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Seasonably rich: here’s how much musicians make from our favourite Christmas songs

We all have our favourite Christmas tunes – but how much do the artists who penned these festive classics actually earn from them?

ESNS Exchange: what happened to the winners next?

We look back at the previous winners and see where they are now

Adele-ageddon! ‘30’ marks lockdown four for music

Adele's all-conquering new album spells the premature end of music for 2021 — so let's use the break to make Wet Leg superstars instead

Simply the best! It’s time to put an end to Greatest Hits snobbery

As Franz Ferdinand release their singles collection, our columnist argues that it's time to stop sneering at the Christmas hits comp

66 killer songs for your Halloween playlist

A frighteningly good set of super spooky tunes to fulfil all your Halloween listening needs

For Wet Leg’s sake, we all need to be more Elton

At 74, Reg is still relentlessly hunting down new music - we should all take a leaf from his songbook

ABBA are back – here’s 10 songs their “ABBAtars” must play live

So, ABBA are back. Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida have spent five weeks recreating their old moves in front of a green screen so...

25 years on, an Oasis fan remembers the band’s Knebworth shows: “It was a non-stop party”

Never again would Liam, Noel, Bonehead, Guigsy and Alan White scale such supernova heights

Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far

Chaotic releases are nothing new from Ye, but his one has been wilder than most

Here’s absolutely everything we know about Lorde’s new album

The New Zealander has confirmed new music is on the way in 2021 – as well as announcing a festival headline show next summer
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