The Big Read

The Northampton rapper welcomes you to Happyland, his very own festival

NME gets to know an artist who’s rewriting the rules of pop stardom

The electro-pop trio on diving into the digital maze – staring down abuse, alienation, misogyny and classism – with horror-themed new album ‘Screen Violence’

The Midlands five-piece’s sunny debut, ‘Life’s A Beach’, is about longing to widen your horizons. But there’s no place like home, they’ve found

As the genre-hopping Ohio duo return with sixth album ‘Scaled & Icy’, they reflect on the journey so far – and what they’ve learned along the way

How debut album ‘Sour’ proves the ‘Drivers License’ hitmaker is in it for the long haul

The Doncaster dance don reflects on a breakout year, and the new EP set to cement their place as the scene’s most-beloved rising star

Having just picked up an Oscar for Best Original Song, the US star’s once-shadowy arrival gives way to a powerful voice ready to use her platform to make lasting change

Why the mercurial rapper is on the cusp of her most world-conquering reinvention yet

After a gruelling period of touring and partying, frontman Mike Kerr embraced sobriety to regain control of his life. The band’s groovy, colourful new album ‘Typhoons’ proves they weathered the storm