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Kelsey Lu – ‘So Help Me God’ review: ambitious pop auteur resurges with a riveting testimony
The North Carolinian artist delivers a cathartic break-up album, overcoming resignation with a new sense of resolution and self-compassion
Dua Saleh – ‘Of Earth & Wires’ review: seeking love, hope and humanity in an age of conflict and disruption
On their second album, the Sudanese-American arrives as an ambitious pop auteur who’s offering emotional salve for troubled times
SZA – ‘SOS Deluxe: Lana’ review: chasing tranquility amid the chaos of love, life and fame
The protracted rollout of this deluxe album reveals a perfectionist pop girl in transition
Forest Claudette is making layered, celebratory R&B: “It’s hard to articulate happiness in a way that doesn’t feel flippant”
The Australian alt-R&B star explores their evolving Black queer identity, falling in love and joy with the double EP ‘Jupiter & Stone Between’
Ravyn Lenae – ‘Bird’s Eye’ review: a slept-on auteur takes flight
The Chicago singer-songwriter expands her sonic horizons on this gorgeous, ambitious second album
Maina Doe: reinventing the torch singer for a progressive R&B era
Part of an adventurous homegrown R&B movement, the Somali-Indonesian-Australian singer showcases songs of self-discovery on her debut EP ‘ODIWAMS’
‘Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named LAROI’ review: the Australian hip-hop superstar ponders the price of fame
Through an incomplete portrait of LAROI’s career, this Prime Video documentary poignantly explores the intangibility of success
MAY-A returns with boundary-pushing new EP ‘Analysis Paralysis’: “I really wanted to experiment”
After a Hottest 100-winning Flume collab, the Sydney indie wunderkind tells NME about her bold new EP and embracing her identity
Golden Features – ‘Sisyphus’ review: enigmatic producer keeps himself elusive on this techno venture
The gold-masked producer behind the hit 'Touch' relives pre-pandemic days of clubbing in Berlin on his long-gestating second album
Thandi Phoenix: “We can’t understand the highs of life without those severe lows”
The South African Australian talks to NME about turning trials to triumph on new, dancey EP ‘Rebirth’
Authenticity, creativity and the renewed rise of Australian R&B
The recent resurgence of Australian R&B is electrifying and undeniable – but recognition remains uneven across the industry and mainstream. Ahead of a spotlight on the scene at Vivid Sydney, NME talks to performers Becca Hatch, Maina Doe and Ashli
Gold Fang: Sydney’s enigmatic dancehall artist making a bid for crossover stardom
Two years after breaking through with 'Where Yuh From', Gold Fang showcases impressive range with debut mixtape ‘Smoove Killa’. The Trinidadian artist talks to NME about experimentation, loving the classics, and life goals