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Review of the Year 2024
Clara Amfo looks back over the musical stories and highlights of 2024 with a mix of global stars, breakthrough artists and some of the biggest music moments of the year.\n\nFeaturing some of the standout performances of 2024, including Dua Lipa and Coldplay at Glastonbury, Sam Smith celebrating ten years of their first album, In The Lonely Hour, at the BBC Proms, and pop superstars Sabrina Carpenter at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton and JADE on Later… with Jools Holland. Plus a look at some of the stories of the year, including country music dominating the charts and a few seminal album anniversaries, from Oasis’s Definitely Maybe to ABBA’s Waterloo. \n\nAlso talking about their 2024 are US star Teddy Swims and British breakthrough singer-songwriter Myles Smith, who reflect on their incredible year. And in true Top of the Pops fashion, Clara reveals the top ten biggest-selling songs of 2024.
Source: BBC 4
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