As a party-girl record built around dance beats, Charli XCX's 2024 album, Brat, turned the Essex-raised singer from someone who was 'famous, but not quite' into a bona fide superstar.
It was an emotional night, one that showed just how far Styles, Britain's only truly global pop sensation, has come since he sprang to prominence with boy-band One Direction in 2010.
Paul McCartney delighted 50 lucky fans by returning to Abbey Road for his forthcoming solo album, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, and his new single Home To Us - a duet with Ringo Starr.
It was only at the end of February that the Irish quartet delivered Days Of Ash - an Extended Play of six protest songs, and their first set of new tunes since 2017.
The new album, West End Girl, which title is inspired by her acting stints on the London stage, is a raw, confessional contents informed by the breakdown of her marriage from David Harbour.