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Drill’s first openly gay rapper Mr Strange talks toxic masculinity, adversity and awareness: “I don’t conform and I’m doing just fine”

The first drill artist to talk about being gay alongside his trapping lifestyle, West London MC Mr Strange brings something totally new to the...

Kyann-Sian Williams - 17th January 2020

Album Reviews

070 Shake – ‘Modus Vivendi’ review: with no features, the rapper’s vision comes across loud and clear

Nothing feels out of place on the rapper's debut studio album

Dhruva Balram - 17th January 2020

Music News

Porridge Radio announce new album ‘Every Bad’ and share grungy video for ‘Sweet’

The record will arrive in March

Sam Moore - 16th January 2020

Music News

The Chats announce debut album ‘High Risk Behaviour’ with video for lead single ‘The Clap’

A straightforward punk slapper about venereal disease

Karen Gwee - 16th January 2020

NME Radar

PVA: Collective joy with London’s most danceable new band

The much-hyped trio look set to be the party band we've all been waiting for

Luke Cartledge - 13th January 2020

Album Reviews

Alexandra Savior – ‘The Archer’ review: vivid coolness and cinematic melancholia

The indie star's auteurist vision comes to life

Georgia Evans - 10th January 2020

Album Reviews

Easy Life – ‘Junk Food’ review: the new lads from Leicester look set to become a genuine phenomenon

They're poised for the stardom in 2020

Thomas Smith - 9th January 2020

Album Reviews

Georgia – ‘Seeking Thrills’ review: a jubilant celebration of the dancefloor

The Londoner's second album captures the push and pull of the club with a writerly eye

Jordan Bassett - 7th January 2020

NME Radar

Anna of the North: “When the band split I had no idea who I was and where I was going”

A breakup can knock you sideways. Whether romantic or the end of a friendship, it can leave you rethinking your entire future. This is...

Hannah Mylrea - 6th January 2020

Music Interviews

Meet Aitch – the Stormzy-approved rising star putting Manchester rap on the map

"Not in a big-headed way, but I must be good at this"

Andrew Trendell - 6th January 2020