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Anna Hollinrake is done being tidy

With the launch of her new studio Electric Saint, Anna Hollinrake tells us why it’s a shame more artists aren’t taking the lead

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

Loveless: the dynamic duo at the forefront of emo’s next wave

Brendan Fraser: “I can’t get rid of the feeling that I’m a fraud”

The C-Series is back: NME and Bose announce the return of the iconic mixtape

Here’s what we know about ‘The Last Of Us’ season two

LATEST NEWS

Church Of Satan responds to backlash to Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ Grammys performance

Jennifer Lopez dismisses rumours of “disagreement” with husband Ben Affleck at Grammys

Artists wade into Steve Alibini’s Steely Dan debate

Prince Harry was reportedly in talks to host ‘Saturday Night Live’

TXT land first Number One on Billboard 200, recording biggest US sales week since Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’

Ben Shapiro mocked for “hilarious” criticism of ‘The Last Of Us’: “That storyline was literally the point”

ALBUM REVIEWS

Young Fathers – ‘Heavy Heavy’ review: anthemic, boundary-breaking pop

RAYE – ‘My 21st Century Blues’ review: a triumphant, hard-fought debut

Sam Smith – ‘Gloria’ review: the most vital work of their career

Samia – ‘Honey’ review: astute reflections on mid-20s malaise

FEATURES

Ozzy Osbourne: a rock’n’roll showman like no other

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

Inside the fight to save the local BBC Introducing shows: “It’s so much bigger than just radio play”

The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2023

GIG REVIEWS

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

Drake live in Harlem: A star-studded evening of gratitude at an iconic New York venue

Jackson Wang live in London: Magic Man casts a spell with artful, outsized performance

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Richard Hawley talks his musical opening in London, Pulp, Arctic Monkeys and The Leadmill

Loveless: the dynamic duo at the forefront of emo’s next wave

L.S. Dunes: “For a lot of us in this band it’s a second chance”

Chappaqua Wrestling: inside the Brighton band’s stunning grunge-rock glow up

Young Fathers: “Our new album is steeped in humanity”

‘Player Non Player’ is a surreal exploration of grief with a brilliant synth-pop soundtrack

THE BIG READ

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”

Inhaler: “We’re not here to be a mid-bill festival band – you have to keep pushing to the very top”

MORE NEWS

Roger Waters has been re-recording the Pink Floyd album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’

Pond’s Nicholas Allbrook announces new album ‘Manganese’ and shares lead single

SXSW Sydney announces first bands and keynote speakers for inaugural conference

Radiohead drummer Philip Selway shares title track to new solo album ‘Strange Dance’

Daughter confront sobriety on emotional new single ‘Party’

BENEE returns with cruising new single ‘Green Honda’

The WAEVE, Big Pink and more for intimate London earthquake appeal charity gig

Janelle Monáe to release new single ‘Float’ next week

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

M(h)aol’s thrillingly raw punk rock has the power to change lives

Royel Otis are bringing a radically positive vision to Australia’s guitar scene

Ice Spice: meet the internet’s hottest new rapper

The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2023

FILM & TV NEWS

Prince Harry was reportedly in talks to host ‘Saturday Night Live’

Louis Tomlinson documentary ‘All Of Those Voices’ to hit cinemas

Brendan Fraser recalls “scary” experience filming nude scene

Michelle Yeoh was pressured to retire before ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’

‘Breaking Bad’: University professor accused of selling crystal meth

Ben Shapiro mocked for “hilarious” criticism of ‘The Last Of Us’: “That storyline was literally the point”

‘Rick And Morty’ co-creator Justin Roiland allegedly harassed female colleagues and turned up to work drunk

BBC apologises for calling Viola Davis ‘Beyoncé’

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘The Fabelmans’ review: Steven Spielberg’s emotional backstory played out in full

‘Shrinking’ review: this sickly sweet psych-sitcom will give you a headache

‘Plane’ review: a big, dumb Gerard Butler movie your dad will love

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

GAMING NEWS

Here’s the ‘Moviedle’ answer and hints for today (February 9)

‘Total War: Warhammer 3’ will get three DLC launches this year, starting in April

‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ spotlights lightsaber combat in new gameplay video

February’s Xbox Game Pass additions include ‘Atomic Heart’ and ‘Madden 23’

Gothic roguelike ‘Darkest Dungeon 2’ will leave Early Access in May

Take-Two and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ modders will settle legal battle

‘BioShock’ creator’s new game ‘Judas’ gets official launch window

Microsoft told to remove ‘Call Of Duty’ from Activision acquisition by UK regulators