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

With an Oscar nom in the bag, will the former '90s pinup finally admit he's back?

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

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

‘Knock At The Cabin’ review: M. Night Shyamalan’s best thriller in years

Charlotte Plank: the underground star rewriting the rules of UK drum ‘n’ bass

‘GoldenEye 007’ on the Switch proves that sometimes, dead is better

LATEST NEWS

The 1975 treat fans to performance of debut album in full at intimate Manchester show

Mark E. Smith’s family hit out at “extremely offensive” new project by former members of The Fall

The UK’s new arenas respond to demand to invest in grassroots music venues

‘Batgirl’ movie was so bad it was “not releasable”, says DC Studios boss

Ex-LOONA member Chuu responds to Blockberry Creative petition to ban her from entertainment activities in Korea

Original ‘Goldeneye 007’ devs hit out at Switch and Xbox re-release

ALBUM REVIEWS

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

Ava Max – ‘Diamonds & Dancefloors’ review: unashamedly derivative sad-pop bangers

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

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

Lewis Capaldi live in Leeds: pop’s jester pulls no punchlines at triumphant opening night

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

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

Jake Shears: “I’m always the last one standing – this album is dedicated to those who remain”

Charlotte Plank: the underground star rewriting the rules of UK drum ‘n’ bass

Benefits: “Independent venues are not ‘stepping stones’ – for many bands this is our Wembley”

Philip Selway on how small venues shaped Radiohead – and what’s next for the band

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

THE BIG READ

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”

Shame: “When we started out as a band, we went about it in a pretty teenage way…”

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FILM & TV NEWS

‘Frasier’ revival won’t be set in Seattle

M. Night Shyamalan reveals his favourite classic movie twist

Paul Rudd reveals how he never seems to age with daily routine

Ashton Kutcher apologises for not recognising Harry Styles at karaoke

Salma Hayek says Channing Tatum “nearly killed” her during lap dance

Netflix just made it harder to stream away from home

Madonna does viral ‘Wednesday’ dance and pays tribute to Lady Gaga on TikTok

Where is ‘The Last Of Us’ filmed?

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

‘Among Us’ broke the Geneva Convention with “a silly whoopsies”

‘Dead Space’ creator praises EA Motive’s “faithful” remake

Saweetie to perform ‘Roblox’ Super Bowl concert

Meta lost almost £3.5billion on the metaverse in just three months

Discord voice chat arrives on PS5 for beta testers

‘Amnesia: The Bunker’ delayed by eight weeks as devs look to do the game “justice”