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The radical evolution of Ezra Williams

The Irish artist – FKA Smoothboi Ezra – went viral for their wincingly relatable pop; now, their debut LP makes peace with their younger self

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Yves Tumor – ‘Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds’ review: spellbinding art-rock

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance

‘Pearl’ review: unmissable art house horror will paralyse you with fear

‘Resident Evil 4 Remake’ review: bingo

Rachel Zegler: “I’m trying to catch up with everbody else’s version of me”

TV producer clarifies comments about Jenna Ortega being “entitled” and “toxic”

Radiohead to release new material in “next couple of years”

Harry Styles made check-up calls after Grammys performance went wrong

Ciara claps back at the “selective outrage” over see-through Oscars dress

Watch the dramatic teaser for Netflix’s new K-drama ‘Queenmaker’

Bungie developer recounts time he played a ‘Destiny’ raid with Lance Reddick

ALBUM REVIEWS

Lana Del Rey – ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’ review: masterful, still

U2 – ‘Songs Of Surrender’ review: the classics, but not as you know them

100 gecs – ‘10,000 gecs’ review: an intoxicating hurricane of manic nostalgia

TWICE – ‘Ready To Be’ review: unabashedly upfront and direct with K-pop’s stadium-filling girl group

FEATURES

Bose x NME present C23 Live at SXSW in glorious pictures

FIFA vs EA in the video games race is a worrying journey into the unknown

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance

Depeche Mode: “Do the best you can – you don’t know if you’re going to be doing it again”

The best PS5 games to play in 2023

Which childhood heroes would make terrifying horror villains?

GIG REVIEWS

Lizzo live in London: a Glastonbury headline slot-worthy spectacle

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance

Blondshell live at SXSW: LA rocker brings dive bar energy to the Convention Center

Bellah live at SXSW: the future of R&B is in safe hands

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

The radical evolution of Ezra Williams

While She Sleeps: “We’re getting inspired so much more as we get older”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Interpol’s Sam Fogarino

Friends Like These: Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds and You Me At Six’s Josh Franceschi

Rachel Zegler: “I’m trying to catch up with everbody else’s version of me”

Penn Badgley on the future of ‘You’: “We need a satisfying ending”

THE BIG READ

Paramore: “I hope no young female experiences the shit that I did”

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”

MORE NEWS

NCT Dream releases English version of ‘Beatbox’

‘Parasite’ co-writer to make directorial debut with new K-drama

K-pop girl group 9MUSES reportedly to reunite and release new music

Duran Duran will reportedly reunite with Andy Taylor on upcoming album

‘The White Lotus” Will Sharpe to direct Japanese Breakfast’s ‘Crying In H Mart’

The Damned on how Lemmy “saved” the band

Watch Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry join Coldplay to perform ‘Cry Cry Cry’

Ja Rule responds to Melle Mel accusing him of copying 50 Cent

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Cowboyy: South Coast shredders penning a bold new chapter in UK guitar music

Tyla: “I really want eyes on all African artists, because we need more attention”

Heriot: electrifying metallers lighting a new fire under British heavy music

THUS LOVE live in London: an energetic and thrilling demonstration of the hype

FILM & TV NEWS

Billie Eilish’s ‘Swarm’ role was inspired by a real-life cult leader

‘The Glory’ actor Jung Sung-il says the show has opened new doors for him

‘Parasite’ co-writer to make directorial debut with new K-drama

‘The White Lotus” Will Sharpe to direct Japanese Breakfast’s ‘Crying In H Mart’

Here’s every song on the ‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods’ soundtrack

Sarah Snook didn’t know ‘Succession’ was ending until season four’s final table read

Toni Collette asked intimacy coordinators to leave set while filming sex scene

Sam Raimi thought the title ‘Evil Dead’ was “stupid” at first

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Ted Lasso’ season three review: old pals face off in football comedy’s winning return

‘Scream VI’ review: a nightmarish thrill ride through The City That Never Sleeps

‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey’ review: this teddy bear slasher is no picnic

‘The Mandalorian’ season three first look review: Baby Yoda’s back

GAMING NEWS

Here’s the ‘Moviedle’ answer and hints for today (March 21)

‘Diablo 4”s Lilith could be ‘Diablo”s Darth Vader says franchise head

Respawn Entertainment opens third studio to support ‘Apex Legends’

‘Life By You’ will take on ‘The Sims’ with Early Access launch this summer

‘Sonic Frontiers’ is getting a photo mode and new challenges

‘Diablo 4’ beta’s server issues will lead to a better launch, says Blizzard