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Musicians, singers, dancers, visual artists, poets and DJs have taken over the historic office complex

Pop-punk, hardcore screamo, contemplative spoken-word, melancholic piano, hip-hop and more, it's all happening in Scotland this month.

This month in Scottish music makes the perfect prelude to Summer. Not only do April's upbeat releases capture the changing of the seasons, but they'll whet your appetite for a feast of festivals later this year.

We reflect on 2022's Scottish musical successes and shine a spotlight on some of the musicians we're excited about in 2023.

In this month's Music Now column, we celebrate new releases from Nyx Nótt, Shredd, A. Wesley Chung, Clair, Alliyah Enyo and more.

We highlight A LOT of music coming out in Scotland this month, and explore new albums from Alliyah Enyo, Hailey Beavis and Lomond Campbell in more depth.

OMOS (Our Movement, Our Stories) arrives at the Royal Scottish Academy this week - a stunning moving image piece about the history of Black performance in Scotland.

There's still loads more music festivals to catch up and down Scotland this September - Plus plenty gigs we think you'll love.

As their Scotland in Colour festival returns for its fourth year, we chat with Chidera Chukwujekwu and Sara Elbashir from Intercultural Youth Scotland to find out more.

Saint Etienne, This is the Kit, LoneLady, Billy Got Waves, S!nk and Warmduscher are among the acts set for Hidden Door 2022 at the former Royal High School on Edinburgh's Calton Hill.