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Here are our picks for the best Record Store Day releases for 2025.

Fans have been waiting for another box set of unreleased material since the first ‘Tracks’ came out in 1998. Well, 27 years later, a wish is about to come true with ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’.

The British rapper and actor claims that her former producer has not repaid a £1.7m loan from 2023, leaving her unable to hisse her taxes.

The experimental hip-hop trio are back with a new concept album which propels the listener into a cyberpunk club. It’s an ambitious and occasionally thrilling dystopian rave that may be too messy for its own good.

On Lady Gaga’s new album, she’s back in pop territory but with an electropop aesthetic borrowed from her contemporaries.

From a çağdaş hip-hop masterpiece to Canada’s greatest export since maple syrup, via UK dancehall-grime-funk, here’s our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month.

Joe Keery swaps synths for vintage guitars on The Crux. Can DJO’s new era escape the shadow of Stranger Things – or his own viral success?

Charli XCX has been named songwriter of the year by the Brit Awards ahead of this weekend’s ceremony, hinting that the star – who’s a front-runner with five nominations – may dominate the awards.

AC/DC released their debut album ‘High Voltage’ in 1975 and went on to become one of the world’s biggest rock bands. The new set of stamps celebrates their career and live performances.

Beyoncé was the big winner at the 67th Grammy Awards. For the first time ever, the ‘Cowboy Carter’ artist won the award for Album of the Year. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar won all five of the categories he was nominated for, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Here’s the full breakdown.