Top of the Pops Review of the Year
Top of the Pops Review of the Year 2025
Clara Amfo looks back over the past 12 months in music, presenting performances by some of the biggest artists of 2025. Highlights include Mercury Prize winner Sam Fender and breakout star Lola Young at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool's Sefton Park. Plus, Lewis Capaldi's surprise slot at the Glastonbury Festival, chart record breaker Olivia Dean on Later… with Jools Holland, and some of the stories of the year from women taking over the headline slots at music festivals, with the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan topping the bill at Glastonbury and Reading Festival respectively. Jarvis Cocker reflects on his band Pulp making a return after 24 years, and US rising stars Ravyn Lenae and Alex Warren discuss having two of the biggest selling songs of the year