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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Take That to tour Australia with Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Ellis-Bextor will be a special guest at the UK pop trio’s first live shows in the region since 2017

Slowdive expand 2024 Asia tour with concerts in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore
The shoegaze legends will also perform in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

1300 announce new mixtape ‘George’ with the single ‘Ape Shit’
The Sokodomo-featuring track is the first taste of a project about the loss of innocence

Pelupo Festival in Pattaya unveils full 2024 line-up led by headliners Jack Johnson and Parcels
Latest additions include Cody・Lee(李), Grentperez, John OFA Rhee and more

Conan Gray, Madison Beer, Aurora and more coming to Jakarta for LaLaLa Festival
Other artists announced for the phase 1 line-up so far are Bruno Major, Sabrina Claudio, So!Yoon! and Hitsujibungaku

Doja Cat tops the triple j Hottest 100 of 2023 – see the full list of songs here
G Flip also broke a record by having seven songs in this year’s Hottest 100, the most by one artist in one countdown

Wanderland Festival reveals full 2024 line-up, including new additions Thundercat and Hwasa
Also just announced: Breakbot & Irfane, PJ Morton and Cosmo’s Midnight

Hear Ziggy Ramo’s new single ‘Banamba’, off his upcoming album ‘Human?’
It arrives with a music video that is “dedicated to all people who have fought to make a difference for our communities,” says Ramo

Big Scary announce their sixth album ‘Wing’
Hear their two new songs, ‘Something To Remember’ and ‘A Ribbon To Hold Us’

Shelhiel drops first song from new EP ‘Superkiss’: “This project is trying to describe a sense of eternity – but grounded”
Listen to the Malaysian electronic pop artist’s new song ‘BuDeBuAi 不得不爱’ and read his interview with NME about Manyao, M-pop and why his upcoming EP tries to capture “a piece of heaven on earth”

Good Morning announce double album with new songs ‘Just In Time’ and ‘Ahhhh (This Isn’t Ideal)’
‘Good Morning Seven’ is Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair’s longest record yet

Good Morning announce double album with new songs ‘Just In Time’ and ‘Ahhhh (This Isn’t Ideal)’
‘Good Morning Seven’ is Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair’s longest record yet