May 2015

Mara Carlyle

‘I’m a weird jack of all trades’ - eccentric singer songwriter Mara Carlyle tell us how there’s no method to her musical madness…

By Jim Ottewill 21 May 2015

PINS

PINS have been pricking our eardrums with their incendiary sounds for some time now, going from strength to strength with their unflinching post-punk. Watch them play new single Young Girls.

By Anita Awbi 20 May 2015

Belle and the DevotionsElectro VelvetMary Hopkin

10 British entries to Eurovision that you've never heard...

We shine a light on 10 of the UK's most quirky Eurovision song entries which have somehow slipped off the radar...

By Anita Awbi 19 May 2015

Jay Prince

Jay Prince is not your typical east London rapper. With a chilled outlook and a loose flow, he’s bridging the Atlantic and bringing back some of the best bits of the late eighties sunshine rap heyday.

By Anita Awbi 18 May 2015

The Great Escape 2015

For our new playlist we asked Adam Ryan, festival booker at The Great Escape, to give us his top pick of artists to look out for in Brighton this weekend...

By Anita Awbi 15 May 2015