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A rummage through the bulging stocking of 2018’s Christmas cover versions

The best music books of 2018

Seasonably Rich: How much are musicians making from our favourite Christmas songs?

NME’s Films Of The Year 2018

NME’s Songs Of The Year 2018

NME’s Albums Of The Year 2018

Offset’s ‘grand romantic gesture’ to Cardi B was at best creepy, at worst harassment

50 last minute Christmas gift ideas under £50

Mark, My Words: Keith Richards has stopped drinking and I don’t know what’s real anymore

What’s new on the NME 1 and NME 2 playlists this week?

Legs for days: fans are having fun with this anatomically awkward Sonic the Hedgehog poster

Kanye West vs Drake: A timeline of their beef

Christmas songs: 60 amazing indie tunes for the Yuletide season

Does this scientifically perfect Christmas song make you happy or furious?

Avengers: Endgame – decoding the trailer in incredibly nerdy detail

Buzzcocks: the brilliant punk band’s ten best songs

‘Thank U, Next’: Spot the cameos and film references in Ariana Grande’s glorious throwback video

5 things you need to know about LUCIA – the anthemic Glaswegian indie-rockers with a penchant for pub grub

Aquaman – stars Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson and director James Wan on the Superman of the sea

Here’s everywhere you can see The Cure live on tour in 2019

Shredding the boards – how live gigs got theatrical

SÔNGE is the insomniac French pop star whose songs glow in the dark

Grim and gloomy rap collective Worstworldproblems are the UK answer to Juice WRLD

Mark, My Words: every band break-up should be as spectacular as Witchrot’s

Can you complete the lyrics to these Christmas songs?

The worst Christmas Number Ones of all time

The nightmare before Christmas: the spookiest horror movie soundtracks for the vinyl lover in your life

Pete Shelley: a musical pioneer who gave us lusty, essential punk pop

Oh, man: why Reading and Leeds needs to overhaul its tradition of all-male headliners

Do you have ASMR? Try our playlist of tingle-inducing songs