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Zinoleesky: Nigerian street pop pioneer with a world domination plan

By blending trap and R&B sounds with Afropop, the ascendant artist is carving out a unique place in African music

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The biggest moments from Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

Paramore: “I hope no young female experiences the shit that I did”

‘Metroid Prime Remastered’ is more than a celebration of Samus Aran’s legacy

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ review: a major new Marvel villain has arrived

Skrillex: the influential DJ and producer’s story in 10 tracks

LATEST NEWS

Nick Cave shares his thoughts on tracks that get ‘cancelled’

Lorde shares update on writing process for next album: “I don’t want to wait”

Robert Glasper put Chris Brown’s Grammys insult on a shirt and sold it for charity

Rick Gervais divides fans with joke about Sam Smith’s BRITs outfit: “You now belong to the Piers Morgans of the world”

Suga becomes first member of BTS to announce solo world tour

‘Trans Witches Are Witches’ game bundles raise £65K to protest ‘Hogwarts Legacy’

ALBUM REVIEWS

Caroline Polachek – ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’ review: an experimental yet uneven collection

Paramore – ‘This Is Why’ review: the triumphant sound of a band reborn

Kelela – ‘Raven’ review: the innovative sound of an artist ready to start anew

Rebecca Black – ‘Let Her Burn’ review: viral sensation burns her polarising musical past

FEATURES

Jazz licks, dildos and Tony Soprano: in defence of Steely Dan

Ranking the 10 best Super Bowl halftime shows in history

Sleep Token: what’s behind the rapid rise of the mysterious masked collective?

Why is ‘Warrior Nun’ the most-talked about TV show on the internet?

Seven cool things you didn’t know about ‘The Last Of Us’ episode three

Skrillex: the influential DJ and producer’s story in 10 tracks

GIG REVIEWS

Courting live in Liverpool: rock’s newest heroes on comically good form

Suki Waterhouse live in Los Angeles: an entrancing evening of nostalgic alt-pop

Florence + The Machine live in Manchester: a cathartic and euphoric outbreak of dance fever

The 1975 live in Manchester: an “anti-nostalgic” homecoming for a band at the top of their game

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Zinoleesky: Nigerian street pop pioneer with a world domination plan

Loyle Carner on the response to ‘Hugo’ and work on new music

Aitch promises “a lot of new music” to come in 2023

Ashnikko on new track ‘You Make Me Sick’ and her next project: “I’m controlling the narrative”

Abby Roberts talks writing her new single with Halsey

Sugababes: “We definitely have plans for new material”

THE BIG READ

Paramore: “I hope no young female experiences the shit that I did”

PinkPantheress: “I don’t care about the beats, I care about the pen”

NewJeans: “We want to show the industry that music shouldn’t be divided by language”

Ruel: “I don’t set myself goals ever. I just do everything when it comes and feels right”

MORE NEWS

Joe Lycett and Harry Styles lead nominations for The British LGBT Awards 2023

Glastonbury offers fans chance to win tickets by supporting DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

Kanye West’s lawsuit against Australian burger bar dropped after he goes AWOL

Netflix announces new Pornhub documentary ‘Money Shot: The Pornhub Story’

Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance featured a tribute to late fashion icon

Pharrell named men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton

Legendary tech house DJ and Fabric resident Nathan Coles has died

‘Synth Riders’ announces Gorillaz music pack for PlayStation VR2 edition

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Wednesday: fearless gang behind one of the year’s defining rock albums

Mac Wetha has created his own vivid, dizzying world of sound

Gel are shaping the sound of hardcore in 2023

The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2023

FILM & TV NEWS

Paul Mescal explains why he is keeping his relationship status “private”

Joe Lycett and Harry Styles lead nominations for The British LGBT Awards 2023

Netflix announces new Pornhub documentary ‘Money Shot: The Pornhub Story’

J.K. Rowling addresses backlash to transgender comments: “You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly”

Rick Gervais divides fans with joke about Sam Smith’s BRITs outfit: “You now belong to the Piers Morgans of the world”

Angela Bassett responds to Anthony Hopkins’ criticism of Marvel green-screen acting: “I’m sorry for him”

Listen to Sinéad O’Connor’s new version of ‘Outlander’ theme

‘Joker 2’: Lady Gaga shares first look image on set of upcoming DC sequel

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘You’ season four review: can psycho-killer Joe solve this murder in the members’ club?

‘The Last Of Us’ review: an apocalyptically good video game port

‘Blue Jean’ review: a brutal portrait of Thatcher’s homophobic Britain

‘Women Talking’ review: powerful and distressing drama cuts to the bone

GAMING NEWS

Square Enix confirms turn-based blockchain strategy ‘Symbiogenesis’

‘Midnight Ghost Hunt’ unleashes the power of love in latest update

‘PUBG: Battlegrounds’ update 22.1 brings bears and thermal scopes

Creative Assembly is hiring for a “brand new” ‘Total War’ game

‘Tom Clancy’s XDefiant’ to hold cross-play test this week

‘Synth Riders’ announces Gorillaz music pack for PlayStation VR2 edition

‘League Of Legends’ developer reveals “gritty” 2D RPG spin-off ‘The Mageseeker’