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The Big Read

Lil Baby: “It’s not about the fame game – I’m more about real life”

Rap’s reluctant superstar, whose ‘My Turn’ was America’s most-streamed album of 2020, reflects on a headfuck of a year, collabing with Kanye and his passion for activism
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LATEST NEWS

SZA says she’s asking Frank Ocean to help remix ‘Good Days’

FKA Twigs teases release of new music this week

Ghost’s Tobias Forge teams up with The Hellacopters for cover of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sympathy For The Devil’

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland want to do a 2Pac Vs. The Notorious B.I.G. ‘VERZUZ’ battle

Pale Waves gearing up to release a “very important” new song in a few days

King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and wife Toyah Willcox share cover of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Welcome To The Jungle’

ALBUM REVIEWS

Anuel AA & Ozuna – ‘Los Dioses’ review: Latin pop titans lock horns on massive reggaeton collab

Bicep – ‘Isles’ review: trippy electronic tales that transcend the club world

Still Corners – ‘The Last Exit’ review: open-road Americana takes a familiar route

Lonely The Brave – ‘The Hope List’ review: British rockers’ heart-pounding comeback

FEATURES

Trump has finally gone, but not before commissioning his weird statue garden. What can we learn from it?

Fireworks, Foo Fighters and faith: Joe Biden marks a new day in America with hope-filled inauguration party

Independent Venue Week: this year’s ambassadors on their first-ever gigs

Shiver me TikToks! The best barnacle-busting sea shanties

“They’ve put their bottom line ahead of our welfare”: inside the UK’s student rent strikes

I joined ‘Get Buzzin’ With Bez’, the Happy Mondays man’s YouTube workout, and felt high on life

GIG REVIEWS

Shame live in London: tongue-in-cheek comedy and fierce punk fury

A Bowie Celebration review: poignant tribute show with hits and deep cuts from famous fans

Sunflower Bean live in New York: cinematic shenanigans from pandemic-busting punks

CMAT live in Dublin: Irish newcomer bringing the festive cheer one Americana hit at a time  

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Soundtrack Of My Life: Carl Cox

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Travis’ Fran Healy

Lil Baby: “It’s not about the fame game – I’m more about real life”

The Anchoress shares ‘The Art Of Losing’ video and tells us about her Manics-featuring new album

Olly Alexander on ‘It’s A Sin’: “There’s not been a British Aids drama on this scale ever”

Friends Like These: Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters

THE BIG READ

Lil Baby: “It’s not about the fame game – I’m more about real life”

Shame: “If this is a good year, everything can change around”

Pa Salieu: “I’ve been cut from the system, but I will rise up like a phoenix”

David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days”

MORE NEWS

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Trapt’s Michael Smith quits band “I do not agree with how certain things have been handled”

Matt Hancock says there’s still “a long, long way” to go until lockdown restrictions can be lifted

Listen to King Krule’s summer cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’

Girl In Red promises “some crazy shit” on her “very ambitious” debut album

Field Music share new song ‘Orion From the Street’ and UK tour dates

Mel C makes a cameo in Celeste’s new video for ‘Love Is Back’

‘WandaVision’ fan theory hints at identity of ‘Doctor Strange 2’ villain

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Olivia Rodrigo: inside the Taylor-endorsed mega-hit ‘Drivers License’

Lynks: tongue-in-cheek queer bangers for the ‘others’

Logic1000 – ‘You’ve Got The Whole Night To Go’ EP review: uplifting collection to soundtrack another year of home raves

The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021

FILM & TV NEWS

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‘WandaVision’ fan theory hints at identity of ‘Doctor Strange 2’ villain

‘Star Wars’ shares support for new web series host subjected to racist abuse

Perry Botkin Jr., Grammy-winning TV and film composer, has died aged 87

American viewers now spend $47 a month on streaming services, according to new study

Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to star in animated documentary ‘Flee’

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ director Patty Jenkins explains why she chose 1980s setting

Kenneth Branagh to play Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom’s coronavirus series

FILM REVIEWS

‘The White Tiger’ review: rags-to-riches thriller spotlights India’s class crisis

‘Malcolm & Marie’ review: John David Washington vs Zendaya in a delicious lockdown domestic

‘The Rental’ review: Dave Franco’s so-so stab at a ‘Halloween’-style slasher

‘The Exception’ review: a masterclass in pass-agg office etiquette

GAMING NEWS

‘Genshin Impact’ set to receive 1.3 update in February

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ patch 1.1 promising numerous stability fixes

‘Resident Evil 4’ remake reportedly delayed and undergoing changes

‘Tony Hawk Pro Skater’ developer merging with Blizzard

‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ team banned from £180k event after claims of cheating

Microsoft walk back Xbox Live Gold price changes

‘Sea Of Thieves’ launches first battle pass season next week

‘Gears 5’ and ‘Resident Evil’ headline February’s Xbox Games With Gold

GAME REVIEWS

‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Complete Edition’ review: a forgotten classic returns

‘Hitman III’ review: absurd international assassination at its absolute finest

‘John Wick Hex’ review: an odd-looking adventure that reimagines Keanu Reeves’ iconic assassin as a master tactician

‘Airborne Kingdom’ review: a beautiful, skybound city-builder that’s a touch too pleasant

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