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== Events == == Events ==
=== January ===
* ] – ] sees in the New Year with ], who performs and hosts a "]".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Savage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v3yz665y2o |title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor to play the BBC's New Year Eve concert |date=21 November 2024 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=21 November 2024}}</ref> * ] – ] sees in the New Year with ], who performs and hosts a "]".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Savage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v3yz665y2o |title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor to play the BBC's New Year Eve concert |date=21 November 2024 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=21 November 2024}}</ref>
* ] – ] announces he will not play the ] because it is partnered with the BBC and he believes it to be "under corporate control".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Paul |last=Glynn |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced8jx7wwvno |title=Neil Young shuns Glastonbury over BBC 'corporate control' |date=2 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref> * ] – ] announces he will not play the ] because it is partnered with the BBC and he believes it to be "under corporate control".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Paul |last=Glynn |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced8jx7wwvno |title=Neil Young shuns Glastonbury over BBC 'corporate control' |date=2 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref>
* ] – Neil Young announces he will headline Glastonbury a day after saying he had turned down a slot because of the BBC's involvement in the event.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Savage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrwvgj0149o |title=Neil Young reverses Glastonbury Festival 'boycott' |date=3 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref> * ] – Neil Young announces he will headline Glastonbury a day after saying he had turned down a slot because of the BBC's involvement in the event.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Savage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrwvgj0149o |title=Neil Young reverses Glastonbury Festival 'boycott' |date=3 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref>
* ] – A statue of musician ] is unveiled at ]'s ].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Ross |last=McKee |first2=Bernie |last2=Allen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced8jpdevjeo |title=Belfast: Rory Gallagher statue unveiled outside Ulster Hall |date=4 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref> * ] – A statue of musician ] is unveiled at ]'s ].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Ross |last=McKee |first2=Bernie |last2=Allen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced8jpdevjeo |title=Belfast: Rory Gallagher statue unveiled outside Ulster Hall |date=4 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref>
* ] –
**UK music fans spent £2.4bn on streaming and vinyl during 2024, data shows, exceeding the previous record of £2.2bn in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Savage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7rl3z3jmzo |title=Music sales hit a 20-year high, thanks to streaming and vinyl |date=8 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBCB |accessdate=8 January 2025}}</ref>
**A UK inquest into the death of singer ] opens, and hears that he died as a result of "]".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Yasmin |last=Rufo |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4z4kg39r7o |title=Liam Payne's medical cause of death confirmed as polytrauma |date=8 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=8 January 2025}}</ref>

=== March ===
* ] – The ] are scheduled to take place at ] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/date-revealed-for-the-brit-awards-2025-3794739 |title=Date revealed for The BRIT Awards 2025 |first=Liberty |last=Dunworth |date=18 September 2024 |accessdate=5 January 2025 |publisher=NME}}</ref>


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== Deaths == == Deaths ==
* ] – ], 59, English heavy metal singer (]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudandproud.it/cloven-hoof-e-morto-russ-north/ |title=CLOVEN HOOF - È morto Russ North |date=2 January 2025 |accessdate=2 January 2025 |publisher=Loud and Proud Italy |language=IT}}</ref>



== See also == == See also ==

Revision as of 22:23, 8 January 2025

See also: Timeline of musical events

2025 in music
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Overview of the events of 2025 in British music
List of years in British music
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2020s in music in the UK
Events
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This is a summary of the year 2025 in British music.

Events

January

March

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Bands reformed

Classical works

New operas

British music awards

Charts and sales

Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Chart date
(week ending)
Song Artist(s) Chart sales References
2 January "Last Christmas" Wham! 114,290
9 January "That's So True" Gracie Abrams 46,869

Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Chart date
(week ending)
Album Artist(s) Chart sales References
2 January Christmas Michael Bublé 27,016
9 January +–=÷× (Tour Collection) Ed Sheeran 15,606

Number-one compilation albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Chart date
(week ending)
Album Chart sales References
2 January Wicked: The Soundtrack 12,338
9 January 8,919

Deaths

See also

Notes

References

  1. Savage, Mark (21 November 2024). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor to play the BBC's New Year Eve concert". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. Glynn, Paul (2 January 2025). "Neil Young shuns Glastonbury over BBC 'corporate control'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. Savage, Mark (3 January 2025). "Neil Young reverses Glastonbury Festival 'boycott'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. McKee, Ross; Allen, Bernie (4 January 2025). "Belfast: Rory Gallagher statue unveiled outside Ulster Hall". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. Savage, Mark (8 January 2025). "Music sales hit a 20-year high, thanks to streaming and vinyl". BBC News. BBCB. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. Rufo, Yasmin (8 January 2025). "Liam Payne's medical cause of death confirmed as polytrauma". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. Dunworth, Liberty (18 September 2024). "Date revealed for The BRIT Awards 2025". NME. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  12. "Official Compilations Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  13. "Official Compilations Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  14. "CLOVEN HOOF - È morto Russ North" (in Italian). Loud and Proud Italy. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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