Music Features

ZICO: “I will do everything in my power to become the pivot of the massive K-pop scene”

As the celebrated rapper returns after two years, he tells NME about watching Korea “go global”, his new EP ‘Grown Ass Kid’, and his plans for his next chapter

“Joy and anxiety” in Melbourne as the live music capital of the world gets back on its feet

NME finds out how gig venues in one of the world’s most vibrant music cities are recovering from the fallout of COVID – and facing other threats to their survival

Sports Team: “We’ve got to the point where we’re just inevitable”

The six-piece on "ruining the charts for everyone" and why they still see themselves as"outsiders"

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – LeAnn Rimes

Your 1997 song ‘How Do I Live’ was once the highest-certified country single of all-time. Who broke your record 12 years later? “Oh my...

DPR IAN: “I’ve always been one to feed from chaos, which makes my art so dark, but beautiful”

The Korean-Australian multi-hyphenate on his debut studio album ‘Moodswings In To Order’ and its character and his “feeling tank” Mito

Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to take home the coveted award

The nominees for this year's prize have been announced and NME staffers give the lowdown on each and every album on the list

Pixies: “This is the most grim and dystopian it’s ever been in my lifetime”

Pixies' new album 'Doggerel' is the most inventive since their reunion. But for frontman Black Francis, the world around him is as bleak as ever

NME Radio Roundup 25 July 2022: Steve Lacy, Channel Tres and Mabel

All the news bangers added to the NME Radio playlist

Liz Truss’s love of Toploader suggests we’ll soon be dancing in the bullshite

A resurfaced NME interview from 2001 revealed Truss's love for the Eastbourne dross-peddlers. And, our columnist argues, augured disaster for the country
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