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BTS’ new single ‘Black Swan’ is a haunting, melancholy curveball

The second taste of 'Map Of The Soul: 7' puts artistry ahead of mass appeal

Rhian Daly - 17th January 2020

Album Reviews

Emimem: ‘Music To Be Murdered By’ review: shock rapper continues to grow old disgracefully

To avoid fainting, keep repeating: "it's only an album, only an album, only an album...".

Jordan Bassett - 17th January 2020

Film Reviews

‘Bombshell’ review: equally entertaining and depressing biopic that studies the precursor to #MeToo

Stomach-churning awfulness mixed with laugh-out-loud jokes

Olly Richards - 17th January 2020

Film Reviews

‘Bad Boys For Life’ review: baggy, dumb and kind of pointless – but still better than the last two films

Seriously, watch 'Bad Boys II' again

Paul Bradshaw - 17th January 2020

Album Reviews

Halsey – ‘Manic’ review: stream-of-consciousness musing on family, love, and fame

Halsey invites us into the world of Ashley Frangipane

Rhian Daly - 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

NME Blogs

The 1975 return to their roots on the devastatingly sincere ‘Me and You Together Song’

The band's latest is a return to their shimmering early material

Thomas Smith - 16th January 2020

Album Reviews

Bombay Bicycle Club – ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’ review: nostalgic kicks and fresh new sounds

This unexpected comeback is, intermittently, well worth the wait

Hannah Mylrea - 16th January 2020

Album Reviews

Courteeners – ‘More. Again. Forever.’ review: their most focussed and adventurous work to date

Vulnerability and an adventurous spirit abound on the Manchester band's sixth album

Andrew Trendell - 16th January 2020

Album Reviews

Mura Masa – ‘R.Y.C’ review: supremo producer bottles the anxiety and frustration of modern youth

A bruising scrapbook for Britain's maligned and confused

Thomas Smith - 16th January 2020