Ben Jolley, Author at NME

Grove: “You’ve got to poke the rage button, but direct it somewhere once you have”

The Bristol artist will take their dirty bangers to Glastonbury for four sets in the festival’s most incendiary corners

Wide Awake in London: genre-defying sounds of the underground and a timeless headliner

a mix of new names and electronic dons makes for another stellar line-up in the capital

Alewya: “Grace Jones has the level of uniqueness that I aspire to have”

Having been hand-picked by Grace Jones for this year's Meltdown Festival, the dynamic rising artist is ready to challenge and enrapture audiences this summer.

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Flume

Flume – aka DJ and producer Harley Streten – is buzzing when NME calls just weeks after he took Coachella Festival by storm. “We...

Kelly Lee Owens – ‘LP. 8’ review: techno don conveys a powerful, urgent message

The Welsh artist builds layers of ambient sound to craft a record that makes a lot of noise

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with ericdoa

ericdoa on his new single ‘lifeline’, being inspired by video games & soundtracking Euphoria

Joy Anonymous: pop-up rave duo spreading the gospel of connection

Their guerilla gigs in the capital brought relief to NHS workers last summer – now a Fred again.. support slot and Glastonbury appearance will help the good word travel further

Surya Sen: hip-house groovers leading a new wave of British-Asian talent

London producer, rapper and DJ Surya Sen talks embracing his Bengali heritage, and achieving better representation in dance music

Yunè Pinku: bedroom producer carving out time to chill in the rave

The Malaysian-Irish producer and songwriter explains how she traded her early love of Billy Joel and Madonna for the wide world of electronic music to become one of the genre's most exciting new prospects

Nia Archives – ‘Forbidden Feelingz’ EP: jungle anthems certify producer’s rapid rise

A week on from picking up Best Producer at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, the producer and DJ takes control of their destiny