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

Loveless: the dynamic duo at the forefront of emo’s next wave

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

The C-Series is back: NME and Bose announce the return of the iconic mixtape

Here’s what we know about ‘The Last Of Us’ season two

LATEST NEWS

Madonna addresses critics of her Grammys appearance: “Caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny”

Morrissey is “quickly coming around to that belief” that Capitol is “sabotaging” his new album

Harry Styles’ “people like me” Grammys speech earns backlash

Cinemas are changing ticket prices based on where you sit

Billlie to release new mini-album next month, label confirms

‘Hogwarts Legacy’ introduces first transgender character in ‘Harry Potter’ franchise

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

Loveless: the dynamic duo at the forefront of emo’s next wave

L.S. Dunes: “For a lot of us in this band it’s a second chance”

Chappaqua Wrestling: inside the Brighton band’s stunning grunge-rock glow up

Young Fathers: “Our new album is steeped in humanity”

‘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”

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

‘Fawlty Towers’ to be rebooted by John Cleese and his daughter

Elon Musk shares his thoughts on Sam Smith’s Grammys performance

Ashton Kutcher explains “awkward” red carpet photos with Reese Witherspoon

LA skywriter celebrates Beyoncé breaking Grammys record

Girls’ Generation member Seohyun cast in sci-fi movie ‘Finding The King’

Russia asks Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters to speak on Ukraine at the United Nations

Depeche Mode announce support acts for North America ‘Memento Mori’ tour

Rihanna gets new Met Gala-inspired waxwork at Madame Tussauds New York

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

EA begins production on single-player ‘Iron Man’ game

Jonathan Majors’ Marvel villain was inspired by Heath Ledger’s Joker: “He didn’t give a fuck”

Jennifer Lopez dismisses rumours of “disagreement” with husband Ben Affleck at Grammys

‘Fawlty Towers’ to be rebooted by John Cleese and his daughter

Ashton Kutcher explains “awkward” red carpet photos with Reese Witherspoon

Girls’ Generation member Seohyun cast in sci-fi movie ‘Finding The King’

What time is ‘You’ season 4 released on Netflix?

Cinemas are changing ticket prices based on where you sit

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

Microsoft told to remove ‘Call Of Duty’ from Activision acquisition by UK regulators

EA begins production on single-player ‘Iron Man’ game

Popular ‘Final Fantasy 14’ mod Gshade deliberately includes malware

UK risks “becoming Death Valley” if it blocks Microsoft deal, says Activision CEO