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Nominations include a Christmas song and the breakout hit from an animated Disney movie

Blending old hits with languid tracks from their latest album, the talented Mr Turner seems to be on autopilot – but who cares when the songs are so good?

It’s a busy and exciting 12 months for Manchester with lots to look forward to

Finally the music world was more or less back in business, and it was a bumper year for brilliant albums

From Kendrick Lamar to Beyoncé and Arctic Monkeys, artists lent into opulence and maximalism this year, inviting listeners to escape – and asserting their disregard for pop’s rules

Non-stop dance parties, retro beats and dreamy vignettes vied with slacker rock, flamenco-inflected R&B and no end of heartbreakThe Observer critics’ review of 2022 in full

The Sheffield quartet’s elegant, lounge-funk-inflected seventh album was an introspective, elliptical ode to a time that may only live in the mind of its frontman

The Very Company, who's behind the Very Festival and many concerts by foreign music acts, is bringing British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys to Bangkok for the first time in March, following the band's recent announcement of their Asia Tour 2023. Their debut show in Thailand is scheduled for March…

The Sheffield band will play the Portuguese festival next July

Alongside landmark records from Kendrick and Beyoncé, the year saw standout tracks from Steve Lacy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more

Elton John is the first confirmed act for next year’s lineup