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'Spotify Wrapped' is running hot on the heels of 'Christmas' for the biggest 'end-of-year landmark' and it truly seems to grow each year. The thrill of getting our favourite songs and artists compiled into one place is...

In keeping with their reputation for intriguing, left-of-centre, and never-boring programming, Wide Awake has just announced the headliner for their 2025 . None other than Irish-language rap trio Kneecap will take to th...

It's Mercury Music Prize season again, with an outstanding British album from a shortlist of 12 set to be singled out as the best of the year (between the period of July 15, 2023 and July 12, 2024). This year there a...

It's always worth putting aside time during your trip to London to check out a . And when ambling through , , or , it's often wise to poke your head into Rough Trade to pick up anything from a new release to a photo boo...

With on the verge of vanishing due to gentrification, inflation and the pandemic, London's clubbing scene has been more or less on a steady decline. A community that has been drastically affect by this is no doubt the...

Popular London record shop Next Door Records has officially opened a second new branch in city - Next Door Records Two (NDR2). Originally nestled at the end of Uxbridge Road in , Next Door Records not only doubles up...

It's official - hot girl summer is on its way. At least, according to Megan Thee Stallion that is. The three-time Grammy-winning superstar is taking to the road this summer with her 'Hot Girl Summer' tour, and she'll ev...

Somerset House's annual series of live outdoor at London's coolest courtyard is making its return once again this summer and the lineup has just been announced. The Summer Series has been one of London's most popula...

A major exhibition documenting 500 years of is heading to the British Library this spring. Beyond the Bassline takes inspiration from the British Library’s sound archive to tell the stories of the people, spaces and ge...

There's a never-ending list of songs about our beautiful city, London. Narrowing them down to a select few is quite the challenge, but it's one we accept with honour and integrity here at Secret London. From rock and ro...