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

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

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

Dave Bautista: “I never wanted to play over-the-top action characters”

‘Hogwarts Legacy’ review: graduation

LATEST NEWS

Tony Visconti responds to claim that “Harry Styles is the new David Bowie”

Watch Madonna introduce Kim Petras and Sam Smith at 2023 Grammys

Watch Wet Leg’s Grammys 2023 acceptance speech: “What are we doing here?”

‘A Town Called Malice’: watch an exclusive new trailer from TV’s ’80s-obsessed crime thriller

Epik High reveal how Coachella “inspired” them to make new music after the release of their ‘final’ album

‘Assassin’s Creed’ wins Grammy as presenter botches ‘Valhalla’ pronunciation

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

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

London’s The Garage celebrate 30 years: “It’s the perfect room for gigs”

bdrmm talk new album ‘I Don’t Know’ and share lead single ‘It’s Just A Bit Of Blood’

Gel are shaping the sound of hardcore in 2023

Russ Millions: “I’m not here to make anyone cry, I’m here to make you dance”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Metric’s Emily Haines

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

New Order to launch new Manchester music festival and conference Beyond The Music at SXSW

Dolly Parton was uncredited producer on this classic ‘90s teen show

Royal Blood announce homecoming Brighton Beach show

This ‘Simpsons’ episode has been pulled from streaming in Hong Kong

Linkin Park announce release of never-heard-before song ‘Lost’

Finn Wolfhard “had to bury” anxiety and panic attacks filming ‘Stranger Things’

Noel Gallagher confirms summer shows in Taunton and Dublin

Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump on Green Day’s friendship: “They hang out with each other”

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

Matthew McConaughey to voice Elvis Presley in Netflix animated series

Brian Cox defends Bryan Singer: “I think he’s an extraordinary director”

Dolly Parton was uncredited producer on this classic ‘90s teen show

This ‘Simpsons’ episode has been pulled from streaming in Hong Kong

Finn Wolfhard “had to bury” anxiety and panic attacks filming ‘Stranger Things’

Finn Wolfhard discusses texting Winona Ryder about the rock stars she’s dated

M. Night Shyamalan teases “very unusual” new thriller coming in 2024

Ben Affleck’s bored face is the internet’s favourite Grammys meme

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

‘Final Fantasy 7 Remake’ producer teases further changes in future instalments

Viral sea shanty ‘The Wellerman’ gets ‘Dead Space’ remix thanks to remake easter egg

‘Doom’ creator wants devs to avoid shutting down games, following a number of high-profile closures

UK will reportedly oppose Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

‘The Day Before’ is now being accused of ripping off ‘Call Of Duty’ and ‘The Last Of Us’

Huge ‘Tekken 8′ breakdown stream confirms Nina Williams’ return

To avoid delays, ‘Sons Of The Forest’ will launch in Early Access instead

‘Assassin’s Creed’ wins Grammy as presenter botches ‘Valhalla’ pronunciation