Latest news
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Circle Jerks reform for 40th anniversary of 'Group Sex'
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Sacha Baron Cohen calls social media and internet giants “the greatest propaganda machine in history”
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Listen to Phoebe Bridgers' emotional cover of Tom Waits' 'Georgia Lee'
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Netflix announce new musical drama series 'The Eddy' from 'La La Land' director
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'Bohemian Rhapsody' producer reportedly secures rights to a Michael Jackson biopic
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Robbie Williams says he'll be "crushed" if Coldplay beat him to Number One
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The Who share new single 'I Don't Wanna Get Wise' and details of '60s demos to feature on new album
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Nine Inch Nails announce "definitive" edition of 'With Teeth'
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'Nightmare On Elm Street': Wes Craven's estate looking at new movie and TV show
Album reviews
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Hannah Diamond – ‘Reflections’ review: the PC Music star, rumoured to be a robot, explores very human heartbreak
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Arxx – 'Wrong Girl, Honey' EP review: Brighton punks refuse to take any shit on this scorching feminist battlecry
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Robbie Williams – 'The Christmas Present' review: the pop don's festive gift is anything but a lump of coal
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Nasty Cherry – ‘Season 1' EP review: this Charli XCX-assembled band represents the coolest of sisterhoods
Features
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Time to test your musical knowledge – here's the legendary NME crossword
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In the age of austerity, 'The Apprentice' is tone-deaf trash TV
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Rapman on gritty crime drama ‘Blue Story’, and how to solve London’s gang violence problem and knife crime epidemic
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NME x Fender Play – check out our guitar masterclass with Girl Ray guitarist Poppy Hankin
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Beck, Grimes, Pet Shop Boys and other big vinyl releases this week
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Canadian fun-punks PUP: “Every band has a responsibility to call out bad behaviour at shows”
Gig reviews
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Suede and The Pretenders live in London: A night of fire, passion and exhilaration
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Björk's 'Cornucopia' live in London: an audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasing
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Celeste live in London: Haunting and unforgettable, Celeste proves why she's primed for superstardom
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Dying In Designer: Sparks of future greatness at the vulnerable emo-rapper's debut UK headline show
Exclusive interviews
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Rina Sawayama: “We can't just normalise using Japanese culture in the way that we've been doing”
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Bones UK on their surprise Grammys nod: "Being a nominee is so fucking cool!"
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Micheal Ward on gritty postcode war drama 'Blue Story': "We’re not glorifying anything – we're just showing how it is"
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Anton Corbijn on his new Depeche Mode film: "They're the biggest cult band in the world"
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Girl Ray talk pop reinvention and Calvin Harris inspired new album: "It's a banger!"
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Meet Poundz, drill's next superstar: "'Opp Thot' isn't a one hit wonder"
The Big Read
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The Big Read – Beck: "Was the '90s a golden time for rock music? It was more like tarnished brass”
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The Big Read – Charli XCX: “People think I’m this person who parties every single day – but I’m a business woman”
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The Big Read – Poppy: Human After All
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The Big Read – Haim: "The mantra of this record is all about being fearless"
More news
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Marilyn Manson puts the doom in The Doors – listen to cover of 'The End'
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Edward Norton saved Leonardo DiCaprio's life on a diving trip
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Harry Styles thinks "stress-relieving" magic mushrooms boosted creativity for his new album
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Listen to Hozier's politically charged new live song 'Jackboot Jump'
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'Back To The Future' fans think Elon Musk's new Tesla Truck looks like a DeLorean
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The Japanese House shares pensive new single, 'Chewing Cotton Wool' – listen
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'Euphoria': Zendaya reveals sentimental meaning behind Rue's hoodie
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Listen to Haim's tender cover of Leonard Cohen's 'If It Be Your Will'
Radar – new music
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Hannah Diamond: PC Music's audio-visual artist who turned heartbreak into her long-awaited debut album
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"I want my music to change lives" — Dying In Designer on emo rap, Lil Peep and his "therapeutic" new album
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What's Your Band Called, Mate? Get to know Loose Buttons
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New York's Habibi hypnotise on 'Come My Habibi' and give us the lowdown on their hot sauce-fuelled second album
Opinion
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Stormzy and Ed Sheeran's latest collaboration, 'Own It', sees the rapper continue to dominate the cultural conversation
