Part 1 of our retrospective of a momentous year, celebrating the chart successes, new business and - most of all - incredible music of 2021.

We’ve written a list (and checked it twice) of pukka pressies that’ll bring joy to your loved ones... whether they’ve been naughty or nice!

The nominees for this year’s ceremony have now been announced, with several TM artists up for multiple awards at the prestigious event.

Pull an HB pencil from your schoolbag and rewind time to celebrate 'the unlikely comeback kid of music formats'. Ready, cassette... go! 📼

We've canvassed the (largely) knowledgeable staff of Townsend Music to select a few albums that have ticked their boxes so far this year.

"I’m so glad Parks is here to brighten this dark year". - The Independent The observation that Arlo Parks' aptly-titled debut album...