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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

Is today the day that James Blunt hereby becomes known as Blunty McBluntface?

What are the betting odds James Blunt has to change his name?

Could Oasis be this year's Christmas number 1 over Wham! Maybe, but not definitely according to OLBG.

Are Oasis set to be the Christmas number 1 this year?

Tent hurtles across sky as Storm Lilian hits Leeds Festival.

Watch: Tent hurtles across sky as Storm Lilian hits Leeds Festival

BBC Radio 1 presenter Arielle Free has been suspended after criticising her colleague’s choice of music on air. (Getty Images)

BBC Radio 1 host Arielle Free suspended after clash with DJ on air

Adele Roberts

DJ confirms she will leave BBC Radio 1 after eight years

Thirty Seconds To Mars have been forced to postpone their first UK show in four years

30 Seconds To Mars postpone first UK show in 4 years

Chris Moyles will bring his tour to Northampton in summer 2023.

Chris Moyles to play summer gig at Northampton’s County Ground

Lewis Capaldi performing live in 2019 (Photo: Manny Carabel/Getty Images)

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2023 line-up announced

Sarpa Salpa

Sarpa Salpa ‘fan-favourite’ single She Never Lies set for re-release this month

Sarpa Salpa's latest single will be played on BBC Radio 1 this weekend and next week.

Sarpa Salpa single Dreaming picked for BBC Radio 1 playlist

Dave Pearce

Dave Pearce to play Ibiza Anthems show at Picturedrome

Carly Wilford

Wellingborough DJ's latest track championed by BBC Radio 1

DeBe. Photo by Alex Potton.

Rapper DeBe plans next steps following debut festival performance

Jo Whiley's 90s anthems gig at the Northampton County Ground has been pushed back to August

Jo Whiley's 90s anthems gig at Northampton County Ground POSTPONED

Jo Whiley will host a gig in Northampton this summer.

Jo Whiley to play hometown 90s anthems gig at County Ground this summer
The DJ says it will be ‘one hell of a party’ focusing on ‘the best of the decade’
Carly Odell

Pete Tong will now head to the home of the Northampton Saints next year.

Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra’s Northampton show postponed to 2022

slowthai celebrating with his award for Tyron taking the top spot in the Official Albums Chart. (Photo OfficialCharts.com)

slowthai tops UK album chart with second LP Tyron

slowthai performing at the O2 Academy in Brixton in 2019. Photo by David Jackson.

slowthai vows not to let coronavirus disrupt plans for release of new LP Tyron

Fairytale of New York lyrics will be edited on BBC radio this year - here's why

Pete Tong will be performing at Franklin's Gardens next summer.

Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra to bring Ibiza club hits to Franklin’s Gard...

Five of the best music shows to enjoy from home in the coming days

Kettering nurse Estelle Ambler is on Captain Moore's single

They've done it! Kettering nurse gets number one single with Captain Tom Moore

Here's when we'll find out who's representing the UK at Eurovision 2020 - and ho...

Sarpa Salpa

Big year for Sarpa Salpa to end with Roadmender gig

Sarpa Salpa have been relentlessly gigging across the country since forming in 2016

Latest single by Northampton's Sarpa Salpa single picked for BBC Radio 1 play

Marmozets have been championed by BBC Radio 1

Much-hyped West Yorkshire rockers to headline Northampton venue
Marmozets headline the Roadmender next Wednesday as part of a short run of UK dates ahead of a series of festival gigs.
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Jay Brook of Ginger Snaps

Latest single by Ginger Snaps picked for BBC Radio 1 playlist

Catholic Action

Glasgow's Catholic Action bring LP tour to Bedford Esquires

RedFaces

Hotly-tipped act heading to Northampton

Mark Grist

Run Your Tongue returns to Kettering with poet and performer Mark Grist

Sarpa Salpa

Sarpa Salpa celebrate sold out single show

Flawes

Flawes to play university gig as part of Coffee House Sessions tour

Trevor Nelson currently DJs on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra

DJ Trevor Nelson to bring soul to Northampton

Ash Mammal have been championed by the likes of BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6 Music

Electric and visceral sounds come to Corby

OhBoy! Have been picked to play the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury. iiOLcW4nTrRGz761Wfxu

OhBoy! Northampton rockers are on their way to Glastonbury

Oh Boy

OhBoy! picked to play BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury

DMA's

Aussie trio DMA's back for Roadmender gig

Logan Sama

Grime DJ Sama to DJ at the Loft

Youth Club to play Roadmender

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OhBoy! sign deal with Alcopop! Records

Music supremo calls for worldwide simultaneous Starman tribute to David Bowie

OhBoy!

OhBoy! sign deal with Alcopop! Records