The Big Read

The pandemic and the death of a parent saw the Icelandic icon strengthen her roots with home. In her first NME cover interview in two decades, the polymath talks new album ‘Fossora’, fungus and fighting sexism with Kate Bush

The French indie legends’ expansive seventh album was recorded amidst decadent splendour at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris’ Louvre Palace. NME heads into the artists’ studio to get the full picture

The creative polymath’s spectacular second album – and an upcoming Hollywood acting gig – tees up one of pop’s most rewarding eras

Almost 90,000 fans came together to celebrate the late Foo Fighters legend. NME meets fans and performers – from Mark Ronson to Kesha – to remember a true hero

Over a decade ago, the band were met with a maelstrom of opposition at the festival. Now they’ve returned to make it their own

The K-pop group are ready for the next chapter of their illustrious career, but some things won’t change: their commitment to honesty and thirst for creativity

New album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ finds a band reborn

How the Manchester four-piece pulled through trials and trauma to craft ‘Unwanted’, a bright and breezy album that serves as a paean to their enduring friendship

How the guitar hero learned to let go of the past and leaned into her own personal utopia with eclectic second album ‘Beatopia’

The US star’s second album embraces once-repressed desires and urges. Following a demanding era where she just “wanted her music to be enough”, ‘Surrender’ makes for an irresistible listen