In 2023, we lost iconic performers and characters who filled the world with their music. NME remembers them
Girls Aloud member and solo pop star, loves a good cry to Tom Odell
The 79-year-old couldn't read the teleprompter on stage: "I was giving it up for Tina Turner, because she's simply the best"
The late Turner, who suffered horrific abuse at the hands of her husband Ike, tenaciously reclaimed her narrative and sound several times over. NME's Erica Campbell reflects on the lessons learned
She put a slow, gospel spin on the 1966 track
"I feel so blessed that I was allowed to witness her brilliance"
Williams had previously paid the late icon tribute on social media
“I’m sure she would have been proud that the ‘Nutbush’ raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Royal Flying Doctors, and that this legacy will live on”
Tina Turner died earlier this week at the age of 83
"I shall hold these words close to my heart for the rest of my days"