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Rick Astley has performed with everyone from New Kids on the Block to Foo Fighters

Rick Astley brings teen hits and much more besides to Nottingham

Could Olivia Dean's appearance on SNL earlier this week translate into a surge in streams midweek - ahead of this weekend's UK Top 40 chart countdown?

Who's leading the midweek charge on streaming services and radio play?

Myles Smith, sombr, Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter are all in the top tens across streaming services this week - but who is heading into this week's UK Top 40 chart looking strongest?

Who could be in the UK Top 40 Chart this weekend based on streams?

The Wowcher deal offers twelve months of Spotify Premium for £29.99 – a huge saving on the standard annual cost

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Spotify Wrapped tracking period and if it is still tracking now

Rosalía is set to release her fourth studio album this weekend, joining a host of other critically acclaimed artists releasing new works overnight.

What albums have come out on New Music Friday this week?

We double dare you to add some of the tracks from our Halloween playlist this year - from haunting classics to visceral cacophonies.

13 unnerving songs we dare you to add to your Halloween playlist

Florence + The Machine, Cat Burns, The Charlatans and more are set to drop new albums on a spooky New Music Friday this week.

What albums are coming out this New Music Friday?

Who are currently making waves on streaming services and radios across the UK this week - ahead of the UK Top 40 chart countdown?

Who are the UK Top 40 contenders at the midway point this week?

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Has Taylor Swift continued her dominance on streaming services in the UK midweek, or are some new challengers stepping up to the throne?

The Midweek Chart: The songs are battling for pole position this week
Who is in pole position midweek to top the UK Top 40 Charts before this weekend’s announcement?
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Spotify Wrapped clue that points to ideal 2025 release date

The Last Dinner Party look to beat "difficult second album" syndrome with the release of their new album, From The Pyre, during this week's New Music Friday.

What are some of this weekend's biggest new album releases?

Has The Life of a Showgirl dominated streaming charts this week, or has another musician managed to break Taylor Swift's hold on the UK charts midweek?

What's topped the Spotify and Apple Music charts so far this week?

We take a look at the midweek analytics for Spotify, Apple Music and the UK airplay charts to find out who's dominating what at the midweek point ahead of this weekend's UK Top 40.

The UK's top artists of the week so far - and there's one dominating

Taylor Swift has a new album out.

The exact time Taylor Swift’s new album is out on Spotify

Alex Warren was named Best New Artist at the MTV at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (photo: Jack Dytrych)

Northing Ordinary about Alex as star headlines Motorpoint

As Autumn arrives, why are the likes of Charli XCX and Billie Eilish making way for more 'introspective, sombre' works by Bon Iver, Nick Drake and more?

Why do our listening habits change with the Autumn Equinox?

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The date Spotify Wrapped tracks your listening habits from

DMs are coming to Spotify!

Spotify announces game-changing feature to rival WhatsApp

From championing bootlegs to clamping down on music shared on P2P systems, here's how Metallica, despite trying to do the right thing for the music industry, became public enemy number 1 with music fans.

How Metallica nearly alienated itself from the digital revolution

From Calvin Harris to Swedish House Mafia and David Guetta; here's the 10 Ibiza Anthems still racking up huge plays on Spotify in 2025.

The unmistakable 10 Ibiza Anthems still dominating Spotify playlists

Who, over the last 10 years, has made 'bank' with the number of Spotify streams and estimated revenue made through the streaming platform?

Who are the 10 richest artists of the decade thanks to Spotify?

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While Spotify has become the 'king' of music streaming services, is too much choice and never-ending algorithms making music 'disposable'?

Why I'm ditching Spotify for physical music formats in 2025 Benjamin Jackson

Who is set to have hearts flutter when they take to the stage during the UK summer festival season 2025?

Who are the 10 sexiest voices at UK music festivals this year?

Ahead of their first reunion show taking place July 4 2025, what have been the most streamed Oasis songs on Spotify and YouTube?

What have been the top-rated Oasis songs ahead of their first show?

