Karen Gwee
Karen Gwee is the Managing Editor – Music of NME Networks. She has been writing for NME since 2019 and was formerly the publication's Regional Editor (APAC). Her byline has appeared on NPR Music, Consequence, W Mag, Bandcamp Daily and Time Out.
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Glastonbury 2024: Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg join crowd singalong of Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ before Coldplay set
The duo were photographed at the Pyramid Stage with Gillian Anderson and ‘Mission Impossible’ director Christopher McQuarrie

Glastonbury 2024: here are all the guests who joined Coldplay, including Michael J. Fox on guitar and singer Elyanna
Including Little Simz, Femi Kuti, Victoria Canal and more

Glastonbury 2024: here are the biggest headlines from Friday
From Damon Albarn and Kevin Parker coming out as guests to a historic SEVENTEEN performance, this is what went down at Glasto on Friday

Damon Albarn speaks on Palestine at Glastonbury and “the importance of voting” in UK general election next week
Joining Bombay Bicycle Club on stage at Worthy Farm on Friday, the Blur frontman said: “Maybe it's time we stop putting octogenarians in control of the whole world”

Amaarae forecasts future ‘trapstars’ in her exclusive playlist for The Cover
Amaarae highlights Paris Aden, Eem Triplin, 4batz and more in her playlist of ‘Trapstars in the Making’

Listen to Irish rap trio Kneecap’s exclusive playlist for The Cover
Bicep, Overmono, Bonobo and Tiësto are on Kneecap’s playlist of ‘Songs To Shoplift To’

Japanese rockers King Gnu on new music, their first tour abroad, ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ and more
NME catches up with King Gnu on their Asia tour to talk ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’, frontman Daiki Tsuneta’s side project Millennium Parade and more

“Ease your mind” with Songer’s exclusive playlist for The Cover
The rapper follows up his mixtape ‘The Price of Therapy’ with the playlist ‘Free Therapy’, featuring Kendrick Lamar, Sampha, Stereophonics and more

Listen to shoegaze up-and-comer Wisp’s exclusive playlist for The Cover
Check out Natalie Lu’s playlist, which features Beach House, Slow Pulp, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water and more

Listen to J Noa’s exclusive playlist of rap bangers for The Cover
‘Walk through the hood’ with the Dominican rapper’s playlist, featuring 21 Savage, 2Pac, Flo Milli, Nathy Peluso, Tokischa and more

Kanii shares his definition of retro-futurism with exclusive playlist for The Cover
The Washington DC artist fleshes out his retro-futurist musical vision in this playlist, featuring Steve Lacy, Hall & Oates, his hero Michael Jackson and more

Listen to an exclusive playlist by Nemzzz to accompany The Cover
The Manchester rapper lists the songs that have become the road soundtrack to his recent mixtape signing tour