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Vinyl sales in the UK were at their highest since 1990, with a number of new releases making the top 10

More than 250,000 vinyl records were sold last week, the most since the turn of the century

It was a year of avant-rap, sex-positive R&B, polyrhythmic jazz and hyper-punk pop – plus Lana Del Rey’s glossy meditations on death and loss

The singer-songwriter continues to map out a turbulent, symbol-strewn emotional landscape in sumptuous, sometimes jagged ballads

Amid the chaos and confusion of the past 12 months, critics Mark Beaumont, Helen Brown, Annabel Nugent and Roisin O’Connor found plenty of comfort and solace in the year’s musical offerings

Speaking of her gig last summer where her mic was turned off mid-set, the singer said: 'I didn’t know they actually turned the lights off!'

She was listening to Del Rey's latest album, "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd."

The boundary-breaking guitarist – aka Blake Stranathan – had an unlikely route to session guitar success. He reveals how gear shaped his collaborations with one of the biggest singer-songwriters of our age, his theory on how “the less paint or lacquer on the guitar, the better it will sound” and…

Headliners and ticket details announced for 'most rock and roll festival'

From Lana Del Rey to the 1975, he has defined today’s pop – and some say homogenised it. As his band Bleachers return, he discusses grief, graft and why sincerity matters more than ever

Catfish And The Bottlemen, Liam Gallagher and Gerry Cinnamon also top the billing