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‘It’s going to be one hell of a ride’: Chris Jericho's band to storm Nottingham
‘It’s going to be one hell of a ride’: Chris Jericho's band to storm Nottingham
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Jamie Laing records a new spoken word track titled Morning People

Jamie Laing releases track to turn mornings into turbocharged triumphs

Who are the highest earning DJs on Spotify in 2025 - and are any performing at Creamfields this year?

The highest paid DJs on Spotify, and will they be at Creamfields 2025?

Did the re-recording of some of Taylor Swift's earlier albums lead to Shamrock Capital having no other choice but to sell her masters back to her due to streaming revenue?

Did Taylor's Versions out-stream her newly bought original masters?

Monthly payment plans are catching motorists out!

Ad Feature UK motorists are overpaying for car insurance - here’s why!

They are considered the favourites to win Eurovision 2025, but just what is KAJ's Bara Bada Batsu about?

Eurovision 2025: Meet KAJ and learn their song, Bara Bada Batsu

What 15 songs that are competing at Eurovision 2025 are doing huge numbers of streaming services this year?

15 Eurovision 2025 entries already making their mark through streaming

While we all wait for resale tickets to emerge for her UK shows, what is the most searched for song from Lady Gaga's back catalogue?

What is the most searched for Lady Gaga song in 2025?

Amazon Music Unlimited can be used for three months without paying a penny

Three months free Amazon Music Unlimited – limited time offer

Spring has a reputation for being one of two period of the year break-ups occur - so who's making money off our misery?

The 10 most lucrative break-up anthems of Spring 2025

Much like when the clocks going backwards affect our music tastes, research suggests the same applies when the clocks 'spring forwards' later this month.

Why our listening habits change ahead of the clocks springing forward

Could Neil Young, RAYE, Charli XCX or Nile Rodgers be the most streamed artist on Spotify performing at Worthy Farm in 2025?

Who are the most streamed acts performing at Glastonbury 2025?

Who from the pantheon of 1980s acts are still dominating streaming services in 2025?

15 artists from the 1980s still streaming strong on Spotify in 2025

Drake has settled one of his lawsuits regarding Kendrick Lamar’s hit single, Not Like Us.

Drake settles payola lawsuit against iHeartRadio over Not Like Us

What songs have we included alongside Jack Johnson for you to listen to on Pancake Day 2025?

13 breakfast songs to add to your Pancake Day 2025 playlist

The '90s are in full swing once again in 2025 with several reunion shows set to take place, and these 15 acts still dominating streaming services like Spotify.

The lasting impact of ‘90s music: 15 Bands still rocking Spotify

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We list the best wireless CarPlay and Android Auto screens for cars

Spotify data reveals who has the best UK festival line-up in 2025 - so far.

The best UK music festival line-ups in 2025, according to Spotify
Let the arguments commence regarding the best 2025 festival line-up in the UK 🥊🎪🎶
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Baroque music and starting your day's listening a couple of hours earlier - here's some tips how to get through Blue Monday in 2025.

Explainer How morning music can help boost your mood during Blue Monday in 2025

Studies have shown that contrary to your gym buddy's comments, not everyone is raring to go in January each year - and our listening tastes tend to demonstrate that.

How January can lead to changes to your listening habits

Drake alleged that UMG and Spotify ‘boosted’ plays of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, Not Like Us, in the now dropped legal petition.

Drake drops two lawsuits regarding Kenrick Lamar’s Not Like Us

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

Amazon Music Unlimited can be used for three months without paying a penny

Amazon music is now free for three months, and there are amazing perks

King Diamond, DMX and My Chemical Romance - here's 13 alternative Christmas songs if you're fed up what's been on the radio over the past month...

13 Christmas songs that are wholly different to what you are used to

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Half-price in-car Alexa: The Echo Auto has dropped to an amazing price

Who is currently top of our Fantasy Festival League in December? Here's our look at the top streaming artists on Spotify who are confirmed to be performing on the 2025 UK festival circuit.

The most streamed artists performing on the 2025 UK festival circuit

Adele has found herself the subject of a plagiarism claim in a Brazilian court over her song, “Million Years Ago.”

Court orders Adele to remove song from streaming services

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