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The beat goes on: how the UK dance scene’s DJs, clubs and festivals are fighting for survival

DJs, club promoters, festival bookers and record labels have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic – and Government support has been lacking so far

Ben Jolley - 4th August 2020

LATEST NEWS

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ to skip cinemas, will premiere on Disney+ instead

Talib Kweli’s Twitter account permanently suspended for “repeated violations”

Bring Me The Horizon confirm forthcoming collab with YUNGBLUD

Declan McKenna teases new track ‘Be An Astronaut’

Whitney share cover of ‘Strange Overtones’ by David Byrne and Brian Eno

Miley Cyrus teases new music as she tells fans to ‘Meet Miley Cyrus…again’

ALBUM REVIEWS

Brandy – ‘B7’ review: illustrious R&B star shares hard-won truths on forthright comeback record

3rd August 2020

Dominic Fike – ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong’ review: new-age rockstar comes good on the hype

31st July 2020

Fontaines D.C. – ‘A Hero’s Death’ review: excoriating anthems about flirting with self-destruction

28th July 2020

Taylor Swift – ‘Folklore’ review: pop superstar undergoes an extraordinary indie-folk makeover

24th July 2020

FEATURES

Beyoncé’s new visual album ‘Black Is King’ – the big talking points

Every single Billie Eilish song ranked in order of greatness

“It’s a moment in history”: on the scene at the first Government-backed socially distanced gig

Arlo Parks: her best cover versions, from Radiohead to Solange

Glorifying violence? Far from it – in 2020, drill is a more positive force than ever

Lana Del Rey’s new poetry audiobook ‘Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass’ – the big talking points

GIG REVIEWS

“It’s a moment in history”: on the scene at the first Government-backed socially distanced gig

29th July 2020

Nick Cave live in London: the breathtaking ‘Idiot Prayer’ is an exorcism of death, religion and romance

24th July 2020

‘JARV IS… Beyond The Pale… Live From The Centre Of The Earth’ review: Jarvis Cocker parties in a cave

22nd July 2020

25 Years of Manchester Arena review: artists toast the city as archive clips show what we’re missing

20th July 2020

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Alan McGee: “The music industry doesn’t want young indie rock’n’roll. The culture is so different”

Jean Dawson: Britpop-inspired creative maverick making sense of boundless inspiraton

Sheryl Crow: “It’s shocking that after 231 years we’ve never had a woman President”

NOFX’s Fat Mike: “Eagles told us our cover of their song was the worst they’d ever heard”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Spoon’s Britt Daniel

Dominic Fike: “My music is crazy – it blends, it’s weird and it’s all different types of shit”

THE BIG READ

Dominic Fike: “My music is crazy – it blends, it’s weird and it’s all different types of shit”

Arlo Parks: “I feel like I’m 10 and 100 at once”

Run The Jewels: “The world’s gonna reset and then we’re gonna burn that motherfucker down”

Haim: “I think women make the best rock music”

MORE NEWS

Gwen Stefani, Mark Ronson announced for remix edition of Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’

The Weeknd teases posthumous collab with Juice WRLD

Google Play Music to merge with YouTube Music by the end of the year

Here’s a first look at John Boyega in new Steve McQueen directed drama, ‘Small Axe’

Watch Max Weinberg join My Chemical Romance, Hatebreed and The Dillinger Escape Plan for Misfits cover

Director of Netflix’s ‘The Old Guard’ says female-centred production crews in film are still “rare”

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is the “best yet”, says Sam Neill

Watch Sarah Paulson as ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ villain in first trailer for ‘Ratched’

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Phoebe Green: Empowering pop that both bares the soul and takes the piss

4th August 2020

Listen to Remi Wolf’s playful new single ‘Monte Carlo’

4th August 2020

Watch Matilda Mann play ‘As It Is’, ‘The Fucking Best’ and ‘Robbed’ for NME Home Sessions

4th August 2020

Beabadoobee says new song ‘Sorry’ will be released later this week

3rd August 2020

FILM & TV NEWS

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ to skip cinemas, will premiere on Disney+ instead

Here’s a first look at John Boyega in new Steve McQueen directed drama, ‘Small Axe’

Director of Netflix’s ‘The Old Guard’ says female-centred production crews in film are still “rare”

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is the “best yet”, says Sam Neill

Watch Sarah Paulson as ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ villain in first trailer for ‘Ratched’

Katy Perry defends Ellen DeGeneres over staff claims on her TV show

‘Hunters’ renewed for a second season by Amazon

‘The Simpsons’ actor responds after the show stopped white actors voicing people of colour

FILM REVIEWS

‘Black Is King’ review: Beyoncé’s ‘The Lion King’-inspired visual album is a feast of aesthetic excellence

31st July 2020

‘Make Up’ review: a masterful, unsettling and beautifully constructed gem

30th July 2020

‘Proxima’ review: an impressively crafted space-drama about female sacrifice

30th July 2020

‘Summerland’ review: gorgeous and engaging, despite its twee soft-focus

29th July 2020

GAMING NEWS

‘Marvel’s Avengers’ to include more exclusive perks for PlayStation

New ‘Call Of Duty’ game to be revealed “fairly soon”, says Activision president

‘Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout’ is being review bombed after day one issues

Sony PlayStation 5: release date, launch games, controller and everything you need to know

Sony will reportedly announce more PlayStation 5 news this month

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate arrives on mobile devices this September

‘Baldur’s Gate III’ will not enter early access in August, Larian Studios says

‘Baldur’s Gate III’: all you need to know about the release date, plot, news and more

GAME REVIEWS

‘Skater XL’ review: The closest gaming has gotten to the real thing

30th July 2020

‘Carrion’ review: a blood-soaked sci-fi horror that loses its way

29th July 2020

‘Röki’ review: A wild and vivid adventure inspired by Scandinavian folklore

28th July 2020

‘Destroy All Humans! Remake’ review: a neat package of a bygone era

27th July 2020