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Listen up, dickheads: it's time to stop bringing flares to gigs
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The leaders’ debate was the most depressing televisual event since the '...Thrones' finale
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Why ‘OK boomer’ doesn’t work: spoilt oldies don’t give a fuck about a meme on TikTok
Columnists
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Mark, My Words: Morrissey's latest stunt misses the point – it's not the autograph fans want, it's the moment with their idol
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Mark, My Words: Kanye’s onto something with his pre-marital sex ban for collaborators. Shaggers make the worst music
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Mark, My Words: The best-selling albums of the 21st Century list is an indelible stain on all humanity
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Mark, My Words: why God's music is the devil's work
Music news
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A Beck album of Hank Williams covers was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire
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Mabel shuns Christmas on new song ‘Loneliest Time Of Year’
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CGI versions of Elvis Presley and Paul Newman almost joined James Dean in 'Finding Jack'
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Yungblud announces 'Occupy London' residency
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Robbie Williams performed a surprise Christmas gig in London last night
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Foals rally against climate change in their dystopian animated 'Like Lightning' video - watch
Film reviews
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'Earthquake Bird' review: 'Gone Girl' is transported to Tokyo in a darkly meditative neo-noir thriller
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'Charlie's Angels' review: Kristen Stewart-starring reboot is frivolous fun but sometimes falls flat
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'21 Bridges' review: there are far more than 21 reasons not to see this dreadful crime drama
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Foals – 'Rip Up The Road' review: "A deep dive into the men behind the melodies"
Horror
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'The Shining' Easter eggs: all of the best Kubrick references in 'Doctor Sleep'
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"The Shining set in the White House" is premise for 'Don't Breathe' director's new horror
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'It: Chapter Two' screenwriter details potential Pennywise spin-off and deleted scenes "supercut"
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Horror actress charged with real-life murder one day after wrapping new movie
NME Radio
Photos
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The weird and wonderful secret hobbies of your favourite musicians
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Iceland Airwaves 2019: The story of the festival in stunning pictures
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'The End Of The F***ing World' 2 – all of the photos from the NME shoot with Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden
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Poppy and AMA at NME's Ghouls To The Front: Halloween fever dream meets situationist prank meets techno rave amazingness
Podcasts
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Greg Cochrane’s Podcasts For The People #9 – Tupac V Biggie and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire – the inspo for 'Succession'
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'The Missing Cryptoqueen': where is Dr Ruja, what is OneCoin and every other key question about the hit podcast
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'The Missing Cryptoqueen': the team behind 2019's most gripping podcast tease its thrilling finale
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Greg Cochrane’s Podcasts For The People #8 – Dolly Parton’s America, Louis Armstrong and Drag Race UK
From the vault
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From the archive: March 1996, NME meets Keith Flint on the ‘Firestarter’ set – and witnesses the birth of an icon
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From the Vault – Siamese Animal Men: NME goes to Bangkok with Manic Street Preachers
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The Strokes Uncovered - Their First NME Feature
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From the archive: Arctic Monkeys talk ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ and life behind the mask in 2007
Video
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'Desert Sessions Vol 11/12: Arrivederci Despair/Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels' : Josh Homme talks through the new record track by track
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Girl In Red: Behind-the-scenes of her riotous London headline show
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R.E.M. tell us about 25 years of 'Monster': "We needed swagger – to be loud and raw"
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Kim Gordon interviewed: "The end of capitalism is coming" – watch
The world famous NME Crossword
Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!
Must-see TV
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Netflix's 'You' Season 2: release date, cast, trailer, plot and everything we know so far
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Lord Of The Rings TV series: everything we know so far
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'Peaky Blinders' season 6 – everything we know so far
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'Peaky Blinders' Season 5 – release date, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know so far
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'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 14 - release date, trailers, cast and everything we know so far
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'Euphoria' season 2 - release date, cast, trailers, and everything we know so far
