
triple j Hottest 100 of 2022: here are all the songs in the countdown
Flume took out the top spot with his MAY-A collab 'Say Nothing' while Spacey Jane got three spots in the top 10

Sped up songs: why are music fans becoming captivated by quick TikTok hits?
The recent influx of sped-up remixes intended for TikTok have helped push certain songs to the top of the charts. NME explores the current obsession with this accelerating music trend

RAYE on scoring UK Number One single with 'Escapism': “It’s the ultimate validation”
The singer talks to NME about going independent after a high-profile label split, and how her chart success shows that “nothing’s impossible”

RAYE reveals tracklist for 'My 21st Century Blues'
The tracklist features a new collaboration with Mahalia

RAYE drops new single 'Escapism' and announces 2023 world tour dates
Her long-awaited debut album 'My 21st Century Blues' lands in February

Check out RAYE's haunting cover of Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill'
The London singer hailed Bush as "one of [her] idols" ahead of performing for Live Lounge Month

RAYE returns with dancefloor smash 'Black Mascara'
"I used the juxtaposition of an upbeat dance track to tell this awful story of being misled by someone I really loved and trusted"

Soundtrack Of My Life: Keane's Tom Chaplin
Noughties indie legend. RAYE stan. Self-professed "good dancer"

RAYE: "I became a 'rent-a-verse'. People knew my songs, but they didn't know me"
How the outspoken pop star fought the music biz and won

Labels pushing artists to make TikToks: you're spoiling the fun (and that's not even the worst of it)
It's a sad state of affairs that leaves us all worse off