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6 Music Festival returns to its home in Greater Manchester in 2025 💚 From Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th March, we’ll be bringing you artists like you’ve never seen them before. Save these dates and keep listening in the New Year for the line-up and more info.

Congratulations 6 Music’s Artists of the Year 2024 🌟 @charli_xcx @cmatbaby @englishteacherband @fatdogfatdogfatdog_ @fontainesband @jamie___xx @kimletgordon @kneecap32 @littlesimz @nickcaveofficial & the Bad Seeds We will be celebrating these artists all week on @bbcsounds, and head to @bbciplayer right now to watch festival and live session sets which have been filmed across the year for 6 Music, including a brand new live session from Fat Dog filmed for Steve Lamacq at Maida Vale.

I Can Never Say Goodbye by The Cure live in the BBC Radio Theatre 💚 Listen to the full session and interview with Huw Stephens on @bbcsounds + @bbciplayer now

‘I’m always interested in finding the melancholy in Christmas songs’ 💙 Huw had a brilliant in-depth Christmassy conversation with Canadian maestro Chilly Gonzales. Listen by searching for ‘Chilly Gonzales’ on @bbcsounds

Loved the energy from Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin this morning! 🌅 They joined Nick to talk about their new film, A Real Pain. Listen by searching for ‘Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin’ on @bbcsounds #jesseeisenberg #kieranculkin

Annie and Nick are joined by The Cure frontman Robert Smith to review the year in music. 2024 was the year of the pop girlies taking over the charts, the debate around ticket pricing reached boiling point PLUS Robert reflects on that iconic red carpet moment we all know and love… Sidetracked with Annie, Nick and Robert | Listen now on BBC Sounds 🎧

Deb Grant picks her best Alternative Christmas track for 2024 ❄️ You can listen to Old Music Fix Daily, a special show with vintage Christmas gems on Christmas Day @bbcsounds

In this week’s episode Annie and Nick are joined by The Cure frontman and music legend Robert Smith. Coming tomorrow… Sidetracked with Annie, Nick and Robert | Listen from Thursday on BBC Sounds 🎧

‘Acting’s just advanced pretending’ 🎭 Martin Compston chatted to Nick Grimshaw about his acting journey. Listen to the full conversation by searching for ‘Martin Compston’ on @bbcsounds

Names In Songs is BACK! @chrishawkinsdj brings us the best of the year for song lyrics mistaken as names 😂 Listen to Chris Hawkins weekdays from 5am 🎧

A 38-track gift courtesy of Aphex Twin 🤯

‘It lifts me up’ ✨ Laurie Anderson’s first Artist in Residence episode themed around ‘The Real World’ is available to listen to now on @bbcsounds Just search for ‘Artist in Residence’