Belwood Music Awards 2025

As we look back on another year rapidly fading in the rearview mirror, it’s time to cap off our Listmas celebrations with one last round-up of the best that the music world had to offer these past twelve months. Thank you to everyone who has supported the site, and new music in general, this past year, and my utmost love and appreciation goes out to all the artists who have shared their work with us all. With the last few hours of 2025 rapidly ticking away, let’s take a final look at its highlights before we ring in the new year. Continue reading

Top Ten Albums of 2025

Though 2025 had its fair share of misfires and disappointments, a few high points rose out of the gloom to stand tall and proud. Musical highlights that made the year than bit brighter and more wondrous. Records that resonated in the back of my mind, that sparked an inferno of excitement in my veins right from first pressing play, that kept me coming back time and again for another helping. It’s time for this year’s Listmas celebrations to reach their grand crescendo as take a look back at the very best albums of the past twelve months. Continue reading

Top Ten Songs of 2025

It’s time for our Listmas celebrations to leave the world of visuals behind, and finally dive headfirst into the very best music of the past twelve months. The tracks that had me joyously dancing around the kitchen (if you can call my awkward flailing “dancing”). The hooks and melodies that have been playing on repeat in my head for months on end. The pieces of music that have wowed me just as much on my hundredth listen as they did the very first time I heard them. Without further ado, here’s a round-up of our favourite songs of 2025. Continue reading

Top Ten Videos of 2025

My favourite end-of-year list to compile changes every given year, but 2025 certainly feels like an exceptional year for music videos. I’ve adored revisiting so many different unique, inventive and entertaining visuals, many of which still feel fresh and exciting many months down the line. I truly think this is our strongest crop of videos to date, many of which could well have been worthy winners in their own right had the timing been a little different. So before we dive into the best music of the past year, let’s first feast our eyes on 2025’s most arresting visuals. Continue reading

Top Ten Album Covers of 2025

Season’s greetings to one and all! It’s the most wonderful time of the year – time for our annual Listmas celebrations! Starting in earnest with a look at the most interesting and imaginative artwork of the past year. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. A great cover can say a lot about an album before you ever press play. Depending what the album calls for, the artwork can serve to catch your eye, spark your imagination, set the mood, or even tell an entire story all its own. Here’s a look at our favourite examples from 2025. Continue reading

Top Ten Songs of 2019

top ten songsThis year’s list of songs didn’t turn out how I envisioned it even just a few short weeks ago. There were plenty of tracks off the top of my head that I thought would be certain to make an appearance, but when it came down to putting pen to paper and narrowing the list down they ended up not making the cut. Just goes to show how many amazing tracks we’ve been treated to in 2019. Continue reading

Top Ten Album Covers of 2019

album coversMerry Listmas one and all! It’s the end of the year, a time to look back on all that the past twelve months had to offer. For us, that means reflecting on the music that most defined our 2019. Before we get into the sounds of the year however, we want to take a moment to appreciate the sights. There have been some stunning album covers this year, from the simple and understated to the wild and imaginative, so here are our favourites. Continue reading